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Quaresma AB, Guedes LR, Barros JRD, Baima JP, Imbrizi M, Zerôncio MA, Kotze PG, Flores C. STRUCTURAL EVALUATION OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE COMPREHENSIVE CARE UNITS IN BRAZIL. ARQUIVOS DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA 2024; 61:e23166. [PMID: 38511798 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-2803.24612023-166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND The most efficient way to prevent complications from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is to provide patients with optimized care. Nonetheless, in Brazil, there is no validated methodology for evaluating health services recognized as comprehensive care units (CCU), making it difficult to assess the quality of care provided. OBJECTIVE To understand the current scenario, map the distribution of centers and identify strengths and weaknesses, considering local and regional characteristics. METHODS The study was carried out in three phases. Initially, the Brazilian Organization for Crohn's disease and colitis (GEDIIB) developed 22 questions to characterize CCU in Brazil. In the second phase, all GEDIIB members were invited to respond to the survey with the 11 questions considered most relevant. In the last phase, an interim analysis of the results was performed, using the IBM SPSS Statistics v 29.0.1.0 software. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the center's profile. The chi-square test was used to compare categorical variables. RESULTS There were 53 responses from public centers (11 excluded). Most centers were concentrated in the Southeastern (n=22/52.4%) and only 1 (2.4%) in the Northern region of Brazil. Thirty-nine centers (92.9%) perform endoscopic procedures, but only 9 (21.4%) have access to enteroscopy and/or small bowel capsule endoscopy. Thirty-three centers (78.6%) offer infusion therapy locally, 26 (61.9%) maintain IBD patient records, 13 (31.0%) reported having an IBD nurse, 34 (81.0%) have specific evidence-based protocols and only 7 (16.7%) have a patient satisfaction methodology. In the private scenario there were 56 responses (10 excluded). There is also a concentration in the Southeastern and Southern regions. Thirty-nine centers (84.8%) have access to endoscopic procedures and 19 perform enteroscopy and/or small bowel capsule endoscopy, more than what is observed in the public environment. Infusion therapy is available in 24 centers (52.2%). Thirty-nine centers (84.8%) maintain a specific IBD patient database, 17 (37%) have an IBD nurse, 36 (78.3%) have specific evidence-based protocols, and 22 (47. 8%) apply a patient satisfaction methodology. CONCLUSION IBD CCU in Brazil were mainly located in the Southeastern and Southern regions of the country. Most centers have dedicated multidisciplinary teams and IBD specialists. There is still a current need to improve the proportion of IBD nurses in IBD care in Brazil. BACKGROUND •In Brazil, there is no validated methodology for evaluating health services recognized as comprehensive care units (CCU), making it difficult to assess the quality of care provided. BACKGROUND •Most CCU were concentrated in the Southeast region and only one (2.4%) in the Northeast region of Brazil. This pattern follows the epidemiological trends of IBD in the country. BACKGROUND •There is still difficulty in accessing enteroscopy and/or small bowel capsule endoscopy in the public health system. BACKGROUND •Most centers have dedicated multidisciplinary teams and IBD specialist doctors. BACKGROUND •There is still a current need to improve the proportion of nurses treating IBD in Brazil.
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- Abel Botelho Quaresma
- Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, Joaçaba, SC, Brasil
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
- Hospital Mater Dei, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Universidade Nove de Julho, Bauru, SP, Brasil
- Hospital das Clínicas de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brasil
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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- Centro de Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
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Fróes RDSB, Andrade AR, Faria MAG, de Souza HSP, Parra RS, Zaltman C, Dos Santos CHM, Bafutto M, Quaresma AB, Santana GO, Luporini RL, de Lima Junior SF, Miszputen SJ, de Souza MM, Herrerias GSP, Junior RLK, do Nascimento CR, Féres O, de Barros JR, Sassaki LY, Saad-Hossne R. Clinical factors associated with severity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Brazil based on 2-year national registry data from GEDIIB. Sci Rep 2024; 14:4314. [PMID: 38383742 PMCID: PMC10881489 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54332-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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The Brazilian Organization for Crohn's Disease and Colitis (GEDIIB) established a national registry of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of the study was to identify clinical factors associated with disease severity in IBD patients in Brazil. A population-based risk model aimed at stratifying the severity of IBD based on previous hospitalization, use of biologics, and need for surgery for ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD) and on previous complications for CD. A total of 1179 patients (34.4 ± 14.7y; females 59%) were included: 46.6% with UC, 44.2% with CD, and 0.9% with unclassified IBD (IBD-U). The time from the beginning of the symptoms to diagnosis was 3.85y. In CD, 41.2% of patients presented with ileocolic disease, 32% inflammatory behavior, and 15.5% perianal disease. In UC, 46.3% presented with extensive colitis. Regarding treatment, 68.1%, 67%, and 47.6% received biological therapy, salicylates and immunosuppressors, respectively. Severe disease was associated with the presence of extensive colitis, EIM, male, comorbidities, and familial history of colorectal cancer in patients with UC. The presence of Montreal B2 and B3 behaviors, colonic location, and EIM were associated with CD severity. In conclusion, disease severity was associated with younger age, greater disease extent, and the presence of rheumatic EIM.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Goiano de Gastroenterologia, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina - UNOESC - Department of Health Sciences, Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo, CEP 18618-970, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo, CEP 18618-970, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo, CEP 18618-970, Brazil.
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- Department of Surgery, Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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Zhang F, Cui Y, Gao X. Time trends in the burden of autoimmune diseases across the BRICS: an age-period-cohort analysis for the GBD 2019. RMD Open 2023; 9:e003650. [PMID: 38056916 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aims to evaluate the long-term trend of prevalence and DALY (disability-adjusted life-year) rate on the age, period and cohort (APC) of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) country for autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis (RA), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), multiple sclerosis (MS) and psoriasis). METHODS The data are sourced from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, and it uses the Joinpoint regression model to estimate the time trends of autoimmune diseases from 1990 to 2019. Additionally, it employs the Age-Period-Cohort (APC) model to estimate the age, period, and cohort effects from 1990 to 2019. RESULTS For 1990 to 2019, the ASPR (age-standardised prevalence rate) of IBD increased significantly for China and South Africa, and decreased significantly for Brazil, India, Russian. The Russian ASPR of MS demonstrated a significantly decreasing trend (average annual percent change=-0.5%, 95% CI -0.6 to -0.5), with the most increased occurring in Brazil at 2009-2014. The cohort effect on DALY rates for Psoriasis displayed an ongoing decreasing trend from the 1929-1933 birth cohort to the 1999-2003 birth cohort. Specifically, the five countries relative risk values (RRs) of DALYs due to RA increased significantly by 7.98, 16.07, 5.98, 3.19, 9.13 times, from 20 to 24 age group to 65 to 69 age group. CONCLUSIONS The population of the BRICS countries accounts for more than 40% of the global population. And we found that the age effect of various autoimmune diseases is heavily influenced by population ageing.
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- Fenghao Zhang
- Department of Neonatology, Xiangtan Central Hospital, Xiangtan, Hunan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South university, Changsha, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology of Hunan Province, School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Silva ACV, Tumelero TJ, Yamamoto DR, Truppel SK, da Silva GS, Ribeiro LBM, Zacharias P, Olandoski M, Magro DO, Vieira MC, Kotze PG. Biological therapy, surgery, and hospitalization rates for inflammatory bowel disease: An observational Latin American comparative study between adults and pediatric patients. GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2023:S0210-5705(23)00452-1. [PMID: 37890582 DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2023.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Compare the proportions of use of biological therapy, surgeries, and hospitalizations between adults and pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC)-patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Observational, retrospective, and multicenter study. Data were collected from all consecutive IBD patients seen as outpatients or admitted to hospital, during 2015-2021, in two IBD tertiary centers in a South Brazilian capital. Patients with unclassified colitis diagnosis were excluded from this study. Patients were classified as having CD or UC and sub-categorized as adult or pediatric according to age. Data were analyzed using frequency, proportion, Fisher's exact test, and Chi-square test. RESULTS A total of 829 patients were included: 509 with CD (378 adults/131 pediatric) and 320 with UC (225/95). Among patients with CD, no differences were observed for proportions of use of biological therapy (80.2% in pediatric vs. 73.3% in adults; P=0.129), surgery (46.6% vs. 50.8%; P=0.419), or hospitalization (64.9% vs. 56.9%; P=0.122). In UC, significant differences were observed for biological therapy (40.0% vs. 28.0%; P=0.048) and hospitalization (47.4% vs. 24.0%; P<0.001). No significant difference was observed in surgery rates (17.9% vs. 12.4%; P=0.219). CONCLUSIONS Biological therapy and incidence of hospitalization were greater among pediatric patients with UC, compared with adults; no difference was observed in the need for abdominal surgery. In CD, no significant difference was observed in the three main outcomes between the age groups.
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- Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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- Biostatistics, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit, Pequeno Príncipe Hospital, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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Karabulut A, Kaya M. Crohn's disease from past to present: Research trends and global outcomes with scientometric analysis during 1980 to 2022. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e34817. [PMID: 37657036 PMCID: PMC10476823 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000034817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023] Open
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Currently, there is no comprehensive bibliometric study in the literature on Crohn's disease (CD). The aim of this study was to analyze articles published on CD using bibliometric and statistical methods. The aim was to identify current research trends, show global productivity, and determine important players such as countries, journals, institutions, and authors. A total of 16,216 articles published on CD between 1980 and 2022 were analyzed using various statistical and bibliometric methods. Bibliometric network visualization maps were used to perform trend topic analysis, citation analysis, and international collaboration analysis. Spearman's correlation coefficient was used for correlation analysis. The top 3 contributing countries to the literature were the United States of America (USA) (n = 4344, 26.7%), the United Kingdom (UK) (n = 2036, 12.5%) and Germany (n = 1334, 8.2%). The most active institutions were Udice French Research Universities (n = 696), Assistance Publique Hopitaux Paris (n = 570), and Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale Inserm (n = 479). The most productive journals were Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (n = 1100), Journal of Crohn's & Colitis (n = 579), and Gut (n = 510). The most prolific author was Colombel JF. (n = 290). The most frequently researched topics from past to present included infliximab, ulcerative colitis, surgery, pediatrics, adalimumab, magnetic resonance imaging, inflammation, perianal CD/perianal fistula, azathioprine, magnetic resonance enterography, small bowel, stricture/strictureplasty, recurrence, therapy/treatment, ustekinumab, mucosal healing, biomarkers, fistula, quality of life, ultrasonography, epidemiology, capsule endoscopy, laparoscopic surgery/laparoscopy, endoscopy, disease activity, postoperative recurrence, and the Nucleotide Binding Oligomerization Domain Containing 2 gene. We have seen an exponential increase in worldwide publications on CD. In recent years, the major research topics related to CD have been ustekinumab, vedolizumab, fecal calprotectin, therapeutic drug monitoring, biologics, biomarkers, exclusive enteral nutrition, microbiome/microbiota, magnetic resonance enterography, anti-TNF, postoperative complications, and mucosal healing. We determined that countries with large economies, particularly the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Canada, Italy, Japan and China, have taken the lead in research contributions to the development of CD literature.
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- Alpaslan Karabulut
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hitit University, Çorum, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Hitit University, Çorum, Turkey
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Tavares de Sousa H, Magro F. How to Evaluate Fibrosis in IBD? Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:2188. [PMID: 37443582 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13132188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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In this review, we will describe the importance of fibrosis in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by discussing its distinct impact on Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) through their translation to histopathology. We will address the existing knowledge on the correlation between inflammation and fibrosis and the still not fully explained inflammation-independent fibrogenesis. Finally, we will compile and discuss the recent advances in the noninvasive assessment of intestinal fibrosis, including imaging and biomarkers. Based on the available data, none of the available cross-sectional imaging (CSI) techniques has proved to be capable of measuring CD fibrosis accurately, with MRE showing the most promising performance along with elastography. Very recent research with radiomics showed encouraging results, but further validation with reliable radiomic biomarkers is warranted. Despite the interesting results with micro-RNAs, further advances on the topic of fibrosis biomarkers depend on the development of robust clinical trials based on solid and validated endpoints. We conclude that it seems very likely that radiomics and AI will participate in the future non-invasive fibrosis assessment by CSI techniques in IBD. However, as of today, surgical pathology remains the gold standard for the diagnosis and quantification of intestinal fibrosis in IBD.
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- Helena Tavares de Sousa
- Gastroenterology Department, Algarve University Hospital Center, 8500-338 Portimão, Portugal
- ABC-Algarve Biomedical Center, University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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- Unit of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
- Department of Gastroenterology, São João University Hospital Center, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS@RISE, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
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Souza RF, Caetano MAF, Magalhães HIR, Castelucci P. Study of tumor necrosis factor receptor in the inflammatory bowel disease. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29:2733-2746. [PMID: 37274062 PMCID: PMC10237104 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i18.2733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) are part of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) and have pathophysiological processes such as bowel necrosis and enteric neurons and enteric glial cells. In addition, the main inflammatory mediator is related to the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). TNF-α is a me-diator of the intestinal inflammatory processes, thus being one of the main cytokines involved in the pathogenesis of IBD, however, its levels, when measured, are present in the serum of patients with IBD. In addition, TNF-α plays an important role in promoting inflammation, such as the production of interleukins (IL), for instance IL-1β and IL-6. There are two receptors for TNF as following: The tumor necrosis factor 1 receptor (TNFR1); and the tumor necrosis factor 2 receptor (TNFR2). They are involved in the pathogenesis of IBD and their receptors have been detected in IBD and their expression is correlated with disease activity. The soluble TNF form binds to the TNFR1 receptor with, and its activation results in a signaling cascade effects such as apoptosis, cell proliferation and cytokine secretion. In contrast, the transmembrane TNF form can bind both to TNFR1 and TNFR2. Recent studies have suggested that TNF-α is one of the main pro-inflammatory cytokines involved in the pathogenesis of IBD, since TNF levels are present in the serum of both patients with UC and CD. Intravenous and subcutaneous biologics targeting TNF-α have revolutionized the treatment of IBD, thus becoming the best available agents to induce and maintain IBD remission. The application of antibodies aimed at neutralizing TNF-α in patients with IBD that induce a satisfactory clinical response in up to 60% of patients, and also induced long-term maintenance of disease remission in most patients. It has been suggested that anti-TNF-α agents inactivate the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-α by direct neutralization, i.e., resulting in suppression of inflammation. However, anti-TNF-α antibodies perform more complex functions than a simple blockade.
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- Roberta Figueiroa Souza
- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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Parra RS, da Costa Ferreira S, Machado VF, Nigro CMC, da Rocha JJR, de Almeida Troncon LE, Feres O. Access to High-Cost Biological Agents: Perceptions of Brazilian Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12072672. [PMID: 37048755 PMCID: PMC10095198 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12072672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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Background and aims: Brazilian patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) requiring therapy with biological agents usually have access to medicines through the National Unified Health Care System (SUS). This study aimed to analyze Brazilian IBD patient perception regarding access (availability and provision quality) to high-cost drugs in the public health care system. Methods: A questionnaire-based survey was carried out in an IBD referral center in Brazil. All adult patients with an established diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn’s disease (CD) that use biological therapy were invited to participate. Data were collected on the biological in use, lack of distribution (number of absences, average time to regularization, impairment in patient treatment), and difficulties reported by patients in obtaining the drugs. Results: Overall, 205 patients met the inclusion criteria and answered the questionnaire. Most of the patients had CD (n = 161, 78.5%), nearly half of them (n = 104, 50.7%) were female; 87 patients (42.4%) were unemployed, and of these, 40 patients (19.5%) had government assistance as the main source of income. Regarding the medications used, infliximab (n = 128, 62.5%) was the most used medication, followed by adalimumab (n = 39, 19.0%). Most patients (n = 172, 83.9%) reported at least one failed delivery of biological medicine in the last year, with a single shortage in forty-two patients (24.4%), at least two shortages in forty-seven patients (27.3%), and three or more shortages in seventy-eight patients (45.3%). The average time to regularize the distribution was up to 1 month in 44 cases (25.6%), up to 2 months in 64 cases (37.2%), and more than 3 months in 56 patients (32.6%). Among patients who reported delays, 101 patients (58.7%) felt that it may have impaired their treatment. Conclusion: Brazilian IBD patients reported high rates of failure to dispense biological drugs by the national healthcare system within one year. Our data highlight the need for improvement in this system for the correct supply of medication to avoid treatment failure and relapse.
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- Rogerio Serafim Parra
- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14048-900, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14048-900, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14048-900, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14048-900, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14048-900, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14048-900, Brazil
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Oliveira CRD, Alvarenga P, Paixão C. Repercussões das Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais no Desenvolvimento Socioemocional de Pacientes Pediátricos. REVISTA PSICOLOGIA E SAÚDE 2023. [DOI: 10.20435/pssa.v14i3.1803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Este estudo descreve as repercussões dos sintomas das doenças inflamatórias intestinais (DII) nas emoções, na vida escolar e nas interações sociais de pacientes pediátricos. Participaram 20 cuidadores de crianças e adolescentes com idades entre cinco e 17 anos e diagnosticados com alguma DII. Os cuidadores, que tinham entre 26 e 54 anos, forneceram informações clínicas e sociodemográficas e responderam a um questionário sobre as repercussões dos sintomas das DII na vida das crianças e dos adolescentes. A análise das frequências absolutas e relativas e o teste de aderência revelaram que os impactos dos sintomas foram significativamente maiores nas emoções quando comparados aos impactos na vida escolar e nas interações sociais (X² = 6,14; df= 2; p= 0,04). O tratamento das DII deve incluir a construção de planos terapêuticos sensíveis às necessidades psicossociais dos pacientes pediátricos.
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da Luz Moreira A, de Campos Lobato LF, de Lima Moreira JP, Luiz RR, Elia C, Fiocchi C, de Souza HSP. Geosocial Features and Loss of Biodiversity Underlie Variable Rates of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Large Developing Country: A Population-Based Study. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2022; 28:1696-1708. [PMID: 35089325 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izab346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in developing countries may uncover etiopathogenic factors. We investigated IBD prevalence in Brazil by investigating its geographic, spatial, and temporal distribution, and attempted to identify factors associated with its recent increase. METHODS A drug prescription database was queried longitudinally to identify patients and verify population distribution and density, race, urbanicity, sanitation, and Human Development Index. Prevalence was calculated using the number of IBD patients and the population estimated during the same decade. Data were matched to indices using linear regression analyses. RESULTS We identified 162 894 IBD patients, 59% with ulcerative colitis (UC) and 41% with Crohn's disease (CD). The overall prevalence of IBD was 80 per 100 000, with 46 per 100 000 for UC and 36 per 100 000 for CD. Estimated rates adjusted to total population showed that IBD more than triplicated from 2008 to 2017. The distribution of IBD demonstrated a South-to-North gradient that generally followed population apportionment. However, marked regional differences and disease clusters were identified that did not fit with conventionally accepted IBD epidemiological associations, revealing that the rise of IBD was variable. In some areas, loss of biodiversity was associated with high IBD prevalence. CONCLUSIONS When distribution is considered in the context of IBD prevalence, marked regional differences become evident. Despite a background of Westernization, hotspots of IBD are recognized that are not explained by population density, urbanicity, sanitation, or other indices but apparently are explained by biodiversity loss. Thus, the rise of IBD in developing countries is not uniform, but rather is one that varies depending on yet unexplored factors like geoecological conditions.
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- Andre da Luz Moreira
- D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, NYU Langone Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute of Collective Health Studies, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Immunity & Inflammation, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Castro PCSD, Magro DO, Nones RB, Furlan TK, Miranda EF, Kotze PG. USTEKINUMAB IN CROHN'S DISEASE MANAGEMENT: A BRAZILIAN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY. ARQUIVOS DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA 2022; 59:S0004-28032022005001206. [PMID: 36515346 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-2803.202204000-89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Real-world data on the use of Ustekinumab (UST) in Brazilian and Latin American patients with Crohn's disease (CD) are scarce. OBJECTIVE The primary endpoint was assessment of clinical remission at weeks 8 and 52, and secondary endpoints were: assessment of clinical response at weeks 8 and 52, endoscopic remission, adverse events, and rates of CD-related abdominal surgery during follow-up. METHODS observational and retrospective study, including patients with CD treated at two centers, who received UST at any time during their treatment. Remission and clinical response were defined as a Harvey-Bradshaw index ≤4 and ≥3 points reduction, respectively. RESULTS Seventy-four patients were included, 85.1% previously exposed to anti-TNFs. Clinical remission was observed in 45.8% and 59.4% of patients at weeks 8 and 52, respectively. The clinical response rates were 54.2% and 67.6% at weeks 8 and 52. Endoscopic remission was observed in 21.8% of patients. Seventeen patients had adverse events, mostly mild infections, with 22.9% of patients undergoing abdominal surgery (ileocolectomy being the most common procedure). CONCLUSION UST therapy resulted in significant rates of remission and clinical response, as described in other real-world studies. Few patients had adverse events during treatment, showing its adequate safety profile.
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- Paula Cenira Senger de Castro
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Faculdade de Medicina, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Departamento de Cirurgia, Campinas, PR, Brasil
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Faculdade de Medicina, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Faculdade de Medicina, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Faculdade de Medicina, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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Cassol OS, Zabot GP, Saad-Hossne R, Padoin A. Epidemiology of inflammatory bowel diseases in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28:4174-4181. [PMID: 36157112 PMCID: PMC9403431 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i30.4174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This is the first study on the epidemiology of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) in Rio Grande do Sul (RS), the southernmost state of Brazil with the country’s fifth largest population. Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are collectively termed IBDs. They have high incidence and prevalence rates in high-income countries, although in recent years there has been a change in the classic geographical distribution of IBDs, with growing rates in traditionally low-incidence regions.
AIM To estimate the incidence and prevalence of IBDs in the RS state, Brazil, between 2014 and 2019.
METHODS This is a cross-sectional descriptive observational study. Patients with IBD who had initiated treatment and met the inclusion criteria of the RS state free drug distribution program were included. Data were obtained from registration or renewal records of the RS state specialty pharmacy. The male, female, and total populations were estimated according to mid-year data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, which served as a reference for calculating the incidence and prevalence rates of IBDs during the study period. Results were described using mean, standard deviation, and range.
RESULTS We included 1082 patients with IBD, of whom 57.5% were female and 42.5% were male. Patients with CD accounted for 72.45% of the sample, and those with UC accounted for 27.54%. IBD prevalence during the study period was 9.51 per 100000 population, of which 6.89 corresponded to people with CD and 2.62, to people with UC. Incidence rates per 100000 population/year were 2.54 in 2014, 2.61 in 2015, 1.91 in 2016, 0.80 in 2017, 0.83 in 2018, and 0.96 in 2019. The mean IBD incidence rate per 100000 population was 1.61, of which 1.17 corresponded to CD and 0.44, to UC. The mean age was 41 years, and patients were mostly aged 30-40 years. Prevalence by region was higher in the state capital metropolitan area: 12.69 per 100000 population.
CONCLUSION Our results demonstrated an IBD prevalence of 9.51% and incidence of 1.61 per 100000 population. The patients were predominantly female, and CD was more prevalent than UC.
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- Ornella Sari Cassol
- Department of Coloproctology, IMED Medical School, Passo Fundo 99010260, RS, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Medicine and Health Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre 90610001, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Coloproctology, Coloprocto Canoas Clinic, Canoas 92310205, RS, Brazil
- Department of Coloproctology, Hospital Moinhos de Vento (HMV), Porto Alegre 90035000, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Orthopaedics, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu 18618687, SP, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Medicine and Health Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre 90610001, RS, Brazil
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Biologic Agents in Crohn's Patients Reduce CD4 + T Cells Activation and Are Inversely Related to Treg Cells. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 2022:1307159. [PMID: 35959163 PMCID: PMC9357708 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1307159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disease with a complex interface of broad factors. There are two main treatments for Chron's disease: biological therapy and nonbiological therapy. Biological agent therapy (e.g., anti-TNF) is the most frequently prescribed treatment; however, it is not universally accessible. In fact, in Brazil, many patients are only given the option of receiving nonbiological therapy. This approach prolongs the subsequent clinical relapse; however, this procedure could be implicated in the immune response and enhance disease severity. Our purpose was to assess the effects of different treatments on CD4+ T cells in a cohort of patients with Crohn's disease compared with healthy individuals. To examine the immune status in a Brazilian cohort, we analyzed CD4+ T cells, activation status, cytokine production, and Treg cells in blood of Crohn's patients. Patients that underwent biological therapy can recover the percentage of CD4+CD73+ T cells, decrease the CD4+ T cell activation/effector functions, and maintain the peripheral percentage of regulatory T cells. These results show that anti-TNF agents can improve CD4+ T cell subsets, thereby inducing Crohn's patients to relapse and remission rates.
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Renuzza SSS, Vieira ER, Cornel CA, Lima MN, Ramos Junior O. INCIDENCE, PREVALENCE, AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES IN THE STATE OF PARANÁ IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL. ARQUIVOS DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA 2022; 59:327-333. [PMID: 36102427 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-2803.202203000-60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The epidemiology of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) varies between different regions of Brazil. This cross-sectional study examined the epidemiological characteristics of IBD in the Southern Brazilian state of Paraná. METHODS We included patients with IBD (n=6.748) selected across 11,468,818 population of Paraná. All patients had a known diagnosis of either Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) and had started treatment through the Government Program of the Brazilian Unified Health System (2010-2019). The primary outcomes were changes in the incidence and prevalence rates of IBD. RESULTS The study population consisted of 4.931 (73.1%) patients with UC and 1.817 (26.9%) patients with CD. In participants aged 11-30 years, CD was more common, while in participants aged 40-80 years, UC predominated. UC was more common in female compared to male patients, with a similar incidence between the sexes evident for CD. In 2010, the incidence of IBD was 2.00/100,00 population; this increased to 13.77/100,000 population by 2019. The highest concentration of IBD patients was found in the eastern macro-region of Paraná, which includes the 2nd Health Regional of Curitiba, where the capital of the state is located. CONCLUSION This is the first study to describe the epidemiological characteristics of IBD in the state of Paraná and showed an increase in its incidence and prevalence. We also identified that IBD was concentrated in the eastern macro-region of this Brazilian state.
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Interna e Ciências da Saúde, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Interna e Ciências da Saúde, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Interna e Ciências da Saúde, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Interna e Ciências da Saúde, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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Gama J, Neves B, Pereira A. Chronic Effects of Dietary Pesticides on the Gut Microbiome and Neurodevelopment. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:931440. [PMID: 35847088 PMCID: PMC9279132 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.931440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Many agricultural pesticides include substances that are known to be harmful to human health and while some have been banned from developed countries, they are still being used in developing countries such as Brazil. Recent studies have shown that low-level chronic dietary exposure to pesticides can affect the human gut microbiota. This possible hazardous effect of pesticides on human health has not been specifically recognized by government regulatory agencies. In Brazil, for instance, of the 10 best-selling active ingredients in pesticides in 2019, two are considered extremely toxic, Paraquat and Chlorpyrifos. Even though Paraquat has been banned in Brazil since 2020, the values of maximum residue limits (MRLs) of toxic pesticides allowed in the country are still higher than in other countries. Unfortunately, many developing countries still lack the resources and expertise needed to monitor adequately and systematically the presence of pesticide residues on food. In this work, we raise awareness to the danger the chronic exposure to high dietary levels of pesticides can pose to the public, especially considering their prolonged effects on the gut microbiome.
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- Jessica Gama
- Graduate Program in Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Institute of Technology, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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Quaresma AB, Damiao AO, Coy CS, Magro DO, Hino AA, Valverde DA, Panaccione R, Coward SB, Ng SC, Kaplan GG, Kotze PG. Temporal trends in the epidemiology of inflammatory bowel diseases in the public healthcare system in Brazil: A large population-based study. LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. AMERICAS 2022; 13:100298. [PMID: 36777324 PMCID: PMC9903988 DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Background Population-based data on epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) in Brazil are scarce. This study aims to define temporal trends of incidence and prevalence rates of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) in Brazil. Methods All IBD patients from the public healthcare national system were included from January 2012 to December 2020. Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using log-linear regression for incidence and binomial regression for prevalence. Moran's I autocorrelation index was used to analyse clustering of cities by level of prevalence. Findings A total of 212,026 IBD patients were included. Incidence of IBD rose from 9.4 in 2012 to 9.6 per 100,000 in 2020 (AAPC=0.8%; 95% CI -0.37, 1.99); for UC, incidence increased from 5.7 to 6.9 per 100,000 (AAPC=3.0%; 95% CI 1.51, 4.58) and for CD incidence decreased from 3.7 to 2.7 per 100,000 (AAPC=-3.2%; 95% CI -4.45, -2.02). Prevalence of IBD increased from 30.0 in 2012 to 100.1 per 100,000 in 2020 (AAPC=14.8%; CI 14.78-14.95); for UC, from 15.7 to 56.5 per 100,000 (AAPC=16.0%; CI 15.94, 16.17); for CD from 12.6 to 33.7 per 100,000 (AAPC=12.1% CI 11.95, 12.02). A south-north gradient was observed in 2020 prevalence rates of IBD [I=0.40 (p<0.0001)], CD [I=0.22 (p<0.0001)] and UC [I=0.42 (p<0.0001)]. Interpretation Incidence of CD is decreasing whereas of UC is increasing, leading to stabilization in the incidence of IBD from 2012 to 2020 in Brazil. Prevalence of IBD has been climbing with 0.1% of Brazilians living with IBD in 2020. Funding None.
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Key Words
- AAPC, Average Annual Percent Change
- AC, Acre
- AL, Alagoas
- AM, Amazonas
- AP, Amapá
- BA, Bahia
- Brazil
- CAAE, Certificate of Presentation for Ethical Appreciation
- CD, Crohn's disease
- CE, Ceará
- CI, confidence intervals
- Crohn's disease
- DATASUS, Department of Health Informatics/Ministry of Health
- DF, Distrito federal
- ES, Espírito Santo
- Epidemiology
- GO, Goiás
- IBD, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- IBDU, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases undetermined
- IBGE, National Institute of Geographics and Statistics (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística)
- ICD-10, Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision
- Incidence
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- MA, Maranhão
- MG, Minas Gerais
- MS, Mato Grosso do Sul
- MT, Mato Grosso
- PA, Pará
- PB, Paraíba
- PE, Pernambuco
- PI, Piauí
- PR, Paraná
- Prevalence
- RN, Rio Grande do Norte
- RO, Rondônia
- RR, Roraima
- RS, Rio Grande do Sul
- SC, Santa Catarina
- SE, Sergipe
- SP, São Paulo
- SUS, national public health system (Sistema Único de Saúde)
- TO, Tocantins
- UC, ulcerative colitis
- UNOESC, University of the West of Santa Catarina
- Ulcerative colitis
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- Abel B. Quaresma
- Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, UNOESC, Colorectal Surgery, Joaçaba, Brazil,Corresponding author.
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- University of Campinas UNICAMP, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Campinas, Brazil
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- University of Campinas UNICAMP, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Campinas, Brazil
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- Catholic University of Paraná, Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Curitiba, Brazil
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- University of Calgary, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Calgary, Canada
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- University of Calgary, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Institute of Digestive Disease, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Diseases, LKS Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- University of Calgary, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Calgary, Canada
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- Catholic University of Paraná, Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Curitiba, Brazil,Catholic University of Paraná, IBD outpatient Clinics, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Curitiba, Brazil
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Santiago M, Stocker F, Ministro P, Gonçalves R, Carvalho D, Portela F, Correia L, Lago P, Trindade E, Dias CC, Magro F. Incidence Trends of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Southern European Country: A Mirror of the Western World? Clin Transl Gastroenterol 2022; 13:e00481. [PMID: 35347090 PMCID: PMC9132531 DOI: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects people from all age categories worldwide. Although the incidence of the disease is stabilizing or decreasing in most Western world countries, its prevalence is still increasing because of the rise in life expectancy and better disease management. This work intends to identify the trends related to IBD incidence nationwide, analyzing regional, sex, and age distributions. METHODS Data were provided by the Portuguese Shared Services of the Ministry of Health. This study consisted of a retrospective analysis of all first consultations coded for "Chronic enteritis/ulcerative colitis" (D94) in a primary healthcare setting, between 2017 and 2020, in Portugal. The primary outcome measure was the IBD incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants. We also calculated the incidence rate per person-year and forecasted incidence until 2024. RESULTS Between 2017 and 2019, the incidence rate of IBD in Portugal decreased from 54.9 to 48.6 per 100,000 inhabitants. The average incidence was 20 new cases of IBD per 1,000 person-year. It was predicted that, in December 2023, IBD incidence would reach 305.4 new cases (95% Prediction Interval 156.6-454.3), a similar result to the values forecasted for December 2021 (305.4, 95% Prediction Interval 197.3-413.6). DISCUSSION The incidence of IBD slightly declined from 2017 to 2019, and it is posed to stabilize in the future. The presented data are of the utmost importance for the characterization of IBD in Southern European countries and the establishment of future health policies in the setting of compounding prevalence in the Western world.
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- Mafalda Santiago
- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Porto, Portugal;
- Portuguese Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group (GEDII), Porto, Portugal;
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- Department of Biomedicine, Unit of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal;
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- Portuguese Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group (GEDII), Porto, Portugal;
- Department of Gastroenterology, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Center, Viseu, Portugal;
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- Portuguese Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group (GEDII), Porto, Portugal;
- Department of Gastroenterology, Braga Hospital, Braga, Portugal;
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- Portuguese Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group (GEDII), Porto, Portugal;
- Department of Gastroenterology, Central Lisbon Hospital Center, Lisbon, Portugal;
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- Portuguese Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group (GEDII), Porto, Portugal;
- Department of Gastroenterology, Coimbra University Hospital Center, Coimbra, Portugal;
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- Portuguese Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group (GEDII), Porto, Portugal;
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northern Lisbon Hospital Center, Lisbon, Portugal;
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- Portuguese Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group (GEDII), Porto, Portugal;
- Department of Gastroenterology, Porto University Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal;
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- Portuguese Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group (GEDII), Porto, Portugal;
- Department of Pediatrics, São João University Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal;
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- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Porto, Portugal;
- Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal;
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- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Porto, Portugal;
- Portuguese Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group (GEDII), Porto, Portugal;
- Department of Biomedicine, Unit of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal;
- Department of Gastroenterology, São João University Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal;
- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, São João University Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal.
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Erdmann A, Rehmann-Sutter C, Bozzaro C. Clinicians’ and Researchers’ Views on Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation: Practices, Benefits and Challenges. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12040574. [PMID: 35455690 PMCID: PMC9031131 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12040574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Due to the high burden of diseases with chronic inflammation as an underlying condition, great expectations are placed in the development of precision medicine (PM). Our research explores the benefits and possible risks of this development from the perspective of clinicians and researchers in the field. We have asked these professionals about the current state of their research and their expectations, concerns, values and attitudes regarding PM. (2) Methods: Following a grounded theory approach, we conducted qualitative interviews with 17 clinicians and researchers. For respondent validation, we discussed the findings with the participants in a validation workshop. (3) Results: Professionals expect multiple benefits from PM in chronic inflammation. They provided their concepts of professionals’ and patients’ work in the development of PM in chronic inflammatory diseases. Ethical, process-related and economic challenges were raised regarding the lack of integration of data from minority groups, the risk of data misuse and discrimination, the potential risk of no therapy being available for small strata, the lack of professional support and political measures in developing a healthy lifestyle, the problem of difficult access to the inflammation clinic for some populations and the difficulty of financing PM for all. (4) Conclusions: In the further research, development and implementation of PM, these ethical challenges need to be adequately addressed.
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- Anke Erdmann
- Institute for Experimental Medicine, Medical Ethics Working Group, Kiel University, 24105 Kiel, Germany;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-431-500-30332
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- Institute for History of Medicine and Science Studies, University of Lübeck, 23552 Lübeck, Germany;
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- Institute for Experimental Medicine, Medical Ethics Working Group, Kiel University, 24105 Kiel, Germany;
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A decade of inflammatory bowel disease: a single center experience in Egypt. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s43162-022-00115-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract and includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Inflammatory bowel disease has always seemed to be rare in the Middle East and Northern Africa. In this study, we explored the clinical characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease patients in our center.
Methods
This retrospective study was conducted on patients with an established diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease over 10 years from September 2009 to September 2019 who were referred to our inflammatory bowel disease center. Clinical information was obtained from medical records and patient interviews. We included all patients in whom the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease was confirmed by clinical, laboratory, endoscopic, and histological examination over a 10-year period from 2009 to 2019.
Results
Our study had one hundred and sixty-nine inflammatory bowel disease patients; one hundred and thirty-six ulcerative colitis patients and the remaining thirty-three patients had Crohn’s disease. The main presenting symptom was bloody diarrhea (78 patients) representing 46.2% of the patients in our study. The majority of ulcerative colitis patients (55.9%) had moderate disease (Truelove & Witts score), while the majority of Crohn’s disease patients (66.7%) had moderate to severe disease (Crohn’s Disease Activity Index).
Conclusions
The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease is still low in Egypt despite the rising curve of newly diagnosed cases.
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Fucilini LMP, Genaro LM, Sousa DCE, Coy CSR, Leal RF, Ayrizono MDLS. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES IN A BRAZILIAN REFERRAL CENTER. ARQUIVOS DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA 2021; 58:483-490. [PMID: 34909854 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-2803.202100000-87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND The increase in the incidence and prevalence rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is evident in many newly industrialized countries in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, and the American continent. In Brazil, records are still scarce, and further studies on this topic are needed. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the epidemiological profile and clinical characteristics of patients with IBD who were followed up at a reference service in the state of São Paulo. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patients with IBD who were followed up in a Brazilian Referral Center. RESULTS A total of 625 patients was evaluated, 416 with Crohn's disease (CD), 190 with ulcerative colitis (UC), and 19 with indeterminate colitis. The average age of the patients was 31.6 years, with a homogeneous distribution between males and females patients. In patients with CD, the most predominant Montreal classification was A2, L3, and B1, with 44.8% of patients presenting with perianal disease; in UC, it was E2, and S0. The main extraintestinal manifestation was rheumatologic, followed by cutaneous and ophthalmic lesions. The majority of patients (85.4%) used some type of medication, the most frequent being aminosalicylates in patients with UC and biological therapy in patients with CD. Regarding surgeries, in CD, a significant percentage of patients underwent some type of surgical procedure, unlike the UC patients, including fistulotomies and placement of seton, derivative ostomies, enterectomy, ileocecectomy/right colectomy, total or partial colectomy, and strictureplasty. Only 195 (31.2%) patients lived in the city of Campinas, while 443 (70.9%) were from the 7th Regional Health Department (RHD), which corresponds to the macro-region of Campinas. CONCLUSION In this study, most patients came from the 7th RHD of Campinas; the patients were young, with no predominance of either sex; there was a higher frequency of patients with CD (66.6%). Most of them (85.4%) were undergoing pharmacological treatment, and a significant percentage of CD patients had undergone surgery.
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- Universidade de Campinas, Departamento de Cirurgia, Campinas, SP, Brasil
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Martins KR, Araújo JMD, Cruz ÁC, Luiz-Ferreira A. EPIDEMIOLOGIC ASPECTS OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE IN THE WESTERN REGION OF MINAS GERAIS STATE. ARQUIVOS DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA 2021; 58:377-383. [PMID: 34705974 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-2803.202100000-63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), two of the main inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), have been increasingly diagnosed in South America. Although IBD have been intensively studied in the last years, epidemiologic data in Brazil are scarce. OBJECTIVE To study the clinical and epidemiologic profile of IBD patients treated in the Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Uberlândia from 1999 to 2014. METHODS We performed a retrospective study of the medical records of patients diagnosed with IBD, according to the international classification of diseases (ICD) - ICD K50 for CD and ICD K51 for UC - confirmed by endoscopic examination in the case of both diseases. We analyzed the following variables: age; sex; ethnicity; smoking habit; primary diagnosis; site of disease manifestation; main clinical manifestations; IBD-related complications; extraintestinal manifestations; and established drug and/or surgical treatment. RESULTS We evaluated 183 IBD cases (91 UC and 92 CD cases). The estimated prevalence rate of UC was 15.06/100.000 inhabitants and of CD was 15.23/100.000. The CU and CD female to male incidence ratios were 1.7 and 1.8, respectively. The average age of patients diagnosed with UC was 39.4 years and of those diagnosed with CD was 31.1 years. White-skinned people were the most affected by UC (66.0%) and CD (69.0%). Few patients were submitted to surgical procedures as treatment alternative. CONCLUSION The estimated prevalence of IBD in this population was low compared to that of populations of North America, but high compared to that of other regions considered to present low incidence, such as some Asian and Latin American countries.
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- Kamila Rosa Martins
- Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Faculdade de Medicina, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Uberlândia, MG, Brasil.,Universidade Federal de Catalão, Instituto de Biotecnologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais, Catalão, GO, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Catalão, Instituto de Biotecnologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais, Catalão, GO, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Catalão, Instituto de Biotecnologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais, Catalão, GO, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Catalão, Instituto de Biotecnologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais, Catalão, GO, Brasil
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Romero RK, Magro DO, Queiroz NSF, Damião AOMC, Teixeira FV, Nones RB, Sassaki LY, Saad-Hossne R, Kotze PG. Perception and clinical decisions from inflammatory bowel diseases' specialists towards positioning of new therapies in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: A national web-based survey from the Brazilian IBD study group (GEDIIB). GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2021; 45:499-506. [PMID: 34634427 DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2021.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND In the last decade, new therapies with different mechanisms of action have been approved for the treatment of moderate to severe Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Due to the lack of comparative head-to-head trials, the ideal positioning of agents as the most appropriate first- or second-line therapies remains to be defined. OBJECTIVE This survey aimed to evaluate the perception and decisions of Brazilian Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) specialists in positioning of new therapies (vedolizumab [VEDO], ustekinumab [UST] and tofacitinib [TOFA]) in the management of IBD in different clinical scenarios. METHODOLOGY An anonymous national web-based questionnaire was used to determine the positioning of treatment options in different clinical scenarios (using Google Forms platform), which involved different age ranges, phenotypes, clinical situations and previous exposure to anti-TNF agents (14 scenarios for CD and 10 scenarios for UC). In CD, physicians could choose between UST or VEDO, whilst in UC, between UST, VEDO or TOFA. Six reasons for the specific choice were proposed, such as mechanism of action, safety, method of administration or onset of action. Statistical analysis was carried out with chi-square and t-tests. RESULTS A total of 150 out of 672 GEDIIB IBD specialists (22.32%) responded to the survey. In CD scenarios, UST was the most dominant choice (11/14 scenarios), with VEDO dominating only 3 clinical situations. In UC scenarios, VEDO was the dominant choice (8/10), with UST being chosen for scenarios that included extraintestinal manifestations. Among the reasons for specific choices, the most commonly chosen were the higher efficacy due to the intrinsic mechanism of action and safety profile. CONCLUSIONS UST was the dominant choice as compared to VEDO in CD in most scenarios, especially due to its mechanism of action and safety. VEDO was the dominant choice as compared to UST and TOFA in UC scenarios, mainly for reasons also related to its mechanism of action and safety profile. Comparative studies including patient outcomes are needed to better define the positioning of new IBD therapeutic options in our country.
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Reply to: "Inflammatory bowel disease epidemiology data from a prospective registry in Córdoba, Argentina: Raising the bar for future studies in Latin America". Dig Liver Dis 2021; 53:1214-1215. [PMID: 34238667 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2021.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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de Sá Brito Fróes R, da Luz Moreira A, Carneiro AJDV, Moreira JPL, Luiz RR, de Barros Moreira AMH, Monnerat CC, de Souza HSP, Carvalho ATP. Prevalence, Indirect Costs, and Risk Factors for Work Disability in Patients with Crohn's Disease at a Tertiary Care Center in Rio de Janeiro. Dig Dis Sci 2021; 66:2925-2934. [PMID: 33044678 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-020-06646-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Crohn's disease (CD) can lead to work disability with social and economic impacts worldwide. In Brazil, where its prevalence is increasing, we assessed the indirect costs, prevalence, and risk factors for work disability in the state of Rio de Janeiro and in a tertiary care referral center of the state. METHODS Data were retrieved from the database of the Single System of Social Security Benefits Information, with a cross-check for aid pension and disability retirement. A subanalysis was performed with CD patients followed up at the tertiary care referral center using a prospective CD database, including clinical variables assessed as possible risk factors for work disability. RESULTS From 2010 to 2018, the estimated prevalence of CD was 26.05 per 100,000 inhabitants, while the associated work disability was 16.6%, with indirect costs of US$ 8,562,195.86. Permanent disability occurred more frequently in those aged 40 to 49 years. In the referral center, the prevalence of work disability was 16.7%, with a mean interval of 3 years between diagnosis and the first benefit. Risk factors for absence from work were predominantly abdominal surgery, anovaginal fistulas, disease duration, and the A2 profile of the Montreal classification. CONCLUSIONS In Rio de Janeiro, work disability affects one-sixth of CD patients, and risk factors are associated with disease duration and complications. In the context of increasing prevalence, as this disability compromises young patients after a relatively short period of disease, the socioeconomic burden of CD is expected to increase in the future.
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- Renata de Sá Brito Fróes
- Disciplina de Gastroenterologia e Endoscopia Digestiva, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20551-900, Brazil
- Perícia Médica Federal (PMF), Superintendência Regional 9 da Subsecretaria de PMF do Ministério da Economia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20030-030, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Proctologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20551-900, Brazil
- D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rua Diniz Cordeiro 30, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22281-100, Brazil
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- Serviço de Gastroenterologia, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Prof. Rodolpho Paulo Rocco 255, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-913, Brazil
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- Instituto de Estudos de Saúde Coletiva (IESC), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21944-970, Brazil
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- Instituto de Estudos de Saúde Coletiva (IESC), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21944-970, Brazil
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- Perícia Médica Federal (PMF), Superintendência Regional 9 da Subsecretaria de PMF do Ministério da Economia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20030-030, Brazil
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- Perícia Médica Federal (PMF), Superintendência Regional 9 da Subsecretaria de PMF do Ministério da Economia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20030-030, Brazil
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- D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rua Diniz Cordeiro 30, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22281-100, Brazil.
- Serviço de Gastroenterologia, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Prof. Rodolpho Paulo Rocco 255, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-913, Brazil.
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- Disciplina de Gastroenterologia e Endoscopia Digestiva, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20551-900, Brazil
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Senger PC, Zacharias P, Quaresma AB, Kotze PG. Inflammatory bowel disease epidemiology data from a prospective registry in Córdoba, Argentina: Raising the bar for future studies in Latin America. Dig Liver Dis 2021; 53:1212-1213. [PMID: 34001445 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2021.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Paula Cenira Senger
- IBD outpatient clinics, Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), Postal address: R. Imac. Conceição, 1155 - Prado Velho, 80215-901, Curitiba, PR CEP 80215-901, Brazil.
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- IBD outpatient clinics, Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), Postal address: R. Imac. Conceição, 1155 - Prado Velho, 80215-901, Curitiba, PR CEP 80215-901, Brazil
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- IBD outpatient clinics, Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), Postal address: R. Imac. Conceição, 1155 - Prado Velho, 80215-901, Curitiba, PR CEP 80215-901, Brazil.
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- IBD outpatient clinics, Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), Postal address: R. Imac. Conceição, 1155 - Prado Velho, 80215-901, Curitiba, PR CEP 80215-901, Brazil.
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Palacio FGM, de Souza LMP, Moreira JPDL, Luiz RR, de Souza HSP, Zaltman C. Hospitalization and surgery rates in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Brazil: a time-trend analysis. BMC Gastroenterol 2021; 21:192. [PMID: 33906627 PMCID: PMC8077865 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-021-01781-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing globally, and the disease is frequently managed surgically. The aim of this study was to investigate the time trends and geographic distribution of IBD hospitalizations, surgeries and surgical-associated lethality.
Methods Data from the Brazilian Health Public System were retrospectively collected regarding hospitalizations, in-hospital deaths, IBD-related surgical procedures and lethality from 2005 to 2015. Results This eleven-year period revealed decreases in the rates of hospitalization (24%), IBD-related surgeries (35%), and IBD-related surgical lethality (46%). Most surgeries were performed in Crohn’s disease patients, and the predominant procedure was small bowel resection, mostly in young adults. A higher prevalence of ulcerative was observed throughout the country. The highest hospitalization and surgical rates were observed in the more industrialized regions of the South and the Southeast and in the municipalities integrated with metropolitan regions (MRs). The highest surgical-related lethality rates were seen in the less-developed regions and in municipalities not integrated with MRs. The length of hospital stay showed a slight increase throughout the period. Conclusions Brazil follows the global trend of decreases in hospitalizations, lethality, surgeries, and surgical lethality associated with IBD. The unequal distribution of hospitalizations and surgeries, concentrated in the industrialized areas, but with a shift towards the Northeast and from urbanized to rural areas, indicates ongoing changes within the country. Reductions in the rates of IBD-related hospitalizations, surgeries and lethality suggest the effectiveness of decentralization and improvements in the quality of public health services and the advances in medical therapy during the study period. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12876-021-01781-x.
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- Flávia Gonçalves Musauer Palacio
- Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Prof. Rodolpho Paulo Rocco 255, Ilha Do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-913, Brazil
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- Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Prof. Rodolpho Paulo Rocco 255, Ilha Do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-913, Brazil
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- Instituto de Estudos de Saúde Coletiva (IESC), Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21944-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Prof. Rodolpho Paulo Rocco 255, Ilha Do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-913, Brazil. .,D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rua Diniz Cordeiro 30, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22281-100, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Prof. Rodolpho Paulo Rocco 255, Ilha Do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-913, Brazil
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Juliao-Baños F, Puentes F, López R, Saffon M, Reyes G, Parra V, Galiano M, Barraza M, Molano J, Álvarez E, Corrales R, Vargas L, Gil F, Álvarez P, Limas L, Prieto R, Yance P, Díaz F, Bareño J, Juliao-Baños F, Arrubla M, Camargo J, Puentes F, Arango L, López R, García R, Mendoza B, Saffon MA, Roldan LF, Zuleta J, Reyes G, Parra V, Flórez C, Nuñez E, Galiano MT, Barraza M, Sanchez IC, Molano JL, Lizarazo JI, Cuellar I, Álvarez E, Corrales R, Gil F, Vargas LE, Álvarez P, Limas LM, Prieto R, Ballén H, Delgado L, Yance P, Díaz F. Characterization of inflammatory bowel disease in Colombia: Results of a national register. REVISTA DE GASTROENTEROLOGÍA DE MÉXICO (ENGLISH EDITION) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2020.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Juliao-Baños F, Kock J, Arrubla M, Calixto O, Camargo J, Cruz L, Hurtado J, Clavijo A, Donado J, Schwartz S, Abreu MT, Damas OM. Trends in the epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease in Colombia by demographics and region using a nationally representative claims database and characterization of inflammatory bowel disease phenotype in a case series of Colombian patients. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e24729. [PMID: 33607817 PMCID: PMC7899864 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000024729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is on the rise in Latin America. The aims of this study were to examine epidemiologic trends of IBD in Colombia by demographics, region, urbanicity, and to describe the IBD phenotype in a large well-characterized Colombian cohort.We used a national database of 33 million adults encompassing 97.6% of the Colombian population in order to obtain epidemiologic trends of IBD using International Classification of Diseases 10codes for adults with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD). We calculated the incidence and prevalence of UC and CD from 2010-2017 and examined epidemiologic trends by urbanicity, demographics, and region. We then examined the IBD phenotype (using Montreal Classification), prevalence of IBD-related surgeries, and types of IBD-medications prescribed to adult patients attending a regional IBD clinic in Medellin, Colombia between 2001 and 2017.The incidence of UC increased from 5.59/100,000 in 2010 to 6.3/100,000 in 2017 (relative risk [RR] 1.12, confidence interval (CI) (1.09-1.18), P < .0001). While CD incidence did not increase, the prevalence increased within this period. The Andes region had the highest incidence of IBD (5.56/100,000 in 2017). IBD was seen less in rural regions in Colombia (RR=.95, CI (0.92-0.97), p < .01). An increased risk of IBD was present in women, even after adjusting for age and diagnosis year (RR 1.06 (1.02-1.08), P = .0003). The highest IBD risk occurred in patients 40 to 59 years of age. In the clinic cohort, there were 649 IBD patients: 73.7% UC and 24.5% CD. Mean age of diagnosis in CD was 41.0 years and 39.9 years in UC. UC patients developed mostly pancolitis (43%). CD patients developed mostly ileocolonic disease and greater than a third of patients had an inflammatory, non-fistulizing phenotype (37.7%). A total of 16.7% of CD patients had perianal disease. CD patients received more biologics than UC patients (odds ratio: 3.20, 95% CI 2.19-4.69 P < .001).Using both a national representative sample and a regional clinic cohort, we find that UC is more common in Colombia and is on the rise in urban regions; especially occurring in an older age cohort when compared to Western countries. Future studies are warranted to understand evolving environmental factors explaining this rise.
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- Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Medical Department, Bogotá
- Department of Medicine, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pontificia Bolivariana University, Medellin
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- Department of Internal Medicine. Nueva Granada Militar University. Bogotá
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- General Medicine. Medellin Clinic, Medellin Colombia
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- Department of Internal Medicine. Universidad de Antioquia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pontificia Bolivariana University, Medellin
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pontificia Bolivariana University, Medellin
- Department of Epidemiology. Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Departments of Kinesiology, Health Education, and Educational Psychology, College of Education, University of Texas at Austin
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami FL USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami FL USA
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Zaltman C, Parra RS, Sassaki LY, Santana GO, Ferrari MDLA, Miszputen SJ, Amarante HMBS, Kaiser Junior RL, Flores C, Catapani WR, Parente JML, Bafutto M, Ramos O, Gonçalves CD, Guimaraes IM, da Rocha JJR, Feitosa MR, Feres O, Saad-Hossne R, Penna FGC, Cunha PFS, Gomes TNF, Nones RB, Faria MAG, Parente MPPD, Scotton AS, Caratin RF, Senra J, Chebli JM. Real-world disease activity and sociodemographic, clinical and treatment characteristics of moderate-to-severe inflammatory bowel disease in Brazil. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27:208-223. [PMID: 33510560 PMCID: PMC7807300 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i2.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Understanding the treatment landscape of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is essential for improving disease management and patient outcomes. Brazil is the largest Latin American country, and it presents socioeconomic and health care differences across its geographical regions. This country has the highest increase in IBD incidence and prevalence in Latin America, but information about the clinical and treatment characteristics of IBD is scarce. AIM To describe the sociodemographic, clinical, and treatment characteristics of IBD outpatients in Brazil overall and in the Southeast, South and Northeast/Midwest regions. METHODS Multicenter, cross-sectional study with a 3-year retrospective chart review component. Patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) were consecutively enrolled between October 2016 and February 2017. Active CD at enrollment was defined as a Harvey Bradshaw Index ≥ 8 or a CD Activity Index ≥ 220 or a calprotectin level > 200 μg/g or an active result based on colonoscopy suggestive of inadequate control during the previous year; active UC was defined as a partial Mayo score ≥ 5. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze all variables. RESULTS In a total of 407 included patients, CD was more frequent than UC, both overall (264 CD/143 UC patients) and by region (CD:UC ratios of 2.1 in the Southeast, 1.6 in the South and 1.2 in the Northeast/Midwest). The majority of patients were female (54.2% of CD; 56.6% of UC), and the mean ages were 45.9 ± 13.8 years (CD) and 42.9 ± 13.0 years (UC). The median disease duration was 10.0 (range: 0.5-45) years for both IBD types. At enrollment, 44.7% [95% confidence interval (CI): 38.7-50.7] of CD patients and 25.2% (95%CI: 18.1-32.3) of UC patients presented with active disease. More than 95% of IBD patients were receiving treatment at enrollment; CD patients were commonly treated with biologics (71.6%) and immunosuppressors (67.4%), and UC patients were commonly treated with mesalazine [5-Aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA)] derivates (69.9%) and immunosuppressors (44.1%). More than 50% of the CD patients had ileocolonic disease, and 41.7% presented with stricturing disease. One-quarter of CD patients had undergone CD-related surgery in the past 3 years, and this proportion was lower in the Northeast/Midwest region (2.9%). CONCLUSION In Brazil, there are regional variations in IBD management. CD outweighs UC in both frequency and disease activity. However, one-quarter of UC patients have active disease, and most are receiving 5-ASA treatment.
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- Cyrla Zaltman
- Department of Internal Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-913, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto 14049-900, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Medical School, Botucatu 18618-687, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo 04023-900, Brazil
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- Hospital de Clinicas, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba 80060-900, Parana, Brazil
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- Department of Proctology, Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital/Kaiser Day Hospital, Sao Jose do Rio Preto 15015110, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Sciences, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90560002, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo Andre 09060-870, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of General Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit, University Hospital, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina 64049-550, Piauí, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiania 74535-170, Goias, Brazil
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- Hospital de Clinicas, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba 80060-900, Parana, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-913, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto 14049-900, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto 14049-900, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto 14049-900, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Botucatu Medical School at São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18618687, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology, UNIFESP, São Paulo 04040-002, Brazil
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- IBD unit, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba 80810-040, Parana, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology, CMIP Centro Mineiro de Pesquisa, Juiz de Fora 36010-570, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Clinical Research, Takeda Pharmaceuticals Brazil, São Paulo 04709-011, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora 36036-247, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Kotze PG, DamiÃo AOMC. Research in inflammatory bowel disease in Brazil: a step forward towards patient care. ARQUIVOS DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA 2020; 57:225-226. [PMID: 33206810 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-2803.202000000-43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Paulo Gustavo Kotze
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde (PPGCS), Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brasil
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Juliao-Baños F, Puentes F, López R, Saffon MA, Reyes G, Parra V, Galiano MT, Barraza M, Molano J, Álvarez E, Corrales R, Vargas LE, Gil F, Álvarez P, Limas L, Prieto R, Yance P, Díaz F, Bareño J. Characterization of inflammatory bowel disease in Colombia: Results of a national register. REVISTA DE GASTROENTEROLOGÍA DE MÉXICO 2020; 86:153-162. [PMID: 32723624 DOI: 10.1016/j.rgmx.2020.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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AIM To determine the clinical, sociodemographic, and treatment characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in a Colombian population register. METHODS A descriptive, analytic, observational, cross-sectional, multicenter study on patients with IBD from 17 hospital centers in 9 Colombian cities was conducted. RESULTS A total of 2,291 patients with IBD were documented, 1,813 (79.1%) of whom presented with ulcerative colitis (UC), 456 (19.9%) with Crohn's disease (CD), and 22 with IBD unclassified (0.9%). The UC/CD ratio was 3.9:1. A total of 18.5% of the patients with UC and 47.3% with CD received biologic therapy. Patients with extensive UC had greater biologic therapy use (OR = 2.78, 95% CI: 2.10-3.65, p = 0.000), a higher surgery rate (OR = 5.4, 95% CI: 3.5-8.3, p = 0.000), and greater frequency of hospitalization (OR = 4.34, 95% CI: 3.47-5.44, p = 0.000). Patients with severe UC had greater biologic therapy use (OR = 5.04, 95% CI: 3.75-6.78, p = 0.000), a higher surgery rate (OR = 8.64, 95% CI: 5.4-13.78, p = 0.000), and greater frequency of hospitalization (OR = 28.45, 95% CI: 19.9-40.7, p = 0.000). CD patients with inflammatory disease behavior (B1) presented with a lower frequency of hospitalization (OR = 0.12, 95% CI: 0.07-0.19, p = 0.000), a lower surgery rate (OR = 0.08, 95% CI: 0.043-0.15, p = 0.000), and less biologic therapy use (OR = 0.26, 95% CI: 0.17-0.41, p = 0.000). CONCLUSION In Colombia, there is a predominance of UC over CD (3.9:1), as occurs in other Latin American countries. Patients with extensive UC, severe UC, or CD with noninflammatory disease behavior (B2, B3) have a worse prognosis.
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- F Juliao-Baños
- Clínica de Enfermedad Inflamatoria Intestinal, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia.
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- Unidad de Cirugía Gastrointestinal, Cirujanos Unidos, Manizales, Colombia
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- Unidad de Gastroenterología y Patología, Fundación Santa Fe, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Unidad de Gastroenterología, Instituto Gastroclínico, Medellín, Colombia
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- Unidad de Gastroenterología, Clínica Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Unidad de Gastroenterología, Gastroadvanced, Bogotá-Medellín, Colombia
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- Unidad de Gastroenterología, MTG Servimed SAS, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Unidad de Gastroenterología, Endodigestivos, Pereira, Colombia
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- Unidad de Gastroenterología, Emdiagnóstica SAS, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Unidad de Gastroenterología, IMAT, Montería, Colombia
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- Unidad de Gastroenterología, Clínica Intermedios, Montería, Colombia
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- Unidad de Gastroenterología, Clínica La Misericordia, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Unidad de Gastroenterología, Clínica Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Unidad de Gastroenterología, Clínica La Carolina, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Unidad de Cirugía Gastrointestinal, LIMEQ, Tunja, Colombia
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- Unidad de Gastroenterología, Hospital Central de la Policía, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Unidad de Gastroenterología, Gastrosalud, Santa Marta, Colombia
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- Unidad de Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitario del Caribe, Cartagena, Colombia
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- Centro de Epidemiología, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia
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Kotze PG, Steinwurz F, Francisconi C, Zaltman C, Pinheiro M, Salese L, Ponce de Leon D. Review of the epidemiology and burden of ulcerative colitis in Latin America. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2020; 13:1756284820931739. [PMID: 32695230 PMCID: PMC7350039 DOI: 10.1177/1756284820931739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The incidence and prevalence of ulcerative colitis (UC) has been reported to be rising in newly industrialised regions, such as Latin America. Here, we review data from published studies reporting demographics and clinical aspects of UC in Latin America to further understand epidemiology and disease burden. The incidence and prevalence of UC in Latin America varied between regions and studies, ranging between 0.04 to 8.00/100,000 and 0.23 to 76.1/100,000, respectively, and generally increased over the period from 1986 to 2015. The majority of patients with UC were female (53.6-72.6%) and urban residents (77.8-97.4%). Extraintestinal manifestations were reported in approximately 26-89.4% of patients. Use of biologic therapies was generally low (0.8-16.2%), with the exception of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, with a greater proportion of patients tending to receive 5-aminosalicylates, immunosuppressants or corticosteroids; colectomy rates varied between studies (1.5-22%). A high proportion of patients had moderate to severe UC (45.9-73.0%) and, in 11 of 19 studies, the greatest proportion of patients had extensive disease (pancolitis). Colorectal cancer (0-1.7%) and mortality rates (0-7.6%) were low. This evaluation of published studies may influence therapeutic approaches and the development of strategies to improve healthcare access and patient outcomes, although further high-quality studies are required in patients with UC in Latin America.
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- Unit of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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- IBD Outpatient Clinic, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Zhu M, Mu JX, Jiang MS, Mukherjee A, Zeng Z, Chen YD, Yang XL, Zhang H. Chinese research into ulcerative colitis from 1978 to 2017: A bibliometric analysis. World J Meta-Anal 2020; 8:163-172. [DOI: 10.13105/wjma.v8.i2.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Over the last 40 years, with accumulating evidence demonstrating a significant increase in the incidence of ulcerative colitis (UC) in China, the number of studies on UC has been rapidly increasing. But it still lacks a comprehensive meta-analysis of publications regarding UC for the last four decades in China. Thus, a bibliometric analysis of UC is warranted to investigate the trend and distribution of the publications on UC in China in recent years. And it is supposed that the number of the papers related to UC increased by year.
AIM To investigate the current status of research output from Chinese studies related to UC during the period of 1978 to 2017, with special attention paid to the distribution of publication dates, journals, regions, and research organizations.
METHODS Publications on UC were searched in the Chinese periodical database SinoMed from January 1978 to December 2017. The search term used for retrieval was “ulcerative colitis”. The language of the publications was restricted to English or Chinese. The studies have to be performed in China. Then, a bibliometric analysis was performed on the distribution of publication dates, journals, regions, and research organizations with EndNote, Excel, MySQL, and GraphPad Prism.
RESULTS A total of 16257 papers matched the search criteria, which included 7561 papers published in core journals, 4641 evidence-based articles, and 4177 publications of randomized controlled trials. These papers were mainly published in Chinese Journal of Coloproctology, World Chinese Journal of Digestology, Chinese Journal of Digestion, Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine on Digestion, and Modern Journal of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine. In particular, the majority of these organizations were located in Jiangsu, Henan, Shandong, and Guangdong Provinces which are rich areas or have the largest population per province. Most of these studies were conducted by academic institutions.
CONCLUSION Over the past four decades, the output of research into UC in China has increased significantly, with academic institutions playing a central role in the academic field, but the number and quality of these researches vary substantially among different regions.
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- Min Zhu
- Department of Gastroenterology and Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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Lashgarian HE, Karkhane M, Marzban A, Yazdi M, Shahzamani K. Emerging Involvement of long non-coding RNAs in gastrointestinal associated inflammatory disorders. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2020; 69:101428. [PMID: 32006798 DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2020.101428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders including a wide range of infectious, inflammatory, autoimmune, etc. disorders. Inflammatory bowel and celiac disease are non-fatal but overwhelming GI associated disorders. IBD and celiac's complications, besides the great suffering, disturb the normal life of the patients and make them involved in mental and physical problems. The emerging role of genetic content is deniable for GI inflammatory disorders incidence, and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) function is the recent topic for its association. Analyzing of absolute lncRNAs interference in GI inflammatory appearance remains in infancy, and more studies are requested. Here, we concisely performed a systematic review in the last knowledge up to 2020 to identify all of the significant lncRNAs associated with the initiation and progression of GI inflammatory diseases. Accordingly, this assay attempted to refer to the expression of lncRNAs changing from the normal state, discovery of genetic mechanisms, and main effectors that would trigger associated IBD and celiac expression and immune responses would be effective for therapeutic approaches. It could be useful for prognostic and diagnostic purposes of GI associated inflammatory disorders.
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- Hamed Esmaeil Lashgarian
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran; Hepatitis Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran; Hepatitis Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran; Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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