Expression of 5-lipoxygenase mRNA is unchanged in the colon of patients with active inflammatory bowel disease
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Expression of 5-lipoxygenase mRNA is unchanged in the colon of patients with active inflammatory bowel disease. / Hendel, J.; Ahnfelt-Rønne, I.; Nielsen, O. H.
In: Inflammation Research, Vol. 51, No. 8, 01.01.2002, p. 423-426.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Expression of 5-lipoxygenase mRNA is unchanged in the colon of patients with active inflammatory bowel disease
AU - Hendel, J.
AU - Ahnfelt-Rønne, I.
AU - Nielsen, O. H.
PY - 2002/1/1
Y1 - 2002/1/1
N2 - Background: In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) the disease activity correlates with colonic concentrations of leukotrienes (LTs). The enzyme 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) is responsible for the enzymatic production of LTs. It has previously been demonstrated in experimental models of inflammation, that 5-LO is activated through intracellular translocation of the pre-formed enzyme, and increased constitutive activation of 5-LO has been demonstrated in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The objective of the present study was to investigate whether de novo synthesis of 5-LO is increased in patients with quiescent IBD, or is induced during acute exacerbations of IBD. Methods: Sixty-one individuals were included in the study. Twenty-eight had ulcerative colitis (UC), 21 had Crohn's disease (CD), and 12 were healthy controls. A standard rigid rectoscopy was performed in all individuals. The degree of inflammation was assessed using a semi-quantitative scale. A mucosal biopsy was taken from the most inflamed area as judged macroscopically, mRNA for 5-LO was detected using a RT-PCR technique, and the assay applied was evaluated by control experiments. Results: The expression of mRNA for 5-LO in colonic biopsies was similar in IBD patients with quiescent disease and healthy controls. When grouped according to endoscopically assessed disease activity the fraction of patients demonstrating 5-LO mRNA in colonic biopsies showed no significant change (p > 0,6; X2-test for trend). Conclusions: This study demonstrates no significant relationship between endoscopically assessed disease activity and relative presence of mRNA for 5-LO in colonic biopsies. Thus, there is no evidence of increased expression of 5-LO mRNA in either quiescent or active stages of IBD.
AB - Background: In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) the disease activity correlates with colonic concentrations of leukotrienes (LTs). The enzyme 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) is responsible for the enzymatic production of LTs. It has previously been demonstrated in experimental models of inflammation, that 5-LO is activated through intracellular translocation of the pre-formed enzyme, and increased constitutive activation of 5-LO has been demonstrated in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The objective of the present study was to investigate whether de novo synthesis of 5-LO is increased in patients with quiescent IBD, or is induced during acute exacerbations of IBD. Methods: Sixty-one individuals were included in the study. Twenty-eight had ulcerative colitis (UC), 21 had Crohn's disease (CD), and 12 were healthy controls. A standard rigid rectoscopy was performed in all individuals. The degree of inflammation was assessed using a semi-quantitative scale. A mucosal biopsy was taken from the most inflamed area as judged macroscopically, mRNA for 5-LO was detected using a RT-PCR technique, and the assay applied was evaluated by control experiments. Results: The expression of mRNA for 5-LO in colonic biopsies was similar in IBD patients with quiescent disease and healthy controls. When grouped according to endoscopically assessed disease activity the fraction of patients demonstrating 5-LO mRNA in colonic biopsies showed no significant change (p > 0,6; X2-test for trend). Conclusions: This study demonstrates no significant relationship between endoscopically assessed disease activity and relative presence of mRNA for 5-LO in colonic biopsies. Thus, there is no evidence of increased expression of 5-LO mRNA in either quiescent or active stages of IBD.
KW - 5-lipoxygenase
KW - Arachidonic acid
KW - Colonic specimens
KW - Crohn's disease
KW - Ulcerative colitis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036678001&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/PL00000324
DO - 10.1007/PL00000324
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 12234060
AN - SCOPUS:0036678001
VL - 51
SP - 423
EP - 426
JO - Inflammation Research
JF - Inflammation Research
SN - 1023-3830
IS - 8
ER -
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