[Analysis of serum Vitamin C expression level and its correlation with immune function in adult patients with chronic sinusitis].

Objective: To investigate the expression of Vitamin C in adult patients with chronic rhinosinusitis（CRS） and its correlation with immune function. Methods: A total of 315 patients who underwent nasal endoscopic surgery at the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and undergoing nasal endoscopic surgery were collected from Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from May 2018 to June 2020, including 207 CRS patients, who were divided into CRS without nasal polyps（CRSsNP） group（110 cases） and CRS with nasal polyps（CRSwNP） group（97 cases）; 108 patients with nasal septum correction were selected as the control group. All patients underwent serum Vitamin A, C, D, and E tests. Among them, 107 patients（39 in the control group, 35 in the CRSsNP group, and 33 in the CRSwNP group） were treated with serum IL-2, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, etc. Detection of cytokines and immune protein levels such as IgA, IgM, IgG, C3, and C4. Results: The serum levels of Vitamin C and IL-10 in the CRSwNP group were significantly lower than those in the control group（ P <0.05）, and the serum C4 level was significantly higher（ P <0.05）; the serum Vitamin C level decreased with the level of IL-10, the decline is positively correlated, while negatively correlated with C4 levels; CRSsNP patients also had lower Vitamin C levels and higher C3 and C4 levels. Conclusion: The Vitamin C level in adult patients with CRS is lower than that in the normal population, and the level of C4 is higher; the level of IL-10 in patients with CRSwNP is lower; Vitamin C affects the immune balance and antioxidant level of patients, and in the pathogenesis of CRS and nasal polyps play a certain role.
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