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Erschienen in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 4/2006

01.04.2006 | Miscellaneous

Defensin and chemokine expression patterns in the palatine tonsil: a model of their local interaction

verfasst von: Jens Eduard Meyer, Ulf Henning Beier, Tibor Görögh, Sebastian Schreiber, Christian Beck, Steffen Maune

Erschienen in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Ausgabe 4/2006

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Abstract

Defensins and chemokines are an essential part of the immune response mechanisms in the head and neck mucosa. This work investigates their correlation and their expression pattern in tonsillar disease. Forty-four tonsil tissue samples were obtained from patients who underwent tonsillectomy between 1998 and 1999 for chronic tonsillitis with ( n =9) and without ( n =25) inflammatory infiltrates and hyperplasia of the tonsil ( n =10). Defensin (hBD-1, hBD-2, HNP-1 and HNP-4) and chemokine (RANTES, eotaxin, eotaxin-2, MCP-3, MCP-4 and IL-8) mRNA expressions were analyzed by SQRT-PCR. HNP-4 and eotaxin-2 expressions were positively correlated ( P <0.05) in the acute tonsillitis group. HBD-2 and MCP-3 expressions were positively correlated in the hyperplastic tonsils group. Within all groups together, HNP-4 and RANTES expressions were highly positively correlated ( P <0.01), and HNP-1 and hBD-2 were positively correlated with IL-8 expressions. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated eotaxin-1 as well as IL-8 production to be predominantly located within the lymphoid follicles and submucosa. RANTES production was shown in the epithelial lining and perivascular tissue. The expression of hBD-1 and hBD-2 was limited to the epithelial lining. Our data support an association between the innate and acquired immune systems on the defensin-chemokine level. The finding of positively correlated hBD-2 and IL-8 expression is biologically relevant because of the proximity of hBD-2 (epithelium) and IL-8 (submucosa) release, as well as the synergistic support of the Th1 system. In addition, our data suggest RANTES as a first-line mediator of perivascular leukocyte recruitment.
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Metadaten
Titel
Defensin and chemokine expression patterns in the palatine tonsil: a model of their local interaction
verfasst von
Jens Eduard Meyer
Ulf Henning Beier
Tibor Görögh
Sebastian Schreiber
Christian Beck
Steffen Maune
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2006
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Ausgabe 4/2006
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Elektronische ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-005-1004-4

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