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Nasal mucosal cells in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-seropositive patients with sinusitis

  • Ronald B. Moss
  • , Thomas A. Scott
  • , Michael Goldrich
  • , Michelle Pitale
  • , Anne Daniel
  • , Robert Lebovics
  • , Robert Walker
  • , Yasu Igarashi
  • , Michael A. Kaliner

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Abstract

Recently, sinusitis has been recognized as a frequent clinical problem in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1)-infected individuals. We hypothesized that quantitative defects in immune cells in the nasal mucosa of HIV-positive subjects might mirror those in the peripheral blood and explain a predisposition to sinus disease in this population. Nasal mucosa biopsies were obtained from three different groups of patients-HIV-1 seropositive with sinusitis, HIV-1 seronegative with sinusitis, and HIV-1 seronegative without sinusitis (normal volunteer)-and phenotyped for cluster of differentiation antigen (CD) markers. In this study, we found patients with HIV-1 and sinus disease to have significantly lower numbers of both CD3 and CD4 nasal mucosa lymphocytes than seronegative controls in the nasal mucosa (P<0.05, P<0.01, respectively). A correlation between nasal mucosal CD4 cells and peripheral- blood CD4 cells was noted (R = 0.67, P ≤ 0.01). No deficiency in the number of nasal mucosa T or TC type mast cells was noted for the HIV-1-positive sinusitis group. Further study is warranted to define more completely the pathophysiology and microbiology of, and therapy for, this important clinical problem.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)418-422
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis
Volume10
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Hematology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Medical Laboratory Technology
  • Biochemistry, medical
  • Microbiology (medical)

Keywords

  • AIDS
  • CD4 cells
  • mast cells
  • opportunistic infections
  • tissue phenotyping
  • upper airway

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