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Drosou A, Kirsner RS, Welsh E, Sullivan TP, Kerdel FA. Use of Infliximab, an Anti-Tumor Necrosis Alpha Antibody, for Inflammatory Dermatoses. J Cutan Med Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/120347540300700503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background: Infliximab is a monoclonal antibody against tumor necrosis factor alpha currently approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis. Recently, a controlled trial reported its effectiveness for psoriasis. Objective: The object of our study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of infliximab for inflammatory or autoimmune cutaneous disorders. Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed for patients who received infliximab at the University of Miami, Cedars Medical Center. Results: Patients with various disease, including panniculitis, pityriasis rubra pilaris, eosinophilic fasciitis, discoid lupus erythematosus, and necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, received infliximab infusion at a dose of 5 mg/kg. All patients had refractory disease or adverse effects to previous therapy, which included cyclosporine, systemic steroids, azathioprin, clofazimine, mycophenolate mofetil, acitretin, UVB, and thalidomide. Six out of the seven patients improved after treatment. Conclusions: Infliximab was well tolerated in most patients and the majority benefited from the use of infliximab.
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- Anna Drosou
- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
- Veterans Administration Medical Center, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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Ye J, Jiang R, Cui M, Zhu B, Sun L, Wang Y, Zohaib A, Dong Q, Ruan X, Song Y, He W, Chen H, Cao S. Etanercept reduces neuroinflammation and lethality in mouse model of Japanese encephalitis. J Infect Dis 2014; 210:875-89. [PMID: 24652493 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a neurotropic flavivirus that causes Japanese encephalitis (JE), which leads to high fatality rates in human. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is a key factor that mediates immunopathology in the central nervous system (CNS) during JE. Etanercept is a safe anti-TNF-α drug that has been commonly used in the treatment of various human autoimmune diseases. METHODS The effect of etanercept on JE was investigated with a JEV-infected mouse model. Four groups of mice were assigned to receive injections of phosphate-buffered saline, etanercept, JEV, or JEV plus etanercept. Inflammatory responses in mouse brains and mortality of mice were evaluated within 23 days post infection. RESULTS The in vitro assay with mouse neuron/glia cultures showed that etanercept treatment reduced the inflammatory response induced by JEV infection. In vivo experiments further demonstrated that administration of etanercept protected mice from JEV-induced lethality. Neuronal damage, glial activation, and secretion of proinflammatory cytokines were found to be markedly decreased in JEV-infected mice that received etanercept treatment. Additionally, etanercept treatment restored the integrity of the blood-brain barrier and reduced viral load in mouse brains. CONCLUSIONS Etanercept effectively reduces the inflammation and provides protection against acute encephalitis in a JEV-infected mouse model.
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- Jing Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R China
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AHN MARKJ, YORK ANNES, SOHN SOYOUNG, BENYAMINI PAYAM. BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: A LEGITIMACY-BASED VIEW. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 2013. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219877013500156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Disruptive technology platforms from emerging companies hold great promise for exploiting innovation, but often face legitimacy hurdles due to their liability of newness. Nascent firms must learn new roles with limited precedent, and establish ties with an environment that may not fully understand or value their existence. Using a legitimacy-based lens in the context of the biotechnology industry, we posit a sequential construct — cognitive, regulative, and normative legitimacy — to evaluate emergent technology platforms. Our model of biotechnology platform emergence may provide insights for understanding how breakthroughs achieve legitimacy in the scientific community, mobilize resources and talent, and attain commercial success.
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- MARK J. AHN
- College of Business, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- College of Business, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Smith JP, Field D, Bingaman SI, Evans R, Mauger DT. Safety and tolerability of low-dose naltrexone therapy in children with moderate to severe Crohn's disease: a pilot study. J Clin Gastroenterol 2013; 47:339-45. [PMID: 23188075 PMCID: PMC3586944 DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e3182702f2b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is an unmet need for safe and effective medicines to treat children with Crohn's disease. Recently, investigations have shown an association between endogenous opioid peptides and inflammatory cells. AIMS The aims of this study were to evaluate the safety and tolerability of an opioid antagonist, naltrexone, in children with moderate to severe Crohn's disease. METHODS A pilot clinical trial was conducted in children with moderate to severe Crohn's disease. Fourteen subjects with a mean age of 12.3 years (range, 8 to 17 y) were enrolled. Children were randomized to placebo or naltrexone (0.1 mg/kg) orally for 8 weeks followed by open-labeled treatment with 8 additional weeks of naltrexone. Safety and toxicity were monitored by physical examinations and blood chemistries. Clinical activity was assessed by the Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) and Quality of life was monitored by the Impact III survey. RESULTS Oral naltrexone was well tolerated without any serious adverse events in children with moderate to severe Crohn's disease. PCDAI scores significantly decreased from pretreatment values (34.2±3.3) with an 8-week course of naltrexone therapy (21.7±3.9) (P=0.005). Twenty-five percent of those treated with naltrexone were considered in remission (score ≤10) and 67% had improved with mild disease activity (decrease in PCDAI score by at least 10 points) at the end of the study. Systemic and social quality of life improved with naltrexone treatment (P=0.035). CONCLUSIONS Naltrexone therapy seems safe with limited toxicity when given to children with Crohn's disease and may reduce disease activity.
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- Jill P Smith
- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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Jakab RL, Collaco AM, Ameen NA. Cell-specific effects of luminal acid, bicarbonate, cAMP, and carbachol on transporter trafficking in the intestine. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2012; 303:G937-50. [PMID: 22936272 PMCID: PMC3469693 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00452.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Changes in intestinal luminal pH affect mucosal ion transport. The aim of this study was to compare how luminal pH and specific second messengers modulate the membrane traffic of four major ion transporters (CFTR, NHE3, NKCC1, and NBCe1) in rat small intestine. Ligated duodenal, jejunal, and ileal segments were infused with acidic or alkaline saline, 8-Br-cAMP, or the calcium agonist carbachol in vivo for 20 min. Compared with untreated intestine, lumen pH was reduced after cAMP or carbachol and increased following HCO(3)(-)-saline. Following HCl-saline, lumen pH was restored to control pH levels. All four secretory stimuli resulted in brush-border membrane (BBM) recruitment of CFTR in crypts and villi. In villus enterocytes, CFTR recruitment was coincident with internalization of BBM NHE3 and basolateral membrane recruitment of the bicarbonate transporter NBCe1. Both cAMP and carbachol recruited NKCC1 to the basolateral membrane of enterocytes, while luminal acid or HCO(3)(-) retained NKCC1 in intracellular vesicles. Luminal acid resulted in robust recruitment of CFTR and NBCe1 to their respective enterocyte membrane domains in the upper third of the villi; luminal HCO(3)(-) induced similar membrane changes lower in the villi. These findings indicate that each stimulus promotes a specific transporter trafficking response along the crypt-villus axis. This is the first demonstration that physiologically relevant secretory stimuli exert their actions in villus enterocytes by membrane recruitment of CFTR and NBCe1 in tandem with NHE3 internalization.
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- Robert L. Jakab
- 1Departments of Pediatrics/Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and
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- 1Departments of Pediatrics/Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and
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- 1Departments of Pediatrics/Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and ,2Cellular and Molecular Physiology Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Zheng CF, Xu JH, Huang Y, Leung YK. Treatment of pediatric refractory Crohn’s disease with thalidomide. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17:1286-91. [PMID: 21455327 PMCID: PMC3068263 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i10.1286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2010] [Revised: 12/16/2010] [Accepted: 12/23/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To assess the efficacy and tolerability of thalidomide in pediatric Crohn’s disease (CD).
METHODS: Six patients with refractory CD received thalidomide at an initial dose of 2 mg/kg per day for one month, then increased to 3 mg/kg per day or decreased to 1 mg/kg per day, and again further reduced to 0.5 mg/kg per day, according to the individual patient’s response to the drug.
RESULTS: Remission was achieved within three months. Dramatic clinical improvement was demonstrated after thalidomide treatment. Endoscopic and pathological improvements were also observed after thalidomide treatment, which was well tolerated by all patients.
CONCLUSION: Thalidomide is a useful drug for pediatric refractory CD.
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Jakab RL, Collaco AM, Ameen NA. Physiological relevance of cell-specific distribution patterns of CFTR, NKCC1, NBCe1, and NHE3 along the crypt-villus axis in the intestine. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2011; 300:G82-98. [PMID: 21030607 PMCID: PMC3025502 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00245.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2010] [Accepted: 10/27/2010] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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We examined the cell-specific subcellular expression patterns for sodium- and potassium-coupled chloride (NaK2Cl) cotransporter 1 (NKCC1), Na(+) bicarbonate cotransporter (NBCe1), cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), and Na(+)/H(+) exchanger 3 (NHE3) to understand the functional plasticity and synchronization of ion transport functions along the crypt-villus axis and its relevance to intestinal disease. In the unstimulated intestine, all small intestinal villus enterocytes coexpressed apical CFTR and NHE3, basolateral NBCe1, and mostly intracellular NKCC1. All (crypt and villus) goblet cells strongly expressed basolateral NKCC1 (at approximately three-fold higher levels than villus enterocytes), but no CFTR, NBCe1, or NHE3. Lower crypt cells coexpressed apical CFTR and basolateral NKCC1, but no NHE3 or NBCe1 (except NBCe1-expressing proximal colonic crypts). CFTR, NBCe1, and NKCC1 colocalized with markers of early and recycling endosomes, implicating endocytic recycling in cell-specific anion transport. Brunner's glands of the proximal duodenum coexpressed high levels of apical/subapical CFTR and basolateral NKCC1, but very low levels of NBCe1, consistent with secretion of Cl(-)-enriched fluid into the crypt. The cholinergic agonist carbachol rapidly (within 10 min) reduced cell volume along the entire crypt/villus axis and promoted NHE3 internalization into early endosomes. In contrast, carbachol induced membrane recruitment of NKCC1 and CFTR in all crypt and villus enterocytes, NKCC1 in all goblet cells, and NBCe1 in all villus enterocytes. These observations support regulated vesicle traffic in Cl(-) secretion by goblet cells and Cl(-) and HCO(3)(-) secretion by villus enterocytes during the transient phase of cholinergic stimulation. Overall, the carbachol-induced membrane trafficking profile of the four ion transporters supports functional plasticity of the small intestinal villus epithelium that enables it to conduct both absorptive and secretory functions.
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- Robert L Jakab
- Department of Pediatrics/Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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The reader may be eager to examine in which diseases ozonetherapy can be proficiently used and she/he will be amazed by the versatility of this complementary approach (Table 9 1). The fact that the medical applications are numerous exposes the ozonetherapist to medical derision because superficial observers or sarcastic sceptics consider ozonetherapy as the modern panacea. This seems so because ozone, like oxygen, is a molecule able to act simultaneously on several blood components with different functions but, as we shall discuss, ozonetherapy is not a panacea. The ozone messengers ROS and LOPs can act either locally or systemically in practically all cells of an organism. In contrast to the dogma that “ozone is always toxic”, three decades of clinical experience, although mostly acquired in private clinics in millions of patients, have shown that ozone can act as a disinfectant, an oxygen donor, an immunomodulator, a paradoxical inducer of antioxidant enzymes, a metabolic enhancer, an inducer of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and possibly an activator of stem cells with consequent neovascularization and tissue reconstruction.
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- Velio Bocci
- Department of Physiology, University of Siena, via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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Ormos G, Mehrishi J, Bakács T. Reduction in High Blood Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Levels After Manipulative Therapy in 2 Cervicogenic Headache Patients. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2009; 32:586-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2008] [Revised: 05/16/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Kiryu S, Dodanuki K, Takao H, Watanabe M, Inoue Y, Takazoe M, Sahara R, Unuma K, Ohtomo K. Free-breathing diffusion-weighted imaging for the assessment of inflammatory activity in Crohn's disease. J Magn Reson Imaging 2009; 29:880-6. [PMID: 19306416 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the application of free-breathing diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) to the assessment of disease activity in Crohn's disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-one patients with Crohn's disease were investigated using free-breathing DWI without special patient preparation or IV or intraluminal contrast agent. The bowel was divided into seven segments, and disease activity was assessed visually on DWI. For quantitative analysis, the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) was measured in each segment. The findings of a conventional barium study or surgery were regarded as the gold standard for evaluating the diagnostic ability of DWI to assess disease activity. RESULTS Upon visual assessment, the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for the detection of disease-active segments were 86.0, 81.4, and 82.4%, respectively. In the quantitative assessment, the ADC value in the disease-active area was lower than that in disease-inactive area in small and large bowels (1.61 +/- 0.44 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s versus 2.56 +/- 0.51 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s in small bowel and 1.52 +/- 0.43 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s versus 2.31 +/- 0.59 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s in large bowel, respectively, P<0.001). CONCLUSION Free-breathing DWI is useful in the assessment of Crohn's disease. The accuracy of DWI is high in evaluating disease activity, especially in the small bowel, and the ADC may facilitate quantitative analysis of disease activity.
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- Shigeru Kiryu
- Department of Radiology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Attenuated Salmonella typhimurium-mediated interleukin-10 delivery is beneficial for dextran sodium sulfate-induced murine colitis. Dis Colon Rectum 2009; 52:230-8. [PMID: 19279417 DOI: 10.1007/dcr.0b013e31819ad4c9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Interleukin-10 is a potent immunoregulatory agent that appears to play a role in inflammatory bowel disease. We hypothesized that interleukin-10 delivery to the distal gastrointestinal tract using a unique delivery vehicle may serve as a novel therapeutic for the treatment of experimental colitis. METHODS A murine interleukin-10 cDNA was subcloned and transformed into attenuated Salmonella typhimurium. In vitro interleukin-10 production and biofunction were evaluated. This construct was then used against dextran sodium sulfate-induced murine colitis. RESULTS A murine interleukin-10 producing S. typhimurium model was constructed. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and mast cell bioassay revealed interleukin-10 production. After single oral gavage feeding of 10 bacteria, persistence was noted within mesenteric lymph nodes at 6 weeks. Inoculation with/without the interleukin-10 plasmid (n = 7 per group) was performed before and after dextran sodium sulfate exposure. Postdextran sodium sulfate treatment revealed enhanced weight recovery in the S. typhimurium/interleukin-10 group compared to S. typhimurium/plasmid and phosphate buffered saline controls (P < 0.0001). The mean histology score for S. typhimurium/interleukin-10 was 0.86 compared to 3.14 and 3.17 for the S. typhimurium/plasmid and phosphate buffered saline controls respectively (P = 0.028). CONCLUSIONS Attenuated S. typhimurium producing interleukin-10 can be successfully delivered to the murine gastrointestinal tract by single oral dosing. This novel delivery method improved recovery of chemically-induced murine colitis.
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Chowdhury F, Williams A, Johnson P. Validation and comparison of two multiplex technologies, Luminex and Mesoscale Discovery, for human cytokine profiling. J Immunol Methods 2009; 340:55-64. [PMID: 18983846 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2008.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2008] [Revised: 09/26/2008] [Accepted: 10/06/2008] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Biomarker research has rapidly expanded over recent years aided by the progressive development of research tools, in particular the different multiplex technologies allowing simultaneous measurement of multiple analytes. It is foreseeable that such technology will have an integral role in clinical studies for establishing biomarker profiles of disease status, but validation of the tools is essential to confirm the reliability of their application. More comparable studies between multiplex platforms are required to enable users to determine which of these are best for a particular clinical study, as different platforms will have varying levels of performance for the validation parameters. Comparison of two multiplex platforms, the Luminex and the Mesoscale Discovery, has been performed to determine their performance for the validation parameters of sensitivity, precision and accuracy for the cytokines IL-2, IL-4, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, IFNgamma and TNFalpha. When measuring high concentrations both platforms show good accuracy (within +/-25% recovery) with all cytokines except IL-12 for the MSD. At low concentrations, +/-25% recovery was seen with all cytokines except IL-2 and IL-8 for the Luminex and IL-2 and IL-12 for the MSD. Although quantitative differences are found, relative differences are comparable, and consequently both platforms have been shown to be suitable for analyzing trends in multiple cytokine profiles, with the Luminex having better precision and the Mesoscale Discovery having greater sensitivity.
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- Ferdousi Chowdhury
- Cancer Sciences Division, CRUK Clinical Centre, Somers Cancer Research Building, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, England, United Kingdom
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Matters GL, Harms JF, McGovern C, Fitzpatrick L, Parikh A, Nilo N, Smith JP. The Opioid Antagonist Naltrexone Improves Murine Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Immunotoxicol 2008; 5:179-87. [DOI: 10.1080/15476910802131469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Del Vescovo R, Sansoni I, Caviglia R, Ribolsi M, Perrone G, Leoncini E, Grasso RF, Cicala M, Zobel BB. Dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the terminal ileum: differentiation of activity of Crohn's disease. ABDOMINAL IMAGING 2008; 33:417-424. [PMID: 17639383 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-007-9267-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM To prospectively investigate a new high resolution MRI technique for dynamic evaluation of the enhancement kinetics of bowel parietal layers and to correlate it with CDAI, CRP, endoscopic activity and histologic features. METHODS About 16 consecutive patients with proven diagnosis of CD underwent ileocolonoscopy with biopsy and serial bowel dynamic contrasted-MRI (D-CE-MRI) evaluated in blind fashion. Quantitative analysis of bowel wall enhancement kinetics was performed basing on signal to noise ratio (SNR) of inner parietal layers (Mucosa-Submucosa, M-SM) and outer parietal layers (Muscular-Serosa, Ms-S). Disease activity was defined by CDAI > 150, serum CRP > 5 mg/dL and histologic results. RESULTS About 9 patients showed a layered enhancement of bowel wall (8 active, 1 inactive), whereas inactive (7 cases) group presented a homogeneous pattern. In active patients we found a significant difference in parietal layered enhancement curves (M-SM vs. Ms-S, P < 0.03) not observed in inactive disease and controls (intra-group analysis). M-SM and Ms-S enhanced curves in clinically active patients were significantly different respect to those of patients with inactive CD (P < 0.001) (inter-group analysis). Parietal D-CE-MRI pattern well correlated with histologic features (r = 0.8; P < 0.001, Spearman test). CONCLUSIONS D-CE-MRI can be a useful tool for clinical follow-up and in the treatment strategies in CD patients.
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Campbell SJ, Jiang Y, Davis AEM, Farrands R, Holbrook J, Leppert D, Anthony DC. Immunomodulatory effects of etanercept in a model of brain injury act through attenuation of the acute-phase response. J Neurochem 2007; 103:2245-55. [PMID: 17883399 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04928.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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TNF-alpha has proved to be a successful target in the treatment of many peripheral inflammatory diseases, but the same interventions worsen immune-mediated CNS disease. However, anti-TNF-alpha strategies may offer promise as therapy for non-immune CNS injury. In this study, we have microinjected IL-1beta or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) into the rat brain as a simple model of brain injury and have systemically administered the TNF-alpha antagonist etanercept to discover whether hepatic TNF-alpha, produced as part of the acute-phase response to CNS injury, modulates the inflammatory response in the brain. We report a significant reduction in neutrophil numbers recruited to the IL-1beta- or LPS-challenged brain as a result of TNF-alpha inhibition. We also show an attenuation in the levels of hepatic mRNA including TNF-alpha mRNA and of TNF-alpha-induced genes, such as the chemokines CCL-2, CXCL-5, and CXCL-10, although other chemokines elevated by the injury were not significantly changed. The reduction in hepatic chemokine synthesis results in reduced numbers of circulating neutrophils, and also a reduction in the numbers recruited to the liver as a consequence of brain injury. These findings suggest that TNF-alpha inhibitors may reduce CNS inflammatory responses by targeting the hepatic acute-phase response, and thus therapies for brain injury need not cross the blood-brain barrier to be effective.
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- Sandra J Campbell
- Experimental Neuropathology, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Bañuelos-Ramírez D, Ramírez-Palma MM, Balcázar-Sánchez ME, Sánchez-Alonso S. Infliximab en infusión intravenosa rápida. Eficacia y complicaciones. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 3:171-5. [DOI: 10.1016/s1699-258x(07)73616-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2005] [Accepted: 03/22/2007] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Clark M, Colombel JF, Feagan BC, Fedorak RN, Hanauer SB, Kamm MA, Mayer L, Regueiro C, Rutgeerts P, Sandborn WJ, Sands BE, Schreiber S, Targan S, Travis S, Vermeire S. American gastroenterological association consensus development conference on the use of biologics in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, June 21-23, 2006. Gastroenterology 2007; 133:312-39. [PMID: 17631151 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) convened a panel of gastroenterologists expert in the area of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that developed this consensus statement based on expert presentations of current scientific knowledge about IBD and through subsequent group discussion. This statement reflects the panel's assessment of medical knowledge available when written. Thus, readers should view this statement in the context of data that will accumulate after its creation. The opinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this report are those of the consensus panel members and may or may not reflect the official opinion of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute. The conference upon which this report is based was funded through an unrestricted educational grant from Abbott Laboratories. Abbott Laboratories representatives did not attend the conference, nor did they participate in any way in the development of this report.
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- Michael Clark
- Department of Pathology, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England
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Smith JP, Stock H, Bingaman S, Mauger D, Rogosnitzky M, Zagon IS. Low-dose naltrexone therapy improves active Crohn's disease. Am J Gastroenterol 2007; 102:820-8. [PMID: 17222320 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01045.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Endogenous opioids and opioid antagonists have been shown to play a role in healing and repair of tissues. In an open-labeled pilot prospective trial, the safety and efficacy of low-dose naltrexone (LDN), an opioid antagonist, were tested in patients with active Crohn's disease. METHODS Eligible subjects with histologically and endoscopically confirmed active Crohn's disease activity index (CDAI) score of 220-450 were enrolled in a study using 4.5 mg naltrexone/day. Infliximab was not allowed for a minimum of 8 wk prior to study initiation. Other therapy for Crohn's disease that was at a stable dose for 4 wk prior to enrollment was continued at the same doses. Patients completed the inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire (IBDQ) and the short-form (SF-36) quality of life surveys and CDAI scores were assessed pretreatment, every 4 wk on therapy and 4 wk after completion of the study drug. Drug was administered by mouth each evening for a 12-wk period. RESULTS Seventeen patients with a mean CDAI score of 356 +/- 27 were enrolled. CDAI scores decreased significantly (P= 0.01) with LDN, and remained lower than baseline 4 wk after completing therapy. Eighty-nine percent of patients exhibited a response to therapy and 67% achieved a remission (P < 0.001). Improvement was recorded in both quality of life surveys with LDN compared with baseline. No laboratory abnormalities were noted. The most common side effect was sleep disturbances, occurring in seven patients. CONCLUSIONS LDN therapy appears effective and safe in subjects with active Crohn's disease. Further studies are needed to explore the use of this compound.
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- Jill P Smith
- Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA
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Zhang H, Ameen N, Melvin JE, Vidyasagar S. Acute inflammation alters bicarbonate transport in mouse ileum. J Physiol 2007; 581:1221-33. [PMID: 17395634 PMCID: PMC2170848 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.129262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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T-cell mediated acute inflammation of the ileum may occur during Crohn's disease exacerbations. During ileal inflammation, absorption of nutrients and electrolytes by villus cells is decreased with a concomitant increase in crypt and/or villus fluid secretion. These alterations lead to fluid accumulation and the subsequent diarrhoea. Net intestinal fluid secretion consists of HCO3--rich plasma-like fluid. However, the regulation and mechanisms of HCO3- secretion in normal and acutely inflamed ileum are not clearly understood. To study this phenomenon, anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (mAb)- induced in vivo ileal inflammatory mouse models was used for in vitro functional studies with Ussing chamber and pH stat techniques. Three hours after anti-CD3 mAb injection, ileal mucosa stripped of muscular and serosal layers showed a significant increase in short circuit current (Isc) (0.58+/-0.07 microEq h(-1) cm2 versus 1.63+/-0.14 microEq h(-1) cm2). The cAMP-stimulated Isc component was sensitive to glibenclamide but not to DIDS, suggesting that a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (Cftr)-mediated anion conductance was responsible. Basal Cl--dependent HCO3- secretion, measured using a pH stat technique, was decreased significantly in anti-CD3-injected mice, with a simultaneous increase in Cl--independent HCO3- secretion that was also inhibited by glibenclamide. Experiments using Cftr-/- mice showed neither an increase in Isc nor an increase in HCO3- secretion, confirming the role for Cftr protein in stimulating anion secretion following anti-CD3 treatment. Western blot analysis indicated that Cftr protein levels were unaltered by anti-CD3 treatment, at least acutely. Finally, an immunoassay for cAMP showed significant increases in intracellular cAMP in villus cells, but not in crypt cells. These studies therefore suggest a shift from a predominantly electroneutral Cl-HCO3- exchange in normal mice, to a predominantly electrogenic anion secretion including HCO3- that occurs via functional Cftr during anti-CD3-mediated acute inflammation.
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- Hui Zhang
- Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Center for Oral Biology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 646, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Over the past two decades, major advances have been made in the understanding of the immune system and disease pathogenesis. This has coincided with the development of biologic therapies--monoclonal antibodies and fusion proteins. The decision of when to use such treatment in the clinic is not always straightforward. In addition to immune biology, the focus of this review will be on the application of these treatments to immune-mediated diseases and the molecular targets involved in pathogenesis, specifically those that have US Food and Drug Administration/European Medicines Agency approval. Brief comments will be made on biologics that have approval for non-immune disorders.
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- Sarah L Johnston
- Department of Immunology and Immunogenetics, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.
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Bauer I, Al Sarraj J, Vinson C, Larsen R, Thiel G. Interleukin-1β and tetradecanoylphorbol acetate-induced biosynthesis of tumor necrosis factor α in human hepatoma cells involves the transcription factors ATF2 and c-Jun and stress-activated protein kinases. J Cell Biochem 2007; 100:242-55. [PMID: 16888805 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha is mainly produced in cells from the monocyte/macrophage lineage. TNFalpha is also a key signaling molecule in the liver functioning as an important physiological and pathogenic mediator. In hepatocytes or human hepatoma cells TNFalpha is expressed at extremely low levels but TNFalpha biosynthesis can be induced by interleukin (IL)-1beta or 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). Here, we show that IL-1beta and TPA stimulated TNFalpha gene transcription in hepatoma cells mediated by a composite TPA-responsive element/cAMP response element. Both IL-1beta and TPA triggered phosphorylation and activation of the basic region leucine zipper transcription factors c-Jun and ATF2 and expression of dominant-negative mutants of c-Jun and ATF2-reduced TNFalpha promoter activity and secretion of TNFalpha. Expression of the nuclear dual-specific MAP kinase phosphatase-1 (MKP-1) blocked TNFalpha promoter activity and TNFalpha secretion following IL-1beta or TPA stimulation, indicating that MKP-1 functions as a nuclear shut-of-device of IL-1beta and TPA-induced TNFalpha expression.
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- Inge Bauer
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Saarland Medical Center, D-66421 Homburg, Germany
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You D, Becnel D, Wang K, Ripple M, Daly M, Cormier SA. Exposure of neonates to respiratory syncytial virus is critical in determining subsequent airway response in adults. Respir Res 2006; 7:107. [PMID: 16893457 PMCID: PMC1563465 DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-7-107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2006] [Accepted: 08/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of acute bronchiolitis in infants and the elderly. Furthermore, epidemiological data suggest that RSV infection during infancy is a potent trigger of subsequent wheeze and asthma development. However, the mechanism by which RSV contributes to asthma is complex and remains largely unknown. A recent study indicates that the age of initial RSV infection is a key factor in determining airway response to RSV rechallenge. We hypothesized that severe RSV infection during neonatal development significantly alters lung structure and the pulmonary immune micro-environment; and thus, neonatal RSV infection is crucial in the development of or predisposition to allergic inflammatory diseases such as asthma. Methods To investigate this hypothesis the present study was conducted in a neonatal mouse model of RSV-induced pulmonary inflammation and airway dysfunction. Seven-day-old mice were infected with RSV (2 × 105 TCID50/g body weight) and allowed to mature to adulthood. To determine if neonatal RSV infection predisposed adult animals to enhanced pathophysiological responses to allergens, these mice were then sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin. Various endpoints including lung function, histopathology, cytokine production, and cellularity in bronchoalveolar lavage were examined. Results RSV infection in neonates alone led to inflammatory airway disease characterized by airway hyperreactivity, peribronchial and perivascular inflammation, and subepithelial fibrosis in adults. If early RSV infection was followed by allergen exposure, this pulmonary phenotype was exacerbated. The initial response to neonatal RSV infection resulted in increased TNF-α levels in bronchoalveolar lavage. Interestingly, increased levels of IL-13 and mucus hyperproduction were observed almost three months after the initial infection with RSV. Conclusion Neonatal RSV exposure results in long term pulmonary inflammation and exacerbates allergic airways disease. The early increase in TNF-α in the bronchoalveolar lavage implicates this inflammatory cytokine in orchestrating these events. Finally, the data presented emphasize IL-13 and TNF-α as potential therapeutic targets for treating RSV induced-asthma.
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- Dahui You
- Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Baton Rouge, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Baton Rouge, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Baton Rouge, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Baton Rouge, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Baton Rouge, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Baton Rouge, USA
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Demetter P, De Vos M, Van Huysse JA, Baeten D, Ferdinande L, Peeters H, Mielants H, Veys EM, De Keyser F, Cuvelier CA. Colon mucosa of patients both with spondyloarthritis and Crohn's disease is enriched with macrophages expressing the scavenger receptor CD163. Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64:321-4. [PMID: 15166002 PMCID: PMC1755335 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2003.018382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Crohn's disease is associated with an increased number of macrophages in ileal and colonic mucosa. Data on macrophages in gut mucosa of patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) are scarce. OBJECTIVE To investigate macrophages and other antigen presenting cells in gut mucosa from patients with SpA and Crohn's disease, given the relationship between both entities. METHODS Biopsy specimens from patients with SpA, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and from controls were immunohistochemically stained with different markers for macrophages and dendritic cells. Slides were scored semiquantitatively on a four point scale. RESULTS SpA and Crohn's disease were associated with large numbers of CD68+ macrophages. Colon mucosa of both patients with SpA and Crohn's disease, but not ulcerative colitis, showed increased numbers of macrophages expressing the scavenger receptor CD163. CONCLUSIONS Macrophages expressing the scavenger receptor CD163 are increased in colonic mucosa in SpA and in Crohn's disease, highlighting the relationship between these entities. The increased number of CD163+ macrophages in colon mucosa of patients with SpA suggests this is another argument for a role of macrophage scavenger receptors in this group of diseases.
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- P Demetter
- Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Ghent University, 5 Blok A, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
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Rehn M, Hübschle T, Diener M. TNF-alpha hyperpolarizes membrane potential and potentiates the response to nicotinic receptor stimulation in cultured rat myenteric neurones. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 181:13-22. [PMID: 15086448 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-201x.2004.01269.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AIMS Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) plays a central role in the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease. The present experiments were designed to characterize the action of this cytokine on enteric neurones. METHODS Myenteric ganglia from newborn rats were treated for 20 h with TNF-alpha (100 ng mL(-1)) and studied with the patch-clamp technique. RESULTS Control neurones showed a membrane potential of -34.6 +/- 2.2 mV (n = 22), whereas TNF-alpha-treated cells exhibited a membrane potential of -50.8 +/- 3.5 mV (n = 25). The depolarization evoked by carbachol (50 microm) was potentiated from 5.2 +/- 0.7 mV (n = 6) in control neurones to 27.5 +/- 2.0 mV (n = 10) in TNF-alpha-treated cells. This effect was mimicked by 1,1-dimethyl-4-phenylpiperazinium iodide, but not by bethanechol. The changes in basal membrane potential and in the nicotinic receptor response were suppressed by the non-selective cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor indomethacin (10 microm), and the COX II-specific inhibitor, nimesulide (100 microm), whereas the COX-I selective inhibitor SC-560 (5 microm) and the proteintyrosinekinase inhibitor genistein (50 microm) only partially inhibited the action of TNF-alpha. Staining of the ganglionic cells with an antibody against the transcription factor STAT5 revealed that TNF-alpha induced a nuclear translocation of STAT5 in non-neuronal cells. CONCLUSION TNF-alpha changes the electrophysiological properties of myenteric neurones via cyclooxygenase metabolites and protein tyrosine phosphorylation; the cells primarily responding to the cytokine seem to be non-neuronal cells in the ganglion culture, which respond with a nuclear STAT5 translocation suggesting an action on gene transcription.
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- M Rehn
- Institute for Veterinary Physiology, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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Desgranges C. Anticorps monoclonaux et thérapeutique. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 52:351-64. [PMID: 15261379 DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2003.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2003] [Accepted: 09/08/2003] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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More than 25 years after their discovery, monoclonal antibodies are now the most rapid expanding pharmaceutical viable drugs in clinical trials. The emergence of these antibodies was made possible by the development of genetic recombinant techniques. It is now possible to obtain engineered antibodies: chimearic or humanized or fully human monoclonal antibodies via the use of phage display technology or of transgenic mice. These antibodies are tolerable to the human immune system and eleven have been approved for therapeutic by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the majority of them in the past four years. At least an additional 400 monoclonal antibodies are in clinical trials to treat cancer, transplant rejection or to combat autoimmune or infectious diseases. Important advances have been made in the design of highly specific fragment antibodies, fused or not with drugs or radioisotopes, and in the large industrial scale production with different expression systems (bacteria, yeasts, mammalian cells and transgenic plants and animals). In the next future new molecular promising strategies will enhance affinity, stability and expression levels and reduce the price of these engineering monoclonal to permit their use to treat a large number of diseases.
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- C Desgranges
- Unité Inserm 03-34, institut de génétique moléculaire, hôpital Saint-Louis, 27, rue Juliette-Dodu, 75010 Paris, France.
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Verea MM, Del Pozo J, Yebra-Pimentel MT, Porta A, Fonseca E. Psoriasiform eruption induced by infliximab. Ann Pharmacother 2004; 38:54-7. [PMID: 14742794 DOI: 10.1345/aph.1c477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To report a case of psoriasiform eruption induced by infliximab. CASE SUMMARY A 46-year-old woman with enterocutaneous fistula secondary to Crohn's disease developed pruriginous, erythematous, desquamative plaques on her elbows, knees, hands, and buttocks after receiving the second and third doses of intravenous infliximab. Histologic examination showed a lichenoid pattern. No new cutaneous lesions appeared after cessation of infliximab therapy. DISCUSSION Several cutaneous reactions secondary to infliximab, a monoclonal antibody against tumor necrosis factor-alfa, have been described. Psoriasiform dermatitis has not been reported as a cutaneous reaction to infliximab, but there have been several previous reports of psoriasiform dermatitis secondary to other drugs. An objective causality assessment revealed that the adverse event was probable. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report of a clinico-pathologic dissociated pattern of cutaneous reaction showing a histopathologic picture of lichenoid dermatitis resulting from infliximab treatment.
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- María M Verea
- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain.
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González R, Sánchez de Medina F, Martínez-Augustin O, Nieto A, Gálvez J, Risco S, Zarzuelo A. Anti-inflammatory effect of diosmectite in hapten-induced colitis in the rat. Br J Pharmacol 2004; 141:951-60. [PMID: 14993105 PMCID: PMC1574279 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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1. Diosmectite is a natural silicate effectively used in the treatment of infectious diarrhoea. Its antidiarrhoeal properties involve adsorption of toxins and bacteria and modifications of the rheological characteristics of gastrointestinal mucus. Hence, the aim of this study was to test the intestinal anti-inflammatory activity of diosmectite. 2. Diosmectite (500 mg x kg(-1) day(-1), p.o.) was administered as a post-treatment to rats with chronic trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid colitis. Colonic status was checked 1 and 2 weeks after colitis induction by macroscopic, histological and biochemical examination. 3. Diosmectite post-treatment resulted in amelioration of the morphological signs (intestinal weight, macroscopic damage, necrosed area, histology) and biochemical markers (myeloperoxidase activity, glutathione levels, MUC2 expression, inducible nitric oxide synthase and interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and leukotriene B(4) synthesis), as well as in the reduction of the severity of diarrhoea. The effect of the clay was comparable to that of sulphasalazine (50 mg x kg(-1) day(-1)). 4. 5. Diosmectite exhibited a dose-dependent capacity to adsorb proteins in vitro as well as a dose-dependent inhibitory effect on the basolateral secretion of IL-8 by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated HT29 cells. Diosmectite had a dose-dependent inhibitory effect on IL-1beta production by LPS-stimulated THP-1 cells. 6. The effect of diosmectite on MUC2 was post-transcriptional, since mRNA levels were unaffected. However, diosmectite is able to upregulate MUC2 mRNA levels in HT29-MTX cells. 7. Diosmectite has anti-inflammatory activity administered as a post-treatment. Possible mechanisms include adsorption of luminal antigens, increase of colonic mucin levels and possibly a direct modulatory action of cytokine production by mucosal cells.
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- Raquel González
- Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Spain
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Spain
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Spain
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- Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, School of Veterinary, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Spain
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Spain
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Spain
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Burke JG, G Watson RW, Conhyea D, McCormack D, Dowling FE, Walsh MG, Fitzpatrick JM. Human nucleus pulposis can respond to a pro-inflammatory stimulus. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2003; 28:2685-93. [PMID: 14673370 DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000103341.45133.f3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN Disc tissue obtained from patients undergoing surgery for scoliosis, lumbar radiculopathy, and discogenic pain was cultured under basal and lipopolysaccharide-stimulated conditions and the medium analyzed for production of a range of pro-inflammatory mediators. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to confirm that the human intervertebral disc is capable of responding to a pro-inflammatory stimulus and to identify the principal mediators involved in any response. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Degenerate human disc tissue has been shown to spontaneously secrete a number of pro-inflammatory mediators. The importance of these molecules in the pathophysiology of symptomatic disc degeneration is increasingly recognized. Human nucleus pulposus has been shown to synthesize increased amounts of interleukin (IL)-6, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and nitric oxide in response to stimulation with IL-1beta. Murine nucleus pulposus synthesizes increased amounts of IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-10, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor in response to lipopolysaccharide stimulation. Lipopolysaccharide is a potent inducer of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), which is thought to play an important role in the pathophysiology of sciatica. To date, human nucleus pulposus has not been shown to secrete TNF-alpha in response to a pro-inflammatory stimulus. METHODS Human disc tissue obtained from patients undergoing surgery for scoliosis, lumbar radiculopathy, and discogenic pain was cultured under basal and lipopolysaccharide-stimulated conditions and the medium subsequently analyzed for a range of pro-inflammatory mediators. RESULTS None of the specimens produced any TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, or leukotriene B4. Measurable quantities of IL-6, IL-8, PGE2, MCP-1, basic fibroblast growth factor, and trans forming growth factor-beta1 were produced by a number of specimens. Lipopolysaccharide significantly increased IL-6, IL-8, and PGE2 production in both control and degenerate disc tissue. Degenerate disc specimens responded more vigorously to lipopolysaccharide stimulation than scoliotic specimens. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that both scoliotic and degenerate human nucleus pulposus can respond to an exogenous pro-inflammatory stimulus by secreting increased amounts of IL-6, IL-8, and PGE2 but not TNF-alpha and that degenerate disc tissue is more sensitive to a pro-inflammatory stimulus than its scoliotic counterpart.
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- J G Burke
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Surgical Professorial Unit, Mater Misericordiae Hospital Dublin and University College Dublin, Ireland.
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Ziedalski TM, Sankaranarayanan V, Chitkara RK. Advances in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2003; 4:1063-82. [PMID: 12831334 DOI: 10.1517/14656566.4.7.1063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive and irreversible airflow limitation with extreme economic and social burden. It is estimated that over the next two decades, it will become the 5(th) most prevalent disease and the 3(rd) most common cause of death in the world. A better understanding of the pathogenesis of airway inflammation and alveolar destruction allows for the development of new therapeutic targets. Tobacco smoking is the most important risk factor in the development of COPD, thus making smoking cessation of the outermost importance. This article provides a critical review of present therapy for COPD. In addition to conventional treatment (bronchodilators, corticosteroids and antibiotics) and smoking cessation therapies, novel approaches with potential benefit are discussed.
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- Tomasz M Ziedalski
- Medical Service, Pulmonary Section, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System, USA.
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Sestak K, Merritt CK, Borda J, Saylor E, Schwamberger SR, Cogswell F, Didier ES, Didier PJ, Plauche G, Bohm RP, Aye PP, Alexa P, Ward RL, Lackner AA. Infectious agent and immune response characteristics of chronic enterocolitis in captive rhesus macaques. Infect Immun 2003; 71:4079-86. [PMID: 12819098 PMCID: PMC162015 DOI: 10.1128/iai.71.7.4079-4086.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2002] [Revised: 02/26/2003] [Accepted: 03/26/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Chronic enterocolitis is the leading cause of morbidity in colonies of captive rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). This study's aim was to identify the common enteric pathogens frequently associated with chronic enterocolitis in normal, immunocompetent rhesus monkeys and to elucidate the influence of this clinical syndrome on the host immune system. We analyzed the fecal specimens from 100 rhesus macaques with or without clinical symptoms of chronic diarrhea. Retrospective analysis revealed an increased incidence of Campylobacter spp. (Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni), Shigella flexneri, Yersinia enterocolitica, adenovirus, and Strongyloides fulleborni in samples collected from animals with chronic diarrhea (P < 0.05). The presence of additional enteric pathogens, such as Escherichia coli, carrying the eaeA intimin or Stx2c Shiga toxin virulence genes, Balantidium coli, Giardia lamblia, Enterocytozoon bieneusi, and Trichuris trichiura was found in all animals regardless of whether diarrhea was present. In addition, the upregulation of interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha), IL-3, and tumor necrosis factor alpha cytokine genes, accompanied by an increased presence of activated (CD4(+) CD69(+)) T lymphocytes was found in gut-associated lymphoid tissues collected from animals with chronic enterocolitis and diarrhea in comparison with clinically healthy controls (P < 0.05). These data indicate that chronic enterocolitis and diarrhea are associated, in part, with a variety of enteric pathogens and highlight the importance of defining the microbiological status of nonhuman primates used for infectious disease studies. The data also suggest that chronic colitis in rhesus macaques may have potential as a model of inflammatory bowel disease in humans.
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- Karol Sestak
- Division of Microbiology and Immunolgy, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, Louisiana 70433, USA.
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Ott DJ. MR imaging of Crohn's disease: what is the attraction? Am J Gastroenterol 2003; 98:211-2. [PMID: 12526963 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07218.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- David J Ott
- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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Musch MW, Clarke LL, Mamah D, Gawenis LR, Zhang Z, Ellsworth W, Shalowitz D, Mittal N, Efthimiou P, Alnadjim Z, Hurst SD, Chang EB, Barrett TA. T cell activation causes diarrhea by increasing intestinal permeability and inhibiting epithelial Na+/K+-ATPase. J Clin Invest 2002. [DOI: 10.1172/jci0215695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Musch MW, Clarke LL, Mamah D, Gawenis LR, Zhang Z, Ellsworth W, Shalowitz D, Mittal N, Efthimiou P, Alnadjim Z, Hurst SD, Chang EB, Barrett TA. T cell activation causes diarrhea by increasing intestinal permeability and inhibiting epithelial Na+/K+-ATPase. J Clin Invest 2002; 110:1739-47. [PMID: 12464679 PMCID: PMC151630 DOI: 10.1172/jci15695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with mucosal T cell activation and diarrhea. We found that T cell activation with anti-CD3 mAb induces profound diarrhea in mice. Diarrhea was quantified by intestinal weight-to-length (wt/l) ratios, mucosal Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase activity was determined and ion transport changes were measured in Ussing chambers. Anti-CD3 mAb increased jejunal wt/l ratios by more than 50% at 3 hours, returning to base line after 6 hours. Fluid accumulation was significantly reduced in TNF receptor-1 (TNFR-1(-/-)), but not IFN-gamma knockout mice. Anti-CD3 mAb decreased mucosal Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase activity, which was blocked by anti-TNF mAb and occurred to a lesser degree in TNFR-1(-/-) mice. Neither alpha nor beta subunits of Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase decreased in abundance at 3 hours. Intestinal tissue from anti-CD3-treated mice exhibited increased permeability to mannitol at 1 hour and decreases in electroneutral Na(+) absorption, Na(+)-dependent glucose absorption, and cAMP-stimulated anion secretion at 3 hours. Furthermore, enteral fluid accumulation was observed in CFTR(-/-) mice, indicating a minor role of active anion secretion. These data suggest that diarrhea in IBD is due to TNF-mediated malabsorption rather than to secretory processes. T cell activation induces luminal fluid accumulation by increasing mucosal permeability and reducing epithelial Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase activity leading to decreased intestinal Na(+) and water absorption.
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- Mark W Musch
- The Martin Boyer Laboratories, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Martínez-Borra J, López-Larrea C, González S, Fuentes D, Dieguez A, Deschamps EM, Pérez-Pariente JM, López-Vázquez A, de Francisco R, Rodrigo L. High serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels are associated with lack of response to infliximab in fistulizing Crohn's disease. Am J Gastroenterol 2002; 97:2350-6. [PMID: 12358255 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.05990.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Infliximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody directed against tumor necrosis factor-alpha (anti-TNF-alpha), has been effective in the treatment of patients with active Crohn's disease and with fistulas. We investigated the effect of infliximab on circulating cytokines and acute phase proteins in patients with fistulas to determine the clinical response to anti-TNF-alpha. METHODS A total of 36 patients with fistulizing Crohn's disease were selected for study. Serum from patients was drawn before the infusion on day 0 and at wk 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 after completion of treatment. Circulating concentrations of TNF-alpha, interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), and IL-6 were measured by ELISA. The functional activity of circulating TNF-alpha was assessed by the WEHI 164 TNF-alpha bioassay. Acute phase proteins were also determined. RESULTS Elevated TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, and acute phase proteins were observed in patients with Crohn's disease. Of the patients with fistulas, 22 (61.1%) responded to treatment. Before receiving infliximab, higher levels of serum TNF-alpha were found in patients who did not respond to infliximab compared with those who did (median interquartile range 26, 0-245 pg/ml; n = 14 vs 0, 0-22 pg/ml, n = 22). Patients showed no change in circulating levels of TNF-alpha during the course of the study. CONCLUSIONS This treatment produces a clinical improvement in about two-thirds of CD patients with fistulas. The circulating levels of TNF-alpha are associated with the response to infliximab and could help to identify patients who would benefit from anti-TNF-alpha treatment.
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- Jesús Martínez-Borra
- Department of Immunology and Gastroenterology, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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Forrest EH, Oien KA, Dickson S, Galloway D, Mills PR. Improvement in cholestasis associated with total parenteral nutrition after treatment with an antibody against tumour necrosis factor alpha. LIVER 2002; 22:317-20. [PMID: 12296965 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0676.2002.01649.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many patients receiving long-term total parenteral nutrition (TPN) develop liver disease; cholestasis is common and may be severe. Antitumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) antibodies have recently been used in order to treat Crohn's disease, but their effect on cholestasis in humans has not been previously described. CASE REPORT A 45-year-old woman had complicated Crohn's disease with multiple fistulae and only 1 m of residual small bowel. She had been receiving TPN for 2.5 years when she developed cholestasis which worsened despite adjustments to her TPN regimen. Infliximab, an anti-TNFalpha antibody, was given with the aim of treating an enterocutaneous fistula, but it also produced a marked biochemical and histological improvement in the TPN-related cholestasis. CONCLUSIONS Anti-TNFalpha antibodies appeared in this case to improve TPN-related cholestasis. This implies that TNFalpha may play an important role in the development of this condition.
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- Ewan H Forrest
- Department of Gastroenterology, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow and Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
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Noguchi E, Yokouchi Y, Shibasaki M, Inudou M, Nakahara S, Nogami T, Kamioka M, Yamakawa-Kobayashi K, Ichikawa K, Matsui A, Arinami T. Association between TNFA polymorphism and the development of asthma in the Japanese population. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2002; 166:43-6. [PMID: 12091169 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2110052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a proinflammatory cytokine that participates in the inflammatory reaction in patients with asthma. The TNFA and TNFB genes, which encode TNF-alpha and TNF-beta, respectively, are located within the region encoding the human major histocompatibility complex on chromosome 6p21.3, which showed linkage to atopic asthma in our genome-wide search. To determine whether polymorphisms in the 5' flanking region of the TNFA gene (-1031C/T, -863C/A, and -857C/T) and an NcoI polymorphism in the TNFB gene (LTA NcoI) are associated with the development of asthma, we performed transmission disequilibrium tests of families identified through children with atopic asthma. Genotypes of families were determined by polymerase chain reaction-based restriction fragment length polymorphism or SNaPshot analysis. Transmission disequilibrium tests of 144 asthmatic families revealed that transmission of the -857C allele and the -1031T-863C-857C haplotype in the TNFA gene to asthma-affected offspring occurred more frequently than expected (-857C allele, p = 0.0055; -1031T-863C-857C haplotype, p = 0.0002). Our results suggest that TNFA or nearby genes, including those in the major histocompatibility complex region, may contribute to the development of asthma in the Japanese population.
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- Emiko Noguchi
- Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba City, Japan.
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Berger M, Shankar V, Vafai A. Therapeutic applications of monoclonal antibodies. Am J Med Sci 2002; 324:14-30. [PMID: 12120821 PMCID: PMC7093874 DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200207000-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2001] [Revised: 12/21/2001] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Researchers have sought therapeutic applications for monoclonal antibodies since their development in 1975. However, murine-derived monoclonal antibodies may cause an immunogenic response in human patients, reducing their therapeutic efficacy. Chimeric and humanized antibodies have been developed that are less likely to provoke an immune reaction in human patients than are murine-derived antibodies. Antibody fragments, bispecific antibodies, and antibodies produced through the use of phage display systems and genetically modified plants and animals may aid researchers in developing new uses for monoclonal antibodies in the treatment of disease. Monoclonal antibodies may have a number of promising potential therapeutic applications in the treatment of asthma, autoimmune diseases, cancer, poisoning, septicemia, substance abuse, viral infections, and other diseases.
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- Mitchell Berger
- Emory University School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease, which may involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract, including the oral cavity. This review gives an overview of the oral findings observed in patients with Crohn's disease and the potential implications of the disease for dental management are discussed.
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Jin SLC, Conti M. Induction of the cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase PDE4B is essential for LPS-activated TNF-alpha responses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002; 99:7628-33. [PMID: 12032334 PMCID: PMC124305 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.122041599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 285] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation of the innate immune response requires the activation of signaling cascades that culminate in the synthesis and secretion of proinflammatory cytokines. Given the inhibitory effects of phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors on LPS-induced cytokine production, we have investigated LPS responses in mice deficient in PDE4 (type 4 cAMP-specific PDE)-B and PDE4D. LPS stimulation of mouse peripheral leukocytes induced PDE4B mRNA accumulation and increased PDE4 activity. This response was completely absent in mice deficient in PDE4B but not PDE4D. LPS induction of tumor necrosis factor-alpha secretion by circulating leukocytes was decreased by approximately 90% in mice deficient in PDE4B but not in mice lacking PDE4D. The impaired LPS response was evident regardless of the LPS dose used for stimulation and was associated with a more than 90% decrease in tumor necrosis factor-alpha mRNA accumulation. A decreased responsiveness to LPS was also present in other inflammatory cells, including peritoneal and lung macrophages. These findings demonstrate that PDE4B gene activation by LPS constitutes a feedback regulation essential for an efficient immune response.
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- Division of Reproductive Biology, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5317, USA
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Gantzer M, Spitz E, Accard N, Rooke R. Constitutive expression of the adenovirus E3-14.7K protein does not prolong adenovirus vector DNA persistence but protects mice against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute hepatitis. Hum Gene Ther 2002; 13:921-33. [PMID: 12031125 DOI: 10.1089/10430340252939032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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First-generation adenovirus vectors, deleted in the E1 and E3 regions of the genome, induce a strong inflammatory response that affects persistence of vector DNA in transduced organs and causes toxicity in the host. Wild-type adenovirus encodes a number of proteins that are nonessential for viral propagation in vitro but that dampen the inflammatory and immune responses mounted by the host during infection. The adenovirus E3 region-encoded 14.7K protein inhibits tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)-induced apoptosis and arachidonic acid synthesis. To evaluate the impact of constitutive expression of the 14.7K protein on vector-induced pathology, toxicity, and DNA persistence, we constructed vectors that contain a cytomegalovirus promoter-driven 14.7K expression cassette. Although these vectors inhibit TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis in vitro, they do not show better vector DNA persistence, or lower inflammation or pathology than E3-deleted first-generation vector in mouse models. However, the 14.7K protein is functional in mice because animals injected intravenously with a 14.7K-constitutive vector were fully protected against a lethal dose of lipopolysaccharide 5 days after vector administration. These results open new applications for the E3-encoded 14.7K protein, which can be used to protect organs against inflammatory reactions and TNF-alpha-mediated apoptosis.
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COPD is a major health problem, with patients showing a progressively declining, largely irreversible, change in lung function. This is associated with chronic airways inflammation and structural remodeling, including loss of alveolar walls, and goblet cell metaplasia with mucus hypersecretion. Inflammatory cells may contribute to the airway remodeling via secretion of proteases, fibrotic or mitogenic growth factors, and cytokines. In turn, airway remodeling may contribute to the clinical symptoms of COPD. Currently available therapies are directed to improvement of clinical symptoms and reduction of the airways inflammation. The commonly used glucocorticosteroids are expected to reduce the inflammation by acting on kinases or transcription factors necessary for expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines or chemokines. However, several long-term and short-term studies showed that glucocorticosteroids are rather ineffective in improving lung function and reducing the airway inflammation in patients with COPD. New therapeutic strategies may reduce the inflammation and alleviate the clinical symptoms of COPD. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-8, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 are important chemotactic proteins for macrophages and neutrophils, the predominant inflammatory cells associated with COPD. As lung levels of these cytokines are higher in COPD compared to non-COPD patients, they may represent targets for novel therapies.
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- W I De Boer
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus University, Dr. Molewaterplein 50, 3015 GE Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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The epithelial tumour microenvironment is a complex tissue comprising variable numbers of tumour cells, fibroblasts, endothelial cells and infiltrating leucocytes. Cytokines are key molecules controlling autocrine or paracrine communications within and between these individual cell types. Under some circumstances, endogenous cytokines may orchestrate host responses against the tumour, but there is increasing evidence that the cytokine network contributes to tumour growth, progression and host immuno-suppression. In this review we outline some of the actions of endogenous cytokines in epithelial tumours with particular emphasis on tumour necrosis factor alpha, TNF, related inflammatory cytokines and the chemokine group of chemoattractant cytokines.
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- Julia Wilson
- ICRF Translational Oncology Laboratory, Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
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Crohn's disease is not medically (and is rarely surgically) curable. Patients do, however, live a normal life span. The goal of therapy is to optimize the quality of life, minimize disease activity and disease-related complications, and avoid therapeutic toxicity.
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- Janet Harrison
- Department of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Section of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Monoclonal antibodies have been used in clinical diagnosis for many years but it is only now that these agents are being licensed for clinical treatments. This review will focus on UK licensed monoclonal antibodies highlighting their clinical benefits, limitations, and side effects.
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- Clinical Immunology Unit, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
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Koh DM, Miao Y, Chinn RJ, Amin Z, Zeegen R, Westaby D, Healy JC. MR imaging evaluation of the activity of Crohn's disease. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2001; 177:1325-32. [PMID: 11717076 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.177.6.1771325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 299] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of MR imaging in assessing the activity of Crohn's disease. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty symptomatic patients with Crohn's disease but uncertain disease activity were prospectively examined using MR imaging. Twenty-nine patients were scored using the Crohn's disease activity index. Six hundred milliliters of water orally and 1 mg of glucagon intramuscularly were given before imaging. Breath-hold images were obtained using T2-weighted turbo spin-echo, T1-weighted fast low-angle shot, and fat-suppressed gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted fast low-angle shot sequences. Images were assessed by two radiologists who were unaware of the patient's symptoms, clinical scoring, and other imaging tests, and who reached a consensus about the imaging findings (bowel wall thickening, bowel wall enhancement, and perienteric changes) and determined the absence or presence of active disease in each patient. MR imaging findings were correlated with endoscopy and surgery. RESULTS Twenty-three patients had active disease and seven patients had inactive disease. One hundred twenty-four of a total of 168 bowel segments were examined with both MR imaging and endoscopy or surgery. On a per patient basis, MR imaging had an overall sensitivity of 91% and a specificity of 71% for active disease. The Crohn's disease activity index had a sensitivity of 92% and a specificity of 28%. On a per segment basis, MR imaging had a sensitivity of 59% and a specificity of 93%. Bowel wall thickening of greater than 4 mm, bowel wall enhancement (ratio of signal intensity of abnormal to normal bowel > 1.3:1), and increased mesenteric vascularity were useful in identifying active disease. A layered enhancement pattern after the IV administration of gadolinium was highly specific for active inflammation. CONCLUSION MR imaging is useful in assessing the activity of Crohn's disease and may be helpful when clinical scoring is equivocal.
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- D M Koh
- Department of Radiology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Rd., London SW10 9NH, United Kingdom
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BACKGROUND A proliferation of animal models has not only improved our understanding of inflammatory bowel disease, it has also formed the basis of new treatment strategies. METHODS A search was conducted using the National Library of Medicine for articles discussing immune therapies for inflammatory bowel disease. This was supplemented by findings from the authors' own laboratory. RESULTS An overview of the different animal models is presented. These models are used to highlight the recent human trials of immune therapies. Potential future therapies are also discussed. CONCLUSION Immune therapies have altered the management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. In future they will influence not only the indications for surgery but also its timing and outcome.
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- B Singh
- Nuffield Department of Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
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Erdmann D, Drye C, Heller L, Wong MS, Levin SL. Abdominal wall defect and enterocutaneous fistula treatment with the Vacuum-Assisted Closure (V.A.C.) system. Plast Reconstr Surg 2001; 108:2066-8. [PMID: 11743402 DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200112000-00036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- D Erdmann
- Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Nielsen OH, Vainer B, Rask-Madsen J. Review article: the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease with 6-mercaptopurine or azathioprine. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2001; 15:1699-708. [PMID: 11683683 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2001.01102.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The thioguanine derivative, azathioprine, is a prodrug of 6-mercaptopurine that is further metabolized by various enzymes present in the liver and gut. Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine have been used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, i.e. ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, for more than 30 years. However, widespread use of azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine in inflammatory bowel disease is of more recent origin, the primary reason being a long-standing debate on the efficacy of these agents in inflammatory bowel disease. Both drugs are slow acting, which is why clinical efficacy cannot be expected until several weeks or even months of treatment have elapsed. Consequently, azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine have no place as monotherapy in the treatment of acute relapsing inflammatory bowel disease. Today, azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine are the most commonly used immunomodulatory drugs in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Their clinical effects are probably identical, although their exact mode of action is still unknown. The mode of action of azathioprine is thought to be multifactorial, including conversion to 6-mercaptopurine (which acts as a purine antimetabolite), possible blockade of thiol groups by alkylation, inhibition of several pathways in nucleic acid biosynthesis (preventing proliferation of cells involved in the determination and amplification of the immune response) and damage to DNA through the incorporation of thiopurine analogues. However, 6-thioguanine nucleotides may accumulate in toxic doses in myeloid precursor cells, resulting in life-threatening myelosuppression. Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine are further known to alter lymphocyte function, reduce the number of lamina propria plasma cells and affect natural killer cell function. The purpose of this comprehensive review is to suggest guidelines for the application of azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
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- O H Nielsen
- Department of Gastroenterology C, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Hussell T, Pennycook A, Openshaw PJ. Inhibition of tumor necrosis factor reduces the severity of virus-specific lung immunopathology. Eur J Immunol 2001; 31:2566-73. [PMID: 11536154 DOI: 10.1002/1521-4141(200109)31:9<2566::aid-immu2566>3.0.co;2-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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TNF antagonists are effective treatments for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease, and have been tried with variable success in other diseases caused by immune damage. To test the hypothesis that viral lung diseases caused by respiratory syncytial virus or influenza virus are partly due to overproduction of TNF, we used anti-TNF antibody to treat mice with lung disease caused by these viruses. TNF depletion reduced pulmonary recruitment of inflammatory cells, cytokine production by T cells and the severity of illness without preventing virus clearance. These broad beneficial effects suggest that TNF antagonists might be tested as treatments of human viral lung diseases.
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- T Hussell
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute at St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, GB
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