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EXPERIMENTAL ULCERATIVE COLITIS: TGF-Β AS A DIAGNOSTIC MARKER

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Biochemistry and pathological chemistry

Abstract

Previous studies stated that TGF-β is a pleiotropic cytokine, abundant in mammalian intestine, regulates multiple cellular functions as a suppressor of the immune response, cell proliferation, and oncogenesis. Studyaims: Here, we investigated the value of TGF-β as a diagnostic marker of ulcerative colitis disease (UC) in experimental UC model.  Materials& Methods: Acute & chronic UC was induced in mice by using (3% and 1.5% respectively) DSS in drinking water. The induction of UC was confirmed by histopathological examination. Proteins and mRNA expression of both TGF-β and TNF-α were analyzed by western blot and real time PCR respectively. Complete blood count (CBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Results: A marked elevation occurred in proteins and mRNA expression of both TGF-β and TNF-α in UC tissues in acute and chronic groups vs. healthy group. Furthermore, significant elevation in both CRP and ESR of diseased groups was recorded in comparison to normal group < strong>.  Blood count revealed marked leukocytosis, thrombocytosis and marked decrease in red blood cell counts with severe anemia in both acute and chronic UC groups compared to healthy control group < strong>.   Conclusion: Increased levels of TGF-β protein and mRNA expression in UC disease might have a diagnostic value side by side with inflammatorybiomarkers (TNF-α, CRP & ESR), leukocytosis, thrombocytosis, bloody diarrhea and histopathological changes.

DOI

10.21608/ajps.2020.86014

Keywords

Acute & Chronic Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), C - reactive protein (CRP), Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)

Authors

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Omar

Last Name

Farghaly

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Department of Biochemestry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.

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omarfarghaly@azhar.edu.eg

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61

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1

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12941

Issue Date

2020-03-01

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2020-04-29

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2020-03-01

Page Start

46

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60

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1110-1644

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2535-1958

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519

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Al-Azhar Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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https://ajps.journals.ekb.eg/

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EXPERIMENTAL ULCERATIVE COLITIS: TGF-Β AS A DIAGNOSTIC MARKER

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22 Jan 2023