PMID- 30877977 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190610 LR - 20190613 IS - 1872-8464 (Electronic) IS - 0165-5876 (Linking) VI - 121 DP - 2019 Jun TI - Consensus on the methodology for experimental studies in allergic rhinitis. PG - 68-71 LID - S0165-5876(19)30130-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.03.009 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a symptomatic disorder of the nose induced by allergen exposure, which triggers immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated inflammation of the nasal membranes. Allergic rhinitis is one of the most common health problems and has a major effect on the quality of life. METHODS: In this review, we aimed to provide a consensus for experimental studies on allergic rhinitis in terms of allergic rhinitis models. For this purpose, we searched for experimental studies in the PubMed, Proquest Central, and Google electronic databases over a 20-year period from the current time (1996-2016). The literature survey was performed using keywords including "allergic rhinitis", "experimental", "animal", "model", "rat", "rabbit", "guinea pig", and "mice" alone or in various combinations. The search identified a total of 285 papers, which were included in this review. RESULTS: It is vital to select a suitable animal for an allergic model. Rodents like rats, guinea pigs, and mice can produce allergen-specific antibodies with the use of adjuvants. Rats are cheap and the vast majority of the allergen-specific antibodies are immunoglobulin E (IgE). Still, intraperitoneal sensitization is inescapable and adjuvants are required for sensitization. Rats, mice, rabbits, and guinea pigs can be utilized for this reason. CONCLUSION: This review presented allergic rhinitis models in rats, mice, guinea pigs, and rabbits. Using these methods, researchers may perform well-designed studies. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Kar, Murat AU - Kar M AD - ENT Specialist in Kumluca State Hospital, ENT Clinics, Antalya, Turkey. Electronic address: drmuratkar@gmail.com. FAU - Bayar Muluk, Nuray AU - Bayar Muluk N AD - ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey. Electronic address: nbayarmuluk@yahoo.com. FAU - Bafaqeeh, Sameer Ali AU - Bafaqeeh SA AD - ENT Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: bafaqeeh@hotmail.com. FAU - Cingi, Cemal AU - Cingi C AD - ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey. Electronic address: ccingi@gmail.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20190309 PL - Ireland TA - Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol JT - International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology JID - 8003603 RN - 0 (Allergens) RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) SB - IM MH - Allergens/immunology MH - Animals MH - Consensus MH - *Disease Models, Animal MH - Guinea Pigs MH - Immunoglobulin E/immunology MH - Mice MH - Nasal Mucosa/immunology MH - Rabbits MH - Rats MH - Rhinitis, Allergic/immunology/*veterinary OTO - NOTNLM OT - Allergic rhinitis (AR) OT - Animal model OT - Guinea pigs OT - Mice OT - Rabbits OT - Rats EDAT- 2019/03/17 06:00 MHDA- 2019/06/14 06:00 CRDT- 2019/03/17 06:00 PHST- 2018/11/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/03/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/03/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/06/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/03/17 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0165-5876(19)30130-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.03.009 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Jun;121:68-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.03.009. Epub 2019 Mar 9.