scholarly journals Immunological aspects of determination of an adequate biological treatment sequence for inflammatory bowel diseases: the expert board statement (St. Petersburg, May 22, 2021)

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. Belousova ◽  
I. G. Kozlov ◽  
D. I. Abdulganieva ◽  
O. P. Alexeeva ◽  
I. V. Gubonina ◽  
...  

On May 22, 2021, the Expert Board met in St. Petersburg to discuss their position on immunological aspects of determination of an adequate biological treatment sequence for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The Expert Board aimed at discussion of current strategies, development of a consensus on determination of an adequate biological treatment sequence for IBD. The main topics of the agenda were the contribution of immune system to the pathophysiology of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and their complications, efficacy of genetically engineered biological agents (GEBA) at various stages of IBD management. Participation of the leading Russian experts in IBD, as well as involvement of other specialties, made it possible to consider the topic by a multidisciplinary team, with an in-depth analysis of IBD pathophysiology, to better understand the course of the disease in some contradictory situation, for instance, when clinical remission is not associated with an endoscopically confirmed remission. One of the expected effects of this Expert Board meeting would be an improvement of GEBA administration in clinical practice, mostly due to the modification of clinical guidelines. This would ascertain and confirm the algorithms for GEBA administration for IBD, including the optimal treatment sequence depending on an agent’s mechanism of action and the patient profile. The clarification of the optimal GEBA sequence in the clinical guidelines could lead to more frequent GEBA administration in local medical clinics and institutions in the regions, where GEBA are used insufficiently due to little experience and absence of their precise positioning in the clinical guidelines.

2021 ◽  
pp. 84-92
Author(s):  
O.V. Bulavenko Bulavenko ◽  
D.G. Konkov ◽  
N.V. Kuzminova ◽  
T.V. Lobastova ◽  
I.V. Oleksienko

Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (CIBD) affect patients at their peak of reproductive age. Clinical presentation of CIBD in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of adverse effects in mother and fetus, including prematurity, low birth weight, increased indications for caesarean section. Thus optimizing of the CIBD diagnosis and treatment before and during pregnancy is essential to improve maternal and fetal outcomes.Research aim: to analyze the effectiveness of the CIBD clinical management at the stage of preconception and during pregnancy.Materials and methods. It was searched the Cochrane Library, WHO platform, clinical guidelines, and research reference database Medline. All potential studies have evaluated the clinical practice guidelines in women with CIBD for conception, pregnancy and breastfeeding. Recommendations related to the necessary laboratory and instrumental examination methods, therapeutic strategy, the safety of drugs for mother and fetus, the features of multidisciplinary antenatal observation, the timing and method of delivery of pregnant women with CIBD. Results. Treatment in the planning phase and pregnancy should be multidisciplinary, involving a gastroenterologist, obstetrician-gynecologist, primary care physician, pediatrician and a colorectal surgeon if necessary, as well as stakeholders from the association of patients with CIBD. Communication between these professionals is critical to avoid ambivalent or even conflicting counseling, which is an additional source of anxiety for patients, and also potentially dangerous for suboptimal prevention of clinical CIBD manifestation. Obtained results of the analysis will prevent laboratory and therapeutic polypharmacy and significantly improve the pregnancy outcome.Conclusions. Most women with CIBD had a physiological pregnancy and healthy children. However, some studies have linked CIBD to an increased risk of preterm birth and low birth weight infants. The development of national clinical guidelines will optimize and improve the quality of perinatal care to women with CIBD in the Ukraine, and will lead to a decrease in obstetric, fetal and neonatal complications.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S220-S220
Author(s):  
M Di Ruscio ◽  
F Vernia ◽  
A Variola ◽  
G Lunardi ◽  
S Resimini ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Delayed diagnosis is common in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and has been reported to be longer for patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) than for those with ulcerative colitis (UC). Aims of study were to assess the median time to diagnosis in IBD patients, to examine whether diagnostic delay (DD) has improved over the years and its impact on biological treatment and need for surgery. Methods A retrospective monocentric study including IBD patients living in the area of Verona (Italy), diagnosed up to 2019 and followed-up for at least 6 months at IRCCS Sacro Cuore—Don Calabria, Negrar, was carried out. DD was defined as the period (months) from symptoms onset to histological diagnosis of IBD and reported as <6 months, 6–12 months and >12 months. Results Six-hundred-six patients (255 CD; 351 UC; 308 males; 298 females) were enrolled. Median DD was 10 (IQR 2–12), 6 (IQR 1–12) and 2 (IQR 1–7) months <2000, between 2001–2010, and >2010, respectively. Median time to diagnosis was not significantly longer in CD than in UC patients (4 vs. 3 months; IQR 1- 12). No sex- or age-related differences in DD were observed. Using the Mann–Whitney test, DD was longer in patients diagnosed <2000 and between 2001–2010, than in those diagnosed >2010 (p = 0.0000 and p = 0.0004). Comparing DD <2000 and >2010, the statistical difference was reported for UC (p = 0.0000) but not for CD (p = 0.2756). Considering the use of biologics over the years, patients diagnosed between 2000–2010, and >2010 were compared (194 CD and 333 UC), reporting a significant increase in their use both for CD (30 vs. 60; p = 0.0008) and UC (28 vs. 43; p = 0.0000). DD did not influence the need for biological treatment in both diseases (p = 0.987 for CD; p = 0.433 for UC). Considering a DD <6, 6–12, and >12 percentages of patients needing biologics were respectively 53.4%, 63.6% and 56.5% for CD and 28.5%, 34.1% and 26.3% for UC. Seventy-two CD and 27 UC patients needed surgery. Analyzing the time to surgery, DD did not influence the rate of resections in CD (p = 0.6559), as well as in UC (p = 0.2792). Conclusion In our cohort, DD has significantly decreased over the last years, more for UC than CD patients. This is probably related to the increased awareness of patients on disease and of general practitioners in sending them to the specialist. Considering the published literature, UC and CD did not differ in DD; moreover age at diagnosis did not affect DD in our patients. DD did not influence the need for biological treatment or surgery rates in both diseases. These results are probably related to the difference in disease extension and severity among the patients enrolled. An analysis on targeted patients at higher risk for bowel damage is presently under way.


Ulcers ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvina del Carmen ◽  
Alejandra de Moreno de LeBlanc ◽  
Anderson Miyoshi ◽  
Clarissa Santos Rocha ◽  
Vasco Azevedo ◽  
...  

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) represent a heterogeneous group of microorganisms that are naturally present in many foods and possess a wide range of therapeutic properties. The aim of this paper is to present an overview of the current expanding knowledge of the mechanisms by which LAB and other probiotic microorganisms participate in the prevention and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases. These include changes in the gut microbiota, stimulation of the host immune responses, and reduction of the oxidative stress due to their antioxidant properties. A brief overview of the uses of genetically engineered LAB that produce either antioxidant enzymes (such as catalase and superoxide dismutase) or anti-inflammatory cytokines (such as IL-10) will also be discussed. This paper will show that probiotics should be considered in treatment protocols of IBD since they provide many beneficial effects and can enhance the effectiveness of traditional used medicines.


Author(s):  
Srijani Basu ◽  
Catherine Liu ◽  
Xi Kathy Zhou ◽  
Ryohei Nishiguchi ◽  
Taehoon Ha ◽  
...  

The western diet has been suggested to contribute to the rising incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. This has led to the hypothesis that fructose, a component of the western diet, could play a role in the pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. A high fructose diet is known to exacerbate experimental colitis. This study tested whether the expression of GLUT5, the fructose transporter, is a determinant of the severity of experimental colitis during elevated fructose consumption and whether ileal inflammation is associated with altered GLUT5 expression in Crohn's Disease. Studies in genetically engineered mice showed that in comparison to Glut5+/+ mice, feeding a 15 kcal% fructose diet to Glut5-/- mice led to worse dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis. This effect was associated with elevated levels of colonic fructose and a shift in the fecal microbiota in Glut5-/- mice. Importantly, treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics protected against the worsening of colitis mediated by dietary fructose in Glut5-/- mice. Gene expression analysis revealed that GLUT5 levels are reduced in patients with Crohn's ileitis. Moreover, levels of GLUT5 negatively correlated with levels of pro-inflammatory mediators. Collectively, these results demonstrate that dietary constituent (fructose)-host gene (GLUT5) interactions can shape the colonic microbiota thereby impacting the severity of colitis.


Author(s):  
Hana Manceau ◽  
Valérie Chicha-Cattoir ◽  
Hervé Puy ◽  
Katell Peoc’h

AbstractInflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are chronic diseases that result from the inflammation of the intestinal wall, suspected in any patient presenting with intestinal symptoms. Until recently, the diagnosis was mainly based on both clinical and endoscopic arguments. The use of an easy, fast, reliable, non-invasive, and inexpensive biological assay is mandatory not only in diagnosis but also in evolutionary and therapeutic monitoring. To date, the fecal calprotectin is the most documented in this perspective. This marker allows the discrimination between functional and organic bowel processes with good performance. The determination of the fecal calprotectin level contributes to the evaluation of the degree of disease activity and to monitoring of therapeutic response.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S363-S364
Author(s):  
C J Suarez Ferrer ◽  
F Mesonero ◽  
B Caballol ◽  
R Saiz Chumillas ◽  
I Bastón-Rey ◽  
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Abstract Background Biological drugs are being increasingly used for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in elderly patients. Despite the particular characteristics of this population subgroup, the efficacy and safety of these treatments in real clinical practice is poorly evaluated. Methods Retrospective and multicenter study of GETECCU, carried out in 28 Spanish hospitals. Patients with IBD who started biological treatment (Infliximab, Adalimumab, Golimumab, Ustekinumab or Vedolizumab) aged 65 years or older were included. Efficacy (clinical- at the criteria of the responsible physician-, biochemical and endoscopic) was assessed at 12-14 weeks and at 52 weeks of treatment. Adverse effects such as tumors or serious infections were also recorded. Results A total of 570 patients were included, baseline characteristics are shown in Table 1. Biologics used were: Infliximab (214, 37.5%), Adalimumab (167, 29.3%), Golimumab (16, 2.8%), Ustekinumab (73, 12.8%) and Vedolizumab (100, 17.5%). After 12-14 weeks of treatment, in 38.7% (220) of the cases clinical remission had been achieved and in 47.7% (270) there was clinical response without remission. However, 80 patients (13.9%) had no response, resulting in treatment discontinuation due to primary failure. At week 52, only 379 patients (66.5%) continued on biological treatment: 216 (57%) were in clinical remission (216, 57.0%) while 129 (34%) had response without remission and 34 (9%)had no response. In addition, 119 patients (21%) had an endoscopic study performed: 47 (39,5%) presented with endoscopic remission, 38 (31,9%) with mild activity, 28 (23,5%) with moderate activity and 6, (5.1%) with severe activity. At the end of the follow-up, only 60% of the patients continued on biological treatment, being the reason for withdraw lack of efficacy or due to the report of adverse side effects. Regarding treatment safety in this population, 12.1% (68 patients) suffered an infectious complication with a microbiological diagnosis, requiring hospitalization in 62.1% of the cases. In addition, 39 patients (6.9%) were diagnosed with a tumor until the end of the follow-up, noting that 34.2% of the cases continued on biological therapy after the diagnosis. Likewise, in 25 patients (36.8%) this infection forced discontinuation of biological treatment. Finally, 10 patients stopped biological treatment due to a serious adverse reaction to it Conclusion Response rates to biological treatment in elderly patients are similar to those described in the general population, with approximately one third of failures happening during the first year. However, a remarkable proportion of patients developed a serious adverse effect that could be related to treatment


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