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International Journal of Colorectal Disease

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01-08-2013 | Original Article

Endoscopic finding of spontaneous hemorrhage correlates with tumor necrosis factor alpha expression in colonic mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis

Authors: Hideaki Hozumi, Ryota Hokari, Chie Kurihara, Kazuyuki Narimatsu, Hirokazu Sato, Shingo Sato, Toshihide Ueda, Masaaki Higashiyama, Yoshikiyo Okada, Chikako Watanabe, Shunsuke Komoto, Kengo Tomita, Atsushi Kawaguchi, Shigeaki Nagao, Soichiro Miura

Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease | Issue 8/2013

Abstract

Background

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an intractable colonic disease, and it shows several endoscopic findings. Recently, it was reported that the expression level of mucosal tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) was useful for predicting patient response to infliximab. However, no data regarding the value of endoscopic findings to predict treatment efficacy or cytokine expression level exist.

Objective

We investigated the expression of leukocyte adhesion-related molecules and cytokines in colonic mucosa and compared it to endoscopic findings.

Methods

One hundred and fifty-nine patients were enrolled. Tissue samples were obtained by colonic biopsy from patients with UC. Colitis activity was determined by Matts’ criteria. The degree of mRNA expression of TNF-α, interferon gamma (IFN-γ), interleukin (IL)-8, IL-17A, and mucosal vascular addressin adhesion molecule-1 (MAdCAM-1) in mucosal samples was determined by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. These expression levels were compared with the degree of Matts’ grade and individual endoscopic findings.

Results

The expression of TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-8, IL-17A, and MAdCAM-1 mRNA significantly increased as Matts’ endoscopic grade elevated. Actively inflamed mucosa with spontaneous hemorrhage revealed a significantly increased expression level of TNF-α mRNA than that without spontaneous hemorrhage. No other individual endoscopic parameter was significantly correlated with the expression level of TNF-α mRNA.

Conclusions

Inflamed mucosa with spontaneous hemorrhage may suggest increased expression of TNF-α mRNA levels in colonic mucosa of UC patients, which could predict a lower response to infliximab treatment and more aggressive induction regime or change to other therapy should be taken into account.

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Title: Endoscopic finding of spontaneous hemorrhage correlates with tumor necrosis factor alpha expression in colonic mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis
Authors: Hideaki Hozumi
Ryota Hokari
Chie Kurihara
Kazuyuki Narimatsu
Hirokazu Sato
Shingo Sato
Toshihide Ueda
Masaaki Higashiyama
Yoshikiyo Okada
Chikako Watanabe
Shunsuke Komoto
Kengo Tomita
Atsushi Kawaguchi
Shigeaki Nagao
Soichiro Miura
Publication date: 01-08-2013
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease / Issue 8/2013
Print ISSN: 0179-1958
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1262
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-013-1654-4

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Endoscopic finding of spontaneous hemorrhage correlates with tumor necrosis factor alpha expression in colonic mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis

Abstract

Background

Objective

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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Abstract

Background

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Methods

Results

Conclusions

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