scholarly journals Predictive value of fibrinogen in identifying inflammatory bowel disease in active stage

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Fu Chen ◽  
Yuan Zhao ◽  
Yu Guo ◽  
Zhi-Ming Huang ◽  
Xie-Lin Huang
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Characteristic Curve ◽  
Disease Activity Index ◽  
Mayo Score ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

Abstract Background We aimed to externally validate for the first time the diagnostic ability of fibrinogen to identify active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Methods The research totally involved 788 patients with IBD, consisted of 245 ulcerative colitis (UC) and 543 Crohn’ s disease (CD). The Mayo score and Crohn disease activity index (CDAI) assessed disease activity of UC and CD respectively. The independent association between fibrinogen and disease activity of patients with UC or CD was investigated by multivariate logistic regression analyses. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) assessed the performance of various biomarkers in discriminating disease states. Results The fibrinogen levels in active patients with IBD significantly increased compared with those in remission stage (P < 0.001). Fibrinogen was an independent predictor to distinguish disease activity of UC (odds ratio: 2.247, 95% confidence interval: 1.428–3.537, P < 0.001) and CD (odds ratio: 2.124, 95% confidence interval: 1.433–3.148, P < 0.001). Fibrinogen was positively correlated with the Mayo score (r = 0.529, P < 0.001) and CDAI (r = 0.625, P < 0.001). Fibrinogen had a high discriminative capacity for both active UC (AUROC: 0.806, 95% confidence interval: 0.751–0.861) and CD (AUROC: 0.869, 95% confidence interval: 0.839–0.899). The optimum cut-off values of fibrinogen 3.22 was 70% sensitive and 77% specific for active UC, and 3.87 was 77% sensitive and 81% specific for active CD respectively. Conclusions Fibrinogen is a convenient and practical biomarker to identify active IBD.

Validation of the “German Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity Index (GIBDI)”: An Instrument for Patient-Based Disease Activity Assessment in Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
pp. 1267-1275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelika Hüppe ◽  
Jana Langbrandtner ◽  
Winfried Häuser ◽  
Heiner Raspe ◽  
Bernd Bokemeyer
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Crohn’S Disease ◽  
Crohn's Disease ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Disease Activity Index ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Activity Indices

Abstract Introduction Assessment of disease activity in Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) is usually based on the physician’s evaluation of clinical symptoms, endoscopic findings, and biomarker analysis. The German Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity Index for CD (GIBDICD) and UC (GIBDIUC) uses data from patient-reported questionnaires. It is unclear to what extent the GIBDI agrees with the physicians’ documented activity indices. Methods Data from 2 studies were reanalyzed. In both, gastroenterologists had documented disease activity in UC with the partial Mayo Score (pMS) and in CD with the Harvey Bradshaw Index (HBI). Patient-completed GIBDI questionnaires had also been assessed. The analysis sample consisted of 151 UC and 150 CD patients. Kappa coefficients were determined as agreement measurements. Results Rank correlations were 0.56 (pMS, GIBDIUC) and 0.57 (HBI, GIBDICD), with p < 0.001. The absolute agreement for 2 categories of disease activity (remission yes/no) was 74.2 % (UC) and 76.6 % (CD), and for 4 categories (none/mild/moderate/severe) 60.3 % (UC) and 61.9 % (CD). The kappa values ranged between 0.47 for UC (2 categories) and 0.58 for CD (4 categories). Discussion There is satisfactory agreement of GIBDI with the physician-documented disease activity indices. GIBDI can be used in health care research without access to assessments of medical practitioners. In clinical practice, the index offers a supplementary source of information.

scholarly journals The Crohn’s Disease Activity Index, Its Derivatives and the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire: A Review of Instruments to Assess in Crohn’s Disease

1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric M Yoshida
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Crohn’S Disease ◽  
Crohn's Disease ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Disease Activity Index ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Disease Questionnaire

The Crohn’s Disease Activity Index (CDAI) has been used to measure Crohn’s activity for over a quarter of a century. The development of the CDAI is reviewed and its reliability and validity are examined. Instruments used to assess Crohn’s disease that were developed subsequent to the CDAI, including the Harvey-Bradshaw Index, the Cape Town Index and a three-variable version of the CDAI (modified for survey research), are similarly reviewed. The most recent instrument to assess Crohn’s disease, the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire, which assesses patients in the domains of bowel, systemic, emotional and social function, is also discussed.

Calibrated automated thrombin generation in paediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (S 01) ◽  
pp. S90-S93 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Bernhard ◽  
A. Deutschmann ◽  
B. Leschnik ◽  
M. Novak ◽  
A. Hauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Crohn’S Disease ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Thrombin Generation ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Disease Activity Index ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

SummaryIn adults, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic complications. The pathogenesis of IBD is not really clear and a high thrombin activity might contribute to disease progression. We wanted to see whether children with IBD have a higher thrombin generation (TG). Patients, material, methods: Plasma samples were collected of 20 patients with IBD and of 60 healthy controls (age range from 10 to 19). TG was measured by means of Calibrated automated thrombography (CAT). The disease activity was estimated, using the Pediatric Crohn‘s Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) for Crohn‘s disease and the Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Disease Activity Index (PUCAI) for Ulcerative Colitis. In addition, we investigated F1+F2, TAT, TFPI and fibrinogen. Results: There was a significant increase of endogenous thrombin potential (ETP), lag time and time to peak in patients with IBD, while peak showed no difference to healthy controls. ETP and F1+F2 in children with IBD also showed a significant correlation with PCDAI (PUCAI) and fibrinogen. Conclusion: IBD in children is associated with high TG, but this seems to be caused mainly by the inflammatory process and not by any individual disposition.

scholarly journals Qualidade de vida em pacientes portadores de doença inflamatória intestinal: tradução para o português e validação do questionário "Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire" (IBDQ)

2004 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rose Meire Albuquerque Pontes ◽  
Sender Jankiel Miszputen ◽  
Olavo Franco Ferreira-Filho ◽  
Cláudio Miranda ◽  
Marcos Bosi Ferraz
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Crohn’S Disease ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Disease Activity Index ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire ◽  
Crohn’S Disease Activity ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Disease Questionnaire

RACIONAL: A doença de Crohn compõe com a retocolite ulcerativa inespecífica, as doenças inflamatórias intestinais. Têm evolução crônica, gerando repercussões importantes na qualidade de vida dos doentes. Medir esse parâmetro implica na determinação do grau de bem estar subjetivo atribuível à falta de sintomas, ao estado psicológico e atividades que possam ser realizadas, sendo útil como instrumento de avaliação em ensaios clínicos e de programas de saúde. O "Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire" é um instrumento desenvolvido por pesquisadores norte-americanos da McMaster University, que teve sua reprodutibilidade e validade determinada em estudos em outros países, como medida da qualidade de vida em doentes com doença inflamatória intestinal. OBJETIVO: Traduzir o questionário para a língua portuguesa e adaptá-lo à cultura brasileira, verificando suas propriedades psicométricas (validade e reprodutibilidade). MÉTODO: Foi aplicado em uma população de 50 doentes com doença inflamatória intestinal: 24 com doença de Crohn e 26 com retocolite ulcerativa inespecífica. Para testar sua validade de critério, estabeleceram-se comparações com o SF-36, um questionário geral de qualidade de vida e os índices de atividade da doença intestinal, o "Crohn's Disease Activity Index" - para doença de Crohn e o índice de Lichtiger para a retocolite ulcerativa inespecífica. RESULTADOS: As correlações entre os instrumentos utilizados foram em sua maioria, moderadas, sendo que o índice de Lichtiger apresentou melhores correlações que o "Crohn's Disease Activity Index". Avaliando-se a reprodutibilidade, foram obtidos altos coeficientes para correlações intra e interobservador. Através da análise de item-confiabilidade do questionário, encontrou-se alfa de Cronbach = 0,92. CONCLUSÃO: A versão para a língua portuguesa do "Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire" é instrumento válido e reprodutível, podendo ser utilizada na avaliação da qualidade de vida de pacientes brasileiros portadores de doenças inflamatórias intestinais.

Anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies in inflammatory bowel disease: new evidence

2004 ◽  
Vol 42 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Di Tola ◽  
Luigi Sabbatella ◽  
Maria Cristina Anania ◽  
Angelo Viscido ◽  
Renzo Caprilli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Crohn’S Disease ◽  
Crohn's Disease ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Tissue Transglutaminase ◽  
Disease Activity Index ◽  
Celiac Sprue ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

AbstractAnti-tissue transglutaminase, previously held to be identical to anti-endomysial antibodies in celiac sprue, has been reported in inflammatory bowel disease patients. To investigate these data further, we evaluated serum and intestinal anti-tissue transglutaminase in inflammatory bowel disease patients, with respect to the Crohn’s disease activity index and the integrated disease activity index. Study population comprised: 49 patients with Crohn’s disease and 29 patients with ulcerative colitis; 45 patients with celiac sprue and 85 autoimmune patients as disease controls; and 58 volunteers as healthy controls. Immunoglobulin A (IgA) anti-recombinant human tissue transglutaminase and anti-endomysial antibody detection in sera and fecal supernatants were performed. Adsorption of positive sera with recombinant human tissue transglutaminase were also performed. Marked increased anti-tissue transglutaminase concentrations were found in celiac sprue, while low-positive values were also found in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Anti-endomysial antibodies were detectable only in celiac sprue. Antigen adsorption resulted in a significant reduction of the anti-tissue transglutaminase either in celiac sprue or inflammatory bowel disease sera. A significant correlation between anti-tissue transglutaminase and Crohn’s disease activity index or integrated disease activity index scores was found. Anti-tissue transglutaminase was also detectable in fecal supernatants from inflammatory bowel disease patients. Data highlight that both circulating and intestinal anti-tissue transglutaminases are detectable in inflammatory bowel disease, and that they are related to disease activity. These features underline that, in addition to anti-tissue transglutaminase, an anti-endomysial antibody test is necessary in the diagnostic work-up of celiac sprue, especially in patients with known inflammatory bowel disease.

Comparison of Oral Prednisolone, Budesonide and Probiotics in the Treatment of Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sandhya Bhavani ◽  
S. Kavitha ◽  
B. Gowri ◽  
Abid Ali Bhat
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Disease Activity Index ◽  
Oral Prednisolone ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Faecal Score

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the common cause of chronic gastrointestinal signs in dogs. The treatment possesses numerous difficulties due to the idiopathic nature of the disease. Conventional steroid therapy usually produces side effects on long term usage. Thus, there is a need for alternative therapies. When compared to human medicine, there is no published data on the use of budesonide and probiotic in the treatment of canine IBD in India. The present study was proposed to compare oral prednisolone, budesonide and probiotics in the management of canine inflammatory bowel disease. Methods: Thirty dogs with idiopathic IBD were selected and randomly grouped. They were subjected to therapy involving prednisolone, budesonide or probiotics. Clinical assessment was performed by calculation of the post treatment Clinical Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity Index (CIBDAI) score, faecal score and endoscopy. Biochemical analysis of alkaline phosphatase and alanine transaminase were done to record side effects of steroid administration. Result: It was observed from the present study that both prednisolone and budesonide are equally effective in the management of IBD in dogs. Probiotics were found to be less effective when compared to prednisolone and budesonide in the treatment of IBD.

scholarly journals Correlating Gastrointestinal Histopathologic Changes to Clinical Disease Activity in Dogs With Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin A. Allenspach ◽  
Jonathan P. Mochel ◽  
Yingzhou Du ◽  
Simon L. Priestnall ◽  
Frances Moore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Clinical Disease ◽  
Clinical Activity ◽  
Clinical Disease Activity ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Histopathologic Changes

Prior studies have failed to detect a convincing association between histologic lesions of inflammation and clinical activity in dogs with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We hypothesized that use of a simplified histopathologic scoring system would improve the consistency of interpretation among pathologists when describing histologic lesions of gastrointestinal inflammation. Our aim was to evaluate the correlation of histopathologic changes to clinical activity in dogs with IBD using this new system. Forty-two dogs with IBD and 19 healthy control dogs were enrolled in this retrospective study. Endoscopic biopsies from the stomach, duodenum, ileum, and colon were independently scored by 8 pathologists. Clinical disease activity was scored using the Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity Index (CIBDAI) or the Canine Chronic Enteropathy Clinical Activity Index (CCECAI), depending on the individual study center. Summative histopathological scores and clinical activity were calculated for each tissue (stomach, duodenum, ileum, and colon) and each tissue histologic score (inflammatory/morphologic feature). The correlation between CCECAI/CIBDAI and summative histopathologic score was significant ( P < .05) for duodenum ( r = 0.42) and colon ( r = 0.33). In evaluating the relationship between histopathologic scores and clinical activity, significant ( P < .05) correlations were observed for crypt dilation ( r = 0.42), lamina propria (LP) lymphocytes ( r = 0.40), LP neutrophils ( r = 0.45), mucosal fibrosis ( r = 0.47), lacteal dilation ( r = 0.39), and villus stunting ( r = 0.43). Compared to earlier grading schemes, the simplified scoring system shows improved utility in correlating histopathologic features (both summative histology scores and select histologic scores) to IBD clinical activity.

scholarly journals Fluticasone Propionate in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

1990 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 417-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Carpani de Kaski ◽  
Humphery JF Hodgson
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Crohn’S Disease ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Crohn's Disease ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Disease Activity Index ◽  
Long Term Treatment ◽  
Systemic Side Effects ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

Although effective for both acute and often long term treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, systemically absorbed corticosteroids have a high incidence of side effects. This article briefly reviews the pharmacokinetics of corticosteroids and the strategics available for reducing systemic side effects. In particular, fluitcasone propionate is a fluorinated glucocorticoid, in which systemic side effects are absent or minimal due to its relatively low absorption and rapid first pass metabolism In an open trial in 12 patients with mild and moderately active Crohn's disease, administration of 20 mg fluitcasone propionate orally was associated with a significant fall in the Crohn's disease activity index and improvement in other parameters of inflammation, without change in either plasma cortisol levels or responsiveness to adrenocorticotropic hormone, suggesting that this drug is a promising therapy for Crohn's disease meriting evaluation against conventional corticosteroids.

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