Expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its receptor TrkB in the nasal mucosa of experimental allergic rhinitis animal / 中国耳鼻咽喉头颈外科

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF) and its receptor TrkB in the development of allergic rhinitis(AR). METHODS SD rats were randomly divided into allergic rhinitis group(AR group, n=20) and control group (Con group, n=10) . A model of allergic rhinitis in health SD rat was established by using ovalbumin intraperitoneal immunization and nasal antigen challenge. The nasal mucosa obtained from 18 out of 20 AR models as well as 10 normal controls were studied with immunohistochemistry (Envision System) method to observe the expression and distribution of BDNF and TrkB. RESULTS Immunohistochemical staining showed that the distribution of BDNF and TrkB in nasal mucosa from normal rats was in accordance with that in the nasal mucosa from rats with allergic rhinitis on the whole. The study showed that immunoreactivity to BDNF (or to TrkB) was present both on the surface and in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells, glandular cells and their duct cells. The statistical analysis of imumunohistochemical staining showed that the IOD of BDNF in rat nasal mucosa with allergic rhinitis (77344.17?8567.02) was obviously higher than that in the normal rat nasal mucosa (54124.82? 18515). There was a statistical significance between the two groups (t=3.053, P