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Schuppan D, Rostami K. Further Progress to Quantify Histological Damage in Patients With Celiac Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 22:1188-1189. [PMID: 38278199 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Detlef Schuppan
- Institute of Translational Immunology and Research Center for Immunotherapy, Center for Celiac Disease and Autoimmunity, Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Crest Hospital Specialist Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand; Department of Gastroenterology MidCentral District Health Board & Crest Specialist Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Syage JA, Mäki M, Leffler DA, Silvester JA, Sealey-Voyksner JA, Wu TT, Murray JA. A Composite Morphometric Duodenal Biopsy Mucosal Scale for Celiac Disease Encompassing Both Morphology and Inflammation. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 22:1238-1244.e3. [PMID: 37952751 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS Villus height to crypt depth ratio (Vh:Cd) and intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) are key measures of histology of the small intestine in celiac disease. Although the field of celiac disease has advanced, there remains no broadly accepted measure of mucosal injury. We assessed whether a composite Vh:Cd and IEL scale (VCIEL) can improve accuracy and statistical precision for assessing histology, compared with individual measures. METHODS The formulation of the VCIEL composite histologic scale was based on combining the Vh:Cd and IEL measurements for individual patients with equal weighting, by converting each scale to a fraction of their standard deviation and summing the results. The VCIEL formula was applied to several clinical trials and the results for Vh:Cd and IEL were compared with those for VCIEL with regards to clinical significance (effect size) and statistical significance. RESULTS For the ALV003-1021 trial, we observed an effect size and P value (analysis of covariance) of 1.37 and 0.038 for ΔVh:Cd, 1.17 and 0.005 for ΔIEL, and 1.86 and 0.004 for ΔVCIEL. For the similar gluten-challenge IMGX003-NCCIH-1721 trial, the corresponding results were 0.76 and 0.057 for ΔVh:Cd, 0.98 and 0.018 for ΔIEL, and 1.14 and 0.007 for ΔVCIEL. Similar improvements with the use of VCIEL over individual Vh:Cd and IEL measures were observed for other studies, including a nontherapeutic gluten challenge study. CONCLUSIONS The composite VCIEL scale combining Vh:Cd and IEL values seems to improve accuracy and statistical precision compared with either component alone.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Celiac Disease Research Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Celiac Disease Research Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Elli L, Leffler D, Cellier C, Lebwohl B, Ciacci C, Schumann M, Lundin KEA, Chetcuti Zammit S, Sidhu R, Roncoroni L, Bai JC, Lee AR, Dennis M, Robert ME, Rostami K, Khater S, Comino I, Cebolla A, Branchi F, Verdu EF, Stefanolo JP, Wolf R, Bergman-Golden S, Trott N, Scudeller L, Zingone F, Scaramella L, Sanders DS. Guidelines for best practices in monitoring established coeliac disease in adult patients. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 21:198-215. [PMID: 38110546 DOI: 10.1038/s41575-023-00872-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
Abstract
Coeliac disease (CeD) is an immunological disease triggered by the consumption of gluten contained in food in individuals with a genetic predisposition. Diagnosis is based on the presence of small bowel mucosal atrophy and circulating autoantibodies (anti-type 2 transglutaminase antibodies). After diagnosis, patients follow a strict, life-long gluten-free diet. Although the criteria for diagnosis of this disease are well defined, the monitoring phase has been studied less and there is a lack of specific guidelines for this phase. To develop a set of clinical guidelines for CeD monitoring, we followed the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation methodology. Statements and recommendations with the level of evidence were developed and approved by the working group, which comprised gastroenterologists, pathologists, dieticians and biostatisticians. The proposed guidelines, endorsed by the North American and European coeliac disease scientific societies, make recommendations for best practices in monitoring patients with CeD based on the available evidence. The evidence level is low for many topics, suggesting that further research in specific aspects of CeD would be valuable. In conclusion, the present guidelines support clinicians in improving CeD treatment and follow-up and highlight novel issues that should be considered in future studies.
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- Luca Elli
- Center for Prevention and Diagnosis of Celiac Disease-Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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- Celiac Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, CELAC network, AP-HP Centre, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université de Paris, Cité and Institut National du Cancer, Paris, France
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- Celiac Disease Center, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Celiac Disease, Gastrointestinal Unit, AOU San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona and Department of Medicine Surgery Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Medizinische Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Infektiologie und Rheumatologie, Berlin, Germany
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- K.G. Jebsen Coeliac Disease Research Centre, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Gastroenterology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Diseases, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Center for Prevention and Diagnosis of Celiac Disease-Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Dr. C. Bonorino Udaondo Gastroenterology Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Celiac Disease Center, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Celiac Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Palmerston North District Health Board (DHB), Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, CELAC network, AP-HP Centre, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université de Paris, Cité and Institut National du Cancer, Paris, France
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Medizinische Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Infektiologie und Rheumatologie, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Dr. C. Bonorino Udaondo Gastroenterology Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Program in Nutrition, Department of Health Studies & Applied Educational Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Program in Nutrition, Department of Health Studies & Applied Educational Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Diseases, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Ospedale-Università Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Center for Prevention and Diagnosis of Celiac Disease-Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Diseases, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Ciacci C, Bai JC, Holmes G, Al-Toma A, Biagi F, Carroccio A, Ciccocioppo R, Di Sabatino A, Gingold-Belfer R, Jinga M, Makharia G, Niveloni S, Norman GL, Rostami K, Sanders DS, Smecuol E, Villanacci V, Vivas S, Zingone F. Serum anti-tissue transglutaminase IgA and prediction of duodenal villous atrophy in adults with suspected coeliac disease without IgA deficiency (Bi.A.CeD): a multicentre, prospective cohort study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023; 8:1005-1014. [PMID: 37696284 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(23)00205-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Whether coeliac disease in adults can be diagnosed with serology alone remains controversial. We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of serum anti-tissue transglutaminase IgA (tTG-IgA) in the diagnosis of coeliac disease. METHODS In this multicentre, prospective cohort study, adult participants (aged ≥18 years) with suspected coeliac disease without IgA deficiency who were not on a gluten-free diet and who had a local serum tTG-IgA measurement, were enrolled from Feb 27, 2018, to Dec 24, 2020, by 14 tertiary referral centres (ten from Europe, two from Asia, one from Oceania, and one from South America) to undergo local endoscopic duodenal biopsy. Local serum tTG-IgA was measured with 14 different test brands and concentration expressed as a multiple of each test's upper limit of normal (ULN), and defined as positive when greater than 1 times the ULN. The main study outcome was the reliability of serum tests for the diagnosis of coeliac disease, as defined by duodenal villous atrophy (Marsh type 3 or Corazza-Villanacci grade B). Histology was evaluated by the local pathologist, with discordant cases (positive tTG-IgA without duodenal villous atrophy or negative tTG-IgA with duodenal villous atrophy) re-evaluated by a central pathologist. The reliability of serum tests for the prediction of duodenal villous atrophy was evaluated according to sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for categorical and continuous data. FINDINGS We enrolled 436 participants with complete local data on serum tTG-IgA and duodenal histology (296 [68%] women and 140 [32%] men; mean age 40 years [SD 15]). Positive serum tTG-IgA was detected in 363 (83%) participants and negative serum tTG-IgA in 73 (17%). Of the 363 participants with positive serum tTG-IgA, 341 had positive histology (true positives) and 22 had negative histology (false positives) after local review. Of the 73 participants with negative serum tTG-IgA, seven had positive histology (false negatives) and 66 had negative histology (true negatives) after local review. The positive predictive value was 93·9% (95% CI 89·2-98·6), the negative predictive value was 90·4% (85·5-95·3), sensitivity was 98·0% (95·3-100·0), and specificity was 75·0% (66·6-83·4). After central re-evaluation of duodenal histology in 29 discordant cases, there were 348 true positive cases, 15 false positive cases, 66 true negative cases, and seven false negative cases, resulting in a positive predictive value of 95·9% (92·0-99·8), a negative predictive value of 90·4% (85·5-95·3), a sensitivity of 98·0% (95·3-100·0), and a specificity of 81·5% (73·9-89·1). Either using the local or central definition of duodenal histology, the positive predictive value of local serum tTG-IgA increased when the serological threshold was defined at increasing multiples of the ULN (p<0·0001). The AUC for serum tTG-IgA for the prediction of duodenal villous atrophy was 0·87 (95% CI 0·81-0·92) when applying the categorical definition of serum tTG-IgA (positive [>1 × ULN] vs negative [≤1 × ULN]), and 0·93 (0·89-0·96) when applying the numerical definition of serum tTG-IgA (multiples of the ULN). Additional endoscopic findings included peptic gastritis (nine patients), autoimmune atrophic gastritis (three), reflux oesophagitis (31), gastric or duodenal ulcer (three), and Barrett's oesophagus (one). In the 1-year follow-up, a midgut ileum lymphoma was diagnosed in a woman on a gluten-free diet. INTERPRETATION Our data showed that biopsy could be reasonably avoided in the diagnosis of coeliac disease in adults with reliable suspicion of coeliac disease and high serum tTG-IgA. FUNDING None.
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- Carolina Ciacci
- Centre for Coeliac Disease, AOU San Giovanni Di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona, Salerno, Italy; Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy.
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- Research Institutes, Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Small Bowel Section, Dr C Bonorino Udaondo Gastroenterology Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapy, San Matteo Hospital Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Gastroenterology Unit of Pavia Institute, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, Cervello Hospital, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, AOUI Policlinico GB Rossi, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapy, San Matteo Hospital Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Division, Rabin Medical Centre, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Gastroenterology Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Small Bowel Section, Dr C Bonorino Udaondo Gastroenterology Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Research and Development, Headquarters and Technology Centre for Autoimmunity, Werfen, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Gastroenterology Unit, MidCentral DHB, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Academic Unit of Gastroenterology, Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Small Bowel Section, Dr C Bonorino Udaondo Gastroenterology Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Institute of Pathology, Spedali Civili University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, University Hospital of Leon, Leon, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Molder A, Balaban DV, Molder CC, Jinga M, Robin A. Computer-Based Diagnosis of Celiac Disease by Quantitative Processing of Duodenal Endoscopy Images. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:2780. [PMID: 37685318 PMCID: PMC10486915 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13172780] [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: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Celiac disease (CD) is a lifelong chronic autoimmune systemic disease that primarily affects the small bowel of genetically susceptible individuals. The diagnostics of adult CD currently rely on specific serology and the histological assessment of duodenal mucosa on samples taken by upper digestive endoscopy. Because of several pitfalls associated with duodenal biopsy sampling and histopathology, and considering the pediatric no-biopsy diagnostic criteria, a biopsy-avoiding strategy has been proposed for adult CD diagnosis also. Several endoscopic changes have been reported in the duodenum of CD patients, as markers of villous atrophy (VA), with good correlation with serology. In this setting, an opportunity lies in the automated detection of these endoscopic markers, during routine endoscopy examinations, as potential case-finding of unsuspected CD. We collected duodenal endoscopy images from 18 CD newly diagnosed CD patients and 16 non-CD controls and applied machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) algorithms on image patches for the detection of VA. Using histology as standard, high diagnostic accuracy was seen for all algorithms tested, with the layered convolutional neural network (CNN) having the best performance, with 99.67% sensitivity and 98.07% positive predictive value. In this pilot study, we provide an accurate algorithm for automated detection of mucosal changes associated with VA in CD patients, compared to normally appearing non-atrophic mucosa in non-CD controls, using histology as a reference.
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- Adriana Molder
- Center of Excellence in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Military Technical Academy Ferdinand I, 050141 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 030167 Bucharest, Romania
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- Center of Excellence in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Military Technical Academy Ferdinand I, 050141 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 030167 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Electronics and Digital Technologies, Polytech Nantes, 44300 Nantes, France
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Molder A, Balaban DV, Molder CC, Jinga M, Robin A. Computer-Based Diagnosis of Celiac Disease by Quantitative Processing of Duodenal Endoscopy Images. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:2780. [DOI: doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13172780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Celiac disease (CD) is a lifelong chronic autoimmune systemic disease that primarily affects the small bowel of genetically susceptible individuals. The diagnostics of adult CD currently rely on specific serology and the histological assessment of duodenal mucosa on samples taken by upper digestive endoscopy. Because of several pitfalls associated with duodenal biopsy sampling and histopathology, and considering the pediatric no-biopsy diagnostic criteria, a biopsy-avoiding strategy has been proposed for adult CD diagnosis also. Several endoscopic changes have been reported in the duodenum of CD patients, as markers of villous atrophy (VA), with good correlation with serology. In this setting, an opportunity lies in the automated detection of these endoscopic markers, during routine endoscopy examinations, as potential case-finding of unsuspected CD. We collected duodenal endoscopy images from 18 CD newly diagnosed CD patients and 16 non-CD controls and applied machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) algorithms on image patches for the detection of VA. Using histology as standard, high diagnostic accuracy was seen for all algorithms tested, with the layered convolutional neural network (CNN) having the best performance, with 99.67% sensitivity and 98.07% positive predictive value. In this pilot study, we provide an accurate algorithm for automated detection of mucosal changes associated with VA in CD patients, compared to normally appearing non-atrophic mucosa in non-CD controls, using histology as a reference.
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Affiliation(s)
- Adriana Molder
- Center of Excellence in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Military Technical Academy Ferdinand I, 050141 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 030167 Bucharest, Romania
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- Center of Excellence in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Military Technical Academy Ferdinand I, 050141 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 030167 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Electronics and Digital Technologies, Polytech Nantes, 44300 Nantes, France
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Bruneau J, Khater S, Isnard P, Lhermitte L, Brouzes C, Sibon D, Asnafi V, Berrebi D, Rabant M, Neven B, Cellier C, Hermine O, Molina TJ. [Immunopathology of the small intestine]. Ann Pathol 2023:S0242-6498(23)00080-9. [PMID: 37156715 DOI: 10.1016/j.annpat.2023.03.004] [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: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
The gastrointestinal tract is the site of exciting immunological interactions between the epithelium and the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue, leading to the immune response to food and microbial antigens in the digestive lumen. The objective of this review is to present the main dysimmune pathologies of the digestive tract leading to an enteropathy. As examples, we describe celiac and non-celiac enteropathies to clarify a florid diagnostic framework, by identifying a spectrum of elementary lesions, which must be confronted with the clinico biological context of the patient to orient the diagnosis. The microscopic lesions observed are most often non-specific and may be encountered in several diagnostic settings. Moreover, it is a set of elementary lesions in each clinical context that will orient the diagnostic framework. Celiac disease is the main etiology of enteropathy with villous atrophy, its diagnosis is multidisciplinary and there are many differential diagnoses. We will discuss celiac disease lymphomatous complications as enteropathy associated T-cell lymphoma including refractory sprue type 2. We will then present the non-celiac enteropathies. Among these, enteropathies of unknown etiology may be associated with a primary immune deficiency that may be reflected by florid lymphoid hyperplasia of the gastrointestinal tract and/or be associated with an infectious etiology that should also be constantly sought. Finally, we will discuss of induced enteropathy by new immunomodulatory treatments.
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- Julie Bruneau
- Service d'anatomie et de cytologie pathologique, hôpitaux universitaires Necker-Enfants Malades et Robert Debré, AP-HP, université de Paris Cité, Paris, France.
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- Service de gastro-entérologie, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Service d'anatomie et de cytologie pathologique, hôpitaux universitaires Necker-Enfants Malades et Robert Debré, AP-HP, université de Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'onco-hématologie, hôpital universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'onco-hématologie, hôpital universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Service d'hématologie, hôpital Henri-Mondor, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), université Paris-Est-Créteil, Créteil, France
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- Laboratoire d'onco-hématologie, hôpital universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Service d'anatomie et de cytologie pathologique, hôpitaux universitaires Necker-Enfants Malades et Robert Debré, AP-HP, université de Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Service d'anatomie et de cytologie pathologique, hôpitaux universitaires Necker-Enfants Malades et Robert Debré, AP-HP, université de Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Service d'immuno-hématologie et rhumatologie pédiatrique, hôpital universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Service de gastro-entérologie, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Service d'hématologie, hôpital universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, AP-HP, université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Service d'anatomie et de cytologie pathologique, hôpitaux universitaires Necker-Enfants Malades et Robert Debré, AP-HP, université de Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Guenzi E, Poté N. [Lymphocytic "…itis", from esophagus to large bowel]. Ann Pathol 2023:S0242-6498(23)00032-9. [PMID: 36828723 DOI: 10.1016/j.annpat.2023.01.010] [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: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
Abstract
Intra-epithelial lymphocytosis is an elementary lesion frequently observed in the gastrointestinal tract, which can be found from the esophagus to the colon. Many conditions of a varied nature (dysimmunitary diseases, drugs, infections…) are associated with intra-epithelial lymphocytosis, and the etiological diagnosis most often requires an anatomo-clinical correlation. The pathologist will have to identify histological lesions associated with intra-epithelial lymphocytosis allowing the diagnosis to be oriented in order to propose appropriate treatment. In this review, the main entities associated with digestive intra-epithelial lymphocytosis will be presented, detailing the key elements allowing their diagnosis.
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- Edouard Guenzi
- Département de pathologie, hôpital Bichat, assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris, 46, rue Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
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- Département de pathologie, hôpital Bichat, assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris, 46, rue Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France.
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Rostami K, Danciu M. Marsh's legacy and persistency in subjective interpretation of coeliac disease's histology. GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY FROM BED TO BENCH 2023; 16:108-109. [PMID: 37554738 PMCID: PMC10404832 DOI: 10.22037/ghfbb.v16i2.2783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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- Kamran Rostami
- Department of Gastroenterology, MidCentral DHB, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Department of Pathology, Grigore T Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania
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Quantitative histology as a diagnostic tool for celiac disease in children and adolescents. Ann Diagn Pathol 2022; 61:152031. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2022.152031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Murray JA, Syage JA, Wu TT, Dickason MA, Ramos AG, Van Dyke C, Horwath I, Lavin PT, Mäki M, Hujoel I, Papadakis KA, Bledsoe AC, Khosla C, Sealey-Voyksner JA. Latiglutenase Protects the Mucosa and Attenuates Symptom Severity in Patients With Celiac Disease Exposed to a Gluten Challenge. Gastroenterology 2022; 163:1510-1521.e6. [PMID: 35931103 PMCID: PMC9707643 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.07.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Gluten ingestion in patients with celiac disease can lead to gastrointestinal symptoms and small intestinal mucosal injury. METHODS This gluten challenge phase 2 trial was double blind and placebo controlled, and it assessed the efficacy and safety of a 1200-mg dose of IMGX003 in patients with celiac disease exposed to 2 g of gluten per day for 6 weeks. The change in the ratio of villus height to crypt depth was the primary endpoint. Secondary endpoints included density of intraepithelial lymphocytes and symptom severity. These endpoints were evaluated by analysis of covariance. Additional endpoints included serology and gluten-immunogenic peptides in urine. RESULTS Fifty patients were randomized, and 43 patients completed the study (IMGX003, n = 21; placebo, n = 22). The mean change in the ratio of villus height to crypt depth (primary endpoint) for IMGX003 vs placebo was -0.04 vs -0.35 (P = .057). The mean change in the density of intraepithelial lymphocytes (secondary endpoint) for IMGX003 vs placebo was 9.8 vs 24.8 cells/mm epithelium (P = .018). The mean change (worsening) in symptom severity in relative units (secondary endpoint) for IMGX003 vs placebo was 0.22 vs 1.63 (abdominal pain, P = .231), 0.96 vs 3.29 (bloating, P = .204), and 0.02 vs 3.20 (tiredness, P = .113). The 3 × 2-week trend line significance values for these symptoms, respectively, were P = .014, .030, and .002. CONCLUSIONS IMGX003 reduced gluten-induced intestinal mucosal damage and symptom severity. (ClinicalTrials.gov, Number: NCT03585478).
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- Joseph A Murray
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Boston Biostatistics Research Foundation, Framingham, Massachusetts
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Endoscopic Surveillance of Esophageal Atresia Population according to ESPGHAN-NASPGHAN 2016 Guidelines: Incidence of Eosinophilic Esophagitis and New Histological Findings. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10112836. [PMID: 36359358 PMCID: PMC9687173 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10112836] [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: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Follow-up of children born with esophageal atresia (EA) is mandatory due to high incidence of comorbidities. We evaluated endoscopic findings at follow-up of EA patients performed at our Centre according to ESPGHAN-NASPGHAN 2016 guidelines. A retrospective observational study was performed using data from January 2016 to January 2021. We included EA patients (age range: 1−18 years) who were offered a program of endoscopic and histological high gastrointestinal (GI) tract examinations as per ESPGHAN-NASPGHAN 2016 guidelines. Clinical, surgical, auxological, endoscopic, and histological data were reviewed; variables as polyhydramnios, EA type, surgical type, enteral feeding introduction age, growth data, and symptoms were correlated to endoscopic and histological findings. The population included 75 patients (47 males), with mean age of 5 ± 4 years. In 40/75 (53.3%) patients, we recorded oral feeding problems, and upper gastrointestinal or respiratory symptoms suspicious of gastroesophageal reflux. Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) incidence was 9/75 (12%), significantly higher than in general population (p < 0.0001), and 10/75 (13.3%) presented non-specific duodenal mucosal lesions. EoE represents a frequent comorbidity of EA, as previously known. EA is also burdened by high, never-described incidence of non-specific duodenal mucosal lesions. Embedding high GI tract biopsies in EA endoscopic follow-up should be mandatory from pediatric age.
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Zingone F, Maimaris S, Auricchio R, Caio GPI, Carroccio A, Elli L, Galliani E, Montagnani M, Valiante F, Biagi F. Guidelines of the Italian societies of gastroenterology on the diagnosis and management of coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis. Dig Liver Dis 2022; 54:1304-1319. [PMID: 35858884 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2022.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis are immune-mediated diseases triggered by the consumption of gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. These guidelines were developed to provide general practitioners, paediatricians, gastroenterologists, and other clinicians with an overview on the diagnosis, management and follow-up of coeliac patients and those with dermatitis herpetiformis. METHODS Guidelines were developed by the Italian Societies of Gastroenterology. Following a systematic literature review, the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation methodology was used to assess the certainty of the evidence. Statements and recommendations were developed by working groups consisting of gastroenterologists and a paediatrician with expertise in this field. RESULTS These guidelines provide a practical guidance for the diagnosis, management and follow-up of coeliac patients and dermatitis herpetiformis in children and adults, both in primary care and in specialist settings. We developed four sections on diagnosis, gluten-free diet, follow-up and risk of complications in adults, one section focused on diagnosis and follow-up in children and one on the diagnosis and management of dermatitis herpetiformis. CONCLUSIONS These guidelines may support clinicians to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with coeliac disease.
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- Fabiana Zingone
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Italy; Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Ospedale Università, Padova, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Terapia Medica, Università di Pavia, Italia
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, St. Anna Hospital, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, "V. Cervello" Hospital, Ospedali Riuniti "Villa Sofia-Cervello", 90146 Palermo, University of Palermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- UOC Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva, AULSS1 Dolomiti Veneto, Ospedale San Martino, Belluno, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy; Gastroenterology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy
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- UOC Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva, AULSS1 Dolomiti Veneto, Feltre (BL), Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Maugeri, IRCCS, Unità di Gastroenterologia dell'Istituto di Pavia, Italy
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Kvamme JM, Sørbye S, Florholmen J, Halstensen TS. Population-based screening for celiac disease reveals that the majority of patients are undiagnosed and improve on a gluten-free diet. Sci Rep 2022; 12:12647. [PMID: 35879335 PMCID: PMC9314380 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16705-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The impact of a gluten-free diet (GFD) on screen-detected celiac disease (CD) is currently ambiguous. We aimed to identify the population-based prevalence of undiagnosed adult CD and examine the impact of a GFD on screen-detected CD. In total, 12,981 adults participated in a population-based health study in Tromsø, Norway. Participants with increased levels of anti-tissue transglutaminase-2 IgA or anti-deamidated gliadin peptide IgG were invited to undergo gastroduodenoscopy with both histological and immunohistochemical examination of small-bowel biopsies. The prevalence of previously diagnosed CD was 0.37%. Additionally, the prevalence of previously undiagnosed CD was 1.10%. Thus, 1.47% of the population had CD, of whom 75% were previously undiagnosed. A GFD resulted in significant improvements in overall gastrointestinal symptoms, diarrhea, and health-related quality of life, with reduced abdominal discomfort (76%) and improved levels of energy (58%). The large majority of patients with adult CD were undiagnosed and benefited from a GFD with reduced gastrointestinal symptoms and improved health-related quality of life. In clinical practice, there should be a low threshold for CD testing even in the absence of abdominal complaints because most adult patients appear to consider their symptoms a part of their normal state and therefore remain untested and undiagnosed.Trial registration: Clinical Trials. Gov Identifier: NCT01695681.
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- Jan-Magnus Kvamme
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, 9037, Tromsø, Norway. .,Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of North Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, 9037, Tromsø, Norway.,Department of Pathology, University Hospital of North Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, 9037, Tromsø, Norway
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- Institute of Oral Biology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1052, 0316, OsloBlindern, Norway.,Medical Department, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Elli L, Marinoni B, Sidhu R, Bojarski C, Branchi F, Tontini GE, Chetcuti Zammit S, Khater S, Eliakim R, Rondonotti E, Saurin JC, Bruno M, Buchkremer J, Cadoni S, Cavallaro F, Dray X, Ellul P, Urien IF, Keuchel M, Kopylov U, Koulaouzidis A, Leenhardt R, Baltes P, Beaumont H, Marmo C, McNamara D, Mussetto A, Nemeth A, Cuadrado Robles EP, Perrod G, Rahmi G, Riccioni ME, Robertson A, Spada C, Toth E, Triantafyllou K, Wurm Johansson G, Rimondi A. Nomenclature and Definition of Atrophic Lesions in Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy: A Delphi Consensus Statement of the International CApsule endoscopy REsearch (I-CARE) Group. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12071704. [PMID: 35885608 PMCID: PMC9325291 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12071704] [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: 05/29/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Villous atrophy is an indication for small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE). However, SBCE findings are not described uniformly and atrophic features are sometimes not recognized; (2) Methods: The Delphi technique was employed to reach agreement among a panel of SBCE experts. The nomenclature and definitions of SBCE lesions suggesting the presence of atrophy were decided in a core group of 10 experts. Four images of each lesion were chosen from a large SBCE database and agreement on the correspondence between the picture and the definition was evaluated using the Delphi method in a broadened group of 36 experts. All images corresponded to histologically proven mucosal atrophy; (3) Results: Four types of atrophic lesions were identified: mosaicism, scalloping, folds reduction, and granular mucosa. The core group succeeded in reaching agreement on the nomenclature and the descriptions of these items. Consensus in matching the agreed definitions for the proposed set of images was met for mosaicism (88.9% in the first round), scalloping (97.2% in the first round), and folds reduction (94.4% in the first round), but granular mucosa failed to achieve consensus (75.0% in the third round); (4) Conclusions: Consensus among SBCE experts on atrophic lesions was met for the first time. Mosaicism, scalloping, and folds reduction are the most reliable signs, while the description of granular mucosa remains uncertain.
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- Luca Elli
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy;
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (B.M.); (F.C.); (A.R.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-02-55-03-33-64
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (B.M.); (F.C.); (A.R.)
- Postgraduate Specialization in Gastrointestinal Diseases, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Diseases, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK;
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- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (C.B.); (F.B.); (J.B.)
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- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (C.B.); (F.B.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy;
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (B.M.); (F.C.); (A.R.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Mater Dei Hospital, MSD 2090 Msida, Malta; (S.C.Z.); (P.E.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Georges-Pompidou European Hospital, 75015 Paris, France; (S.K.); (E.P.C.R.); (G.P.); (G.R.)
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- Gastroenterology Department, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 52621, Israel; (R.E.); (U.K.)
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospices Civils de Lyon-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 69002 Lyon, France;
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- University Division of Gastroenterology, City of Health and Science University Hospital, 10126 Turin, Italy;
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- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (C.B.); (F.B.); (J.B.)
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, CTO Hospital, 09016 Iglesias, Italy;
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (B.M.); (F.C.); (A.R.)
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- Centre for Digestive Endoscopy, Sorbonne University, Saint Antoine Hospital, APHP, 75012 Paris, France; (X.D.); (R.L.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Mater Dei Hospital, MSD 2090 Msida, Malta; (S.C.Z.); (P.E.)
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- Clinic for Internal Medicine, Agaplesion Bethesda Krankenhaus Bergedorf, Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Hamburg, 21029 Hamburg, Germany; (M.K.); (P.B.)
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- Gastroenterology Department, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 52621, Israel; (R.E.); (U.K.)
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- Department of Medicine, Odense University Hospital (OUH)-Svendborg Sygehus, 5700 Svendborg, Denmark;
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), 5230 Odense, Denmark
- Surgical Research Unit, OUH, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Centre for Digestive Endoscopy, Sorbonne University, Saint Antoine Hospital, APHP, 75012 Paris, France; (X.D.); (R.L.)
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- Clinic for Internal Medicine, Agaplesion Bethesda Krankenhaus Bergedorf, Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Hamburg, 21029 Hamburg, Germany; (M.K.); (P.B.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location VU, 1118 Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy; (C.M.); (M.E.R.); (C.S.)
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- Trinity College Dublin, Tallaght University Hospital, D24 NR0A Dublin, Ireland;
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, 48121 Ravenna, Italy;
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- Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden; (A.N.); (E.T.); (G.W.J.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Georges-Pompidou European Hospital, 75015 Paris, France; (S.K.); (E.P.C.R.); (G.P.); (G.R.)
- Small Bowel Unit, Morales Meseguer Hospital, 30008 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Georges-Pompidou European Hospital, 75015 Paris, France; (S.K.); (E.P.C.R.); (G.P.); (G.R.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Georges-Pompidou European Hospital, 75015 Paris, France; (S.K.); (E.P.C.R.); (G.P.); (G.R.)
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy; (C.M.); (M.E.R.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK;
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy; (C.M.); (M.E.R.); (C.S.)
- Digestive Endoscopy and Gastroenterology Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation, 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden; (A.N.); (E.T.); (G.W.J.)
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- Hepatogastroenterology Unit, 2nd Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Medical School, Attikon University General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University, 157 72 Athens, Greece;
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- Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden; (A.N.); (E.T.); (G.W.J.)
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (B.M.); (F.C.); (A.R.)
- Postgraduate Specialization in Gastrointestinal Diseases, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy
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Asri N, Taraghikhah N, Baniasadi R, Ishaq S, Rezaei-Tavirani M, Sadeghi A, Ehsani-Ardakani MJ, Jahani-Sherafat S, Asadzadeh Aghdaei H, Rostami-Nejad M. The Effect of Gluten-Free Diet Duration on Body Mass Index of Iranian Patients with Celiac Disease. Middle East J Dig Dis 2022; 14:323-329. [PMID: 36619266 PMCID: PMC9489433 DOI: 10.34172/mejdd.2022.290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Background: A gluten-free diet (GFD) is the only effective treatment of celiac disease (CD) that is associated with body mass index (BMI) changes. This study aimed to determine how GFD duration affects the BMI of Iranian patients with CD. Methods: In this prospective study, 215 patients with CD, who were on a GFD, were categorized into three groups according to the duration of compliance to GFD: 1. patients with less than 6 months of diet, 2. Patients who had a diet for 6 months to 2 years, and 3. patients with more than 2 years of diet. The BMI changes were assessed before and after adherence to the GFD. Results: Most patients' weight remains in the same BMI category during different courses of GFD adherence. Patients who were underweight showed significant changes in their BMI following the diet in less than 6 months (P=0.033) and more than 2 years (P<0.001), and the number of weight gain cases increased over time. Conclusion: There is a need for careful, updated, and personalized nutrition management of patients with CD in different periods of the diet. Conducting similar studies with larger sample sizes in different regions can lead to providing expert dietary counseling for patients with CD.
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- Nastaran Asri
- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Proteomics Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Laser Application in Medical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Anderson RP. Review article: Diagnosis of coeliac disease: a perspective on current and future approaches. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2022; 56 Suppl 1:S18-S37. [PMID: 35815826 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Diagnostics will play a central role in addressing the ongoing dramatic rise in global prevalence of coeliac disease, and in deploying new non-dietary therapeutics. Clearer understanding of the immunopathogenesis of coeliac disease and the utility of serology has led to partial acceptance of non-biopsy diagnosis in selected cases. Non-biopsy diagnosis may expand further because research methods for measuring gluten-specific CD4+ T cells and the acute recall response to gluten ingestion in patients is now relatively straightforward. This perspective on diagnosis in the context of the immunopathogenesis of coeliac disease sets out to highlight current consensus, limitations of current practices, gluten food challenge for diagnosis and the potential for diagnostics that measure the underlying cause for coeliac disease, gluten-specific immunity.
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Gluten Induces Subtle Histological Changes in Duodenal Mucosa of Patients with Non-Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity: A Multicentre Study. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14122487. [PMID: 35745217 PMCID: PMC9230100 DOI: 10.3390/nu14122487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background: Histological changes induced by gluten in the duodenal mucosa of patients with non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) are poorly defined. Objectives: To evaluate the structural and inflammatory features of NCGS compared to controls and coeliac disease (CeD) with milder enteropathy (Marsh I-II). Methods: Well-oriented biopsies of 262 control cases with normal gastroscopy and histologic findings, 261 CeD, and 175 NCGS biopsies from 9 contributing countries were examined. Villus height (VH, in μm), crypt depth (CrD, in μm), villus-to-crypt ratios (VCR), IELs (intraepithelial lymphocytes/100 enterocytes), and other relevant histological, serologic, and demographic parameters were quantified. Results: The median VH in NCGS was significantly shorter (600, IQR: 400−705) than controls (900, IQR: 667−1112) (p < 0.001). NCGS patients with Marsh I-II had similar VH and VCR to CeD [465 µm (IQR: 390−620) vs. 427 µm (IQR: 348−569, p = 0·176)]. The VCR in NCGS with Marsh 0 was lower than controls (p < 0.001). The median IEL in NCGS with Marsh 0 was higher than controls (23.0 vs. 13.7, p < 0.001). To distinguish Marsh 0 NCGS from controls, an IEL cut-off of 14 showed 79% sensitivity and 55% specificity. IEL densities in Marsh I-II NCGS and CeD groups were similar. Conclusion: NCGS duodenal mucosa exhibits distinctive changes consistent with an intestinal response to luminal antigens, even at the Marsh 0 stage of villus architecture.
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Celiac disease is a chronic, immune-mediated enteropathy driven by dietary gluten found in genetically susceptible hosts. It has a worldwide distribution, is one of the most common autoimmune disorders globally, and is the only autoimmune condition for which the trigger is known. Despite advances in characterizing mechanisms of disease, gaps in understanding of celiac disease pathogenesis remain. A "frontier" concept is considering what moves an HLA-DQ2 or DQ8-positive individual from asymptomatic gluten tolerance to celiac disease manifestation. In this arena, environmental triggers, including age at the time of initial gluten exposure, the occurrence of usual childhood viral infections, and microbiome alterations have emerged as key events in triggering the symptomatic disease. Pathologists play a major role in frontier aspects of celiac disease. This includes the discovery that duodenal mucosal histology in follow-up biopsies does not correlate with ongoing patient symptoms, antitissue transglutaminase antibody titers and diet adherence in celiac disease patients. Further, in light of recent evidence that the detection of monoclonal T-cell populations in formalin-fixed biopsies is not specific for type II refractory celiac disease, pathologists should resist performing such analyses until common causes of "apparent" refractoriness are excluded. The promise of therapies in celiac disease has led to clinical trials targeting many steps in the inflammatory cascade, which depend upon a pathologist's confirmation of the initial diagnosis and evaluation of responses to therapies. As pathologists continue to be active participants in celiac disease research, partnering with other stakeholders, we will continue to impact this important autoimmune disease.
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- Natalie Patel
- El Camino Pathology Medical Group, Mountain View, CA
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- Department of Pathology and Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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Gandini A, Gededzha MP, De Maayer T, Barrow P, Mayne E. Diagnosing coeliac disease: A literature review. Hum Immunol 2021; 82:930-936. [PMID: 34462157 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2021.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Coeliac disease (CD) is an autoimmune gastroenteropathy triggered by gliadin and gliadin-tissue transglutaminase (tTG) complexes. CD is one of the few autoimmune diseases with an accurate, non-invasive serological test. Anti-endomysial, anti-tTG and anti-deaminated gliadin peptides (DGP) antibodies are currently used for serological tests with tTG ELISAs being the superior test. Duodenal biopsy, although invasive, is the gold standard for CD diagnosis. HLA genotyping and flow cytometry can also be used as supplementary tests. The incidence of CD is rising globally although the reasons for this remain unclear. In addition, the true incidence of coeliac disease in African populations remains unknown although recent work suggests that South African populations express the alleles associated with this disease. This review examines the pathogenesis and diagnosis of coeliac disease and considers novel and innovative biomarkers in its diagnosis specifically in an African population.
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- Anastasia Gandini
- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa; National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa; Department of Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa; National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa; Department of Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa; Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, South Africa
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- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa; Wits University Donald Gordon Medical Centre, South Africa
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- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa; National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa; Department of Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Villanacci V, Ciacci C, Salviato T, Leoncini G, Bonetti LR, Ragazzini T, Limarzi F, Saragoni L. Histopathology of Celiac Disease. Position Statements of the Italian Group of Gastrointestinal Pathologists (GIPAD-SIAPEC). TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE AT UNISA 2021. [PMID: 33457319 PMCID: PMC8370535 DOI: 10.37825/2239-9747.1005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Celiac Disease (CeD) is an immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the small intestine, affecting genetically susceptible individuals when exposed to gluten. Small intestinal biopsy interpretation has been the “gold standard” for celiac disease (CeD) for over 50 years. Despite today’s availability of sensitive and specific serological tests, the histopathological features from mucosal biopsy play a key role in diagnosing when CeD is suspected. Such a diagnostic approach requires a multidisciplinary team to optimize both tissue sampling and interpretation via the interaction between the pathologist and the gastroenterologist. Pathologists of the Italian Group of Gastrointestinal Pathology (GIPAD-SIAPEC), together with a member (TR) of the Italian Society of Technicians (AITIC) and an expert gastroenterologist (CC), provide position statements as a practical tool for reading and interpreting the report. Moreover, a position statement was formulated about the recently described condition known as Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS). Within such a diagnostic setting, both the architectural abnormalities of the duodenal mucosa, namely glandular hyperplasia, and villous atrophy and the number of intraepithelial T-lymphocytes should be well highlighted. Ancillary tests such as anti-CD3 stain are useful for an accurate count of the intraepithelial T lymphocytes when CeD or NCGS is suspected. Moreover, anti-CD3 and anti-CD8 stains are recommended in patients not responding to the gluten-free diet (GFD) to confirm a diagnosis of Refractory Celiac Disease (RCeD). Diagnostic clues about the differential diagnosis of both CeD and RCeD have also been rendered.
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- V Villanacci
- Institute of Pathology ASST-Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Celiac Center, AOU San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi di Aragona, University of Salerno, Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry Scuola Medica Salernitana, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic, Clinic and Public Health Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, ASST del Garda, Desenzano del Garda, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic, Clinic and Public Health Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pathological Anatomy, AUSL Romagna, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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- Department of Pathological Anatomy, AUSL Romagna, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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Maestri E, Duszka K, Kuznetsov VA. Immunity Depletion, Telomere Imbalance, and Cancer-Associated Metabolism Pathway Aberrations in Intestinal Mucosa upon Short-Term Caloric Restriction. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13133180. [PMID: 34202278 PMCID: PMC8267928 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13133180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Systems cancer biology analysis of calorie restriction (CR) mechanisms and pathways has not been carried out, leaving therapeutic benefits unclear. Using metadata analysis, we studied gene expression changes in normal mouse duodenum mucosa (DM) response to short-term (2-weeks) 25% CR as a biological model. Our results indicate cancer-associated genes consist of 26% of 467 CR responding differential expressed genes (DEGs). The DEGs were enriched with over-expressed cell cycle, oncogenes, and metabolic reprogramming pathways that determine tissue-specific tumorigenesis, cancer, and stem cell activation; tumor suppressors and apoptosis genes were under-expressed. DEG enrichments suggest telomeric maintenance misbalance and metabolic pathway activation playing dual (anti-cancer and pro-oncogenic) roles. The aberrant DEG profile of DM epithelial cells is found within CR-induced overexpression of Paneth cells and is coordinated significantly across GI tract tissues mucosa. Immune system genes (ISGs) consist of 37% of the total DEGs; the majority of ISGs are suppressed, including cell-autonomous immunity and tumor-immune surveillance. CR induces metabolic reprogramming, suppressing immune mechanics and activating oncogenic pathways. We introduce and argue for our network pro-oncogenic model of the mucosa multicellular tissue response to CR leading to aberrant transcription and pre-malignant states. These findings change the paradigm regarding CR's anti-cancer role, initiating specific treatment target development. This will aid future work to define critical oncogenic pathways preceding intestinal lesion development and biomarkers for earlier adenoma and colorectal cancer detection.
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- Evan Maestri
- Department of Biochemistry and Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA;
- Department of Biology, SUNY University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA;
- Bioinformatics Institute, Biomedical Sciences Institutes A*STAR, Singapore 13867, Singapore
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Das P, Vaiphei K, Amarapurkar AD, Sakhuja P, Nada R, Paulose RR, Chaturvedi R, Sekaran A, Kini U, Rastogi A, Kumari N, Pulimood A, Banerjee M, Kinra P, Singh L, Puri A, Pai G, Kochhar R, Dhali GK, Ramakrishna BS, Sood A, Ghoshal UC, Ahuja V, DattaGupta S, Makharia GK, Misra V. Best practices of handling, processing, and interpretation of small intestinal biopsies for the diagnosis and management of celiac disease: A joint consensus of Indian association of pathologists and microbiologists and Indian society of gastroenterology. INDIAN J PATHOL MICR 2021; 64:S8-S31. [PMID: 34135135 DOI: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_1405_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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The Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists (IAPM) and Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG) decided to make a joint consensus recommendation for handling, processing, and interpretation of SI biopsies for the diagnosis and management of celiac disease (CD) recognizing the inhomogeneous practice of biopsy sampling, orientation, processing, and interpretation. A modified Delphi process was used to develop this consensus document containing a total of 42 statements and recommendations, which were generated by sharing the document draft, incorporating expert's opinion, followed by three cycles of electronic voting as well as a full-day face-to-face virtual ZOOM meeting and review of supporting literature. Of the 42 statements, 7 statements are on small intestinal (SI) biopsy in suspected patients of CD, site and the number of biopsies; 7 on handling, fixative, orientation, processing, and sectioning in pathology laboratories; 2 on histological orientation; 13 statements on histological interpretation and histological grading; 3 on the assessment of follow-up biopsies; 2 statements on gluten-free diet (GFD)-nonresponsive CD; 4 on challenges in the diagnosis of CD; 2 statements each on pathology reporting protocol and training and infrastructure in this area. The goal of this guideline document is to formulate a uniform protocol agreed upon both by the experienced pathologists and gastroenterologists to standardize the practice, improve the yield of small bowel biopsy interpretation, patients' compliance, overall management in CD, and generate unified data for patient care and research in the related field.
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- Prasenjit Das
- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Pathology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital Sion Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pathology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Department of Pathology, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pathology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Pathology, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pathology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pathology, KPC Medical College and Hospital and Peerless Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Pathology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pathology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalya, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kuwait Hospital, Sharjah, UAE
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, SRM Institute of Medical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, MLN Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Brown I, Bettington M, Rosty C. The role of histopathology in the diagnosis and management of coeliac disease and other malabsorptive conditions. Histopathology 2020; 78:88-105. [PMID: 33382496 DOI: 10.1111/his.14262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Most absorption of nutrients takes place in the proximal small intestine, and the most common disorders leading to malabsorption are associated with a morphological abnormality in the duodenal mucosa that is appreciable in histological sections of biopsy specimens. Coeliac disease is the most well-known example, causing intraepithelial lymphocytosis, inflammation and villous atrophy in the duodenum. Remarkably similar inflammatory changes can be induced by other processes, including medications, e.g. angiotensin II receptor blockers and immune checkpoint inhibitors, immune dysregulation disorders, e.g. common variable immunodeficiency and autoimmune enteropathy, infections, collagenous sprue, and tropical sprue. However, there are often subtle histological differences from coeliac disease in the type of inflammatory infiltrate, the presence of crypt apoptosis, and the extent and type of inflammation beyond the duodenum. The clinical setting and serological investigation usually allow diagnostic separation, but some cases remain challenging. Histopathology is also important in assessing the response to treatment, such as the change in villous architecture caused by a gluten-free diet, or the response to cessation of a potentially causative medication. This review examines the practical role that histopathology of duodenal biopsy specimens plays in the assessment and management of inflammatory malabsorptive processes of the proximal small intestine, with a particular emphasis on coeliac disease.
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- Ian Brown
- Envoi Specialist Pathologists, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Envoi Specialist Pathologists, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Envoi Specialist Pathologists, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Volta U, Caio G, Ghirardi C, Lungaro L, Mansueto P, Carroccio A, De Giorgio R. Minimal Lesions of the Small Intestinal Mucosa: More than Morphology. Dig Dis Sci 2020; 65:2761-2768. [PMID: 32875530 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-020-06571-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Minimal lesions of the small bowel are mucosal changes characterized by an increased number of intraepithelial lymphocytes (with or without crypt hyperplasia) and normal villous architecture. Such changes are associated with a wide spectrum of conditions, ranging from food intolerances to infections, and from drugs to immune diseases, with different clinical profiles and manifestations, which complicates the formulation of a differential diagnosis. Patient history, symptom evaluation, and histopathology are the diagnostic features needed to establish a correct diagnosis. Physicians should assist pathologists in formulating a precise morphological evaluation by taking well-oriented small intestinal biopsies and collecting informative clinical findings that inform histopathology. In this current clinical controversy, the authors provide the reader with an appraisal of the small intestine minimal lesions through a careful analysis of the major conditions (e.g., celiac disease and other non-celiac disorders) responsible for such changes and their differential diagnosis. Also, we acknowledge that some of the diseases detailed in this article may progress from an early minimal lesion to overt mucosal atrophy. Thus, the timing of the diagnosis is of paramount importance.
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- Umberto Volta
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, St. Anna University Hospital, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
- Celiac Center and Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, St. Anna University Hospital, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, St. Anna University Hospital, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine, "V. Cervello" Hospital, Ospedali Riuniti "Villa Sofia-Cervello", Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, St. Anna University Hospital, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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Villanacci V, Ciacci C, Salviato T, Leoncini G, Bonetti LR, Ragazzini T, Limarzi F, Saragoni L. Histopathology of Celiac Disease. Position Statements of the Italian Group of Gastrointestinal Pathologists (GIPAD-SIAPEC). Transl Med UniSa 2020; 23:28-36. [PMID: 33457319 PMCID: PMC8370535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Celiac Disease (CeD) is an immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the small intestine, affecting genetically susceptible individuals when exposed to gluten. Small intestinal biopsy interpretation has been the "gold standard" for celiac disease (CeD) for over 50 years. Despite today's availability of sensitive and specific serological tests, the histopathological features from mucosal biopsy play a key role in diagnosing when CeD is suspected. Such a diagnostic approach requires a multidisciplinary team to optimize both tissue sampling and interpretation via the interaction between the pathologist and the gastroenterologist. Pathologists of the Italian Group of Gastrointestinal Pathology (GIPAD-SIAPEC), together with a member (TR) of the Italian Society of Technicians (AITIC) and an expert gastroenterologist (CC), provide position statements as a practical tool for reading and interpreting the report. Moreover, a position statement was formulated about the recently described condition known as Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS). Within such a diagnostic setting, both the architectural abnormalities of the duodenal mucosa, namely glandular hyperplasia, and villous atrophy and the number of intraepithelial T-lymphocytes should be well highlighted. Ancillary tests such as anti-CD3 stain are useful for an accurate count of the intraepithelial T lymphocytes when CeD or NCGS is suspected. Moreover, anti-CD3 and anti-CD8 stains are recommended in patients not responding to the gluten-free diet (GFD) to confirm a diagnosis of Refractory Celiac Disease (RCeD). Diagnostic clues about the differential diagnosis of both CeD and RCeD have also been rendered.
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- V Villanacci
- Institute of Pathology ASST-Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Celiac Center, AOU San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi di Aragona, University of Salerno, Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry Scuola Medica Salernitana, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic, Clinic and Public Health Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, ASST del Garda, Desenzano del Garda, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic, Clinic and Public Health Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pathological Anatomy, AUSL Romagna, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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- Department of Pathological Anatomy, AUSL Romagna, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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Sinha SK, Berry N, Muktesh G, Siddappa P, Basha J, Prasad K, Appasani S, Ashat M, Vaiphei K, Singh K, Kochhar R. Utility of narrow band imaging in predicting histology in celiac disease. Indian J Gastroenterol 2020; 39:370-376. [PMID: 32705418 DOI: 10.1007/s12664-020-01030-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Narrow band imaging (NBI) with magnification better visualizes the duodenal microsurface and mucosal vascularity. NBI delineates villous atrophy better than conventional white light endoscopy. AIMS This study was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of narrow band imaging with magnification (NBI-ME) in celiac disease (CD). METHODS In this prospective study, consecutive patients of suspected CD and controls were subjected to tissue transglutaminase antibody test and endoscopic evaluation initially with white light followed by NBI-ME, and biopsies were taken from duodenum. Duodenal villous patterns on NBI were interpreted as normal, blunted distorted, and absent. Severity of villous atrophy was reported according to the modified Marsh criteria. RESULTS One hundred and twenty-two patients (mean age of 27.53 ± 13.37 years and a male to female ratio of 1:1.26) and 40 controls were studied. The sensitivity and specificity of NBI-ME in predicting villous atrophy were found to be 95.54% and 90%, respectively. The specificity and negative predictive value of NBI-ME in predicting villous atrophy amongst controls was 100% and 97.5%, respectively. Abnormal findings (blunted and absent villous patterns) combined with elevated transglutaminase antibody (> 5-fold) were found to have high accuracy in predicting villous atrophy. CONCLUSION NBI with magnification has high sensitivity and specificity in predicting villous atrophy in patients with celiac disease.
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- Saroj Kant Sinha
- Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India
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- Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India.
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Aghamohamadi E, Kokhaei P, Rostami-Nejad M, Pak F, Rostami K, Moradi A, Pourhoseingholi MA, Chaleshi V, Masotti A, Zali MR. Serum Level and Gene Expression of Interleukin-15 Do Not Correlate with Villous Atrophy in Celiac Disease Patients. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2020; 24:502-507. [PMID: 32700980 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2019.0265] [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] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background and Aims: Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a key player in the pathogenesis of celiac disease (CD). We investigated the functional role of IL-15 in the process of epithelial cell phenotypic modification at different stages of CD. Materials and Methods: In this study, we looked for correlations between the IL-15 mRNA levels in duodenal tissue and serum protein levels in a cohort of Iranian patients affected by CD based on the degree of histopathology. Ninety-five formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded duodenal tissue specimens were collected: 23 with a Marsh I value; 30 with a Marsh II value; 32 with a Marsh III value; and 10 normal controls. The expression levels of the IL-15 gene in these biopsy specimens were determined by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), and IL-15 serum protein concentrations were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and compared to tissue expression. Results: The IL-15 mRNA levels were higher in patients with Marsh II compared with the control group, and the Marsh I, and Marsh III groups. The differences between the Marsh II and Marsh I patients were statistically significant (p = 0.03). Similarly, the serum concentration of IL-15 was higher in Marsh II patients compared to those with Marsh I and Marsh III lesions, although the differences were not statistically significant (p = 0.221). Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that IL-15 gene expression might be elevated only in the early stages of CD onset (and histological damage) and that IL-15 serum levels do not significantly correlate with its tissue expression whatever the degree of histopathology.
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- Elham Aghamohamadi
- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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- Cancer Research Center, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mid Central DHB, Palmerston Hospital, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Laboratories, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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The evaluation of gastrointestinal pathology in children often requires a different approach from that in adults. In this concise review, the authors outline 3 diagnostic challenges that are often encountered in daily practice; these include eosinophilic diseases, duodenal intraepithelial lymphocytosis with preserved villous architecture, and terminal ileal inflammation in the setting of idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease.
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- Juan Putra
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G1X8, Canada; Division of Pathology, Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G1X8, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Wills JW, Robertson J, Summers HD, Miniter M, Barnes C, Hewitt RE, Keita ÅV, Söderholm JD, Rees P, Powell JJ. Image-Based Cell Profiling Enables Quantitative Tissue Microscopy in Gastroenterology. Cytometry A 2020; 97:1222-1237. [PMID: 32445278 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.24042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Immunofluorescence microscopy is an essential tool for tissue-based research, yet data reporting is almost always qualitative. Quantification of images, at the per-cell level, enables "flow cytometry-type" analyses with intact locational data but achieving this is complex. Gastrointestinal tissue, for example, is highly diverse: from mixed-cell epithelial layers through to discrete lymphoid patches. Moreover, different species (e.g., rat, mouse, and humans) and tissue preparations (paraffin/frozen) are all commonly studied. Here, using field-relevant examples, we develop open, user-friendly methodology that can encompass these variables to provide quantitative tissue microscopy for the field. Antibody-independent cell labeling approaches, compatible across preparation types and species, were optimized. Per-cell data were extracted from routine confocal micrographs, with semantic machine learning employed to tackle densely packed lymphoid tissues. Data analysis was achieved by flow cytometry-type analyses alongside visualization and statistical definition of cell locations, interactions and established microenvironments. First, quantification of Escherichia coli passage into human small bowel tissue, following Ussing chamber incubations exemplified objective quantification of rare events in the context of lumen-tissue crosstalk. Second, in rat jejenum, precise histological context revealed distinct populations of intraepithelial lymphocytes between and directly below enterocytes enabling quantification in context of total epithelial cell numbers. Finally, mouse mononuclear phagocyte-T cell interactions, cell expression and significant spatial cell congregations were mapped to shed light on cell-cell communication in lymphoid Peyer's patch. Accessible, quantitative tissue microscopy provides a new window-of-insight to diverse questions in gastroenterology. It can also help combat some of the data reproducibility crisis associated with antibody technologies and over-reliance on qualitative microscopy. © 2020 The Authors. Cytometry Part A published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. on behalf of International Society for Advancement of Cytometry.
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- John W Wills
- Biominerals Research, Cambridge University Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Cambridge, UK
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- Biominerals Research, Cambridge University Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Cambridge, UK
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- Centre for Nanohealth, Swansea University College of Engineering, Swansea, UK
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- Biominerals Research, Cambridge University Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Cambridge, UK
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- Centre for Nanohealth, Swansea University College of Engineering, Swansea, UK
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- Biominerals Research, Cambridge University Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Centre for Nanohealth, Swansea University College of Engineering, Swansea, UK.,Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02142, USA
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- Biominerals Research, Cambridge University Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Cambridge, UK
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Rostami-Nejad M, Taraghikhah N, Ciacci C, Pourhoseingholi MA, Barzegar F, Rezaei-Tavirani M, Aldulaimi D, Zali MR. Anxiety Symptoms in Adult Celiac Patients and the Effect of a Gluten-Free Diet: An Iranian Nationwide Study. Inflamm Intest Dis 2020; 5:42-47. [PMID: 32232054 DOI: 10.1159/000505657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Introduction Psychiatric disorders, especially anxiety, are considered extraintestinal manifestations of celiac disease (CD). Objective This study aims to evaluate the level of anxiety in treated patients with CD in Iran. Methods A total of 283 CD patients (190 female, 93 male) were enrolled in a study during 2016-2018 from 9 centers in Iran. The Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale questionnaire was completed. The anxiety index was calculated. Also, demographic data and the duration of treatment with a gluten-free diet (GFD) were recorded. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 20. Results Anxiety symptoms were reported in 67.8% of patients. Female patients had a higher anxiety index than male patients. Duration of treatment with a GFD did not influence the anxiety index (17.3% were on a GFD for <1 year, 33.6% for 1-2 years, and 49.1% had GFD for >2 years; p = 0.86). Conclusions These results suggest that anxiety symptoms are common among patients, especially females, with CD in Iran and GFD duration has no effect on their improvement.
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- Mohammad Rostami-Nejad
- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Coeliac Center at Department of Medicine and Surgery, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Proteomics Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Student Research Committee, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Consultant Gastroenterologist, South Warwickshire Foundation Trust, Warwick, United Kingdom
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Prevalence and diagnostic outcomes of children with duodenal lesions and negative celiac serology. Dig Liver Dis 2020; 52:289-295. [PMID: 31899123 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2019.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Celiac disease diagnostics begin by measuring autoantibodies, which may fail to identify seronegative patients. Duodenal lesion in the absence of antibodies is scarcely studied, especially in children. AIMS To investigate the prevalence and diagnostic outcomes of children with seronegative duodenal lesion in two countries with different disease profiles. METHODS Medical data, including the results of histology and transglutaminase (tTGab) and endomysium (EmA) antibody measurements were collected from 1172 Finnish and 264 Romanian children with systematic duodenal sampling. Database of 509 Finnish children with celiac disease was examined to identify earlier seronegative patients. RESULTS Celiac disease was diagnosed in 307 Finnish and 83 Romanian children in the endoscopy cohorts. No seronegative patients were found among 899 celiac disease patients, although some were only tTGab or EmA positive. Non-celiac duodenal lesion was detected in eight Finnish and 32 Romanian children, their most common diagnoses being inflammatory bowel disease and infections, respectively. Six children with morphological lesion received no diagnosis. None of them developed celiac disease during a follow-up of 3-11 years. CONCLUSION Pediatric seronegative celiac disease is exceptional in the era of modern autoantibodies. Other reasons for duodenal lesion should therefore be sought, bearing in mind possible differences across countries.
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Ensari A, Marsh MN. Diagnosing celiac disease: A critical overview. TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY 2020; 30:389-397. [PMID: 31060993 DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) no longer rests on a malabsorptive state or severe mucosal lesions. For the present, diagnosis will always require the gold-standard of a biopsy, interpreted through its progressive phases (Marsh classification). Marsh classification articulated the immunopathological spectrum of gluten-induced mucosal changes in association with the recognition of innate (Marsh I infiltration) and T cell-based adaptive (Marsh II, and the surface re-organisation typifying Marsh III lesions) responses. Through the Marsh classification the diagnostic goalposts were considerably widened thus, over its time-course, permitting countless patients to begin a gluten-free diet but who, on previous criteria, would have been denied such vital treatment. The revisions of this classification failed to provide additional insight in the interpretation of mucosal pathology. Morever, the subclassification of Marsh 3 imposed an enormous amount of extra work on pathologists with no aid in diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis. Therefore, it should now be apparent that if gastroenterologists ignore these sub-classifications in clinical decision-making, then on that basis alone, there is no need whatsoever for pathologists to persist in reporting them. Since new treatments are under critical assessment, we might have to consider use of some other higher level histological techniques sensitive enough to detect the changes sought. A promising alternative would be to hear more voices from imaginative histopathologists or morphologists together with some more insightful approaches, involving molecular-based techniques and stem cell research may be to evaluate mucosal pathology in CD.
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- Arzu Ensari
- Department of Pathology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Charlesworth RPG. Diagnosing coeliac disease: Out with the old and in with the new? World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26:1-10. [PMID: 31933510 PMCID: PMC6952296 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Coeliac disease (CD) is a complex condition resulting from an interplay between genetic and environmental factors. When diagnosing the condition, serological testing and genotyping are useful in excluding CD, although the gold standard of testing is currently histopathological examination of the small intestine. There are drawbacks associated with this form of testing however and because of this, novel forms of testing are currently under investigation. Before we develop completely novel tests though, it is important to ask whether or not we can simply use the data we gather from coeliac patients more effectively and build a more accurate snapshot of CD through statistical analysis of combined metrics. It is clear that not one single test can accurately diagnose CD and it is also clear that CD patients can no longer be defined by discrete classifications, the continuum of patient presentation needs to be recognised and correctly captured to improve diagnostic accuracy. This review will discuss the current diagnostics for CD and then outline novel diagnostics under investigation for the condition. Finally, improvements to current protocols will be discussed with the need for a holistic "snapshot" of CD using a number of metrics simultaneously.
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Ramedani N, Sharifan A, Gholam-Mostafaei FS, Rostami-Nejad M, Yadegar A, Ehsani-Ardakani MJ. The potentials of probiotics on gluten hydrolysis; a review study. GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY FROM BED TO BENCH 2020; 13:S1-S7. [PMID: 33584998 PMCID: PMC7881392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder of the small intestinal mucosa in genetically susceptible subjects consuming gluten. Gluten in wheat, rye and barley is harmful for some individuals and leads to various symptoms. Research has shown that treatment with probiotics in CD patients could improve the symptoms by the gluten hydrolysis. For this purpose, different databases such as Medline, PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar were searched using the following keywords: Celiac disease, Wheat flour, Gluten, glutamine, Probiotic, Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, Enzymes, Wheat allergy, Immune system, T cells, HLA-DQ2, HLA-DQ8, Gluten-free diet, Proteolysis, α2-gliadin fragment, Gliadin, 33-mer peptide, and Zonulin. The search aimed to retrieve the articles published during 2000-2019. Today, a gluten-free diet (GFD) is the only celiac disease treatment. Biotechnological strategy based on probiotic treatment could degrade gluten. Research has shown that combination of the probiotic enzyme is more effective than single probiotic on gluten hydrolysis. The result of different studies showed that probiotic mixture has the capacity to hydrolyze a considerable concentration of the 33-mer of gliadin completely. The present study was aimed to investigate associations between the capacities of probiotics on gluten hydrolysis.
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- Najmeh Ramedani
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Oxentenko AS, Rubio-Tapia A. Celiac Disease. Mayo Clin Proc 2019; 94:2556-2571. [PMID: 31806106 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Celiac disease (CD) affects approximately 1% of the general population, although most cases remain unrecognized. Because CD is a multisystem disorder with protean clinical manifestations, a high index of suspicion is needed to make an appropriate diagnosis. A diagnosis of CD is made in a patient who is genetically predisposed based on the presence of compatible clinical features, positive highly specific celiac serologic findings, duodenal biopsies that document enteropathy, and improvement with a gluten-free diet. The differential diagnoses for the clinical features and the histologic findings seen in patients with CD are numerous and need to be considered; because the management of celiac disease consists of a lifelong gluten-free diet, ensuring that the diagnosis is correctly established is of utmost importance. The aim of this review is to provide practicing clinicians with the most current information on the diagnosis and management of CD, including new developments and the approach to controversial issues.
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- Amy S Oxentenko
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Statement on Best Practices in the Use of Pathology as a Diagnostic Tool for Celiac Disease: A Guide for Clinicians and Pathologists. Am J Surg Pathol 2019; 42:e44-e58. [PMID: 29923907 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Small intestinal biopsy interpretation has been the cornerstone for the diagnosis of celiac disease for over 50 years. Despite the existence of sensitive and specific serological tests, duodenal mucosal biopsies continue to be obtained in the vast majority of patients in whom a diagnosis of celiac disease is being considered. The accurate evaluation of these biopsies requires coordination and information sharing between the gastroenterologist, laboratory, and pathologist in order to optimize tissue sampling, preparation and interpretation. This document, a collaboration between the Rodger C. Haggitt Gastrointestinal Pathology Society and the North American Association for the Study of Celiac Disease, is intended to provide clinicians and pathologists with a summary of best practices in the use of endoscopy and biopsy for patients with suspected celiac disease. The authors present a comprehensive and critical appraisal of the literature with respect to the topics of endoscopic findings, best methods for the obtaining biopsies, completing the pathology form and pathologic assessment, including evaluating intraepithelial lymphocytes and villous architecture. A discussion of conditions with overlapping pathologic findings in duodenal mucosal biopsies is presented. In order to provide additional guidance for challenging situations, the authors include an appendix containing practical suggestions. This review may be utilized in interdisciplinary discussions to optimize care for patients with possible celiac disease.
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Caio G, Volta U, Sapone A, Leffler DA, De Giorgio R, Catassi C, Fasano A. Celiac disease: a comprehensive current review. BMC Med 2019; 17:142. [PMID: 31331324 PMCID: PMC6647104 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-019-1380-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 428] [Impact Index Per Article: 85.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Celiac disease remains a challenging condition because of a steady increase in knowledge tackling its pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and possible therapeutic options. MAIN BODY A major milestone in the history of celiac disease was the identification of tissue transglutaminase as the autoantigen, thereby confirming the autoimmune nature of this disorder. A genetic background (HLA-DQ2/DQ8 positivity and non-HLA genes) is a mandatory determinant of the development of the disease, which occurs with the contribution of environmental factors (e.g., viral infections and dysbiosis of gut microbiota). Its prevalence in the general population is of approximately 1%, with female predominance. The disease can occur at any age, with a variety of symptoms/manifestations. This multifaceted clinical presentation leads to several phenotypes, i.e., gastrointestinal, extraintestinal, subclinical, potential, seronegative, non-responsive, and refractory. Although small intestinal biopsy remains the diagnostic 'gold standard', highly sensitive and specific serological tests, such as tissue transglutaminase, endomysial and deamidated gliadin peptide antibodies, have become gradually more important in the diagnostic work-up of celiac disease. Currently, the only treatment for celiac disease is a life-long, strict gluten-free diet leading to improvement in quality of life, ameliorating symptoms, and preventing the occurrence of refractory celiac disease, ulcerative jejunoileitis, and small intestinal adenocarcinoma and lymphoma. CONCLUSIONS The present review is timely and provides a thorough appraisal of various aspects characterizing celiac disease. Remaining challenges include obtaining a better understanding of still-unclear phenotypes such as slow-responsive, potential (minimal lesions) and seronegative celiac disease. The identification of alternative or complementary treatments to the gluten-free diet brings hope for patients unavoidably burdened by diet restrictions.
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- Giacomo Caio
- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Aldo Moro 8, Cona, 44124 Ferrara, Italy
- Center for Celiac Research and Treatment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Center for Celiac Research and Treatment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114 USA
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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- Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Aldo Moro 8, Cona, 44124 Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Celiac Research and Treatment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114 USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Celiac Research, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60121 Ancona, Italy
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- Center for Celiac Research and Treatment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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Charlesworth RPG, Marsh MN. From 2-dimensional to 3-dimensional: Overcoming dilemmas in intestinal mucosal interpretation. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25:2402-2415. [PMID: 31171885 PMCID: PMC6543240 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i20.2402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The purpose of this review is to provide a definitive account of small intestinal mucosal structure and interpretation. The coeliac lesion has been well known, but not well described to date and this review aims to identify the interpretative difficulties which have arisen over time with the histological assessment of coeliac disease. In early coeliac interpretation, there were significant inaccuracies, particularly surrounding intraepithelial lymphocyte counts and the degree of villous flattening which occurred in the tissue. Many of these interpretive pitfalls are still encountered today, increasing the potential for diagnostic errors. These difficulties are mostly due to the fact that stained 2-dimensional sections can never truly represent the 3-dimensional framework of the intestinal tissue under investigation. Therefore, this review offers a critical account occasioned by these 2-dimensional interpretative errors and which, in our opinion, should in general be jettisoned. As a result, we leave a framework regarding the true 3-dimensional knowledge of mucosal structure accrued over the 70-year period of study, and one which is available for future reference.
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- Wolfson College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6UD, United Kingdom
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Nonceliac Wheat Sensitivity: An Immune-Mediated Condition with Systemic Manifestations. Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2019; 48:165-182. [PMID: 30711208 PMCID: PMC6364564 DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2018.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Non-celiac wheat sensitivity (NCWS) is characterized by gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal symptoms following the ingestion of gluten-containing cereals in subjects without celiac disease or wheat allergy. The identity of the molecular triggers in these cereals responsible for the symptoms of NCWS remains to be delineated. Recent research has identified a biological basis for the condition, with the observation of systemic immune activation in response to microbial translocation that appears to be linked to intestinal barrier defects. Ongoing research efforts are aimed at further characterizing the etiology, mechanism, and biomarkers of the condition.
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Husby S, Murray JA, Katzka DA. AGA Clinical Practice Update on Diagnosis and Monitoring of Celiac Disease-Changing Utility of Serology and Histologic Measures: Expert Review. Gastroenterology 2019; 156:885-889. [PMID: 30578783 PMCID: PMC6409202 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this clinical practice update is to define key modalities in the diagnosis and monitoring of celiac disease (CD) in adults as well as in children and adolescents. METHODS The recommendations outlined in this expert review are based on available published evidence, including cohort and case-control studies of the diagnostic process as well as controlled and descriptive studies of disease management. Best Practice Advice 1: Serology is a crucial component of the detection and diagnosis of CD, particularly tissue transglutaminase-immunoglobulin A (TG2-IgA), IgA testing, and less frequently, endomysial IgA testing. Best Practice Advice 2: Thorough histological analysis of duodenal biopsies with Marsh classification, counting of lymphocytes per high-power field, and morphometry is important for diagnosis as well as for differential diagnosis. Best Practice Advice 2a: TG2-IgA, at high levels (> ×10 upper normal limit) is a reliable and accurate test for diagnosing active CD. When such a strongly positive TG2-IgA is combined with a positive endomysial antibody in a second blood sample, the positive predictive value for CD is virtually 100%. In adults, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and duodenal biopsies may then be performed for purposes of differential diagnosis. Best Practice Advice 3: IgA deficiency is an infrequent but important explanation for why patients with CD may be negative on IgA isotype testing despite strong suspicion. Measuring total IgA levels, IgG deamidated gliadin antibody tests, and TG2-IgG testing in that circumstance is recommended. Best Practice Advice 4: IgG isotype testing for TG2 antibody is not specific in the absence of IgA deficiency. Best Practice Advice 5: In patients found to have CD first by intestinal biopsies, celiac-specific serology should be undertaken as a confirmatory test before initiation of a gluten-free diet (GFD). Best Practice Advice 6: In patients in whom CD is strongly suspected in the face of negative biopsies, TG2-IgA should still be performed and, if positive, repeat biopsies might be considered either at that time or sometime in the future. Best Practice Advice 7: Reduction or avoidance of gluten before diagnostic testing is discouraged, as it may reduce the sensitivity of both serology and biopsy testing. Best Practice Advice 8: When patients have already started on a GFD before diagnosis, we suggest that the patient go back on a normal diet with 3 slices of wheat bread daily preferably for 1 to 3 months before repeat determination of TG2-IgA. Best Practice Advice 9: Determination of HLA-DQ2/DQ8 has a limited role in the diagnosis of CD. Its value is largely related to its negative predictive value to rule out CD in patients who are seronegative in the face of histologic changes, in patients who did not have serologic confirmation at the time of diagnosis, and in those patients with a historic diagnosis of CD; especially as very young children before the introduction of celiac-specific serology. MANAGEMENT Best Practice Advice 10: Celiac serology has a guarded role in the detection of continued intestinal injury, in particular as to sensitivity, as negative serology in a treated patient does not guarantee that the intestinal mucosa has healed. Persistently positive serology usually indicates ongoing intestinal damage and gluten exposure. Follow-up serology should be performed 6 and 12 months after diagnosis, and yearly thereafter. Best Practice Advice 11: Patients with persistent or relapsing symptoms, without other obvious explanations for those symptoms, should undergo endoscopic biopsies to determine healing even in the presence of negative TG2-IgA.
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- Steffen Husby
- Hans Christian Andersen Children’s Hospital, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Balaban DV, Dima A, Jurcut C, Popp A, Jinga M. Celiac crisis, a rare occurrence in adult celiac disease: A systematic review. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7:311-319. [PMID: 30746372 PMCID: PMC6369385 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i3.311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Celiac crisis (CC), a potentially life-threatening condition, is one of the rare clinical presentations of celiac disease (CD). Several cases have been documented in the literature, mostly in children. AIM To perform a review of CC cases reported in adult CD patients. METHODS A systematic search of the literature was conducted in two databases, PubMed/MEDLINE and EMBASE, using the term "celiac crisis" and its variant "coeliac crisis", from January 1970 onwards. Altogether, 29 articles reporting 42 biopsy-proven cases were found in the search. Here, we summarized the demographic, clinical characteristics, laboratory and diagnostic work-ups, and therapeutic management in these patients. RESULTS Among the 42 CD cases, the median age was 50 years (range 23-83), with a 2:1 female to male ratio. The majority of patients (88.1%) developed CC prior to CD diagnosis, while the remaining were previously diagnosed CD cases reporting low adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD). Clinically, patients presented with severe diarrhea (all cases), weight loss (about two thirds) and, in particular situations, with neurologic (6 cases) or cardiovascular (1 case) manifestations or bleeding diathesis (4 cases). One in four patients had a precipitating factor that could have triggered the CC (e.g. trauma, surgery, infections). Laboratory workup of patients revealed a severe malabsorptive state with metabolic acidosis, dehydration, hypoalbuminemia and anemia. The evolution of GFD was favorable in all cases except one, in whom death was reported due to refeeding syndrome. CONCLUSION Celiac crisis is a rare but severe and potentially fatal clinical feature of CD. A high index of suspicion is needed to recognize this clinical entity and to deliver proper therapy consisting of supportive care and, subsequently, GFD.
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- Daniel Vasile Balaban
- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 020021, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 020021, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Carol Davila Central Military Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest 010825, Romania
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- Department of Pediatrics, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 020021, Romania
- Alessandrescu-Rusescu Institute for Mother and Child Health, Bucharest 020395, Romania
- Center for Child Health Research, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere 33521, Finland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 020021, Romania
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Moheb-Alian A, Forouzesh F, Sadeghi A, Rostami K, Aghamohammadi E, Rostami-Nejad M, Rezaei-Tavirani M, Zali MR. Contribution of HLA-DQ2/DQ8 haplotypes in type one diabetes patients with/without celiac disease. J Diabetes Complications 2019; 33:59-62. [PMID: 30415877 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2018.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2018] [Revised: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Based on lack of data on the distribution of the related alleles in the T1D population in Iranian population, we assessed the frequency of HLA DQ2 and DQ8 haplotypes in patients with T1D with/without CD compared to healthy population. MATERIALS AND METHODS 70 patients with T1D without celiac disease, 60 T1D cases with CD were compared to 150 healthy individuals during 2016. Ten mililiter Gheparinized blood samples were collected, genomic DNA was extracted and alleles were genotyped by Real-time PCR using SYBR Green as a low-resolution method. RESULTS HLA-DQ2 and/or HLA-DQ8 genotypes was presented in 51% and 23% of T1D patients without CD respectively. Twenty one percent of those patients carried both alleles and 5% were negative for both alleles. T1D patients with CD had much higher DQ2 frequency (72%) and lower DQ8 (11.6%), than T1D patients without CD and controls, 14% carried both alleles and 3% were negative for both. The frequencies of DQ2 and DQ8 alleles in Iranian healthy population were 19 and 5% respectively. CONCLUSION According to the same genetic background for CD and T1D we suggest that HLA-typing can be a very useful screening tool for CD in patients with type one diabetes.
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- Ali Moheb-Alian
- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Genetics, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Genetics, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Gastroenterology MidCentral District Health Board, Palmerston North Hospital, New Zealand
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- Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Proteomics Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Rostami K, Srivastava A. Coeliac disease novel histological quantification. Comput Biol Med 2018; 106:149. [PMID: 30580816 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2018.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Kamran Rostami
- Department of Gastroenterology, MidCentral District Health Board, Palmerston North Hospital, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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Kaur A, Shimoni O, Wallach M. Novel screening test for celiac disease using peptide functionalised gold nanoparticles. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24:5379-5390. [PMID: 30598582 PMCID: PMC6305529 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i47.5379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 09/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To develop a screening test for celiac disease based on the coating of gold nanoparticles with a peptide sequence derived from gliadin, the protein that triggers celiac disease.
METHODS 20 nm gold nanoparticles were first coated with NeutrAvidin. A long chain Polyethylene glycol (PEG) linker containing Maleimide at the Ω-end and Biotin group at the α-end was used to ensure peptide coating to the gold nanoparticles. The maleimide group with the thiol (-SH) side chain reacted with the cysteine amino acid in the peptide sequence and the biotinylated and PEGylated peptide was added to the NeutrAvidin coated gold nanoparticles. The peptide coated gold nanoparticles were then converted into a serological assay. We used the peptide functionalised gold nanoparticle-based assay on thirty patient serum samples in a blinded assessment and compared our results with the previously run serological and pathological tests on these patients.
RESULTS A stable colloidal suspension of peptide coated gold nanoparticles was obtained without any aggregation. An absorbance peak shift as well as color change was caused by the aggregation of gold nanoparticles following the addition of anti-gliadin antibody to peptide coated nanoparticles at levels associated with celiac disease. The developed assay has been shown to detect anti-gliadin antibody not only in quantitatively spiked samples but also in a small-scale study on real non-hemolytic celiac disease patient’s samples.
CONCLUSION The study demonstrates the potential of gold nanoparticle-peptide based approach to be adapted for developing a screening assay for celiac disease diagnosis. The assay could be a part of an exclusion based diagnostic strategy and prove particularly useful for testing high celiac disease risk populations.
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- Anantdeep Kaur
- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney 2007, Australia
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- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney 2007, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney 2007, Australia
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Gibiino G, Lopetuso L, Ricci R, Gasbarrini A, Cammarota G. Coeliac disease under a microscope: Histological diagnostic features and confounding factors. Comput Biol Med 2018; 104:335-338. [PMID: 30409469 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2018.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Revised: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Coeliac disease (CD) and gluten-related disorders represent an important cornerstone of the daily practice of gastroenterologists, endoscopists and dedicated histopathologists. Despite the knowledge of clinical, serological and histological typical lesions, there are some conditions to consider for differential diagnosis. From the first description of histology of CD, several studies were conducted to define similar findings suggestive for microscopic enteritis. Considering the establishment of early precursor lesions, the imbalance of gut microbiota is another point still requiring a detailed definition. This review assesses the importance of a right overview in case of suspected gluten-related disorders and the several conditions mimicking a similar histology.
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- Giulia Gibiino
- Internal Medicine and, Gastroenterology and Hepatic Diseases Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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- Internal Medicine and, Gastroenterology and Hepatic Diseases Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Pathology, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and, Gastroenterology and Hepatic Diseases Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and, Gastroenterology and Hepatic Diseases Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Rostami K, Ensari A, Ciacci C, Srivastava A, Volta U, Villanacci V, Marsh MN. Coeliac biopsies: numbers are valid, alphabets not. Gut 2018; 67:2069-2070. [PMID: 29158235 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2017-315517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Kamran Rostami
- Department of Gastroenterology, Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Institute of Pathology Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, Luton, UK.,Wolfson College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Oberhuber G, Moschen A, Entenmann A, Vogelsang H. ROC-king onwards: intraepithelial lymphocyte counts, distribution and role in coeliac disease mucosal interpretation. Gut 2018; 67:2069. [PMID: 29055910 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2017-315403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Georg Oberhuber
- Department of Pathology, General Hospital Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Departmentof Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Departmentof Pediatry I, University Hospital Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine IIII, University Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Lutter L, Hoytema van Konijnenburg DP, Brand EC, Oldenburg B, van Wijk F. The elusive case of human intraepithelial T cells in gut homeostasis and inflammation. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018; 15:637-649. [PMID: 29973676 DOI: 10.1038/s41575-018-0039-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The epithelial barrier of the gastrointestinal tract is home to numerous intraepithelial T cells (IETs). IETs are functionally adapted to the mucosal environment and are among the first adaptive immune cells to encounter microbial and dietary antigens. They possess hallmark features of tissue-resident T cells: they are long-lived nonmigratory cells capable of rapidly responding to antigen challenges independent of T cell recruitment from the periphery. Gut-resident T cells have been implicated in the relapsing and remitting course and persisting low-grade inflammation of chronic gastrointestinal diseases, including IBD and coeliac disease. So far, most data IETs have been derived from experimental animal models; however, IETs and the environmental makeup differ between mice and humans. With advances in techniques, the number of human studies has grown exponentially in the past 5 years. Here, we review the literature on the involvement of human IETs in gut homeostasis and inflammation, and how these cells are influenced by the microbiota and dietary antigens. Finally, targeting of IETs in therapeutic interventions is discussed. Broad insight into the function and role of human IETs in gut homeostasis and inflammation is essential to identify future diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic strategies.
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- Lisanne Lutter
- Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Department of Pediatric Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Department of Pediatric Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.,Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Department of Pediatric Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Department of Pediatric Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
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The differential diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori negative gastritis. Virchows Arch 2018; 473:533-550. [DOI: 10.1007/s00428-018-2454-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Revised: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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