scholarly journals Clinical assessment of inflammatory bowel disease activity: a critical overview

2015 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-125
Author(s):  
Adam Fabisiak ◽  
Natalia Murawska ◽  
Anna Mokrowiecka ◽  
Ewa Małecka-Panas ◽  
Jakub Fichna
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Clinical Aspects ◽  
Gi Tract ◽  
Inflammatory Conditions ◽  
Symptom Recognition ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Critical Overview ◽  
Future Concepts

Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), which belong to the group of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), are chronic inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Over the last eighty years the overview of IBD has evolved, along with disease symptom recognition, hypotheses on etiology and recommendations for clinical treatment. This review focuses on the clinical aspects of IBD throughout the years and discusses the most recent and future concepts in IBD diagnosis.

scholarly journals Reações adversas no tratamento da doença inflamatória intestinal em um Ambulatório de Referência / Adverse reactions in inflammatory bowel disease treatment in a Reference Center

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Bruna Romano Correa ◽  
Mylena Scheneider Becale ◽  
Felipe Bertollo Ferreira ◽  
Fabiano Quarto Martins ◽  
Ana Paula Hamer Sousa Clara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Crohn’S Disease ◽  
Crohn's Disease ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Inflammatory Conditions ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

Introdução: A Doença Inflamatória Intestinal que compreende, principalmente, a Doença de Crohn e a Retocolite Ulcerativa, consiste em um grupo de condições inflamatórias crônicas que afetam predominantemente o trato gastrointestinal de indivíduos suscetíveis expostos a fatores de risco ambientais. Estudos recentes demonstram que a incidência e a prevalência da doença vêm aumentando em diferentes regiões do mundo. Em paralelo, há crescimento na utilização de imunomoduladores e terapias biológicas, tornando necessária a análise de seus riscos e impactos. Devido às terapias de longa duração com medicamentos sujeitos a efeitos nocivos, pacientes em vigência de tratamento podem evoluir com reações adversas. Objetivos: Analisar a ocorrência de reações adversas a medicamento durante o tratamento farmacológico de pacientes do Ambulatório de Referência de Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais do Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia em Vitória – ES. Métodos: Estudo observacional e analítico de pesquisa documental retrospectiva através da coleta de dados durante o mês de outubro de 2020, em registros de pacientes em acompanhamento clínico. Conclusão: O perfil de reações adversas a medicamentos do estudo concordou majoritariamente com dados da literatura. Por meio desses dados será possível desenvolver estratégias voltadas ao rastreio, prevenção e redução das reações adversas a medicamentos, contribuindo para a diminuição da morbimortalidade e dos custos inerentes ao tratamento.Palavras chave: Reações adversas relacionadas a medicamentos, Efeitos colaterais, Doença de Crohn, Colite ulcerativa, Doenças inflamatórias intestinais ABSTRACT Introduction: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, which mainly comprises Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, consists of a group of chronic inflammatory conditions that predominantly affect the gastrointestinal tract of susceptible individuals exposed to environmental risk factors. Recent studies show that the incidence and prevalence of the disease has been increasing in different regions of the world. In parallel, there is a growth in the use of immunomodulators and biological therapies, making it necessary to analyze their risks and impacts. Due to long-term therapies with drugs subject to harmful effects, patients undergoing treatment may evolve with adverse reactions. Objective: To analyze the occurrence of adverse reactions to drugs during the pharmacological treatment of patients at the Reference Clinic for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases at Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia in Vitória - ES (HSCMV). Methods: This is an observational and analytical study of retrospective documentary research was carried out through of data during the month of October 2020, in patient records under clinical follow-up. Conclusion: The adverse drug reactions (ADR) profile of the study mostly agreed with data from the literature. Through these data, it will be possible to develop strategies aimed at screening, preventing and reducing ADRs, contributing to the reduction of morbidity and mortality and costs inherent to treatment. Keywords: Drug-related adverse reactions, Side effects, Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory bowel diseases

scholarly journals Recent Advances in Nanoparticle-Mediated Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 438
Author(s):  
Andreea Nedelcu ◽  
Ofelia Mosteanu ◽  
Teodora Pop ◽  
Teodora Mocan ◽  
Lucian Mocan
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Drug Therapy ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Biomedical Engineering ◽  
Target Therapy ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

There have been continuous advances in nanoscience since the beginning of the 21st century, and the emerging field of computational nanomedicine, the development of nanomaterial-based sensors or the prominent biomedical engineering applications should be mentioned. Intestinal disorders causing prolonged inflammation of the digestive tract, largely known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), include Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), have seen a significant increase in incidence rates. Nanoparticle-based approaches to locally target therapy could help regulate immune responses and act as an anti-inflammatory in individual patients diagnosed with IBD. The results of the paper emphasize the major role that nanoparticle-mediated drug delivery has in IBD treatment, giving IBD patients in remission the chance for a more effective drug therapy with a decreased medication load.

Review of normal gastrointestinal tract, ulcerative colitis, proctitis and rectal medication adherence

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (14) ◽  
pp. 805-811
Author(s):  
Pineshwari Naeck-Boolauky ◽  
Jitka Adio ◽  
Jennie Burch
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Rectal Mucosa ◽  
Gi Tract ◽  
Therapeutic Outcomes ◽  
Rectal Medication ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract has a number of functions—ingestion, digestion, absorption and elimination. When the GI tract is working normally, it is efficient. However, this can change when disease, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) occurs. IBD is a long-term relapsing and remitting autoimmune disease; it incorporates ulcerative colitis (UC). In UC, part or all the mucosa lining the rectum and colon becomes inflamed and ulcerated. UC that affects the rectum only is called proctitis. Effective treatment is essential. It is better to target the rectal mucosa directly in proctitis, using topical rectal medications in enemas or suppositories, as these have fewer side-effects and resolve symptoms more quickly than systemic drugs. However, patients may not feel clear about aspects of their IBD care and can find it difficult to initiate and comply with treatment and maintenance regimens. Nurses need to educate and support them to achieve optimal therapeutic outcomes in both the immediate and long terms.

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.

Case-control Study on Dactylitis, Enthesitis, and Anterior Uveitis in Spondyloarthritis Associated with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Role of Coexistent Psoriasis

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. 1341-1346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Cantini ◽  
Laura Niccoli ◽  
Carlotta Nannini ◽  
Emanuele Cassarà ◽  
Olga Kaloudi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Anterior Uveitis ◽  
Skin Disease ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Control Study

Objective.To evaluate the frequency of dactylitis, enthesitis, and anterior uveitis (AU) in spondyloarthritis (SpA) associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD-SpA) compared with other SpA, and to assess the role of associated psoriasis in the occurrence of dactylitis and enthesitis.Methods.In a 12-month case-control study, the frequency of dactylitis and enthesitis in 29 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and 59 with Crohn disease (CD) who satisfied the Spondyloarthritis international Society criteria for axial or peripheral SpA was compared with 176 controls, including 97 (55.1%) with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), 47 (26.7%) with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and 32 (18.2%) with nonradiographic axial SpA (nr-axSpA). The occurrence of these features in IBD-SpA with and without psoriasis was also evaluated.Results.Axial, peripheral, or mixed involvement was observed in 46 (52%), 29 (33%), and 13 (15%) patients, respectively; and 14/88 (16%) had psoriasis. Dactylitis was recorded in 4/88 patients (4.5%) with IBD-SpA and in 30 controls (17.4%; p = 0.008), enthesitis in 16 cases (18.1%) and in 78/176 controls (44.3%; p < 0.001), and AU in 3 patients (3.4%) with IBD-SpA and in 26 controls (14.7%; p = 0.01). No significant differences were found between patients with UC-SpA and those with CD-SpA. Dactylitis and enthesitis were significantly more common in patients with IBD-SpA who also had psoriasis compared to those without skin disease (p = 0.009 and 0.003, respectively).Conclusion.Dactylitis, enthesitis, and AU are significantly less frequent in IBD-SpA compared with other types of SpA. Given the frequent association of psoriasis and IBD, overlooking coexistent skin disease may lead to overestimating the frequency of these features.

scholarly journals Sparring partners in inflammatory bowel disease: Resident microbiota and the gastrointestinal mucosal immune system

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
Mona Bajaj-Elliott
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Crohn’S Disease ◽  
Immune System ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Mucosal Immune System ◽  
Inflammatory Conditions ◽  
Cellular Events ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Molecular Nature

Intestinal homoeostasis is a complex affair. We are just beginning to appreciate the molecular nature of the crosstalk that allows happy coexistence between the commensal resident microbiota and the gastrointestinal (GI) mucosal immune system. Both microbial and host components involved in this interplay are being increasingly identified and studied. A better understanding of these multifaceted interactions holds the key for unlocking the cellular events responsible for gut inflammatory conditions such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

scholarly journals Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease: difficulties in diagnosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-122
Author(s):  
A. Yu. Davydova ◽  
R. V. Repnikova
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Crohn’S Disease ◽  
Crohn's Disease ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Main Diagnosis ◽  
Extraintestinal Manifestations ◽  
Inflammatory Conditions ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Intestinal Symptoms

Inflammatory bowel disease, a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine, principally includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Current attention to inflammatory bowel disease is promoted by worldwide increase in its incidence and morbidity as well as shortcomings of existing treatment. Extraintestinal (musculoskeletal, skin, renal, hepatic etc.) manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease significantly complicate the diagnosis and may predict the development of intestinal symptoms. In certain cases, the severity of extraskeletal manifestations may exceed that of the main diagnosis. Here we describe a clinical example of this scenario.

Vitamin D status in children with inflammatory bowel disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
I.Yu. Pronina ◽  
◽  
V.S. Tsvetkova ◽  
A.S. Potapov ◽  
E.L. Semikina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Crohn’S Disease ◽  
Crohn's Disease ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
Vitamin D Levels ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

Objective. To study vitamin D status in children with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) depending on the diagnosis, gender, age and a season of examination. Patients and methods. The study included 244 children (130 boys and 114 girls) aged 3 to 18 years. The patients were divided into 2 groups depending on the nosological form of disease: Crohn’s disease (CD) – 130 children, ulcerative colitis (UC) – 114 children. Blood vitamin D levels were determined by the method of competitive electrochemiluminescence. Results. Normal levels of vitamin D (>30 ng/ml) were found only in 11.1% of children with IBD (in 11.5% with CD and 10.5% with UC). Vitamin D status corresponded to deficiency levels in 65.9% of cases, of them 15.2% had deep deficiency (<10 ng/ml). Vitamin D status decreased with increasing age of the patients (ρ = -0.2686). No statistically significant differences were found in vitamin D levels that would be dependent on the season of examination, neither were they found in groups of patients with CD and UC. Conclusion. The study showed an extremely low vitamin D status in patients with IBD. The problem of assessing vitamin D levels in children with IBD and its monitoring as well as development of individual algorithms for supplementation remains topical. Key words: vitamin D, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, children

Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Endoscopy in Ulcerative Colitis

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Petros Zezos
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Video Camera ◽  
Gi Tract ◽  
High Definition ◽  
Gold Standard Method ◽  
Time Commitment ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Endoscopic Assessment

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are disorders that cause chronic inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The two most common forms of IBD are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC). Imaged by high-definition video-camera via the colonoscope, the mucosa of the colon is recorded and examined by the endoscopist. Endoscopy is the gold standard method of discerning the disease severity and the treatment outcome in patients with UC. Determining the severity and the extent of the disease is important in guiding the management. This is challenging due to inter-individual variation, subjectivity in reporting endoscopic scores, and human time commitment. To address these concerns, computational aids via artificial intelligence (AI) can contribute to the processing of endoscopy data. In this editorial, the authors provide an overview of AI use in the endoscopic assessment UC activity and severity.

scholarly journals Canadian Digestive Health Foundation Public Impact Series. Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Canada: Incidence, Prevalence, and Direct and Indirect Economic Impact

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 651-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard N Fedorak ◽  
Karen Wong ◽  
Ron Bridges
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Scientific Program ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Current Article ◽  
Digestive Disorders ◽  
Digestive Health ◽  
Incidence Prevalence

The Canadian Digestive Health Foundation initiated a scientific program to assess the incidence, prevalence, mortality and economic impact of digestive disorders across Canada in 2009. The current article presents the updated findings from the study concerning inflammatory bowel diseases – specifically, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

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