Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flashcards
What is inflammatory bowel disease?
A dysregulated, inappropriate response of the intestinal immune system, to an otherwise innocuous luminal antigens, in a genetically susceptible host
What are the three types of crohn’s disease?
ileitis
colitis
ileocolitis
UC or CD: diffuse mucosal inflammation limited to the colon
UC
UC or CD: affects rectum
UC
UC or CD: patchy, transmural inflammation
CD
UC or CD: may affect any part of the GI tract
CD
UC or CD: may involve all or part of the colon, but no further
UC
Who usually has UC?
Young people 20-30s
What is the effect of smoking on UC? CD?
Lowers UC, increases CD
What is the effect of an appy on UC? CD?
Lowers CD, no effect on CD
What is the effect of high sanitation in childhood on UC? CD?
No effect on UC
Increases CD
What is the effect of high carb intake on UC? CD?
UC no effect
Increases CD
What is the effect of perinatal infection on UC? CD?
UC = ? CD = increases
What is the dysbiosis theory of IBD?
Decrease protective bacteria, increased aggressive bacteria
What are the effect of dysregulated immune response on IBD?
Loss of tolerance
Defective apoptosis
What is the cytokine that causes Th0 cells to turn into Th1 cells?
IL-12
What is the cytokine that causes Th0 cells to turn into Th3 cells?
IL-10
What is the role of Th1 cells in IBD?
cell mediated granulomas
What is the role of TH2 cells in IBD?
Hypersensitivity
Which has a higher genetic influence: CD or UC?
CD
What is the gene that transmits IBD susceptibility?
Polygenic
What are the three factors that lead to the development of IBD?
Luminal antigen
Genetic susceptibility
Environmental triggers