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New insights into the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease: transcription factors analysis in bioptic tissues from pediatric patients.
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Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition [J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr] 2011 Mar; Vol. 52 (3), pp. 271-9. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Objectives: Our work is aimed at identifying ex vivo new transcription factors, potentially involved in the pathogenesis of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), by using a microarray approach.<br />Patients and Methods: Microarray, including 84 transcription factors, was performed in inflamed and uninflamed mucosal tissues of pediatric patients with Crohn disease (CD) and in healthy controls. Real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to confirm microarray results on a larger size of CD and patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Protein expression was evaluated by Western blot assay.<br />Results: Microarray assay showed 40 genes differentially regulated in the inflamed mucosa and 17 in the uninflamed mucosa of patients with CD as compared with controls. Real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed 10 transcripts in CD and 4 in UC, selected among those with higher differences as compared with healthy controls, significantly overexpressed in the inflamed tissues of patients. Moreover, 4 transcripts in CD and 2 in UC were found significantly upregulated in the uninvolved tissue. A further investigation evidenced an increased protein expression of activating transcription factor 3 and hypoxia-inducible transcription factor-1α in patients with CD as well as in Caco2 cell line stimulated by cytokines and hypoxia.<br />Conclusions: The present study shows an evident upregulation of several transcription factors in the inflamed and uninflamed mucosa of children with IBD, suggesting that the inflammatory process is somehow activated at molecular levels even in the macroscopically normal mucosa of patients. A differential pattern of gene expression between CD and UC indicates distinct molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of 2 diseases. Finally, activating transcription factor 3 and hypoxia-inducible transcription factor-1α are proposed as new transcription factors potentially involved in the onset and maintenance of IBD.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Biopsy
Child
Child, Preschool
Colitis, Ulcerative metabolism
Colitis, Ulcerative pathology
Crohn Disease metabolism
Crohn Disease pathology
Female
Humans
Infant
Inflammation metabolism
Male
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Reference Values
Up-Regulation
Colitis, Ulcerative genetics
Crohn Disease genetics
Gene Expression Regulation
Inflammation genetics
Intestinal Mucosa metabolism
Transcription Factors metabolism
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1536-4801
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21336161
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0b013e3182034d08