ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Correlations between serum levels of histamine, diamine oxidase, substance P in patients with chronic urticaria
1 Nikiforov's All-Russian Center for Emergency and Radiation Medicine, EMERCOM of Russia, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2 Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Correspondence should be addressed: Natalya V. Mikryukova
Optikov, 54, Saint Petersburg, 197345, Russia; ofni.vokuyrkim@aylatan
Funding: the study was supported by the Nikiforov's All-Russian Center for Emergency and Radiation Medicine, EMERCOM of Russia, within the framework of the research project “Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of chronic urticaria in adults”.
Author contribution: the authors declare compliance of their authorship with the international ICMJE criteria. Mikryukova NV — data acquisition and analysis, manuscript writing; Kalinina NM — editing, introduction of fundamental changes, final approval of the version of the article.
Compliance with ethical standards: the subjects submitted the informed consent to participation in the study approved by the Ethics Committee of the Nikiforov's All-Russian Center for Emergency and Radiation Medicine, EMERCOM of Russia (protocol № 6/21 dated 24 June 2021).
The onset and progression of various disorders, including chronic urticaria, are associated with stress. The gut-brain-skin axis is used to describe correlations among the nervous system, gastrointestinal tract states and systemic and skin inflammation. We have summarized inflammatory and immune mechanisms underlying chronic urticaria and stress in the context of the gut-brain-skin axis. The study was aimed to show the relationships between substance P, the neurotransmitter, and diamine oxidase, the enzyme disrupting histamine in the gut of patients suffering from chronic urticaria. A total of 165 adults aged 18–68 were enrolled; 97 patients had chronic urticaria, the comparison group was formed of 68 nominally healthy individuals. ELISA (Cloud-Clone Corp; China) was used to simultaneously estimate serum levels of substance P, diamine oxidase, and histamine. We revealed a significant positive correlation (ρ = 0.5; p < 0.05) between substance P and diamine oxidase in patients with chronic urticaria and in the comparison group, which confirmed the existence of the gut-brain-skin axis. The paper provides theoretical background and new targets for treatment of chronic urticaria. The possibility of prevention and treatment of these disorders by modulation of gut microbiota is discussed, the place of diet and the lifestyle modification contributing to improvement of general health are determined.
Keywords: stress, substance P, diamine oxidase, histamine, chronic urticaria, gut-brain-skin axis