ISSN : 2146-3123
E-ISSN : 2146-3131

Silencing SOX11 Alleviates Allergic Rhinitis by Inhibiting Epithelial-Derived Cytokines
Li Jiang1, Chunrui Wang1, Rui Zhao2, Jing Cao2, Yaohui Liu2, Linli Tian2, Ming Liu2
1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang, China
2Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang, China
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2022.2022-9-31
Pages : 57-65

Abstract

Background: Allergic rhinitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa affecting the quality of life of patients. SRY-box transcription factor 11 (SOX11) was reported to play important roles in inflammatory responses, but its role in AR is poorly understood.
Aims: To explore the role of SOX11 in the development of allergic rhinitis.
Study Design: Cell culture and animal study.
Methods: An in vivo murine allergic rhinitis model was established using ovalbumin treatment in female mice. Interleukin-13-stimulated human nasal mucosa epithelial cells were used for in vitro studies. Expression levels of SOX11, epithelial-derived cytokines, and mucin were determined in both modesls.
Results: SOX11 was highly expressed in allergic rhinitis mice. Allergy symptoms, serum ovalbumin-specific IgE, histamine, eosinophils, goblet cells, and type 2 cytokine secretion were increased in ovalbumin-treated mice. Furthermore, allergic rhinitis mice exhibited overproduction of epithelial-derived cytokines (thymic stromal lymphopoietin, interleukin-25, interleukin-33), C-C motif chemokine ligand 26 (CCL26), and mucin 5 AC (MUC5AC). Silencing SOX11 alleviated the behavioral symptoms and upregulation of epithelial-derived cytokines, CCL26, and MUC5AC. In human nasal mucosa epithelial cells, interleukin-13 enhanced SOX11 expression in a time-dependent manner, and signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6) was involved in the interleukin-13-mediated expression of SOX11 by regulating transcription. Knockdown of SOX11 reduced epithelial-derived cytokine expression and MUC5AC levels in interleukin-13-treated human nasal mucosa epithelial cells.
Conclusion: SOX11 plays a critical role in allergic rhinitis development by regulating epithelial-derived cytokines and might be a new therapeutic target for allergic rhinitis.

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