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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment Flashcards

1
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What is UC?

A

mucosal inflammatory condition confined to rectum & colon

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What is Crohn’s?

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transmural inflammation from mouth to anus

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What does therapy for UC or Crohn’s depend on?

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Anatomic location, the severity, responsiveness, goal of therapy, & drug toxicity

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Malaise & fever are uncommon in what form of IBD?

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UC

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5
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What is the distribution of UC vs Crohn’s?

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Crohn’s = discontinuous

UC = continuous

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6
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Aphthous or linear ulcers are common in which form of IBD?

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Crohn’s

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7
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What features are common in Crohn’s?

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Ileal involvement 
Strictures
Fistulas 
Granulomas 
Linear clefts 
Cobblestone appearance
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What feature is common in UC?

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Crypt abscesses

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What is the goal of pharmacologic therapy for IBD?

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Relieve the inflammatory process & induce remission

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What is the action of azo compounds (end in “salazine”)?

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Reduce absorption of the parent drug from the small intestine

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11
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Azo compounds: Where are high concentrations of active drug made available?

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Terminal ileum & colon

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12
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What are examples of mesalamine compounds?

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Pentasa

Asacol & apriso

Lialda

Rowasa (enema), canasa (suppositories)

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13
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What does pentasa act on?

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small intestine

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What does anacol & apriso act on?

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distal ileum & proximal colon

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What does lialda act on?

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colon

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What does rowasa & canasa act on?

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rectum & sigmoid colon

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5-ASA is derived from what 2 pathways?

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Cyclooxygenase & lipoxygenase

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What is the MOA of 5-ASA?

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Interferes w/ production of inflammatory cytokines

Inhibit cellular functions

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What is the efficacy of 5-ASA on UC vs Crohn’s?

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UC: induces & maintains remission, considered 1st line for mild-mod disease

Crohn’s: efficacy unproven (many still use as 1st line for mild-mod disease involving the colon or distal ileum)

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What is the action of the controlled-release oral formulation of budesonide?

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Releases in the distal ileum & colon, where it is absorbed

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21
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How do you treat mod-severe active IBD?

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Glucocorticoids

22
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Have higher doses of glucocoricoids been shown to be more efficacious?

A

Nope

23
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What is a con of glucocorticoids?

A

Not useful for maintaining remission

- Aminosalicylates or immunosuppressive agents should be used

24
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Purine antimetabolites have ___________ properties

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immunosuppressive

25
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6-mercaptopurine undergoes biotransformation via…

A

competing catabolic enzymes - xanthine oxidase & thiopurine methyltransferase

26
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Active 6-thioguanine nucelotides are concentrated in cells resulting in…

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prolonged 1/2 life

27
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Prolonged kinetics of 6-thioguanine nucelotide results in a delay of…

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17 weeks before onset of therapeutic benefit from oral azathioprine or 6-MP

28
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What are ADEs of azathioprine & 6-mercaptopurine (purine analogs)?

A

Bone marrow depression

Hepatic toxicity

Increased risk of lymphoma

29
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Describe the drug interaction w/ allopurinol

A

Reduces xanthine oxide catabolism of the purine analogs –> increased active 6-thioguanine nucleotides

30
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What has an important role in the pathogenesis of IBD?

A

Luminal bacteria

Fungi & viruses

31
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What is the role of abx on IBD?

A

Treats micro abscesses

Decreases bacterial translocation

Treats septic complications

Induces remission

32
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What has been hypothesized to have a role in the development of Crohn’s?

A

Mycobacterial infection

33
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What is the MOA of methotrexate?

A

Inhibit dihydrofolate reductase enzyme

Interfere w/ interleukin

Stimulate release of adenosine

Stimulate death of T lymphocytes

34
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What are ADEs of methotrexate?

A

Bone marrow depression

Alopecia

Mucositis

Peripheral neuropathy when used for prolonged periods

Hepatic damage in pts w/ psoriasis

35
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What reduces the risk of ADEs of methotrexate?

A

Folate supplementation

36
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Those on methotrexate & who have renal insufficiency, are at increased risk for what?

A

Hepatic accumulation & toxicity

37
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What is the MOA of anti-tumor necrosis factor?

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Dysregulation of helper T cell type 1 response & regulatory T cells

38
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What is an example of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy?

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Monoclonal antibodies to human TNF

39
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Anti-tumor necrosis agents prevent the cytokine from binding to…

A

its receptors

40
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Anti-tumor necrosis agents: the Fc portion of human IgG1 promotes…

A

antibody-mediated apoptosis

41
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What fraction of pts will eventually lose response despite higher doses or more frequent injections of anti-tumor necrosis agents?

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1/3

42
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What causes the loss of response in anti-tumor necrosis agents?

A

May be due to development of antibodies to the TNF antibody

43
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What are ADEs of anti-tumor necrosis agents?

A

Infection

Risk of serious infections increased w/ concomitant coricosteroids

Antibodies to the antibody (less likely in concomitant therapy w/ immunomodulators)

Delayed serum sickness-like rxn

44
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Concomitant treatment w/ anti-TNF agents & immunomodulators may increase the risk of what?

A

lymphoma

45
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What are integrins?

A

Adhesion molecules on the surface of leukocytes

46
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Integrins may interact w/ what?

A

Selectins (another class of adhesion molecules, on the surface of the vascular endothelium)

47
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What is the MOA of integrins?

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Allows circulating leukocytes to adhere to the vascular endothelium & move through the vessel wall into the tissue

48
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What is anti-integrin therapy (natalizumab) used for?

A

Mod-severe Crohn’s who have failed other therapies through a carefully restricted program

49
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What are ADEs of anti-integrin therapy (natalizumab)?

A

acute infusion rxns

small risk of opportunistic infections

50
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What should you monitor w/ anti-integrin therapy?

A

Brain MRI, mental status, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

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