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A method for determining a presence of inflammatory bowel disease in a subject. The method involves providing a gut sample obtained from a subject; measuring a level in said gut sample of one or more proteins, wherein said one or more proteins comprises at least one of: leukotriene A-4 hydrolase, catalase, transketolase, thioredoxin domain containing protein 17, vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein and thymosin beta-10; and comparing said measured level of each of said one or more proteins to a corresponding protein level for a normal subject. A method for determining a presence of pancolitis in a subject with ulcerative colitis is also provided.
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Provided herein is a method for identifying patients at risk for suffering complications from pediatric Crohn's disease, and methods of treating those patients to prevent the development of penetrating complications.
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The present invention provides methods and compositions for monitoring MDR1 transporter function in human IBD patients. Also provided in the invention are methods for stratification of IBD patients for bile acid directed therapies, and therapeutic methods that integrate the patient stratification with bile acid sequestration therapies.
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The invention is in the field of therapy of gut inflammatory diseases such as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) or Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) including Gluten hypersensitivity. The inventors showed that ELA2A secreted by epithelial cells in the extracellular space is over-expressed in IBD conditions degrading tight junction proteins and controlling cytokines expression. Overexpression of ELA2A conferred a pro-inflammatory phenotype both in cell expression systems and in vivo in animal model of IBD. The inventors also showed that ELA2 over-expressing intestinal epithelial cells increase the release of CXCL8 protein compared to control cells. The increased CXCL-8 protein release observed in cells overexpressing ELA2A is inhibited by ELAFIN addition to the culture, in a dose-dependent manner. In particular, the invention relates to inhibitors of Elastase ELA2A, for use in the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, such as Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Celiac disease, and Pouchitis.
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Biomarkers predictive of responsiveness to integrin beta7 antagonists, including anti-beta7 integrin subunit antibodies, and methods of using such biomarkers are provided. In addition, methods of treating gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are provided. Also provided are methods of using such predictive biomarkers for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
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The invention provides a method of diagnosis or prognosis of a chronic liver disease or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in a subject comprising providing a sample from the subject and measuring the amount of TWEAK (tumour necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis) in the sample, wherein if the amount of TWEAK is below a predetermined level, then there is an increased risk that the subject has a chronic liver disease or has a poor prognosis of the chronic liver disease, or if the amount is above a predetermined level then there is an increased risk that the subject has IBD. The invention also provides a method of determining the effect of treatment on a chronic liver disease comprising providing measuring the amount of TWEAK in a first sample from a subject, provided before the treatment and comparing it to an amount of TWEAK in a second sample from a subject provided after treatment, wherein an increase in TWEAK between the first and second samples indicates that the chronic liver disease is being treated. Assay kits for use in the invention are also provided.
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L'invention concerne des marqueurs de la maladie de Crohn ainsi que des composés particuliers permettant la détection desdits marqueurs. L'invention concerne également des méthodes de détection, de diagnostic et de suivi de l'évolution de la maladie de Crohn ainsi que des méthodes d'évaluation de l'efficacité d'un traitement dirigé contre cette maladie, et les compositions et kits utilisables pour la mise en œuvre de ces méthodes.
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A method for treating a human patient suffering from fistulizing Crohn's disease, comprising administering to a patient suffering from fistulizing Crohn's disease, a humanized antibody having binding specificity for human α4β7 integrin, wherein the human patient has a seton that was surgically placed prior to administration of the antibody, and wherein the dosing regimen induces fistula(e) healing.
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In some aspects, the present invention provides methods for predicting whether a subject will develop autoantibodies to an anti-TNFα drug during the course of anti- TNFα drug therapy. In other aspects, the present invention provides methods for predicting the level of an anti-TNFα drug in a subject during the course of anti-TNFα drug therapy. Systems for predicting anti-TNFα drug levels and the likelihood of autoantibody formation during the course of anti-TNFα drug therapy are also provided herein. The present invention further provides methods for predicting a clinical outcome (e.g., endoscopic response) of a subject on anti-TNFα drug therapy.