Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Center for Applied Biomedical Research (CRBA), S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 7;7(1):7458. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07992-1.
Patients with long-standing ulcerative colitis (UC) have an increased colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. In this pilot study we evaluated the effect of Eicosapentaenoic acid as free fatty acid (EPA-FFA) supplementation on mucosal disease activity, colonic differentiation markers and microbiota composition in UC patients. Twenty long-standing UC patients in stable clinical remission and with fecal calprotectin (FC) > 150 µg/g were enrolled (T0) and supplemented with EPA-FFA 2 g/daily for 90 days (T3). Endoscopic and histologic disease activities were measured by Mayo and Geboes scores, respectively. HES1, KLF4, STAT3, IL-10 and SOCS3 levels were determined using western blotting and qRT-PCR, while phospho-STAT3 levels were assessed by western blotting. Goblet cells were stained by Alcian blue. Microbiota analyses were performed on both fecal and colonic samples. Nineteen patients completed the study; seventeen (89.5%) were compliant. EPA-FFA treatment reduced FC levels at T3. Patients with FC > 150 µg/g at T3 (n = 2) were assumed as non-responders. EPA-FFA improved endoscopic and histological inflammation and induced IL-10, SOCS3, HES1 and KLF4 in compliant and responder patients. Importantly, long-term UC-driven microbiota composition was partially redressed by EPA-FFA. In conclusion, EPA-FFA supplementation reduced mucosal inflammation, promoted goblet cells differentiation and modulated intestinal microbiota composition in long-standing UC patients.
患有长期溃疡性结肠炎(UC)的患者结直肠癌(CRC)风险增加。在这项初步研究中,我们评估了二十碳五烯酸(EPA)作为游离脂肪酸(EPA-FFA)补充剂对 UC 患者粘膜疾病活动、结肠分化标志物和微生物群组成的影响。二十名处于稳定临床缓解期且粪便钙卫蛋白(FC)>150µg/g的长期 UC 患者入组(T0),并每天补充 EPA-FFA 2g,持续 90 天(T3)。通过 Mayo 和 Geboes 评分分别测量内镜和组织学疾病活动。使用 Western blot 和 qRT-PCR 测定 HES1、KLF4、STAT3、IL-10 和 SOCS3 水平,通过 Western blot 评估磷酸化 STAT3 水平。用阿利新蓝染色杯状细胞。对粪便和结肠样本进行微生物组分析。十九名患者完成了研究;十七名(89.5%)患者依从性良好。EPA-FFA 治疗可降低 T3 时的 FC 水平。T3 时 FC>150µg/g 的患者(n=2)被认为是无应答者。EPA-FFA 改善了依从性和应答者患者的内镜和组织学炎症,并诱导了 IL-10、SOCS3、HES1 和 KLF4。重要的是,长期 UC 驱动的微生物群组成部分被 EPA-FFA 纠正。总之,EPA-FFA 补充剂可减少粘膜炎症,促进杯状细胞分化,并调节长期 UC 患者的肠道微生物群组成。