Intranasal T-LysYal® as adjunctive therapy for patients after functional endoscopic sinus surgery

J Biol Regul Homeost Agents. 2016 Jan-Mar;30(1):277-84.

Abstract

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) is a common day surgery technique for upper airway disorders. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a fundamental component of the human connective tissue. HA may exert reparative, anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating activities. Recently, a new intranasal HA formulation has been proposed: a supramolecular system containing lysine hyaluronate, thymine and sodium chloride (T-LysYal®). This randomized study investigated whether intranasal T-LysYal® (RinoLysYal®, Farmigea, Italy) was able to reduce symptom severity, endoscopic features, and nasal cytology in 83 patients (49 males and 34 females mean age 45.4±6.2 years) treated with FESS. All patients were treated with isotonic saline solution for 4 weeks, and a sub-group (active group) was also treated with intranasal T-LysYal®. Patients were visited at baseline, after treatment, and after 4-week follow-up. Intranasal T-LysYal® treatment significantly reduced the quote of patients with symptoms, endoscopic features, and inflammatory cells in comparison to isotonic solution. In conclusion, the present study demonstrates that intranasal T-LysYal® is able to significantly improve patients after FESS and its effect is long lasting.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic / administration & dosage*
  • Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic / pharmacology*
  • Administration, Intranasal
  • Cell Count
  • Endoscopy*
  • Eosinophils / drug effects
  • Eosinophils / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy
  • Lysine / administration & dosage*
  • Lysine / pharmacology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nasal Mucosa / drug effects
  • Nasal Mucosa / pathology
  • Neutrophils / drug effects
  • Neutrophils / pathology
  • Paranasal Sinuses / pathology
  • Paranasal Sinuses / surgery*
  • Sodium Chloride / administration & dosage*
  • Sodium Chloride / pharmacology*
  • Thymine / administration & dosage*
  • Thymine / pharmacology*
  • Turbinates / drug effects
  • Turbinates / pathology

Substances

  • Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic
  • T-LysYal
  • Sodium Chloride
  • Lysine
  • Thymine