A Gradient of Intestinal Inflammation in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
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A Gradient of Intestinal Inflammation in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. / Wittek, Agnes; Steglich, Babett; Casar, Christian; Seiz, Oliver; Huber, Philipp; Ehlken, Hanno; Reher, Dominik; Wende, Sandra; Bedke, Tanja; Kempski, Jan; Böttcher, Marius; Bang, Corinna; Thingholm, Louise; Krech, Till; Lohse, Ansgar W; Sauter, Guido; Rösch, Thomas; Franke, Andre; Schramm, Christoph; Gagliani, Nicola; Pelczar, Penelope; Huber, Samuel.
in: INFLAMM BOWEL DIS, Jahrgang 30, Nr. 6, 03.06.2024, S. 900-910.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - A Gradient of Intestinal Inflammation in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
AU - Wittek, Agnes
AU - Steglich, Babett
AU - Casar, Christian
AU - Seiz, Oliver
AU - Huber, Philipp
AU - Ehlken, Hanno
AU - Reher, Dominik
AU - Wende, Sandra
AU - Bedke, Tanja
AU - Kempski, Jan
AU - Böttcher, Marius
AU - Bang, Corinna
AU - Thingholm, Louise
AU - Krech, Till
AU - Lohse, Ansgar W
AU - Sauter, Guido
AU - Rösch, Thomas
AU - Franke, Andre
AU - Schramm, Christoph
AU - Gagliani, Nicola
AU - Pelczar, Penelope
AU - Huber, Samuel
N1 - © The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
PY - 2024/6/3
Y1 - 2024/6/3
N2 - BACKGROUND: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a progressive liver disease associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The percentage of PSC patients diagnosed with concomitant IBD varies considerably between studies. This raises the question whether all PSC patients would show intestinal inflammation if screened thoroughly, even in the absence of symptoms.METHODS: To address this question, we collected intestinal biopsies of healthy controls (n = 34), PSC (n = 25), PSC-IBD (n = 41), and IBD (n = 51) patients in a cross-sectional study and carried out cytokine expression profiling, 16S sequencing, in-depth histology, and endoscopy scoring.RESULTS: We found that the vast majority of PSC patients even without clinically manifest IBD showed infiltration of immune cells and increased expression of IL17A and IFNG in intestinal biopsies. However, expression of IL10 and FOXP3 were likewise increased, which may explain why these PSC patients have intestinal inflammation only on a molecular level. This subclinical inflammation in PSC patients was focused in the distal colon, whereas PSC-IBD patients showed inflammation either at the distal colon or on the right side of the colon and the terminal ileum. Furthermore, we observed that PSC patients without IBD showed signs of dysbiosis and exhibited a distinct microbial profile compared with healthy controls.CONCLUSIONS: We found a gradient of intestinal inflammation in the vast majority of PSC patients even in the absence of IBD. Thus, further studies evaluating the effect of anti-inflammatory therapies in PSC patients and their impact on the emergence of clinically manifest IBD and colorectal cancer development are needed.
AB - BACKGROUND: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a progressive liver disease associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The percentage of PSC patients diagnosed with concomitant IBD varies considerably between studies. This raises the question whether all PSC patients would show intestinal inflammation if screened thoroughly, even in the absence of symptoms.METHODS: To address this question, we collected intestinal biopsies of healthy controls (n = 34), PSC (n = 25), PSC-IBD (n = 41), and IBD (n = 51) patients in a cross-sectional study and carried out cytokine expression profiling, 16S sequencing, in-depth histology, and endoscopy scoring.RESULTS: We found that the vast majority of PSC patients even without clinically manifest IBD showed infiltration of immune cells and increased expression of IL17A and IFNG in intestinal biopsies. However, expression of IL10 and FOXP3 were likewise increased, which may explain why these PSC patients have intestinal inflammation only on a molecular level. This subclinical inflammation in PSC patients was focused in the distal colon, whereas PSC-IBD patients showed inflammation either at the distal colon or on the right side of the colon and the terminal ileum. Furthermore, we observed that PSC patients without IBD showed signs of dysbiosis and exhibited a distinct microbial profile compared with healthy controls.CONCLUSIONS: We found a gradient of intestinal inflammation in the vast majority of PSC patients even in the absence of IBD. Thus, further studies evaluating the effect of anti-inflammatory therapies in PSC patients and their impact on the emergence of clinically manifest IBD and colorectal cancer development are needed.
U2 - 10.1093/ibd/izad137
DO - 10.1093/ibd/izad137
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 37540889
VL - 30
SP - 900
EP - 910
JO - INFLAMM BOWEL DIS
JF - INFLAMM BOWEL DIS
SN - 1078-0998
IS - 6
ER -