Original Article

Increased expression of IL-19 in the epithelium of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps

  1. E. Pace1,*,
  2. V. Scafidi1,2,
  3. D. Di Bona1,2,
  4. L. Siena1,
  5. G. Chiappara1,
  6. M. Ferraro1,
  7. S. La Grutta3,
  8. S. Gallina4,
  9. R. Speciale4,
  10. A. Ballacchino4,
  11. C. Bachert5,
  12. J. Bousquet6,
  13. M. Gjomarkaj1

Article first published online: 14 MAY 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2012.02842.x

Issue

Allergy

Allergy

Volume 67, Issue 7, pages 878–886, July 2012

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How to Cite

Pace E, Scafidi V, Di Bona D, Siena L, Chiappara G, Ferraro M, La Grutta S, Gallina S, Speciale R, Ballacchino A, Bachert C, Bousquet J, Gjomarkaj M, Increased expression of IL-19 in the epithelium of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps. Allergy 2012; doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2012.02842.x.

Author Information

  1. 1

    Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology (IBIM), National Research Council (CNR), Palermo, Italy

  2. 2

    Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Metodologie Biomediche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy

  3. 3

    Environmental Health, ARPA, Palermo, Italy

  4. 4

    Dipartimento di Biomedicina Sperimentale e Neuroscienze Cliniche- Sezione di Otorinolaringoiatria, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy

  5. 5

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Upper Airway Research Laboratory (URL), University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

  6. 6

    University Hospital, Montpellier, France

*Correspondence
Elisabetta Pace, Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare –Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Via Ugo La Malfa, 153 – 90146 Palermo, Italy.
Tel.: +39 091 680 9148
Fax: +39 091 680 9122
E-mail: pace@ibim.cnr.it

  1. Edited by: Hans-Uwe Simon

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 JUN 2012
  2. Article first published online: 14 MAY 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 5 APR 2012

Funded by

  • Italian National Research Council
  • EU Framework programme for research. Grant Number: FOOD-CT-2004-506378
  • GA2LEN project

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Keywords:

  • asthma;
  • inflammation;
  • nasal polyps;
  • rhinitis

Abstract

Background

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammation of the nose and of the paranasal sinuses. The involvement of the respiratory epithelium in the mechanisms of CRS is poorly understood.

Aims

Among proteins expressed by nasal epithelial cells in CRS, IL-19 may have key functions. We here aimed to determine the expression and regulation of IL-19.

Methods

Nasal biopsies from normal subjects (n = 12), subjects with CRS but without nasal polyps (NP) (CRSsNP, n = 12) and with CRS with NP (CRSwNP, n = 15) were collected. Human Asthma Gene Array and real-time PCR were used to evaluate gene expression, western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry for protein expression. Results for IL-19 were confirmed by real-time PCR. The constitutive and stimulated (LPS, TGF β) expression of IL-19 and cell proliferation were evaluated in a nasal epithelial cell line (RPMI 2650).

Results

Human Asthma Gene Array showed an increased IL-19 gene expression in NP from patients with CRS in comparison with normal subjects. Real-time PCR confirmed the IL-19 mRNA up-regulation in patients with CRSwNP and showed an up-regulation of IL-19, at lower extent, in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (CRSsNP) in comparison with normal subjects. Western blot analysis confirmed that IL-19 is increased also at protein level in patients with CRSwNP in comparison with normal subjects. In NP, IL-19 is highly expressed in the metaplastic nasal epithelium when compared to normal or hyperplastic epithelium. LPS stimulation increased IL-19 expression, and recombinant IL-19 increased cell proliferation in nasal epithelial cells.

Conclusions

IL-19 is overexpressed in the epithelium in CRSwNP and increases epithelial cell proliferation.

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