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CELLS
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells8010078
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intestinal complement system; inflammatory bowel disease; Crohn's disease; ulcerative colitis; complement receptor 2 (CR2); immunoglobulin M (IgM); B cells
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [DE 1874/1-2]
- University of Lubeck
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term that comprises Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Both entities are characterized by a disturbed mucosal immune response and an imbalance of intestinal microbiota composition. The complement system (C) plays a critical role in the detection, and clearance of bacteria and dysregulation of single complement components has been linked to IBD. Here, we asked if the C contributes to distinct subtypes of inflammation observed in CD and UC. We performed systematical expression analyses of the intestinal C in IBD patients and controls. Immunohistochemistry or immunoblot experiments were performed to verify qPCR data. Activity of the three activation pathways of C was studied in sera samples. In CD patients a strong upregulation of the C was observed enabling the definition of unique expression patterns being associated either with remission or active disease. These data were reflected by an enhanced C activation in sera and fecal samples. An excessive mucosal presence of immunoglobulin M (IgM) and CR2/CD21 positive B cells in concert with decreased fecal IgA level was identified in CD patients in remission. These findings point to an exacerbated induction of the intestinal C that may potentially be involved in the etiology of CD.
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