Background: Intestinal fibrosis in Crohn's disease (CD) is considered to be irreversible and induces persistent luminal narrowing and strictures. In the past decades, substantial advances have been made in the understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying intestinal fibrosis in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Summary: Intestinal fibrosis is typically associated with mesenchymal cell hyperplasia, tissue disorganization, and deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM). The transient appearance of mesenchymal cells is a feature of normal wound healing, but the persistence of these cells is associated with ECM deposition and fibrosis, leading to loss of normal architecture and function. When homeostatic control of the repair process becomes dysregulated, perpetual activation of profibrotic responses and sustained accumulation of ECM are induced. In the process of intestinal fibrosis, myofibroblasts are considered to be the key effector cells, being responsible for the synthesis of ECM proteins. Activation and accumulation of myofibroblasts in the stricturing lesions of CD patients are mediated by various factors such as growth factors, cytokines, epithelial-to-mesenchymal or endothelial-to-mesenchymal transitions. Despite the identification of many putative targets and target pathways applicable to antifibrotic therapies, no such treatment has yet been successful. Predictive biomarkers and non-invasive diagnostic tools for intestinal fibrosis are still insufficient in IBD.
Key message: We summarize recent advances in the understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying intestinal fibrosis in IBD.
{"title":"Molecular Basis of Intestinal Fibrosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.","authors":"Akira Andoh, Atsushi Nishida","doi":"10.1159/000528312","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000528312","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Intestinal fibrosis in Crohn's disease (CD) is considered to be irreversible and induces persistent luminal narrowing and strictures. In the past decades, substantial advances have been made in the understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying intestinal fibrosis in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Intestinal fibrosis is typically associated with mesenchymal cell hyperplasia, tissue disorganization, and deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM). The transient appearance of mesenchymal cells is a feature of normal wound healing, but the persistence of these cells is associated with ECM deposition and fibrosis, leading to loss of normal architecture and function. When homeostatic control of the repair process becomes dysregulated, perpetual activation of profibrotic responses and sustained accumulation of ECM are induced. In the process of intestinal fibrosis, myofibroblasts are considered to be the key effector cells, being responsible for the synthesis of ECM proteins. Activation and accumulation of myofibroblasts in the stricturing lesions of CD patients are mediated by various factors such as growth factors, cytokines, epithelial-to-mesenchymal or endothelial-to-mesenchymal transitions. Despite the identification of many putative targets and target pathways applicable to antifibrotic therapies, no such treatment has yet been successful. Predictive biomarkers and non-invasive diagnostic tools for intestinal fibrosis are still insufficient in IBD.</p><p><strong>Key message: </strong>We summarize recent advances in the understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying intestinal fibrosis in IBD.</p>","PeriodicalId":13605,"journal":{"name":"Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases","volume":"7 3-4","pages":"119-127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/1f/d0/iid-0007-0119.PMC10091027.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9321860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Introduction: Golimumab (GLM) is an anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha antibody therapy for moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC). Endoscopic improvement is considered one of UC treatment's main goals, and earlier prediction of future endoscopic improvement has clinical implications. We retrospectively analyzed data from the PURSUIT-J, a phase III randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of GLM in the maintenance phase, to find predictors for endoscopic improvement after 60 weeks of GLM treatment.
Methods: Ninety-two patients who had completed the maintenance phase of the PURSUIT-J were divided into two groups: those with mucosal healing (MH: Mayo endoscopic subscore of 0 or 1) and those without MH at week 60 (non-MHs). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted using baseline data in the induction phase to determine predictive factors for MHs compared to non-MHs.
Results: Twenty-nine patients were classified as MHs and 63 as non-MHs. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the odds ratio for partial Mayo (pMayo) score was highest in MHs (1.87 [95% CI: 1.18-2.98]) at baseline in the induction phase. The receiver operating characteristic analysis to determine the timing of predictions of MHs using pMayo showed that an area under the curve reached 0.8 at week 14 after the first GLM administration.
Discussion/conclusion: pMayo scores at week 14 of GLM treatment are associated with MH at week 60. These results suggest the timing when a clinical decision to continue GLM based on the patient-reported outcomes and the physician's general assessment could be considered.
{"title":"Early-Phase Partial Mayo Score following Golimumab Treatment Is Associated with Endoscopic Improvement at 1 Year in Ulcerative Colitis: A post hoc Analysis of PURSUIT-J Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Katsumasa Nagano, Yuya Imai, Yoshifumi Ukyo, Taku Kobayashi, Seiji Yokoyama","doi":"10.1159/000526264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000526264","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Golimumab (GLM) is an anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha antibody therapy for moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC). Endoscopic improvement is considered one of UC treatment's main goals, and earlier prediction of future endoscopic improvement has clinical implications. We retrospectively analyzed data from the PURSUIT-J, a phase III randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of GLM in the maintenance phase, to find predictors for endoscopic improvement after 60 weeks of GLM treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Ninety-two patients who had completed the maintenance phase of the PURSUIT-J were divided into two groups: those with mucosal healing (MH: Mayo endoscopic subscore of 0 or 1) and those without MH at week 60 (non-MHs). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted using baseline data in the induction phase to determine predictive factors for MHs compared to non-MHs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-nine patients were classified as MHs and 63 as non-MHs. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the odds ratio for partial Mayo (pMayo) score was highest in MHs (1.87 [95% CI: 1.18-2.98]) at baseline in the induction phase. The receiver operating characteristic analysis to determine the timing of predictions of MHs using pMayo showed that an area under the curve reached 0.8 at week 14 after the first GLM administration.</p><p><strong>Discussion/conclusion: </strong>pMayo scores at week 14 of GLM treatment are associated with MH at week 60. These results suggest the timing when a clinical decision to continue GLM based on the patient-reported outcomes and the physician's general assessment could be considered.</p>","PeriodicalId":13605,"journal":{"name":"Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases","volume":"7 3-4","pages":"155-162"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/c2/ea/iid-0007-0155.PMC10091011.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9321858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Saleem M Halablab, Ayman Alrazim, Christian Sadaka, Hasan Slika, Nour Adra, Wissam Ghusn, Manar Shmais, Ala I Sharara
Introduction: The development and course of inflammatory bowel disease appear to be influenced by environmental factors. Particularly, smoking has been shown to assume a harmful role in Crohn's disease (CD) and a protective role in ulcerative colitis. This study aims to examine the effect of smoking on need for surgery in patients with moderate to severe CD receiving biologic therapy.
Methods: This was a retrospective study of adult patients with CD at a University Medical Center over a 20-year period.
Results: A total of 251 patients were included (mean age 36.0 ± 15.0; 70.1% males; current, former, and nonsmokers: 44.2%, 11.6%, and 43.8%, respectively). Mean duration on biologics was 5.0 ± 3.1 years (>2/3 received anti-TNFs, followed by ustekinumab in 25.9%) and a third of patients (29.5%) received more than one biologic. Disease-related surgeries (abdominal, perianal, or both) occurred in 97 patients (38.6%): 50 patients had surgeries prior to starting biologics only, 41 had some surgeries after, and 6 had insufficient information. There was no significant difference in surgeries between ever-smokers (current or previous) versus nonsmokers in the overall study group. On logistic regression, the odds of having any CD surgery were higher in patients with longer disease duration (OR = 1.05, 95% CI = 1.01, 1.09) and in those receiving more than one biologic (OR = 2.31, 95% CI = 1.16, 4.59). However, among patients who had surgery prior to biologic therapy, smokers were more likely to have perianal surgery compared to nonsmokers (OR = 10.6, 95% CI = 2.0, 57.4; p = 0.006).
Conclusion: In biologic-naive CD patients requiring surgery, smoking is an independent predictor of perianal surgery. Smoking, however, is not an independent risk factor for surgery in this cohort after starting biologics. The risk of surgery in those patients is primarily associated with disease duration and the use of more than one biologic.
炎症性肠病的发展和病程似乎受环境因素的影响。特别是,吸烟已被证明在克罗恩病(CD)中起有害作用,在溃疡性结肠炎中起保护作用。本研究旨在探讨吸烟对接受生物治疗的中重度CD患者手术需求的影响。方法:这是一项对大学医学中心20年期间的成年乳糜泻患者的回顾性研究。结果:共纳入251例患者(平均年龄36.0±15.0;男性70.1%;目前、曾经和不吸烟者:分别为44.2%、11.6%和43.8%)。生物制剂的平均持续时间为5.0±3.1年(>2/3接受了抗tnf,其次是25.9%的ustekinumab),三分之一的患者(29.5%)接受了一种以上的生物制剂。97例患者(38.6%)进行了与疾病相关的手术(腹部、肛周或两者):50例患者仅在开始使用生物制剂前进行了手术,41例患者在开始使用生物制剂后进行了一些手术,6例患者信息不足。在整个研究组中,吸烟者(现在或以前)与不吸烟者之间的手术没有显著差异。在logistic回归中,病程较长的患者(OR = 1.05, 95% CI = 1.01, 1.09)和接受一种以上生物制剂治疗的患者(OR = 2.31, 95% CI = 1.16, 4.59)接受任何CD手术的几率更高。然而,在生物治疗前进行手术的患者中,吸烟者比不吸烟者更有可能进行肛周手术(OR = 10.6, 95% CI = 2.0, 57.4;P = 0.006)。结论:在需要手术的生物源性乳糜泻患者中,吸烟是肛周手术的独立预测因素。然而,在该队列中,吸烟并不是开始使用生物制剂后手术的独立危险因素。这些患者的手术风险主要与病程和使用一种以上生物制剂有关。
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Masami Iizawa, Lisa Hirose, Maya Nunotani, Mikiko Nakashoji, Ai Tairaka, Jovelle L Fernandez
Introduction: Previous studies have reported the effectiveness of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) self-management. However, it is unclear which types of self-management interventions are effective. We conducted a systematic literature review to clarify the status and efficacy of self-management interventions for IBD.
Methods: Searches were performed in databases including Embase, Medline, and Cochrane Library. Randomized, controlled studies of interventions in adult human participants with IBD involving a self-management component published in English from 2000 to 2020 were included. Studies were stratified based on study design, baseline demographic characteristics, methodological quality, and how outcomes were measured and analyzed for statistically significant improvements in outcomes, such as psychological health, quality of life, and healthcare resource usage.
Results: Among 50 studies included, 31 considered patients with IBD and 14 and 5 focused on patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, respectively. Improvements in an outcome were reported in 33 (66%) studies. Most of the interventions that significantly improved an outcome index were based on symptom management and many of these were also delivered in combination with provision of information. We also note that among effective interventions, many were conducted with individualized and patient-participatory activities, and multidisciplinary healthcare practitioners were responsible for delivery of the interventions.
Conclusion: Ongoing interventions that focus on symptom management with provision of information may support self-management behavior in patients with IBD. A participatory intervention targeting individuals was suggested to be an effective intervention method.
{"title":"A Systematic Review of Self-Management Interventions for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.","authors":"Masami Iizawa, Lisa Hirose, Maya Nunotani, Mikiko Nakashoji, Ai Tairaka, Jovelle L Fernandez","doi":"10.1159/000530021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000530021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Previous studies have reported the effectiveness of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) self-management. However, it is unclear which types of self-management interventions are effective. We conducted a systematic literature review to clarify the status and efficacy of self-management interventions for IBD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Searches were performed in databases including Embase, Medline, and Cochrane Library. Randomized, controlled studies of interventions in adult human participants with IBD involving a self-management component published in English from 2000 to 2020 were included. Studies were stratified based on study design, baseline demographic characteristics, methodological quality, and how outcomes were measured and analyzed for statistically significant improvements in outcomes, such as psychological health, quality of life, and healthcare resource usage.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 50 studies included, 31 considered patients with IBD and 14 and 5 focused on patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, respectively. Improvements in an outcome were reported in 33 (66%) studies. Most of the interventions that significantly improved an outcome index were based on symptom management and many of these were also delivered in combination with provision of information. We also note that among effective interventions, many were conducted with individualized and patient-participatory activities, and multidisciplinary healthcare practitioners were responsible for delivery of the interventions.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Ongoing interventions that focus on symptom management with provision of information may support self-management behavior in patients with IBD. A participatory intervention targeting individuals was suggested to be an effective intervention method.</p>","PeriodicalId":13605,"journal":{"name":"Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases","volume":"8 1","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10315013/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10228314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-27eCollection Date: 2022-07-01DOI: 10.1159/000524741
Caroline Bähler, Beat Brüngger, Eva Blozik, Stephan R Vavricka, Alain M Schoepfer
Introduction: Medical care and surveillance of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients have been shown to be far from satisfactory. Data on therapy patterns and surveillance measures in IBD patients are scarce. We, therefore, aimed to compare the therapy patterns and surveillance management of IBD patients in the year before and after IBD-related hospitalization.
Methods: We examined medical therapy, surveillance management (influenza vaccination, dermatologist visits, Pap smear screening, creatinine measurements, iron measurements, and ophthalmologist visits) and healthcare utilization in 214 ulcerative colitis (UC) and 259 Crohn's disease (CD) patients who underwent IBD-related hospitalization from 2012 to 2014.
Results: IBD-related drug classes changed in 64.5% of IBD patients following hospitalization. During the 1-year follow-up period, biological treatment increased in UC and CD patients, while steroid use decreased. Following hospitalization, 63.1% of UC and 27.0% of CD patients received 5-ASA. Only 21.6% of all IBD patients had a flu shot, and 19.6% of immunosuppressed IBD patients were seen by a dermatologist in the follow-up; other surveillance measures were more frequent. Surveillance before hospital admission and consultations by gastroenterologists were strongly correlated with surveillance during the postoperative follow-up, while gender and diagnosis (UC vs. CD) were not. During the 1-year follow-up, 20.5% of all IBD patients had no diagnostic or disease-monitoring procedure.
Discussion/conclusion: Surveillance measures for IBD patients are underused in Switzerland. Further research is needed to examine the impact of annual screenings and surveillance on patient outcomes.
{"title":"Therapy Patterns and Surveillance Measures of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients beyond Disease-Related Hospitalization: A Claims-Based Cohort Study.","authors":"Caroline Bähler, Beat Brüngger, Eva Blozik, Stephan R Vavricka, Alain M Schoepfer","doi":"10.1159/000524741","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000524741","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Medical care and surveillance of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients have been shown to be far from satisfactory. Data on therapy patterns and surveillance measures in IBD patients are scarce. We, therefore, aimed to compare the therapy patterns and surveillance management of IBD patients in the year before and after IBD-related hospitalization.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We examined medical therapy, surveillance management (influenza vaccination, dermatologist visits, Pap smear screening, creatinine measurements, iron measurements, and ophthalmologist visits) and healthcare utilization in 214 ulcerative colitis (UC) and 259 Crohn's disease (CD) patients who underwent IBD-related hospitalization from 2012 to 2014.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>IBD-related drug classes changed in 64.5% of IBD patients following hospitalization. During the 1-year follow-up period, biological treatment increased in UC and CD patients, while steroid use decreased. Following hospitalization, 63.1% of UC and 27.0% of CD patients received 5-ASA. Only 21.6% of all IBD patients had a flu shot, and 19.6% of immunosuppressed IBD patients were seen by a dermatologist in the follow-up; other surveillance measures were more frequent. Surveillance before hospital admission and consultations by gastroenterologists were strongly correlated with surveillance during the postoperative follow-up, while gender and diagnosis (UC vs. CD) were not. During the 1-year follow-up, 20.5% of all IBD patients had no diagnostic or disease-monitoring procedure.</p><p><strong>Discussion/conclusion: </strong>Surveillance measures for IBD patients are underused in Switzerland. Further research is needed to examine the impact of annual screenings and surveillance on patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":13605,"journal":{"name":"Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases","volume":"7 2","pages":"104-117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9294938/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40706571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Beatriz Yuki Maruyama, Christopher Ma, Remo Panaccione, Paulo Gustavo Kotze
Background: Despite reductions in surgical rates that have been observed with earlier use of biological therapy, surgery still constitutes an important tool in the therapeutic armamentarium in Crohn's disease (CD), particularly in patients with stenotic and penetrating phenotypes. In these scenarios, early surgical intervention is recommended, as bowel damage is present and irreversible, leading to lower efficacy with biologics.
Summary: The concept of early surgery in CD supposes the possible advantages of better surgical outcomes in luminal CD after initial resection. Optimal timing of surgical intervention is associated with better postoperative outcomes, whilst delays can lead to more technically difficult and extensive procedures, which may result in an increase in postoperative complication rates and higher rates of stoma formation. Furthermore, data from the LIR!C trial have demonstrated that early surgery in luminal localized inflammatory ileocecal CD is an adequate alternative to medical therapy, with lower societal costs in the long term. In this review, we discuss the position of early resection in ileocecal CD by critically reviewing available data, describing the ideal patients to be considered for early surgery, and weighing the potential advantages and disadvantages of an early surgery paradigm.
Key messages: While early surgery may not be the right choice for every patient, the ultimate decision regarding whether surgical or medical therapy should come first in the treatment paradigm must be individualized for each patient based on the disease characteristics, phenotype, risk factors, and personal preference. This highlights the importance of the multidisciplinary team, which remains a key pillar in deciding the overall management plan for patients with CD.
{"title":"Early Laparoscopic Ileal Resection for Localized Ileocecal Crohn's Disease: Hard Sell or a Revolutionary New Norm?","authors":"Beatriz Yuki Maruyama, Christopher Ma, Remo Panaccione, Paulo Gustavo Kotze","doi":"10.1159/000515959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000515959","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite reductions in surgical rates that have been observed with earlier use of biological therapy, surgery still constitutes an important tool in the therapeutic armamentarium in Crohn's disease (CD), particularly in patients with stenotic and penetrating phenotypes. In these scenarios, early surgical intervention is recommended, as bowel damage is present and irreversible, leading to lower efficacy with biologics.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>The concept of early surgery in CD supposes the possible advantages of better surgical outcomes in luminal CD after initial resection. Optimal timing of surgical intervention is associated with better postoperative outcomes, whilst delays can lead to more technically difficult and extensive procedures, which may result in an increase in postoperative complication rates and higher rates of stoma formation. Furthermore, data from the LIR!C trial have demonstrated that early surgery in luminal localized inflammatory ileocecal CD is an adequate alternative to medical therapy, with lower societal costs in the long term. In this review, we discuss the position of early resection in ileocecal CD by critically reviewing available data, describing the ideal patients to be considered for early surgery, and weighing the potential advantages and disadvantages of an early surgery paradigm.</p><p><strong>Key messages: </strong>While early surgery may not be the right choice for every patient, the ultimate decision regarding whether surgical or medical therapy should come first in the treatment paradigm must be individualized for each patient based on the disease characteristics, phenotype, risk factors, and personal preference. This highlights the importance of the multidisciplinary team, which remains a key pillar in deciding the overall management plan for patients with CD.</p>","PeriodicalId":13605,"journal":{"name":"Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases","volume":"7 1","pages":"13-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000515959","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10197384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}