Therapeutic potential of recombinant human basic fibroblast growth
factor on postoperative patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal
polyps
Abstract
Objectives: To explore the effect of intranasal administration of
rh-bFGF on postoperative chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal
polyps(CRSwNP) patients. Design: A prospective, randomized, controlled,
double-blinded trial. Setting and Participants: 75 hospitalized patients
who met the criteria of primary bilateral CRSwNP were enrolled from
March 2020 to January 2021. Main outcome measures: Visual analogue
scale, 22 item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test ,Lund-Kennedy system, and
Scanning electron microscopy and Quantitative real-time PCR. Results: 75
patients with CRSwNP were randomly divided into three groups, and 72
patients completed the 1-month medication regimen and 1 year follow-up.
Rh-bFGF nasal spray and drop application reduced general nasal VAS
scores within two weeks after ESS compared to the control group. In
contrast, only rh-bFGF nasal drops reduced SNOT-22 scores at 2 weeks and
1 year compared to the control group. A significant reduction in the
endoscopic L-K score was observed in the rh-bFGF nasal spray and drop
group compared to the control group. This is primarily because rh-bFGF
promotes cilia growth in the nasal mucosal epithelium after the
operation, as illustrated by scanning electron microscopy and expression
of CP110, Tap73 and Foxj1 mRNA. For eosinophilic CRSwNP, the general VAS
score of rh-bFGF nasal drops was more obviously reduced compared to the
control group after ESS. A similar trend was observed for L-K score.
Conclusions: Rh-bFGF nasal-drops and sprays can quickly and effectively
relieve postoperative symptoms and improve long-term prognosis of
patients with CRSwNP. Moreover, rh-bFGF nasal-drops are also an
effective method for postoperative patients with eosinophilic CRSwNP.