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Influence of metronidazole and tinidazole on leukocyte chemotaxis in Crohn's disease

Der Einfluβ von Metronidazole und Tinidazole auf die Leukozyten-Chemotaxis beim Morbus Crohn

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Leukocyte chemotaxis was investigated in patients with Crohn's disease and compared to normal controls. In nonactive phases of the disease, the patient's spontaneous migration was lower than normal whilst their chemotactic reactivity was almost normal. These findings were different when the patients were in an active phase of the disease. The spontaneous as well as the induced migration of leukocytes from patients with Crohn's disease were markedly improved in the presence of metronidazole or tinidazole in in vitro studies. The same results were found in in vivo experiments on the same patients. The implications of these findings were briefly discussed.

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Die Leukozyten-Chemotaxis wurde bei Patienten mit Enteritis regionalis untersucht und mit dem Befund bei Gesunden verglichen. In nichtaktiven Phasen der Krankheit war die Spontanwanderung der Leukozyten geringer als normal, ihre chemotaktische Reaktion dagegen fast normal. Diese Befunde änderten sich in akuten Krankheitsphasen. Sowohl die spontane als auch die induzierte Leukozytenwanderung nahm bei diesen Patienten in Gegenwart von Metronidazole und Tinidazole in vitro zu; dasselbe ergaben in vivo-Versuche bei denselben Patienten. Die Bedeutung dieser Befunde wird kurz erörtert.

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Gnarpe, H., Persson, S. & Belsheim, J. Influence of metronidazole and tinidazole on leukocyte chemotaxis in Crohn's disease. Infection 6 (Suppl 1), S107–S110 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01646078

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