title: Increased concentrations of interleukin 1 beta, interleukin-2, and soluble interleukin-2 receptors in endoscopical mucosal biopsy specimens with active inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: Concentrations of interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), interleukin-2 (IL-2), and soluble IL-2 receptors (sIL-2R) were determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) in supernatants of sonicated endoscopical mucosal biopsy specimens from 31 patients with inflammatory bowel disease and 19 controls. IL-1 beta was detected in 53% of the patient supernatants (p = 0.0001), IL-2 in 35% (p = 0.0031), compared with none of the controls. Soluble IL-2R was present in 55% and 26% of the specimens, respectively (p = 0.07). The concentrations of IL-1 beta (p = 0.00015), IL-2 (p = 0.0019), and sIL-2R (p = 0.0073) were highest in the most inflamed biopsy specimens, compared with less inflamed specimens and controls. There were no significant differences in IL-1 beta, IL-2, and sIL-2R concentrations between ulcerative colitis (16) and Crohn's disease patients (15). The results suggest that enhanced cellular immunity operates in vivo at the mucosal level in active inflammatory bowel disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Herlev University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brynskov
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tvede
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vilien
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000276:immunology*; D003106:Colon / Q000276:immunology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000032:analysis*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis; D007378:Interleukins / Q000032:analysis*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D007376:Interleukin-2; D007378:Interleukins; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2