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Genetic And Environmental Factors In Gut Disease ✅ Flashcards

1
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How many bacteria are there in the gut?

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> 10^14

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Of what phyla do 90% of the normal gut bacteria belong to?

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  • Gram -ve bacteria

- Gram +ve bacteria

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3
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What are gram -ve bacteria also known as?

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Bacteriodes

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What are gram +ve bacteria also known as?

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Firmicutes

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What phyla are the remaining 10% of normal gut bacteria made up of?

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  • Proteobacteria

- Actinobacteria

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6
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Give 2 examples of proteobacteria?

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  • E coli

- H pylori

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What are the normal bacteria in the gut important for?

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Regulation of innate and adaptive immune system

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What bacterium is important in the regulation of the innate immune system?

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Bacteriodes thetaiotaomicron

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What does Bacteriodes thetaiotaomicron regulate?

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Antimicrobial peptide, e.g. angiogenin, in the intestinal epithelium

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How does Bacteriodes thetaiotaomicron regulate antimicrobial peptides?

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Through direct activation of Toll-like receptors (TLR) on Paneth cells

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Where are Paneth cells found?

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In the crypts of Lieberkuhn

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12
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What do Paneth cells secrete?

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  • Defensins
  • Lysozyme
  • Phospholipid A2
  • Anti-tumour necrosis factor
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What is the importance of the substances secreted by Paneth cells?

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They are all involved in intestinal antimicrobial activity

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What are the adaptive immune functions of the gut determined by?

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Specific bacteria

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What cells are involved in the adaptive immune response of the gut?

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  • Intraepithelial lymphocytes
  • T regulatory cells
  • Th17 cells
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16
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How is genetic susceptibility in inflammatory bowel disease demonstrated?

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Higher rates in other family members of patients

17
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What evidence is there to suggest that the environment plays a significant role in inflammatory bowel disease?

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  • Incomplete concordance between monozygotic twins

- Higher incidence in immigrants who move to high prevalence countries

18
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What is the concordance rate of inflammatory bowel disease in monozygotic twins?

19
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What has been identified as a susceptibility gene for inflammatory bowel disease?

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NOD2/CARD15 gene

20
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What has the NOD2/CARD15 gene been shown to have a central role in?

A

The regulation of the innate immune system

21
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What has a genome-wide association study identified regarding the NOD2/CARD15 gene?

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Over 160 loci, with 110 of these loci shared between UC and Crohn’s disease

22
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What significant overlap has been demonstrated regarding the loci of the NOD2/CARD15 gene?

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Other diseases, including psoriasis, T1DM, ankylosing spondylitis, and primary immune deficiencies

23
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What has been found regarding the intestinal microbiome in patients with inflammatory bowel disease?

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There are alterations in the intestinal microbiome in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, both at diagnosis and subsequently

24
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What treatment is based on the idea that the intestinal microbiome is altered in patients with inflammatory bowel disease?

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Faecal transplants

25
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Have faecal transplants be proven to work in inflammatory bowel disease?

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Preliminary studies have shown a reduction in symptoms in some individuals

26
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How does coeliac disease typically present?

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  • GI symptoms
  • Poor growth
  • Malnutrition
27
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How are an increasing number of children being diagnosed with coeliac disease?

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  • Following presentation without GI symptoms

- Following screening in high risk groups

28
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When can coeliac disease develop?

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Any time during childhood or adulthood

29
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What does the term ‘coeliac iceberg’ mean?

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There are many undiagnosed, relatively asymptomatic people with coeliac disease

30
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What genes are involved in coeliac disease?

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  • HLA-DQ2

- HLA-DQ8

31
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What % of patients with coeliac disease have HLA-DQ2 or DQ8?

32
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What is the negative predictive value of testing for HLA-DQ2 or DQ8 in suspected coeliac disease?

A

Close to 100%

33
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What % of the population are HLA-DQ2 or DQ8 positive?

34
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Who is at an increased risk of coeliac disease?

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  • Those with first degree family members affected

- Patients with T1DM, autoimmune liver disease, Down’s or Turner’s syndrome

35
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What evidence is there for environmental factors being involved in the development of coeliac disease?

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Absence of complete concordance in monozygotic twins

36
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What is the concordance rate for coeliac disease in monozygotic twins?

37
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What environmental factors are associated with coeliac disease?

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  • Low birth weight
  • Neonatal infection
  • Artificial feeding in infancy
  • High socio-economic status

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