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Kunst, Claudia ; Elger, Tanja ; Loibl, Johanna ; Huss, Muriel ; Kandulski, Arne ; Krautbauer, Sabrina ; Müller, Martina ; Liebisch, Gerhard ; Tews, Hauke Christian ; Buechler, Christa

Fecal Nervonic Acid as a Biomarker for Diagnosing and Monitoring Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Kunst, Claudia, Elger, Tanja, Loibl, Johanna, Huss, Muriel, Kandulski, Arne , Krautbauer, Sabrina, Müller, Martina, Liebisch, Gerhard , Tews, Hauke Christian und Buechler, Christa (2024) Fecal Nervonic Acid as a Biomarker for Diagnosing and Monitoring Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Biomedicines 12 (12), S. 2764.

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DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments: 10.5283/epub.59831


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Background/Objectives: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic immune-mediated pathology associated with the dysregulation of lipid metabolism. The administration of nervonic acid, a very long-chain fatty acid, has been shown to improve colonic inflammation in a mouse model of colitis. Our study aimed to quantify fecal levels of nervonic acid, as well as the very long-chain fatty acids, ...

Background/Objectives: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic immune-mediated pathology associated with the dysregulation of lipid metabolism. The administration of nervonic acid, a very long-chain fatty acid, has been shown to improve colonic inflammation in a mouse model of colitis. Our study aimed to quantify fecal levels of nervonic acid, as well as the very long-chain fatty acids, lignoceric acid, and pentacosanoic acid, to identify associations with IBD activity. Methods: Stool samples were collected from 62 patients with IBD and 17 healthy controls. Nervonic acid, lignoceric acid, and pentacosanoic acid were quantified by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Lipid levels, normalized to the dry weight of fecal homogenates, were used for calculations. Results: Patients with IBD exhibited elevated fecal nervonic acid levels compared to healthy controls, with no significant differences observed between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. A fecal nervonic acid concentration of 0.49 µmol/g distinguished IBD patients from controls, achieving a sensitivity of 71% and a specificity of 82%. Fecal nervonic acid levels showed a positive correlation with both C-reactive protein and fecal calprotectin and increased proportionally with rising fecal calprotectin levels. IBD patients treated with corticosteroids or interleukin-12/23 antibodies had higher levels of fecal nervonic acid than those in other therapies, with no difference in serum C-reactive protein and calprotectin levels between these groups. Conclusions: In summary, this analysis indicates that fecal nervonic acid may emerge as a novel specific biomarker for IBD diagnosis and disease monitoring.



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DokumentenartArtikel
Titel eines Journals oder einer ZeitschriftBiomedicines
Verlag:MDPI
Band:12
Nummer des Zeitschriftenheftes oder des Kapitels:12
Seitenbereich:S. 2764
Datum4 Dezember 2024
InstitutionenMedizin > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin I
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WertTyp
10.3390/biomedicines12122764DOI
Stichwörter / Keywordsnervonic acid; fatty acids; biomarker; ulcerative colitis; Crohn’s disease; inflammatory bowel disease
Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin
StatusVeröffentlicht
BegutachtetJa, diese Version wurde begutachtet
An der Universität Regensburg entstandenJa
URN der UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-598310
Dokumenten-ID59831

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