Shuxia Yu1, Bin Li2, Jinghua Hao2, Xiuju Shi2, Jian Ge2, Hongwei Xu1,2. 1. Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University Ji'nan, Shandong Province, China. 2. Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University Ji'nan, Shandong Province, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression levels of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients with ulcerative colitis and correlations of HIF-1α and CRP levels with disease severity. METHODS: A total of 82 patients with confirmed ulcerative colitis were enrolled in this study and according to the disease severity grading, these patients were assigned into three groups: mild group (n=25), moderate group (n=31) and severe group (n=26). And other 30 patients without ulcerative colitis as demonstrated by colonoscopy examination were enrolled in control group in the same period. HIF-1α and CRP levels were detected by ELISA and Real-time PCR and compared among different groups. Pearson's correlation analysis was performed to evaluate the correlations of HIF-1α and CRP levels with disease severity. Logistic regression analysis was used to explore risk factors of disease severity in patients with ulcerative colitis. RESULTS: The expression levels of HIF-1α and CRP in ulcerative colitis group were significantly higher than those in control group (all P<0.001). The levels of HIF-1α and CRP in patients with ulcerative colitis increased remarkably with the increase of disease severity. Patients in mild group had the lowest levels of HIF-1α and CRP, while patients in severe group had the highest levels of HIF-1α and CRP. Logistic regression analysis showed that the expression of HIF-1α and CRP were the risk factors for disease severity of ulcerative colitis (all P<0.001). And Pearson correlation analysis showed that HIF-1α and CRP levels were significantly associated with Rachmilewitz score and disease activity index (DAI), respectively (all P<0.001). CONCLUSION: The levels of HIF-1α and CRP were up-regulated in patients with ulcerative colitis and positively correlated with the progression of ulcerative colitis, indicating that the detection of HIF-1α and CRP expression could be used for predicting the disease severity. AJTR
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression levels of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients with ulcerative colitis and correlations of HIF-1α and CRP levels with disease severity. METHODS: A total of 82 patients with confirmed ulcerative colitis were enrolled in this study and according to the disease severity grading, these patients were assigned into three groups: mild group (n=25), moderate group (n=31) and severe group (n=26). And other 30 patients without ulcerative colitis as demonstrated by colonoscopy examination were enrolled in control group in the same period. HIF-1α and CRP levels were detected by ELISA and Real-time PCR and compared among different groups. Pearson's correlation analysis was performed to evaluate the correlations of HIF-1α and CRP levels with disease severity. Logistic regression analysis was used to explore risk factors of disease severity in patients with ulcerative colitis. RESULTS: The expression levels of HIF-1α and CRP in ulcerative colitis group were significantly higher than those in control group (all P<0.001). The levels of HIF-1α and CRP in patients with ulcerative colitis increased remarkably with the increase of disease severity. Patients in mild group had the lowest levels of HIF-1α and CRP, while patients in severe group had the highest levels of HIF-1α and CRP. Logistic regression analysis showed that the expression of HIF-1α and CRP were the risk factors for disease severity of ulcerative colitis (all P<0.001). And Pearson correlation analysis showed that HIF-1α and CRP levels were significantly associated with Rachmilewitz score and disease activity index (DAI), respectively (all P<0.001). CONCLUSION: The levels of HIF-1α and CRP were up-regulated in patients with ulcerative colitis and positively correlated with the progression of ulcerative colitis, indicating that the detection of HIF-1α and CRP expression could be used for predicting the disease severity. AJTR
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