Elevated basal intestinal mucosal cytokine levels in asymptomatic first-degree relatives of patients with Crohn’s disease
| Autor: | Simmy Bank, Anant Vk Indaram, Santa Nandi, Ronald Greenberg, Meyer Blumstein, Sing Lam, Sam Weissman, Beverly Bailey |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Crohn's disease
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Gastroenterology Original Articles General Medicine Disease medicine.disease Asymptomatic digestive system diseases Basal (phylogenetics) Cytokine Internal medicine Immunology medicine medicine.symptom First-degree relatives business |
| Zdroj: | World Journal of Gastroenterology. 6:49 |
| ISSN: | 1007-9327 |
| Popis: | AIM:To determine levels of cytokines in colonic mucosa of asymptomatic first degree relatives of Crohn's disease patients.METHODS:Cytokines (Interleukin (IL) 1-Beta, IL-2, IL-6 and IL-8) were measured using ELISA in biopsy samples of normal looking colonic mucosa of first degree relatives of Crohn's disease patients (n = 9) and from normal controls (n = 10) with no family history of Crohn's disease.RESULTS:Asymptomatic first degree relatives of patients with Crohn's disease had significantly higher levels of basal intestinal mucosal cytokines (IL-2, IL-6 and IL-8) than normal controls. Whether these increased cytokine levels serve as phenotypic markers for a genetic predisposition to developing Crohn's disease later on, or whether they indicate early (pre-clinical) damage has yet to be further defined.CONCLUSION:Asymptomatic first degree relatives of Crohn's disease patients have higher levels of cytokines in their normal-looking intestinal mucosa compared to normal controls. This supports the hypothesis that increased cytokines may be a cause or an early event in the inflammatory cascade of Crohn's disease and are not merely a result of the inflammatory process. |
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