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Calprotectin in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

ABSTRACT: The term IBD is usually used for referring to a group of inflammatory gastro-intestinal diseases (mainly Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis). Accordingly, IBD arises as a result of inappropriate immune response to intestinal commensal organisms among genetically susceptible individuals. Performing colonoscopy and histopathologic evaluation on an inflamed bowel biopsy specimen are currently considered as gold standards for diagnosis and management of IBD.Correspondingly, these techniques are known to be invasive and costly. In recent decades, fecal calprotectin, as a biomarker, has received much attention for the diagnosis and non-invasive management of IBD.Up to now, many studies have investigated the efficacy of fecal calprotectin in the areas of IBD differentiation from IBS, prediction of endoscopic and histologic activities of IBD and prediction of disease recurrence. Although some of these studies have reported promising results, some others have shown significant limitations. Therefore, in this paper, we reviewed the most interesting ones of these studies after a brief discussion of the laboratory measurement of fecal calprotectin. Moreover, we attempted to provide an answer for the question of whether fecal-calprotectin could be considered as a potential surrogate marker for colonoscopy.

SUBMITTER: Khaki-Khatibi F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7431395 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Calprotectin in inflammatory bowel disease.

Khaki-Khatibi Fatemeh F Qujeq Durdi D Kashifard Mehrdad M Moein Soheila S Maniati Mahmood M Vaghari-Tabari Mostafa M

Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry 20200818

The term IBD is usually used for referring to a group of inflammatory gastro-intestinal diseases (mainly Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis). Accordingly, IBD arises as a result of inappropriate immune response to intestinal commensal organisms among genetically susceptible individuals. Performing colonoscopy and histopathologic evaluation on an inflamed bowel biopsy specimen are currently considered as gold standards for diagnosis and management of IBD. Correspondingly, these techniques are ...[more]

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Project description:OBJECTIVES:Treatment targets in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) move away from controlling symptoms towards complete recovery of the intestinal mucosa. Currently, the most frequently used noninvasive surrogate marker of mucosal healing is a faecal calprotectin concentration in the target range. This study tested if there was a relation between time-to-reach target calprotectin and first flare. METHODS:We prospectively included new-onset IBD patients ages 17 and younger in a cloud-based registry (FastForwardCare) and followed them for at least 52 weeks. They were treated according to Dutch national guidelines that advocate a step-up approach. Time-to-reach target was defined as the first calprotectin measurement below 250??g/g after the start of induction therapy. Time-to-first flare was the time from the first calprotectin measurement below 250??g/g until reappearance of symptoms with calprotectin values above 250??g/g. RESULTS:We included 76 patients (luminal Crohn disease [CD] 43); ulcerative colitis [UC] 33). Median age at diagnosis was, respectively 14.5 and 14.1 years. Median time-to-reach target calprotectin was 37 weeks in CD and 11 weeks in UC patients (Log-rank test, P?=?0.001). Once the calprotectin target was reached, time-to-first flare was significantly longer in CD than in UC patients (Log-rank test, P?=?0.001). CD patients with time-to-reach target calprotectin ?12 weeks after conventional induction therapy (ie, exclusive enteral nutrition or steroids) had a more favorable disease course in the first year than those with time-to-reach target calprotectin >12 weeks (Log-rank test, P?=?0.057). In UC patients, time-to-reach target calprotectin ?12 weeks is not associated with a favorable disease course in the first year. CONCLUSIONS:The findings of this prospective registry suggest that a quick response to conventional therapy predicts a favorable disease course in new-onset paediatric CD, but not in UC. The concept "time-to-reach target calprotectin level" rationalizes the indefinite term "response to treatment" and is well suited for studying treatment effectiveness in real-world practices.

Project description:Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are at increased risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We aimed to determine the variation in fecal calprotectin in AS over 5 years in relation to disease activity and medication and also to study the incidence of and predictors for development of IBD.Fecal calprotectin was assessed at baseline (n?=?204) and at 5-year follow-up (n?=?164). The patients answered questionnaires and underwent clinical evaluations. At baseline and at 5-year follow-up, ileocolonoscopy was performed in patients with fecal calprotectin ?500 mg/kg and ?200 mg/kg, respectively. The medical records were checked for diagnoses of IBD during the follow-up period.Fecal calprotectin >50 mg/kg was found in two-thirds of the patients at both study visits. In 80% of the patients, fecal calprotectin changed by <200 mg/kg between the two measuring points. Baseline fecal calprotectin was positively correlated with Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score based on C-reactive protein, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index, C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and fecal calprotectin at 5-year follow-up. The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) was associated with higher fecal calprotectin, and 3-week cessation of NSAIDs resulted in a drop of a median 116 mg/kg in fecal calprotectin. The use of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers was associated with lower fecal calprotectin at both visits, but the users of TNF receptor fusion proteins had significantly higher fecal calprotectin than users of anti-TNF antibodies at 5-year follow-up. The 5-year incidence of Crohn's disease (CD) was 1.5% and was predicted by high fecal calprotectin.Fecal calprotectin was elevated in a majority of the patients and was associated with disease activity and medication at both visits. CD developed in 1.5% of the patients with AS, and a high fecal calprotectin was the main predictor thereof. The results support a link between inflammation in the gut and the musculoskeletal system in AS. We propose that fecal calprotectin may be a potential biomarker to identify patients with AS at risk of developing IBD.ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00858819 . Registered 9 March 2009. Last updated 28 May 2015.

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