A Combined Set of Four Serum Inflammatory Biomarkers Reliably Predicts Endoscopic Disease Activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Introduction: Blood C-reactive protein (CRP) and fecal calprotectin levels are routinely measured as surrogate markers of disease activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), but often do not correlate well with the degree of mucosal inflammation in the intestine as established by endoscopy. Theref...

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Main Authors: Arno R. Bourgonje, Julius Z. H. von Martels, Ruben Y. Gabriëls, Tjasso Blokzijl, Manon Buist-Homan, Janette Heegsma, Bernadien H. Jansen, Hendrik M. van Dullemen, Eleonora A. M. Festen, Rinze W. F. ter Steege, Marijn C. Visschedijk, Rinse K. Weersma, Paul de Vos, Klaas Nico Faber, Gerard Dijkstra
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2019.00251/full
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Julius Z. H. von Martels
Ruben Y. Gabriëls
Tjasso Blokzijl
Manon Buist-Homan
Janette Heegsma
Bernadien H. Jansen
Hendrik M. van Dullemen
Eleonora A. M. Festen
Rinze W. F. ter Steege
Marijn C. Visschedijk
Rinse K. Weersma
Paul de Vos
Klaas Nico Faber
Klaas Nico Faber
Gerard Dijkstra
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Julius Z. H. von Martels
Ruben Y. Gabriëls
Tjasso Blokzijl
Manon Buist-Homan
Janette Heegsma
Bernadien H. Jansen
Hendrik M. van Dullemen
Eleonora A. M. Festen
Rinze W. F. ter Steege
Marijn C. Visschedijk
Rinse K. Weersma
Paul de Vos
Klaas Nico Faber
Klaas Nico Faber
Gerard Dijkstra
A Combined Set of Four Serum Inflammatory Biomarkers Reliably Predicts Endoscopic Disease Activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Frontiers in Medicine
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
inflammatory biomarkers
endoscopy
inflammation
disease activity
author_facet Arno R. Bourgonje
Julius Z. H. von Martels
Ruben Y. Gabriëls
Tjasso Blokzijl
Manon Buist-Homan
Janette Heegsma
Bernadien H. Jansen
Hendrik M. van Dullemen
Eleonora A. M. Festen
Rinze W. F. ter Steege
Marijn C. Visschedijk
Rinse K. Weersma
Paul de Vos
Klaas Nico Faber
Klaas Nico Faber
Gerard Dijkstra
author_sort Arno R. Bourgonje
title A Combined Set of Four Serum Inflammatory Biomarkers Reliably Predicts Endoscopic Disease Activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
title_short A Combined Set of Four Serum Inflammatory Biomarkers Reliably Predicts Endoscopic Disease Activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
title_full A Combined Set of Four Serum Inflammatory Biomarkers Reliably Predicts Endoscopic Disease Activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
title_fullStr A Combined Set of Four Serum Inflammatory Biomarkers Reliably Predicts Endoscopic Disease Activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
title_full_unstemmed A Combined Set of Four Serum Inflammatory Biomarkers Reliably Predicts Endoscopic Disease Activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
title_sort combined set of four serum inflammatory biomarkers reliably predicts endoscopic disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Medicine
issn 2296-858X
publishDate 2019-11-01
description Introduction: Blood C-reactive protein (CRP) and fecal calprotectin levels are routinely measured as surrogate markers of disease activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), but often do not correlate well with the degree of mucosal inflammation in the intestine as established by endoscopy. Therefore, novel predictive biomarkers are urgently needed that better reflect mucosal disease activity in IBD. The aim of this study was to identify a combination of serum inflammatory biomarkers predictive for endoscopic disease activity.Methods: Serum concentrations of 10 inflammatory biomarkers were analyzed in 118 IBD patients [64 Crohn's disease (CD), 54 ulcerative colitis (UC)] and 20 healthy controls. In a subset of 71 IBD patients, endoscopic disease activity was established. Non-parametric ROC estimation with bootstrap inference was used to establish the best combination of inflammatory biomarkers predicting endoscopic disease activity.Results: Six (6) inflammatory biomarkers (serum amyloid A (SAA), Eotaxin-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-17A, and TNF-α) showed better prediction of IBD disease activity than routine measures (CRP, fecal calprotectin and HBI/SCCAI scores). The best combination of predictive inflammatory biomarkers consisted of serum SAA, IL-6, IL-8, and Eotaxin-1, showing an optimism-adjusted area under the ROC (AuROC) curve of 0.84 (95% CI: 0.73–0.94, P < 0.0001), which predicted significantly better (P = 0.002) than serum CRP levels with an AuROC of 0.57 (95% CI: 0.43–0.72, P = 0.32).Conclusion: The combination of SAA, IL-6, IL-8, and Eotaxin-1 reliably predicts endoscopic disease activity in IBD and might be valuable for monitoring disease activity and management of the disease.
topic Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
inflammatory biomarkers
endoscopy
inflammation
disease activity
url https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2019.00251/full
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spelling doaj-1d1cd076e6874f9da502d2e2b1e1d7252020-11-25T02:15:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2019-11-01610.3389/fmed.2019.00251486322A Combined Set of Four Serum Inflammatory Biomarkers Reliably Predicts Endoscopic Disease Activity in Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseArno R. Bourgonje0Julius Z. H. von Martels1Ruben Y. Gabriëls2Tjasso Blokzijl3Manon Buist-Homan4Janette Heegsma5Bernadien H. Jansen6Hendrik M. van Dullemen7Eleonora A. M. Festen8Rinze W. F. ter Steege9Marijn C. Visschedijk10Rinse K. Weersma11Paul de Vos12Klaas Nico Faber13Klaas Nico Faber14Gerard Dijkstra15Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Martini Hospital, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsIntroduction: Blood C-reactive protein (CRP) and fecal calprotectin levels are routinely measured as surrogate markers of disease activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), but often do not correlate well with the degree of mucosal inflammation in the intestine as established by endoscopy. Therefore, novel predictive biomarkers are urgently needed that better reflect mucosal disease activity in IBD. The aim of this study was to identify a combination of serum inflammatory biomarkers predictive for endoscopic disease activity.Methods: Serum concentrations of 10 inflammatory biomarkers were analyzed in 118 IBD patients [64 Crohn's disease (CD), 54 ulcerative colitis (UC)] and 20 healthy controls. In a subset of 71 IBD patients, endoscopic disease activity was established. Non-parametric ROC estimation with bootstrap inference was used to establish the best combination of inflammatory biomarkers predicting endoscopic disease activity.Results: Six (6) inflammatory biomarkers (serum amyloid A (SAA), Eotaxin-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-17A, and TNF-α) showed better prediction of IBD disease activity than routine measures (CRP, fecal calprotectin and HBI/SCCAI scores). The best combination of predictive inflammatory biomarkers consisted of serum SAA, IL-6, IL-8, and Eotaxin-1, showing an optimism-adjusted area under the ROC (AuROC) curve of 0.84 (95% CI: 0.73–0.94, P < 0.0001), which predicted significantly better (P = 0.002) than serum CRP levels with an AuROC of 0.57 (95% CI: 0.43–0.72, P = 0.32).Conclusion: The combination of SAA, IL-6, IL-8, and Eotaxin-1 reliably predicts endoscopic disease activity in IBD and might be valuable for monitoring disease activity and management of the disease.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2019.00251/fullInflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)inflammatory biomarkersendoscopyinflammationdisease activity