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Elahimanesh M, Najafi M. Cross talk between bacterial and human gene networks enriched using ncRNAs in IBD disease. Sci Rep 2023; 13:7704. [PMID: 37169818 PMCID: PMC10175251 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-34780-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a long-term inflammatory immune-mediated gut illness with several extra-intestinal complications. The aims of this study were to identify a novel network-based meta-analysis approach on the basis of the combinations of the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) from microarray data, to enrich the functional modules from human protein-protein interaction (PPI) and gene ontology (GO) data, and to profile the ncRNAs on the genes involved in IBD. The gene expression profiles of GSE126124, GSE87473, GSE75214, and GSE95095 are obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database based on the study criteria between 2017 and 2022. The DEGs were screened by the R software. DEGs were then used to examine gene ontology (GO) and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways. The ncRNAs including the miRNAs and ceRNAs were predicted on the PPIs visualized using Cytoscape. Enrichment analysis of genes with differential expression (n = 342) using KEGG and GO showed that the signaling pathways related with staphylococcus aureus and pertussis bacterial infections may stimulate the immune system and exacerbate IBD via the interaction with human proteins including Fibrinogen gamma chain (FGG), Keratin 10 (KRT10), and Toll like receptor 4 (TLR4). By building a ceRNA network, lncRNA XIST and NEAT1 were determined by affecting common miRNAs, hsa-miR-6875-5p, hsa-miR-1908-5p, hsa-miR-186-5p, hsa-miR-6763-5p, hsa-miR-4436a, and hsa-miR-520a-5p. Additionally, the chromosome regions including NM_001039703 and NM_006267, which produce the most potent circRNAs play a significant role in the ceRNA network of IBD. Also, we predicted the siRNAs that would be most effective against the bacterial genes in staphylococcus aureus and pertussis infections. These findings suggested that three genes (FGG, KRT10, and TLR4), six miRNAs (hsa-miR-6875-5p, hsa-miR-1908-5p, hsa-miR-186-5p, hsa-miR-4436a, hsa-miR-520a-5p, and hsa-miR-6763-5p), two lncRNAs (XIST and NEAT1), and chromosomal regions including NM_001039703 and NM_006267 with the production of the most effective circRNAs are involved in the ncRNA-associated ceRNA network of IBD. These ncRNA profiles are related to the described gene functions and may play therapeutic targets in controlling inflammatory bowel disease.
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- Mohammad Elahimanesh
- Clinical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Clinical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- Microbial Biotechnology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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KIRAÇ Y, YALÇIN B, USTAOĞLU M. The Relationship Between Smoking Status, Carbon Monoxide Levels, Quality of Life, and Disease Features in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. KONURALP TIP DERGISI 2023. [DOI: 10.18521/ktd.1186958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Objective: The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between smoking status and exhaled carbon monoxide (E-CO) levels, quality of life, and disease characteristics in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Methods: The demographic and disease characteristics and smoking status of 121 patients with inflammatory bowel disease who presented our hospital between 01.12.2020 and 01.03.2021 were investigated. After the first follow-up, the E-CO levels of these participants were measured every four consecutive weeks. The mean of these E-CO readings was accepted as the main E-CO value. After one month after their first application SF-36 Quality of Life Scale was applied. The relationship between these variables was investigated.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 42.06±14.9 years, and 36.3% were active smokers. While patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) exhibited a higher smoking rate, smokers with ulcerative colitis (UC) registered significantly higher mean CO ppm readings (p
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Verstockt B, Bressler B, Martinez-Lozano H, McGovern D, Silverberg MS. Time to Revisit Disease Classification in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Is the Current Classification of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Good Enough for Optimal Clinical Management? Gastroenterology 2022; 162:1370-1382. [PMID: 34995534 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.12.246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), historically subdivided into Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is a very heterogeneous condition. While the tendency in medicine is to try to reduce complexity, IBD is a disease that cannot justify a one-size-fits-all principle. Our current clinical classification tools are suboptimal and need further refinement to capture, at least in part, the variety of phenotypes encountered in daily clinical practice. Although these revised classification tools alone will not be sufficient and should be complemented by more detailed molecular subclassifications, optimized clinical phenotypes can contribute to improved trial designs, future translational research approaches, and better treatment outcomes. In the current review, we discuss key clinical features important in IBD disease heterogeneity, tackle limitations of the current classification systems, propose some potential improvements, and raise priorities for future research in this domain.
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- Bram Verstockt
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, St. Paul's Hopsital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- F. Widjaja Foundation Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Tavakoli P, Vollmer-Conna U, Hadzi-Pavlovic D, Grimm MC. A Review of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Model of Microbial, Immune and Neuropsychological Integration. Public Health Rev 2021; 42:1603990. [PMID: 34692176 PMCID: PMC8386758 DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2021.1603990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Objective: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are complex chronic inflammatory disorders of the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract with uncertain etiology. IBDs comprise two idiopathic disorders: Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The aetiology, severity and progression of such disorders are still poorly understood but thought to be influenced by multiple factors (including genetic, environmental, immunological, physiological, psychological factors and gut microbiome) and their interactions. The overarching aim of this review is to evaluate the extent and nature of the interrelationship between these factors with the disease course. A broader conceptual and longitudinal framework of possible neuro-visceral integration, core microbiome analysis and immune modulation assessment may be useful in accurately documenting and characterizing the nature and temporal continuity of crosstalk between these factors and the role of their interaction (s) in IBD disease activity. Characterization of these interactions holds the promise of identifying novel diagnostic, interventions, and therapeutic strategies. Material and Methods: A search of published literature was conducted by exploring PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Medline Plus, CDSR library databases. Following search terms relating to key question were set for the search included: “Inflammatory bowel diseases,” “gut microbiota,” “psychological distress and IBD,” “autonomic reactivity and IBD,” “immune modulation,” “chronic inflammation,” “gut inflammation,” “enteric nervous system,” “gut nervous system,” “Crohn’s disease,” “Ulcerative colitis”, “depression and IBD”, “anxiety and IBD”, “quality of life in IBD patients,” “relapse in IBDs,” “remission in IBDs,” “IBD disease activity,” “brain-gut-axis,” “microbial signature in IBD,” “validated questionnaires in IBD,” “IBD activity indices,” “IBD aetiology,” “IBDs and stress,” “epidemiology of IBDs”, “autonomic nervous system and gut inflammation”, “IBD and environment,” “genetics of IBDs,” “pathways of immune response in IBDs,” “sleep disturbances in IBD,” “hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA),” “sympatho-adrenal axis,” “CNS and its control of gut function” “mucosal immune response,” “commensal and pathogenic bacteria in the gut,” “innate and adaptive immunity.” Studies evaluating any possible associations between gut microbiome, psychological state, immune modulation, and autonomic function with IBDs were identified. Commonly cited published literatures with high quality research methodology/results and additional articles from bibliographies of recovered papers were examined and included where relevant. Results: Although there is a substantial literature identifying major contributing factors with IBD, there has been little attempt to integrate some factors over time and assess their interplay and relationship with IBD disease activity. Such contributing factors include genetic and environmental factors, gut microbiota composition and function, physiological factors, psychological state and gut immune response. Interdependences are evident across psychological and biological factors and IBD disease activity. Although from the available evidence, it is implausible that a single explanatory model could elucidate the interplay between such factors and the disease course as well as the sequence of the effect during the pathophysiology of IBD. Conclusion: Longitudinal monitoring of IBD patients and integrating data related to the contributing/risk factors including psychological state, physiological conditions, inflammatory/immune modulations, and microbiome composition/function, could help to explain how major factors associate and interrelate leading to exacerbation of symptoms and disease activity. Identifying the temporal trajectory of biological and psychosocial disturbances may also help to assess their effects and interdependence on individuals’ disease status. Moreover, this allows greater insight into understanding the temporal progressions of subclinical events as potential ground for disease severity in IBD. Furthermore, understanding the interaction between these risk factors may help better interventions in controlling the disease, reducing the costs related to disease management, further implications for clinical practice and research approaches in addition to improving patients’ mental health and quality of life.
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- P Tavakoli
- St George and Sutherland Clinical School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- St George and Sutherland Clinical School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Halligan S, Boone D, Archer L, Ahmad T, Bloom S, Rodriguez-Justo M, Taylor SA, Mallett S. Prognostic biomarkers to identify patients likely to develop severe Crohn's disease: a systematic review. Health Technol Assess 2021; 25:1-66. [PMID: 34225839 DOI: 10.3310/hta25450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Identification of biomarkers that predict severe Crohn's disease is an urgent unmet research need, but existing research is piecemeal and haphazard. OBJECTIVE To identify biomarkers that are potentially able to predict the development of subsequent severe Crohn's disease. DESIGN This was a prognostic systematic review with meta-analysis reserved for those potential predictors with sufficient existing research (defined as five or more primary studies). DATA SOURCES PubMed and EMBASE searched from inception to 1 January 2016, updated to 1 January 2018. REVIEW METHODS Eligible studies were studies that compared biomarkers in patients who did or did not subsequently develop severe Crohn's disease. We excluded biomarkers that had insufficient research evidence. A clinician and two statisticians independently extracted data relating to predictors, severe disease definitions, event numbers and outcomes, including odds/hazard ratios. We assessed risk of bias. We searched for associations with subsequent severe disease rather than precise estimates of strength. A random-effects meta-analysis was performed separately for odds ratios. RESULTS In total, 29,950 abstracts yielded just 71 individual studies, reporting 56 non-overlapping cohorts. Five clinical biomarkers (Montreal behaviour, age, disease duration, disease location and smoking), two serological biomarkers (anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies and anti-flagellin antibodies) and one genetic biomarker (nucleotide-binding oligomerisation domain-containing protein 2) displayed statistically significant prognostic potential. Overall, the strongest association with subsequent severe disease was identified for Montreal B2 and B3 categories (odds ratio 4.09 and 6.25, respectively). LIMITATIONS Definitions of severe disease varied widely, and some studies confounded diagnosis and prognosis. Risk of bias was rated as 'high' in 92% of studies overall. Some biomarkers that are used regularly in daily practice, for example C-reactive protein, were studied too infrequently for meta-analysis. CONCLUSIONS Research for individual biomarkers to predict severe Crohn's disease is scant, heterogeneous and at a high risk of bias. Despite a large amount of potential research, we encountered relatively few biomarkers with data sufficient for meta-analysis, identifying only eight biomarkers with potential predictive capability. FUTURE WORK We will use existing data sets to develop and then validate a predictive model based on the potential predictors identified by this systematic review. Contingent on the outcome of that research, a prospective external validation may prove clinically desirable. STUDY REGISTRATION This study is registered as PROSPERO CRD42016029363. FUNDING This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme and will be published in full in Health Technology Assessment; Vol. 25, No. 45. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.
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- Steve Halligan
- Centre for Medical Imaging, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Medical Imaging, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Prognosis Research, School of Primary, Community and Social Care, Keele University, Keele, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University College Hospital, London, UK
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- Centre for Medical Imaging, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Medical Imaging, University College London, London, UK
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Sun Y, Zhang Z, Zheng CQ, Sang LX. Mucosal lesions of the upper gastrointestinal tract in patients with ulcerative colitis: A review. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27:2963-2978. [PMID: 34168401 PMCID: PMC8192286 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i22.2963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic, nonspecific, relapsing inflammatory bowel disease. The colorectum is considered the chief target organ of UC, whereas upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tract manifestations are infrequent. Recently, emerging evidence has suggested that UC presents complications in esophageal, stomachic, and duodenal mucosal injuries. However, UC-related UGI tract manifestations are varied and frequently silenced or concealed. Moreover, the endoscopic and microscopic characteristics of UGI tract complicated with UC are nonspecific. Therefore, UGI involvement may be ignored by many clinicians. In addition, no standard criteria have been established for patients with UC who should undergo fibrogastroduodenoscopy. Furthermore, specific treatment recommendations may be needed for patients with UC-associated UGI lesions. Herein, we review the esophageal, gastric, and duodenal mucosal lesions of the UC-associated UGI tract, as well as the potential pathogenesis and therapy.
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- Yan Sun
- Department of Gastroenterology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110022, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110022, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110022, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110022, Liaoning Province, China
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Long-Term Follow-Up, Association between CARD15/NOD2 Polymorphisms, and Clinical Disease Behavior in Crohn's Disease Surgical Patients. Mediators Inflamm 2021; 2021:8854916. [PMID: 33708009 PMCID: PMC7932801 DOI: 10.1155/2021/8854916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background CARD15/NOD2 is the most significant genetic susceptibility in Crohn's disease (CD) even though a relationship between the different polymorphisms and clinical phenotype has not been described yet. The study is aimed at analyzing, in a group of CD patients undergoing surgery, the relationship between CARD15/NOD2 polymorphisms and the clinical CD behavior after a long-term follow-up, in order to identify potential clinical biomarkers of prognosis. Methods 191 surgical CD patients were prospectively characterized both for the main single nucleotide polymorphisms of CARD15/NOD2 and for many other environmental risk factors connected with the severe disease form. After a mean follow-up of 7.3 years, the correlations between clinical features and CD natural history were analyzed. Results CARD15/NOD2 polymorphisms were significantly associated with younger age at diagnosis compared to wild type cases (p < 0.05). Moreover, patients carrying a 3020insC polymorphism presented a larger Δ between diagnosis and surgery (p = 0.0344). Patients carrying an hz881 and a 3020insC exhibited, respectively, a lower rate of responsiveness to azathioprine (p = 0.012), but no difference was found in biologic therapy. Finally, the risk of surgical recurrence was significantly associated, respectively, to age at diagnosis, to familial CD history, to diagnostic delay, to arthritis, and to the presence of perioperative complications. Conclusions 3020insC CARD15 polymorphism is associated with an earlier CD onset, and age at CD diagnosis < 27 years was confirmed to have a detrimental effect on its clinical course. In addition, the familiarity seems to be connected with a more aggressive postoperative course. Finally, for the first time, we have observed a lower rate of responsiveness to azathioprine in patients carrying an hz881 and a 3020insC.
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Pravda J. Hydrogen peroxide and disease: towards a unified system of pathogenesis and therapeutics. Mol Med 2020; 26:41. [PMID: 32380940 PMCID: PMC7204068 DOI: 10.1186/s10020-020-00165-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Although the immune response has a prominent role in the pathophysiology of ulcerative colitis, sepsis, and systemic lupus erythematosus, a primary immune causation has not been established to explain the pathogenesis of these diseases. However, studies have reported significantly elevated levels of colonic epithelial hydrogen peroxide (a known colitic agent) in ulcerative colitis prior to the appearance of colitis. And patients with sepsis are reported to have toxic levels of blood hydrogen peroxide, whose pathologic effects mirror the laboratory and clinical abnormalities observed in sepsis. More recently, evidence supports a causal role for cellular hydrogen peroxide (a potent apoptotic agent) in the enhanced apoptosis believed to be the driving force behind auto-antigenic exposure and chronic immune activation in systemic lupus erythematosus. The different biological properties of hydrogen peroxide exert distinct pathologic effects depending on the site of accumulation within the body resulting in a unique disease patho-phenotype. On a cellular level, the build-up of hydrogen peroxide triggers apoptosis resulting in systemic lupus erythematosus, on a tissue level (colonic epithelium) excess hydrogen peroxide leads to inflammation and ulcerative colitis, and on a systemic level the pathologic effects of toxic concentrations of blood hydrogen peroxide result in bioenergetic failure and microangiopathic dysfunction leading to multiple organ failure and circulatory shock, characteristic of advanced sepsis. The aim of this paper is to provide a unified evidence-based common causal role for hydrogen peroxide in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis, sepsis, and systemic lupus erythematosus. Based on this new theory of pathogenesis, a novel evidence-based treatment of sepsis is also discussed.
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Dai C, Jiang M, Sun MJ. Disease Duration and the Risk of Treatment Failure in Biologic-Treated Patients with Ulcerative Colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2020; 26:e16. [PMID: 31886481 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izz312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Cong Dai
- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China
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Phan K, Tatian A, Woods J, Cains G, Frew JW. Prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in hidradenitis suppurativa (HS): systematic review and adjusted meta‐analysis. Int J Dermatol 2019; 59:221-228. [DOI: 10.1111/ijd.14697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 09/07/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Kevin Phan
- Department of Dermatology Liverpool Hospital Liverpool Sydney Australia
- Faculty of Medicine University of New South Wales Sydney Australia
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- Department of Dermatology Liverpool Hospital Liverpool Sydney Australia
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- Department of Dermatology Liverpool Hospital Liverpool Sydney Australia
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- Department of Dermatology Liverpool Hospital Liverpool Sydney Australia
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- Department of Dermatology Liverpool Hospital Liverpool Sydney Australia
- Faculty of Medicine University of New South Wales Sydney Australia
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Parragi L, Fournier N, Zeitz J, Scharl M, Greuter T, Schreiner P, Misselwitz B, Safroneeva E, Schoepfer AM, Vavricka SR, Rogler G, Biedermann L. Colectomy Rates in Ulcerative Colitis are Low and Decreasing: 10-year Follow-up Data From the Swiss IBD Cohort Study. J Crohns Colitis 2018; 12:811-818. [PMID: 29617750 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjy040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Previous population-based studies in patients with ulcerative colitis [UC] revealed variable colectomy rates and colectomy-associated risk factors. Over the past two decades, a decrease in colectomy rates was observed. We assessed risk factors and colectomy rates over time in UC in the Swiss Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort Study [SIBDCS]. METHODS Prospectively collected SIBDCS data, including disease history, baseline characteristics at enrolment, and course of disease, were retrospectively analysed. Cumulative and adjusted annual colectomy rates were calculated. RESULTS Among 1245 UC patients analysed [54.6% male], 114 [9.2%] underwent colectomy. We observed 5-, 10-, 15-, and 20-year cumulative colectomy rates after diagnosis of 4.1%, 6.4%, 10.4%, and 14.4% of patients, respectively. Male sex (odds ratio [OR] 1.54; p = 0.035), pancolitis at diagnosis [OR = 2.16; p = 0.005], younger age at diagnosis [OR 0.89 per 5 years of age; p = 0.006] and presence of extraintestinal manifestations [EIM] [OR 2.30; p < 0.001] were risk factors for undergoing colectomy. We did not observe a significant protective effect of smoking on colectomy risk [OR 0.64; p = 0.106]. The majority of colectomies were performed within first 10 years of disease onset, with a rapidly decreasing colectomy rate after 15 years. In patients diagnosed after 2003, colectomy was performed much earlier during and individual's disease course. Nevertheless, we found a significantly decreasing trend in yearly colectomy rates over time after 2005. CONCLUSIONS Crude and adjusted colectomy rates in Swiss UC patients were lower than those reported previously in the literature, and decreased over time.
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- Levente Parragi
- Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Zurich [USZ] and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine [IUMSP], Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Zurich [USZ] and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Zurich [USZ] and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Zurich [USZ] and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Zurich [USZ] and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Zurich [USZ] and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois [CHUV] and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Triemli Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Zurich [USZ] and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Zurich [USZ] and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Kobayashi T, Hisamatsu T, Suzuki Y, Ogata H, Andoh A, Araki T, Hokari R, Iijima H, Ikeuchi H, Ishiguro Y, Kato S, Kunisaki R, Matsumoto T, Motoya S, Nagahori M, Nakamura S, Nakase H, Tsujikawa T, Sasaki M, Yokoyama K, Yoshimura N, Watanabe K, Katafuchi M, Watanabe M, Hibi T. Predicting outcomes to optimize disease management in inflammatory bowel disease in Japan: their differences and similarities to Western countries. Intest Res 2018; 16:168-177. [PMID: 29743830 PMCID: PMC5934590 DOI: 10.5217/ir.2018.16.2.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2017] [Revised: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, with increasing prevalence worldwide. IBD Ahead is an international educational program that aims to explore questions commonly raised by clinicians about various areas of IBD care and to consolidate available published evidence and expert opinion into a consensus for the optimization of IBD management. Given differences in the epidemiology, clinical and genetic characteristics, management, and prognosis of IBD between patients in Japan and the rest of the world, this statement was formulated as the result of literature reviews and discussions among Japanese experts as part of the IBD Ahead program to consolidate statements of factors for disease prognosis in IBD. Evidence levels were assigned to summary statements in the following categories: disease progression in CD and UC; surgery, hospitalization, intestinal failure, and permanent stoma in CD; acute severe UC; colectomy in UC; and colorectal carcinoma and dysplasia in IBD. The goal is that this statement can aid in the optimization of the treatment strategy for Japanese patients with IBD and help identify high-risk patients that require early intervention, to provide a better long-term prognosis in these patients.
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- Taku Kobayashi
- Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Japan
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- Center for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Division of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki National Hospital, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Japan
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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- IBD Center, Sapporo-Kosei General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Higashi-Ohmi General Medical Center, Higashiomi, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Tokyo Yamate Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Intestinal Inflammation Research, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are not receiving preventative care services at the same rate as the general population. IBD patients are at increased risk for infections, osteoporosis, and certain malignancies secondary to their disease and as they are on immunosuppressive therapy. They are a younger population and often times consider their gastroenterologist as their primary care physician. In this review, we discuss up-to-date evidence pertaining to vaccine-preventable illnesses in the immunosuppressed IBD patient, screening for bone health, cervical cancer, skin malignancies, psychological wellbeing, and smoking cessation. RECENT FINDINGS Vaccinations are recommended in the IBD population as they are immunosuppressed and at increased risk for acquiring influenza and pneumonia. Not only are they at greater risk to acquire it but they also have a much severe complicated course. Ideally, IBD patients should be vaccinated prior to initiating immunosuppression and most inactive vaccines can be administered to them while they are on therapy. All IBD patients should be encouraged to stop smoking and have adequate vitamin D intake along with appropriate applicable cancer screenings. Gastroenterologists must work in collaboration with primary care providers along with other specialists to help provide our patients well-rounded care for their IBD.
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- Fazia A Mir
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Ma WT, Chang C, Gershwin ME, Lian ZX. Development of autoantibodies precedes clinical manifestations of autoimmune diseases: A comprehensive review. J Autoimmun 2017; 83:95-112. [PMID: 28739356 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2017.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 07/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The etiology of autoimmune diseases is due to a combination of genetic predisposition and environmental factors that alter the expression of immune regulatory genes through various mechanisms including epigenetics. Both humoral and cellular elements of the adaptive immune system play a role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases and the presence of autoantibodies have been detected in most but not all autoimmune diseases before the appearance of clinical symptoms. In some cases, the presence or levels of these autoantibodies portends not only the risk of developing a corresponding autoimmune disease, but occasionally the severity as well. This observation is intriguing because it suggests that we can, to some degree, predict who may or may not develop autoimmune diseases. However, the role of autoantibodies in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, whether they actually affect disease progression or are merely an epiphenomenon is still not completely clear in many autoimmune diseases. Because of these gaps in our knowledge, the ability to accurately predict a future autoimmune disease can only be considered a relative risk factor. Importantly, it raises the critical question of defining other events that may drive a patient from a preclinical to a clinical phase of disease.
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- Wen-Tao Ma
- Chronic Disease Laboratory, Institutes for Life Sciences and School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Liver Immunology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling 712100, China
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
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- Chronic Disease Laboratory, Institutes for Life Sciences and School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Liver Immunology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China; Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Hefei, Anhui, China.
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Ungaro R, Mehandru S, Allen PB, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Colombel JF. Ulcerative colitis. Lancet 2017; 389:1756-1770. [PMID: 27914657 PMCID: PMC6487890 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)32126-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1933] [Impact Index Per Article: 276.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Revised: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the colon, and its incidence is rising worldwide. The pathogenesis is multifactorial, involving genetic predisposition, epithelial barrier defects, dysregulated immune responses, and environmental factors. Patients with ulcerative colitis have mucosal inflammation starting in the rectum that can extend continuously to proximal segments of the colon. Ulcerative colitis usually presents with bloody diarrhoea and is diagnosed by colonoscopy and histological findings. The aim of management is to induce and then maintain remission, defined as resolution of symptoms and endoscopic healing. Treatments for ulcerative colitis include 5-aminosalicylic acid drugs, steroids, and immunosuppressants. Some patients can require colectomy for medically refractory disease or to treat colonic neoplasia. The therapeutic armamentarium for ulcerative colitis is expanding, and the number of drugs with new targets will rapidly increase in coming years.
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- Ryan Ungaro
- Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Ulster Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Nancy-Brabois, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
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Severs M, Mangen MJJ, van der Valk ME, Fidder HH, Dijkstra G, van der Have M, van Bodegraven AA, de Jong DJ, van der Woude CJ, Romberg-Camps MJL, Clemens CHM, Jansen JM, van de Meeberg PC, Mahmmod N, Ponsioen CY, Vermeijden JR, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Pierik M, Siersema PD, Oldenburg B. Smoking is Associated with Higher Disease-related Costs and Lower Health-related Quality of Life in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Crohns Colitis 2017; 11:342-352. [PMID: 27647859 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjw160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Smoking affects the course of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]. We aimed to study the impact of smoking on IBD-specific costs and health-related quality-of-life [HrQoL] among adults with Crohn's disease [CD] and ulcerative colitis [UC]. METHODS A large cohort of IBD patients was prospectively followed during 1 year using 3-monthly questionnaires on smoking status, health resources, disease activity and HrQoL. Costs were calculated by multiplying used resources with corresponding unit prices. Healthcare costs, patient costs, productivity losses, disease course items and HrQoL were compared between smokers, never-smokers and ex-smokers, adjusted for potential confounders. RESULTS In total, 3030 patients [1558 CD, 1054 UC, 418 IBD-unknown] were enrolled; 16% smoked at baseline. In CD, disease course was more severe among smokers. Smoking was associated with > 30% higher annual societal costs in IBD (€7,905 [95% confidence interval €6,234 - €9,864] vs €6,017 [€5,186 - €6,946] in never-smokers and €5,710 [€4,687 - €6,878] in ex-smokers, p = 0.06 and p = 0.04, respectively). In CD, smoking patients generated the highest societal costs, primarily driven by the use of anti-tumour necrosis factor compounds. In UC, societal costs of smoking patients were comparable to those of non-smokers. Societal costs of IBD patients who quitted smoking > 5 years before inclusion were lower than in patients who quitted within the past 5 years (€ 5,135 [95% CI €4,122 - €6,303] vs €9,342 [€6,010 - €12,788], p = 0.01). In both CD and UC, smoking was associated with a lower HrQoL. CONCLUSIONS Smoking is associated with higher societal costs and lower HrQoL in IBD patients. Smoking cessation may result in considerably lower societal costs.
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- M Severs
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology [Co-MIK], Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, Sittard, Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology [Co-MIK], Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, Sittard, Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Diaconessenhuis, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Slingeland Hospital, Doetinchem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Torres J, Caprioli F, Katsanos KH, Lobatón T, Micic D, Zerôncio M, Van Assche G, Lee JC, Lindsay JO, Rubin DT, Panaccione R, Colombel JF. Predicting Outcomes to Optimize Disease Management in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. J Crohns Colitis 2016; 10:1385-1394. [PMID: 27282402 PMCID: PMC5174730 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjw116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Revised: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Efforts to slow or prevent the progressive course of inflammatory bowel diseases [IBD] include early and intensive monitoring and treatment of patients at higher risk for complications. It is therefore essential to identify high-risk patients - both at diagnosis and throughout disease course. METHODS As a part of an IBD Ahead initiative, we conducted a comprehensive literature review to identify predictors of long-term IBD prognosis and generate draft expert summary statements. Statements were refined at national meetings of IBD experts in 32 countries and were finalized at an international meeting in November 2014. RESULTS Patients with Crohn's disease presenting at a young age or with extensive anatomical involvement, deep ulcerations, ileal/ileocolonic involvement, perianal and/or severe rectal disease or penetrating/stenosing behaviour should be regarded as high risk for complications. Patients with ulcerative colitis presenting at young age, with extensive colitis and frequent flare-ups needing steroids or hospitalization present increased risk for colectomy or future hospitalization. Smoking status, concurrent primary sclerosing cholangitis and concurrent infections may impact the course of disease. Current genetic and serological markers lack accuracy for clinical use. CONCLUSIONS Simple demographic and clinical features can guide the clinician in identifying patients at higher risk for disease complications at diagnosis and throughout disease course. However, many of these risk factors have been identified retrospectively and lack validation. Appropriately powered prospective studies are required to inform algorithms that can truly predict the risk for disease progression in the individual patient.
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- Joana Torres
- Surgical Department, Gastroenterology Division, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal
- The Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano and Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- University of Chicago Medicine Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Chicago, IL, USA
- Barts Health NHS Trust, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, UK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Potiguar University School of Medicine, Natal, Brazil
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Barts Health NHS Trust, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, UK
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- University of Chicago Medicine Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Chicago, IL, USA
- Barts Health NHS Trust, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, UK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- The Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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BACKGOUND Tobacco is one of the most significant risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). GOALS The main objective was to assess the knowledge of patients with IBD regarding the effects of tobacco on their disease. Secondary objectives were to determine the source of their knowledge, the influence of their knowledge on their intent to quit smoking, and the association between patients' characteristics and their knowledge. STUDY Patients with IBD completed a self-administered questionnaire on demographic data, severity of disease, and effects of tobacco on their disease. RESULTS In total 259 patients [182 with Crohn's disease, 77 with ulcerative colitis (UC)] participated. The prevalence of current smokers, exsmokers, and nonsmokers was 19.6%, 40.2%, and 40.2%, respectively. Patients with Crohn's disease were more aware of the effects of tobacco on their disease compared with those with UC (57.7% vs. 13.0%, P<0.0001). In informed patients, the main source of information was the gastroenterologist (56.9%). The intent to quit smoking was superior in informed patients compared with those uninformed (78.6% vs. 47.8%, P=0.046). Older patients (odds ratio=0.97, P=0.01) and patients with UC (odds ratio=0.11, P<0.0001) were less likely to be informed. CONCLUSIONS Only half of patients with IBD are aware of the risks of smoking associated with their disease, whereas their intent to quit smoking is directly related to their awareness. In the scope of IBD's treatment, management of smoking cessation should be undertaken in all smokers.
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Severs M, van Erp SJH, van der Valk ME, Mangen MJJ, Fidder HH, van der Have M, van Bodegraven AA, de Jong DJ, van der Woude CJ, Romberg-Camps MJL, Clemens CHM, Jansen JM, van de Meeberg PC, Mahmmod N, Ponsioen CY, Bolwerk C, Vermeijden JR, Pierik MJ, Siersema PD, Leenders M, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Dijkstra G, Oldenburg B. Smoking is Associated With Extra-intestinal Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Crohns Colitis 2016; 10:455-61. [PMID: 26721937 PMCID: PMC4946753 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Smoking affects the course of disease in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). We aimed to study the association between smoking and extra-intestinal manifestations (EIMs) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS We cross-sectionally explored the association between smoking and EIMs in IBD in three cohort studies: (1) the COIN study, designed to estimate healthcare expenditures in IBD; (2) the Groningen study, focused on cigarette smoke exposure and disease behaviour in IBD; and (3) the JOINT study, evaluating joint and back manifestations in IBD. RESULTS In the COIN, Groningen and JOINT cohorts, 3030, 797 and 225 patients were enrolled, of whom 16, 24 and 23.5% were current smokers, respectively. Chronic skin disorders and joint manifestations were more prevalent in smoking IBD patients than in non-smokers (COIN, 39.1 vs 29.8%, p <0.01; Groningen, 41.7 vs 30.0%, p <0.01) in both CD and UC. In the JOINT cohort, smoking was more prevalent in IBD patients with joint manifestations than in those without (30.3 vs 13.0%, p <0.01). EIMs appeared to be more prevalent in high- than in low-exposure smokers (56.0 vs 37.1%, p = 0.10). After smoking cessation, the prevalence of EIMs in IBD patients rapidly decreased towards levels found in never smokers (lag time: COIN cohort, 1-2 years; Groningen cohort, within 1 year). CONCLUSIONS There is a robust dose-dependent association between active smoking and EIMs in both CD and UC patients. Smoking cessation was found to result in a rapid reduction of EIM prevalence to levels encountered in never smokers.
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- M. Severs
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Atrium-Orbis Medical Centre, Sittard, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Atrium-Orbis Medical Centre, Sittard, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Diaconessenhuis, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Slingeland Hospital, Doetinchem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam,The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Reinier de Graaf Groep, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Nunes T, Etchevers MJ, García-Sánchez V, Ginard D, Martí E, Barreiro-de Acosta M, Gomollón F, Arroyo M, Bastida G, Gonzalez B, Monfort D, García-Planella E, Figueroa C, Panés J, Sans M. Impact of Smoking Cessation on the Clinical Course of Crohn's Disease Under Current Therapeutic Algorithms: A Multicenter Prospective Study. Am J Gastroenterol 2016; 111:411-9. [PMID: 26856753 DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2015.401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Revised: 10/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Given the importance of tobacco smoking (TS) as the only environmental factor repeatedly linked to the development of the Crohn's disease (CD), it is surprising that very few prospective studies have assessed whether TS is associated with an increased frequency of clinical relapse. Our aim was to evaluate the current impact of TS on disease relapse and the clinical benefit of quitting smoking in the present era of widespread use of anti-TNF drugs and immunosuppressants. METHODS This was a multicenter prospective cohort study, which included 573 CD patients in clinical remission with various smoking habits. All smokers were advised to quit. Patients not exposed to tobacco before inclusion (non- and former smokers), continuing smokers, and quitters were compared regarding differences in disease outcomes during a follow-up of 4 years. RESULTS A total of 148 continuing smokers, 190 nonsmokers, 160 former smokers, and 75 quitters were included. In comparison with nonsmokers, continuing smokers relapsed more frequently with an incidence rate ratio of 1.53 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.10-2.17). Former smokers and quitters had similar relapse incidences compared with nonsmokers. Smoking was an independent predictor for disease relapse in the multivariate analysis (hazard ratio: 1.58 (95% CI 1.20-2.09). In the time-dependent analysis, continuing smokers had earlier relapse, regardless of anti-TNF or immunosuppressant use. CONCLUSIONS Continuing smokers have more disease relapses, and patients who quit smoking have a similar relapse incidence compared with nonsmokers.
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- Tiago Nunes
- Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro Médico Teknon, Barcelona, Spain
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The Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Ulcerative Colitis in a Northeast Brazilian Population. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:359130. [PMID: 26509150 PMCID: PMC4609765 DOI: 10.1155/2015/359130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Revised: 08/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical and demographic characteristics of UC in Bahia, a Brazilian state, and to identify the variables associated with extensive colitis, steroid therapy, immunosuppression, and colectomy. METHODS In this cross-sectional study UC patients were interviewed, and additional information was collected from the medical records. Descriptive statistics and multivariate Poisson regression analysis were used. RESULTS This study included 267 individuals, the mean age of whom was 39.4 years at diagnosis. There was a predominance of females and left-side colitis. Extensive colitis was positively associated with male gender, diarrhea, weight loss, and a younger age at diagnosis. In contrast, active smoking and a family history of IBD were negatively associated with extensive colitis. Positive associations were observed between steroid therapy and diarrhea, weight loss, urban patients, extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs), and hospitalization. Younger age and weight loss at diagnosis, a family history of IBD, extensive colitis, EIMs, hospitalization, and steroid therapy were all positively associated with immunosuppression. In contrast, Caucasian individuals, smokers, patients with rectal bleeding, and rural patients areas were all observed to have a decreased likelihood of immunosuppression. CONCLUSIONS Our results corroborate the association between higher prevalence of extensive colitis and younger age at diagnosis. An association between steroid therapy and clinical presentation at diagnosis was observed. The observation that white individuals and rural patients use less immunosuppressive drugs highlights the need to study the influence of environmental and genetic factors on the behavior of UC in this population.
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Lunney PC, Kariyawasam VC, Wang RR, Middleton KL, Huang T, Selinger CP, Andrews JM, Katelaris PH, Leong RWL. Smoking prevalence and its influence on disease course and surgery in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2015; 42:61-70. [PMID: 25968332 DOI: 10.1111/apt.13239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2015] [Revised: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Smoking demonstrates divergent effects in Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Smoking frequency is greater in CD and deleterious to its disease course. Conversely, UC is primarily a disease of nonsmokers and ex-smokers, with reports of disease amelioration in active smoking. AIM To determine the prevalence of smoking and its effects on disease progression and surgery in a well-characterised cohort of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) patients. METHODS Patients with smoking data of the Sydney IBD Cohort were included. Demographic, phenotypic, medical, surgical and hospitalisation data were analysed and reported on the basis of patient smoking status. RESULTS 1203 IBD patients were identified comprising 626 CD and 557 UC with 6725 and 6672 patient-years of follow-up, respectively. CD patients were more likely to smoke than UC patients (19.2% vs. 10.2%, P < 0.001). A history of smoking in CD was associated with an increased proportional surgery rate (45.8% vs. 37.8%, P = 0.045), requirement for IBD-related hospitalisation (P = 0.009) and incidence of peripheral arthritis (29.8% vs. 22.0%, P = 0.027). Current smokers with UC demonstrated reduced corticosteroid utilisation (24.1% vs. 37.5%, P = 0.045), yet no reduction in the rates of colectomy (3.4% vs. 6.6%, P = 0.34) or hospital admission (P = 0.25) relative to nonsmokers. Ex-smokers with UC required proportionately greater immunosuppressive (36.2% vs. 26.3%, P = 0.041) and corticosteroid (43.7% vs. 34.5%, P = 0.078) therapies compared with current and never smokers. CONCLUSIONS This study confirms the detrimental effects of smoking in CD, yet failed to demonstrate substantial benefit from smoking in UC. These data should encourage all patients with IBD to quit smoking.
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- P C Lunney
- Sydney Medical School, Concord Clinical School, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Dubbo Base Hospital, Dubbo, NSW, Australia
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, Concord Clinical School, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, Concord Clinical School, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,St. George Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Department of Gastroenterology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, Concord Clinical School, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, Concord Clinical School, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Roberts H, Rai SN, Pan J, Rao JM, Keskey RC, Kanaan Z, Short EP, Mottern E, Galandiuk S. Extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease and the influence of smoking. Digestion 2015; 90:122-9. [PMID: 25277851 DOI: 10.1159/000363228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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AIMS To define the number/frequency of organ systems affected by extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs), to identify factors affecting the clinical course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and EIM development, and to determine the impact of smoking, disease duration and location on the diagnosis of EIMs in Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS IBD patients were derived from a single university colorectal surgery practice. Smoking data were obtained through a modified Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey. The frequencies of arthritis/arthralgia, primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), ocular and cutaneous EIMs were determined. RESULTS Of the 757 patients evaluated (CD 488, UC 269), 50% had ≥1 EIM. Arthritis/arthralgia, cutaneous and ocular EIMs were significantly higher in frequency in CD compared to UC patients. Prolonged disease duration was associated with increased prevalence of arthritis/arthralgia in IBD (p ≤ 0.001) as well as PSC (p = 0.049), ocular (p = 0.030) and cutaneous (p = 0.009) EIMs in CD. Disease location affected the occurrence of EIMs in CD. Smoking appeared to increase the prevalence of ocular EIMs in UC (p = 0.026). CONCLUSION Arthritis/arthralgia, cutaneous and ocular EIMs occurred in a significantly higher proportion of CD patients. CD patients with longer disease duration had a significantly higher prevalence of PSC, ocular and cutaneous EIMs. Smoking was found to increase ocular EIMs in UC.
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- Henry Roberts
- Department of Surgery, Price Institute of Surgical Research and Section of Colorectal Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Ky., USA
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IBD, comprising Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is a chronic immunologically mediated disease at the intersection of complex interactions between genetics, environment and gut microbiota. Established high-prevalence populations of IBD in North America and Europe experienced the steepest increase in incidence towards the second half of the twentieth century. Furthermore, populations previously considered 'low risk' (such as in Japan and India) are witnessing an increase in incidence. Potentially relevant environmental influences span the spectrum of life from mode of childbirth and early-life exposures (including breastfeeding and antibiotic exposure in infancy) to exposures later on in adulthood (including smoking, major life stressors, diet and lifestyle). Data support an association between smoking and Crohn's disease whereas smoking cessation, but not current smoking, is associated with an increased risk of ulcerative colitis. Dietary fibre (particularly fruits and vegetables), saturated fats, depression and impaired sleep, and low vitamin D levels have all been associated with incident IBD. Interventional studies assessing the effects of modifying these risk factors on natural history and patient outcomes are an important unmet need. In this Review, the changing epidemiology of IBD, mechanisms behind various environmental associations and interventional studies to modify risk factors and disease course are discussed.
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- Ashwin N Ananthakrishnan
- Massachusetts General Hospital Crohn's and Colitis Centre, 165 Cambridge Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Matricon J, Barnich N, Ardid D. Immunopathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. SELF NONSELF 2014; 1:299-309. [PMID: 21487504 DOI: 10.4161/self.1.4.13560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2010] [Revised: 09/06/2010] [Accepted: 09/07/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of idiopathic, chronic and relapsing inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract. Familial and epidemiological studies have stressed the involvement of genetic factors and have also shown the critical role of environmental factors such as sanitation and hygiene in the development of IBD. However, the molecular mechanisms of intestinal inflammation in IBD have long remained unknown. In recent years, the study of susceptibility genes involved in the detection of bacterial components and in the regulation of the host immune response has shed light onto the potential role of intestinal pathogens and gut flora in IBD immunobiology. This review presents current knowledge on intestinal epithelial barrier alterations and on dysfunction of mucosal innate and acquired immune responses in IBD. The data support the etiological hypothesis which argues that pathogenic intestinal bacteria and/or infectious agents initiate and perpetuate the inflammation of the gut through disruption of tolerance towards the commensal microbiota in an individual with genetic vulnerability.
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- Julien Matricon
- Clermont Université; Université d'Auvergne; Pharmacologie Fondamentale et Clinique de la Douleur; Laboratoire de Pharmacologie Médicale; Inserm U 766; Clermont-Ferrand, France
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IBD is a chronic disorder with disease onset ranging from early childhood to beyond the sixth decade of life. The factors that determine the age of onset currently remain unexplained. Is timing of occurrence a random event or is it indicative of different pathophysiological pathways leading to different phenotypes across the age spectrum? Over the past decade, several studies have suggested that the characteristics and natural history of IBD seem to be different according to age of onset. This heterogeneity suggests that the respective contributions of genetics, host immune system and environment to the aetiology and phenotype of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are different across ages. Critical reviews that focus on differences characterizing IBD between age groups are scarce. Therefore, this Review updates the knowledge of the differences in epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and natural history of paediatric, adult and elderly-onset IBD. In addition, potential differences in host-gene-microbial interactions according to age are highlighted.
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Nunes T, Etchevers MJ, Domènech E, García-Sánchez V, Ber Y, Peñalva M, Merino O, Nos P, Garcia-Planella E, Casbas AG, Esteve M, Taxonera Samsó C, Montoro Huguet M, Gisbert JP, Martín Arranz MD, García-Sepulcre MF, Barreiro-de Acosta M, Beltrán B, Alcaide Suárez N, Saro Gismera C, Cabriada JL, Cañas-Ventura A, Gomollón F, Panés J. Smoking does influence disease behaviour and impacts the need for therapy in Crohn's disease in the biologic era. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2013; 38:752-60. [PMID: 23980933 DOI: 10.1111/apt.12440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Revised: 06/14/2013] [Accepted: 07/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recently, the notion that smoking may adversely affect Crohn's disease (CD) outcomes has been challenged by the suggestion that the widespread use of immunosuppressants and anti-TNF drugs might offset the adverse effects of tobacco. AIM To reassess the influence of tobacco smoking on disease phenotype and complications on a time-dependent analysis, taking into account the different therapeutic interventions. METHODS We designed a retrospective cohort study of 3224 patients with Crohn's disease. The data were collected from the Spanish national inflammatory bowel disease registry (ENEIDA), including information regarding demographics, clinical characteristics, disease complications, therapeutic interventions and smoking status. Patients were classified as nonsmokers, smokers and former smokers, according to their present and past smoking habits. RESULTS In the univariate analysis, smokers had more strictures (22.6% vs. 19.3%, P < 0.05) and less colonic involvement (7.2% vs. 10.9%, P < 0.05), and were more frequently under treatment with steroids (91.6% vs. 85.8%, P < 0.05), immunosuppressants (73.5% vs. 63.6% P < 0.05) or anti-TNF drugs (31.4% vs. 25.1%, P < 0.05) than nonsmokers. In the time-dependent multivariate analysis, smokers were found to have a significantly decreased survival free of stricturing disease (HR: 1.5, CI 95% 1.18-1.90) or perianal complications (HR: 1.50, CI 95% 1.01-1.46), and had a higher risk for requiring thiopurine therapy (HR: 1.20, CI 95% 1.05-1.30). CONCLUSION These results suggest that, despite the widespread use of immunosuppressants and anti-TNF drugs, smokers with Crohn's disease still have a more severe disease course, with increased therapeutic requirements when compared with nonsmokers.
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- T Nunes
- Hospital Clınic, Barcelona, Spain
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Inflammatory bowel diseases [IBD; Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC)] are chronic immunologically mediated diseases that are due to a dysregulated immune response to intestinal flora in a genetically susceptible host. Despite advances in genetics, the likelihood of occurrence of disease remains incompletely explained and there appears to be a strong role for the environment in mediating risk of disease. Smoking remains the most widely studied and replicated risk factor, contributing to increased risk and severity of CD while conferring protection against UC. Recent data has suggested novel risk factors. Lower plasma vitamin D is associated with an increased risk of Crohn's disease, and vitamin D supplementation may prevent relapse of disease. Several medications including oral contraceptives, post-menopausal hormone replacement, aspirin, NSAIDs, and antibiotics may increase risk of CD or UC with the mechanisms of effect remaining inadequately defined. There is continuing evidence that depression and psychosocial stress may play a role in the pathogenesis of both CD and UC, while at the same time also increasing risk for disease flares. There is also a growing understanding of the role of diet on IBD, in particular through its effect on the microbiome. Animal protein intake and n-6 fatty acids may increase risk of UC while n-3 fatty acids and dietary fiber may confer protection. The effect of diet on established disease remains poorly studied. There is need for routine measurement of a spectrum of environmental exposures in prospective studies to further our understanding.
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Lunney PC, Leong RWL. Review article: Ulcerative colitis, smoking and nicotine therapy. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2012; 36:997-1008. [PMID: 23072629 DOI: 10.1111/apt.12086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2012] [Revised: 09/06/2012] [Accepted: 09/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Smoking is the best-characterised environmental association of ulcerative colitis (UC). Smoking has been observed to exert protective effects on both the development and progression of UC. AIMS To examine the association between UC and smoking, possible pathogenic mechanisms and the potential of nicotine as a therapeutic agent in the treatment of UC. METHODS A literature search was conducted through MEDLINE, using the MeSH search terms 'ulcerative colitis' and 'smoking' or 'nicotine'. Relevant articles were identified through manual review. The reference lists of these articles were reviewed to include further appropriate articles. RESULTS Ulcerative colitis is less prevalent in smokers. Current smokers with a prior diagnosis of UC are more likely to exhibit milder disease than ex-smokers and nonsmokers. There is conflicting evidence for smokers having reduced rates of hospitalisation, colectomy and need for oral corticosteroids and immunosuppressants to manage their disease. Multiple potential active mediators in smoke may be responsible for these clinical effects, including nicotine and carbon monoxide, but the precise mechanism remains unknown. Nicotine has demonstrated variable efficacy in the induction of remission in UC when compared to placebo and conventional medicines. Despite this, the high frequency of adverse events limits its clinical significance. CONCLUSIONS Nicotine's application as a therapeutic treatment in ulcerative colitis is limited. Presently, it may be an option considered only in selected cases of acute ulcerative colitis refractory to conventional treatment options. This review also questions whether nicotine is the active component of smoking that modifies risk and inflammation in ulcerative colitis.
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- P C Lunney
- Sydney Medical School, Concord Clinical School, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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AlSharari SD, Akbarali HI, Abdullah RA, Shahab O, Auttachoat W, Ferreira GA, White KL, Lichtman AH, Cabral GA, Damaj MI. Novel insights on the effect of nicotine in a murine colitis model. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2012; 344:207-17. [PMID: 23115221 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.112.198796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Studies showed that nicotine has a positive influence on symptoms of ulcerative colitis. In the present study, we explored the effect of nicotine treatment using different routes of administration in the dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) colitis mouse model. We also investigated the effects of cotinine, a major metabolite of nicotine, in the model. C57BL6 adult male mice were given DSS solution freely in the drinking water for seven consecutive days, and tap water was given thereafter. Disease severity, length of the colon, colon tissue histology, and inflammatory markers, including colonic myeloperoxidase activity and colonic tumor necrosis factor-α levels, were evaluated. The effect of nicotine and cotinine treatments via various different routes of administration were examined the DSS model. In addition, we measured the plasma levels of nicotine and cotinine in our treatment protocols. Administration of low, but not high, doses of oral nicotine in DSS-treated mice resulted in a significant decrease in disease severity, histologic damage scores, as well as colonic level of tumor necrosis factor-α. However, the anti-inflammatory effect of nicotine was not seen after chronic s.c. or minipump infusion of the drug. Differences in plasma levels of nicotine and cotinine do not seem to account for this lack of effect. Finally, oral cotinine alone failed to show a significant effect in the DSS model of colitis. These results highlight that dose and route of administration play a critical role in the protective effect of nicotine in the DSS mouse colitis model.
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- Shakir D AlSharari
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980613, Richmond, VA 23298-0613, USA
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Calabrese E, Yanai H, Shuster D, Rubin DT, Hanauer SB. Low-dose smoking resumption in ex-smokers with refractory ulcerative colitis. J Crohns Colitis 2012; 6:756-62. [PMID: 22398093 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2011.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2011] [Revised: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 12/13/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Ulcerative colitis (UC) is primarily a disease of non-smokers. Ex-smokers may have a more refractory disease course and anecdotal evidence in non-controlled clinical trials have suggested that smoking resumption, or the administration of nicotine, may ameliorate signs and symptoms of UC in ex-smokers. We report outcomes of ex-smokers with refractory UC who resumed low-dose cigarette smoking. METHODS 17 ex-smokers with refractory UC were identified. Clinical remission was defined as a disease activity index score of 0. RESULTS Two out of 17 patients refused the recommendation to resume smoking. Of the 15 patients who resumed smoking, the mean daily number of cigarettes was 8.6. Fourteen out of those 15 patients who resumed smoking were able to maintain prolonged clinical remission off steroids. One out of the 15 patients failed to improve and required oral steroids. Another patient was compelled to quit smoking since he became addicted. His disease flared after maintaining a prolonged remission of 3 years and he eventually underwent surgery. Three out of these 15 patients switched from cigarettes smoking to nicotine compounds and continued to maintain remission. CONCLUSION Resumption of low dose smoking in a selected group of ex-smokers with refractory UC may ameliorate signs and symptoms. Quality of life, medication side effects, and smoking risk factors should all be considered and discussed with patients. Smokers should be meticulously followed for compliance with "low-dose" regimen and all associated smoking risks.
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- Emma Calabrese
- Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Megacolon, defined as dilation of the abdominal colon, may occur acutely or in a chronic form. Acute megacolon that occurs in association with severe inflammation of the colon is known as toxic megacolon, whereas acute megacolon without obvious colonic disease is known as Ogilvie's syndrome. The pathophysiology and management of toxic megacolon, Ogilvie's syndrome, and chronic megacolon in adults differ significantly, and it is critically important to distinguish among these entities. Toxic megacolon is a medical emergency that requires coordinated intensive medical and surgical management. In addition to vigorous resuscitation with fluids, electrolytes, and blood products, medical treatment consists of parenteral corticosteroids, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and close monitoring of the patient. Surgical intervention is required if there is no improvement, or deterioration after 12 to 24 hours of intensive medical management, or if there is evidence of colon perforation. Ogilvie's syndrome usually occurs in hospitalized patients with serious underlying medical or surgical illnesses. Management is directed at preventing ischemia and perforation of the distended colon. Supportive therapy includes nasogastric suction, correction of fluid and electrolyte imbalances, stopping potentially aggravating medications, and decompressing the colon with a rectal tube and positional changes. Intravenous neostigmine is the only pharmacologic agent of proven efficacy; colonoscopic decompression is an alternative in patients who do not respond to neostigmine or who have conditions that contraindicate its use. Daily oral administration of polyethylene glycol electrolyte solutions appears to decrease the relapse rate after initial decompression is achieved. Chronic megacolon in adults represents advanced colon failure that does not respond to pharmacologic stimulation. Goals of therapy are to cleanse the colon, prevent impaction, and minimize stool volume and gas buildup. For patients with disabling symptoms, surgical exclusion of the colon, decompression and antegrade enemas via cecostomy, or subtotal or segmental resection may be palliative.
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- Stephen B Hanauer
- Arnold Wald, MD Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Avenue, H6/516 CSC, Madison, WI 53792-5124, USA.
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Aldhous MC, Satsangi J. The impact of smoking in Crohn's disease: no smoke without fire. Frontline Gastroenterol 2010; 1:156-164. [PMID: 28839569 PMCID: PMC5517176 DOI: 10.1136/fg.2010.001487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/15/2010] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Smoking habit is the most widely accepted environmental factor affecting the incidence and disease progression in the inflammatory bowel diseases. The contrasting effects in Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis are unexplained. The purpose of this review is to summarise the existing data on the effects of smoking in CD on disease history, recurrence after surgery, effects on drug responses and to review available evidence that carriage of some of the known susceptibility genes may be disproportionate in smokers with CD. The review also highlights potential mechanisms involved and factors that might affect patients' smoking habits. The clinical and scientific implications of the data are discussed.
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- Marian C Aldhous
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Molecular Medicine Centre, University of Edinburgh, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Molecular Medicine Centre, University of Edinburgh, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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van der Heide F, Dijkstra A, Albersnagel FA, Kleibeuker JH, Dijkstra G. Active and passive smoking behaviour and cessation plans of patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. J Crohns Colitis 2010; 4:125-31. [PMID: 21122495 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2009.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2009] [Revised: 09/05/2009] [Accepted: 09/05/2009] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Smoking is a remarkable risk factor in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with negative effects on Crohn's disease (CD) and positive effects on ulcerative colitis (UC). This makes different changes in smoking behaviour after diagnosis between CD and UC likely. Changes in active smoking, cessation plans and passive smoking were studied in IBD patients. METHODS 820 IBD patients were sent a questionnaire on active and passive smoking, and cessation plans. A total of 675 (82%) patients (380 CD and 295 UC) responded. RESULTS More ever smoking UC patients stopped smoking before diagnosis than CD patients (63% vs 22%; p<0.001), resulting in 30% former smokers at diagnosis in UC and 13% in CD (p<0.001). The smoking cessation rates at and after diagnosis are equal between CD and UC. Half of the CD patients stopped smoking after diagnosis leading to less present smokers in CD than in a control population (26% (95% confidence interval: 21.1%-29.9%) vs 33%). For both CD (22% vs 35%; p=0.044) and UC (24% vs 53%; p=0.024) continuing smokers after diagnosis were less often higher educated than quitters. Cessation plans (89%), passive smoking in childhood and present passive smoking were not different between CD and UC patients. CONCLUSION There are no differences in changes in smoking behaviour at and after diagnosis between CD and UC patients, suggesting a lack of knowledge in these patients about the link between their disease and smoking behaviour. However, CD patients seem less refractory to smoking cessation than the general population. Therefore it is worthwhile putting energy in helping CD patients stop smoking.
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- Frans van der Heide
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Smoking and inflammatory bowel diseases: what in smoking alters the course? Int J Colorectal Dis 2010; 25:671-80. [PMID: 20333390 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-010-0925-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/25/2010] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Epidemiological studies provide strong evidence to confirm the correlation between cigarette smoking and inflammatory bowel diseases. This relationship is proved to be positive in Crohn's disease and negative in ulcerative colitis. What in smoking alters the course of inflammatory bowel diseases is still a mystery. Different smoking parts have different and may be opponent actions. Smoking has dual effects. Some of its activities are, sometimes, constructive as they are working in an antagonistic manner to the mechanism of the disease, such as reducing rectal blood flow and accordingly less recruitments of inflammatory mediators to the area of inflammation, enhancement of mucosal production, and consequently, strengthening the membranes, and inhibition of pro-inflammatory mediators' liberation and activity in subjects with ulcerative colitis. Yet the outcome of smoking actions may be affected by the existence of other cofactors. Odd factors, such as shortage of zinc in subjects with Crohn's disease, may facilitate liberation of pro-inflammatory mediators and their activities and accordingly exacerbates symptoms.
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Etchevers MJ, Aceituno M, García-Bosch O, Ordás I, Sans M, Ricart E, Panés J. Risk factors and characteristics of extent progression in ulcerative colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2009; 15:1320-5. [PMID: 19235909 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The main objective was to identify risk factors for extent progression in distal ulcerative colitis. The secondary objective was to determine clinical characteristics of disease at the time of progression. METHODS Data were obtained from a prospective database. Distal colitis was defined as disease limited to rectum and sigmoid colon (n = 178), extensive colitis as involvement of at least the descending colon (n = 179), and colitis with progression when there was a change of category from distal to extensive (n = 63). To study clinical characteristics at the time of progression, a nested case-control study was performed. RESULTS Compared to distal colitis, colitis with progression was associated to significantly higher prevalence of extraintestinal manifestations (42.9% versus 15.5%) steroid-refractory course (28.0% versus 2.2%), requirement of thiopurines (44.3% versus 17.3%), cyclosporine (25.4% versus 1.9%), infliximab (9.5% versus 1.2%), surgery (20.6% versus 0.6%), and incidence of neoplasia (6.3% versus 0%). However, these differences appeared after disease progression. Regression analysis demonstrated that preexisting independent predictive factors for progression were younger age at diagnosis (hazard ratio [HR] 0.979 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.959-0.999) and presence of sclerosing cholangitis (HR 12.83, 95% CI 1.36-121.10). The nested case-control study showed that at the time of progression the flare was more severe in cases than in matched controls, with significant differences in markers of disease severity, therapeutic requirements, hospitalizations, and surgery. CONCLUSIONS Patients with distal ulcerative colitis diagnosed at a younger age or with associated sclerosing cholangitis are at higher risk for progression. Disease flare associated with progression follows a severe course with high therapeutic requirements.
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van der Heide F, Dijkstra A, Weersma RK, Albersnagel FA, van der Logt EMJ, Faber KN, Sluiter WJ, Kleibeuker JH, Dijkstra G. Effects of active and passive smoking on disease course of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2009; 15:1199-207. [PMID: 19170191 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Smoking is a remarkable risk factor for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), aggravating Crohn's disease (CD) while having beneficial effects on ulcerative colitis (UC). We studied the effects of active and passive smoking in Dutch IBD patients. METHODS A questionnaire focusing on cigarette smoke exposure was sent to 820 IBD patients. Returned questionnaires were incorporated into a retrospective chart review, containing details about disease behavior and received therapy. RESULTS In all, 675 IBD patients (380 [56%] CD and 295 [44%] UC) responded. At diagnosis there were 52% smokers in CD, 41% in the general population, and 28% in UC. The number of present smokers in CD is lower than in the general population (26% versus 35%). No detrimental effects of active smoking on CD were observed, but passive smokers needed immunosuppressants and infliximab more frequently than nonpassive smokers. Active smoking had beneficial effects on UC, indicated by reduced rates of colectomy, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and backwash-ileitis in active smokers compared to never smokers, and higher daily cigarette dose correlated with less extensive colitis and a lower need for therapy. Furthermore, smoking cessation after diagnosis was detrimental for UC patients, indicated by increased needs for steroids and hospitalizations for patients that stopped smoking after compared to before the diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS Active smoking is a risk factor for CD, but does not affect the outcome; passive smoking is detrimental for the outcome of CD patients. In UC, active smoking shows dose-dependent beneficial effects. Our data suggest that passive smoking is a novel risk factor for CD.
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- Frans van der Heide
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Erbayrak M, Turkay C, Eraslan E, Cetinkaya H, Kasapoglu B, Bektas M. The role of fecal calprotectin in investigating inflammatory bowel diseases. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2009; 64:421-5. [PMID: 19488608 PMCID: PMC2694246 DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322009000500009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2009] [Accepted: 02/26/2009] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Invasive and non-invasive tests can be used to evaluate the activity of inflammatory bowel diseases. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of fecal calprotectin in evaluating inflammatory bowel disease activity and the correlation of fecal calprotectin with the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C reactive protein values in inflammatory bowel disease. METHOD Sixty-five patients affected with inflammatory bowel disease were enrolled. Twenty outpatients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease comprised the control group. RESULTS In the present study, all patients in the control group had an fecal calprotectin value lower than the cut-off point (50 mg/kg). CONCLUSION In conclusion, fecal calprotectin was found to be strongly associated with colorectal inflammation indicating organic disease. Fecal calprotectin is a simple and non-invasive method for assessing excretion of macrophages into the gut lumen. Fecal calprotectin values can be used to evaluate the response to treatment, to screen asymptomatic patients, and to predict inflammatory bowel disease relapses.
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- Mustafa Erbayrak
- Gastroenterology Department, Fatih University Hospital - Ankara, Turkey
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- Gastroenterology Department, Fatih University Hospital - Ankara, Turkey
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- Gastroenterology Department, Fatih University Hospital - Ankara, Turkey
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- Gastroenterology Department, Ankara University Hospital - Ankara, Turkey
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- Internal Medicine Department, Fatih University Hospital - Ankara, Turkey
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- Gastroenterology Department, Ankara University Hospital - Ankara, Turkey
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Ben-Horin S, Avidan B, Yanai H, Lang A, Chowers Y, Bar-Meir S. Familial clustering of Crohn's disease in Israel: prevalence and association with disease severity. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2009; 15:171-5. [PMID: 18839423 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is limited data addressing the severity of Crohn's disease (CD) in patients with a family history of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) compared to sporadic cases. METHODS We investigated the familial occurrence of IBD and its correlation with disease behavior in CD patients attending the Israeli IBD Foundation meeting using a structured questionnaire. RESULTS The study group consisted of 181 CD patients with a total of 825 1(st) degree relatives. Positive family history for IBD in a 1(st) degree relative was reported in 30 patients (16%). Nine out of the 360 parents (2.5%) had IBD (4 CD, 5 UC). There were 17 siblings with IBD (15 CD, 2 UC) out of 351 (4.8%). Ten out of 114 (8.8%) offsprings had IBD (6 CD, 4 UC). When two siblings were affected, their respective age of disease onset was strikingly concordant (r = 0.76, p = 0.008). There was no difference between sporadic and familial CD patients in the age of disease onset, the location of disease, proportion of smokers or percentage of Ashkenazi origin. Furthermore, similar proportions of sporadic and familial patients underwent intestinal surgery, had penetrating or obstructive complications or were treated by immunomodulators and/or biologics. There was also no difference in the reported percentage of time with active disease or the number of flare-ups. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of familial disease among Jewish CD patients in Israel is at the high range of the rate found in other ethnicities. Having a positive family history of IBD has no impact on the severity of the disease.
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- Shomron Ben-Horin
- Gastroenterology Division, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
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Reddy RP, Tremaine WJ. Is there a threshold for the deleterious effect of smoking in Crohn's disease? Inflamm Bowel Dis 2008; 14 Suppl 2:S16-7. [PMID: 18816663 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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- Raghuram P Reddy
- Miles and Shirley Fiterman Center for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, USA
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Smoking is an important environmental factor in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), having different effects in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). A recent meta-analysis partially confirmed previous findings that smoking was found to be protective against ulcerative colitis and, after onset of the disease, might improve its course, decreasing the need for colectomy. However, smoking increases the risk of developing CD and worsens its course, increasing the need for steroids, immunosuppressants and re-operations. Smoking cessation aggravates ulcerative colitis and improves CD. Data are however, largely conflictive as well as the potential mechanisms involved in this dual relationship are still unknown. In this review article, the authors review the role of smoking in inflammatory bowel diseases.
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Smoking is an important environmental factor in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), having different effects in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). A recent meta-analysis partially confirmed previous findings that smoking was found to be protective against ulcerative colitis and, after onset of the disease, might improve its course, decreasing the need for colectomy. However, smoking increases the risk of developing Crohn’s disease and worsens its course, increasing the need for steroids, immunosuppressants and re-operations. Smoking cessation aggravates ulcerative colitis and improves Crohn’s disease. Data are however, largely conflictive as well as the potential mechanisms involved in this dual relationship are still unknown. In this review article, the authors review the role of smoking in inflammatory bowel diseases.
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Fleshner P, Ippoliti A, Dubinsky M, Ognibene S, Vasiliauskas E, Chelly M, Mei L, Papadakis KA, Landers C, Targan S. A prospective multivariate analysis of clinical factors associated with pouchitis after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007; 5:952-8; quiz 887. [PMID: 17544871 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2007.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [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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BACKGROUND & AIMS Although acute pouchitis (AP) after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for UC is common and easily treated, chronic pouchitis (CP) remains a difficult management issue. The aim of this study was to identify important clinical risk factors associated with AP or CP. METHODS AP and CP were prospectively assessed, and demographic, disease, and treatment characteristics were tabulated. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to evaluate associations between AP or CP and potential risk factors. RESULTS Two hundred IPAA patients were followed for a median of 24 months (range, 3-117 months). Thirty-six patients (18%) developed AP, and 23 patients (12%) developed CP. On univariate analysis, the use of steroids before colectomy and smoking were associated with the development of AP. CP was associated with male gender, smoking, length of follow-up, extraintestinal manifestations, backwash ileitis, and elevated (450x10(9)/L) platelet count. On multivariate analysis, the following risk factors were found to be independently associated with AP: use of steroids before colectomy (odds ratio [OR], 3.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.5-8.9; P = .004) and smoking (OR, 2.3; 95% CI, 1.1-5.3; P = .04). CP was directly associated with extraintestinal manifestations (OR, 3.5; 95% CI, 1.1-11.1; P = .03), elevated platelet count (OR, 3.1; 95% CI, 1.1-8.9; P = .03), and increased length of follow-up (OR, 1.3; 95% CI, 1.1-1.6; P = .002). Smoking reduced the incidence of CP (OR, 0.2; 95% CI, 0.05-0.74; P = .04). CONCLUSIONS Clinical factors associated with AP included use of steroids before colectomy and smoking. Factors directly related to CP were extraintestinal manifestations, elevated platelet count, and length of follow-up after IPAA. Smoking appears to protect against the development of CP.
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- Phillip Fleshner
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Aldhous MC, Drummond HE, Anderson N, Baneshi MR, Smith LA, Arnott IDR, Satsangi J. Smoking habit and load influence age at diagnosis and disease extent in ulcerative colitis. Am J Gastroenterol 2007; 102:589-97. [PMID: 17338737 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01065.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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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INTRODUCTION Cigarette smoking affects susceptibility to ulcerative colitis (UC), but its effects on age at diagnosis, disease extent, and need for surgery are less well defined. We examined these parameters in a detailed retrospective analysis of a large cohort of well-characterized UC patients. METHODS 499 UC patients (254 male, median age 34.3 yr) were studied. Data were collected on smoking habits, smoking load (pack-years), age at recruitment, age at diagnosis, surgery, and disease extent. Colonoscopic and histological data at both diagnosis and follow-up (median follow-up time 4.6 yr) were available on 349 patients. RESULTS Ex-smokers were older at diagnosis than current or nonsmokers, (46.5 yr vs 31.1 or 29.4 yr, respectively, P < 0.001). Before diagnosis, ex-smokers had a higher smoking load than current smokers (13.0 vs 6.94 pack-years, P < 0.001). A Cox model for age at diagnosis, with smoking as a time-dependent covariate, showed that at any age, ex-smokers were significantly more likely to develop UC than current smokers (hazard ratio 1.8, 95% CI 1.41-2.44, P < 0.001). For current smokers at latest colonoscopy, those with extensive disease were the lightest smokers (median 0.320 pack-years), whereas those with healthy colons were the heaviest smokers (median 9.18 pack-years, P= 0.006). At 5 yr, regression of extensive disease was more frequent in current than ex-smokers or nonsmokers (30% current smokers vs 8% nonsmokers and 5% ex-smokers, chi(2)= 30.4, P < 0.001) but these differences were not maintained over a longer time period. CONCLUSIONS Smoking habit influences the age at diagnosis and changes in disease extent in UC. Mechanisms are likely to be complex and require further investigation.
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- Marian C Aldhous
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Molecular Medicine Centre, School of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, collectively known as the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), are largely diseases of the twentieth century, and are associated with the rise of modern, Westernized industrial society. Although the causes of these diseases remain incompletely understood, the prevailing model is that the intestinal flora drives an unmitigated intestinal immune response and inflammation in the genetically susceptible host. A review of the past and present of these diseases shows that detailed description preceded more fundamental elucidation of the disease processes. Working out the details of disease pathogenesis, in turn, has yielded dividends in more focused and effective therapy for IBD. This article highlights the key descriptions of the past, and the pivotal findings of current studies in disease pathogenesis and its connection to medical therapy. Future directions in the IBD will likely explicate the inhomogeneous causes of these diseases, with implications for individualized therapy.
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- Bruce E Sands
- MGH Crohn's and Colitis Center and Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 165 Cambridge Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Mahid SS, Minor KS, Soto RE, Hornung CA, Galandiuk S. Smoking and inflammatory bowel disease: a meta-analysis. Mayo Clin Proc 2006; 81:1462-71. [PMID: 17120402 DOI: 10.4065/81.11.1462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 473] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess whether there is a true effect of smoking on the 2 most prevalent forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS For this meta-analysis, we searched multiple health care databases, including MEDLINE and EMBASE (January 1980 to January 2006), to examine the relationship between smoking and IBD. Keywords searched included smoking, Inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis. Data were abstracted using predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. An odds ratio (OR) was recalculated for each study using the random-effects model, and a combined OR was calculated. RESULTS A total of 245 articles were obtained through an electronic search of health care databases. Thirteen studies examined the relationship between UC and smoking, whereas 9 examined the relationship between CD and smoking. We found evidence of an association between current smoking and CD (OR, 1.76; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.40-2.22) and former smoking and UC (OR, 1.79; 95% CI, 1.37-2.34). Current smoking had a protective effect on the development of UC when compared with controls (OR, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.45-0.75). CONCLUSION This is the first meta-analysis, to our knowledge, to evaluate the relationship between smoking and IBD using accepted quality standards for meta-analysis reporting. Our meta-analyses confirm that smoking is an important environmental factor in IBD with differing effects in UC and CD. By using predefined inclusion criteria and testing for homogeneity, the current analysis provides an estimate of the effect of smoking on both these forms of IBD.
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- Suhal S Mahid
- Department of Surgery, Section of Colorectal Surgery, Price Institute of Surgical Research, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
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To propose a new pathogenesis called Radical Induction to explain the genesis and progression of ulcerative colitis (UC). UC is an inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic inflammation in UC is mediated by a buildup of white blood cells (WBCs) within the colonic mucosal lining; however, to date there is no answer for why WBCs initially enter the colonic mucosa to begin with. A new pathogenesis termed “Radical Induction Theory” is proposed to explain this and states that excess un-neutralized hydrogen peroxide, produced within colonic epithelial cells as a result of aberrant cellular metabolism, diffuses through cell membranes to the extracellular space where it is converted to the highly damaging hydroxyl radical resulting in oxidative damage to structures comprising the colonic epithelial barrier. Once damaged, the barrier is unable to exclude highly immunogenic fecal bacterial antigens from invading the normally sterile submucosa. This antigenic exposure provokes an initial immune response of WBC infiltration into the colonic mucosa. Once present in the mucosa, WBCs are stimulated to secrete toxins by direct exposure to fecal bacteria leading to mucosal ulceration and bloody diarrhea characteristic of this disease.
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Reimund JM, Bonaz B, Gompel M, Michot F, Moreau J, Veyrac M, Wagner Ballon J. [Induction and maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 28:992-1004. [PMID: 15672571 DOI: 10.1016/s0399-8320(04)95177-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Cigarette smoking is associated with a number of adverse health effects, including well-established links to cardiopulmonary disease and several cancers. Some of the other important systemic diseases associated with smoking are the subjects of this article, such as diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance and thyroid diseases. Also reviewed here is the negative impact of smoking on male and female infertility, on selected dermatologic conditions, and on gastrointestinal diseases including peptic ulcer and inflammatory bowel diseases.
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- Antara Mallampalli
- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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Birrenbach T, Böcker U. Inflammatory bowel disease and smoking: a review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, and therapeutic implications. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2004; 10:848-59. [PMID: 15626903 DOI: 10.1097/00054725-200411000-00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [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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The relationship between smoking behavior and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is complex. While Crohn's disease (CD) is associated with smoking and smoking has detrimental effects on the clinical course of the disease, ulcerative colitis (UC) is largely a disease of nonsmokers and former smokers. Furthermore, cigarette smoking may even result in a beneficial influence on the course of ulcerative colitis. The potential mechanisms involved in this dual relationship include changes in humoral and cellular immunity, cytokine and eicosanoid levels, gut motility, permeability, and blood flow, colonic mucus, and oxygen free radicals. Nicotine is assumed to be the active moiety. The differential therapeutic consequences comprise the cessation of smoking in CD and, so far, clinical trials using nicotine in different forms of application for UC. In this article, we review the relationship between cigarette smoking and IBD, considering epidemiological, pathogenetic, and clinical aspects.
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- Tanja Birrenbach
- Department of Medicine II, (Gastroenterology/Hepatology/Infectious Diseases), Medical Faculty of Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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