Number 2 - FEBRUARY 2005
CROHN DISEASE - MEDICAL TREATMENT AND RESEARCH

Annese V, Piepoli A, Latiano A, Lombardi G, Napolitano G, Caruso N, Cocchiara E, Accadia L, Perri F, Andriulli A. LA-DRB1 alleles may influence disease phenotype in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a critical reappraisal with review of the literature. Dis Colon Rectum. 2005 Jan;48(1):57-64; discussion 64-5.  

Akobeng A, Gardener E. Oral 5-aminosalicylic acid for maintenance of medically-induced remission in Crohn's Disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Jan 25;(1):CD003715.  

Alfadhli A, McDonald J, Feagan B. Methotrexate for induction of remission in refractory Crohn's disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Jan 25;(1):CD003459. 

Regueiro M, Kip KE, Cheung O, Hegazi RA, Plevy S. Cigarette smoking and age at diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2005 Jan;11(1):42-7.  

Gonzalez-Lama Y, Abreu L, Vera MI, Pastrana M, Tabernero S, Revilla J, Duran JG, Escartin P. Long-term oral tacrolimus therapy in refractory to infliximab fistulizing Crohn's disease: a pilot study. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2005 Jan;11(1):8-15. 

Etienney I, Bouhnik Y, Gendre JP, Lemann M, Cosnes J, Matuchansky C, Beaugerie L, Modigliani R, Rambaud JC. Crohn's disease over 20 years after diagnosis in a referral population. Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 2004 Dec;28(12):1233-9. 

Kane S, Lemieux N. The role of breastfeeding in postpartum disease activity in women with inflammatory bowel disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Jan;100(1):102-5.  

Baidoo L, Lichtenstein GR. What next after infliximab? Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Jan;100(1):80-3.  

Buning C, Molnar T, Nagy F, Lonovics J, Weltrich R, Bochow B, Genschel J, Schmidt H, Lochs H. NOD2/CARD15 gene polymorphism in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: is Hungary different? World J Gastroenterol. 2005 Jan 21;11(3):407-11. 

Birrenbach T, Bocker U. Inflammatory bowel disease and smoking: a review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, and therapeutic implications. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2004 Nov;10(6):848-59. Review.   

Bonner GF, Fakhri A, Vennamaneni SR. A long-term cohort study of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and disease activity in outpatients with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2004 Nov;10(6):751-7.  

Lamireau T, Cezard JP, Dabadie A, Goulet O, Lachaux A, Turck D, Maurage C, Morali A, Sokal E, Belli D, Stoller J, Cadranel S, Ginies JL, Viola S, Huet F, Languepin J, Lenaerts C, Bury F, Sarles J; French-Speaking Group for Pediatric Gastroenterology Nutrition. Efficacy and tolerance of infliximab in children and adolescents with Crohn's disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2004 Nov;10(6):745-50.  

Shaoul R, Karban A, Weiss B, Reif S, Wasserman D, Pacht A, Eliakim R, Wardi J, Shirin H, Wine E, Leshinsky-Silver E, Levine A. NOD2/CARD15 mutations and presence of granulomas in pediatric and adult Crohn's disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2004 Nov;10(6):709-14.  

Glazier KD, Palance AL, Griffel LH, Das KM. The ten-year single-center experience with 6-mercaptopurine in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2005 Jan;39(1):21-6.   

Economou M, Trikalinos TA, Loizou KT, Tsianos EV, Ioannidis JP. Differential effects of NOD2 variants on Crohn's disease risk and phenotype in diverse populations: a metaanalysis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Dec;99(12):2393-404.   

Katz JA, Antoni C, Keenan GF, Smith DE, Jacobs SJ, Lichtenstein GR. Outcome of pregnancy in women receiving infliximab for the treatment of Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Dec;99(12):2385-92.

Annese V, Piepoli A, Perri F, Lombardi G, Latiano A, Napolitano G, Corritore G, Vandewalle P, Poulain D, Colombel JF, Andriulli A. Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae mannan antibodies in inflammatory bowel disease: comparison of different assays and correlation with clinical features. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Nov 15;20(10):1143-52.  

Klement E, Cohen RV, Boxman J, Joseph A, Reif S. Breastfeeding and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Nov;80(5):1342-52. Review.  

Wehkamp J, Harder J, Weichenthal M, Schwab M, Schaffeler E, Schlee M, Herrlinger KR, Stallmach A, Noack F, Fritz P, Schroder JM, Bevins CL, Fellermann K, Stange EF. NOD2 (CARD15) mutations in Crohn's disease are associated with diminished mucosal alpha-defensin expression. Gut. 2004 Nov;53(11):1658-64.  

Parente F, Greco S, Molteni M, Anderloni A, Sampietro GM, Danelli PG, Bianco R, Gallus S, Bianchi Porro G. Oral contrast enhanced bowel ultrasonography in the assessment of small intestine Crohn's disease. A prospective comparison with conventional ultrasound, x ray studies, and ileocolonoscopy. Gut. 2004 Nov;53(11):1652-7.  

Witthoft T, Ludwig D. Effectiveness and tolerability of repeated treatment with infliximab in patients with Crohn's disease: a retrospective data analysis in Germany. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2005 Jan;20(1):18-23.  

Robotti D, Cammarota T, Debani P, Sarno A, Astegiano M. Activity of Crohn disease: value of Color-Power-Doppler and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography. Abdom Imaging. 2004 Nov-Dec;29(6):648-52. Epub 2004 May 27.