Aberrant mucosal lymphocyte number and subsets in the colon of post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome patients

BACKGROUND: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is characterized by chronic abdominal symptoms such as pain, discomfort, and altered bowel habits. A subset of IBS patients, denoted as post-infectious IBS (PI-IBS) patients, develop symptoms after an enteric infection. Distinct abnormalities in the gut mucosa, including mucosal inflammation, have been proposed to contribute to or be the cause of PI-IBS. This study investigated lymphocyte subsets in PI-IBS patients compared to healthy controls.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten PI-IBS patients and nine healthy controls participated. All PI-IBS patients met the Rome III diagnostic criteria for IBS and reported sustained symptoms at least 1 year after an episode of acute gastroenteritis. Intraepithelial lymphocytes and lamina propria lymphocytes (LPLs), isolated from mucosal tissue samples, were stained and analyzed for a comprehensive set of cell markers using flow cytometry.

RESULTS: The number of LPLs in PI-IBS was significantly increased compared to those in healthy controls (p < 0.05). PI-IBS patients showed significantly increased proportions of CD45RO(+) CD4(+) activated/memory T cells (p < 0.05) and double-positive CD4(+) CD8(+) cells (p < 0.05), respectively, in the lamina propria. The number of CD19(+) LPLs was decreased in PI-IBS patients compared to healthy controls (p < 0.001).

CONCLUSION: This study presents new evidence that PI-IBS is associated with a sustained aberrant mucosal immune response and support future studies of anti-inflammatory or immune-modulating treatments in these patients.

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CommentIn: Cell Mol Immunol. 2021 Jul;18(7):1620-1621. - PMID 33479415

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:49

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Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 49(2014), 9 vom: 16. Sept., Seite 1068-75

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sundin, Johanna [VerfasserIn]
Rangel, Ignacio [VerfasserIn]
Kumawat, Ashok K [VerfasserIn]
Hultgren-Hörnquist, Elisabeth [VerfasserIn]
Brummer, Robert J [VerfasserIn]

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Antigens, CD19
CD3 Complex
CD8 Antigens
Cell biology
EC 3.1.3.48
FOXP3 protein, human
Forkhead Transcription Factors
Gastrointestinal
Health economy
Immunology
Infections
Journal Article
Ki-67 Antigen
Leukocyte Common Antigens

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Date Completed 14.05.2015

Date Revised 16.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Cell Mol Immunol. 2021 Jul;18(7):1620-1621. - PMID 33479415

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3109/00365521.2014.926982

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NLM239094425