Abstract
Abstract
Background:
Chronic rhinosinusitis is a multifactorial disease characterized by a local inflammatory response and impaired mucociliary clearance. Our prior work suggests that nonpolypoid inflammation can blunt ciliary dynamics. Thus, we set out to determine whether exogenously applied recombinant keratinocyte chemoattractant (KC), mouse homologue of interleukin‐8 (IL‐8), modulates ciliary function.
Methods:
Murine primary sinonasal cultures were established in an air–liquid interface. Exogenous KC was administered to apical and basal surfaces at 500 pg/mL (n = 6) or 5 ng/mL (n = 3). Basal and stimulated cilia beat frequency (CBF) was recorded at 6, 12, 24, and 48 hours after exposure. Control groups were treated with buffered saline solution (n = 6). Cilia were mechanically stimulated with bursts of pressurized air (55 mmHg). CBF after prolonged KC exposure (96 hours) was also measured.
Results:
KC‐treated cultures had significantly increased basal CBF at 24 hours and 48 hours. KC (500 pg/mL) yielded a 41.6% ± 9.5 increase in basal CBF (p Conclusion:
Our results demonstrate modulation of cilia function of murine sinonasal epithelial cells by the inflammatory cytokine KC, which acutely increases basal CBF while decreasing the response of cilia to mechanical stimulation. Prolonged KC exposure decreases basal CBF. © 2011 ARS‐AAOA, LLC.