CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF PARIETAL MICROFLORA IN CHILDREN WITH NON-SPECIFIC ULCERATIVE COLITIS

Abstract

One of the key factors driving the development of non-specific ulcerative colitis (NSUC) is the intestinal microflora. The dominant composition of the parietal microflora was studied (Clostridium coccoides, Clostridium leptum, Bacteroides fragilis, Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, Prevotella, и Atopobium) in children with non-specific ulcerative colitis (NSUC) using the polymerase chain reaction method in real time. It was shown that it was characteristic of children with NSUC to have increased bacterial density of C. coccoides and Lactobacillus, combined with somewhat reduced Bifidobacterium, B. fragilis and Prevotella. Population levels of individual parietal microflora components (Bacteroides fragilis, Lactobacillus, Clostridium leptum, Clostridium coccoides, Prevotella, Bifidobacterium) vary depending on prevalence, severity and intensity of pathological process in the case of NSUC. Key words: inflammatory intestinal diseases, non-specific ulcerative colitis, parietal intestinal microflora, polymerase chain reaction, children. (Pediatric Pharmacology. – 2010; 7(5):71-76)