Publications by authors named "Cristina Verdejo"

Introduction: Risk factors for developing pancreatitis due to thiopurines in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are not clearly identified. Our aim was to evaluate the predictive pharmacogenetic risk of pancreatitis in IBD patients treated with thiopurines.

Methods: We conducted an observational pharmacogenetic study of acute pancreatitis events in a cohort study of IBD patients treated with thiopurines from the prospectively maintained ENEIDA registry biobank of GETECCU.

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Background: Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is involved in inducing inflammatory anemia. The potential effect of anti-TNF-α agents on anemia in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is still unknown.

Methods: Analytical data and disease characteristics from 362 IBD patients [271 CD/91UC) treated with anti-TNF-α drugs were retrospectively collected.

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Objectives: This study aimed to determine the reliability, validity, and the specificity and sensitivity of the Spanish version of two questionnaires, the Voice Fatigue Index (VFI) and the Voice Fatigue Handicap Questionnaire (VFHQ), in female teachers, analyze the influence of the sociodemographic factors on the questionnaires, and conduct a comparative study of the psychometric characteristics of the two questionnaires on vocal fatigue (VF).

Materials And Methods: The VFI and VFHQ, Spanish version, was produced following a rigorous forward and backward translation. Seventy-one female teachers were recruited to complete the VFI and VFHQ Spanish version.

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Background: The objective of this study was to analyse the prevalence of metabolic bone disease (MBD) in a cohort of Southern European patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and to identify associated risk factors in this population.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective, both cross-sectional and longitudinal study of MBD, assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), among patients diagnosed with IBD and previously recognized risk factors for this complication from two referral Spanish institutions.

Results: A total of 612 patients (58.

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Article Synopsis
  • Fecal calprotectin (FC) is a noninvasive marker of gut inflammation linked to Crohn's disease severity, but its effectiveness in predicting postoperative recurrence remains uncertain.
  • In a study of 86 patients after ileocolonic resection, FC levels were higher in those with endoscopic recurrence, yet its sensitivity and specificity were lower compared to a combination of C-reactive protein (CRP) and the Harvey-Bradshaw index (HBI).
  • Ultimately, the research concluded that using CRP along with HBI yields better predictive accuracy for endoscopic postoperative recurrence than relying solely on FC.
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Background: The prevalence, characteristic and determinants of anemia, at the time of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) diagnosis have yet to be fully elucidated.

Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional study. Analytical data and disease characteristics obtained upon diagnosis of 1278 IBD patients [Crohn's disease/ulcerative colitis (CD/UC): 718/560] were collected.

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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by an impaired intestinal barrier function. We aimed to investigate the role of reticulon-4B (RTN-4B/NOGO-B), a structural protein of the endoplasmic reticulum, in intestinal barrier function and IBD. We used immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy, real-time PCR, and Western blotting to study tissue distribution and expression levels of RTN-4B/NOGO-B in control and IBD samples from mouse and humans.

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Background And Aim: A growing incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been reported recently in southern Europe, with records of pediatric cases confirming these tendencies in Spain. Data on adult populations, however, have not been provided for over 10 years and need to be updated.

Patients And Methods: A multicenter retrospective registry of all adult patients with a diagnosis of IBD, including both Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), attending five public hospitals covering a population of 514 368 inhabitants, was assessed.

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Celiac disease is the most common severe food intolerance in the Western world and is due to gluten ingestion in genetically susceptible children and adults. The key treatment in these patients is a gluten-free diet, because most complications are more common when dietary compliance is poor. The most serious complication of celiac disease is the development of neoplasms (the most common of which is enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma).

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