Chronic rhinosinusitis (crs) is a prevalent disease which is characterized by chronic inflammation of
the nasal mucosa and paranasal sinuses. one of the most disabling subgroups of crs is chronic
rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (crswnp), which requires further investigation regarding its
pathogenesis and management. the aim of this study was to compare the circulatory levels of 25-ohd
and vitamin d binding protein (vdbp) in crswnp patients in healthy controls
Methods
This research is an
age-gender matched case-control study. all participants were recruited from the loghman-hakim
hospital of shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, iran during june 2015 to june
2016. plasma levels of vdbp and 25-ohd were measured using the elisa method. forty five crswnp
patients and forty five healthy individuals (23 females and 22 males in both groups) participated in this
study
Results
The mean plasma levels of 25-ohd were significantly lower in crswnp patients compared to
healthy controls (36.27%, p<0.001). however, vdbp serum levels were not significantly different
between crswnp and control groups. vdbp levels were significantly higher (p=0.017) in women
(274.29 ± 72.30 μg/ml) compared to men (234.73 ± 80.04 μg/ml). however, the mean serum levels of 25-
ohd were not significantly different between men and women
Conclusion
crswnp patients have significantly
lower serum levels of 25-ohd compared to healthy individuals, however, vdbp levels were not different
between the crswnp and healthy individuals
