Prospective Evaluation of Neutrophil Autoantibodies in 500 Consecutive Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Previous studies have shown antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A particular subclass, the so-called 'atypical' (perinuclear)...

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Main Authors: Hugh Freeman, Brenda Roeck, Dana Devine, Cedric Carter
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 1997-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/689847
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description Previous studies have shown antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A particular subclass, the so-called 'atypical' (perinuclear) p-ANCA type, occurs in the majority of patients with ulcerative colitis. The purpose of this prospective study was to assess, in a blinded fashion, this 'subclinical' serological marker in a consecutive series of IBD patients. Five hundred patients were evaluated, including 247 patients with ulcerative colitis and 253 with Crohn's disease involving the small and/or large intestine. Overall, 194 (38.8%) of all patients with IBD were positive, including 164 (66.3%) with ulcerative colitis and 30 (11.9%) with Crohn's disease. Except for coexistent sclerosing cholangitis, no other clinical or laboratory variable had an effect on the rate of ANCA detection. This is the largest single study of ANCA in patients with IBD and the only study to provide data solely from a single Canadian centre. Results emphasize the immunopathological differences between ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, and indicate that both disorders are heterogeneous inflammatory disease processes.
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spelling doaj-art-e25ba8853f6544f78e7d6bba255ee9832025-02-03T01:23:28ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001997-01-0111320320710.1155/1997/689847Prospective Evaluation of Neutrophil Autoantibodies in 500 Consecutive Patients with Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseHugh FreemanBrenda RoeckDana DevineCedric CarterPrevious studies have shown antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A particular subclass, the so-called 'atypical' (perinuclear) p-ANCA type, occurs in the majority of patients with ulcerative colitis. The purpose of this prospective study was to assess, in a blinded fashion, this 'subclinical' serological marker in a consecutive series of IBD patients. Five hundred patients were evaluated, including 247 patients with ulcerative colitis and 253 with Crohn's disease involving the small and/or large intestine. Overall, 194 (38.8%) of all patients with IBD were positive, including 164 (66.3%) with ulcerative colitis and 30 (11.9%) with Crohn's disease. Except for coexistent sclerosing cholangitis, no other clinical or laboratory variable had an effect on the rate of ANCA detection. This is the largest single study of ANCA in patients with IBD and the only study to provide data solely from a single Canadian centre. Results emphasize the immunopathological differences between ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, and indicate that both disorders are heterogeneous inflammatory disease processes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/689847
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Prospective Evaluation of Neutrophil Autoantibodies in 500 Consecutive Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Prospective Evaluation of Neutrophil Autoantibodies in 500 Consecutive Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
title_full Prospective Evaluation of Neutrophil Autoantibodies in 500 Consecutive Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
title_fullStr Prospective Evaluation of Neutrophil Autoantibodies in 500 Consecutive Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
title_full_unstemmed Prospective Evaluation of Neutrophil Autoantibodies in 500 Consecutive Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
title_short Prospective Evaluation of Neutrophil Autoantibodies in 500 Consecutive Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
title_sort prospective evaluation of neutrophil autoantibodies in 500 consecutive patients with inflammatory bowel disease
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/689847
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