Determination of Th17-related cytokine interleukin17 in patients of chronic otitis media with effusion / 中国耳鼻咽喉头颈外科

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVETo study the role of interleukin 17 (IL-17) in the pathogenesis of chronic otitis media with effusion (COME).METHODSThe expression of IL-17 in middle ear effusion (MEE) and blood plasma were measured in 30 patients (48 ears) by means of Cytometric Bead Array (CBA), as well as in 20 normal volunteers.RESULTSCompared with the control group, the level of IL-17 significantly increased in the peripheral blood of COME patients (P<0.05). What was more, the level of IL-17 in the MEE was higher than that in peripheral blood of COME patients (P<0.05).CONCLUSIONIL-17, as an important immunoregulatory mediator, may play an important role in chronic course of COME.