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Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 280: L1157-L1167, 2001;
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Vol. 280, Issue 6, L1157-L1167, June 2001

Characterization of mucins in human middle ear and Eustachian tube

Jizhen Lin1, Vladimir Tsuprun1, Hirokazu Kawano1, Michael M. Paparella2, Zhiqiang Zhang3, Ruth Anway4, and Samuel B. Ho4,5

University of Minnesota Otitis Media Research Center, Departments of 1 Otolaryngology, 3 Microbiology, and 5 Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, and 2 Minnesota Ear, Head and Neck Clinic, Minneapolis 55455; and 4 Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417

Mucins are important glycoproteins in the mucociliary transport system of the middle ear and Eustachian tube. Little is known about mucin expression within this system under physiological and pathological conditions. This study demonstrated the expression of MUC5B, MUC5AC, MUC4, and MUC1 in the human Eustachian tube, whereas only MUC5B mucin expression was demonstrated in noninflamed middle ears. MUC5B and MUC4 mucin genes were upregulated 4.2- and 6-fold, respectively, in middle ears with chronic otitis media (COM) or mucoid otitis media (MOM). This upregulation of mucin genes was accompanied by an increase of MUC5B- and MUC4-producing cells in the middle ear mucosa. Electron microscopy of the secretions from COM and MOM showed the presence of chainlike polymeric mucin. These data indicate that the epithelium of the middle ear and Eustachian tube expresses distinct mucin profiles and that MUC5B and MUC4 mucins are highly produced and secreted in the diseased middle ear. These mucins may form thick mucous effusion in the middle ear cavity and compromise the function of the middle ear.

mucin biology; otitis media; epithelial pathology; hearing impairment


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