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Association of Endotoxins and Colon Polyp: A Case-Control Study

  • Lee, Kang-Kon (Department of Family Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Yum, Keun-Sang (Department of Family Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine)
  • Published : 2012.09.10
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Abstract

Endotoxins are known to be associated with the occurrence of various chronic diseases. This study was conducted to investigate the role of endotoxins in the pathogenesis of colon polyps through a case-control study. A total of 145 subjects (74 subjects in the polyp group and 71 subjects in the control group) had undergone a colonoscopy. Age, body mass index (BMI) and endotoxin levels were found to be significantly higher in the polyp group than in the control group. The endotoxin level was still significantly higher in the polyp group than in the control group, even after age and BMI had been adjusted (polyp group 0.108 ${\pm}$ 0.007 EU/mL, control group 0.049 ${\pm}$ 0.008 EU/mL, P 0.001). In subgroup analysis, the endotoxin level significantly increased in accordance with the number of colon polyps (one-polyp group, 0.088 ${\pm}$ 0.059 EU/mL; two-polyp group, 0.097 ${\pm}$ 0.071 EU/mL; three-or-more-polyp group, 0.149 ${\pm}$ 0.223 EU/mL). The endotoxin levels also significantly increased in groups with tubular adenoma with high-grade dysplasia (hyperplastic polyp group, 0.109 ${\pm}$ 0.121 EU/mL; tubular adenoma with low grade dysplasia group, 0.103 ${\pm}$ 0.059 EU/mL; tubular adenoma with high grade dysplasia group, 2.915 ${\pm}$ 0.072 EU/mL). In conclusion, the serum level of endotoxins is quantitatively correlated with colon polyps.

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