The aim of this paper is to study the disaccharidase profile in GD (Gaucher disease) patients treated or not with miglustat and compare it with a healthy control group. Miglustat is an iminosugar used as substrate i...The aim of this paper is to study the disaccharidase profile in GD (Gaucher disease) patients treated or not with miglustat and compare it with a healthy control group. Miglustat is an iminosugar used as substrate inhibitor in the therapy of some lysosomal disorders, its main side effects resembling carbohydrate maldigestion symptoms and cause more than 50% of medication discontinuation among GD patients. In-vitro studies have revealed that miglustat can act as an inhibitor of some digestive enzymes. An exploratory non-interventional study was designed to compare the disaccharidase profile assessed by MHBT (methane hydrogen breath test) and to analyze the correlation with the reported gastrointestinal symptoms in GD patients (40) and healthy subjects (20). MHBT was performed following the ingestion of lactose, sucrose and maltose on different days. Each participant completed two detailed surveys about dietary habits, medications and gastrointestinal symptoms previous and during the test. Twenty-one GD were receiving miglustat, 10 (47.6%) of them reported gastrointestinal side effects, and 7/10 (70%) recorded a positive MHBT (lactose 5, maltose 2, and sucrose 1). In 6/19 (31.6%) patients that never been exposed to miglustat and 7/20 (35%) controls a positive MHBT were detected. The comparison of the malabsorption phenotype between GD patients exposed and not exposed to miglustat (p = 0.028) and control group (p 〈 0.04) showed high statistical significance for the group of patients treated with miglustat. These results suggest that miglustat therapy induces persistent changes in digestive enzyme activity in GD patients.展开更多
AIM:To analyze small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in school-aged children and the relationship between hydrogen and methane production in breath tests.METHODS:This transversal study included 85 children residing in...AIM:To analyze small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in school-aged children and the relationship between hydrogen and methane production in breath tests.METHODS:This transversal study included 85 children residing in a slum and 43 children from a private school,all aged between 6 and 10 years,in Osasco,Brazil.For characterization of the groups,data regarding the socioeconomic status and basic housing sanitary conditions were collected.Anthropometric data was obtained in children from both groups.All children completed the hydrogen(H 2) and methane(CH 4) breath test in order to assess small intestinal bacterial overgrowth(SIBO).SIBO was diagnosed when there was an increase in H 2 ≥ 20 ppm or CH 4 ≥ 10 ppm with regard to the fasting value until 60 min after lactulose ingestion.RESULTS:Children from the slum group had worse living conditions and lower nutritional indices than children from the private school.SIBO was found in 30.9%(26/84) of the children from the slum group and in 2.4%(1/41) from the private school group(P = 0.0007).Greater hydrogen production in the small intestine was observed in children from the slum group when compared to children from the private school(P = 0.007).A higher concentration of hydrogen in the small intestine(P < 0.001) and in the colon(P < 0.001) was observed among the children from the slum group with SIBO when compared to children from the slum group without SIBO.Methane production was observed in 63.1%(53/84) of the children from the slum group and in 19.5%(8/41) of the children from the private school group(P < 0.0001).Methane production was observed in 38/58(65.5%) of the children without SIBO and in 15/26(57.7%) of the children with SIBO from the slum.Colonic production of hydrogen was lower in methaneproducing children(P = 0.017).CONCLUSION:Children who live in inadequate environmental conditions are at risk of bacterial overgrowth and methane production.Hydrogen is a substrate for methane production in the colon.展开更多
Intestinal dysbiosis and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth(SIBO)are common in patients with liver cirrhosis.Existing studies have not explored the association between gut dysbiosis and SIBO.We propose some suggest...Intestinal dysbiosis and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth(SIBO)are common in patients with liver cirrhosis.Existing studies have not explored the association between gut dysbiosis and SIBO.We propose some suggestions for the authors’experimental methods and concepts,and we hope these suggestions can be adopted.The hydrogen breath test is worthy of recommendation due to its high accuracy and convenient operation.We suggest changing the substrate of the hydrogen breath test from lactulose to glucose to improve the accuracy of each parameter.SIBO is a small subset of gut dysbiosis,and we propose clarifying the concept of both.SIBO may be caused by liver cirrhosis or one of the pathogeneses of gastrointestinal diseases.Therefore,interference from other gastrointestinal diseases should be excluded from this study.展开更多
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common condition characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort, bloating, and altered stool form and passage. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a condition in which th...Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common condition characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort, bloating, and altered stool form and passage. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a condition in which there is overgrowth of bacteria in small bowel in excess of 10<sup>5</sup> colony forming units per milliliter on culture of the upper gut aspirate. Frequency of SIBO varied from 4%-78% among patients with IBS and from 1%-40% among controls. Higher frequency in some studies might be due to fallacious criteria [post-lactulose breath-hydrogen rise 20 PPM above basal within 90 min (early-peak)]. Glucose hydrogen breath test (GHBT) has a low sensitivity to diagnose SIBO. Hence, studies based on GHBT might have under-estimated frequency of SIBO. Therefore, it is important to analyze these studies carefully to evaluate whether the reported association between IBS and SIBO is over or under-projected. This review evaluates studies on association between SIBO and IBS, discordance between different studies, their strength and weakness including methodological issues and evidence on therapeutic manipulation of gut flora on symptoms of IBS.展开更多
Human intestinal microbiota create a complex polymi-crobial ecology. This is characterised by its high population density, wide diversity and complexity of interaction. Any dysbalance of this complex intestinal microb...Human intestinal microbiota create a complex polymi-crobial ecology. This is characterised by its high population density, wide diversity and complexity of interaction. Any dysbalance of this complex intestinal microbiome, both qualitative and quantitative, might have serious health consequence for a macro-organism, including small intestinal bacterial overgrowth syndrome (SIBO).SIBO is defined as an increase in the number and/or alteration in the type of bacteria in the upper gastro-intestinal tract. There are several endogenous defence mechanisms for preventing bacterial overgrowth: gastric acid secretion, intestinal motility, intact ileo-caecal valve, immunoglobulins within intestinal secretion and bacte-riostatic properties of pancreatic and biliary secretion. Aetiology of SIBO is usually complex, associated with disorders of protective antibacterial mechanisms (e.g. achlorhydria, pancreatic exocrine insuff iciency, immuno-deficiency syndromes), anatomical abnormalities (e.g. small intestinal obstruction, diverticula, f istulae, surgical blind loop, previous ileo-caecal resections) and/or motility disorders (e.g. scleroderma, autonomic neuropathy in diabetes mellitus, post-radiation enteropathy, small intestinal pseudo-obstruction). In some patients more than one factor may be involved. Symptoms related to SIBO are bloating, diarrhoea, malabsorption, weight loss and malnutrition. The gold standard for diagnosing SIBO is still microbial investigation of jejunal aspirates. Noninvasive hydrogen and methane breath tests are most commonly used for the diagnosis of SIBO using glucose or lactulose. Therapy for SIBO must be com-plex, addressing all causes, symptoms and complica-tions, and fully individualised. It should include treatment of the underlying disease, nutritional support and cyclical gastro-intestinal selective antibiotics. Prognosis is usually serious, determined mostly by the underlying disease that led to SIBO.展开更多
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth(SIBO)is defined as an increase in the bacterial content of the small intestine above normal values.The presence of SIBO is detected in 33.8%of patients with gastroenterological co...Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth(SIBO)is defined as an increase in the bacterial content of the small intestine above normal values.The presence of SIBO is detected in 33.8%of patients with gastroenterological complaints who underwent a breath test,and is significantly associated with smoking,bloating,abdominal pain,and anemia.Proton pump inhibitor therapy is a significant risk factor for SIBO.The risk of SIBO increases with age and does not depend on gender or race.SIBO complicates the course of a number of diseases and may be of pathogenetic significance in the development of their symptoms.SIBO is significantly associated with functional dyspepsia,irritable bowel syndrome,functional abdominal bloating,functional constipation,functional diarrhea,short bowel syndrome,chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction,lactase deficiency,diverticular and celiac diseases,ulcerative colitis,Crohn’s disease,cirrhosis,metabolic-associated fatty liver disease(MAFLD),primary biliary cholangitis,gastroparesis,pancreatitis,cystic fibrosis,gallstone disease,diabetes,hypothyroidism,hyperlipidemia,acromegaly,multiple sclerosis,autism,Parkinson’s disease,systemic sclerosis,spondylarthropathy,fibromyalgia,asthma,heart failure,and other diseases.The development of SIBO is often associated with a slowdown in orocecal transit time that decreases the normal clearance of bacteria from the small intestine.The slowdown of this transit may be due to motor dysfunction of the intestine in diseases of the gut,autonomic diabetic polyneuropathy,and portal hypertension,or a decrease in the motor-stimulating influence of thyroid hormones.In a number of diseases,including cirrhosis,MAFLD,diabetes,and pancreatitis,an association was found between disease severity and the presence of SIBO.Further work on the effect of SIBO eradication on the condition and prognosis of patients with various diseases is required.展开更多
目的探讨小肠细菌过度生长与肠易激综合征的关系,为肠易激综合征的发病和治疗寻找新思路。方法选择2013年1月-2015年1月在我院就诊的120例肠易激综合征(irritable bowel syndrome,IBS)患者作为观察组,选取同期我院体检中心60例健康查体...目的探讨小肠细菌过度生长与肠易激综合征的关系,为肠易激综合征的发病和治疗寻找新思路。方法选择2013年1月-2015年1月在我院就诊的120例肠易激综合征(irritable bowel syndrome,IBS)患者作为观察组,选取同期我院体检中心60例健康查体者作为对照组。两组均行乳糖甲烷-氢呼吸试验检查、炎性细胞因子检测及完善IBS症状积分调查问卷。小肠细菌过度生长(small intestinal bacterial overgrowth,SIBO)阳性的IBS患者接受利福昔明治疗2周后复查甲烷-氢呼吸试验,根据氢呼吸试验结果将SIBO阳性的IBS患者分为转阴组和未转阴组,观察IBS的治疗有效率。结果观察组与对照组SIBO阳性率(68.33%vs 18.33%)存在统计学差异(P<0.05);利福昔明治疗SIBO的转阴率为70.73%;转阴组(症状积分:3.96±1.42 vs 12.45±3.78,IL-6:97.32±13.83 vs 158.84±15.51,TNF-α:29.67±6.19 vs 42.67±7.65)及未转阴组(症状积分:7.89±2.37 vs 12.39±3.69,IL-6:126.79±14.29 vs 156.43±15.49,TNF-α:35.12±6.67 vs 43.27±7.64)治疗后IBS症状积分及炎性细胞因子均明显低于治疗前(P<0.05);转阴组治疗后IBS治疗有效率(82.75%vs 62.50%)、IBS症状积分(3.96±1.42 vs 7.89±2.37)及炎性细胞因子(IL-6:97.32±13.83 vs 126.79±14.29,TNF-α:29.67±6.19 vs35.12±6.67)均优于未转阴组(P<0.05)。结论 SIBO在IBS患者中有较高的发病率,治疗SIBO可以改善IBS患者的临床症状。展开更多
文摘The aim of this paper is to study the disaccharidase profile in GD (Gaucher disease) patients treated or not with miglustat and compare it with a healthy control group. Miglustat is an iminosugar used as substrate inhibitor in the therapy of some lysosomal disorders, its main side effects resembling carbohydrate maldigestion symptoms and cause more than 50% of medication discontinuation among GD patients. In-vitro studies have revealed that miglustat can act as an inhibitor of some digestive enzymes. An exploratory non-interventional study was designed to compare the disaccharidase profile assessed by MHBT (methane hydrogen breath test) and to analyze the correlation with the reported gastrointestinal symptoms in GD patients (40) and healthy subjects (20). MHBT was performed following the ingestion of lactose, sucrose and maltose on different days. Each participant completed two detailed surveys about dietary habits, medications and gastrointestinal symptoms previous and during the test. Twenty-one GD were receiving miglustat, 10 (47.6%) of them reported gastrointestinal side effects, and 7/10 (70%) recorded a positive MHBT (lactose 5, maltose 2, and sucrose 1). In 6/19 (31.6%) patients that never been exposed to miglustat and 7/20 (35%) controls a positive MHBT were detected. The comparison of the malabsorption phenotype between GD patients exposed and not exposed to miglustat (p = 0.028) and control group (p 〈 0.04) showed high statistical significance for the group of patients treated with miglustat. These results suggest that miglustat therapy induces persistent changes in digestive enzyme activity in GD patients.
基金Supported by Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and Food and Nutrition Fund Municipal Health Fund of Osasco,Sao Paulo,Brazil
文摘AIM:To analyze small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in school-aged children and the relationship between hydrogen and methane production in breath tests.METHODS:This transversal study included 85 children residing in a slum and 43 children from a private school,all aged between 6 and 10 years,in Osasco,Brazil.For characterization of the groups,data regarding the socioeconomic status and basic housing sanitary conditions were collected.Anthropometric data was obtained in children from both groups.All children completed the hydrogen(H 2) and methane(CH 4) breath test in order to assess small intestinal bacterial overgrowth(SIBO).SIBO was diagnosed when there was an increase in H 2 ≥ 20 ppm or CH 4 ≥ 10 ppm with regard to the fasting value until 60 min after lactulose ingestion.RESULTS:Children from the slum group had worse living conditions and lower nutritional indices than children from the private school.SIBO was found in 30.9%(26/84) of the children from the slum group and in 2.4%(1/41) from the private school group(P = 0.0007).Greater hydrogen production in the small intestine was observed in children from the slum group when compared to children from the private school(P = 0.007).A higher concentration of hydrogen in the small intestine(P < 0.001) and in the colon(P < 0.001) was observed among the children from the slum group with SIBO when compared to children from the slum group without SIBO.Methane production was observed in 63.1%(53/84) of the children from the slum group and in 19.5%(8/41) of the children from the private school group(P < 0.0001).Methane production was observed in 38/58(65.5%) of the children without SIBO and in 15/26(57.7%) of the children with SIBO from the slum.Colonic production of hydrogen was lower in methaneproducing children(P = 0.017).CONCLUSION:Children who live in inadequate environmental conditions are at risk of bacterial overgrowth and methane production.Hydrogen is a substrate for methane production in the colon.
文摘Intestinal dysbiosis and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth(SIBO)are common in patients with liver cirrhosis.Existing studies have not explored the association between gut dysbiosis and SIBO.We propose some suggestions for the authors’experimental methods and concepts,and we hope these suggestions can be adopted.The hydrogen breath test is worthy of recommendation due to its high accuracy and convenient operation.We suggest changing the substrate of the hydrogen breath test from lactulose to glucose to improve the accuracy of each parameter.SIBO is a small subset of gut dysbiosis,and we propose clarifying the concept of both.SIBO may be caused by liver cirrhosis or one of the pathogeneses of gastrointestinal diseases.Therefore,interference from other gastrointestinal diseases should be excluded from this study.
文摘Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common condition characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort, bloating, and altered stool form and passage. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a condition in which there is overgrowth of bacteria in small bowel in excess of 10<sup>5</sup> colony forming units per milliliter on culture of the upper gut aspirate. Frequency of SIBO varied from 4%-78% among patients with IBS and from 1%-40% among controls. Higher frequency in some studies might be due to fallacious criteria [post-lactulose breath-hydrogen rise 20 PPM above basal within 90 min (early-peak)]. Glucose hydrogen breath test (GHBT) has a low sensitivity to diagnose SIBO. Hence, studies based on GHBT might have under-estimated frequency of SIBO. Therefore, it is important to analyze these studies carefully to evaluate whether the reported association between IBS and SIBO is over or under-projected. This review evaluates studies on association between SIBO and IBS, discordance between different studies, their strength and weakness including methodological issues and evidence on therapeutic manipulation of gut flora on symptoms of IBS.
基金Supported by The Research Project MZO 00179906 from the Ministry of Health, Czech Republicby Research Grant GACR 305/08/0535, Czech Republic
文摘Human intestinal microbiota create a complex polymi-crobial ecology. This is characterised by its high population density, wide diversity and complexity of interaction. Any dysbalance of this complex intestinal microbiome, both qualitative and quantitative, might have serious health consequence for a macro-organism, including small intestinal bacterial overgrowth syndrome (SIBO).SIBO is defined as an increase in the number and/or alteration in the type of bacteria in the upper gastro-intestinal tract. There are several endogenous defence mechanisms for preventing bacterial overgrowth: gastric acid secretion, intestinal motility, intact ileo-caecal valve, immunoglobulins within intestinal secretion and bacte-riostatic properties of pancreatic and biliary secretion. Aetiology of SIBO is usually complex, associated with disorders of protective antibacterial mechanisms (e.g. achlorhydria, pancreatic exocrine insuff iciency, immuno-deficiency syndromes), anatomical abnormalities (e.g. small intestinal obstruction, diverticula, f istulae, surgical blind loop, previous ileo-caecal resections) and/or motility disorders (e.g. scleroderma, autonomic neuropathy in diabetes mellitus, post-radiation enteropathy, small intestinal pseudo-obstruction). In some patients more than one factor may be involved. Symptoms related to SIBO are bloating, diarrhoea, malabsorption, weight loss and malnutrition. The gold standard for diagnosing SIBO is still microbial investigation of jejunal aspirates. Noninvasive hydrogen and methane breath tests are most commonly used for the diagnosis of SIBO using glucose or lactulose. Therapy for SIBO must be com-plex, addressing all causes, symptoms and complica-tions, and fully individualised. It should include treatment of the underlying disease, nutritional support and cyclical gastro-intestinal selective antibiotics. Prognosis is usually serious, determined mostly by the underlying disease that led to SIBO.
文摘Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth(SIBO)is defined as an increase in the bacterial content of the small intestine above normal values.The presence of SIBO is detected in 33.8%of patients with gastroenterological complaints who underwent a breath test,and is significantly associated with smoking,bloating,abdominal pain,and anemia.Proton pump inhibitor therapy is a significant risk factor for SIBO.The risk of SIBO increases with age and does not depend on gender or race.SIBO complicates the course of a number of diseases and may be of pathogenetic significance in the development of their symptoms.SIBO is significantly associated with functional dyspepsia,irritable bowel syndrome,functional abdominal bloating,functional constipation,functional diarrhea,short bowel syndrome,chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction,lactase deficiency,diverticular and celiac diseases,ulcerative colitis,Crohn’s disease,cirrhosis,metabolic-associated fatty liver disease(MAFLD),primary biliary cholangitis,gastroparesis,pancreatitis,cystic fibrosis,gallstone disease,diabetes,hypothyroidism,hyperlipidemia,acromegaly,multiple sclerosis,autism,Parkinson’s disease,systemic sclerosis,spondylarthropathy,fibromyalgia,asthma,heart failure,and other diseases.The development of SIBO is often associated with a slowdown in orocecal transit time that decreases the normal clearance of bacteria from the small intestine.The slowdown of this transit may be due to motor dysfunction of the intestine in diseases of the gut,autonomic diabetic polyneuropathy,and portal hypertension,or a decrease in the motor-stimulating influence of thyroid hormones.In a number of diseases,including cirrhosis,MAFLD,diabetes,and pancreatitis,an association was found between disease severity and the presence of SIBO.Further work on the effect of SIBO eradication on the condition and prognosis of patients with various diseases is required.
文摘目的探讨小肠细菌过度生长与肠易激综合征的关系,为肠易激综合征的发病和治疗寻找新思路。方法选择2013年1月-2015年1月在我院就诊的120例肠易激综合征(irritable bowel syndrome,IBS)患者作为观察组,选取同期我院体检中心60例健康查体者作为对照组。两组均行乳糖甲烷-氢呼吸试验检查、炎性细胞因子检测及完善IBS症状积分调查问卷。小肠细菌过度生长(small intestinal bacterial overgrowth,SIBO)阳性的IBS患者接受利福昔明治疗2周后复查甲烷-氢呼吸试验,根据氢呼吸试验结果将SIBO阳性的IBS患者分为转阴组和未转阴组,观察IBS的治疗有效率。结果观察组与对照组SIBO阳性率(68.33%vs 18.33%)存在统计学差异(P<0.05);利福昔明治疗SIBO的转阴率为70.73%;转阴组(症状积分:3.96±1.42 vs 12.45±3.78,IL-6:97.32±13.83 vs 158.84±15.51,TNF-α:29.67±6.19 vs 42.67±7.65)及未转阴组(症状积分:7.89±2.37 vs 12.39±3.69,IL-6:126.79±14.29 vs 156.43±15.49,TNF-α:35.12±6.67 vs 43.27±7.64)治疗后IBS症状积分及炎性细胞因子均明显低于治疗前(P<0.05);转阴组治疗后IBS治疗有效率(82.75%vs 62.50%)、IBS症状积分(3.96±1.42 vs 7.89±2.37)及炎性细胞因子(IL-6:97.32±13.83 vs 126.79±14.29,TNF-α:29.67±6.19 vs35.12±6.67)均优于未转阴组(P<0.05)。结论 SIBO在IBS患者中有较高的发病率,治疗SIBO可以改善IBS患者的临床症状。