A comprehensive review of the nasal microbiome in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS)

M. Mahdavinia, A. Keshavarzian, M. C. Tobin, A. L. Landay, R. P. Schleimer*

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Abstract

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) has been known as a disease with strong infectious and inflammatory components for decades. The recent advancement in methods identifying microbes has helped implicate the airway microbiome in inflammatory respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD. Such studies support a role of resident microbes in both health and disease of host tissue, especially in the case of inflammatory mucosal diseases. Identifying interactive events between microbes and elements of the immune system can help us to uncover the pathogenic mechanisms underlying CRS. Here we provide a review of the findings on the complex upper respiratory microbiome in CRS in comparison with healthy controls. Furthermore, we have reviewed the defects and alterations of the host immune system that interact with microbes and could be associated with dysbiosis in CRS.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)21-41
Number of pages21
JournalClinical and Experimental Allergy
Volume46
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016

Funding

We would like to thank Mrs. Jacqueline Schaffer, MAMS for the professional illustration of Fig. 1. RPS is supported in part by the Ernest S. Bazley Foundation, U19 AI106683, R37 HL068546 and R01 HL078860 from the National Institute of Health. AK is supported by R01 AT007143-05, R01 AA023417-02 and R01 AA020216-05.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology

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