PMID- 27296163 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170727 LR - 20220410 IS - 1531-4995 (Electronic) IS - 0023-852X (Print) IS - 0023-852X (Linking) VI - 126 IP - 11 DP - 2016 Nov TI - Idiopathic subglottic stenosis is associated with activation of the inflammatory IL-17A/IL-23 axis. PG - E356-E361 LID - 10.1002/lary.26098 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS) is a rare and devastating extrathoracic obstruction involving the lower laryngeal and upper tracheal airway. It arises without known antecedent injury or associated disease process. Persistent mucosal inflammation and a localized fibrotic response are hallmarks of the disease. Despite the initial clinical description of iSGS more than 40 year ago, there have been no substantive investigations into the pathogenesis of this enigmatic and progressive airway obstruction. In these studies, we present the initial characterization of the molecular pathogenesis underlying the fibrosing phenotype of iSGS. METHODS: Utilizing 20 human iSGS and healthy control specimens, we applied histologic, immunohistochemical, molecular, and immunologic techniques. RESULTS: We demonstrate significant activation of the canonical IL-23/IL-17A pathway in the tracheal mucosa of iSGS patients, as well as identify gammadelta T cells as the primary cellular source of IL-17A. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that aberrant mucosal immune activation is a component in of the pathogenesis of iSGS. Most critically, our work offers new targets for future therapeutic intervention. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: NA Laryngoscope, 126:E356-E361, 2016. CI - (c) 2016 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc. FAU - Gelbard, Alexander AU - Gelbard A AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. alexander.gelbard@vanderbilt.edu. FAU - Katsantonis, Nicolas-George AU - Katsantonis NG AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. FAU - Mizuta, Masanobu AU - Mizuta M AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. FAU - Newcomb, Dawn AU - Newcomb D AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. FAU - Rotsinger, Joseph AU - Rotsinger J AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. FAU - Rousseau, Bernard AU - Rousseau B AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. FAU - Daniero, James J AU - Daniero JJ AD - Department of Otolaryngology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia. FAU - Edell, Eric S AU - Edell ES AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. FAU - Ekbom, Dale C AU - Ekbom DC AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. FAU - Kasperbauer, Jan L AU - Kasperbauer JL AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. FAU - Hillel, Alexander T AU - Hillel AT AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland. FAU - Yang, Liying AU - Yang L AD - Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, U.S.A. FAU - Garrett, C Gaelyn AU - Garrett CG AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. FAU - Netterville, James L AU - Netterville JL AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. FAU - Wootten, Christopher T AU - Wootten CT AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. FAU - Francis, David O AU - Francis DO AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. FAU - Stratton, Charles AU - Stratton C AD - Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. FAU - Jenkins, Kevin AU - Jenkins K AD - Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. FAU - McGregor, Tracy L AU - McGregor TL AD - Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. FAU - Gaddy, Jennifer A AU - Gaddy JA AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. AD - Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare Services, Nashville, Tennessee. FAU - Blackwell, Timothy S AU - Blackwell TS AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. AD - Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare Services, Nashville, Tennessee. FAU - Drake, Wonder P AU - Drake WP AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. LA - eng GR - K23 DC013559/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/United States GR - K23 DC014082/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/United States GR - K24 HL127301/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 CA068485/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160614 PL - United States TA - Laryngoscope JT - The Laryngoscope JID - 8607378 RN - 0 (IL17A protein, human) RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - 0 (Interleukin-17) RN - 0 (Interleukin-23) RN - Idiopathic subglottic tracheal stenosis SB - IM MH - Airway Obstruction/etiology MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Humans MH - Inflammation Mediators/*physiology MH - Interleukin-17/*physiology MH - Interleukin-23/*physiology MH - Larynx/metabolism/pathology MH - Signal Transduction/*physiology MH - Trachea/metabolism/pathology MH - Tracheal Stenosis/complications/*metabolism/pathology PMC - PMC5077677 MID - NIHMS789159 OTO - NOTNLM OT - IL-17 OT - IL-17A OT - ISS OT - iSGS OT - idiopathic subglottis stenosis OT - laryngotracheal stenosis OT - tracheal stenosis EDAT- 2016/10/25 06:00 MHDA- 2017/07/28 06:00 PMCR- 2017/11/01 CRDT- 2016/06/15 06:00 PHST- 2016/01/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/04/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/04/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/10/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/07/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/06/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1002/lary.26098 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Laryngoscope. 2016 Nov;126(11):E356-E361. doi: 10.1002/lary.26098. Epub 2016 Jun 14.