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ArticleScientific reports2020

Associations among neurophysiology measures in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and their relevance for IBS symptoms.

Irina Midenfjord, Annikka Polster, Henrik Sjövall, Peter Friberg, Hans Törnblom, Magnus Simrén

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Irina MidenfjordDepartment of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Annikka PolsterDepartment of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Henrik SjövallDepartment of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Peter FribergDepartment of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Hans TörnblomDepartment of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Magnus SimrénDepartment of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. magnus.simren@medicine.gu.se.
University of Gothenburg · SEUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abnormal gut-brain interactions are common in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but the associations between neurophysiological measures and their relation to gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are poorly understood. Our aim was to explore these relationships and define the most relevant neurophysiology measures for GI symptom severity in IBS. IBS patients underwent small intestinal motility (manometry; fasted and fed contraction frequency, phase III time) and secretion (transmural potential difference), rectal sensorimotor (barostat; sensory thresholds, tone response, compliance), autonomic nervous system (baroreceptor sensitivity and effectiveness), and colonic motor function (transit time) examinations. GI symptom severity (GSRS-IBS), and anxiety and depression (HAD) as a proxy measure of central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction, were assessed. In total 281 IBS patients (Rome II criteria) were included (74% females, median age 36 [interquartile range 28-50] years). Significant correlations between neurophysiology measures were stronger within, rather than between, different neurophysiological examinations. The strongest neurophysiology-symptom correlations occurred between a combination of CNS and visceral sensitivity parameters, and GSRS-IBS total score and pain domain (ρ = 0.40, p < 0.001, and ρ = 0.38, p < 0.001). Associations between GI symptoms in IBS and individual and combinations of neurophysiological factors occurred, primarily in CNS and visceral sensitivity measures, providing new insights into the clinical presentation of IBS.

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AdultAgedCohort StudiesFemaleGastrointestinal MotilityHumansIrritable Bowel SyndromeMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNervous System DiseasesPatient AcuityRetrospective StudiesStress, Psychological

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