Evidence for intranasal antinuclear autoantibodies in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
Tan BK, Li QZ, Suh L, Kato A, Conley DB, Chandra RK, Zhou J, Norton J, Carter R, Hinchcliff M, Harris K, Peters A, Grammer LC, Kern RC, Mohan C, Schleimer RP. Evidence for intranasal antinuclear autoantibodies in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2011, 128: 1198-1206.e1. PMID: 21996343, PMCID: PMC3384688, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.08.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresence of autoantibodiesChronic rhinosinusitisNasal polypsNasal tissueAnti-dsDNA antibody levelsSelf-reactive B cell clonesIgA-secreting plasma cellsB-cell activating factorControl nasal tissueEvidence of autoimmunityAnti-dsDNA IgGB cell clonesPotential of antibodiesAutoantibody microarrayAutoantibody levelsIgA antibodiesSpecific autoantibodiesAntibody levelsSubepithelial depositionAutoimmune diseasesSinonasal tissueControl subjectsInflammatory conditionsRevision surgeryImmunoglobulin production