Advances in Study on Role of Cathepsin S in Irritable Bowel Syndrome / 胃肠病学

ABSTRACT

Irritable bowel syndrome(IBS)is a common functional intestinal disease,and its etiology and pathogenesis are not completely clear. The pathogenesis of IBS involves disturbed gastrointestinal motility,gut hypersensitivity,intestinal inflammation,immune dysfunction and brain-gut axis abnormality. Cathepsin S(CTSS)is a proteolytic enzyme widely distributed in various cell lysosomes,and participates in a variety of pathophysiological processes. Recent studies have shown that CTSS may be involved in the pathogenesis of IBS. This article reviewed the advances in study on role of CTSS in IBS.