title: [Effects of corticosteroid on Eotaxin and Eotaxin-2 in nasal polyps].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the expression of Eotaxin and Eotaxin-2 in nasal polyp and observe the effects of steroids on Eotaxin and Eotaxin-2 in nasal polyps.
  
  
  METHODS
  The SP immunohistochemical method was applied to explore the expression of Eotaxin and Eotaxin-2 in nasal polyps before and after systemic corticosteroids therapy; the optical density of positive cells were measured by using HPIAL-2000 image-conduct system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The expression of Eotaxin and Eotaxin 2 were positive in mucosal epithelia, vascular endothelial, glandular epithelium, and inflammatory cells. After corticosteroids use, the number of eosinophils, the expression of Eotaxin in mucosal epithelia, inflammatory cells and vascular endothelial, and the expression of Eotaxin-2 in mucosal epithelia were significantly decreased (P<0.05). The steroids affected the expression of on Eotaxin-2 in mucosal epithelia of nasal polyps mostly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  1) The expression of Eotaxin and Eotaxin-2 in nasal polyp are positive. 2) The effects of steroid on the nasal polyps may depend on decreasing the infiltration of eosinophils and the expression of Eotaxin and Eotaxin-2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China. zxywxh@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Xianhong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shusheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000328:Adult; D054413:Chemokine CCL11 / Q000378:metabolism*; D054423:Chemokine CCL24 / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; C515456:CCL11 protein, human; C515484:CCL24 protein, human; D054413:Chemokine CCL11; D054423:Chemokine CCL24