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478207

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-11-28
pubmed:abstractText
Jejunal mucosal function and structure was examined in 31 patients with ulcerative colitis and 29 patients with Crohn's disease with ileal, ileocolonic or colonic involvement; A significant reduction of the specific activity of disaccharidases (lactase, sucrase and trehalase) in jejunal mucosal homogenate occurred in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Similarly, alkaline phosphatase was reduced in ulcerative colitis. Several dipeptidases such as glycyl-leucine, leucyl-glycine, glycyl-glycine and valyl-proline hydrolase activities were lower in patients with inflammatory bowel disease than in controls. Histological changes in jejunal mucosal biopsies occurred in 71% of patients with ulcerative colitis and 61% with Crohn's disease. These changes ranged from mild abnormalities of villus architecture to marked reduction of villus height. Most patients with a reduction in mucosal enzymes had concommitant morphological changes in jejunal mucosal biopsy. The results of this study indicate that functional and structural abnormalities of the jejunal mucosa frequently occur in patients with inflammatory bowel disease without radiologic evidence of proximal small bowel involvement.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0012-2823
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
259-66
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
Abnormalities of jejunal mucosal enzymes in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article