Some serum protein studies in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
An auto-immune origin was postulated previously for ulcerative colitis. The present results do not support this hypothesis. Crohn's disease has been compared to sarcoidosis and lymphogranuloma venereum. Crohn's disease may be a virus infection coming from the bowel content. The virus may multiply, for instance, inside the submucosal lymphocytes.
D000328:Adult; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000097:blood*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000378:metabolism; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000378:metabolism; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000378:metabolism; D009961:Orosomucoid / Q000378:metabolism; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism
D001798:Blood Proteins; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D009961:Orosomucoid; D012709:Serum Albumin