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Neurogastroenterol Motil ; 24(2): 100-7, e79-80, 2012 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22097920

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Alterations of small intestinal transit and gallbladder (GB) motility have been reported in celiac disease (CD) in studies involving, in most cases, non-physiological experimental conditions and artificial stimuli to motility. Our aims were to quantitate non-invasively small intestinal transit time and GB emptying during administration of a physiological and palatable solid meal, and to assess the effect of gluten-free diet (GFD). METHODS: We simultaneously measured mouth-to-cecum transit time (MCTT) using a validated H(2) breath test, and GB motility using ultrasonography. We studied CD patients before (n = 19) and during (n = 14) GFD, and healthy volunteers (n = 24) following administration of a physiological solid meal (Kcal 539). KEY RESULTS: Mouth-to-cecum transit time was more prolonged in CD (mean ± SEM: 235 ± 96 min) than in controls (169 ± 65 min, P = 0.0039). The GB fasting volume and postprandial residual volume were significantly higher in CD than in controls, and GB emptying constant was slower in CD than in controls. During GFD, GB emptying reverted to normal, but MCTT remained unchanged (229 ± 69 min) and more prolonged in CD than in controls (P = 0.0139). During GFD, duodenal infiltration with lymphocytes and mast cells persisted higher than that in controls, and the number of mast cells lying in proximity of nervous endings did not change. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES: Slow postprandial MCTT in response to a physiological meal does not revert to normal during GFD, an effect mirroring incomplete histopathologic recovery.


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Celiac Disease/physiopathology , Gallbladder Emptying/physiology , Gallbladder/physiopathology , Gastrointestinal Transit/physiology , Adolescent , Adult , Breath Tests , Celiac Disease/diet therapy , Diet, Gluten-Free , Female , Gastric Emptying/physiology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Postprandial Period
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Aliment Pharmacol Ther ; 29(12): 1299-308, 2009 Jun 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19302264

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Expected benefits of gluten-free diet (GFD) in coeliac patients include healing of small intestinal mucosa, but it remains unclear to what extent this benefit is achieved in adults. AIM: To assess factors affecting histological outcome of GFD in a large cohort of adult coeliac patients. METHODS: We extracted information on 465 consecutive coeliac patients studied before and during GFD. RESULTS: Duodenal biopsies at diagnosis were classified as Marsh I in 11, II in 25 and III in 429 cases. After a median 16 months GFD, 38 (8%) patients had histological 'normalization', 300 (65%) had 'remission' with persistent intraepithelial lymphocytosis, 121(26%) had 'no change' and 6 (1%) had 'deterioration'. Coeliac disease related serology was negative in 83% of patients with Marsh III lesion during GFD. Male gender and adherence to GFD were independently associated with histological 'normalization' and 'remission'. Persistence of intraepithelial lymphocytosis was not associated with human lymphocyte antigen gene dose or with Helicobacter pylori infection. CONCLUSIONS: Complete normalization of duodenal lesions is exceptionally rare in adult coeliac patients despite adherence to GFD, symptoms disappearance and negative CD related serology. Control biopsies are mandatory to identify lack of response to gluten-free diet.


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Celiac Disease/diet therapy , Diet, Gluten-Free/methods , Duodenum/pathology , Glutens/administration & dosage , Intestinal Mucosa/pathology , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Celiac Disease/pathology , Cohort Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Statistics as Topic , Treatment Outcome , Young Adult
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Aliment Pharmacol Ther ; 23(7): 907-13, 2006 Apr 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16573793

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: It is controversial whether serum ghrelin concentration is altered in coeliac disease and whether this alteration is related to nutritional impairment or to inflammatory changes of duodenal mucosa. AIM: To investigate clinical and histopathological variables affecting circulating ghrelin in coeliac patients by comparison with dyspeptic patients and with healthy controls. METHODS: We measured serum ghrelin and obtained gastric and duodenal biopsies in 44 coeliac patients before and after 1-year gluten-free diet, in 39 dyspeptic patients and 53 healthy controls. RESULTS: Serum ghrelin concentration was significantly higher in coeliac (531 +/- 29 pg/mL, P < 0.05) and in dyspeptic patients (526 +/- 14 pg/mL, P < 0.01) than in healthy controls (451 +/- 8 pg/mL), and body mass index was significantly lower in coeliac (20 +/- 1) and in dyspeptic patients (20 +/- 1) than in healthy controls (22 +/- 1, P < 0.05). In coeliac patients serum ghrelin concentration was not related to the severity of duodenal lesions. Serum ghrelin reverted to normal (399 +/- 30 pg/mL) and body mass index increased significantly (0.6 +/- 0.1 kg/m(2) increase, P < 0.05) during gluten-free diet despite persistent duodenal lymphocytic infiltration. CONCLUSIONS: Ghrelin concentration is increased and body mass index is decreased in coeliac and in dyspeptic patients irrespective of presence and severity of duodenal inflammation. Nutritional impairment is a key factor in elevating plasma ghrelin levels in coeliac disease.


Subject(s)
Celiac Disease/blood , Diet, Protein-Restricted/methods , Dyspepsia/blood , Glutens/administration & dosage , Peptide Hormones/blood , Adult , Body Mass Index , Celiac Disease/diet therapy , Celiac Disease/pathology , Duodenum/pathology , Dyspepsia/pathology , Female , Gastritis/blood , Gastritis/pathology , Ghrelin , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pyloric Antrum/pathology
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