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A Belluzzi

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PubMed1987

Efficacy of 5-aminosalicylic acid enemas versus hydrocortisone enemas in ulcerative colitis.

A controlled trial has been carried out in order to compare the efficacy of enemas containing a high dosage of 5-ASA (4 g) versus enemas containing hydrocortisone 100 mg. The trial was conducted on 86 patients, 44 of whom received 5-ASA and 42 received hydrocortisone. The results were favorable in terms of clinical, sigmoidoscopic, and histologic criteria for 5-ASA treatment. Other aspects have been investigated, such as retrograde spread of enemas which have been shown to reach the left colon. No nephrotoxicity was detected. The long term experience confirmed the preliminary positive results.

Aminosalicylic Acids↗
PubMed1985

Topical administration of 5-aminosalicylic acid enemas in patients with ulcerative colitis. Studies on rectal absorption and excretion.

5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) is a new treatment for patients suffering from ulcerative colitis but only limited information is available about its rectal absorption. We therefore studied seven patients with ulcerative colitis in remission, and five with active disease to determine acetylated and free 5-ASA plasma concentrations and urinary acetyl 5-ASA after the administration of three different types of enemas: (2 g 5-ASA/100 ml, 4 g/100 ml, and 200 ml). In patients in remission urinary acetyl 5-ASA excretion was dose and volume dependent (p less than 0.01; p less than 0.05) but this correlation was absent in active disease. Because aminosalicylates are usually eliminated through the kidney, these low values (10% in active disease and 19% in those in remission) suggest that the beneficial action may be local. Urinary recovery was significantly lower in patients with active disease (p less than 0.01; p less than 0.02). No accumulation of 5-ASA was found in plasma after repeated daily administration.

Administration, Topical↗
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Requirements for the use of intestinal action antibiotics in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.

The causes of ulcerative colitis are still unknown and above all the circumstances which can lead to inflammatory episodes are unclear. Antibiotic therapy has not provided encouraging results so far but it is possible that the pathogenesis of this disease may involve bacterial species which have not yet been identified. The use of an antibiotic with specific colic activity therefore seems to be justified.

Colitis, Ulcerative↗
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): pathogenesis and treatment.

There is considerable evidence to suggest that polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) alleviate a number of inflammatory diseases, mainly the fish derivatives, n-3 PUFAs. My aim is to briefly review the literature involving clinical interventions with these lipid compounds in the treatment of Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Data available are conflicting and the reason for the discrepancies in the findings could reside in the different study designs. Often studies are limited by the choice of placebo and insufficient washout period and direct comparison of trials is hampered by the use of various formulations and dosages of n-3 PUFAs. The importance of the n-3 PUFAs formulation in lowering the incidence of side effects along with careful selection of patients and experimental design seems to be associated with benefits. It is possible these fatty acids act by reducing low-grade active inflammation rather than by preventing reinitiation of the inflammatory process from a truly quiescent state. Whether this treatment is applicable to all patients with IBD has not been fully elucidated. Nevertheless, taken together, all these studies suggest the effectiveness of these new therapeutic approaches, not only when the conventional treatment fails or it is not possible to treat chronically, but also, in some instances as first choice.

Clinical Trials as Topic↗
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[Abdominal scintigraphy with leukocytes marked with indium-111 in Crohn disease: clinical importance and prognostic usefulness].

The exact role of 111In leukocyte scanning in the assessment of clinical activity of Crohn's disease (CD) is still a matter of controversy. In our center we studied 22 patients with CD (8 with active disease) with standard 111In labelled mixed leukocyte scans. We determined the extent of the lesion measured as lesion-occupied cells on scanned area and the degree of inflammatory activity assessed as count ratio between the involved region and the iliac crest. Particularly in delayed scans, these scintigraphic parameters showed good correlation with clinical and laboratory indices of disease activity. In our series, only 6 patients had completely negative scans. They were in clinical and laboratory remission, and 5 of them had undergone surgery for CD during the previous year, with no radiological and/or endoscopic findings of recurrence. Among the other 8 patients in clinical remission, 5 had positive early scans, while the rest showed persistent delayed images. Moreover both early and delayed leukocyte scans were positive in 8 cases in which disease was undoubtedly active. A 1-year follow-up was available for 14 patients in clinical remission when 111In-scan was performed. During this period, 3 patients, all of whom had had early and delayed positive 111In-scan, suffered from clinical relapse; no clinical relapses were documented in patients with only 4th hour positive scans. In conclusion, in our series, 111In-scan was also frequently positive in patients in clinical remission; in this patient subset persistent images on delayed scans might suggest the risk of clinical relapse.

Abdomen↗