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Substance P--an underlying factor for pouchitis? Prospective study of substance P- and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-immunoreactive innervation and mast cells. 1996

U Keränen, and H Järvinen, and P Kärkkäinen, and T Kiviluoto, and E Kivilaakso, and S Soinila
Second Department of Surgery, University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.

Recent studies suggest that substance P (SP), vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), and mast cells play a role in inflammatory processes of the bowel. The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of SP and VIP immunoreactivities and to count mast cells in the ileal pouch of patients, who had pouchitis after restorative proctocolectomy performed for treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC), and to compare the findings in the same patients after a follow-up period. Nine patients with pouchitis underwent clinical evaluation, endoscopy of the pouch, and histological examination, which were repeated after the follow-up period of 14 months on average. The number and intensity of SP- and VIP-immunoreactive nerve fibers were visualized by immunofluorescence microscopy and subjected to quantitative scoring, and the number of mast cells per unit area was counted. The results were compared to the histological findings and the clinical status. Lamina propria contained fibers showing bright immunofluorescence for SP and VIP. The mean fluorescence intensity score of SP-immunoreactive nerve fibers in the lamina propria remained similar after the follow-up period (2.99 +/- 0.79 and 2.06 +/- 0.82, NS). SP-immunoreactive innervation correlated with the grade of acute (R2 = 0.5396, P = 0.0242) and chronic inflammation (R2 = 0.4561, P = 0.0459), while SP and VIP immunoreactivity, mast cell count, and histological changes did not correlate with the clinical status. The present study demonstrates an increase in the density of SP-immunoreactive nerve fibers in inflamed ileal pouch mucosa of clinically asymptomatic pouchitis patients. These results raise the possibility of therapeutic interference of SP-related processes in treatment of pouchitis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007082 Ileum The distal and narrowest portion of the SMALL INTESTINE, between the JEJUNUM and the ILEOCECAL VALVE of the LARGE INTESTINE.
D007150 Immunohistochemistry Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents. Immunocytochemistry,Immunogold Techniques,Immunogold-Silver Techniques,Immunohistocytochemistry,Immunolabeling Techniques,Immunogold Technics,Immunogold-Silver Technics,Immunolabeling Technics,Immunogold Silver Technics,Immunogold Silver Techniques,Immunogold Technic,Immunogold Technique,Immunogold-Silver Technic,Immunogold-Silver Technique,Immunolabeling Technic,Immunolabeling Technique,Technic, Immunogold,Technic, Immunogold-Silver,Technic, Immunolabeling,Technics, Immunogold,Technics, Immunogold-Silver,Technics, Immunolabeling,Technique, Immunogold,Technique, Immunogold-Silver,Technique, Immunolabeling,Techniques, Immunogold,Techniques, Immunogold-Silver,Techniques, Immunolabeling
D007249 Inflammation A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cytologic and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function. Innate Inflammatory Response,Inflammations,Inflammatory Response, Innate,Innate Inflammatory Responses
D008297 Male Males
D008407 Mast Cells Granulated cells that are found in almost all tissues, most abundantly in the skin and the gastrointestinal tract. Like the BASOPHILS, mast cells contain large amounts of HISTAMINE and HEPARIN. Unlike basophils, mast cells normally remain in the tissues and do not circulate in the blood. Mast cells, derived from the bone marrow stem cells, are regulated by the STEM CELL FACTOR. Basophils, Tissue,Basophil, Tissue,Cell, Mast,Cells, Mast,Mast Cell,Tissue Basophil,Tissue Basophils
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009412 Nerve Fibers Slender processes of NEURONS, including the AXONS and their glial envelopes (MYELIN SHEATH). Nerve fibers conduct nerve impulses to and from the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Cerebellar Mossy Fibers,Mossy Fibers, Cerebellar,Cerebellar Mossy Fiber,Mossy Fiber, Cerebellar,Nerve Fiber
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D002452 Cell Count The number of CELLS of a specific kind, usually measured per unit volume or area of sample. Cell Density,Cell Number,Cell Counts,Cell Densities,Cell Numbers,Count, Cell,Counts, Cell,Densities, Cell,Density, Cell,Number, Cell,Numbers, Cell
D003093 Colitis, Ulcerative Inflammation of the COLON that is predominantly confined to the MUCOSA. Its major symptoms include DIARRHEA, rectal BLEEDING, the passage of MUCUS, and ABDOMINAL PAIN. Colitis Gravis,Idiopathic Proctocolitis,Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis Type,Ulcerative Colitis

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