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ArticleCrohn's & colitis 3602026

Association between serum leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein levels and characteristic enteroclysis findings in small intestinal Crohn's disease.

Masayuki Fukata, Shu Kikuta, Kazuyo Okayama, Akira Sonoda, Soh Okano, Kiyohito Unuma

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Masayuki FukataCenter for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Yamate Medical Center, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8539-1594
Shu KikutaCenter for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Yamate Medical Center, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuyo OkayamaCenter for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Yamate Medical Center, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Tokyo, Japan.
Akira SonodaCenter for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Yamate Medical Center, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Tokyo, Japan.
Soh OkanoCenter for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Yamate Medical Center, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Tokyo, Japan.
Kiyohito UnumaDepartment of Radiology, Saitama North Medical Center, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Saitama, Japan.

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Introduction: Enteroclysis provides a whole picture of mucosal and wall-structural information that is advantageous in assessing small intestinal Crohn's disease (CD). Leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein (LRG) is an acute-phase protein that has been shown to be increased in active CD. We sought to explore the association of LRG with the presence of typical CD findings in enteroclysis. Methods: Patients with small intestinal CD whose serum LRG and C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured within 30 days before or after enteroclysis were selected, and were categorized by the presence of longitudinal ulcer, cobblestone appearance, and stricture/narrowing. Levels of LRG were compared by the type and the extent of lesions. Detection performances of LRG and CRP were compared for the presence of each type of lesion. Results: Serum LRG levels were significantly higher in patients who had enteroclysis findings than patients with no findings (23.5 ± 9.2 vs. 12.8 ± 3.0 μg/dL, Conclusion: Elevation of serum LRG is associated with the presence of typical CD lesions in the small intestine that may be found in entericlysis.

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Crohn’s diseaseenteroclysisLRGsmall intestine

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