scholarly journals Probiotics Can Cure Oral Aphthous-Like Ulcers in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: A Review of the Literature and a Working Hypothesis

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (20) ◽  
pp. 5026 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Cappello ◽  
Francesca Rappa ◽  
Federica Canepa ◽  
Francesco Carini ◽  
Margherita Mazzola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Process ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Extraintestinal Manifestations ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Chronic Inflammatory Process ◽  
Intestinal Dysbiosis ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

Dysbiosis has been associated with the onset of several chronic autoimmune or inflammatory pathologies (e.g., inflammatory bowel diseases—IBD), because of its primary role in the establishment of a chronic inflammatory process leading to tissue damage. Inflammatory bowel diseases can even involve areas far away from the gut, such as the extraintestinal manifestations involving the oral cavity with the onset of aphthous-like ulcers (ALU). Studies carried out on animal models have shown that intestinal dysbiosis may be related to the development of autoimmune diseases, even if the mechanisms involved are not yet well known. The aim of this paper is to verify the hypothesis that in inflammatory bowel diseases patients, aphthous-like ulcers are the result of the concomitance of intestinal dysbiosis and other events, e.g., the microtraumas, occurring in the oral mucosa, and that ex adiuvantibus therapy with probiotics can be employed to modify the natural course of the aphthous-like ulcers.

scholarly journals Recurrent myocarditis in a patient with active ulcerative colitis: a case report and review of the literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. e000587
Author(s):  
Giacomo Caio ◽  
Lisa Lungaro ◽  
Fabio Caputo ◽  
Maria Muccinelli ◽  
Maria Caterina Marcello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ◽  
Drug Toxicity ◽  
Active Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Extraintestinal Manifestations ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Extraintestinal Manifestation ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

Inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis (UC) may be complicated by several extraintestinal manifestations. These involve joints, skin, eyes and less commonly lungs and heart. Myocarditis may result from the toxic effect of drugs (ie, mesalazine) commonly used for the treatment of UC or due to infections (eg, Coxsackieviruses, enteroviruses, adenovirus). Here, we report a case of a 26-year old man affected by UC and complicated by two episodes of myocarditis. Both episodes occurred during two severe exacerbations of UC. However, in both cases the aetiology of myocarditis remains uncertain being ascribable to extraintestinal manifestation, drug toxicity or both.

scholarly journals Different renal manifestations associated with very early onset pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: case report and review of literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Angeletti ◽  
S. Arrigo ◽  
A. Madeo ◽  
M. Molteni ◽  
E. Vietti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Interstitial Nephritis ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Early Onset ◽  
Renal Involvement ◽  
Granulomatous Interstitial Nephritis ◽  
Disease Case ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

Abstract Background Inflammatory bowel diseases are characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. In particular, Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis represent the two most common types of clinical manifestations. Extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel diseases represent a common complications, probably reflecting the systemic inflammation. Renal involvement is reported in 4–23% of cases. However, available data are limited to few case series and retrospective analysis, therefore the real impact of renal involvement is not well defined. Case presentation We report the case of a 10-years old male affected by very early onset unclassified-Inflammatory bowel diseases since he was 1-year old, presenting with a flare of inflammatory bowel diseases associated with acute kidney injury due to granulomatous interstitial nephritis. Of interest, at 7-year-old, he was treated for IgA nephropathy. To our knowledge, no previous reports have described a relapse of renal manifestation in inflammatory bowel diseases, characterized by two different clinical and histological phenotypes. Conclusions The link between the onset of kidney injuries with flares of intestinal inflammation suggest that nephritis maybe considered an extra-intestinal manifestation correlated with active inflammatory bowel disease. However, if granulomatous interstitial nephritis represents a cell-mediated hypersensitivity reaction than a true extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel diseases is still not clarified. We suggest as these renal manifestations here described may be interpreted as extraintestinal disorder and also considered as systemic signal of under treatment of the intestinal disease.

scholarly journals Epigenetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Unraveling Pathogenic Events

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Mateos ◽  
Cora Palanca-Ballester ◽  
Esteban Saez-Gonzalez ◽  
Inés Moret ◽  
Adrian Lopez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ◽  
Drug Response ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Epigenetic Biomarkers ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Potential Applicability ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
New Biomarkers

Abstract Epigenetics has emerged as a new and promising field in recent years. Because there exists a need to find new biomarkers and improve diagnosis, prognosis, and drug response for inflammatory bowel diseases, the research on epigenetic biomarkers for molecular diagnostics encourages the translation of this field from the bench to the clinical practice. In this review, we present an overview of the current knowledge and its potential applicability of this emerging field in inflammatory bowel diseases.

scholarly journals Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Host-Microbial-Environmental Interactions in Dysbiosis

Diseases ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Catherine Colquhoun ◽  
Michelle Duncan ◽  
George Grant
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Secretory Iga ◽  
Mucus Production ◽  
Functional Changes ◽  
Environmental Interactions ◽  
Intestinal Dysbiosis ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Abundance And Diversity

Crohn’s Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC) are world-wide health problems in which intestinal dysbiosis or adverse functional changes in the microbiome are causative or exacerbating factors. The reduced abundance and diversity of the microbiome may be a result of a lack of exposure to vital commensal microbes or overexposure to competitive pathobionts during early life. Alternatively, many commensal bacteria may not find a suitable intestinal niche or fail to proliferate or function in a protective/competitive manner if they do colonize. Bacteria express a range of factors, such as fimbriae, flagella, and secretory compounds that enable them to attach to the gut, modulate metabolism, and outcompete other species. However, the host also releases factors, such as secretory IgA, antimicrobial factors, hormones, and mucins, which can prevent or regulate bacterial interactions with the gut or disable the bacterium. The delicate balance between these competing host and bacteria factors dictates whether a bacterium can colonize, proliferate or function in the intestine. Impaired functioning of NOD2 in Paneth cells and disrupted colonic mucus production are exacerbating features of CD and UC, respectively, that contribute to dysbiosis. This review evaluates the roles of these and other the host, bacterial and environmental factors in inflammatory bowel diseases.

scholarly journals Articular manifestations in patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with vedolizumab

Rheumatology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (11) ◽  
pp. 3275-3283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Dupré ◽  
Michael Collins ◽  
Gaétane Nocturne ◽  
Franck Carbonnel ◽  
Xavier Mariette ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
History Of ◽  
Musculoskeletal Manifestations ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

Abstract Objective Vedolizumab (VDZ) has been incriminated in the occurrence of articular manifestations in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). The aim of this study was to describe musculoskeletal manifestations occurring in IBD patients treated by VDZ and to identify risk factors. Methods In this retrospective monocentric study, we included all consecutive patients treated by VDZ for IBD in our hospital. Incident musculoskeletal manifestations occurring during VDZ treatment were analysed and characteristics of patients with and without articular inflammatory manifestations were compared. Results Between 2013 and 2017, 112 patients were treated with VDZ for IBD: ulcerative colitis (n = 59), Crohn’s disease (n = 49) and undetermined colitis (n = 4). Four patients (3.6%) had a history of SpA, whereas 13 (11.6%) had a history of peripheral arthralgia. Some 102 (91.1%) patients had previously received anti-TNF. After a mean (S.d.) follow-up of 11.4 (8.6) months, 32 (28.6%) patients presented 35 musculoskeletal manifestations, of which 18 were mechanical and 17 inflammatory. Among the latter, 11 had axial or peripheral SpA, 5 had early reversible arthralgia and 1 had chondrocalcinosis (n = 1). Among the 11 SpA patients, only 3 (2.6%) had inactive IBD and may be considered as paradoxical SpA. The only factor associated with occurrence of inflammatory manifestations was history of inflammatory articular manifestation [7/16 (43.8%) vs 10/80 (12.5%), P = 0.007]. Conclusion Musculoskeletal manifestations occurred in almost 30% of IBD patients treated with VDZ, but only half of them were inflammatory. Since most of the patients previously received anti-TNF, occurrence of inflammatory articular manifestations might rather be linked to anti-TNF discontinuation than to VDZ itself.

Endoscopic surveillance of colorectal cancer in inflammatory bowel diseases: a review of the literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 851-863
Author(s):  
Alessandro Vitello ◽  
Endrit Shahini ◽  
Fabio S. Macaluso ◽  
Gaetano C. Morreale ◽  
Emanuele Sinagra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ◽  
Endoscopic Surveillance ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel
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