Expression of Toll-like receptor 4, CD14, and NF-κB in Chinese patients with ulcerative colitis.
This study elucidates the significance of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), CD14, and nuclear factor (NF)-κB on the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC). Colonic biopsy specimens were collected from active UC and controls. The expression of TLR4, CD14, and NF-κBp 65 was analyzed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). In UC, disease activity index (DAI) and pathological grade were classified according to the Powell-Tuck grade system and Truelove-Richards system, respectively. Fifty-six UC cases and 56 controls entered the investigation. IHC and RT-PCR revealed a significant increase of TLR4, CD14, and NF-κBp 65 antigen expression in colonic mucosa of UC compared with colonic mucosa of controls (p < .001). In UC, TLR4, CD14, and NF-κBp 65 expression were positively related to DAI (r = .873, p < .001; r = .576, p < .001; r = .747, p < .001 receptively). NF-κBp65 significantly correlated with TLR4 and CD14 (r = .669, p < .001; r = .576, p < .001, receptively). TLR4, CD14, and NF-κBp65 were positively related to pathological classification in UC (p < .01). Thus, TLR4, CD14, and NF-κBp65 were upregulated significantly in UC, to an extent that reflects the degree of inflammation and thereby might contribute to the occurrence and development of UC.
Department of Anatomy, Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, P. R. China.
Zhen-hai
ZH
Yu
Fei
F
Huang
Ning
N
Xu
Dong-mei
DM
Zhao
Feng-ai
FA
Hu
Jiao
J
Liu
Hong-fu
HF
Liu
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D003106:Colon / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D018950:Lipopolysaccharide Receptors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D018950:Lipopolysaccharide Receptors; C495345:TLR4 protein, human; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA