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Editorial
IBD
Corticosteroid, a double-edged sword in inflammatory bowel disease management: possibility of reducing corticosteroid use through physician education
Seulji Kim, Seong-Joon Koh
Intest Res 2022;20(4):389-391.   Published online October 28, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2022.00117
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  • Estimation of patients affected by inflammatory bowel disease potentially eligible for biological treatment in a real-world setting
    Luca Degli Esposti, Valentina Perrone, Diego Sangiorgi, Stefania Saragoni, Melania Dovizio, Flavio Caprioli, Fernando Rizzello, Marco Daperno, Alessandro Armuzzi
    Digestive and Liver Disease.2024; 56(1): 29.     CrossRef
  • Risk of avascular necrosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: Insights from a nationwide cohort study and the impact of corticosteroid use
    Jung Min Moon, Kyoung-Eun Kwon, Ju Won Lee, Kyung Rok Minn, Kyuwon Kim, Jeongkuk Seo, Seung Yong Shin, Sun-Young Jung, Chang Hwan Choi
    Digestive and Liver Disease.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
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Involvement of the cannabinoid system in chronic inflammatory intestinal diseases: opportunities for new therapies
Priscila A. Lima, Bárbara B. Berg, Marina Gomes Miranda e Castor
Intest Res 2022;20(4):392-417.   Published online May 31, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00160
AbstractAbstract PDFPubReaderePub
The components of the endogenous cannabinoid system are widely expressed in the gastrointestinal tract contributing to local homeostasis. In general, cannabinoids exert inhibitory actions in the gastrointestinal tract, inducing anti-inflammatory, antiemetic, antisecretory, and antiproliferative effects. Therefore, cannabinoids are interesting pharmacological compounds for the treatment of several acute intestinal disorders, such as dysmotility, emesis, and abdominal pain. Likewise, the role of cannabinoids in the treatment of chronic intestinal diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease, is also under investigation. Patients with chronic intestinal inflammatory diseases present impaired quality of life, and mental health issues are commonly associated with long-term chronic diseases. The complex pathophysiology of these diseases contributes to difficulties in diagnosis and, therefore, in the choice of a satisfactory treatment. Thus, this article reviews the involvement of the cannabinoid system in chronic inflammatory diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract and highlights possible therapeutic approaches related to the use of cannabinoids.

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  • Cannabigerol as an anti-inflammatory agent altering the level of arachidonic acid derivatives in the colon tissue of rats subjected to a high-fat high-sucrose diet
    Klaudia Sztolsztener, Ewa Harasim-Symbor, Adrian Chabowski, Karolina Konstantynowicz-Nowicka
    Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy.2024; 178: 117286.     CrossRef
  • Metabolomics analysis of extracellular vesicles derived from bovine colostrum and mature milk
    Sitong Zhang, Xipeng Sun, Yameng Zhang, Rong Huang, Wenyou Situ, Huaxi Yi, Lingjun Tong
    Food Science of Animal Products.2024; 2(3): 9240078.     CrossRef
  • Pharmacohistory of Cannabis Use—A New Possibility in Future Drug Development for Gastrointestinal Diseases
    Dinesh Thapa, Leon N. Warne, Marco Falasca
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences.2023; 24(19): 14677.     CrossRef
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Natural history of inflammatory bowel disease: a comparison between the East and the West
Eun Mi Song, Suk-Kyun Yang
Intest Res 2022;20(4):418-430.   Published online December 2, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00104
AbstractAbstract PDFPubReaderePub
Over the past decades, there has been a rapid increase in the incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Asia. The natural history of IBD in Asian patients could be different from that in Western patients due to variations in disease phenotypes and genotypes as well as the healthcare environment between the 2 populations. To adequately cope with this disease, it is important to fully understand the potential differences in its natural history among different populations. In this review, we evaluated the differences in the clinical course of IBD between Asian and Western patients with regards to phenotypic progression, hospitalization, major surgery, risk of colorectal cancer, and mortality, mainly based on the results of population-based studies. The findings of our narrative review suggest that the clinical course of Asian patients with IBD, especially ulcerative colitis, is better than that of Western patients, as indicated by the lower rates of major surgery and hospitalization. In addition, similar to Western patients, the clinical course of Asian patients with IBD has been improving as evidenced by the decreasing rates of disease behavior progression (in Crohn’s disease), hospitalization, and major surgery.

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    Kyuwon Kim, Byong Duk Ye
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    Kijae Jo, Kwang Woo Kim, Hyun Jung Lee, Jong Pil Im, Joo Sung Kim, Seong-Joon Koh
    Intestinal Research.2024; 22(4): 453.     CrossRef
  • Risk of avascular necrosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: Insights from a nationwide cohort study and the impact of corticosteroid use
    Jung Min Moon, Kyoung-Eun Kwon, Ju Won Lee, Kyung Rok Minn, Kyuwon Kim, Jeongkuk Seo, Seung Yong Shin, Sun-Young Jung, Chang Hwan Choi
    Digestive and Liver Disease.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    Jian Wan, Jun Shen, Jie Zhong, Wensong Ge, Yinglei Miao, Xiaolan Zhang, Zhonghui Wen, Yufang Wang, Jie Liang, Kaichun Wu
    United European Gastroenterology Journal.2024; 12(9): 1167.     CrossRef
  • Prevalence and risk factors for gallstone and renal stone formation in patients with intestinal Behçet’s disease
    Jaewon Song, Soo Jung Park, Jae Jun Park, Tae Il Kim, Jihye Park, Jae Hee Cheon
    The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine.2024; 39(5): 770.     CrossRef
  • Old and New Biologics and Small Molecules in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factors
    Sang Un Kim, Hyun Seok Lee
    The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology.2024; 84(2): 35.     CrossRef
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    Tanita Suttichaimongkol, Sung Wook Hwang, Nayantara Coelho-Prabhu, John B. Kisiel, Byong Duk Ye, Suk-Kyun Yang, Edward V. Loftus, Sang Hyoung Park
    Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Primary surgery versus pharmacotherapy for newly diagnosed ileocecal Crohn’s disease: a hospital-based cohort study
    Yehyun Park, Soo Jung Park, Tae Il Kim, Won Ho Kim, Jae Hee Cheon
    The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine.2024; 39(5): 759.     CrossRef
  • Korean clinical practice guidelines on biologics for moderate to severe Crohn’s disease
    Seong-Joon Koh, Sung Noh Hong, Soo-Kyung Park, Byong Duk Ye, Kyeong Ok Kim, Jeong Eun Shin, Yong Sik Yoon, Hong Sub Lee, Sung Hoon Jung, Miyoung Choi, Soo-Young Na, Chang Hwan Choi, Joo Sung Kim
    Intestinal Research.2023; 21(1): 43.     CrossRef
  • Long‐term clinical outcomes of intestinal Behçet's disease: A 30‐year cohort study at a tertiary hospital in South Korea
    Jihye Park, Soo Jung Park, Jae Jun Park, Tae Il Kim, Jae Hee Cheon
    Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.2023; 38(3): 386.     CrossRef
  • Past, present, and future of Intestinal Research
    Jae Hee Cheon
    Intestinal Research.2023; 21(1): 1.     CrossRef
  • Association of Waist Circumference with the Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: a Nationwide Cohort Study of 10 Million Individuals in Korea
    Yeonjin Je, Kyungdo Han, Jaeyoung Chun, Yuna Kim, Jie-Hyun Kim, Young Hoon Youn, Hyojin Park, Jong Pil Im, Joo Sung Kim
    Journal of Crohn's and Colitis.2023; 17(5): 681.     CrossRef
  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): a condition exemplifying the crosstalk of the gut–liver axis
    You Sun Kim, Edward H. Hurley, Yoojeong Park, Sungjin Ko
    Experimental & Molecular Medicine.2023; 55(7): 1380.     CrossRef
  • Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease–Asian perspectives: the results of a multinational web-based survey in the 8th Asian Organization for Crohn’s and Colitis meeting
    Eun Mi Song, Soo-Young Na, Sung Noh Hong, Siew Chien Ng, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Byong Duk Ye
    Intestinal Research.2023; 21(3): 339.     CrossRef
  • How have treatment patterns for patients with inflammatory bowel disease changed in Asian countries?
    Jihye Park
    Intestinal Research.2023; 21(3): 275.     CrossRef
  • Treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis combined with inflammatory bowel disease
    You Sun Kim, Edward H. Hurley, Yoojeong Park, Sungjin Ko
    Intestinal Research.2023; 21(4): 420.     CrossRef
  • Golimumab for Ulcerative Colitis: One More Option to SAVE the Colon
    Sang Hyoung Park
    Crohn's & Colitis 360.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    Soo-Young Na
    The Korean Journal of Medicine.2023; 98(5): 223.     CrossRef
  • Virofree Associates with the Modulation of Gut Microbiomes and Alleviation of DSS-Induced IBD Symptoms in Mice
    Wei-Sheng Lin, Wan-Chen Cheng, Min-Hsiung Pan
    ACS Omega.2023; 8(44): 41427.     CrossRef
  • The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: 10-Year South Korean Experience Based on the National Database
    Eun Mi Song, Arum Choi, Sukil Kim, Sung Hoon Jung
    Journal of Korean Medical Science.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Which biologic agents increase perioperative complications in patients with inflammatory bowel disease?
    Jihye Park
    Intestinal Research.2022; 20(1): 1.     CrossRef
  • Is primary sclerosing cholangitis with inflammatory bowel disease different between patients in the East and West?
    Yong Eun Park
    Intestinal Research.2022; 20(2): 157.     CrossRef
  • Bioactive Components and Potential Mechanism Prediction of Kui Jie Kang against Ulcerative Colitis via Systematic Pharmacology and UPLC-QE-MS Analysis
    Jinbiao He, Chunping Wan, Xiaosi Li, Zishu Zhang, Yu Yang, Huaning Wang, Yan Qi, Ivan Luzardo-Ocampo
    Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.2022; 2022: 1.     CrossRef
  • Antiviral Prophylaxis Against Hepatitis B Virus in Patients Treated with Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor α Agents for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Eun Ae Kang, Jae Hee Cheon
    Gut and Liver.2022; 16(4): 501.     CrossRef
  • Personalized medicine in inflammatory bowel disease: Perspectives on Asia
    Su Hyun Park, Sang Hyoung Park
    Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.2022; 37(8): 1434.     CrossRef
  • Updates on conventional therapies for inflammatory bowel diseases: 5-aminosalicylates, corticosteroids, immunomodulators, and anti-TNF-α
    Jihye Park, Jae Hee Cheon
    The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine.2022; 37(5): 895.     CrossRef
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    Jung Won Lee, Chang Soo Eun
    The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine.2022; 37(5): 885.     CrossRef
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    Soo-Young Na, You Sun Kim
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    Gut and Liver.2022; 16(6): 921.     CrossRef
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Statement
IBD
Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases guidance for clinical practice of adult inflammatory bowel disease during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: expert consensus statements
Yong Eun Park, Yoo Jin Lee, Ji Young Chang, Hyun Joo Song, Duk Hwan Kim, Young Joo Yang, Byung Chang Kim, Jae Gon Lee, Hee Chan Yang, Miyoung Choi, Seong-Eun Kim, Seung-Jae Myung
Intest Res 2022;20(4):431-444.   Published online January 5, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00111
AbstractAbstract PDFPubReaderePub
Many unexpected problems have resulted from the unprecedented coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The optimal management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) during the COVID-19 pandemic has also been a challenge. Therefore, the Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases (KASID) developed a consensus statement of experts regarding the management of IBD during the COVID-19 pandemic. This consensus statement made recommendations regarding the risk and treatment of COVID-19 in IBD patients. This statement emphasizes that IBD is not a risk factor for COVID-19, and care should be taken not to exacerbate IBD in patients in remission state by maintaining their medications, except for corticosteroids.

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    Yoo Jin Lee, Sang Gyu Kwak, Eun Soo Kim, Sung Kook Kim, Hyun Seok Lee, Yun Jin Chung, Byung Ik Jang, Kyeong Ok Kim, Jeongseok Kim, Hyeong Ho Jo, Eun Young Kim
    Scientific Reports.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Update on SARS-CoV-2 vaccination of patients with inflammatory bowel disease: what clinicians need to know
    Yoo Jin Lee, Seong-Eun Kim, Yong Eun Park, Ji Young Chang, Hyun Joo Song, Duk Hwan Kim, Young Joo Yang, Byung Chang Kim, Jae Gon Lee, Hee Chan Yang, Seung-Jae Myung
    Intestinal Research.2022; 20(3): 386.     CrossRef
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Efficacy of hepatitis B vaccination in patients with ulcerative colitis: a prospective cohort study
Anurag Mishra, Amarender Singh Puri, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Ashok Dalal
Intest Res 2022;20(4):445-451.   Published online February 8, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00106
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Background/Aims
Response to vaccine in patients with inflammatory bowel disease is lower than in the general population. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) versus controls.
Methods
We prospectively compared antibody response to HBV vaccination in 100 patients with UC versus controls. HBV vaccination was given to all the cases and controls at 0, 1 and 6 months. Anti-hepatitis B surface (anti-HBs) titers were then measured 4 weeks after the first and the third dose. Adequate immune response (AIR) was considered if the anti-HBs titer was >10 IU/L and effective immune response (EIR) if the anti-HBs titer was >100 IU/L.
Results
Median anti-HBs titer was lower in patients with UC than controls (67 IU/L vs. 105 IU/L, P<0.01). AIR and EIR were significantly lower in patients than in controls (82% vs. 96%, P=0.001; 41% vs. 66%, P<0.001, respectively). Univariate analysis showed that age <30 years, mild to moderate severity of disease, disease duration <5 years, male sex, post first dose anti-HBs titer >2 IU/L and non-exposure to corticosteroids, azathioprine and biologicals were predictors of AIR in patients with UC (P<0.05). Multivariate analysis revealed that only non-exposure to corticosteroids, azathioprine and biologicals, male sex, and disease duration <5 years were independent predictors of AIR.
Conclusions
Response rate to the HBV vaccination in patients with UC was significantly lower as compared to the controls. Male sex, shorter disease duration, and non-exposure to immunomodulators were independent predictors of AIR.

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    Mohammad Shehab, Fatema Alrashed, Munerah Alyaseen, Zainab Safar, Tunrayo Adekunle, Ahmad Alfadhli, Talat Bessissow
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    Ki Jae Jo, Jong Pil Im
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Physician education can minimize inappropriate steroid use in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: the ACTION study
Yehyun Park, Chang Hwan Choi, Hyun Soo Kim, Hee Seok Moon, Do Hyun Kim, Jin Ju Kim, Dennis Teng, Dong Il Park
Intest Res 2022;20(4):452-463.   Published online March 11, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00125
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Background/Aims
Epidemiological data on steroid use in South Korean patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are limited. We documented the steroid use patterns in these patients, and whether physician education on appropriate steroid use affected these patterns.
Methods
ACTION was an observational cohort study conducted in adults (≥19 years) with IBD. A retrospective chart review was performed at baseline (cohort 1) and 1 year after physician training (cohort 2). Eligible cases with excessive or inappropriate steroid use were identified, along with any associated risk factors.
Results
Data were collected during May 2018-July 2019 from patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) in cohort 1 (n=1,685) and cohort 2 (n=1,649). At baseline, 155 patients (9.2%) had received steroids within the previous 12 months, 46 (29.7%) of whom had used steroids excessively, 16 (34.8%) of these having inappropriately used excessive steroids. Although steroid exposure was similar in cohort 1 (9.2%) and cohort 2 (9.7%), the latter comprised fewer excessive steroid users (20.0% vs. 29.7%). Severe disease was associated with excessive steroid use in cases with UC, but not with CD.
Conclusions
Although, overall steroid use was relatively low in South Korean patients with IBD, one-third of steroid users used them excessively, and one-third among these used excessive steroids inappropriately. High disease activity was the main risk factor for excessive steroid use which may potentially be reduced by physician education, especially in cases with UC. Active screening to minimize excessive and inappropriate steroid use through physician education should be considered.

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  • Corticosteroid Use in Randomized Clinical Trials of Biologics and Small Molecules in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review
    Bruno César da Silva, Sam Papasotiriou, Stephen B Hanauer
    Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
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  • Corticosteroid, a double-edged sword in inflammatory bowel disease management: possibility of reducing corticosteroid use through physician education
    Seulji Kim, Seong-Joon Koh
    Intestinal Research.2022; 20(4): 389.     CrossRef
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Long-term clinical and real-world experience with Crohn’s disease treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor-α antibodies
Haruka Otake, Satohiro Matsumoto, Hirosato Mashima
Intest Res 2022;20(4):464-474.   Published online March 31, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00139
AbstractAbstract PDFPubReaderePub
Background/Aims
Although anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α agents are important therapeutic drugs for Crohn’s disease (CD), data regarding their long-term sustained effects are limited. Herein, we evaluated the long-term loss of response (LOR) to anti-TNF-α agents in patients with CD.
Methods
This retrospective study included patients with CD who started treatment with infliximab or adalimumab as a first-line therapeutic approach. The cumulative event-free, retention, and surgery-free rates after the start of biological therapy were analyzed. Secondary LOR was analyzed in patients who achieved corticosteroid-free clinical remission after the start of biological therapy. Cox proportional hazards models were used to analyze the predictive factors of secondary LOR.
Results
The cumulative event-free rates at 1, 2, 5, and 10 years were 83.3%, 75.1%, 37.4%, and 23.3%, respectively. The incidence of LOR was 10.6% per patient-year of follow-up. At 12–14 weeks after the start of biological therapy, the proportion of patients with a C-reactive protein to albumin (CRP/ALB) ratio ≥0.18 was significantly higher in patients with LOR (P<0.001). Multivariate analysis indicates that a CRP/ALB ratio ≥0.18 (hazard ratio [HR], 5.86; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.56–22.0; P=0.009) and upper gastrointestinal tract inflammation (HR, 3.00; 95% CI, 1.26–7.13; P=0.013) were predictive factors of secondary LOR.
Conclusions
Although anti-TNF-α agents contributed to long-term clinical remission of CD, the annual incidence of secondary LOR was 10.6%. The CRP/ALB ratio at 3 months after the start of biological therapy and upper gastrointestinal tract inflammation were identified as predictive factors of secondary LOR.

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    Ji Young Chang, Soo Jung Park, Jae Jun Park, Tae Il Kim, Jae Hee Cheon, Jihye Park
    Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.2024; 39(3): 519.     CrossRef
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    Jihye Park, Jaeyoung Chun, Soo Jung Park, Jae Jun Park, Tae Il Kim, Hyuk Yoon, Jae Hee Cheon
    Digestive Diseases and Sciences.2024; 69(3): 901.     CrossRef
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    Yun Qiu, Shixian Hu, Kang Chao, Lingjie Huang, Zicheng Huang, Ren Mao, Fengyuan Su, Chuhan Zhang, Xiaoqing Lin, Qian Cao, Xiang Gao, Minhu Chen
    Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    June Hwa Bae, Jung-Bin Park, Ji Eun Baek, Seung Wook Hong, Sang Hyoung Park, Dong-Hoon Yang, Byong Duk Ye, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Seung-Jae Myung, Suk-Kyun Yang, Sung Wook Hwang
    Gut and Liver.2024; 18(4): 667.     CrossRef
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    Ji Eun Na, Yong Eun Park, Jongha Park, Tae-Oh Kim, Jong Hoon Lee, Su Bum Park, Soyoung Kim, Seung Bum Lee
    BMC Gastroenterology.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    Satohiro Matsumoto, Hirosato Mashima
    Crohn's & Colitis 360.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    Soo-Kyung Park, Gi-Young Lee, Sangsoo Kim, Chil-Woo Lee, Chang-Hwan Choi, Sang-Bum Kang, Tae-Oh Kim, Jaeyoung Chun, Jae-Myung Cha, Jong-Pil Im, Kwang-Sung Ahn, Seon-Young Kim, Min-Suk Kim, Chang-Kyun Lee, Dong-Il Park
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences.2023; 24(19): 14799.     CrossRef
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Clinical features of very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease in Japan: a retrospective single-center study
Masaaki Usami, Ichiro Takeuchi, Reiko Kyodo, Yuri Hirano, Kosuke Kashiwagi, Hiroki Fujikawa, Hirotaka Shimizu, Toshinao Kawai, Katsuhiro Arai
Intest Res 2022;20(4):475-481.   Published online June 13, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00142
AbstractAbstract PDFPubReaderePub
Background/Aims
Very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD), defined as IBD diagnosed in patients younger than 6 years, is a challenge for pediatric gastroenterologists. Although there have been reports regarding VEO-IBD in Western countries, those in Asia are still lacking. This study aimed to investigate the clinical features of Japanese VEO-IBD patients.
Methods
Patients with VEO-IBD diagnosed between 2006 and 2019 were evaluated retrospectively. The disease phenotypes were classified into ulcerative colitis type (UC-type) and Crohn’s disease type (CD-type), and the clinical features and courses were compared between the phenotypes.
Results
Overall, 54 VEO-IBD patients (19 patients with UC-type and 35 patients with CD-type) were evaluated. The median age at onset was 18 months. One patient had severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), and 9 patients had monogenic IBD. Monogenic IBD was more prevalent in the CD-type patients with perianal disease (CD-type (PD)). The age at onset was significantly lower in the CD-type group (P<0.05). The most common initial symptom was bloody stools (70%), followed by diarrhea (63%), weight loss (24%), fever (20%), and perianal disease (20%). Excluding patients with SCID and monogenic IBD, 23 out of 44 patients (52%) required biologics. The biologics were switched in 11 out of 44 patients (25%), and the majority of these patients (82%) were in the CD-type group. Overall, 9 patients (20%) required intestinal resection or ostomy placement.
Conclusions
CD-type tends to occur at an earlier age, and monogenic IBD occurs significantly more frequently in CD-type (PD). Disease severity and treatment should be individualized, owing to the disease heterogeneity.

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Gastrointestinal bleeding risk of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants versus warfarin in general and after polypectomy: a population-based study with propensity score matching analysis
Jong Yop Pae, Eun Soo Kim, Sung Kook Kim, Min Kyu Jung, Jun Heo, Jang Hoon Lee, Min Ae Park
Intest Res 2022;20(4):482-494.   Published online April 15, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00161
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Background/Aims
Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) risk for non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) compared with warfarin is largely unknown. We aimed to determine the risk of overall and post-polypectomy GIB for NOACs and warfarin.
Methods
Using the Korean National Health Insurance database, we created a cohort of patients who were newly prescribed NOACs or warfarin between July 2015 and December 2017 using propensity score matching (PSM). Kaplan-Meier analysis with log-rank test was performed to compare the risk of overall and post-polypectomy GIB between NOACs (apixaban, dabigatran, and rivaroxaban) and warfarin. Post-polypectomy GIB was defined as bleeding within 1 month after gastrointestinal endoscopic polypectomy.
Results
Out of 234,206 patients taking anticoagulants (187,687 NOACs and 46,519 warfarin), we selected 39,764 pairs of NOACs and warfarin users after PSM. NOACs patients showed significantly lower risk of overall GIB than warfarin patients (log-rank P<0.001, hazard ratio, 0.86; 95% confidence interval, 0.78–0.94; P=0.001). Among NOACs, apixaban showed the lowest risk of GIB. In the subgroup of 7,525 patients who underwent gastrointestinal polypectomy (lower gastrointestinal polypectomy 93.1%), 1,546 pairs were chosen for each group after PSM. The NOACs group showed a high risk of post-polypectomy GIB compared with the warfarin group (log-rank P=0.001, hazard ratio, 1.97; 95% confidence interval, 1.16–3.33; P=0.012).
Conclusions
This nationwide, population-based study demonstrates that risk of overall GIB is lower for NOACs than for warfarin, while risk of post-polypectomy GIB is higher for NOACs than for warfarin.

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Abdominal aortic calcification in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: does anti-tumor necrosis factor α use protect from chronic inflammation-induced atherosclerosis?
Aikaterini Mantaka, Nikolaos Galanakis, Dimitrios Tsetis, Ioannis E. Koutroubakis
Intest Res 2022;20(4):495-505.   Published online August 8, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2022.00017
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Background/Aims
Abdominal aortic calcium (AAC) deposition has been suggested as a marker of early atherosclerosis. There is no published data on the evaluation of AAC in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Methods
AAC was quantified by computed tomography or enterography scans performed in 98 IBD patients and 1:1 age and sex matched controls. AAC deposition was correlated with IBD characteristics, disease activity or severity parameters, laboratory tests and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors.
Results
Moderate-severe grade of AAC was found in 35.7% of IBD patients compared to 30.6% of controls (P= 0.544). IBD with CVD and ulcerative colitis patients had significantly higher rates of more severe atherosclerotic lesions (P= 0.001 and P= 0.01, respectively). AAC deposition was similarly distributed in age groups ( < 45, 45–64, and ≥ 65 years) among patients and controls. Multivariate analysis after excluding CVD risk confounders for non-CVD patients found extensive disease (P= 0.019) and lifetime steroids (P= 0.04) as independent risk factors for AAC. Anti-tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) use was negatively associated with AAC deposition in non-CVD IBD patients (odds ratio, 0.023; 95% confidence interval, 0.001–0.594; P= 0.023).
Conclusions
More than one-third of IBD patients have moderate to severe AAC. Better control of inflammation with anti-TNF-α agents seems to protect IBD patients from ACC deposition and subsequent atherosclerosis.

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Novel inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) specific electronic medical record allows scalable auditing of IBD severity, therapy and complications to show the current unmet need in IBD care
Alex Barnes, David Carter, Patricia Kaazan, Alissa Walsh, Susan Connor, Jane M Andrews
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Urinary chitinase 3-like 1 and intestinal fatty-acid binding proteins are not elevated in children with inflammatory bowel disease
Shaun Siong Chung Ho, Jacqueline Ilene Keenan, Andrew Stewart Day
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