J Rhinol.  1998 Nov;5(2):138-141.

Functional Differences of the Lymphocytes in Nasal Polyps between Allergic and Non-Allergic Patients

• Kim YG
• Baek SH
• Park JB
• Joo HJ
• Kim JO
• Kim CA

Abstract

Lymphocytes can produce various kinds of cytokines which are responsible for the development of the infectious and allergic inflammation. We focused on the role of the lymphocyte in the pathogenesis of the nasal polyp. This study was designed to evaluate the functional differences of the lymphocytes between allergic and non-allergic polyp. Lymphocytes were obtained from peripheral blood and tissues of polyp in 12 patients with non-allergic polyp, 7 patients with allergic polyp and 5 normal subjects as control. Cytokines were measured with ELISA from each group of lymphocytes after stimulation with Concanavalin A (Con A). We compared the production of interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and interferon (IFN)-gamma between the non-allergic and allergic groups. The levels of IL-4 and IL-6 from polyp tissue lymphocytes were higher in allergic group, while those of IL-2 and IFN-gamma were higher in non-allergic group. The levels of IL-4, IL-6 and TNF-alpha from peripheral blood lymphocytes were higher in allergic group, and IFN-gamma was higher in non-allergic group. These results suggest that cytokine productivity of the polyp tissue lymphocytes appear to be parallel to that of the peripheral blood lymphocytes in each group and shows distinct pattern of ytokine production between two groups.

Keyword

Nasal polyp; Allergy; Lymphocyte; Cytokine; Concanavalin A

MeSH Terms

Concanavalin A
Cytokines
Efficiency
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Humans
Hypersensitivity
Inflammation
Interferons
Interleukin-2
Interleukin-4
Interleukin-6
Interleukins
Lymphocytes*
Nasal Polyps*
Polyps
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Concanavalin A
Cytokines
Interferons
Interleukin-2
Interleukin-4
Interleukin-6
Interleukins
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha