| Immunoglobulin coating of faecal bacteria in inflammatory bowel disease. | |
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PMID: 15201580 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: An inappropriate mucosal immune response to the commensal bacterial flora may play a role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this study we determined the percentage of immunoglobulin-coated bacteria in the stools of patients and controls. METHODS: Faecal samples were obtained from 18 patients with IBD (one sample during exacerbation and one shortly after remission was achieved), 15 healthy volunteers, eight infectious colitis patients, and 13 IBD patients in long-term remission. Bacterial immunoglobulin coating was determined by flow-cytometry analysis. Faecal alpha-1-antitrypsin concentrations were determined by radial immune diffusion. RESULTS: IBD patients had 69 +/- 19% immunoglobulin A (IgA)-, 56 +/- 32% immunoglobulin G (IgG)- and 56 +/- 29% immunoglobulin M (IgM)-coated bacteria in their faeces. Healthy controls had less immunoglobulin coating, respectively 36 +/- 12%, 11 +/- 4% and 11 +/- 7%. Infectious colitis patients had 57 +/- 14% IgA, 31 +/- 13% IgG, and 42 +/-16% IgM; however, they had higher faecal alpha-1-antitrypsin concentrations than IBD patients. Shortly after remission, IBD patients had 65 +/- 20% IgA, 32 +/- 18% IgG and 40 +/- 21% IgM. Long-term-remission IBD patients had normal IgG and IgM but increased IgA (50 +/- 16%) coating. CONCLUSIONS: Compared with healthy controls, patients with IBD had an increased percentage of immunoglobulin-coated faecal anaerobic bacteria, both in active disease and shortly after remission. These results support the concept that there may be a breakdown of mucosal tolerance to the commensal gut flora in IBD. |
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Authors:
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Laurens A van der Waaij; Frans G M Kroese; Annie Visser; Gerardus F Nelis; Bram D Westerveld; Peter L M Jansen; John O Hunter |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology Volume: 16 ISSN: 0954-691X ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol Publication Date: 2004 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-06-17 Completed Date: 2005-03-17 Revised Date: 2009-10-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9000874 Medline TA: Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 669-74 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Internal Medicine--Gastroenterology Section, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. l.a.vdwaaij@mzh.nl |
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Adult Antibodies, Bacterial / analysis* Bacteria / immunology* Colitis / immunology, microbiology Feces / enzymology, microbiology* Female Humans Immune Tolerance Immunity, Mucosal Immunoglobulin A / analysis Immunoglobulin G / analysis Immunoglobulin M / analysis Immunoglobulins / analysis* Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / immunology*, microbiology Male Middle Aged Remission Induction Symbiosis / immunology alpha 1-Antitrypsin / analysis |
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0/Antibodies, Bacterial; 0/Immunoglobulin A; 0/Immunoglobulin G; 0/Immunoglobulin M; 0/Immunoglobulins; 0/SERPINA1 protein, human; 0/alpha 1-Antitrypsin |
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