title: [The effect of hypertonic seawater and isotonic seawater for nasal mucosa of allergic rhinitis mice model].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effect of hypertonic seawater and isotonic seawater for nasal mucosa of allergic rhinitis mice model, and explore the possible mechanism of nasal irrigation with seawater in treatment of allergic rhinitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used Der pl to make allergic rhinitis model of BALB/c mice, and divided them into three groups randomly. Nasal irrigation with hypertonic seawater (HS) or isotonic seawater (IS) in the treatment group 1-14 days after modeling, and black control (BC) group was given no treatment after modeling. Normal control (NC) group was given no treatment, the number of rubs and sneezings in each group were counted in 30 min after the last nasal irrigation. Mice were then killed 24 h after the last therapy. The noses of mice from each group were removed and fixed, then the slices were stained with hematoxylin and eosin, the others were observed by transmission electron microscope.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mice with hypertonic seawater and isotonic seawater were significantly improved in rubs and sneezings compared to the black control group (P<0. 05); The number of eosinophiles in mucosal tissues of HS group and IS group had no significant difference with that of the black control group (P> 0. 05); Ciliated columnar epithelium cells in mucosal tissues of HS group and IS group were arranged trimly, better than that in the black control group. Morphology and microstructure in nasal mucosal of HS group was closer to the normal group than in IS group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The injury of nasal mucosa ciliated epithelium was significantly improved by nasal irrigation with hypertonic seawater and isotonic seawater, and the former is better than the latter, the mechanism of nasal irrigation with seawater in treatment of allergic rhinitis may rely on repairing the injured nasal mucosa ciliated epithelium, thereby the symptoms of nasal was reduced.
authors.forename: Zhifeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Zezhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D055556:Nasal Lavage; D009297:Nasal Mucosa; D009666:Nose; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic / Q000628:therapy*; D012623:Seawater