A progress of macrolides therapy for chronic rhinosinusitis

Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology, head, and neck surgery
S Shen, C S Wang

Abstract

Macrolides are a type of antibiotics with macrocyclic lactone ring, which have been commonly used in the treatment of diffuse panbronchiolitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma, cystic fibrosis and other diseases. Macrolides not only have effect on antibacterial, but also effect on anti-inflammatory and immunoregulation. Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common disease entity of infectious and inflammatory diseases that involved in nasal cavity and nasal sinuses, with various clinical phenotypes. With the high prevalence of CRS, it seriously affects the quality of patients' life. In recent years, a large number of studies have shown that long-term low-dose macrolides are effective in parts of patients with CRS. Although the mechanism of macrolides for CRS has not yet been clarified. According to recent studies, it might be related with anti-inflammatory or immunoregulation of macrolides and the different phenotypes of CRS. The safety and mechanism of long-term macrolides are needed further clarification.

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