潰瘍性大腸炎における酸化窒素合成の増加
S J Middleton1, M Shorthouse, J O Hunter
1Department of Gastroenterology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Lancet (London, England)
|February 20, 1993
まとめ
シトルリン濃度の上昇によって示される酸化窒素 (NO) の産生の増加は,活発な潰瘍性大腸炎において観察されました. これは,NOが疾患に役割を果たす可能性があることを示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 胃腸内科 胃腸内科
- 免疫学 免疫学とは
- バイオケミストリー バイオケミストリー
背景:
- 酸化窒素 (NO) は,NO合成によって合成され,シトルリンを放出します.
- 潰瘍性大腸炎 (UC) は,結腸に影響する慢性炎症性腸疾患です.
研究 の 目的:
- 活性性潰瘍性大腸炎 (UC) での窒素酸化物 (NO) 生合成の役割を調査する.
- NOの産生がUC組織で増加しているかどうかを判断する.
主な方法:
- 活性UC,静止UC,および正常な組織学を有する患者の直腸バイオプシの標本におけるシトルリン濃度測定.
- NG-モノメチル-L-アルギニン (L-NMMA) を含有したUC生検サンプルをインキュベートし,シトルリン産生に対する効果を評価する.
主要な成果:
- シトルリン濃度は,静止中のUCまたは正常なヒストロジーと比較して,活発なUC生検で有意に高かった.
- L-NMMAによるNO合成酵素の抑制は,UCバイオプシーサンプルにおけるシトルリン生成を減少させた.
結論:
- 粘膜 NO バイオシンセシスは,活発な潰瘍性大腸炎で増加します.
- NOの産生量が増加すると,潰瘍性大腸炎の病原化に寄与する可能性があります.
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