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Role of Dietary Habits in the Prevention of Diverticular Disease Complications: A Systematic Review.
Carabotti, M, Falangone, F, Cuomo, R, Annibale, B
Nutrients. 2021;(4)
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Recent evidence showed that dietary habits play a role as risk factors for the development of diverticular complications. This systematic review aims to assess the effect of dietary habits in the prevention of diverticula complications (i.e., acute diverticulitis and diverticula bleeding) in patients with diverticula disease. PubMed and Scopus databases were searched up to 19 January 2021, 330 records were identified, and 8 articles met the eligibility criteria and were subjected to data extraction. The quality of the studies was evaluated by the Newcastle-Ottawa quality assessment form. No study meets the criteria for being a high-quality study. A high intake of fiber was associated to a decreased risk of diverticulitis or hospitalization due to diverticular disease, with a protective effect for fruits and cereal fiber, but not for vegetable fiber; whereas, a high red meat consumption and a generally Western dietary pattern were associated with an increased risk of diverticulitis. Alcohol use seemed to be associated to diverticular bleeding, but not to recurrent diverticulitis or diverticular complications. Further high-quality studies are needed to better define these associations. It is mandatory to ascertain the role of dietary habits for the development of recurrent acute diverticulitis and diverticular bleeding.
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Distinguishing features between patients with acute diverticulitis and diverticular bleeding: Results from the REMAD registry.
Carabotti, M, Morselli Labate, AM, Cremon, C, Cuomo, R, Pace, F, Andreozzi, P, Falangone, F, Barbara, G, Annibale, B, ,
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver. 2021;(2):202-209
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BACKGROUND Pathogenesis of acute diverticulitis and diverticular bleeding remains poorly defined, and few data compare directly risk factors for these complications. AIMS to assess differences in clinical features, lifestyles factors and concurrent drug use in patients with acute diverticulitis and those with diverticular bleeding. METHODS Data were obtained from the REMAD Registry, an ongoing 5-year prospective, observational, multicenter, cohort study conducted on 1,217 patients. Patient- and clinical- related factors were compared among patients with uncomplicated diverticular disease, patients with previous acute diverticulitis, and patients with previous diverticular bleeding. RESULTS Age was significantly lower (OR 0.48, 95% CI: 0.34-0.67) and family history of diverticular disease was significantly higher (OR 1.60, 95% CI: 1.11-2.31) in patients with previous diverticulitis than in patients with uncomplicated diverticular disease, respectively. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was significantly higher in patients with previous diverticular bleeding as compared with both uncomplicated diverticular disease (OR 8.37, 95% CI: 2.60-27.0) and diverticulitis (OR 4.23, 95% CI: 1.11-16.1). CONCLUSION This ancillary study from a nationwide Registry showed that some distinctive features identify patients with acute diverticulitis and diverticular bleeding. These information might improve the assessment of risk factors for diverticular complications.
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Cardiovascular Benefits and Lipid Profile Changes 5 Years After Bariatric Surgery: A Comparative Study Between Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.
Voglino, C, Tirone, A, Ciuoli, C, Benenati, N, Paolini, B, Croce, F, Gaggelli, I, Vuolo, ML, Cuomo, R, Grimaldi, L, et al
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 2020;(12):2722-2729
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INTRODUCTION Visceral adipose tissue has been linked with cardiovascular events. Visceral adiposity index (VAI) is a routinely applicable tool for evaluation of visceral adipose dysfunction and linked to 10 year-cardiovascular risk. No previous studies have evaluated the changes over time of the VAI in patients who underwent different types of bariatric surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed data of 42 patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and 61 patients who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB). VAI, lipid profile, and several anthropometric variables were measured before and after 5 years following surgery. RESULTS During the studied time period, the BMI was similar between LSG and LRYGB patients (34.1 vs 31.6; p = 0.191), but the percentage of total weight loss (%TWL) for LRYGB was significantly higher than LSG (31.3% vs 23.0%; p < 0.001). LRYGB patients had a significant improvement of all lipid parameters evaluated over time, while LSG patients experienced only a reduction in triglycerides (TG) levels and an increase in HDL cholesterol (HDL-C). VAI values were similar in the two groups at baseline as well at the last follow-up point (5-year VAI, LSG: 0.93, RYGB 0.93; p = 0.951). At multivariate regression analysis, 5-year-%TWL was the only independent predictor of a greater amount of VAI reduction over time. CONCLUSION Bariatric surgery, independent of the type of surgical procedure, decreases the cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks due to weight loss and improvement of lipid parameters. VAI could be a useful tool to better identify eligible patients for bariatric surgery and to determine the success of surgery.
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Mild dehydration in dyspeptic athletes is able to increase gastrointestinal symptoms: Protective effects of an appropriate hydration.
Zito, FP, Gala, A, Genovese, D, Vozzella, L, Polese, B, Cassarano, S, Cargiolli, M, Andreozzi, P, Gelzo, M, Sarnelli, G, et al
Neurogastroenterology and motility. 2019;(1):e13520
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BACKGROUND Water balance influences gastrointestinal (GI) activity. Our aim was to evaluate how dehydration and rehydration with different types of water are able to affect GI activity in healthy and dyspeptic athletes. METHODS Twenty non-competitive athletes, respectively 10 healthy and 10 dyspeptic subjects, were enrolled. All subjects underwent three test sessions (0, A, B) of 6 hours. Dehydration was achieved with a walking/jogging exercise test on a treadmill. After exercising, 500 mL of calcium-bicarbonate (Test A) or soft water (Test B) were administered, while no rehydration was provided during Test 0; thereafter, all subjects consumed a light lunch. GI symptoms were evaluated during each test and an electrocardiogram (ECG) Holter recording was performed at the end of the exercise. KEY RESULTS Dyspeptic subjects exhibited higher overall symptoms during Test 0 (VAS: 30.8 ± 0.8 mm) compared to Test A (18.4 ± 1.1, P < 0.001) and Test B (24.4 ± 1.3, P < 0.001). However, analyzing GI symptoms, only subjects receiving calcium-bicarbonate water (Test A) showed significantly lower symptomatic scores compared to Test 0 or Test B. Moreover, heart rate variability analyses revealed that only in Test A dyspeptic patients exhibit a trend to a decrease in the post-prandial low/high frequency (LF/HF) ratio, similarly to healthy subjects, while in Test 0 and Test B, post-prandial LF/HF ratio was increased compared to the pre-prandial phase. CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES Our results show that mild dehydration in dyspeptic athletes is able to increase GI symptoms but an adequate rehydration, with calcium-bicarbonate water, is able to improve post-exercise disturbances restoring sympathovagal imbalance.
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Functional variants in the sucrase-isomaltase gene associate with increased risk of irritable bowel syndrome.
Henström, M, Diekmann, L, Bonfiglio, F, Hadizadeh, F, Kuech, EM, von Köckritz-Blickwede, M, Thingholm, LB, Zheng, T, Assadi, G, Dierks, C, et al
Gut. 2018;67(2):263-270
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Congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency (CSID) is a genetic disorder which results in a lower ability to digest certain sugars, resulting in diarrhoea, abdominal pain and bloating, which are also common symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The objective of this study was to test sucrase-isomaltase (SI) gene variants for their potential relevance in IBS. The researchers looked at genetics in several populations with and without IBS. The researchers found that genetic mutations are associated with a 35% reduction in the activity of the SI enzymes. CSID mutations were almost twice as common in IBS patients than healthy controls. The genetic variant 15Phe was associated with diarrhoea, stool frequency and changes in the gut bacteria. The authors concluded that people with SI gene variants associated with reduced enzyme activity are more at risk of IBS. Genetic screening could help to identify individuals at increased risk of IBS, and may lead to more targeted treatment for some people with IBS.
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OBJECTIVE IBS is a common gut disorder of uncertain pathogenesis. Among other factors, genetics and certain foods are proposed to contribute. Congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency (CSID) is a rare genetic form of disaccharide malabsorption characterised by diarrhoea, abdominal pain and bloating, which are features common to IBS. We tested sucrase-isomaltase (SI) gene variants for their potential relevance in IBS. DESIGN We sequenced SI exons in seven familial cases, and screened four CSID mutations (p.Val557Gly, p.Gly1073Asp, p.Arg1124Ter and p.Phe1745Cys) and a common SI coding polymorphism (p.Val15Phe) in a multicentre cohort of 1887 cases and controls. We studied the effect of the 15Val to 15Phe substitution on SI function in vitro. We analysed p.Val15Phe genotype in relation to IBS status, stool frequency and faecal microbiota composition in 250 individuals from the general population. RESULTS CSID mutations were more common in patients than asymptomatic controls (p=0.074; OR=1.84) and Exome Aggregation Consortium reference sequenced individuals (p=0.020; OR=1.57). 15Phe was detected in 6/7 sequenced familial cases, and increased IBS risk in case-control and population-based cohorts, with best evidence for diarrhoea phenotypes (combined p=0.00012; OR=1.36). In the population-based sample, 15Phe allele dosage correlated with stool frequency (p=0.026) and Parabacteroides faecal microbiota abundance (p=0.0024). The SI protein with 15Phe exhibited 35% reduced enzymatic activity in vitro compared with 15Val (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS SI gene variants coding for disaccharidases with defective or reduced enzymatic activity predispose to IBS. This may help the identification of individuals at risk, and contribute to personalising treatment options in a subset of patients.
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Postprandial Gastrointestinal Function Differs after Acute Administration of Sourdough Compared with Brewer's Yeast Bakery Products in Healthy Adults.
Polese, B, Nicolai, E, Genovese, D, Verlezza, V, La Sala, CN, Aiello, M, Inglese, M, Incoronato, M, Sarnelli, G, De Rosa, T, et al
The Journal of nutrition. 2018;(2):202-208
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BACKGROUND Europeans consume large quantities of bakery products, although these are known as one of the food categories that potentially leads to postprandial symptoms (such as fullness and bloating). OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of sourdough baked goods on gastric emptying and gastrointestinal fermentation and symptoms in healthy people. METHODS In a double-blind, randomized crossover study, 2 sourdough croissants (SCs) or 2 brewer's yeast croissants (BCs) were served as single meals to 17 healthy adults [9 women; age range: 18-40 y; body mass index range (in kg/m2): 18-24]. Gastric volume (GV) was evaluated by magnetic resonance to calculate gastric-emptying rate in the 3-h interval after croissant ingestion. A hydrogen breath test was performed to measure hydrogen production after SC and BC ingestion. Palatability and postprandial gastrointestinal symptoms (discomfort, nausea, fullness, and bloating) over a 4-h period after the meal were evaluated. The area under the curve (AUC) was used to evaluate the overall effects on all variables tested. RESULTS The total GV AUC was reduced by 11% during the 3 h after the consumption of SCs compared with BCs (P = 0.02). Hydrogen production during the 4-h interval after ingestion of SCs was 30% lower than after BCs (P = 0.03). SCs were rated as being >2 times as palatable as BCs (P < 0.001). The overall severity of postprandial symptoms was 36% lower during the 4 h after intake of SCs compared with BCs (P = 0.05). CONCLUSION Sourdough bakery products could promote better postprandial gastrointestinal function in healthy adults and be more acceptable than those prepared with brewer's yeast. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03207516.
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Increased Prevalence of Rare Sucrase-isomaltase Pathogenic Variants in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients.
Garcia-Etxebarria, K, Zheng, T, Bonfiglio, F, Bujanda, L, Dlugosz, A, Lindberg, G, Schmidt, PT, Karling, P, Ohlsson, B, Simren, M, et al
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. 2018;(10):1673-1676
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Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) often associate their symptoms to certain foods. In congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency (CSID), recessive mutations in the SI gene (coding for the disaccharidase digesting sucrose and 60% of dietary starch)1 cause clinical features of IBS through colonic accumulation of undigested carbohydrates, triggering bowel symptoms.2 Hence, in a previous study,3 we hypothesized that CSID variants reducing SI enzymatic activity may contribute to development of IBS symptoms. We detected association with increased risk of IBS for 4 rare loss-of-function variants typically found in (homozygous) CSID patients, because carriers (heterozygous) of these rare variants were more common in patients than in controls.1,4 Through a 2-step computational and experimental strategy, the present study aimed to determine whether other (dys-)functional SI variants are associated with risk of IBS in addition to known CSID mutations. We first aimed to identify all SI rare pathogenic variants (SI-RPVs) on the basis of integrated Mendelian Clinically Applicable Pathogenicity (M-CAP) and Combined Annotation Dependent Depletion (CADD) predictive (clinically relevant) scores; next, we inspected genotype data currently available for 2207 IBS patients from a large ongoing project to compare SI-RPV case frequencies with ethnically matched population frequencies from the Exome Aggregation Consortium (ExAC).
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Dietary Interventions to Modulate the Gut Microbiome-How Far Away Are We From Precision Medicine.
De Filippis, F, Vitaglione, P, Cuomo, R, Berni Canani, R, Ercolini, D
Inflammatory bowel diseases. 2018;(10):2142-2154
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The importance of the gut microbiome in human health and disease is fully acknowledged. A perturbation in the equilibrium among the different microbial populations living in the gut (dysbiosis) has been associated with the development of several types of diseases. Modulation of the gut microbiome through dietary intervention is an emerging therapeutic and preventive strategy for many conditions. Nevertheless, interpersonal differences in response to therapeutic treatments or dietary regimens are often observed during clinical trials, and recent research has suggested that subject-specific features of the gut microbiota may be responsible. In this review, we summarize recent findings in personalized nutrition, highlighting how individualized characterization of the microbiome may assist in designing ad hoc tailored dietary intervention for disease treatment and prevention. Moreover, we discuss the limitations and challenges encountered in integrating patient-specific microbial data into clinical practice.
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Female-Specific Association Between Variants on Chromosome 9 and Self-Reported Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Bonfiglio, F, Zheng, T, Garcia-Etxebarria, K, Hadizadeh, F, Bujanda, L, Bresso, F, Agreus, L, Andreasson, A, Dlugosz, A, Lindberg, G, et al
Gastroenterology. 2018;(1):168-179
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Genetic factors are believed to affect risk for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but there have been no sufficiently powered and adequately sized studies. To identify DNA variants associated with IBS risk, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of the large UK Biobank population-based cohort, which includes genotype and health data from 500,000 participants. METHODS We studied 7,287,191 high-quality single nucleotide polymorphisms in individuals who self-reported a doctor's diagnosis of IBS (cases; n = 9576) compared to the remainder of the cohort (controls; n = 336,499) (mean age of study subjects, 40-69 years). Genome-wide significant findings were further investigated in 2045 patients with IBS from tertiary centers and 7955 population controls from Europe and the United States, and a small general population sample from Sweden (n = 249). Functional annotation of GWAS results was carried out by integrating data from multiple biorepositories to obtain biological insights from the observed associations. RESULTS We identified a genome-wide significant association on chromosome 9q31.2 (single nucleotide polymorphism rs10512344; P = 3.57 × 10-8) in a region previously linked to age at menarche, and 13 additional loci of suggestive significance (P < 5.0×10-6). Sex-stratified analyses revealed that the variants at 9q31.2 affect risk of IBS in women only (P = 4.29 × 10-10 in UK Biobank) and also associate with constipation-predominant IBS in women (P = .015 in the tertiary cohort) and harder stools in women (P = .0012 in the population-based sample). Functional annotation of the 9q31.2 locus identified 8 candidate genes, including the elongator complex protein 1 gene (ELP1 or IKBKAP), which is mutated in patients with familial dysautonomia. CONCLUSIONS In a sufficiently powered GWAS of IBS, we associated variants at the locus 9q31.2 with risk of IBS in women. This observation may provide additional rationale for investigating the role of sex hormones and autonomic dysfunction in IBS.
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Rationale and evidences for treatment of symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease.
Cuomo, R, Cargiolli, M, Andreozzi, P, Zito, FP, Sarnelli, G
Minerva gastroenterologica e dietologica. 2017;(2):130-142
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INTRODUCTION Symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease (SUDD) is one of the possible clinical manifestations of diverticular disease. It is a common disorder characterized by chronic abdominal symptoms ranging from lower left abdominal pain to alteration of bowel habit, that significantly reduce quality of life of subject affected. The present article aims to review the current data for medical management of SUDD. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION We analyzed the existing literature on the factors involved in the pathogenesis of SUDD and we highlighted the possible target for treatment. Treatment for SUDD should be direct to relieve chronic symptoms and prevent diverticulitis and its complications. In particular we focused on the role of probiotics, fiber-diet, mesalazine and rifaximin on these two aspects. In this setting, we conducted a PubMed search for guidelines, systematic reviews and meta-analyses and updated information to October 2016. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS Each topic was evaluated according to the best evidences available. Best results seemed to be obtained with combined therapies and in particular with rifaximin associated to high fiber-diet. This regimen seems to guarantee better symptoms control compared to fiber alone and it is more effective in preventing acute diverticulitis. On the contrary, no clear evidences about the efficacy of mesalazine and probiotics are available. CONCLUSIONS The results of the studies available in literature are controversial and debatable, for this reason a clear and defined algorithm for treatment of SUDD has not yet been defined. Further randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study are necessary.