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Ann Hepatol ; 15(3): 402-9, 2016.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27049494

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Liver cirrhosis is associated with intestinal epithelial barrier dysfunction, which may be affected by oxidative stress. Studies in cirrhotic rats provided evidence for intestinal oxidative stress, but studies in cirrhotic patients are scarce. We have shown intestinal barrier dysfunction in patients with compensated cirrhosis. AIM: The present study aimed to investigate whether oxidative stress occurs in the intestinal mucosa of compensated cirrhotic patients and may contribute to barrier dysfunction. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Oxidative stress was studied in duodenal and sigmoid biopsies from 15 cirrhotic patients and 22 controls by analyzing transcription of genes involved in glutathione and uric acid metabolism using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Protein levels of glutathione and glutathione disulphide were measured and the glutathione/glutathione disulphide ratio was calculated as marker of oxidative stress. In addition, intestinal myeloperoxidase and fecal calprotectin were determined. RESULTS: Gene transcription of glutathione synthetase and glutathione reductase were significantly different in duodenal and sigmoid biopsies of cirrhotic patients vs. controls, but no alterations were found for other genes nor for glutathione, glutathione disulphide, glutathione/glutathione disulphide ratio and intestinal myeloperoxidase and fecal calprotectin concentrations. CONCLUSION: This study did not find indications for oxidative stress and low-grade inflammation in the small and large intestine of stable compensated cirrhotic patients. Although these preliminary findings need further validation, we found intestinal oxidative stress not to be a major mechanism contributing to epithelial barrier dysfunction in patients with compensated cirrhosis.


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Colon, Sigmoid/chemistry , Duodenum/chemistry , Intestinal Mucosa/chemistry , Liver Cirrhosis/metabolism , Oxidative Stress , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Biomarkers/analysis , Biopsy , Case-Control Studies , Feces/chemistry , Female , Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/genetics , Glutathione/analysis , Glutathione Disulfide/analysis , Glutathione Reductase/genetics , Glutathione Synthase/genetics , Humans , Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex/analysis , Liver Cirrhosis/diagnosis , Liver Cirrhosis/genetics , Male , Middle Aged , Oxidative Stress/genetics , Peroxidase/analysis , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , Transcription, Genetic , Young Adult
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