TY - JOUR
T1 - Seroreactivity to E. coli outer membrane protein C antibodies in active inflammatory bowel disease; diagnostic value and correlation with phylogroup B2 E. coli infection
AU - Petersen, Andreas Munk
AU - Schou, Christian
AU - Mirsepasi, Hengameh
AU - Engberg, Jørgen
AU - Friis-Møller, Alice
AU - Nordgaard-Lassen, Inge
AU - Wildt, Signe
AU - Krogfelt, Karen Angeliki
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - Background. Several serologic tests, including anti-outer membrane porin C antibody (Omp C), are used for screening and as marker of disease course in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Our aim was to investigate possible differences in Omp C level in patients with active and inactive IBD compared to controls. Methods. All blood samples were tested for Omp C. Disease activity was evaluated by Harvey Bradshaw Index, Simple Clinical Activity Index and Modified Pouchitis Disease Activity Index. Results. Blood samples were collected from 113 patients and 60 controls. Patients with active IBD did not have a higher level of Omp C than patients in remission. Surprisingly, in patients with active Crohn's disease a significantly lower level of Omp C was found compared with patients with inactive Crohn's disease (p < 0.05). All other groups among patients with IBD did have a significantly higher level of Omp C, compared with controls, including patients with acute gastroenteritis (p < 0.05). Although IBD patients with phylogroup B2 E. coli cultured from their fecal samples, were more likely to have a positive Omp C test (p < 0.05), this could not explain the low Omp C level in the subgroup of patients with active Crohn's disease. Conclusions. Omp C titer was not raised in patients with active IBD compared with patients in remission. In addition, there was no difference in Omp C level in patients with active Crohn's disease compared with controls. These observations do not support the use of Omp C serology testing, either in disease activity assessment, or in screening for active Crohn's disease.
AB - Background. Several serologic tests, including anti-outer membrane porin C antibody (Omp C), are used for screening and as marker of disease course in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Our aim was to investigate possible differences in Omp C level in patients with active and inactive IBD compared to controls. Methods. All blood samples were tested for Omp C. Disease activity was evaluated by Harvey Bradshaw Index, Simple Clinical Activity Index and Modified Pouchitis Disease Activity Index. Results. Blood samples were collected from 113 patients and 60 controls. Patients with active IBD did not have a higher level of Omp C than patients in remission. Surprisingly, in patients with active Crohn's disease a significantly lower level of Omp C was found compared with patients with inactive Crohn's disease (p < 0.05). All other groups among patients with IBD did have a significantly higher level of Omp C, compared with controls, including patients with acute gastroenteritis (p < 0.05). Although IBD patients with phylogroup B2 E. coli cultured from their fecal samples, were more likely to have a positive Omp C test (p < 0.05), this could not explain the low Omp C level in the subgroup of patients with active Crohn's disease. Conclusions. Omp C titer was not raised in patients with active IBD compared with patients in remission. In addition, there was no difference in Omp C level in patients with active Crohn's disease compared with controls. These observations do not support the use of Omp C serology testing, either in disease activity assessment, or in screening for active Crohn's disease.
KW - Acute Disease
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Antibodies, Bacterial/blood
KW - Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/immunology
KW - Child
KW - Chronic Disease
KW - Colitis, Ulcerative/blood
KW - Colonic Pouches/pathology
KW - Crohn Disease/blood
KW - Diarrhea/blood
KW - Dysentery/blood
KW - Escherichia coli/immunology
KW - Escherichia coli Infections/complications
KW - Escherichia coli Proteins/immunology
KW - Female
KW - Gastroenteritis/blood
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Porins/immunology
KW - Pouchitis/blood
KW - Sensitivity and Specificity
KW - Serologic Tests
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.3109/00365521.2011.639080
DO - 10.3109/00365521.2011.639080
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22150030
SN - 0036-5521
VL - 47
SP - 155
EP - 161
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 2
ER -