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  • Title: Colonic proteinases: increased activity in patients with ulcerative colitis.
    Author: Bustos D, Negri G, De Paula JA, Di Carlo M, Yapur V, Facente A, De Paula A.
    Journal: Medicina (B Aires); 1998; 58(3):262-4. PubMed ID: 9713093.
    Abstract:
    In order to study the colonic intraluminal proteinase-antiproteinase imbalance under inflammatory conditions, we determined proteolytic activity (PA), alpha-1-antitrypsin and the activities of trypsin, chymotrypsin and neutrophil elastase in feces from patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) comparing the results with a control group. A fecal sample was obtained from each 25 patients with ulcerative colitis and 10 control subjects were studied. The severity of the disease was assessed by the Truelove index. Proteolytic activity was measured using azocasein as proteolytic substrate. The fecal concentration of alpha-1-antitrypsin was measured by radial immunodiffusion and the activities of the enzymes were measured using specific substrates. We found an increase in fecal PA, alpha-1-antitrypsin and neutrophil elastase in patients with UC and the correlation between the severity of the disease and the PA was statistically significant (r = 0.62, P < 0.05). We conclude that elevated colonic proteinase activity could contribute to the pathophysiology of ulcerative colitis.
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