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chronic inflammation and ulcers in the innermost (superficial) lining of the colon and/or rectum

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ulcerative colitis

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inflammation of the lining of the GI which often spreads deep into affected tissues and may occur in any part of the GI

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Crohn’s disease

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What is spared in 40% of patients with CD?

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the rectum

- in contrast to universal rectal involvement in UC

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what causes increased permeability of the epithelial barrier?

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impaired formation of tight junctions

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is disruption of barrier function a response seen mainly in UC or CD?

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UC

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immune system sensing foreign/aberrant microbes, seen more in UC or CD?

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CD

  • main factor is TLR’s in Chron’s, failure of Treg cells in both
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ASCA-positive more likely in UC or CD?

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CD
- combination of positive ASCA and negative pANCA has a positive predictive value of 96% and specificity of 97% for CD

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pANCA-positive more likely in UC or CD?

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UC

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what are the two most important environmental factors leading to IBD?

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  • microbes/enteric flora (CD)

- membrane permeability (UC)

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where does IBD develop?

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the terminal ileum and colon (areas of high bacterial concentration)

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circulating Abs against what, are detected in IBD?

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fecal bacterial antigens

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what show reactivity against fecal antigens?

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lymphocytes

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where do the majority of our gut flora reside?

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the colon and cecum 10^9-10^12 (compared to 10^3-10^7 in the small intestine)

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the gut microbiome is composed primarily of which phyla?

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90% belong to Bacteroidetes (largest percentage) and Firmicutes phyla

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which disease is more likely if there is an increase in Proteobacteria in the gut flora?

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UC

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which disease is more likely if there if a significant increase in Firmicutes and Actinobacteria (with a decrease in the amount of Bacteroidetes)

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CD

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what is the main predictor of diversity of infant microbiota?

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maternal IBD

- infant stool of mothers with IBD showed significantly altered adaptive immune system response of the intestines

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dysbiosis leads to what, of the immune system?

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dysregulation and inflammation (in a genetically susceptible host)

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what effect does a high fiber diet have on gut flora?

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increases bacteroidetes, firmicutes, and actinobacteria

- decreases proteobacteria

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what effect does high protein (or high carb) diet have on gut flora?

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increases bacteroidetes, firmicutes, and proteobacteria

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what effect does a high fat diet have on gut flora?

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decreases bacteroidetes, firmicutes, and proteobacteria

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individuals diagnosed with what, have been shown to subsequently have an increased risk of developing IBD?

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gastroenteritis

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the prevalence of what, is inversely associated with the prevalence of IBD?

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  • *HELMINTH COLONIZATION**

- thought to play important immunoregulatory role with intestinal flora

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where is UC 10-fold less common, and CD very uncommon?

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Asia and Africa

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what LOF mutations are associated with CD?
CARD15/NOD2 (IBD-1 locus on xsome 16) - defects found in 17-27% of CD cases NOTE: homozygous individuals of CARD15 variant have 20-fold risk of developing CD
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what interleukens are associated with CD?
IL3, IL4, IL5, IL13, and TNF
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what is CARD15?
intracellular pathogen recognition receptor (PPR) - recognizes molecules containing specific structure called muramyl dipeptide (MDP) -> **triggers activation of NF-kb** -> adaptive immune response
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where is CARD15 primarily expressed?
monocytes/macrophages
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what does a mutation in CARD15 lead to?
reduces activation of NF-kb -> inhibiting adaptive immune response - increases susceptibility to chronic intracellular infection - disrupts CARD15-mediated effects on APC, leading to less effector and Treg cell activation
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colonizaton of the GI with beneficial bacteria induces what?
- development of GALT - increased Treg cells - increased IL10
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microbiota maintains the basal level of what types of T cells?
Th17 and Th1 (important for membrane integrity)
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what are directly suppressed by beneficial commensal bacteria via induction of Treg cells and stimulation of IL10 production?
pathobionts
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short chain fatty acids tend to have what?
anti-inflammatory properties
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SCFAs -> FA metabolites -> GPR43 -> what?
Treg cells -> IL10 --> BLOCKING inflammatory response
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segmented filamentous bactera (SFB) colonization results in what?
induction of Treg cell populations in the lamina propria | - also plays a role in Th17 levels (important for epithelial integrity)
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microbiota participate in the formation of active what?
secondary forms of bile acids
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what makes up the mucosal firewall?
epithelial barrier, mucus layer IgA, DC's, and T cells
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Where does IgA class switching occur?
in Peyer's patches
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which pathway does commensal mirobiota suppress?
NF-kb pathway
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what triggers UC?
* *epithelial antigens and altered AEROBIC bacteria** | - Salmonella enteritidis -> binds TLR5 -> activates NF-kb -> PRO-inflammatory genes
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what triggers CD?
* *ANAEROBIC bacteria** | - bacteroides thetaiotaomicron -> stimulates transcription factor PPAR -> exports activated NF-kb from nucleus
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chronic inflammation leads to hyperactivation of what? | - and inhibition of what?
hyperactivation of Th1 and Th17 | - inhibition of Treg cells and IL10
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which disease is characterized as a Th1 and Th17-type disease? (Th1 and Th17 cooperation!)
CD - Th1 secretes IL2, IFNy, TNF - Th17 secretes IL17, IL22
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which disease is characterizes as a Th2-type disease?
* *UC** - Th2 cells secrete IL5 - NK cells secrete IL13 leads to B cell and WBC recruitment (humoral response)
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what activates Th17 cells?
IL6, IL23, TGFb
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what activates Th1 cells?
IL12
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what activates Th2 cells?
IL4
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what produces IL6 and IL23?
APC's
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IL23 is closely related to what, and regulates Th1 cell responses?
IL12 NOTE: IL23 also regulates macrophage and DC resposes
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what is the most important inducer or macrophages and DC's?
IFN-y
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what is the most powerful inducer of Th17?
IL23
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GOF SNP's of: - TNFa, IFNy, IL1, IL6, IL2, IL17, IL22 predispose you to what?
cell-mediated inflammation and *CD*
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GOF SNP's of: - IL4, IL5, IL13 predispose you to what?
Ab-mediated inflammation and *UC*
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IBD is believed to be the result of a breakdown of tolerance to what?
resident enteric bacteria
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Treg cells suppress APC's directly through what | - and indirectly via what?
- directly: cell-cell interaction | - indirectly: cytokines or chemokines
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inadequate suppression of effector T cells leads to what?
inflammation and IBD | - normally, Treg cells suppress activation of effector T cells and prevent IBD
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what are the current treatment options for IBD?
- **TNF blockers** (administered IV, for moderate-severe UC or CD, risk for worsening HF, infection and malignancy) - leukocyte adhesion inhibitors (recommended in pts who failed previous TNF therapy, risk of life-treatening progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy)
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what is on the horizon for IBD treatment?
fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)

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