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ArticleMediators of inflammation2020

Serum Cholinesterases, a Novel Marker of Clinical Activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Retrospective Case-Control Study.

Xiaona Shao, Lei Yang, Keyue Hu, Ruiwei Shen, Qunqun Ye, Xiaogang Yuan, Qiang Zhao, Jianwei Shen

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Article in Mediators of inflammation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Cardiovascular manifestations of inflammatory bowel diseases and the underlying pathogenic mechanisms.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2023
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  8. Cholinergic immunomodulation in inflammatory bowel diseases.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaona ShaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, 315040 Zhejiang Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7703-2834
Lei YangDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, 315040 Zhejiang Province, China.
Keyue HuDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315010 Zhejiang Province, China.
Ruiwei ShenDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, 315040 Zhejiang Province, China.
Qunqun YeDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, 315040 Zhejiang Province, China.
Xiaogang YuanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, 315040 Zhejiang Province, China.
Qiang ZhaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, 315040 Zhejiang Province, China.
Jianwei ShenDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, 315040 Zhejiang Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4530-5556
Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital · CNUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of our study was to investigate whether serum cholinesterase (ChE) levels were associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). MATERIALS AND

methodsWe conducted a retrospective case-control study to clarify the relationship between serum ChE levels and IBD that included 142 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), 60 patients with Crohn's disease (CD), and 264 healthy controls (HCs). We used ROC curves to evaluate the diagnostic value of serum ChE levels for IBD.

resultsSubstantially lower serum ChE levels were detected in patients with UC than in HCs (6376 U/L versus 8418 U/L,

conclusionsSerum ChE levels have important clinical significance in the diagnosis and assessment of clinical activity in patients with IBD, and the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway may provide new ideas for targeted treatment of IBD.

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AdultBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesCholinesterasesColitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseFemaleHumansInflammatory Bowel DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultBiomarkersCholinesterases

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PMID32733165
PMCPMC7376425
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