Presence of intestinal <it>Mycobacterium avium </it>subspecies <it>paratuberculosis </it>(MAP) DNA is not associated with altered MMP expression in ulcerative colitis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Mycobacterium avium </it>subspecies <it>paratuberculosis </it>(MAP) is suspected to be a causative agent in human Crohn's disease (CD). Recent evidence suggests that pathogenic mycobacteria and MAP ca...
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| author | Halwe Jörg M Abdulmawjood Amir Akineden Ömer Basler Tina Rhode Annika Blöcher Sonja Roderfeld Martin Rath Timo Goethe Ralph Bülte Michael Roeb Elke |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Mycobacterium avium </it>subspecies <it>paratuberculosis </it>(MAP) is suspected to be a causative agent in human Crohn's disease (CD). Recent evidence suggests that pathogenic mycobacteria and MAP can induce the expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMP), which are the main proteases in the pathogenesis of mucosal ulcerations in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Within this study we assessed the prevalence of intestinal MAP specific DNA in patients with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis (UC), and healthy controls. We further analysed regulation patterns of MMPs in mucosal tissues of UC patients with and without intestinal MAP DNA detection.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Colonic biopsy samples were obtained from 63 Norwegian and German IBD patients and 21 healthy controls. RNA was quantified by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to study MMP gene expression in both pathological and healthy mucosal specimens. The presence of MAP DNA in colonic mucosa was examined using MAP specific PCR.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>MAP DNA was detected in 20% of UC patients and 33% of healthy controls but only in 7% of patients with CD. UC patients treated with corticosteroids exhibited a significantly increased frequency of intestinal MAP DNA compared to those not receiving corticosteroids. Expression of MMP-1, -2, -7, -9, -13, -19, -28 and TNF-α did not differ between UC patients with presence of intestinal MAP DNA compared to those without. MMP-2, MMP-9 and MMP-13 were significantly decreased in UC patients receiving corticosteroids.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The presence of intestinal MAP specific DNA is not associated with altered MMP expression in UC <it>in vivo</it>. Corticosteroids are associated with increased detection of intestinal MAP DNA and decreased expression of certain MMPs. Frequent detection of MAP DNA in healthy controls might be attributable to the wide environmental distribution of MAP and its presence in the food-chain.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-19e709e703a540fc85bf842ff03fc0f62022-12-21T20:56:21ZengBMCBMC Gastroenterology1471-230X2011-04-011113410.1186/1471-230X-11-34Presence of intestinal <it>Mycobacterium avium </it>subspecies <it>paratuberculosis </it>(MAP) DNA is not associated with altered MMP expression in ulcerative colitisHalwe Jörg MAbdulmawjood AmirAkineden ÖmerBasler TinaRhode AnnikaBlöcher SonjaRoderfeld MartinRath TimoGoethe RalphBülte MichaelRoeb Elke<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Mycobacterium avium </it>subspecies <it>paratuberculosis </it>(MAP) is suspected to be a causative agent in human Crohn's disease (CD). Recent evidence suggests that pathogenic mycobacteria and MAP can induce the expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMP), which are the main proteases in the pathogenesis of mucosal ulcerations in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Within this study we assessed the prevalence of intestinal MAP specific DNA in patients with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis (UC), and healthy controls. We further analysed regulation patterns of MMPs in mucosal tissues of UC patients with and without intestinal MAP DNA detection.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Colonic biopsy samples were obtained from 63 Norwegian and German IBD patients and 21 healthy controls. RNA was quantified by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to study MMP gene expression in both pathological and healthy mucosal specimens. The presence of MAP DNA in colonic mucosa was examined using MAP specific PCR.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>MAP DNA was detected in 20% of UC patients and 33% of healthy controls but only in 7% of patients with CD. UC patients treated with corticosteroids exhibited a significantly increased frequency of intestinal MAP DNA compared to those not receiving corticosteroids. Expression of MMP-1, -2, -7, -9, -13, -19, -28 and TNF-α did not differ between UC patients with presence of intestinal MAP DNA compared to those without. MMP-2, MMP-9 and MMP-13 were significantly decreased in UC patients receiving corticosteroids.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The presence of intestinal MAP specific DNA is not associated with altered MMP expression in UC <it>in vivo</it>. Corticosteroids are associated with increased detection of intestinal MAP DNA and decreased expression of certain MMPs. Frequent detection of MAP DNA in healthy controls might be attributable to the wide environmental distribution of MAP and its presence in the food-chain.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/11/34 |
| spellingShingle | Halwe Jörg M Abdulmawjood Amir Akineden Ömer Basler Tina Rhode Annika Blöcher Sonja Roderfeld Martin Rath Timo Goethe Ralph Bülte Michael Roeb Elke Presence of intestinal <it>Mycobacterium avium </it>subspecies <it>paratuberculosis </it>(MAP) DNA is not associated with altered MMP expression in ulcerative colitis BMC Gastroenterology |
| title | Presence of intestinal <it>Mycobacterium avium </it>subspecies <it>paratuberculosis </it>(MAP) DNA is not associated with altered MMP expression in ulcerative colitis |
| title_full | Presence of intestinal <it>Mycobacterium avium </it>subspecies <it>paratuberculosis </it>(MAP) DNA is not associated with altered MMP expression in ulcerative colitis |
| title_fullStr | Presence of intestinal <it>Mycobacterium avium </it>subspecies <it>paratuberculosis </it>(MAP) DNA is not associated with altered MMP expression in ulcerative colitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Presence of intestinal <it>Mycobacterium avium </it>subspecies <it>paratuberculosis </it>(MAP) DNA is not associated with altered MMP expression in ulcerative colitis |
| title_short | Presence of intestinal <it>Mycobacterium avium </it>subspecies <it>paratuberculosis </it>(MAP) DNA is not associated with altered MMP expression in ulcerative colitis |
| title_sort | presence of intestinal it mycobacterium avium it subspecies it paratuberculosis it map dna is not associated with altered mmp expression in ulcerative colitis |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/11/34 |
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