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Alshaikh AA, Alamri SM, Riaz F, Mahmood SE, Shlwan MAM, Naser A Almuidh F, Alshahrani OAS, Asiri MAM, Almuaddi ASH, Al Qasim NYY, AlJebreel MAM, Ghazy RM. Exploring the burden of irritable bowel syndrome among university students in Saudi Arabia: A study on prevalence, psychological associations, and well-being. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e38099. [PMID: 38728477 PMCID: PMC11081599 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000038099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) experience not only a detrimental impact on their physical health but also a significant influence on their psychological well-being. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of IBS among university students, investigating the sociodemographic and lifestyle factors influencing its onset. Furthermore, it explored the potential impact of psychological factors such as depression, anxiety, and overall well-being on the prevalence of IBS. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted at Saudi Arabian universities in November and December 2023. To collect data, an anonymous, validated, predesigned questionnaire was used. The diagnosis of IBS was carried out using the validated Arabic version of the Rome IV questionnaire. We used the Arabic version of the World Health Organization Well-being Index to assess the participants' well-being. We used the Arabic version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to identify people who show clinically significant symptoms of anxiety and depression. Our study included a total of 379 university students, 46.7% were female 86.0% of participants resided in urban areas, and 7.2% had been previously diagnosed with IBS. The prevalence of IBS among participants was found to be 31.9%. We observed a significant association between marital status and IBS (χ2 = 3.95, P = .047). Furthermore, the highest prevalence of IBS was observed among students majoring in literary and scientific disciplines (χ2 = 0.952, P = .049). Individuals with IBS demonstrate a significantly higher prevalence of anxiety (71.90% vs 41.09%, P < .001) and depression (64.46% vs 42.64%, P < .001) compared to those without IBS. Furthermore, people with IBS had a slightly higher prevalence of poor well-being (38.84%) compared to those without IBS (33.72%), but this association was not statistically significant. In multivariate analysis, having a family history of IBS [OR = 1.75 (95% CI, 1.06-2.87), P = .029] having borderline anxiety [OR = 7.58, 95% CI (2.12-27.06), P = .012] and anxiety [OR = 16.07, 95% CI (4.57-56.52), P < .001], and depression [OR = 2.97, 95% CI (1.13-7.83), P = .010] were the main significant predictors of IBS among university students. The high prevalence of IBS among university students was associated with a family history of IBS as well as depression and anxiety. Increasing awareness, multidisciplinary support, and access to mental health services is required to ensure university students' well-being.
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- Ayoub Ali Alshaikh
- Family and Community Medicine Department, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Family and Community Medicine Department, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Family and Community Medicine Department, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Family and Community Medicine Department, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
- Tropical Health Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Taghvaeinia A, Karami M, Azizi A. Comparison of the Effect of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy mindfulness-based Stress Reduction on Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms, Quality of Life, Anxiety and Depression: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychiatr Q 2024; 95:53-68. [PMID: 37976011 DOI: 10.1007/s11126-023-10058-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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This study aimed to compare dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) effects on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms, quality of life (QOL), anxiety and depression among patients with IBS. Eighty three eligible patients with a Rome- IV diagnosis were randomly allocated in DBT, MBSR, ACT, and control groups (n = 22 per group). All the patients were evaluated for IBS symptoms by IBS Severity Scoring System (IBS-SSS), QOL by irritable bowel syndrome quality of life (IBS-QOL), anxiety by Beck's Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and depression by Beck Depression Inventory- II (BDI-II) on the studied groups at the time of their inclusion in the study and 8 weeks after it. Each of the intervention groups took part in 8 group sessions. Conversely, the control group were evaluated without any intervention. 54 male and 29 female in 4 groups completed the study: DBT (n = 20), MBSR (n = 19), ACT (n = 22), and control groups (n = 22). The results showed significant differences between the groups based on the variables of the IBS-SSS, IBS-QOL, BAI and BDI-II (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the ACT intervention had considerably lower levels of IBS symptoms, anxiety, and depression compared to the other groups; also, the significant impacts of the QOL variable showed the higher scores of the ACT compared to the treatment groups. The therapies could not be applied to other groups of people. Other shortcomings were the absence of a follow-up strategy. This research offers preliminary evidence that ACT is more successful than other therapy groups in reducing IBS symptoms, anxiety and sadness, and improving QOL in IBS patients.
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- Ali Taghvaeinia
- Department of Education and Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran.
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- Department of Education and Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Lorestan University, Lorestan, Iran
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Bárdos G. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): could we decide what is behind? Biol Futur 2024; 75:61-71. [PMID: 38386191 DOI: 10.1007/s42977-024-00205-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Functional visceral problems are frequently present nowadays in the medical practice probably due to the significant mental and emotional load on people. Although physicians and psychophysiologists are active on the field, still we are far from a complete knowledge, despite the fact that scientists like the Hungarian Professor György Ádám already had initiated a new approach called visceral psychophysiology already a long time ago. In this article, we commemorate Professor Ádám by analyzing one of the most frequent functional disorders, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), calling psychophysiology for help. First, we try to give a definition, then show the general descriptions and characteristics of IBS. Factors like stress, gender, and gastrointestinal pain are followed by the potential role of the immune system and the neuronal factors as well as the supposed brain mechanisms. We hope that this overview of the IBS-history would show how significant scientists can be decisive in certain fields of the science and practice.
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- György Bárdos
- Institute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Education and Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
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Zhao Z, Bai B, Wang S, Zhou Y, Yu P, Zhao Q, Yang B. Physical and psychological correlates of somatic symptom in patients with functional constipation: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry 2024; 24:134. [PMID: 38365647 PMCID: PMC10873943 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-05559-9] [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: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The symptoms of functional constipation (FC) were obviously affected by mental symptoms, which was consistent with somatic symptoms. However, the characteristics of FC patients with somatic symptom remains unexplored. METHODS Clinical characteristics including somatic symptom (SOM, PHQ-15), depression (PHQ-9), anxiety (GAD-7), quality of life (PAC-QOL), constipation (KESS), demographic variables, anatomical abnormalities and symptoms were investigated. Subsequent analyses encompassed the comparison of clinical parameters between patients with SOM + group (PHQ-15 ≥ 10) and SOM- group (PHQ-15 < 10), subgroup analysis, correlation analysis, and logistic regression. Lastly, we evaluated the somatic symptom severity (SSS) among FC patients subjected to various stressors. RESULTS Notable disparities were observed between SOM + and SOM- groups in variety of physiological and psychological variables, including gender, stressful events, sleep disorders, reduced interest, GAD-7, PHQ-15, PHQ-9, PAC-QOL, anterior rectocele, KESS, and internal anal sphincter achalasia (IASA) (P < 0.05). Subgroup analysis affirmed consistent findings across mental symptoms. Correlation analyses revealed significant associations between SSS and KESS, anterior rectocele, GAD-7, PHQ-9, and PAC-QOL (P < 0.05). Logistic regression identified PHQ-9 (OR = 7.02, CI: 2.06-27.7, P = 0.003), GAD-7 (OR = 7.18, CI: 2.00-30.7, P = 0.004), and KESS (OR = 16.8, CI: 3.09-113, P = 0.002) as independent predictors of SSS. Elevated SSS scores were significantly associated with couple, parental, and work-related stressors (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION A marked heterogeneity was observed between SOM + and SOM- patients of FC, with SOM + accompanied by more severe constipation, anxiety and depression symptoms. This finding underscores the importance of considering somatic symptoms in diagnosis and treatment of FC.
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- Zhifeng Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University, No.127, West Changle Road, 710032, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University, No.127, West Changle Road, 710032, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University, No.127, West Changle Road, 710032, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University, No.127, West Changle Road, 710032, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University, No.127, West Changle Road, 710032, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University, No.127, West Changle Road, 710032, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University, No.127, West Changle Road, 710032, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
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Sun S, Chen J, Li H, Lou Y, Chen L, Lv B. Patients' perspectives on irritable bowel syndrome: a qualitative analysis based on social media in China. Qual Life Res 2023; 32:2561-2571. [PMID: 37093542 PMCID: PMC10123591 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-023-03417-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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AIM To explore the perspectives, experience, and concerns of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in China. METHODS We used data mining to investigate posts shared in Baidu Tieba concerned with IBS; we collected the data through the crawler code, and mined the cleaned data's themes based on Latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) and the Grounded theory. RESULTS We found 5746 network posts related to IBS. LDA analysis generated 20 topics, and grounded theory analysis established eight topics. Combining the two methods, we finally arranged the topics according to five concepts: difficulty in obtaining disease information; serious psychosocial problems; dissatisfied with the treatment; lack of social support; and low quality of life. CONCLUSION Social media research improved patient-centric understanding of patients' experiences and perceptions. Our study may facilitate doctor-patient communication and assist in the formulation of medical policies.
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- Shaopeng Sun
- The First Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Nursing College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, China.
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Sarvepalli SS, Vemula SL, Aramadaka S, Mannam R, Sankara Narayanan R, Bansal A, Yanamaladoddi VR. Digesting the Impact of Diet on Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Exploring Solutions for Controlling IBS. Cureus 2023; 15:e45279. [PMID: 37846263 PMCID: PMC10576851 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023] Open
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) plagues nearly a fifth of the general population. It is a chronic illness that can significantly lower quality of life (QoL) and work productivity. The relationship between diet and the functional gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms present in IBS is gaining more and more attention. In addition to being a factor in the pathophysiology of IBS, diet also has a significant impact on symptoms and overall well-being. Recent research has also shown that short-chain fermentable carbohydrates increase colonic gas production and small intestine water volume, which in turn causes functional GI symptoms in those with visceral hypersensitivity. This review article has consolidated various studies highlighting the association between certain foods and the pathophysiology of IBS. It has also talked about how restricting certain food items from the diet of affected individuals can relieve symptoms and in some cases can be more effective than pharmacotherapy. Although the low reduced fermentable oligosaccharide, disaccharide, monosaccharide, and polyol (FODMAP) diet (LFD) is a well-known method of treating IBS symptoms, over a third of individuals do not benefit from it. This article has also discussed the effectiveness and applicability of the LFD compared to other dietary therapies for the long-term management of IBS.
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- Department of Research, Anam Chenchu Subba Reddy (ACSR) Government Medical College, Nellore, IND
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- Department of General Surgery, Narayana Medical College, Nellore, IND
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- Department of Research, Narayana Medical College, Nellore, IND
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Pareki G, Wozniak A, Abegunde AT. Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Primary Care Physicians Compared with Gastroenterologists. Clin Med Res 2023; 21:129-135. [PMID: 37985167 PMCID: PMC10659134 DOI: 10.3121/cmr.2023.1817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Objective: To examine disparities between primary care provider (PCP) and gastroenterologist diagnosis and management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.Setting: A 547-bed quaternary-care hospital within the Loyola University Healthcare System.Participants: 1000 patients aged 18-65 with an ICD-10 diagnosis of IBSMethods: We randomly selected 1000 patients aged 18 to 65 years within the Loyola University Healthcare System's electronic medical record with an ICD-10 diagnosis of IBS. Physician notes and diagnostic results were reviewed for documentation of symptoms fulfilling Rome IV criteria and resolution of symptoms. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of primary diagnoses assigned by PCPs and gastroenterologists were assessed along with number of diagnostic tests ordered.Results: The mean age (SD) was 45 (12) years, and 76.9% were female. Sensitivity of an IBS diagnosis by a PCP was 77.6% (95% CI 73.3-81.9), compared with 60.1% (95% CI 54.7-65.6) for a gastroenterologist. Specificity of an IBS diagnosis by a PCP was 27.5% (95% CI 23.5-31.5), compared with 71.1% (95% CI 64.6-77.5) for a gastroenterologist diagnosis of IBS. A gastroenterologist diagnosis of IBS carried a high PPV (77.3%, 95% CI 72.0-82.6) compared with 44.6% (95% CI 40.7-48.5) for a PCP. Of 180 patients with outcome data, 69.4% had resolution of symptoms at follow-up.Conclusion: The sensitivity of gastroenterologist diagnosis of IBS closely matches the sensitivity of Rome IV criteria in validation studies. The high specificity and PPV of gastroenterologists suggest more cautious diagnosis by gastroenterologists, with PCPs more likely to assign a diagnosis of IBS incorrectly or without sufficient documentation of symptoms fulfilling Rome IV criteria. Reported resolution rates suggest primary care management of IBS is appropriate, but PCPs may benefit from gastroenterologist consultation and diagnostic guidelines for greater specificity in diagnosing IBS.
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- Genevieve Pareki
- Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Loyola University Chicago, Clinical Research Office Biostatistics Collaborative Core, Chicago, Illinois
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Nasiri-Dehsorkhi H, Vaziri S, Esmaillzadeh A, Adibi P. Psychological distress, perceived stress and nocebo effect (multifood adverse reaction) in irritable bowel syndrome patients. JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 2023; 12:257. [PMID: 37727431 PMCID: PMC10506782 DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_221_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Psychological distress and perceived stress may complicate the clinical presentation, course, and treatment of patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders. The correlation between psychological distress, perceived stress, and the nocebo effect (multifood adverse reaction) in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was the main aim of the present study. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional correlation study, data on 4,763 Iranian adults, 748 of whom by purposive sampling were patients with IBS (65.1% female), working in 50 different health centers affiliated to the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences across Isfahan province were examined. For assessing dietary intake, a 106-item self-administered Dish-based Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire that was specifically designed and validated for Iranian adults was used. General Heath Questionnaire 12 and Stressful Life event Questionnaire were used to assess psychological distress and perceived stress. By using a modified Persian version of the Rome III questionnaire, IBS was assessed. Based on researcher-made definition of nocebo effect (multiitem food intolerance), 164 people had the nocebo phenomenon in IBS group. RESULTS Age, sex, education, marital status, antidepressant use, and specifically chronic underlying disease (odds ratio [OR]: 3.54, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.73-7.23) of general characteristics had a significant correlation (P <.05) with presenting nocebo responses in IBS patients. Psychological distress (OR: 1.415; 95% CI: 0.992-2.020; P = 0.056) had a significant correlation with nocebo effect and did not find significant correlation with perceived stress (OR: 0.999; 95% CI: 0.990-1.008; P = 0.865). Data were analyzed by Chi-square test, analysis of variance, and OR. CONCLUSION The present study showed that psychological distress with chronic underlying disease and antidepressant use are important elements in presenting multifood adverse reactions that we named here as the nocebo effect in IBS patients. Reducing psychological distress and managing chronic underlying diseases appear to be an effective factor in reducing the nocebo phenomenon in IBS patients. For managing the nocebo responses in IBS patients, these findings may help clinicians to improve their interventions. Further studies are required to confirm these findings.
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- Hamid Nasiri-Dehsorkhi
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran
- Isfahan Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Isfahan Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Traini C, Idrizaj E, Biagioni C, Baccari MC, Vannucchi MG. Otilonium Bromide Prevents Cholinergic Changes in the Distal Colon Induced by Chronic Water Avoidance Stress, a Rat Model of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087440. [PMID: 37108603 PMCID: PMC10139220 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Irritable Bowel syndrome (IBS) is a highly widespread gastrointestinal disorder whose symptomatology mainly affect the large intestine. Among the risk factors, psychosocial stress is the most acknowledged. The repeated water avoidance stress (rWAS) is considered an animal model of psychosocial stress that is capable of mimicking IBS. Otilonium bromide (OB), which is orally administered, concentrates in the large bowel and controls most of the IBS symptoms in humans. Several reports have shown that OB has multiple mechanisms of action and cellular targets. We investigated whether the application of rWAS to rats induced morphological and functional alterations of the cholinergic neurotransmission in the distal colon and whether OB prevented them. The results demonstrated that rWAS affects cholinergic neurotransmission by causing an increase in acid mucin secretion, in the amplitude of electrically evoked contractile responses, abolished by atropine, and in the number of myenteric neurons expressing choline acetyltransferase. OB counteracted these changes and also showed an intrinsic antimuscarinic effect on the post-synaptic muscular receptors. We assume that the rWAS consequences on the cholinergic system are linked to corticotrophin-releasing factor-1 (CRF1) receptor activation by the CRF hypothalamic hormone. OB, by interfering with the CFR/CRFr activation, interrupted the cascade events responsible for the changes affecting the rWAS rat colon.
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- Chiara Traini
- Histology and Embryology Research Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Section of Physiological Sciences, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Histology and Embryology Research Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Section of Physiological Sciences, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Histology and Embryology Research Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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Louwies T, Mohammadi E, Greenwood-Van Meerveld B. Epigenetic mechanisms underlying stress-induced visceral pain: Resilience versus vulnerability in a two-hit model of early life stress and chronic adult stress. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2023; 35:e14558. [PMID: 36893055 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Women with a history of early life stress (ELS) have a higher risk of developing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In addition, chronic stress in adulthood can exacerbate IBS symptoms such as abdominal pain due to visceral hypersensitivity. We previously showed that sex and the predictability of ELS determine whether rats develop visceral hypersensitivity in adulthood. In female rats, unpredictable ELS confers vulnerability and results in visceral hypersensitivity, whereas predictable ELS induces resilience and does not induce visceral hypersensitivity in adulthood. However, this resilience is lost after exposure to chronic stress in adulthood leading to an exacerbation of visceral hypersensitivity. Evidence suggests that changes in histone acetylation at the promoter regions of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF) in the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) underlie stress-induced visceral hypersensitivity. Here, we aimed to investigate the role of histone acetylation in the CeA on visceral hypersensitivity in a two-hit model of ELS followed by chronic stress in adulthood. METHODS Male and female neonatal rats were exposed to unpredictable, predictable ELS, or odor only (no stress control) from postnatal days 8 to 12. In adulthood, rats underwent stereotaxic implantation of indwelling cannulas. Rats were exposed to chronic water avoidance stress (WAS, 1 h/day for 7 days) or SHAM stress and received infusions of vehicle, the histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA) or the histone acetyltransferase inhibitor garcinol (GAR) after each WAS session. 24 h after the final infusion, visceral sensitivity was assessed and the CeA was removed for molecular experiments. RESULTS In the two-hit model (ELS + WAS), female rats previously exposed to predictable ELS, showed a significant reduction in histone 3 lysine 9 (H3K9) acetylation at the GR promoter and a significant increase in H3K9 acetylation at the CRF promoter. These epigenetic changes were associated with changes in GR and CRF mRNA expression in the CeA and an exacerbation of stress-induced visceral hypersensitivity in female animals. TSA infusions in the CeA attenuated the exacerbated stress-induced visceral hypersensitivity, whereas GAR infusions only partially ameliorated ELS+WAS induced visceral hypersensitivity. CONCLUSION The two-hit model of ELS followed by WAS in adulthood revealed that epigenetic dysregulation occurs after exposure to stress in two important periods of life and contributes to the development of visceral hypersensitivity. These aberrant underlying epigenetic changes may explain the exacerbation of stress-induced abdominal pain in IBS patients.
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- Tijs Louwies
- Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Meng P, Cheng B, Pan C, Liu L, Cheng S, Yang X, Chen Y, Li C, Zhang H, Zhang Z, Zhang J, He D, Shi S, Chu X, Cai Q, Zhang N, Qin X, Zhao Y, Wei W, Jia Y, Wen Y, Zhang F. Evaluating the role of anxiety on the association between irritable bowel syndrome and brain volumes: a mediation analysis in the UK Biobank cohort. Brain Commun 2023; 5:fcad116. [PMID: 37091589 PMCID: PMC10116581 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcad116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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There is a strong link between irritable bowel syndrome and brain volumes, yet, to date, research examining the mediators of this association has been little. Based on the phenotypic data of 15 248 participants from the UK Biobank, a two-stage mediation analysis was performed to assess the association among brain volumes, anxiety, and irritable bowel syndrome. In the first stage, we identified the candidate mediating role of anxiety for irritable bowel syndrome associated with brain volumes using regression models. Then, we quantified the magnitude of the mediation effects by evaluating the average causal-mediated effect and proportion of mediation through performing mediation analyses in the R package in the second stage. In the first stage, we identified the partly mediating role of anxiety in the association between irritable bowel syndrome and the volume of thalamus (P left = 1.16 × 10-4, P right = 2.41 × 10-4), and grey matter (P left = 3.22 × 10-2, P right = 1.18 × 10-2) in the VIIIa cerebellum. In the second stage, we observed that the proportion of the total effect of irritable bowel syndrome on volume of thalamus mediated by anxiety was 14.3% for the left region (β Average causal-mediated effect = -0.008, P Average causal-mediated effect = 0.004) and 14.6% for the right region (β Average causal-mediated effect = -0.007, P Average causal-mediated effect = 0.006). Anxiety mediated 30.8% for the left region (β Average causal-mediated effect = -0.013, P Average causal-mediated effect = 0.002) and 21.6% for the right region (β Average causal-mediated effect = -0.010, P Average causal-mediated effect x= 0.018) of the total effect of irritable bowel syndrome on the volume of grey matter in the VIIIa cerebellum. Our study revealed the indirect mediating role of anxiety in the association between irritable bowel syndrome and brain volumes, promoting our understanding of the functional mechanisms of irritable bowel syndrome and its related psychosocial factors.
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Correspondence to: Feng Zhang Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China School of Public Health, Health Science Center Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 76 Yan Ta West Road, Xi’an 710061, China E-mail:
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Chi ZC. Progress in research of low-grade inflammation in irritable bowel syndrome. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2022; 30:1051-1065. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v30.i24.1051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common intestinal disease with a prevalence of 10%-15%. However, its pathophysiology is still not completely clear, and it has long been considered as a functional disease. In recent years, it has been found that low-grade inflammation plays a pathogenic role in IBS. Studies have confirmed that there is persistent mucosal inflammation at the microscopic and molecular levels. This review discusses the evidence, role, and clinical relevance of mucosal inflammation in IBS. In addition to mucosal inflammation, neuroinflammation may lead to changes in neuroendocrine pathways and glucocorticoid receptor genes through the "gut-brain" axis, and thus cause IBS through proinflammatory phenotype and hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis and 5-hydroxytryptamine dysfunction. The observation that IBS patients can benefit from anti-inflammatory therapy also confirms that IBS is associated with inflammation.
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- Zhao-Chun Chi
- Department of Gastroenterology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266011, Shandong Province, China
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Petitfils C, Maurel S, Payros G, Hueber A, Agaiz B, Gazzo G, Marrocco R, Auvray F, Langevin G, Motta JP, Floch P, Tremblay-Franco M, Galano JM, Guy A, Durand T, Lachambre S, Durbec A, Hussein H, Decraecker L, Bertrand-Michel J, Saoudi A, Oswald E, Poisbeau P, Dietrich G, Melchior C, Boeckxstaens G, Serino M, Le Faouder P, Cenac N. Identification of bacterial lipopeptides as key players in IBS. Gut 2022; 72:939-950. [PMID: 36241390 PMCID: PMC10086498 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2022-328084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Clinical studies revealed that early-life adverse events contribute to the development of IBS in adulthood. The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between prenatal stress (PS), gut microbiota and visceral hypersensitivity with a focus on bacterial lipopeptides containing γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). DESIGN We developed a model of PS in mice and evaluated, in adult offspring, visceral hypersensitivity to colorectal distension (CRD), colon inflammation, barrier function and gut microbiota taxonomy. We quantified the production of lipopeptides containing GABA by mass spectrometry in a specific strain of bacteria decreased in PS, in PS mouse colons, and in faeces of patients with IBS and healthy volunteers (HVs). Finally, we assessed their effect on PS-induced visceral hypersensitivity. RESULTS Prenatally stressed mice of both sexes presented visceral hypersensitivity, no overt colon inflammation or barrier dysfunction but a gut microbiota dysbiosis. The dysbiosis was distinguished by a decreased abundance of Ligilactobacillus murinus, in both sexes, inversely correlated with visceral hypersensitivity to CRD in mice. An isolate from this bacterial species produced several lipopeptides containing GABA including C14AsnGABA. Interestingly, intracolonic treatment with C14AsnGABA decreased the visceral sensitivity of PS mice to CRD. The concentration of C16LeuGABA, a lipopeptide which inhibited sensory neurons activation, was decreased in faeces of patients with IBS compared with HVs. CONCLUSION PS impacts the gut microbiota composition and metabolic function in adulthood. The reduced capacity of the gut microbiota to produce GABA lipopeptides could be one of the mechanisms linking PS and visceral hypersensitivity in adulthood.
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- Camille Petitfils
- IRSD, Université de Toulouse-Paul Sabatier, INSERM, INRAe, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse-Paul Sabatier, INSERM, INRAe, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse-Paul Sabatier, INSERM, INRAe, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Lipidomic, MetaboHUB-MetaToul, National Infrastructure of Metabolomics and Fluxomics, Toulouse, France.,I2MC, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UPS), Toulouse, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse-Paul Sabatier, INSERM, INRAe, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaire et Integrative (INCI), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- INFINITY, Université de Toulouse-Paul Sabatier, INSERM, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse-Paul Sabatier, INSERM, INRAe, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse-Paul Sabatier, INSERM, INRAe, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse-Paul Sabatier, INSERM, INRAe, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France.,Service de bactériologie-hygiène, CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France
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- Toxalim (Research Center in Food Toxicology), Toulouse University, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France.,Metatoul-AXIOM Platform, MetaboHUB, Toxalim, INRAE, Toulouse, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- INFINITY, Université de Toulouse-Paul Sabatier, INSERM, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Lipidomic, MetaboHUB-MetaToul, National Infrastructure of Metabolomics and Fluxomics, Toulouse, France.,I2MC, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UPS), Toulouse, France
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- Laboratory of Intestinal Neuro-immune Interaction, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Intestinal Neuro-immune Interaction, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Lipidomic, MetaboHUB-MetaToul, National Infrastructure of Metabolomics and Fluxomics, Toulouse, France.,I2MC, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UPS), Toulouse, France
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- INFINITY, Université de Toulouse-Paul Sabatier, INSERM, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse-Paul Sabatier, INSERM, INRAe, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France.,Service de bactériologie-hygiène, CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France
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- Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaire et Integrative (INCI), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse-Paul Sabatier, INSERM, INRAe, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Gastroenterology Department, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France.,Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine, INSERM CIC-CRB 1404, INSERM UMR 1073, Normandy University, Rouen, France.,Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Intestinal Neuro-immune Interaction, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse-Paul Sabatier, INSERM, INRAe, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Lipidomic, MetaboHUB-MetaToul, National Infrastructure of Metabolomics and Fluxomics, Toulouse, France.,I2MC, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UPS), Toulouse, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse-Paul Sabatier, INSERM, INRAe, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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Association between Serum Vitamin D and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms in a Sample of Adults. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14194157. [PMID: 36235809 PMCID: PMC9573646 DOI: 10.3390/nu14194157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Vitamin D may be associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) pathways. This cross-sectional study evaluated the associations between serum Vitamin D and IBS symptoms in a sample of Lebanese adults. Participants (n = 230; mean (SD) age: 43.36 (16.05) years, 62.9% females) were adults, free of diseases affecting Vitamin D metabolism, and recruited from a large university and the surrounding community. Serum Vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D) was assessed using an automated chemiluminescence micro-particle immunoassay kit. The Birmingham IBS Symptom Questionnaire total scale, and pain, constipation, and diarrhea subscales were used to study IBS symptoms. Four linear regression analyses were performed, taking respectively the total scale and each of the subscales as the dependent variable. Vitamin D was forced into each model. Covariates included sociodemographic and medical variables, fluid intake, physical activity, sleep quality, stress, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Mean (SD) serum Vitamin D was 17.53 (12.40) ng/mL and mean (SD) Birmingham IBS Symptom Questionnaire was 16.98 (15.16) (pain: 20.75 (23.63), constipation: 25.06 (29.99), diarrhea: 9.88 (13.37)). Serum Vitamin D was not associated with the total score, nor with any of the subscales (p > 0.05 for the four regression analyses). Serum Vitamin D was not associated with IBS symptoms in a sample of Lebanese adults, adding to the controversy in this field. Further understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in Vitamin D and IBS is warranted.
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Zeeshan MH, Vakkalagadda NP, Sree GS, Anne KK, devi S, Parkash O, Fawwad SBU, Haider SMW, Mumtaz H, Hasan M. Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: Prevalence and risk factors. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2022; 81:104408. [PMID: 36147064 PMCID: PMC9486601 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction The prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) ranges from 7 to 18% over the world. We aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors of irritable bowel syndrome in adults. Methodology We conducted a cross-sectional study of IBS prevalence and risk factors from March to May 2022 at KRL Hospital Islamabad. 300 people were given Pre-validated Performa's. Our research adheres to the principles outlined in the Helsinki Declaration. The PSS was used to measures how much stress a person has felt in the past month. The higher the score, the more stressed the person appears to be. A variety of mental health disorders can be evaluated using this method. Data on dietary and lifestyle factors associated with IBS for the last 12 months was also collected from the participants. Results The majority of patients, 70%, were classed as Grade 1 and 146 (48.66%) reported abdominal pain associated with defecation. 162 (54%) individuals reported high levels of tea consumed, 81 (27%) consumed coffee and 57 (19%) reported carbonated drinks consumed. 139 individuals reported having Vigorous-Intensity activity, out of which 69 (49.64%) spend 60 min of vigorous activity in a day. Conclusion Screening patients for IBS on a regular basis is critical, especially in the younger demographic. If a patient experiences any symptoms of IBS, they should contact their doctor immediately. Consider the care of patients with chronic gastrointestinal complaints, particularly in women and those at greater risk of developing the illness. Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) measures how much stress a person has felt in the past month. The Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFS) is used to measure fatigue. We recommend the younger population to be screened for IBS on a regular basis. Persistent gastrointestinal symptoms, especially women and those at high risk of the condition, it is critical to take this into account.
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Louwies T, Greenwood-Van Meerveld B. Chronic stress increases DNA methylation of the GR promoter in the central nucleus of the amygdala of female rats. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2022; 34:e14377. [PMID: 35411658 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
The central pathophysiological mechanisms underlying irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a female-predominant gastrointestinal disorder characterized by abdominal pain and abnormal bowel habits, remain poorly understood. IBS patients often report that chronic stress exacerbates their symptoms. Brain imaging studies have revealed that the amygdala, a stress-responsive brain region, of IBS patients is overactive when compared to healthy controls. Previously, we demonstrated that downregulation of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) underlies stress-induced visceral hypersensitivity in female rats. In the current study, we aimed to evaluate in the CeA of female rats whether chronic water avoidance stress (WAS) alters DNA methylation of the GR exon 17 promoter region, a region homologous to the human GR promoter. As histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are able to change DNA methylation, we also evaluated whether administration of the HDAC inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA) directly into the CeA prevented WAS-induced increases in DNA methylation of the GR exon 17 promoter. We found that WAS increased overall and specific CpG methylation of the GR promoter in the CeA of female rats, which persisted for up to 28 days. Administration of the TSA directly into the CeA prevented these stress-induced changes of DNA methylation at the GR promoter. Our results suggest that, in females, changes in DNA methylation are involved in the regulation of GR expression in the CeA. These changes in DNA methylation may contribute to the central mechanisms responsible for stress-induced visceral hypersensitivity.
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- Tijs Louwies
- Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Shi YZ, Ye K, Chen M, Xie X, Fan XY, Xie CR, Tao QF, Hua C, Wu QP, Jiang XH, Wan YY, Li ZG, Zheng H, Yu SG. Acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome: study protocol of a prospective, multicentre, registry study in real-world settings. Eur J Integr Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2022.102145] [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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Yang W, Yang X, Cai X, Zhou Z, Yao H, Song X, Zhao T, Xiong P. The Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Chinese University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front Public Health 2022; 10:864721. [PMID: 35493361 PMCID: PMC9051230 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.864721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has become a common public health issue among university students, impairing their physical and mental health. This meta-analysis aimed to examine the pooled prevalence of IBS and its associated factors among Chinese university students. Methods Databases of PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE (via EBSCO), CINAHL (via EBSCO), Wan Fang, CNKI and Weipu (via VIP) were systematically searched from inception date to May 31, 2021. Meta-analysis was performed using random-effects models. Meta-regression and subgroup analysis were used to detect the potential source of heterogeneity. Key Results A total of 22 cross-sectional studies (14 were in Chinese and 8 were in English) with 33,166 Chinese university students were included. The pooled prevalence of IBS was estimated as 11.89% (95% CI = 8.06%, 16.35%). The prevalence was 10.50% (95% CI = 6.80%, 15.87%) in Rome II criteria, 12.00% (95% CI = 8.23%, 17.17%) in Rome III criteria, and 3.66% (95% CI = 2.01%, 6.60%) in Rome IV criteria. The highest prevalence of IBS was 17.66% (95% CI = 7.37%, 36.64%) in North China, and the lowest was 3.18% (95% CI = 1.28%, 7.68%) in South China. Subgroup analyses indicated that gender, major, anxiety and depression symptoms, drinking and smoking behaviors were significantly associated with the prevalence of IBS. Meta-regression analyses suggested that region influenced prevalence estimates for IBS. Conclusions and Inferences This meta-analysis illustrated that IBS is very common in Chinese university students. Regular screening, effective prevention, and appropriate treatments should be implemented to reduce the risk of IBS in this population. More future studies should be conducted in Northeastern and Southwestern parts of China.
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- Weixin Yang
- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Tianyun Zhao
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- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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McNaughton DT, Andreasson A, Ljótsson B, Beath AP, Hush JM, Ljunggren G, Schmidt PT, Talley NJ, Agréus L, Jones MP. Limited evidence of moderation of the association between gastrointestinal symptoms and prospective healthcare utilisation by quality of life. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2022; 55:311-317. [PMID: 34664298 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND An individual's drive to seek medical help remains a complex behavioural process, incorporating psychological, social and symptom-specific factors. Within irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastrointestinal symptoms only predict a small portion of the high healthcare-seeking experienced. AIM To examine the moderating role of quality of life (QoL) domains on this relationship to help explain the variance observed. METHODS This is an analysis of a Swedish population-based prospective study of healthcare use over a 12-year period. At baseline, gastrointestinal symptoms were measured with the valid Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale, and QoL via the SF-36. 1159 subjects (57% female; mean age 48.6 years) had their health records matched with the initial survey. 164 were classified as IBS by Rome II criteria. Negative binomial or logistic models were fit to evaluate the moderating effect of particular QoL domains on the relationship between gastrointestinal symptoms and prospective healthcare utilisation. RESULTS Gastrointestinal symptoms were associated with prospective healthcare use, but moderation in this relationship by particular QoL domains was not supported; most models did not reach statistical significance. Furthermore, the impact of IBS status did not alter the moderation hypotheses. CONCLUSIONS Particular QoL domains did not impact the relationship between gastrointestinal symptoms on prospective healthcare seeking. Future research should continue to examine other psychological, social and symptom variables to identify predictors of high healthcare consumers in IBS.
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- David T McNaughton
- School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Health Professions, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Academic Primary Health Care Centre, Stockholm, Sweden.,Public Healthcare Services Committee Administration, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Academic Primary Health Care Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Barandouzi ZA, Lee J, Del Carmen Rosas M, Chen J, Henderson WA, Starkweather AR, Cong XS. Associations of neurotransmitters and the gut microbiome with emotional distress in mixed type of irritable bowel syndrome. Sci Rep 2022; 12:1648. [PMID: 35102266 PMCID: PMC8803858 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05756-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Evidence highlights the comorbidity between emotional distress and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) through the gut-brain axis. However, the underlying mechanism is largely unknown. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the associations among neurotransmitter levels and the gut microbiome profiles in persons with IBS and emotional distress. In this nested case-controlled study, emotional symptoms, including anxiety and depressive symptoms, were evaluated in 40 persons with IBS and 20 healthy controls (HC). Plasma neurotransmitters levels (serotonin and norepinephrine) and the gut microbiome profile of the collected fecal samples were examined. Emotional distress and microbiome profile were significantly different between IBS and HC groups. Lower but not significant neurotransmitters' levels (serotonin and norepinephrine) were observed in the IBS group compared to the HC. A negative correlation was found between norepinephrine levels and alpha diversity (Shannon and Simpson indices) in the IBS group. Moreover, serotonin levels were positively associated with the abundance of Proteobacteria, and norepinephrine were positively correlated with Bacteroidetes, but negatively associated with Firmicutes phylum. The present study demonstrated alteration in the gut microbiome between persons with IBS and emotional distress compared to HC. The correlations between plasma neurotransmitters and the gut microbiome suggest that the gut microbiome may impact the regulation of neurotransmitters.
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- Zahra A Barandouzi
- School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, 231 Glenbrook Road, Unit 4026, Storrs, CT, 06269-4026, USA
- School of Nursing, Emory University, 1520 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, 215 Glenbrook Road, U-4120, Storrs, CT, 06269-4120, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Dr, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, 231 Glenbrook Road, Unit 4026, Storrs, CT, 06269-4026, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, 231 Glenbrook Road, Unit 4026, Storrs, CT, 06269-4026, USA
- School of Nursing, University of Maryland, 655 W Lombard St, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, 231 Glenbrook Road, Unit 4026, Storrs, CT, 06269-4026, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, 231 Glenbrook Road, Unit 4026, Storrs, CT, 06269-4026, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, 231 Glenbrook Road, Unit 4026, Storrs, CT, 06269-4026, USA.
- Biobehavioral Research Laboratory, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, 231 Glenbrook Road, Unit 4026, Storrs, CT, 06269-4026, USA.
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A neuropsychosocial signature predicts longitudinal symptom changes in women with irritable bowel syndrome. Mol Psychiatry 2022; 27:1774-1791. [PMID: 34819635 PMCID: PMC9095468 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-021-01375-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder of brain-gut interactions characterized by chronic abdominal pain, altered bowel movements, often accompanied by somatic and psychiatric comorbidities. We aimed to test the hypothesis that a baseline phenotype composed of multi-modal neuroimaging and clinical features predicts clinical improvement on the IBS Symptom Severity Scale (IBS-SSS) at 3 and 12 months without any targeted intervention. Female participants (N = 60) were identified as "improvers" (50-point decrease on IBS-SSS from baseline) or "non-improvers." Data integration analysis using latent components (DIABLO) was applied to a training and test dataset to determine whether a limited number of sets of multiple correlated baseline'omics data types, including brain morphometry, anatomical connectivity, resting-state functional connectivity, and clinical features could accurately predict improver status. The derived predictive models predicted improvement status at 3-months and 12-months with 91% and 83% accuracy, respectively. Across both time points, non-improvers were classified as having greater correlated morphometry, anatomical connectivity and resting-state functional connectivity characteristics within salience and sensorimotor networks associated with greater pain unpleasantness, but lower default mode network integrity and connectivity. This suggests that non-improvers have a greater engagement of attentional systems to perseverate on painful visceral stimuli, predicting IBS exacerbation. The ability of baseline multimodal brain-clinical signatures to predict symptom trajectories may have implications in guiding integrative treatment in the age of precision medicine, such as treatments targeted at changing attentional systems such as mindfulness or cognitive behavioral therapy.
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Kumar S, Singh P, Kumar A. Targeted therapy of irritable bowel syndrome with anti-inflammatory cytokines. Clin J Gastroenterol 2021; 15:1-10. [PMID: 34862947 PMCID: PMC8858303 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-021-01555-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a multifactorial disease of which infection, as well as inflammation, has recently been considered as an important cause. Inflammation works as a potential pathway for the pathogenesis of IBS. In this review, we have discussed the targeted therapy of IBS. We used the search term “inflammation in IBS” and “proinflammatory” and “antiinflammatory cytokines and IBS” using PubMed, MEDLINE, and Google Scholar. The literature search included only articles written in the English language. We have also reviewed currently available anti-inflammatory treatment and future perspectives. Cytokine imbalance in the systematic circulation and the intestinal mucosa may also characterize IBS presentation. Imbalances of pro-and anti-inflammatory cytokines and polymorphisms in cytokine genes have been reported in IBS. The story of targeted therapy of IBS with anti-inflammatory cytokines is far from complete and it seems that it has only just begun. This review describes the key issues related to pro-inflammatory cytokines associated with IBS, molecular regulation of immune response in IBS, inhibitors of pro-inflammatory cytokines in IBS, and clinical perspectives of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in IBS.
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- Sunil Kumar
- Faculty of Bio-Sciences, Institute of Bio-Sciences and Technology, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Lucknow- Deva Road, Barabanki, 225003, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- Faculty of Bio-Sciences, Institute of Bio-Sciences and Technology, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Lucknow- Deva Road, Barabanki, 225003, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
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Louwies T, Orock A, Greenwood-Van Meerveld B. Stress-induced visceral pain in female rats is associated with epigenetic remodeling in the central nucleus of the amygdala. Neurobiol Stress 2021; 15:100386. [PMID: 34584907 PMCID: PMC8456109 DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2021.100386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Stress and anxiety contribute to the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a female-predominant disorder of the gut-brain axis, characterized by abdominal pain due to heightened visceral sensitivity. In the current study, we aimed to evaluate in female rats whether epigenetic remodeling in the limbic brain, specifically in the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA), is a contributing factor in stress-induced visceral hypersensitivity. Our results showed that 1 h exposure to water avoidance stress (WAS) for 7 consecutive days decreased histone acetylation at the GR promoter and increased histone acetylation at the CRH promoter in the CeA. Changes in histone acetylation were mediated by the histone deacetylase (HDAC) SIRT-6 and the histone acetyltransferase CBP, respectively. Administration of the HDAC inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA) into the CeA prevented stress-induced visceral hypersensitivity through blockade of SIRT-6 mediated histone acetylation at the GR promoter. In addition, HDAC inhibition within the CeA prevented stress-induced histone acetylation of the CRH promoter. Our results suggest that, in females, epigenetic modifications in the limbic brain regulating GR and CRH expression contribute to stress-induced visceral hypersensitivity and offer a potential explanation of how stress can trigger symptoms in IBS patients.
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- Tijs Louwies
- Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Aguilera-Lizarraga J, Florens M, Hussein H, Boeckxstaens G. Local immune response as novel disease mechanism underlying abdominal pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Acta Clin Belg 2021; 77:889-896. [PMID: 34709996 DOI: 10.1080/17843286.2021.1996069] [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: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most frequently diagnosed functional gastrointestinal disorder, with a prevalence of up to 25% of the global population. IBS patients suffer from abnormal abdominal pain, or visceral hypersensitivity (VHS), associated with altered bowel habits in the absence of an organic detectable cause. The pathophysiology of the disease is incompletely understood, but the dysregulation of the brain-gut axis is well established in IBS. METHODS IBS onset is mainly triggered by infectious gastroenteritis, psychological factors, and dietary factors, but genetic predispositions and intestinal dysbiosis might also play a role. Additionally, immune activation, and particularly chronic mast cell activation, have been shown to underlie the development of abdominal pain in IBS. RESULTS By releasing increased levels of mediators, including histamine, mast cells sensitize enteric nociceptors and lead to VHS development. The mechanisms underlying aberrant mast cell activation in IBS are still under investigation, but we recently showed that a local break in oral tolerance to food antigens led to IgE-mediated mast cell activation and food-induced abdominal pain in preclinical models and in IBS patients. CONCLUSION The concept of food-mediated VHS highlights the potential of therapies targeting upstream mechanisms of mast cell sensitization to treat IBS.
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- J. Aguilera-Lizarraga
- Center of Intestinal Neuro-immune Interaction, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Center of Intestinal Neuro-immune Interaction, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Center of Intestinal Neuro-immune Interaction, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Center of Intestinal Neuro-immune Interaction, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Buselli R, Veltri A, Corsi M, Marino R, Necciari G, Baldanzi S, Chiumiento M, Del Lupo E, Foddis R, Caldi F, Lambiase C, Pancetti A, Marchi S, Guglielmi G, Bellini M. Irritable Bowel Syndrome prevalence and work ability in a sample of healthcare workers exposed to occupational stress. J Psychosom Res 2021; 148:110566. [PMID: 34246982 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Occupational stress represents a significant precipitating factor in different diseases but its role in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) needs to be clarified. The present cross-sectional study aimed at investigating the prevalence of IBS diagnosis in a sample of health workers and exploring the potential relationships between IBS, work-related stress levels and work ability. METHODS 653 health workers undergoing periodical occupational health surveillance at the Occupational and Preventive Medicine Unit of a major University Hospital in central Italy, were consecutively recruited and screened for IBS diagnosis, according to ROMA IV criteria. The rating scales IBS Severity Scoring System (IBS-SSS), Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire (DCSQ) and Work Ability Index (WAI) were used to assess respectively IBS severity, occupational stress and work ability levels. RESULTS IBS prevalence in the sample was 16.8%. Participants suffering from IBS were characterized by a higher prevalence of psychiatric diagnosis and sleep disturbances, higher levels of job strain and isostrain as well as by lower levels of work ability compared to non affected subjects. Moreover, the severity of IBS correlated positively with occupational stress and both were negatively associated with work ability. CONCLUSIONS The present results suggest the need for preventive, organizational and management strategies at workplace aimed at protecting the health and well-being but also productivity of the worker with IBS.
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- Rodolfo Buselli
- Occupational and Preventive Medicine Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Occupational and Preventive Medicine Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
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- Occupational and Preventive Medicine Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Occupational and Preventive Medicine Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Occupational and Preventive Medicine Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Occupational and Preventive Medicine Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Occupational and Preventive Medicine Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Translational Sciences and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Translational Sciences and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Translational Sciences and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Occupational and Preventive Medicine Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Translational Sciences and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Gros M, Gros B, Mesonero JE, Latorre E. Neurotransmitter Dysfunction in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Emerging Approaches for Management. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10153429. [PMID: 34362210 PMCID: PMC8347293 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10153429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder whose aetiology is still unknown. Most hypotheses point out the gut-brain axis as a key factor for IBS. The axis is composed of different anatomic and functional structures intercommunicated through neurotransmitters. However, the implications of key neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine, serotonin, glutamate, GABA or acetylcholine in IBS are poorly studied. The aim of this review is to evaluate the current evidence about neurotransmitter dysfunction in IBS and explore the potential therapeutic approaches. IBS patients with altered colorectal motility show augmented norepinephrine and acetylcholine levels in plasma and an increased sensitivity of central serotonin receptors. A decrease of colonic mucosal serotonin transporter and a downregulation of α2 adrenoceptors are also correlated with visceral hypersensitivity and an increase of 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid levels, enhanced expression of high affinity choline transporter and lower levels of GABA. Given these neurotransmitter dysfunctions, novel pharmacological approaches such as 5-HT3 receptor antagonists and 5-HT4 receptor agonists are being explored for IBS management, for their antiemetic and prokinetic effects. GABA-analogous medications are being considered to reduce visceral pain. Moreover, agonists and antagonists of muscarinic receptors are under clinical trials. Targeting neurotransmitter dysfunction could provide promising new approaches for IBS management.
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- Mónica Gros
- Centro de Salud Univérsitas, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain;
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; (B.G.); (J.E.M.)
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; (B.G.); (J.E.M.)
- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; (B.G.); (J.E.M.)
- Departamento de Farmacología, Fisiología y Medicina Legal y Forense, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón—IA2—(Universidad de Zaragoza—CITA), 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; (B.G.); (J.E.M.)
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón—IA2—(Universidad de Zaragoza—CITA), 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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Impact of Psychological Comorbidity on the Prognosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Am J Gastroenterol 2021; 116:1485-1494. [PMID: 33840729 DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Psychological comorbidities are associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but little is known about their cumulative effect on its prognosis. We examined this issue in a longitudinal 12-month follow-up study. METHODS We collected complete demographic, symptom, and psychological comorbidity data (anxiety, depression, somatic symptom disorder, perceived stress, and gastrointestinal symptom-specific anxiety) at baseline from 807 adults who met Rome IV criteria for IBS. At 12 months, we collected data regarding IBS symptom severity and impact, consultation behavior, and treatments commenced from 452 individuals successfully followed up. We examined the cumulative effects of psychological comorbidities at baseline on subsequent IBS disease behavior. RESULTS At baseline, among the 807 participants, 177 (21.9%) had 1, 139 (17.2%) 2, 103 (12.8%) 3, 89 (11.0%) 4, and 54 (6.7%) 5 psychological comorbidities. IBS symptom severity at baseline increased significantly with the number of psychological comorbidities (72.2% of those with 5 psychological comorbidities reported severe symptoms, vs 29.1% of those with none, P < 0.001). Among 452 (56.0%) participants followed up at 12 months, those with a higher number of psychological comorbidities at baseline were significantly more likely to have seen a gastroenterologist (33.3% of those with 5 psychological comorbidities, vs 21.4% of those with none, P = 0.001), cycle through more treatments (P < 0.0001), to report more severe IBS symptoms (66.7% with 5, vs 24.4% with none, P < 0.001) and continuous abdominal pain (22.1% with none, vs 61.9% with 5, P < 0.001), and to report that symptoms impacted on daily activities ≥50% of the time (90.5% with 5, vs 41.2% with none, P < 0.001). DISCUSSION The prognosis of individuals with Rome IV-defined IBS worsens according to incremental increases in psychological comorbidity. This has important clinical and research implications.
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Walsh S, Jones M, Gray RJ, Gillam M, Gunn KM, Barker T, Eshetie T, Moseley GL. Use of behavioural activation to manage pain: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e041036. [PMID: 34083325 PMCID: PMC8183225 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Chronic pain is a distressing condition and often poorly treated and managed. Psychological therapies are considered first-line intervention for people with chronic pain. Common psychological therapies require extensive clinician training and specialist qualifications. One approach that does not need lengthy training nor specialist qualification, but has empirical support in other health domains, is behavioural activation (BA). BA seeks to increase engagement in behaviours that are valued by the person and progress through behaviours that can increase mood and develop skills that build satisfying routines. BA can help people to manage their condition through scheduling behaviours, promoting routine and mastery over their condition. The extent to which BA has been used to support people living with chronic pain is not clear. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This scoping review aims to identify published studies describing the application of BA to support people living with chronic pain. To map the evidence regarding BA and chronic pain, including the study type and the associated evidence, a scoping review was adopted. The search will be conducted in bibliographic databases, clinical trial registries and grey literature. No date limits will be applied to the search strategy. Screening of titles and abstracts, and full-text screening, will be independently undertaken by two investigators using Covidence software. Any disagreement between investigators will be resolved by a third investigator. Data from included publications will be extracted using a customised data extraction tool. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The scoping review is an analysis of existing data and therefore ethics approval is not required. The findings of this scoping review will further our understanding of how BA has been used to support people living with chronic pain and inform future training and education programmes in this area.
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- Sandra Walsh
- Department of Rural Health, University of South Australian - Whyalla Campus, Whyalla Norrie, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Rural Health, University of South Australia, Mt Barker, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Nursing, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Rural Health, University of South Australia, Mt Barker, South Australia, Australia
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- Cancer Research Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia Division of Health Sciences, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Rural Health, University of South Australia Division of Health Sciences, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Umrani S, Jamshed W, Rizwan A. Association Between Psychological Disorders and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Cureus 2021; 13:e14513. [PMID: 34007764 PMCID: PMC8121199 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.14513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Introduction Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is an idiopathic, functional and chronic relapsing disorder. Physiological and psychological variables have been linked with etiology of IBS. In this study, we will determine the prevalence of IBS in local setting and its association with anxiety and depression. Materials and methods This cross-section study was conducted in multiple cities of Pakistan. One thousand and seven hundred and sixty (1,760) participants from general population between the age group 18 to 50 were enrolled in the study after informed consent. Diagnosis of IBS was made by assessing participants via ROME III criteria. Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) was used to determine if the participants had anxiety and depression. Results IBS was present in 456 (25.9%) participants. IBS was significantly more prevalent in females compared to males. Anxiety was significantly more common in participants with IBS compared to participants without IBS (53.0% vs. 23.0%; p-value < 0.00001). Similarly, depression was significantly more common in participants with IBS (50.6% vs. 21.5%; p-value < 0.00001). Conclusion IBS is very common in Pakistan, but rarely diagnosed. It is important anyone, particularly at young age, presenting with diarrhea or constipation should be evaluated for IBS. Simultaneously, patients diagnosed with IBS should be screened for anxiety and depression, and managed accordingly.
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- Salman Umrani
- Internal Medicine, University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, GBR
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- Internal Medicine, Central Park Medical College, Lahore, PAK
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- Family Medicine, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center, Karachi, PAK
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Ao W, Cheng Y, Chen M, Wei F, Yang G, An Y, Mao F, Zhu X, Mao G. Intrinsic brain abnormalities of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea: a preliminary resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study. BMC Med Imaging 2021; 21:4. [PMID: 33407222 PMCID: PMC7788841 DOI: 10.1186/s12880-020-00541-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background The aim of the present study was to explore the brain active characteristics of patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging technology. Methods Thirteen IBS-D patients and fourteen healthy controls (HC) were enrolled. All subjects underwent head MRI examination during resting state. A voxel-based analysis of fractional amplitude of low frequency fluctuation (fALFF) maps between IBS-D and HC was performed using a two-sample t-test. The relationship between the fALFF values in abnormal brain regions and the scores of Symptom Severity Scale (IBS-SSS) were analyzed using Pearson correlation analysis. Results Compared with HC, IBS-D patients had lower fALFF values in the left medial superior frontal gyrus and higher fALFF values in the left hippocampus and right precuneus. There was a positive correlation between the duration scores of IBS-SSS and fALFF values in the right precuneus. Conclusion The altered fALFF values in the medial superior frontal gyri, left hippocampus and right precuneus revealed changes of intrinsic neuronal activity, further revealing the abnormality of gut-brain axis of IBS-D.
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- Weiqun Ao
- Department of Radiology, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310012, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310012, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310012, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310012, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310012, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310012, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310012, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310012, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310012, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Cojocariu RO, Balmus IM, Lefter R, Hritcu L, Ababei DC, Ciobica A, Copaci S, Mot SEL, Copolovici L, Copolovici DM, Jurcoane S. Camelina sativa Methanolic and Ethanolic Extract Potential in Alleviating Oxidative Stress, Memory Deficits, and Affective Impairments in Stress Exposure-Based Irritable Bowel Syndrome Mouse Models. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2020; 2020:9510305. [PMID: 33425222 PMCID: PMC7775143 DOI: 10.1155/2020/9510305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Camelina sativa is mainly used as an oilseed crop; its edible oil is being also used as a traditional home remedy for the treatment of ulcers, wounds, and eye inflammations, due to the antioxidant activities. In the present study, the chemically characterized alcoholic extracts of Camelina sativa var. Madalina defatted seeds (5 g/kg body weight p.o., suspended in CMC-Na 0.1%) were administered to stress-induced animal models of irritable bowel syndrome (based on combinations of contention stress and multifactorial stress and maternal stress) and evaluated for the behavioural (short-term memory by the Y maze test, the anxious behaviour using the elevated plus maze test, and the antidepressant effect using the forced swimming test) and brain and bowel tissue oxidative status (superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase enzymes activities and malondialdehyde and total soluble protein levels) improving effects. According to the chemical characterization, the extracts were rich in sinapine, glucosinolates, and flavonol glycosides. Moreover, this study showed the beneficial effects of Camelina sativa seed methanolic and ethanolic extracts on the behaviour and brain and bowel tissues oxidative stress status of stress exposure-based IBS mouse models. Despite the slight differences in the chemical composition of the methanolic and ethanolic extracts, the results suggested that the Camelina sativa extracts could reverse the short-term memory impairments caused by stress exposure and also could decrease the intensity and frequency of the anxiety and depressive-like behaviours observed in the stress-exposed animal models of IBS. Furthermore, the Camelina sativa extracts showed a significant effect on the oxidative stress markers in the brain and bowel tissues of the studied animal model by decreasing the superoxide dismutase activity and increasing the glutathione peroxidase activity. However, the results suggested that the extracts could also increase lipid peroxidation in bowel tissues. In this way, this study provides additional evidence that the administration of Camelina sativa seed alcoholic extracts could improve cognitive performances and mood and exhibit the antioxidant capacity in both the brain and bowel tissues.
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- Roxana O. Cojocariu
- Department of Research, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, B-dul Carol I, No. 11 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Research, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, B-dul Carol I, No. 11 Iasi, Romania
- Department of Interdisciplinary Research in Science, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Carol I Avenue, No. 11, Iasi 700506, Romania
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- Romanian Academy, Center of Biomedical Research, B-dul Carol I, No. 8 Iasi, Romania
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” of Iasi, 3rd Mihail Sadoveanu Alley Iasi 700490, Romania
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- “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Universitatii Street, No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Research, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, B-dul Carol I, No. 11 Iasi, Romania
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine from Bucharest, Bd. Marasti, No. 59, 011464 Bucharest, Romania
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- Doctoral School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Oradea, Universității Str., No 1, 410087 Oradea, Romania
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- Faculty of Food Engineering, Tourism and Environmental Protection; Institute for Research, Development and Innovation in Technical and Natural Sciences, “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, Elena Dragoi St. no 2, 310330 Arad, Romania
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- Faculty of Food Engineering, Tourism and Environmental Protection; Institute for Research, Development and Innovation in Technical and Natural Sciences, “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, Elena Dragoi St. no 2, 310330 Arad, Romania
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine from Bucharest, Bd. Marasti, No. 59, 011464 Bucharest, Romania
- Academy of Romanian Scientists, Splaiul Independentei, No 54, Sector 5, 050094 Bucharest, Romania
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Li C, Shuai Y, Zhou X, Chen H. Association between Helicobacter pylori infection and irritable bowel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e22975. [PMID: 33327230 PMCID: PMC7738067 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000022975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In recent years, the incidence of IBS has gradually increased, and it is considered as one of the most common functional gastrointestinal diseases. However, the etiology of IBS is still unclear, and expectations are rising for more targeted treatments. Many clinical trials have explored the link between Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) and IBS, with different conclusions. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to explore whether there is an association between H pylori and IBS, which is of great significance for targeted treatment of IBS. METHODS We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between H pylori and IBS. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Medline and the Cochrane Library to collect related studies. OR was used to describe the ratio of the probability of the H pylori infection occurring in IBS patients versus the controls. Heterogeneity was assessed by subgroup and meta-regression analysis. RESULTS Eight studies, including 1861 patients, assessed the association between H pylori infection and IBS. The OR of H pylori in IBS patients compared to controls was 1.32 (95% CI: 0.94-1.87; P = 0.11). Subgroup analyses showed a difference between IBS patients diagnosed with Roman III criteria and those diagnosed with non-Roman III criteria. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that H pylori may have a positive effect on the development of IBS. Although the differences were not statistically significant, there were significant differences among subgroups of patients. Considering the limitations and heterogeneity, high quality studies are needed to further explore the effect of H pylori on the development of IBS.
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- Chenyu Li
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17, Yongwaizheng Road, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province
- First Clinical Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17, Yongwaizheng Road, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province
- First Clinical Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17, Yongwaizheng Road, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
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Peripheral Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Triggers Jejunal Mast Cell Activation and Abdominal Pain in Patients With Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Am J Gastroenterol 2020; 115:2047-2059. [PMID: 32740086 DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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INTRODUCTION To determine the effect of peripheral CRF on intestinal barrier function in diarrhea-predominant IBS (IBS-D). Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) pathophysiology has been linked to life stress, epithelial barrier dysfunction, and mast cell activation. Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is a major mediator of stress responses in the gastrointestinal tract, yet its role on IBS mucosal function remains largely unknown. METHODS Intestinal response to sequential i.v. 5-mL saline solution (placebo) and CRF (100 μg) was evaluated in 21 IBS-D and 17 healthy subjects (HSs). A 20-cm jejunal segment was perfused with an isosmotic solution and effluents collected at baseline, 30 minutes after placebo, and 60 minutes after CRF. We measured water flux, albumin output, tryptase release, stress hormones, cardiovascular and psychological responses, and abdominal pain. A jejunal biopsy was obtained for CRF receptor expression assessment. RESULTS Water flux did not change after placebo in IBS-D and HS but significantly increased after CRF in IBS-D (P = 0.007). Basal luminal output of albumin was higher in IBS-D and increased further after CRF in IBS-D (P = 0.042). Basal jejunal tryptase release was higher in IBS-D, and CRF significantly increased it in both groups (P = 0.004), the response being higher in IBS-D than in HS (P = 0.0023). Abdominal pain worsened only in IBS-D after CRF and correlated with jejunal tryptase release, water flux, and albumin output. IBS-D displayed jejunal up-regulation of CRF2 and down-regulation of CRF1 compared with HS. DISCUSSION Stress via CRF-driven mast cell activation seems to be relevant in the pathophysiology of IBS-D.
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Pemberton L, Kita L, Andrews K. Practitioners' experiences of using Gut Directed Hypnosis for irritable bowel syndrome: Perceived impact upon client wellbeing: A qualitative study. Complement Ther Med 2020; 55:102605. [PMID: 33220622 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102605] [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: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Gut Directed Hypnosis (GDH) is a specialised form of hypnotherapy originally developed to reduce gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in individuals with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). IBS is a condition characterised by symptoms including bloating, abdominal pain and diarrhoea and/or constipation as well as psychosocial symptoms such as depression and anxiety. Although the specific mechanism of action remains unclear, it is suggested that GDH works on the brain-gut axis to improve GI symptoms, psychological functioning and overall wellbeing. The present study aimed to expand upon the knowledge surrounding GDH by exploring practitioners' experiences of using GDH for IBS and their perceptions of how it impacts upon client wellbeing. Six practitioners trained in GDH participated in one hour semi-structured interviews. Thematic Analyses (TA) was used to analyse data. Three major themes emerged from data including: predisposing personality traits and vulnerabilities associated with IBS; GDH as evidence-based practice; and the future evolution of GDH. The findings from this study add to the growing body of literature exploring the use of GDH for IBS, by incorporating the perspective of practitioners working within this field.
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- Australian College of Applied Psychology, Australia
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Palsson OS, Ballou S. Hypnosis and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies for the Management of Gastrointestinal Disorders. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2020; 22:31. [PMID: 32495233 DOI: 10.1007/s11894-020-00769-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review the nature, current evidence of efficacy, recent developments, and future prospects for cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and gut-directed hypnotherapy, the two best established psychological interventions for managing gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. RECENT FINDINGS New large randomized controlled trials are showing that cost-effective therapy delivery formats (telephone-based, Internet-based, fewer therapist sessions, or group therapy) are effective for treating GI disorders. CBT and hypnotherapy can produce substantial improvement in the digestive tract symptoms, psychological well-being, and quality of life of GI patients. However, they have long been hampered by limited scalability and significant cost, and only been sufficiently tested for a few GI health problems. Through adoption of more cost-effective therapy formats and teletherapy, and by expanding the scope of efficacy testing to additional GI treatment targets, these interventions have the potential to become widely available options for improving clinical outcomes for patients with hard-to-treat GI disorders.
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, P.O. Box 9126, Chapel Hill, NC, 27515, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Balmus IM, Ilie-Dumitru O, Ciobica A, Cojocariu RO, Stanciu C, Trifan A, Cimpeanu M, Cimpeanu C, Gorgan L. Irritable Bowel Syndrome between Molecular Approach and Clinical Expertise-Searching for Gap Fillers in the Oxidative Stress Way of Thinking. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2020; 56:E38. [PMID: 31963795 PMCID: PMC7023055 DOI: 10.3390/medicina56010038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) remains to date an intriguing functional gastrointestinal disorder. Recent studies described a multitude of exogenous factors that work together in IBS, gradually impairing intestinal lining cellular metabolism, including oxidative status balance, with or without a genetic background. Although the current biomarkers support the differentiation between IBS subtypes and other functional gastrointestinal disorder, they are mostly non-specific, referring to clinical, biochemical, and inflammatory imbalances. Since IBS could be also the result of deficient signaling pathways involving both gastrointestinal secretion and neuro-vegetative stimulation, IBS makes no exception from the oxidative hypothesis in the pathological mechanisms. Regarding the oxidative stress implication in IBS, the previous research efforts showed controversial results, with some animal models and patient studies reporting clear oxidative imbalance both on systemic and local levels, but still with no concrete evidence to point to a direct correlation between oxidative stress and IBS. Additionally, it seems that a major role could be also attributed to gut microbiota and their ability to shape our bodies and behaviors. Moreover, the genetic features study in IBS patients showed that several genetic similarities point to a possible correlation of IBS with affective spectrum disorders. Thus, we focus here the discussion on the assumption that IBS could in fact be more likely a stress-related disorder rather than a gastrointestinal one.
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Research in Science, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Carol I Avenue, No. 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania;
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Carol I Avenue, 20A, 700506 Iasi, Romania (C.C.)
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- Department of Research, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Carol I Avenue, 20A, 700506 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Carol I Avenue, 20A, 700506 Iasi, Romania (C.C.)
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- Center of Biomedical Research, Romanian Academy, 8th Carol I Avenue, 700506 Iasi, Romania;
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, “Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16th University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Carol I Avenue, 20A, 700506 Iasi, Romania (C.C.)
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Carol I Avenue, 20A, 700506 Iasi, Romania (C.C.)
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Carol I Avenue, 20A, 700506 Iasi, Romania (C.C.)
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional disorder with no organic cause. Risk factors are multifactorial and treatment typically consists of antimotility or stimulant laxatives and antidepressants. This article reviews several newer areas of interest: probiotics, fecal microbiota transplant, a low FODMAP diet, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
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Yanartaş Ö, Kani HT, Kani AS, Akça ZND, Akça E, Ergün S, Tezcan N, Atug Ö, İmeryüz N, Sayar K. Depression and anxiety have unique contributions to somatic complaints in depression, irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel diseases. PSYCHIAT CLIN PSYCH 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/24750573.2019.1589177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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- Ömer Yanartaş
- Department of Psychiatry, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Keskin G. Approach to stress endocrine response: somatization in the context of gastroenterological symptoms: a systematic review. Afr Health Sci 2019; 19:2537-2545. [PMID: 32127826 PMCID: PMC7040288 DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v19i3.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Stress can be defined as an acute threat to the homeostasis of an organism, and in order to manage stress, and maintain stability, the allostatic systems activate an adaptive response. Stress has been shown to have both short - and long-term effects on the function of the gastrointestinal tract, but long-term exposure to stress is more likely to cause endocrine disorders. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the endocrine response to stress, and evaluate the relationship between somatization and gastrointestinal symptoms. Methods A systematic literature search was conducted on several academic databases, which included, Pubmed, EBSCO and Science Direct. The search was performed using the keywords, “endocrine response to stress”, “somatization” and “gastrointestinal symptoms”. Results The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is essential in controlling physiological stress responses. Dysfunction is related to several mental disorders, including anxiety and depression, or somatization. Symptoms associated with genetic, or other traumatic experiences of individuals under stress, can lead to a maladaptive response to stress. These stressful life events were found to be associated with digestive system-related chronic diseases. Gastrointestinal disorders significantly affect millions of people worldwide. Conclusion This study examined how the endocrine system responds to stress, and the effect this has in causing stress-related gastrointestinal distresses. Our findings indicate that stress-related psychological disorders are strongly associated with the severity of gastrointestinal symptoms.
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- Gülseren Keskin
- Ege University Atatürk Medical Technological Vocational Training School, İzmir, Turkey
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Impact of occupational stress on irritable bowel syndrome pathophysiology and potential management in active duty noncombat Greek military personnel: a multicenter prospective survey. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019; 31:954-963. [PMID: 31107738 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000001439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the gut-brain axis interaction disorders. It has global distribution with varying prevalence and particular financial and psychological consequences. IBS has been associated with stress and anxiety, conditions that are usually prevalent in the army. There are scarce data investigating the impact of IBS on noncombat active duty military without reports of Greek military or stress in the occupational environment. MATERIALS AND METHODS The main exclusion criteria in our noncombat military multicenter prospective survey were gastrointestinal pathologies, malignancies, hematochezia, recent infections and antibiotics prescription, and pregnancy. Questionnaires included a synthesis of baseline information, lifestyle, and diet, psychological and stress-investigating scales and the IBS diagnosis checklist. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Rome IV criteria were utilized. RESULTS Among 1605 participants included finally, the prevalence of IBS was 8% and 131 cases were identified. Women were more vulnerable to IBS, although male sex was prevalent at a ratio of 3.5 : 1 (male:female) in the entire sample. The mean age of all participants was 23.85 years; most of the IBS patients were older than thirty. Abnormal anxiety scores and high levels of occupational stress were related to an IBS diagnosis. DISCUSSION This prospective multicenter survey showed, for the first time, the potential impact of occupational stress on IBS in active duty noncombat Greek Military personnel. The diagnosis of IBS by questionnaire is a quick, affordable way that can upgrade, by its management, the quality of life and relieve from the military burden. Our results are comparable with previous studies, although large-scale epidemiological studies are required for the confirmation of a possible causative relationship.
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Introduction: Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic gastrointestinal disease classified as a functional gastrointestinal disorder. It has been diagnosed on the basis of the so-called Rome IV criteria since 2016. The prevalence of IBS in the general population is about 10–20%, with most patients being women. The etiology of the syndrome is multifactorial and is associated with visceral sensory dysfunction, abnormalities of motor and secretory bowel function, a history of infectious diarrhea and abnormalities in gut microbiota, dysregulation of the brain–gut axis (the influence of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and sex hormones), genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors, and the patient's personality traits. IBS patients may show differences in the structure and function of the brain when compared to healthy control individuals. Treatment of IBS involves the use of non-pharmacological interventions (psychotherapy, education, hypnotherapy, dietary modifications, regular physical activity) and pharmacotherapy (cholinolytic drugs, opioid receptor antagonists, tricyclic antidepressants, serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonists and 5-HT4 agonists).
Aim: The aim of the authors of this work is to draw attention to certain psychiatric aspects of the irritable bowel syndrome. It meets the criteria for a somatization disorder. Somatization is an important psychological factor directly related to the severity of IBS. It is estimated that the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among IBS patients ranges from 40% to 90% and is higher than in the general population. Affective disorders and anxiety disorders are the most commonly diagnosed.
Method: The article reviews the research and works available in the Google Scholar and PubMed databases combining the issue of IBS with psychiatric aspects, i.e. common for IBS and psychiatric disorders, etiopathogenesis, the concept of somatization in the context of IBS, and the coexistence of diseases and mental disorders with the irritable bowel syndrome.
Conclusion: Further research is needed to determine the causes of comorbidity of IBS and mental disorders.
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Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM) is Reduced in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of CPM and the Role of Psychological Factors. J Clin Gastroenterol 2019; 53:399-408. [PMID: 30730473 DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000001181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This systematic review summarises evidence assessing endogenous pain inhibition in people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) compared with healthy controls using conditioned pain modulation (CPM) and offset analgesia (OA). Evidence regarding the role of psychological variables is also examined. The review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement. Four electronic databases were searched to retrieve studies assessing CPM or OA in adults diagnosed with IBS according to the ROME II/III criteria. Standardized mean differences were calculated for each study and a random effects model was used for meta-analysis. Eleven studies were included, 5 of which reported results on the relationship between CPM and psychological variables. None of the studies assessed OA. The risk of bias assessment found a lack of assessor blinding in all studies. The pooled effect estimate was 0.90 (95% CI, 0.40-1.40) indicating a significantly lower CPM effect in people with IBS compared with controls. This effect was reduced to 0.51 when 1 outlier was excluded from the analysis. In addition, reduced CPM responses were significantly correlated with higher anxiety (r=0.17 to 0.64), stress (r=0.63), and pain catastrophizing (r=0.38) in people with IBS; however, the evidence available was limited and the strength of these associations variable. Depression was not found to be associated with CPM in these IBS cohorts. The results of this review suggest that people with IBS, as a group, demonstrate reduced pain inhibition measured by CPM. The preliminary evidence about the association between psychological factors and CPM warrants further investigations.
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Beyond their well-known role in embryonic development of the central and peripheral nervous system, neurotrophins, particularly nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor, exert an essential role in pain production and sensitization. This has mainly been studied within the framework of somatic pain, and even antibodies (tanezumab and fasinumab) have recently been developed for their use in chronic somatic painful conditions, such as osteoarthritis or low back pain. However, data suggest that neurotrophins also exert an important role in the occurrence of visceral pain and visceral sensitization. Visceral pain is a distressing symptom that prompts many consultations and is typically encountered in both 'organic' (generally inflammatory) and 'functional' (displaying no obvious structural changes in routine clinical evaluations) disorders of the gut, such as inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome, respectively. The present review provides a summary of neurotrophins as a molecular family and their role in pain in general and addresses recent investigations of the involvement of nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor in visceral pain, particularly that associated with inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome.
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Steer E. A cross comparison between Ayurvedic etiology of Major Depressive Disorder and bidirectional effect of gut dysregulation. J Ayurveda Integr Med 2019; 10:59-66. [PMID: 30655102 PMCID: PMC6470311 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaim.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Ayurveda, an Indian medical science has been practiced for thousands of years. What makes Ayurveda relevant today is its subtle understanding of the environment and its focus on the generation of good health through one's own lifestyle choices. The digestive system has long been an area of critical importance within the Ayurvedic system and is only now being acknowledged by modern science as a key component in the regulation of physical and mental well-being. The gut microbiome and enteric nervous system are two particular areas in which the onset of psychiatric disorders, such as depression, have been associated. There are some striking similarities between this biomedical understanding of the gastrointestinal system and the Ayurvedic perspective of disease development. Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is becoming increasingly linked with gut dysregulation in contemporary literature and is a pathology explored within both the Ayurvedic and Western systems of medicine. This literature review seeks to draw parallels between these two areas of study and highlight the importance of the digestive system when diagnosing and treating MDD.
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Popa SL, Leucuta DC, Dumitrascu DL. Pressure management as an occupational stress risk factor in irritable bowel syndrome: A cross-sectional study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e13562. [PMID: 30544474 PMCID: PMC6310607 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000013562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is the most prevalent functional gastrointestinal disorder. Psychosocial stress is one of the pathogenic factors involved in the pathogenesis of IBS. The Pressure Management Indicator (PMI) is a validated questionnaire to analyze all aspects of occupational stress-a model involving sources of pressure, the mechanisms of coping, the personality, and the resulting effects of the interaction between these 3 elements. The purpose of this study was to analyze the association between socio-professional stress effects in IBS, and the relationship of IL-6 levels and salivary cortisol with occupational stress.We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study on 76 patients (39 patients with IBS, diagnosed according to the Rome III criteria and 37 healthy controls) who were investigated using a validated self-administered questionnaire: PMI. The biologic markers of chronic stress were analyzed using salivary cortisol and the immune response with serum interleukin 6 (IL-6).The IBS patients corresponded to the following subtypes: diarrhea-predominant: 22, constipation-predominant: 14 and mixed: 3. All the socio-professional pressure effects variables and scales were statistically significant, in an inversely proportional relation with IBS. Lower scores (poor effects) were found in IBS subjects. The adjusted odds ratios of having IBS versus healthy subjects for the socio-professional pressure effects scales were: 0.81 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.72-0.88), for satisfaction, 0.85 (95% CI 0.78-0.91) for organization, 0.85 (95% CI 0.79-0.91) for mental wellbeing and 0.8 (95% CI 0.71-0.87) for physical wellbeing (P <.001). Also, the serum IL-6 levels were significantly higher in IBS than in controls (p < 0.001). There was no statistical difference between the salivary levels of cortisol between IBS patients and controls (P = .898).The level of occupational stress was higher in IBS patients compared to healthy subjects (socio-professional stress effects were lower in IBS patients) and correlated with IL-6 levels. Salivary cortisol was not associated with occupational pressure management.
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Fournier A, Mondillon L, Dantzer C, Gauchez AS, Ducros V, Mathieu N, Faure P, Canini F, Bonaz B, Pellissier S. Emotional overactivity in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2018; 30:e13387. [PMID: 29856118 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Negativity is often observed in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). No study has examined their emotional expressiveness as a marker of emotional reactivity. We investigated IBS patients' vulnerability to an emotional load by associating their expressiveness with psychological and neurophysiological assessments. We hypothesized that IBS would be characterized by a lack of expressiveness coupled with high scores in psychological and neurophysiological parameters. METHODS We assessed the emotional facial expressions (EMFACS), psychological (anxiety, depression, alexithymia), and neurophysiological (cortisol, heart rate variability (HRV)) parameters of 25 IBS patients and 26 healthy controls (HC) while they watched fear-eliciting movie extracts. KEY RESULTS Overall, the task elicited an increase in state anxiety and consistent HRV responses. However, IBS patients differed from HC as they displayed more sadness and tended to display more rage. Contrary to HC, IBS patients showed an increase in heart rate and a decrease in parasympathetic regulation, reflecting an enhanced responsiveness corroborated by higher scores in depression and state anxiety. Consistent with their higher difficulty in identifying feelings, a component of alexithymia positively correlated with their expressions of rage, they were not aware of their increase in anxiety during the task, whereas HC were. No linear relationship between patients' expressions and their neurophysiological responses was found. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES Irritable bowel syndrome patients displayed greater emotional expressiveness with negative prevalence. This reflects an emotional vulnerability potentially related to low regulation skills and underscores the importance of considering the central dysregulation hypothesis in IBS as a promising avenue of research.
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- A Fournier
- CNRS, LAPSCO, Physiological and Psychosocial Stress, University Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- CNRS, LAPSCO, Physiological and Psychosocial Stress, University Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Laboratory of Psychology, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux, France
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- Biology Institute, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Biology Institute, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, University Clinic of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Grenoble, France
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- Biology Institute, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France.,Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, University Clinic of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Grenoble, France.,Hypoxia Pathophysiology Laboratory (H2P, INSERM U1042), Grenoble, France
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- Department of Neurosciences and Operational Constraints, Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute, Brétigny-sur-Orge, France.,Ecole du Val de Grâce, Paris, France
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- Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, University Clinic of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Grenoble, France.,Hypoxia Pathophysiology Laboratory (H2P, INSERM U1042), Grenoble, France.,Department of Neurosciences and Operational Constraints, Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute, Brétigny-sur-Orge, France.,Ecole du Val de Grâce, Paris, France.,Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences (GIN), INSERM, University Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, LIP/PC2S, 38000 Grenoble, France
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Wen W, Zhang H, Shen J, Wei L, Shen S. Fecal microbiota transplantation for patients with irritable bowel syndrome: A meta-analysis protocol. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e12661. [PMID: 30290648 PMCID: PMC6200478 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000012661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional bowel disease characterized by chronic or recurrent abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea. Many patients with IBS have a poor quality of life due to abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, constipation, and the presence of other diseases. At present, intestinal motility inhibitors, adsorbents, astringents, intestinal mucosal protective agents, and antidepressants have been combined to treat IBS, but the treatment process is long, which results in a large economic burden to patients. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a treatment involving the transplantation of functional bacteria from healthy human feces into the gastrointestinal tract of patients; thus, replacing the intestinal flora and modulating intestinal and extra-intestinal diseases. In recent years, the efficacy and economic benefits of FMT in the treatment of IBS have received increasing attention from researchers.A search for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on treating IBS with FMT will be performed using 9 databases, including PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Embase, ClinicalTrails, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Sino Med, ScienceDirect, VIP, and Wanfang Data. Two reviewers will independently screen data extraction studies and assess study quality and risk of bias. The risk of bias for each RCT will be assessed against the Cochrane Handbook standards to assess methodological quality. RevMan V.5.3 software will be used to calculate data synthesis when meta-analysis is allowed.This study will provide a high-quality synthesis of existing evidence on the effectiveness and safety of FMT in the treatment of IBS.This study will determine if FMT is an effective and safe intervention for IBS.PROSPERO registration number is PROSPERO CRD42018108080.
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Exploring Traits of Autism and Their Impact on Functional Disability in Children with Somatic Symptom Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord 2018; 49:729-737. [PMID: 30229361 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-018-3751-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Subclinical traits of autism were measured in children with somatic symptom disorder (SSD, n = 28) and compared with age-matched controls (n = 26) using the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) children's version. The KINDLR quality of life questionnaire was used to assess functional disability. Although there was no significant group difference in total traits of autism, SSD group had significantly greater difficulty in attention switching domain. Logistic regression analysis confirmed attention switching and age were associated with increased likelihood of SSD. In SSD group, difficulty in attention switching significantly negatively correlated with total, family, and friends quality of life scores. In conclusion, assessment and treatment targeting difficulties in attention switching could be useful when dealing with children with SSD.
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Zhao L, Wang Y, Zhang Y. Microstructural changes in the brain in elderly patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Aging Med (Milton) 2018; 1:141-148. [PMID: 31942491 PMCID: PMC6880712 DOI: 10.1002/agm2.12034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Revised: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE It is unclear how alterations in gray matter volume and white matter density affect elderly patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This study aimed to investigate the relationship between structural changes in the brain and psychological stress in elderly IBS patients. METHODS Eighteen IBS patients and 12 healthy controls underwent structural magnetic resonance imaging. Voxel-based morphometry and diffusion tensor imaging analysis were used to identify abnormalities in cortical regions and white matter, respectively. RESULTS The IBS group showed a significant GMV reduction in the cingulate gyrus, occipital lobe, hippocampus, frontal lobe, medial frontal gyrus, superior frontal gyrus, and limbic lobe as well as a higher GMV in the insula, superior temporal gyrus, angular gyrus, and supramarginal gyrus. Diffusion tensor imaging indicated that the IBS group had lower fractional anisotropy in the corpus callosum, upper corona, fornix, internal capsule, and brainstem. Additionally, IBS patients showed higher mean diffusivity in the cingulate gyrus, corpus callosum, upper corona, internal capsule, external capsule, fornix, and superior longitudinal fasciculus. CONCLUSION Structural changes in the brain play a role in the condition of elderly IBS patients. Psychological stress is an important factor for developing IBS via the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
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- Lanlan Zhao
- Department of GerontologyHuashan HospitalShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of GerontologyHuashan HospitalShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of GerontologyHuashan HospitalShanghai Medical CollegeFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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Microstructural White Matter Abnormalities in the Dorsal Cingulum of Adolescents with IBS. eNeuro 2018; 5:eN-NWR-0354-17. [PMID: 30109260 PMCID: PMC6090517 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0354-17.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 05/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Alterations in fractional anisotropy (FA) have been considered to reflect microstructural white matter (WM) changes in disease conditions; however, no study to date has examined WM changes using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The objective of the present study was two-fold: (1) to determine whether differences in FA, and other non-FA metrics, were present in adolescents with IBS compared to healthy controls using whole-brain, region of interest (ROI)-restricted tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) and canonical ROI DTI analyses for the cingulum bundle, and (2) to determine whether these metrics were related to clinical measures of disease duration and pain intensity in the IBS group. A total of 16 adolescents with a Rome III diagnosis of IBS (females = 12; mean age = 16.29, age range: 11.96-18.5 years) and 16 age- and gender-matched healthy controls (females = 12; mean age = 16.24; age range: 11.71-20.32 years) participated in this study. Diffusion-weighted images were acquired using a Siemens 3-T Trio Tim Syngo MRI scanner with a 32-channel head coil. The ROI-restricted TBSS and canonical ROI-based DTI analyses revealed that adolescents with IBS showed decreased FA in the right dorsal cingulum bundle compared to controls. No relationship between FA and disease severity measures was found. Microstructural WM alterations in the right dorsal cingulum bundle in adolescents with IBS may reflect a premorbid brain state or the emergence of a disease-driven process that results from complex changes in pain- and affect-related processing via spinothalamic and corticolimbic pathways.
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