Disease activity in eosinophilic esophagitis is associated with impaired esophageal barrier integrity. 2017

Marijn J Warners, and Bram D van Rhijn, and Joanne Verheij, and Andreas J P M Smout, and Albert J Bredenoord
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; m.j.warners@amc.uva.nl.

In eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), the esophageal barrier integrity is impaired. Integrity can be assessed with different techniques. To assess the correlations between esophageal eosinophilia and various measures of mucosal integrity and to evaluate whether endoscopic impedance measurements can predict disease activity, endoscopies and mucosal integrity measurements were performed in adult EoE patients with active disease (≥15 eosinophils/high-power field) at baseline (n = 32) and after fluticasone (n = 15) and elemental dietary treatment (n = 14) and in controls (n = 19). Mucosal integrity was evaluated during endoscopy using electrical tissue spectroscopy (ETIS) measuring mucosal impedance and transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) and transepithelial molecule-flux through biopsy specimens in Ussing chambers. We included 61 measurements; 32 of patients at baseline and 29 after treatment, 3 patients dropped out. After treatment, 20 patients were in remission (≤15 eosinophils/high-power field) and these measurements were compared with 41 measurements of patients with active disease (at baseline or after failed treatment). All four mucosal integrity measures showed significant impairment in active EoE compared with remission. Eosinophilia was negatively correlated with ETIS and TER and positively with transepithelial molecule flux (P ≤ 0.001). The optimal ETIS cutoff to predict disease activity was 6,000 Ω·m with a sensitivity of 79% [95% confidence interval (CI) 54-94%], specificity of 84% (95% CI 69-94%), positive predictive values of 89% (95% CI 77-95%) and negative predictive values of 71% (95% CI 54-84%). In EoE patients, markers of mucosal integrity correlate with esophageal eosinophilia. Additionally, endoscopic mucosal impedance measurements can predict disease activity.NEW & NOTEWORTHY In adult patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), the mucosal integrity, measured by making use of four different parameters, correlates strongly with esophageal eosinophilia. The accuracy of endoscopically measured mucosal impedance to distinguish active disease from remission was acceptable with moderate specificity and sensitivity. Mucosal impedance measurements can predict disease activity in adult EoE patients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000071041 Esophageal Mucosa Circular innermost layer of the ESOPHAGUS wall that mediates esophageal PERISTALSIS which pushes ingested food bolus toward the stomach. Esophagus Mucosa,Oesophageal Mucosa,Mucosa, Esophageal,Mucosa, Esophagus,Mucosa, Oesophageal
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D057765 Eosinophilic Esophagitis Chronic ESOPHAGITIS characterized by esophageal mucosal EOSINOPHILIA. It is diagnosed when an increase in EOSINOPHILS are present over the entire esophagus. The reflux symptoms fail to respond to PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS treatment, unlike in GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE. The symptoms are associated with IgE-mediated hypersensitivity to food or inhalant allergens. Chronic Esophagitis, Eosinophilic,Esophagitis, Eosinophilic,Chronic Esophagitides, Eosinophilic,Eosinophilic Chronic Esophagitides,Eosinophilic Chronic Esophagitis,Eosinophilic Esophagitides,Esophagitides, Eosinophilic,Esophagitides, Eosinophilic Chronic,Esophagitis, Eosinophilic Chronic

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