Surfactant protein A in rabbit sinus and middle ear mucosa.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
; 108(10): 915-24, 1999 Oct.
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In the present study, pulmonary surfactant protein A (SP-A) messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein were characterized in adult rabbit middle ear and maxillary sinus. Fifteen adult rabbits were used for the study: 6 with evidence of acute middle ear infections and maxillary sinusitis, 6 with infections that were successfully treated with tetracycline, and 3 that were pathogen-free. We detected SP-A mRNA in maxillary sinus and middle ear tissues by Northern blot analysis and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The RT-PCR also revealed the presence of SP-B and SP-C mRNA in middle ear and sinus tissues. We detected SP-A protein, of molecular weight approximately 29 and 70 kd, in middle ear and sinus tissues by immunoblot analysis. Unlike the SP-A protein present in the lung, the molecular weight of the SP-A protein present in the middle ear and paranasal sinus was not altered by digestion with an enzyme that cleaves N-linked carbohydrates. Immunostaining and in situ hybridization showed that SP-A protein and mRNA, respectively, were present in surface epithelial cells of the middle ear and in epithelial cells of submucosal glands in sinus tissues. These data provide the first evidence of the presence of pulmonary surfactant proteins in the paranasal sinuses and confirm previous reports of SP-A in the middle ear epithelium.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Proteolípidos
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Surfactantes Pulmonares
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Glicoproteínas
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Oído Medio
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Seno Maxilar
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos