[Expression of immunological and inflammatory biomarkers in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and its...

Objective: To evaluate the expression of immunological and inflammatory biomarkers as well as to analyze their predictive value for recurrence of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). Methods: Seventy-seven CRSwNP patients were enrolled in this survey from January 2011 to December 2012 in Beijing Tongren Hospital. There were 13 males and 64 females, with the range of age from 14 to 74 years old. The average follow-up period was more than 2 years. The demographic and clinical features of patients were compared between recurrence and non-recurrence groups, and 43 kinds of cytokines, chemokines and inflammatory mediators, tissue and serum total IgE, and morphological and cytology indexes were compared between the two groups. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate the predictive value of significant indicators for the postoperative recurrence of CRSwNP and to calculate the best diagnostic cut-off values. Results: The recurrence rate of CRSwNP was 44.2% (34/77). Compared with non-recurrence CRSwNP, there were higher risk of aspirin intolerance and asthma in the recurrence group, as well as higher CT and endoscopic polyp scores and lower olfactory sense (7/34 vs 0/43, 10/34 vs 4/43, 18.5[3.0, 24.0] vs 13.8[2.0, 24.0], 2.1[0.5, 3.0] vs 1.5[0.5, 3.0], 5.0[4.5, 5.0] vs 3.0[1.0, 5.0], χ(2) value was 9.738, 5.161, Z value was -3.267, -2.705, -3.213, respectively, all P<0.05). At the same time, the level of interleukin-5 (IL-5), eosinophilic cationic protein / myeloperoxidase (ECP/MPO), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP1), chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 (CCL2), CCL3, CCL4 and tissue and serum total IgE were higher in the recurrence group than those of the non-recurrence. Moreover, the oedema of the lamina propria were more severe. The total IgE, IL-5, ECP/MPO and CCL4 in the tissue had a acceptable discrimination value for the prediction of CRSwNP recurrence. The best diagnostic cut-off values and corresponding sensitivity and specificity were 124.85 pg/ml (82.4%, 60.5%), 6.22 pg/ml (76.5%, 58.1%), 0.61 (55.9%, 83.7%) and 2 456.96 pg/ml (61.8%, 79.1%), respectively. Conclusions: The profile of the immunological and inflammatory biomarkers was different between the non-recurrence CRSwNP and recurrence CRSwNP groups. And a variety of biomarkers can be considered as indicators of recurrence of CRSwNP with acceptable predictive value.