Tumour necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-5 inhibit olfactory regeneration via apoptosis of olfactory sphere cells in mice models of allergic rhinitis.
Dong Kyu KimSeung Ah ChoiKyoung Mi EunSeung-Ki KimDae Woo KimJi Hoon PhiPublished in: Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2019)
Allergic rhinitis mice models showed lower expression of OSCs, and TNF-α combined with IL-5 had an apoptotic effect on OSCs. Therefore, these cytokines may be therapeutic targets for olfactory dysfunction in patients with allergic rhinitis.