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Lectin-reactive Anti-alpha-Gal in Patients with Crohn's Disease: Correlation with Clinical Phenotypes
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Lectin-reactive Anti-alpha-Gal in Patients with Crohn's Disease: Correlation with Clinical Phenotypes

Parham Safaie, Maggie Ham, Peter Kuang, Anand S. Mehta, Mengjun Wang, Adam S. Cheifetz, Simon Robson, Daryl Lau, Timothy M. Block and Alan C. Moss
Inflammatory bowel diseases, v 19(13), pp 2796-2800
01 Dec 2013
PMID: 24185312
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https://europepmc.org/articles/pmc4112456View
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Abstract

Gastroenterology & Hepatology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology
Background:Patients with inflammatory bowel disease have higher proportions of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies lacking N-galactose, also called agalactosyl IgG, in their serum. Such agalactosyl IgGs have been associated with disease activity and the immunogenicity of biologics. The aim was to describe the relationship between circulating levels of a subset of agalactosyl IgGs (anti--Gal) and Crohn's disease (CD) phenotypes.Methods:Prospectively collected serum samples of a well-characterized cohort of patients with inflammatory bowel disease and controls were used. Serum anti--Gal levels were measured by a high-affinity enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and referenced to a standard control.Results:Serum samples from 167 subjects were tested; 62 with CD, 76 with ulcerative colitis, and 29 controls. Agalactosyl anti--Gal levels were significantly higher in active CD than in active ulcerative colitis (P = 0.0043) or healthy controls (P < 0.0001). Among patients with CD, agalactosyl anti--Gal levels were significantly higher in those with a history of arthritis, than those without (P = 0.0002), but lower in those taking immunomodulators (P = 0.03). There was no correlation between agalactosyl anti--Gal levels and indices of Crohn's severity, including C-reactive protein levels or Harvey-Bradshaw index. Patients who were primary or secondary nonresponders to infliximab had similar agalactosyl anti--Gal levels to clinical responders.Conclusions:Patients with CD have greater amounts of agalactosylated anti--Gal antibodies in their serum, particularly in those with associated joint disease. This increase seems to be independent of indices of disease activity, but is influenced by immunomodulator use.

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