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Campylobacter infection and the link with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: on the pathway towards a causal association
Will Takakura1, Praneeth Kudaravalli2, Chandrima Chatterjee1
1Medically Associated Science and Technology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 700 N San Vicente, Suite G271, West Hollywood, CA 90069, USA.
Objectives:
proving causality between an exposure and outcome can be difficult in humans. Here, we utilize the Bradford Hill (BH) criteria to summarize the causal relationship between Campylobacter infection and the development of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
Methods:
we utilized the BH criteria to assess the strength, consistency, specificity, temporality, biological gradient, plausibility, coherence, experiment, and analogy of the current evidence linking Campylobacter to IBS. Through a consensus amongst all authors, the confidence of each criterion was graded as high, moderate, low, or very low.
Results:
a total of four criteria (strength, temporality, plausibility, and analogy) were graded as high; four criteria (consistency, biological gradient, coherence, and experiment) were graded as moderate; and one criterion (specificity) was graded as low. Large-scale epidemiological studies report a risk ratio of 2.7-5.6 for developing IBS after campylobacter. In rodent models, Campylobacter jejuni 81-176 can cause loose stool months after the infection is cleared and share common pathophysiology as IBS patients such as elevated intestinal TLR-4 and IL-8, antibodies to CdtB and vinculin, increased intraepithelial lymphocytes, and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.
Conclusions:
Campylobacter infection appear to cause IBS in a subset of patients. This may hold implication in risk factor identification, public health policy, and possibly treatment.
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