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ArticleInflammatory bowel diseases2025

Circulating and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biomarkers of Intestinal Fibrosis in Small Bowel Crohn's Disease.

Jonathan R Dillman, Jean A Tkach, Joel G Fletcher, David H Bruining, Aiming Lu, Subra Kugathasan, Adina L Alazraki, Jack Knight-Scott, Ryan W Stidham, Jeremy Adler and 15 more

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25 authors.

Jonathan R DillmanDepartment of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0124-0164
Jean A TkachDepartment of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Joel G FletcherDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
David H BruiningDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Aiming LuDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Subra KugathasanDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8686-4189
Adina L AlazrakiDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Jack Knight-ScottDepartment of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Ryan W StidhamDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Jeremy AdlerDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Phillip MinarDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4223-4211
Bruce C TrapnellDepartments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Translational Pulmonary Science Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Erin L BonkowskiDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Holden JurrellDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Oscar Lopez-NunezDivision of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Margaret H CollinsDivision of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Scott D SwansonDepartment of Radiology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Lin FeiDivision of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Lucia QianDivision of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Alexander J TowbinDepartment of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Murat KocaogluDepartment of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Christopher G AntonDepartment of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Rebecca A ImbusDepartment of Radiology, Imaging Research Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Jonathan A DudleyDepartment of Radiology, Imaging Research Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Lee A DensonDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.

Funding

Stem Cell/Organoid and Genome Editing CoreP30DK078392 · NIDDK · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI LEE ARMISTEAD DENSON · 2007 to 2026
$24.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK078392NIH HHS P30 DK078392The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe previously identified circulating and MRI biomarkers associated with the surgical management of Crohn's disease (CD). Here we tested associations between these biomarkers and ileal resection inflammation and collagen content.

methodsFifty CD patients undergoing ileal resection were prospectively enrolled at 4 centers. Circulating CD64, extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1), GM-CSF autoantibodies (GM-CSF Ab), and fecal calprotectin were measured by ELISA. Ileal 3-dimensional magnetization transfer ratio (3D MTR), modified Look-Locker inversion recovery (MOLLI) T1 relaxation, diffusion-weighted intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM), and the simplified magnetic resonance index of activity (sMaRIA) were measured by MRI. Ileal resection specimen acute inflammation was graded, and collagen content was measured quantitatively using second harmonic imaging microscopy. Associations between biomarkers and ileal collagen content were tested.

resultsMedian (interquartile range [IQR]) age was 19.5 (16-33) years. We observed an inverse relationship between ileal acute inflammation and collagen content (r = -0.39 [95% confidence interval {CI}: -0.61, -0.10], P = .008). Most patients (33 [66%]) received biologics, with no variation in collagen content with treatment exposures. In the univariate analysis, CD64, GM-CSF Ab, fecal calprotectin, and sMaRIA were positively associated with acute inflammation and negatively associated with collagen content (P < .1). The multivariable model for ileal collagen content (R2 = 0.31 [95% CI: 0.11, 0.52]) included log CD64 (β = -.27; P = .19), log ECM1 (β = .47; P = .06), log GM-CSF Ab (β = -.15; P = .01), IVIM f (β = .29, P = .10), and IVIM D* (β = 1.69, P = .13).

conclusionsClinically available and exploratory circulating and MRI biomarkers are associated with the degree of inflammation versus fibrosis in CD ileal resections. With further validation, these biomarkers may be used to guide medical and surgical decision-making for refractory CD.

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BiomarkersCrohn DiseaseIleumMagnetic Resonance ImagingAdolescentAdultCollagenFemaleFibrosisHumansInflammationLeukocyte L1 Antigen ComplexMaleProspective StudiesYoung AdultBiomarkersCollagenLeukocyte L1 Antigen ComplexbiomarkersCrohn’s diseasefibrosisgranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor autoantibodiesmagnetic resonance imagingsecond harmonic imaging microscopy

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PMID39853252
PMCPMC12069992

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