Metabolic syndrome attenuates ulcerative colitis: Correlation with interleukin-10 and galectin-3 expression

• Published in: World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 25; no. 43; pp. 6465 - 6482
• Main Authors: Jovanovic, Marina, Markovic, Bojana Simovic, Gajovic, Nevena, Jurisevic, Milena, Djukic, Aleksandar, Jovanovic, Ivan, Arsenijevic, Nebojsa, Lukic, Aleksandra, Zdravkovic, Natasa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 21.11.2019
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; Colitis, Ulcerative - blood; Colitis, Ulcerative - complications; Colitis, Ulcerative - immunology; Colitis, Ulcerative - pathology; Colon - immunology; Colon - pathology; Cytokines - blood; Feces - chemistry; Female; Galectin 3 - blood; Humans; Lymphocytes - metabolism; Male; Metabolic Syndrome - blood; Metabolic Syndrome - complications; Metabolic Syndrome - immunology; Middle Aged; Observational Study; Young Adult; Systemic immune response; Inflammation; Galectin-3; Interleukin-10; Metabolic syndrome; Ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic disease characterized by inflammation of intestinal epithelium, primarily of the colon. An increasing prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients with UC has been documented recently. Still, there is no evidence that MetS alters the course of the UC. To t...