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ArticleBMC gastroenterology2014

Correlation between depression, anxiety, and polymorphonuclear cells' resilience in ulcerative colitis: the mediating role of heat shock protein 70.

Ilias I Vlachos, Calypso Barbatis, Maria Tsopanomichalou, Lydia Abou-Assabeh, Konstantinos Goumas, Maria Ginieri-Coccossis, Marina Economou, George N Papadimitriou, Efstratios Patsouris, Polyxeni Nicolopoulou-Stamati

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Article in BMC gastroenterology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Ilias I VlachosFirst Department of Pathology, Medical School, Athens University, Athens, Greece. vlachos.ilias@gmail.com.
Calypso Barbatis
Maria Tsopanomichalou
Lydia Abou-Assabeh
Konstantinos Goumas
Maria Ginieri-Coccossis
Marina Economou
George N Papadimitriou
Efstratios Patsouris
Polyxeni Nicolopoulou-Stamati
Eginition Hospital · GRAthens Medical Center · GRHellenic Red Cross · GRRed Cross Hospital · GRLaiko General Hospital of Athens · GR

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Abstract

backgroundTo investigate whether anxiety and depression levels are associated with Heat Shock Protein 70 (HSP70) induction in the colon of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC).

methodsThe design was cross-sectional. Clinical activity was assessed by the Rachmilewitz Index (CAI). Three psychometric questionnaires were used: Zung Depression Rating Scale (ZDRS), Spielberg State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Colon biopsies were obtained from each affected anatomical site. Severity of inflammation was assessed by eosin/hematoxylin. Constitutive (HSP70c) and inducible (HSP70i) HSP70 expression were immunohistochemically studied.

results29 UC patients were enrolled (69% men). Mean age was 46.5 years (SD: 19.5). Inflammation severity was moderate in 17 patients, severe in 6, and mild in 6. The mean number of years since diagnosis was 7.9 (SD: 6.5). The mean CAI was 6.4 (SD: 3.1). In active UC, there was downregulation of HSP70c in inflamed epithelium, without significant HSP70 induction. In 22/29 cases of active cryptitis, polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) clearly expressed HSP70i, with weak, focal positivity in the other 7 cases. Except for the hospital anxiety scale, scores in all psychometric tools were higher in patients with strong HSP70i immunoreactivity in the PMN. Logistic regression showed a strong positive relationship between HSP70i immunoreactivity in the PMN cells and scores in the trait anxiety, ZDRS, and hospital depression scales, (Odds ratios 1.3, 1.3, and 1.5; P = 0.018, 0.023, and 0.038; Wald test, 5.6, 5.2, and 4.3 respectively) and a weaker but significant positive correlation with the CAI (Odds ratio 1.654; P = 0.049; Wald test 3.858).

conclusionHSP70 is induced in PMN cells of UC patients and its induction correlates with depression and anxiety levels.

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AdultAgedAnxietyColitis, UlcerativeColonCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNeutrophilsSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesHSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins

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PMID24742079
PMCPMC4003512
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