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Annese V, Nathwani R, Alkhatry M, Al-Rifai A, Al Awadhi S, Georgopoulos F, Jazzar AN, Khassouan AM, Koutoubi Z, Taha MS, Limdi JK. Optimizing biologic therapy in inflammatory bowel disease: a Delphi consensus in the United Arab Emirates. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2021; 14:17562848211065329. [PMID: 34987611 PMCID: PMC8721421 DOI: 10.1177/17562848211065329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic, relapsing-remitting inflammatory conditions with a substantial negative impact on health-related quality of life and work productivity. Treatment of IBD has been revolutionized by the advent of biologic therapies, initially with anti-TNF agents and more recently with multiple alternatives targets, and yet more under development. OBJECTIVES Approximatively one third of patients do not respond to biologic therapy and more importantly a significant proportion experiences partial response or loss of response during treatment. The latter are common clinical situations and paradoxically are not addressed in the commercial drug labels and available guidelines. There is therefore a clinical need for physicians to understand when and how eventually to optimize the biologic therapy. DESIGN This consensus using a Delphi methodology was promoted and supported by the Emirates Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology to close this gap. DATA SOURCES AND METHODS Following an extensive systematic review of over 60,000 studies, 81 studies with dose escalation and five addressing drug monitoring were selected and in addition five systematic reviews and three guidelines. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION after three rounds of voting 18 statements were selected with agreement ranging from of 80% to 100.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mediclinic City Hospital, Mohammed Bin Rashid University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Department, Ibrahim Bin Hamad Obaid Allah Hospital, Ministry of Health and Prevention, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Digestive Disease Unit, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Al Zahra Hospital Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Gastroenterology Division, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Taha MS, Nocera A, Workman A, Amiji MM, Bleier BS. P-glycoprotein inhibition with verapamil overcomes mometasone resistance in Chronic Sinusitis with Nasal Polyps. Rhinology 2021; 59:205-211. [PMID: 33459729 DOI: 10.4193/rhin20.551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is a membrane efflux pump which is overexpressed in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP) and promotes Type 2 inflammation. Glucocorticoids (GC) are substrates of P-gp suggesting that overexpression may additionally contribute to GC resistance in CRSwNP. This study aims to determine whether P-gp inhibition using verapamil enhances mometasone retention and efficacy in nasal polyp explants. METHODOLOGY IRB approved study in which organotypic polyp explants were exposed to mometasone (4.15 μg/mL) and verapa- mil (125 μg/mL) as mono and combination therapy. The effect of verapamil on mometasone tissue retention over time was deter- mined using HPLC. The effect of verapamil on mometasone anti-inflammatory function was determined using ELISA for secreted IL-5. Groups were compared using Kruskal-Wallis test. RESULTS P-gp expression strongly and significantly inversely correlated with mometasone retention 1hr after exposure, with a ne- arly 6-fold reduction in tissue retention between the lowest and highest P-gp expressing polyp explants. P-gp inhibition reversed this effect and significantly improved mometasone retention at 1hr relative to mometasone alone. The combination of mome- tasone and verapamil significantly reduced IL-5 secretion relative to vehicle control and outperformed either treatment alone. CONCLUSIONS Our study confirms that P-gp contributes to mometasone resistance. This P-gp mediated resistance was successfully reversed by addition of the P-gp inhibitor verapamil. Verapamil further significantly enhanced the anti-inflammatory effect of mometasone when given as a combination therapy.
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- M S Taha
- Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America; The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States of America; The Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America; The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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Alkhatry M, Al-Rifai A, Annese V, Georgopoulos F, Jazzar AN, Khassouan AM, Koutoubi Z, Nathwani R, Taha MS, Limdi JK. First United Arab Emirates consensus on diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel diseases: A 2020 Delphi consensus. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26:6710-6769. [PMID: 33268959 PMCID: PMC7684461 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i43.6710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are the main entities of inflammatory bowel disease characterized by chronic remittent inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The incidence and prevalence are on the rise worldwide, and the heterogeneity between patients and within individuals over time is striking. The progressive advance in our understanding of the etiopathogenesis coupled with an unprecedented increase in therapeutic options have changed the management towards evidence-based interventions by clinicians with patients. This guideline was stimulated and supported by the Emirates Gastroenterology and Hepatology Society following a systematic review and a Delphi consensus process that provided evidence- and expert opinion-based recommendations. Comprehensive up-to-date guidance is provided regarding diagnosis, evaluation of disease severity, appropriate and timely use of different investigations, choice of appropriate therapy for induction and remission phase according to disease severity, and management of main complications.
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- Maryam Alkhatry
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Department, Ibrahim Bin Hamad Obaid Allah Hospital, Ministry of Health and Prevention, Ras Al Khaiman, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sheikh Shakbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Valiant Clinic, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, American Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Gastroenterology Division, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Digestive Disease Unit, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Department of Gastroenterology, Mohammed Bin Rashid University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M8 5RB, United Kingdom
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Alfazari AS, Al-Dabbagh B, Al-Dhaheri W, Taha MS, Chebli AA, Fontagnier EM, Koutoubi Z, Kochiyi J, Karam SM, Souid AK. Profiling cellular bioenergetics, glutathione levels, and caspase activities in stomach biopsies of patients with upper gastrointestinal symptoms. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:644-652. [PMID: 25593494 PMCID: PMC4292300 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i2.644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2014] [Revised: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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AIM: To measure biochemical parameters in stomach biopsies and test their suitability as diagnostic biomarkers for gastritis and precancerous lesions.
METHODS: Biopsies were obtained from the stomachs of two groups of patients (n = 40) undergoing fiber-optic endoscopy due to upper gastrointestinal symptoms. In the first group (n = 17), only the corpus region was examined. Biopsies were processed for microscopic examination and measurement of mitochondrial O2 consumption (cellular respiration), cellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP), glutathione (GSH), and caspase activity. In the second group of patients (n = 23), both corpus and antral regions were studied. Some biopsies were processed for microscopic examination, while the others were used for measurements of cellular respiration and GSH level.
RESULTS: Microscopic examinations of gastric corpus biopsies from 17 patients revealed normal mucosae in 8 patients, superficial gastritis in 7 patients, and chronic atrophic gastritis in 1 patient. In patients with normal histology, the rate (mean ± SD) of cellular respiration was 0.17 ± 0.02 μmol/L O2 min-1 mg-1, ATP content was 487 ± 493 pmol/mg, and GSH was 469 ± 98 pmol/mg. Caspase activity was detected in 3 out of 8 specimens. The values of ATP and caspase activity were highly variable. The presence of superficial gastritis had insignificant effects on the measured biomarkers. In the patient with atrophic gastritis, cellular respiration was high and ATP was relatively low, suggesting uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation. In the second cohort of patients, the examined biopsies showed either normal or superficial gastritis. The rate of cellular respiration (O2.μmol/L min-1 mg-1) was slightly higher in the corpus than the antrum (0.18 ± 0.05 vs 0.15 ± 0.04, P = 0.019). The value of GSH was about the same in both tissues (310 ± 135 vs 322 ± 155, P = 0.692).
CONCLUSION: The corpus mucosa was metabolically more active than the antrum tissue. The data in this study will help in understanding the pathophysiology of gastric mucosa.
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Al-Salam S, El-Teraifi HA, Taha MS. Could imatinib replace surgery in esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Saudi Med J 2006; 27:1236-9. [PMID: 16883460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors GISTs are cellular spindle, or epithelioid tumors that occur in the stomach, intestine, and rarely in the esophagus. A 61-year-old man was complaining of resistant dry cough with dysphagia for one month duration. Upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopic examination showed a polypoid mass 30 cm from the incisors obstructing 50% of the lumen, where multiple biopsies were taken. Magnetic resonance imaging MRI showed a mass in the wall of the esophagus extending into the thoracic cavity. Histologically, the stained sections with the routine hematoxylin and eosin as well as the immunohistochemical stains for CD117, CD34, S100, vimentin, and smooth muscle actin confirmed the diagnosis of esophageal GIST. The patient was treated with imatinib, 400 mg/day. There was a dramatic reduction in the size of the tumor with successful improvement of his symptoms after 2 months of treatment, which was confirmed by repeated upper GIT endoscopy, and MRI.
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- Suhail Al-Salam
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Alain, United Arab Emirates.
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