title: Unilateral nasal allergic reactions increase bilateral sinus eosinophil infiltration.
abstract: We have previously shown that unilateral nasal challenge with antigen causes an increase in the number of eosinophils in the ipsilateral maxillary sinus. Here we aimed to determine whether there was an eosinophil response in the contralateral maxillary sinus after unilateral nasal challenge with antigen. Twenty subjects with a history of seasonal allergic rhinitis and a positive nasal challenge to ragweed or grass allergens were studied outside of their allergy season. Catheters were placed in both maxillary sinuses and the subjects were challenged with antigen via the left nostril. The subjects recorded nasal symptoms before and after each allergen challenge and hourly for 8 h afterward. We performed nasal lavages of the nose and sinuses at the same time as symptoms were recorded. The lavages were analyzed for the number of eosinophils and levels of albumin. Subjects showed a symptomatic response to challenge accompanied by an influx of eosinophils into the nose and increased vascular permeability. The number of eosinophils increased in both maxillary sinuses. The total change from diluent in eosinophils during the late phase response was higher in the ipsilateral maxillary sinus (median = 8,505; range = 0-100,360) compared with the contralateral sinus (median = 1,596; range = -13,527-93,373; P = 0.03). We conclude that eosinophils increase in both maxillary sinuses after unilateral nasal challenge. We speculate that a central neurologic reflex initiated in the nose by the nasal challenge contributes to the bilateral eosinophil response in the maxillary sinuses. We further speculate that, since there are more eosinophils in the ipsilateral compared with the contralateral maxillary sinus, there is also an axonal reflex into the ipsilateral maxillary sinus that contributed to the eosinophil response.
authors: Section of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Chicago Medical Center and The Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Illinois.
authors: Fuad M
authors: FM
authors: Baroody
authors: Marcella
authors: M
authors: Detineo
authors: Robert M
authors: RM
authors: Naclerio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D002199:Capillary Permeability / Q000276:immunology; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000276:immunology*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000276:immunology*; D009299:Nasal Provocation Tests / Q000379:methods; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000276:immunology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens
keywords: eosinophils; maxillary sinus; nasal allergen challenge
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