Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol.  2009 Sep;2(3):131-135.

IgA and Differentiation-associated Transcription Factors in Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion

• Shin IH
• Shin OY
• Cha SH
• Kim YI
• Lee JW
• Yeo SG

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
Inadequate antibody responses to pathogens may lead to the recurrence of otitis media with effusion (OME). Although B-cell production by antibodies is controlled by transcription factors, the status of these factors has not been assessed in patients with OME. METHODS: Expression of immunoglobulin was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Expression of transcription factors Bcl-6, Blimp-1, Pax-5, and XBP-1 was assessed by RT-PCR in the middle-ear fluid of 29 children with >4 OME episodes in 12 months or >3 episodes in 6 months (the OME-prone group) and in 32 children with <3 OME episodes in 12 months (OME group). The relationship between recurrence of OME and expression levels of immunoglobulins and transcription factors in middle-ear fluid was determined. RESULTS: The concentration of IgA in middle-ear fluid was significantly lower in the OME-prone than in the OME group, as was the expression of mRNA encoding the transcription factors Blimp-1 and XBP-1 (P<0.05 each). Expression of mRNA encoding the transcription factors Bcl-6 and Pax-5 was more intense in the OME-prone than in the OME group, but these differences were not significant (P>0.05). CONCLUSION: Lower concentrations of IgA, Blimp-1 and XBP-1 in middle ear fluid of patients with OME may be related to OME recurrence and chronicity.

Keyword

Immunoglobulin; Transcription factor; Otitis media with effusion

MeSH Terms

Antibodies
Antibody Formation
B-Lymphocytes
Child
Ear, Middle
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Humans
Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulins
Otitis
Otitis Media
Otitis Media with Effusion
Recurrence
RNA, Messenger
Transcription Factors
Antibodies
Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulins
RNA, Messenger
Transcription Factors

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Expression of Bcl-6, Pax-5, XBP-1, and Blimp-1 mRNAs in middle-ear cavity fluid of patients in the otitis media with effusion (OME) and OME-prone groups. Polymerase chain reaction products were separated on a 2% agarose gel and stained with ethidium bromide. N: normal peripheral blood, P: middle-ear cavity fluid.

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