title: Enhanced synthesis of neutrophil-activating peptide-1/interleukin-8 in active ulcerative colitis.
abstract: 1. We studied neutrophil-activating peptide-1/interleukin-8 in inflammatory bowel disease. 2. Mucosal levels of neutrophil-activating peptide-1/interleukin-8 were significantly higher in patients with active ulcerative colitis [median 74.5 (range 17.7-450.8) pg/mg] than in patients with active Crohn's disease [10.4 (4-46.9) pg/mg; P less than 0.002] or in normal control subjects [10.4 (4-16.6) pg/mg; P less than 0.002]. 3. Circulating neutrophil-activating peptide-1/interleukin-8 was generally undetectable but there were higher levels of anti-neutrophil-activating peptide-1/interleukin-8 antibodies in patients with active ulcerative colitis [62.9 (3.4-239) ng/ml] than in patients with active Crohn's disease [5.9 (2.1-18.10) ng/ml; P less than 0.001] or in control subjects [6.1 (3.2-15.8) ng/ml; P less than 0.001]. 4. Neutrophil-activating peptide-1/interleukin-8 may be of specific functional importance in mediating inflammation in ulcerative colitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Therapeutics, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, U.K.
authors.forename: Y R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Mahida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceska
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Effenberger
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kurlak
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lindley
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hawkey
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D016209:Interleukin-8