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. 1995 Feb;146(2):310–316.

Influence of inflammatory bowel disease on the distribution and concentration of pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor within the colon.

R J Playford 1, A M Hanby 1, K Patel 1, J Calam 1
PMCID: PMC1869860  PMID: 7856742

Abstract

Gastrointestinal epithelia contain a powerful protease inhibitor called pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor (PSTI). Patients with inflammatory bowel disease have changes in mucus structure suggestive of increased proteolysis. We therefore examined the distribution and concentration of PSTI in the colon of normal subjects and patients with inflammatory bowel disease. In normal subjects (N = 12), mucosal levels of PSTI were approximately 200 ng/mg protein in all regions of the colon and was localized to goblet and endocrine cells. Mucosal PSTI levels in the (affected) left side of the colon of patients with active (N = 12) or quiescent (N = 10) ulcerative colitis were reduced (approximately 80% of control in descending colon, 55% of control in sigmoid colon, and 50% of control in rectum, all P < 0.01), whereas levels in the (unaffected) right side of the colon were normal. PSTI levels were also reduced to approximately 65% of control in colonic tissue affected by Crohn's disease (N = 6, P = 0.01) and immunostaining showed PSTI positivity within the ulcer-associated cell lineage. As the mucous layer is important in preserving mucosal integrity, our finding of prolonged reduction in mucosal PSTI levels after an episode of ulcerative colitis probably represents a long-term reduction in a mucosal defense mechanisms that could lead to increased susceptibility to episodes of inflammation.

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