Immunohistology in USDD and Correlation Between Bacterial Flora and Phlogosis

Summary

Diverticulosis of the colon is a frequent condition in adults in western countries and a significant number of patients experience clinical symptoms even when the diverticulosis is not complicated by diverticulitis. Both central and mucosal immunity are altered in Uncomplicated Symptomatic Diverticular Disease (USDD) and Rifaximin ameliorate clinical symptoms and normalize the immunological abnormalities. The Study Protocol is verify the modifications in the immunological pattern induced by reducing bacteria related activation of immunity by Rifaximin treatment.

Timeline

Start

2010-11

Primary completion

2012-05

Completion

2012-08

Publications

• Cianci R, Frosali S, Pagliari D, Cesaro P, Petruzziello L, Casciano F, Landolfi R, Costamagna G, Pandolfi F. Uncomplicated diverticular disease: innate and adaptive immunity in human gut mucosa before and after rifaximin. J Immunol Res. 2014;2014:696812. doi: 10.1155/2014/696812. Epub 2014 Jul 16.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.