Micro Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) as Cholinergic Tone and Inflammatory Regulator in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.

Verified August 2008 by Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Information provided by:

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00734331

First received: August 12, 2008

Last updated: August 13, 2008

Last verified: August 2008

History of Changes

Purpose

There is a reciprocal relationship between the central nervous system and the immune system. Stimulation of the vagus nerve results in secretion of acetylcholine (Ach) which decreases secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Acetylcholine esterase is an enzyme that neutralizes Ach and thus, involves in regulation of Ach levels, and in the cholinergic tone and inflammatory state.

MicroRNAs (miRs) are evolutionarily conserved, RNAs that regulate gene expression. The investigators hypothesized that miRs controlling systemic communication processes function in one tissue in response to signals (i.e. neuronal, hormonal or others) from another.

Specifically, the investigators hypothesized that miRs control the inflammatory response in inflammatory bowel diseases through regulation of expression of messenger RNA of AchE.

Condition
Inflammatory Bowel Disease


Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Case Control Time Perspective: Prospective

Further study details as provided by Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Elevated expression of specific micro RNAs that regulate the expression of the enzyme Acetylcholine esterase in inflammatory bowel disease patients compared to healthy controls. [ Time Frame: one year ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

A statistically significant relation between micro RNA expression and disease activity and inflammatory indices [ Time Frame: one year ]

Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA

serum, colonic tissue, whole blood


Estimated Enrollment:	40
Study Start Date:	September 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date:	September 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	September 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts
IBD Inflammatory bowel disease patients
Control Average risk patients undergoing screening colonoscopy

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients- inflammatory bowel disease patients under going colonoscopy controls- average risk patients without inflammation under going colonoscopy

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Inflammatory bowel disease patients under going colonoscopy

Exclusion Criteria:

Debilitated patients who need an apotropsy
Age < 18 or age > 75
Pregnant women
Evidence of previous or current cancer
Inflammatory disease other than IBD

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00734331

Contacts


Contact: Nitsan Maharshak, MD	+972-3-6974282	nitzanm@tasmc.health.gov.il

Locations


Israel
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center	Not yet recruiting
Tel Aviv, Israel
Principal Investigator: Nitsan Maharshak, MD

Sponsors and Collaborators

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

More Information


Responsible Party:	Nitsan Maharshak, Physician Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Dept., Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00734331 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	TASMC-08-NM-300-CTIL
Study First Received:	August 12, 2008
Last Updated:	August 13, 2008

Keywords provided by Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center:


inflammatory bowel disease micro RNA cholinergic tone inflammation

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Intestinal Diseases Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Digestive System Diseases Gastroenteritis	Cholinergic Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Physiological Effects of Drugs

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 20, 2017

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