PMID- 26878990 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161230 LR - 20161231 IS - 2042-6984 (Electronic) IS - 2042-6976 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 4 DP - 2016 Apr TI - Characterization of immunoglobulin E plasma cells that are elevated in the upper airway mucosa of nonatopic patients with chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps. PG - 378-84 LID - 10.1002/alr.21696 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The immunologic mechanisms driving inflammation in the upper airways of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) are poorly understood. Previous studies have shown that B cells and immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels are elevated in the nasal tissue of patients with atopic chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (CRSsNP). However, less is known regarding B cell subsets and IgE-producing plasmablasts in nonatopic CRSsNP patients. METHODS: Human blood and ethmoid sinus mucosa samples were analyzed from control (n = 6) and nonatopic CRSsNP (n = 11) patients. Tissue samples were evaluated using high-dimensional flow cytometry. RESULTS: A population of IgE antibody secreting cells is significantly increased in situ within inflamed nasal tissue of nonatopic CRSsNP subjects when compared to control nasal tissue and the circulating peripheral blood (p < 0.05). This IgE plasma cell population displays approximately 90% cell surface Ig lambda light chain, is mitotically active (Ki-67(+)), and displays intracellular IgE expression. The predominant B cell population expressing IgE are plasmablasts (CD38(high), CD138(-)) not typically found in the blood or peripheral tissue of these patients. CONCLUSION: The nasal mucosa from nonatopic CRSsNP patients demonstrate a significant regional spike in resident in situ IgE plasmablast cells not seen in control nasal tissue or peripheral blood from the same patient. The restricted expression of Ig lambda light chain in this mitotically active IgE plasmablast population supports the hypothesis of aberrant B cell proliferation in the context of CRS. These findings suggest the presence of a unique regional immune microenvironment for B cell priming and/or selection within chronically inflamed airway tissues. CI - (c) 2016 ARS-AAOA, LLC. FAU - Rashan, Ali R AU - Rashan AR AD - Division of Rhinology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. FAU - Goshn, Eliver AU - Goshn E AD - Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. FAU - Peterson, Asa AU - Peterson A AD - Division of Rhinology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. FAU - Yang, Yang AU - Yang Y AD - Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. FAU - Phillips, Meghan AU - Phillips M AD - Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. FAU - Sahaf, Bita AU - Sahaf B AD - Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. FAU - Herzenberg, Leonore AU - Herzenberg L AD - Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. FAU - Nayak, Jayakar V AU - Nayak JV AD - Division of Rhinology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160216 PL - United States TA - Int Forum Allergy Rhinol JT - International forum of allergy & rhinology JID - 101550261 RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) SB - IM MH - Chronic Disease MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Immunoglobulin E/*immunology MH - Leukocytes, Mononuclear/immunology MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Nasal Mucosa/*immunology MH - Nasal Polyps MH - Plasma Cells/*immunology MH - Rhinitis/*immunology MH - Sinusitis/*immunology OTO - NOTNLM OT - B cell OT - CD138 OT - CD38 OT - FACS OT - IgE OT - PBMC OT - chronic rhinosinusitis OT - flow cytometry OT - nasal mucosa OT - plasmablast OT - upper airway EDAT- 2016/02/18 06:00 MHDA- 2016/12/31 06:00 CRDT- 2016/02/17 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/09/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/10/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/02/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/02/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/12/31 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1002/alr.21696 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2016 Apr;6(4):378-84. doi: 10.1002/alr.21696. Epub 2016 Feb 16.