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Studies on peroxisomes of colonic mucosa in Crohn's disease

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The etiology and pathogenesis of Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel pathology, have not been elucidated yet. In particular, the behavior of peroxisomes in inflamed colonic mucosa has not been investigated despite their important role in cellular oxidative metabolism. Using cytochemistry at the ultrastructural level, we have observed these catalase-positive organelles. In addition, biochemical analyses have revealed the specific activities of catalase and cyanide-insensitive acyl-CoA oxidase. Mucosal biopsy specimens from inflamed and noninflamed areas of Crohn's patients were compared to control biopsies. We found that Crohn's disease was marked by an important diminution in the peroxisomal frequency per cell unit area. If catalase activity was not affected by this pathology, cyanide-insensitive acyl-CoA oxidase, an enzyme of the peroxisomal β-oxidation system, was found diminished in inflamed and in noninflamed areas. In conclusion, our results showed that Crohn's disease is accompanied by peroxisomal modifications but the number and the enzyme activities of colonic peroxisomes are less deeply altered in Crohn's disease than during neoplasia. This fact suggests that a relation may exist between the degree of peroxisomal deficiency and the clinical severity of colonic disease.

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  1. Service des maladies de l'appareil digestif, CHU de Nancy, Hôpital de Brabois, Rue du Morvan, F-54511, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, France

    I. Aimone-Gastin, S. Cable, J. M. Keller, M. A. Bigard, B. Champigneulle, P. Gaucher, J. L. Gueant & M. Dauça

  2. Laboratoire de Biochimie Nutritionnelle, INSERM U308, Université de Nancy I, Faculté de Médecine, BP 184, F-54505, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, France

    I. Aimone-Gastin, S. Cable, J. M. Keller, M. A. Bigard, B. Champigneulle, P. Gaucher, J. L. Gueant & M. Dauça

  3. Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire du Developpement, Université de Nancy I, Faculté des Sciences, BP 239, F-54506, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, France

    I. Aimone-Gastin, S. Cable, J. M. Keller, M. A. Bigard, B. Champigneulle, P. Gaucher, J. L. Gueant & M. Dauça

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Aimone-Gastin, I., Cable, S., Keller, J.M. et al. Studies on peroxisomes of colonic mucosa in Crohn's disease. Digest Dis Sci 39, 2177–2185 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02090368

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