title: Neutrophil anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody proteins: bactericidal increasing protein, lactoferrin, cathepsin, and elastase as serological markers of inflammatory bowel and other diseases.
abstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract comprising Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Although the pathogenesis of the disease is not clearly defined yet, environmental, genetic and other factors contribute to the onset of the disease. Apart from the clinical and histopathological findings, several serological biomarkers are also employed to detect IBD. One of the most thoroughly studied biomarker is anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA). We herein provide an overview of the current knowledge on the use of ANCA and certain ANCA proteins, such as bactericidal increasing protein, lactoferrin, cathepsin G and elastase, as serological markers for IBD and other diseases.
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratory of Immunology (Kallirroi S. Kyriakidi, Vasileios E. Tsianos, Evaggelos Karvounis), Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Kallirroi S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kyriakidi
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratory of Immunology (Kallirroi S. Kyriakidi, Vasileios E. Tsianos, Evaggelos Karvounis), Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasileios E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Tsianos
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratory of Immunology (Kallirroi S. Kyriakidi, Vasileios E. Tsianos, Evaggelos Karvounis), Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Evaggelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karvounis
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology (Dimitrios K. Christodoulou, Konstantinos H. Katsanos), Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Christodoulou
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology (Dimitrios K. Christodoulou, Konstantinos H. Katsanos), Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Katsanos
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences (Epameinondas V. Tsianos), University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Epameinondas V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Tsianos
keywords: Inflammatory bowel disease; anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody; bactericidal increasing protein; cathepsin G; elastase; lactoferrin