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KMID : 1195620080010010024
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Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
2008 Volume.1 No. 1 p.24 ~ p.28
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Rat Model of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B-Induced Rhinosinusitis
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Ahn Seong-Ki
Jeon Sea-Yuong
Khalmuratova Roza
Kim Dong-Ju
Kim Jin-Pyeong
Park Jeong-Jae
Hur Dong-Gu
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Abstract
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Objectives: It has been proposed that microbial persistence, superantigen (SA) production, and host T-cell response may be involved in the development of chronic rhinosinusitis. According to the SA hypothesis, a single intranasal application of SA such as staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) may induce chronic eosinophilic rhinosinusitis. This study aimed to develop a rat model of rhinosinusitis induced by intranasally applied SEB.
Methods: Forty L of SEB (100 g/mL) or phosphate buffered saline was applied intranasally through each naris in 4 weekold Sprague-Dawley test rats (N=36) and controls (N=16), respectively. Following sacrifice at 1, 5, 14, and 28 days,
the obtained nasal cavity and sinuses were prepared for histologic investigation. The histologic sections were examined
in a blind manner for the ratio of the sinus spaces occupied by inflammatory cell clusters and the number of inflammatory cells in the lamina propria.
Results: Infiltration of neutrophils in the lamina propria and appearance of neutrophil clusters in the sinus spaces were observed in the SEB-applied rats. The ratio of the sinus spaces occupied by neutrophil clusters and the number of
neutrophils infiltrated in the lamina propria increased significantly at day 1 as compared with the control rats.
Conclusion: Intranasally applied SEB induces acute neutrophilic rhinosinusitis in rats. Eosinophilic inflammation was not demonstrated. The mere presence of SA in the nose does not necessarily induce SA-induced inflammation, as suggested by the SA hypothesis.
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KEYWORD
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Superantigen, Enterotoxin B, staphylococcal, Rat, Sprague-Dawley, Sinusitis, Histology
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