PMID- 26140001 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160316 LR - 20231111 IS - 2219-2840 (Electronic) IS - 1007-9327 (Print) IS - 1007-9327 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 24 DP - 2015 Jun 28 TI - Evolution of nonspecific duodenal lymphocytosis over 2 years of follow-up. PG - 7545-52 LID - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i24.7545 [doi] AB - AIM: To assess the evolution of duodenal lymphocytosis (DL), a condition characterized by increased intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs), over 2 years of follow-up. METHODS: Consecutive patients undergoing upper endoscopy/histology for abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, weakness or other extraintestinal features compatible with celiac disease (CD) were included. Evaluation of IELs infiltrate in duodenal biopsy samples was carried out by CD3-immunohistochemistry and expressed as number of positive cells/100 enterocytes. Diagnostic agreement on the IELs count was tested by calculating the weighted k coefficient. All patients underwent serological detection of autoantibodies associated with CD: IgG and IgA anti-tissue transglutaminase and endomysium. Each patient underwent further investigations to clarify the origin of DL at baseline and/or in the course of 2 years of follow-up every six months. Autoimmune thyroiditis, intestinal infections, parasitic diseases, bacterial intestinal overgrowth, hypolactasia and wheat allergy were detected. Colonoscopy and enteric magnetic resonance imaging were performed when necessary. Risk factors affecting the final diagnosis were detected by multinomial logistic regression and expressed as OR. RESULTS: Eighty-five patients (16 males, 69 females, aged 34.1 +/- 12.5 years) were followed up for a mean period of 21.7 +/- 11.7 mo. At baseline, endoscopy/duodenal biopsy, CD3 immunohistochemistry revealed: > 25 IELs/100 enterocytes in 22 subjects, 15-25 IELs in 37 and < 15 IELs in 26. They all had negative serum anti-transglutaminase and anti-endomysium, whilst 5 showed IgG anti-gliadin positivity. In the course of follow-up, 23 developed CD seropositivity and gluten sensitivity (GS) was identified in 19. Other diagnoses were: 5 Helicobacter pylori infections, 4 jejunal Crohn's disease, 1 lymphocytic colitis and 1 systemic sclerosis. The disease in the remaining 32 patients was classified as irritable bowel syndrome because of the lack of diagnostic evidence. At multivariate analysis, the evolution towards CD was associated with an IELs infiltrate > 25 (OR = 1640.4) or 15-25 (OR = 16.95), human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DQ2/8 (OR = 140.85) or DQA1*0501 (OR = 15.36), diarrhea (OR = 5.56) and weakness (OR = 11.57). GS was associated with IELs 15-25 (OR = 28.59), autoimmune thyroiditis (OR = 87.63), folate deficiency (OR = 48.53) and diarrhea (OR = 54.87). CONCLUSION: DL may have a multifactorial origin but the IELs infiltrate and HLA are strong predictive factors for CD development and a clinical diagnosis of GS. FAU - Losurdo, Giuseppe AU - Losurdo G AD - Giuseppe Losurdo, Domenico Piscitelli, Antonio Giangaspero, Mariabeatrice Principi, Francesca Buffelli, Floriana Giorgio, Lucia Montenegro, Claudia Sorrentino, Annacinzia Amoruso, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo, Gastroenterology Section, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy. FAU - Piscitelli, Domenico AU - Piscitelli D AD - Giuseppe Losurdo, Domenico Piscitelli, Antonio Giangaspero, Mariabeatrice Principi, Francesca Buffelli, Floriana Giorgio, Lucia Montenegro, Claudia Sorrentino, Annacinzia Amoruso, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo, Gastroenterology Section, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy. FAU - Giangaspero, Antonio AU - Giangaspero A AD - Giuseppe Losurdo, Domenico Piscitelli, Antonio Giangaspero, Mariabeatrice Principi, Francesca Buffelli, Floriana Giorgio, Lucia Montenegro, Claudia Sorrentino, Annacinzia Amoruso, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo, Gastroenterology Section, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy. FAU - Principi, Mariabeatrice AU - Principi M AD - Giuseppe Losurdo, Domenico Piscitelli, Antonio Giangaspero, Mariabeatrice Principi, Francesca Buffelli, Floriana Giorgio, Lucia Montenegro, Claudia Sorrentino, Annacinzia Amoruso, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo, Gastroenterology Section, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy. FAU - Buffelli, Francesca AU - Buffelli F AD - Giuseppe Losurdo, Domenico Piscitelli, Antonio Giangaspero, Mariabeatrice Principi, Francesca Buffelli, Floriana Giorgio, Lucia Montenegro, Claudia Sorrentino, Annacinzia Amoruso, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo, Gastroenterology Section, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy. FAU - Giorgio, Floriana AU - Giorgio F AD - Giuseppe Losurdo, Domenico Piscitelli, Antonio Giangaspero, Mariabeatrice Principi, Francesca Buffelli, Floriana Giorgio, Lucia Montenegro, Claudia Sorrentino, Annacinzia Amoruso, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo, Gastroenterology Section, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy. FAU - Montenegro, Lucia AU - Montenegro L AD - Giuseppe Losurdo, Domenico Piscitelli, Antonio Giangaspero, Mariabeatrice Principi, Francesca Buffelli, Floriana Giorgio, Lucia Montenegro, Claudia Sorrentino, Annacinzia Amoruso, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo, Gastroenterology Section, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy. FAU - Sorrentino, Claudia AU - Sorrentino C AD - Giuseppe Losurdo, Domenico Piscitelli, Antonio Giangaspero, Mariabeatrice Principi, Francesca Buffelli, Floriana Giorgio, Lucia Montenegro, Claudia Sorrentino, Annacinzia Amoruso, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo, Gastroenterology Section, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy. FAU - Amoruso, Annacinzia AU - Amoruso A AD - Giuseppe Losurdo, Domenico Piscitelli, Antonio Giangaspero, Mariabeatrice Principi, Francesca Buffelli, Floriana Giorgio, Lucia Montenegro, Claudia Sorrentino, Annacinzia Amoruso, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo, Gastroenterology Section, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy. FAU - Ierardi, Enzo AU - Ierardi E AD - Giuseppe Losurdo, Domenico Piscitelli, Antonio Giangaspero, Mariabeatrice Principi, Francesca Buffelli, Floriana Giorgio, Lucia Montenegro, Claudia Sorrentino, Annacinzia Amoruso, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo, Gastroenterology Section, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy. FAU - Di Leo, Alfredo AU - Di Leo A AD - Giuseppe Losurdo, Domenico Piscitelli, Antonio Giangaspero, Mariabeatrice Principi, Francesca Buffelli, Floriana Giorgio, Lucia Montenegro, Claudia Sorrentino, Annacinzia Amoruso, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo, Gastroenterology Section, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - World J Gastroenterol JT - World journal of gastroenterology JID - 100883448 RN - 0 (Autoantibodies) RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (CD3 Complex) RN - 0 (HLA Antigens) RN - 8002-80-0 (Glutens) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Autoantibodies/blood MH - Biomarkers/analysis MH - Biopsy MH - CD3 Complex/analysis MH - Celiac Disease/*diagnosis/immunology/pathology MH - Chi-Square Distribution MH - Colonoscopy MH - Disease Progression MH - Duodenal Diseases/*diagnosis/immunology/pathology MH - Duodenoscopy MH - Duodenum/immunology/*pathology MH - Female MH - Follow-Up Studies MH - Food Hypersensitivity/*diagnosis/immunology/pathology MH - Glutens/*adverse effects/immunology MH - HLA Antigens/analysis MH - Humans MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Intestinal Mucosa/immunology/*pathology MH - Logistic Models MH - Lymphocytes/immunology/*pathology MH - Lymphocytosis/*diagnosis/immunology/pathology MH - Magnetic Resonance Imaging MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Multivariate Analysis MH - Odds Ratio MH - Predictive Value of Tests MH - Prognosis MH - Prospective Studies MH - Risk Factors MH - Serologic Tests MH - Time Factors MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC4481450 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Celiac disease OT - Duodenal lymphocytosis OT - Gluten sensitivity OT - Immunohistochemistry OT - Intraepithelial lymphocytes OT - Seronegative celiac disease EDAT- 2015/07/04 06:00 MHDA- 2016/03/17 06:00 PMCR- 2015/06/28 CRDT- 2015/07/04 06:00 PHST- 2015/01/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/03/31 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/05/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/07/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/07/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/03/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/06/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i24.7545 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - World J Gastroenterol. 2015 Jun 28;21(24):7545-52. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i24.7545.