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J. coloproctol. (Rio J., Impr.) ; 33(1): 9-15, Mar-Apr/2013. graf, ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-679320

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BACKGROUND: Recently, mesenteric fat has been proposed to play a role in the pathophysiology of Crohn's disease (CD), as fat hypertrophy is detected close to the affected intestinal area; however, there are few studies regarding autophagy and creeping fat tissue in CD. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate autophagy-related proteins and proinflammatory cytokines in intestinal mucosa and mesenteric fat in patients with CD and controls. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Ten patients with CD, eight with non-inflammatory disease who underwent surgery, and eight with normal ileocolonoscopy were studied. The expression of LC3-II, TNF-alpha and IL-23 was determined by immunoblot of protein extracts. In addition, total RNA of LC3 and Atg16-L1 were determined using RT-PCR. RESULTS: The expression of LC3-II was significantly lower in the mesenteric tissue of CD when compared to controls (p < 0.05). In contrast, the intestinal mucosa of the CD group had higher levels of LC3-II (p < 0.05). However, mRNA expression of autophagy-related proteins was similar when compared to mesenteric fat groups. TNF-alpha and IL-23 expressions were higher in intestinal mucosa of CD than in control (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: These findings suggest a defect in the autophagic activity of the creeping fat tissue in CD, which could be involved with the maintenance of the inflammatory process in the intestinal mucosa. (AU)


INTRODUÇÃO: Recentemente, tem se proposto que o tecido mesenterial possa participar da fisiopatologia da DC, uma vez que é notória a hipertrofia da gordura mesenterial próxima ao segmento intestinal afetado pela doença. Entretanto, há poucos estudos relacionando autofagia e tecido mesenterial na DC. OBJETIVO: Avaliar autofagia e citocinas na mucosa intestinal e no mesentério de pacientes com DC. PACIENTES E MÉTODOS: Dez pacientes com DC, oito sem doença inflamatória intestinal que foram submetidos à cirurgia, e oito com ileocolonoscopia normal, foram estudados. As expressões de LC3-II, TNF-alfa e IL-23 foram determinadas por imunoblot de extrato protéico total. Além disso, expressão gênica de LC3 e de Atg16-L1 foi realizada por RT-PCR. RESULTADOS: A expressão de LC3-II foi significativamente menor no tecido mesenterial de pacientes com DC quando comparada à dos controles (p < 0,05); as amostras de tecido intestinal do grupo DC apresentaram maior expressão de LC3-II (p < 0,05). Entretanto, as expressões gênicas relacionadas à autofagia foram similares nos grupos de tecido mesenterial. Os níveis de TNF-alfa e de IL-23 foram maiores na mucosa intestinal do grupo CD (p < 0,05). CONCLUSÃO: Estes achados sugerem alteração da autofagia no mesentério na DC, o que pode estar envolvido com a manutenção da inflamação na mucosa intestinal. (AU)


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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Autophagy , Crohn Disease , Adipose Tissue/cytology , Mesentery/cytology , Cytokines/analysis , Intestinal Mucosa/cytology
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