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The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine ; : 496-505, 2015.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-30790

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND/AIMS: The gastrointestinal (GI) tract often becomes involved in patients with systemic amyloidosis. As few GI amyloidosis data have been reported, we describe the clinical features and outcomes of patients with pathologically proven GI amyloidosis. METHODS: We identified 155 patients diagnosed with systemic amyloidosis between April 1995 and April 2013. Twenty-four patients (15.5%) were diagnosed with GI amyloidosis using associated symptoms, and the diagnoses were confirmed by direct biopsy. RESULTS: Among the 24 patients, 20 (83.3%) had amyloidosis light chain (AL), three (12.5%) had amyloid A, and one (4.2%) had transthyretin-related type amyloidosis. Their median age was 57 years (range, 37 to 72), and 10 patients were female (41.7%). The most common symptoms of GI amyloidosis were diarrhea (11 patients, 45.8%), followed by anorexia (nine patients, 37.5%), weight loss, and nausea and/or vomiting (seven patients, 29.2%). The histologically confirmed GI tract site in AL amyloidosis was the stomach in 11 patients (55.0%), the colon in nine (45.0%), the rectum in seven (35.0%), and the small bowel in one (5.0%). Patients with GI involvement had a greater frequency of organ involvement (p = 0.014). Median overall survival (OS) in patients with GI involvement was shorter (7.95 months; range, 0.3 to 40.54) than in those without GI involvement (15.84 months; range, 0.0 to 114.53; p = 0.069) in a univariate analysis. A multivariate analysis of prognostic factors for AL amyloidosis revealed that GI involvement was not a significant predictor of OS (p = 0.447). CONCLUSIONS: The prognosis of patients with AL amyloidosis and GI involvement was poorer than those without GI involvement, and they presented with more organ involvement and more advanced disease than those without organ involvement.


Subject(s)
Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial/diagnosis , Biomarkers/analysis , Biopsy , Gastrointestinal Diseases/diagnosis , Gastrointestinal Tract/immunology , Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains/analysis , Immunoglobulin Light Chains/analysis , Kaplan-Meier Estimate , Multivariate Analysis , Predictive Value of Tests , Prognosis , Proportional Hazards Models , Republic of Korea , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Serum Amyloid A Protein/analysis , Time Factors
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Int. j. morphol ; 31(1): 329-337, mar. 2013. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-676176

ABSTRACT

The mosquito midgut is the organ into which the blood meal passes and in which, within a peritrophic membrane secreted by the epithelium, the blood is retained during digestion and absorption. The mosquito midgut is lined with an actin filled microvilli that are exposed to the harsh environment of the gut lumen such as food particle abrasion, digestive hydrolases and attack by pathogens and parasites that are taken in by the blood meal. These microvilli are protected them these effects by the peritrophic matrix, the glycocalyx and the mucin proteins that line their epithelial surfaces. Immunization of BALB/c mice with AgMUC1/IL-12 cDNA has been shown to kill mosquitoes when fed on these mice. Mucin is one of the proteins produced in the mosquito midgut after a blood meal. The fine structure of the mosquito midgut epithelium interacting with immune factors such as antibodies or immune cells is of special significance for interpreting early events in the interaction between the mosquito midgut lining and the specific immune components present in the blood of AgMUC1/IL-12 cDNA immunized BALB/c mice. Following bright light microscopy, scanning electron and transmission electron microscopic observations of the features seen in mosquito midgut sections from An. gambiae mosquitoes fed on BALB/c mice immunized with AgMUC1/IL-12 cDNA, the most likely immune mechanisms responsible for mosquito killing could be cell mediated, most likely antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity. Both necrotic and apoptotic processes that could be the cause of mosquito death were seen to take place in the cells lining the midgut epithelium.


El intestino medio es el órgano al cual pasa la sangre consumida por el mosquito y donde, mediante una membrana peritrófica secretada por el epitelio, esta sangre es mantenida durante la digestión y absorción. El intestino del mosquito está revestido por microvellosidades llenas de actina que son expuestas a las complejas condiciones en torno a la luz intestinal, tales como la abrasión producida por partículas de alimentos, hidrolasas digestivas y el ataque de patógenos y parásitos que son tomados en la sangre consumida. Estas microvellosidades se protegen de estos efectos mediante la matriz peritrófica, el glicocálix y las proteínas de mucina que revisten las superficies epiteliales. La inmunización con AgMUC1/IL-12 ADNc en ratones BALB/c ha demostrado ser útil para matar los mosquitos cuando se alimentan de estos ratones. La mucina es una de las proteínas producidas en el intestino medio del mosquito después de consumir sangre. La fina estructura del epitelio del intestino interactúa con factores inmunes tales como anticuerpos o células inmunes es de especial importancia para interpretar los eventos tempranos en la interacción entre el revestimiento del intestino medio y los componentes inmunológicos específicos presentes en la sangre de ratones BALB/c inmunizados con AgMUC1/IL-12 cDNA. Después de observar mediante microscopías de luz, electrónica de barrido y de transmisión las características de secciones del intestino medio del mosquito Anopheles gambiae alimentado de ratones BALB/c inmunizados con AgMUC1/IL-12 cDNA, mecanismos inmunes mediados por citotoxicidad celular dependiente de anticuerpos (ADCC) podrían ser los responsables de matar a los mosquitos. Los procesos necróticos y apoptóticos que pueden ser la causa de la muerte del mosquito tienen lugar en las células que recubren el epitelio del intestino medio.


Subject(s)
Animals , Mice , Gastrointestinal Tract/immunology , Gastrointestinal Tract/pathology , Epithelium/immunology , Epithelium/pathology , Culicidae , Interleukin-12 , Mucin-1 , Digestion , Anopheles , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Microscopy/methods
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Arch. alerg. inmunol. clin ; 42(1)2011. tab, ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-964802

ABSTRACT

La cavidad oral es el principio del tracto digestivo y uno de los sitios del cuerpo más expuestos al ingreso de todo tipo de patógenos, tanto del aire como de los alimentos. Aunque varios excelentes artículos han examinado distintos aspectos de tejidos linfoides asociados a mucosas (MALT), no hay suficiente información acerca de la respuesta inmune en la cavidad oral. En esta revisión destacamos algunos aspectos sobre la anatomía / histología de la cavidad oral, estructuras asociadas y células o moléculas con crucial función inmunológica contra antígenos que ingresan en la boca. Los estudios sobre la mucosa oral han adquirido mucha notoriedad últimamente debido a que ofrece una excelente accesibilidad y evita la degradación de las proteínas y péptidos. En la cavidad bucal se puede generar una respuesta inmune apropiada contra microorganismos, en donde además de la IgA salival muchas otras moléculas son liberadas y cumplen un rol protagónico. A pesar de todos estos factores de defensa, existen momentos en donde el individuo se encuentra más expuesto, dependiendo de la edad, factores hormonales, genéticos, hábitos de fumar y la actividad física, ya que todo esto modifica la tasa de flujo salival, tasa de secreción y concentración de IgA salival y demás proteínas. (AU)


The oral cavity is the beginning of the digestive tract and one of the most exposed body sites to the entry of all types of pathogens in the air as food. Although several excellent articles have examined various aspects of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT), there is insufficient information about the oral cavity immune response. In this review we highlight some aspects of the anatomy / histology of the oral cavity, associated structures and cells or molecules with crucial immunological function against antigens that enter the mouth. Studies on the oral mucosa have gained much notoriety lately because it offers excellent accessibility and prevents the degradation of proteins and peptides. In the oral cavity can generate an appropriate immune response against microorganisms, where salivary IgA in addition to many other molecules are released and play a role. Despite these defense factors, there are moments where the individual is more exposed, depending on age, hormonal factors, genetic, smoking habits and physical activity, and that this changes the rate of salivary flow rate secretion and concentration of salivary IgA and other proteins.(AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Gastrointestinal Tract/immunology , Immunologic Surveillance/immunology , Mouth , Immunoglobulin A , Immunity, Mucosal , Mouth Mucosa , Antigens
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Indian Pediatr ; 2007 May; 44(5): 375-7
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-12405

ABSTRACT

We report two immunocompromised infants aged six and four months with invasive gastrointestinal aspergillosis. Both patients presented with weight loss and diarrhea. The underlying disorders were combined immunodeficiency and transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy. The diagnosis of gastrointestinal aspergillosis was established by gastrointestinal endoscopy and histopathological examination of the tissue specimens. Both children responded well to Amphotericin B.


Subject(s)
Agammaglobulinemia/complications , Amphotericin B/therapeutic use , Aspergillosis/diagnosis , Gastrointestinal Diseases/diagnosis , Gastrointestinal Tract/immunology , Humans , Immunocompromised Host , Infant , Male , Risk Factors
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Gastroenterol. latinoam ; 16(3): 218-228, jul.-sept. 2005. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-433863

ABSTRACT

El tracto gastrointestinal es indudablemente el área más expuesta a microorganismos y antígenos dietarios. El epitelio intestinal es un importante componente de la barrera de la mucosa intestinal, el cual debe discriminar adecuadamente entre bacterias patogénicas y no-patogénicas. La flora bacteriana intestinal tiene un efecto condicionador sobre la homeostasis del intestino, entregando señales que regulan el epitelio, el sistema inmune de la mucosa y la actividad neuromuscular del intestino. Estudios han demostrado que la flora bacteriana comensal y sus componentes, son factores importantes en la patogénesis de varias enfermedades gastrointestinales, tales como la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal, síndrome intestino irritable, cáncer de colon, enfermedad hepática crónica. Aunque estudios experimentales han demostrado que prebióticos, probióticos y simbióticos ejercen efectos antibacterianos, modulación inmune y antiinflamatorios, lo cual puede ser beneficioso en algunas enfermedades gastrointestinales, su real papel en el ser humano aún debe ser evaluado. Porque no todos poseen el mismo efecto terapéutico, colonización con específicos probióticos y simbióticos (incluyendo la ingeniería bacteriana para secretar citokinas anti-inflamatorias y restaurar la flora comensal y la tolerancia intestinal) podría ser la próxima estrategia para el tratamiento de las enfermedades gastrointestinales y otras enfermedades inmunológicas.


Subject(s)
Humans , Bacteria/growth & development , Bacteria/metabolism , Intestines/immunology , Intestines/microbiology , Probiotics/therapeutic use , Bifidobacterium/metabolism , Colitis, Ulcerative/drug therapy , Ecosystem , Crohn Disease , Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/drug therapy , Helicobacter pylori , Lactobacillus/metabolism , Probiotics/adverse effects , Gastrointestinal Tract/immunology , Gastrointestinal Tract/microbiology
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