PMID- 38531465 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240504 LR - 20240508 IS - 1872-6240 (Electronic) IS - 0006-8993 (Linking) VI - 1833 DP - 2024 Jun 15 TI - IL-6 mediates olfactory dysfunction in a mouse model of allergic rhinitis. PG - 148885 LID - S0006-8993(24)00139-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.brainres.2024.148885 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Immune-inflammatory response is a key element in the occurrence and development of olfactory dysfunction (OD) in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR). As one of the core factors in immune-inflammatory responses, interleukin (IL)-6 is closely related to the pathogenesis of allergic diseases. It may also play an important role in OD induced by diseases, such as Sjogren's syndrome and coronavirus disease 2019. However, there is no study has reported its role in OD in AR. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the role of IL-6 in AR-related OD, in an attempt to discover a new target for the prevention and treatment of OD in patients with AR. METHODS: Differential expression analysis was performed using the public datasets GSE52804 and GSE140454 for AR, and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained by obtaining the intersection points between these two datasets. IL-6, a common differential factor, was obtained by intersecting the DEGs with the General Olfactory Sensitivity Database (GOSdb) again. A model of AR mice with OD was developed by sensitizing with ovalbumin (OVA) to verify the reliability of IL-6 as a key factor of OD in AR and explore the potential mechanisms. Furthermore, a supernatant and microglia co-culture model of nasal mucosa epithelial cells stimulated by the allergen house dust mite extract Derp1 was established to identify the cellular and molecular mechanisms of IL-6-mediated OD in AR. RESULTS: The level of IL-6 in the nasal mucosa and olfactory bulb of AR mice with OD significantly increased and showed a positive correlation with the expression of olfactory bulb microglia marker Iba-1 and the severity of OD. In-vitro experiments showed that the level of IL-6 significantly increased in the supernatant after the nasal mucosa epithelial cells were stimulated by Derp1, along with significantly decreased barrier function of the nasal mucosa. The expression levels of neuroinflammatory markers IL-1beta and INOS increased after a conditioned culture of microglia with the supernatant including IL-6. Then knockdown (KD) of IL-6R by small interfering RNA (siRNA), the expression of IL-1beta and INOS significantly diminished. CONCLUSION: IL-6 plays a key role in the occurrence and development of OD in AR, which may be related to its effect on olfactory bulb microglia-mediated neuroinflammation. CI - Copyright (c) 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Song, Xiao-Yu AU - Song XY AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Qingdao University, Yantai, China; Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China; Yantai Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China. FAU - Sun, Qi AU - Sun Q AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Qingdao University, Yantai, China; Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China; Yantai Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China. FAU - Wei, Shi-Zhuang AU - Wei SZ AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Qingdao University, Yantai, China; Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China; Yantai Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China. FAU - Wang, Han-Rui AU - Wang HR AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Qingdao University, Yantai, China; Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China; Yantai Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China. FAU - Wang, Yao AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Qingdao University, Yantai, China; Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China; Yantai Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China. FAU - Zhang, Wen-Bin AU - Zhang WB AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Qingdao University, Yantai, China; Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China; Yantai Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China. FAU - Ren, Chao AU - Ren C AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Qingdao University, Yantai, China; Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China; Yantai Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China. Electronic address: renchaotg@126.com. FAU - Song, Xi-Cheng AU - Song XC AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Qingdao University, Yantai, China; Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China; Yantai Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China. Electronic address: drxchsong@163.com. FAU - Mou, Ya-Kui AU - Mou YK AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Qingdao University, Yantai, China; Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China; Yantai Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China. Electronic address: muykmd@126.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20240324 PL - Netherlands TA - Brain Res JT - Brain research JID - 0045503 RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (interleukin-6, mouse) RN - 9006-59-1 (Ovalbumin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Mice MH - *Disease Models, Animal MH - *Interleukin-6/metabolism MH - Microglia/metabolism MH - *Olfaction Disorders/metabolism MH - Olfactory Bulb/metabolism MH - Ovalbumin MH - *Rhinitis, Allergic/metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL OTO - NOTNLM OT - Allergic rhinitis OT - Interleukin-6 (IL-6) OT - Microglia OT - Olfactory bulb OT - Olfactory dysfunction COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2024/03/27 00:44 MHDA- 2024/05/05 07:47 CRDT- 2024/03/26 20:16 PHST- 2023/04/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/03/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2024/03/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/05/05 07:47 [medline] PHST- 2024/03/27 00:44 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/03/26 20:16 [entrez] AID - S0006-8993(24)00139-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.brainres.2024.148885 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Brain Res. 2024 Jun 15;1833:148885. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2024.148885. Epub 2024 Mar 24.