F Gothe1, F Beigel2, C Rust2, M Hajji1, S Koletzko1, F Freudenberg3. 1. Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany. 2. Department of Medicine II, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany. 3. Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany. Electronic address: folke.freudenberg@med.uni-muenchen.de.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Measurement of 7 alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one (C4) in serum is a semiquantitative test for bile acid malabsorption (BAM). We have previously established pediatric normal values for C4 with an upper limit of normal of 66.5 ng/mL, independent of age and sex. Here we performed the C4 test in 58 pediatric patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS: C4 was measured using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in fasting serum samples of 44 patients with CD (range 7-19 years) and 14 with UC (4-18 years). Disease activity was assessed by the pediatric CD and UC activity indices (PCDAI and PUCAI, respectively) plus serum (CRP, ESR) and fecal inflammatory markers (calprotectin). RESULTS: C4 concentrations were increased in 10 CD (23%) (range: 70.8-269.3 ng/mL) but only one UC patient (72.9 ng/mL). CD patients with diarrhea (n=12) had higher C4-values compared to those without (76.9 vs. 30.4 ng/mL; p=0.0043). Ileal resection in CD patients (n=10) was associated with increased C4 concentrations (81.2 vs. 24.3 ng/mL, p=0.0004). No correlation was found between C4 values and inflammatory markers. Six of 7 CD patients with persistent diarrhea but quiescent disease (PCDAI ≤12.5) had C4 values indicating BAM. CONCLUSION: Elevated C4 concentrations indicating BAM are common in children with CD. They are associated with ileal resection and non-bloody diarrhea in the absence of active disease or elevated inflammatory markers. The C4-test identifies a subgroup of CD patients with persistent diarrhea in spite of clinical remission which may benefit from bile acid binding therapy.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Measurement of 7 alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one (C4) in serum is a semiquantitative test for bile acid malabsorption (BAM). We have previously established pediatric normal values for C4 with an upper limit of normal of 66.5 ng/mL, independent of age and sex. Here we performed the C4 test in 58 pediatric patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS:C4 was measured using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in fasting serum samples of 44 patients with CD (range 7-19 years) and 14 with UC (4-18 years). Disease activity was assessed by the pediatric CD and UC activity indices (PCDAI and PUCAI, respectively) plus serum (CRP, ESR) and fecal inflammatory markers (calprotectin). RESULTS:C4 concentrations were increased in 10 CD (23%) (range: 70.8-269.3 ng/mL) but only one UC patient (72.9 ng/mL). CDpatients with diarrhea (n=12) had higher C4-values compared to those without (76.9 vs. 30.4 ng/mL; p=0.0043). Ileal resection in CDpatients (n=10) was associated with increased C4 concentrations (81.2 vs. 24.3 ng/mL, p=0.0004). No correlation was found between C4 values and inflammatory markers. Six of 7 CDpatients with persistent diarrhea but quiescent disease (PCDAI ≤12.5) had C4 values indicating BAM. CONCLUSION: Elevated C4 concentrations indicating BAM are common in children with CD. They are associated with ileal resection and non-bloody diarrhea in the absence of active disease or elevated inflammatory markers. The C4-test identifies a subgroup of CDpatients with persistent diarrhea in spite of clinical remission which may benefit from bile acid binding therapy.
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