Food Antigen in Eosinophilic Esophagitis - Full Text View

Purpose

The relationship or effect of food antigen (wheat based soy sauce) in eosinophilic esophagitis. It is believed that when food antigens are exposed to the esophageal tissue it starts an chronic allergy-based inflammation. This will be analyzed with the esophageal biopsies and the mucosal impedance probe.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Eosinophilic Esophagitis	Other: Antigen (wheat base soy sauce) spray	Early Phase 1


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Official Title:	Protocol for Food Antigen Staining in Esophageal Mucosa in Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Resource links provided by NLM:

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Eosinophilic Enteropathy

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by David A. Katzka, Mayo Clinic:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Measurement of Gluten and Soy Antigen in Esophageal Mucosa [ Time Frame: one year ]
Cryosectioning of the frozen esophageal tissue will then be done for immunofluorescent staining to determine the distribution/localization of different cells and dietary proteins We will use anti-gliadin (Biorbyt catalog # orb157160)and anti-soy (LifeSpan Biosciences Catalog # LS-C132165-100)antibodies against cell surface markers as well as dietary proteins/peptides tagged with different fluorochromes to achieve this.

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Dilated intercellular spaces (spongiosis) [ Time Frame: one year ]
Is graded on the basis of the worst area, using a 0-4+ scale [3]. DIS grading was assessed by the appearance of the tight junctions seen on biopsy and the degree of widening between epithelial cells . Grade 0: no intercellular space widening and intact tight junctions. Grade 1: mild widening of intercellular spaces with attenuation and prominence of tight junctions. Grade 2: Further widening of intercellular space with some disruption of tight junctions. Grade 3: complete disruption of tight junctions with further widening of intercellular spaces, forming small "lakes" in the epithelium. Grade 4: Coalescence of epithelial lakes.


Estimated Enrollment:	20
Study Start Date:	April 2015
Estimated Study Completion Date:	August 2017
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	April 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Antigen (wheat base soy sauce) spray Ten patients with active and ten with inactive eosinophilic esophagitis (defined by consensus guidelines) undergoing clinically indicated endoscopy and esophageal biopsies will participate in this study. During the endoscopy two biopsies will be taken from the esophageal body, 10 cm above the gastroesophageal junction. After biopsies are taken, approximately 10 cc of wheat based soy sauce (antigen spray) will be sprayed though an endoscopic catheter onto the esophageal mucosa. The endoscopic examination will be completed and two additional endoscopic biopsies will be taken 10 cm above the gastroesophageal junction.	Other: Antigen (wheat base soy sauce) spray Patients having a clinically indicated endoscopy for Eosinphilic Esophagitis will have two biopsies from the esophageal body, 10 cm above the gastroesophageal junction. After biopsies are taken, approximately 10 cc of wheat based soy sauce will be sprayed though an endoscopic catheter onto the esophageal mucosa. The endoscopic examination will be completed and Two additional endoscopic biopsies will be taken 10 cm above the gastroesophageal junction. Other Name: Wheat based soy sauce

Arms

Assigned Interventions

Experimental: Antigen (wheat base soy sauce) spray

Ten patients with active and ten with inactive eosinophilic esophagitis (defined by consensus guidelines) undergoing clinically indicated endoscopy and esophageal biopsies will participate in this study.
During the endoscopy two biopsies will be taken from the esophageal body, 10 cm above the gastroesophageal junction.
After biopsies are taken, approximately 10 cc of wheat based soy sauce (antigen spray) will be sprayed though an endoscopic catheter onto the esophageal mucosa. The endoscopic examination will be completed and two additional endoscopic biopsies will be taken 10 cm above the gastroesophageal junction.

Other: Antigen (wheat base soy sauce) spray

Patients having a clinically indicated endoscopy for Eosinphilic Esophagitis will have two biopsies from the esophageal body, 10 cm above the gastroesophageal junction. After biopsies are taken, approximately 10 cc of wheat based soy sauce will be sprayed though an endoscopic catheter onto the esophageal mucosa. The endoscopic examination will be completed and Two additional endoscopic biopsies will be taken 10 cm above the gastroesophageal junction.

Other Name: Wheat based soy sauce

Detailed Description:

One of the putative mechanisms of eosinophilic esophagitis is exposure of food antigens to antigen recognition cells in the esophageal mucosa that initiates a chronic allergy-based inflammatory response . It is believed that this exposure is facilitated through dilation of the intercellular spaces (DIS) between esophageal epithelial cells (termed spongiosis). This is substantiated by several studies which have demonstrated that: first, DIS is commonly found in biopsies from patients with active EoE and reverses with steroid therapy; second, DIS correlates to physiologic demonstration of increased esophageal epithelial permeability as shown through transepithelial small molecule flux in mucosal biopsies appraised in Ussing chambers and increased conductivity of electric current as measured in a mucosal impedance probe (Katzka, et al., in press, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol). Although these mechanisms make intuitive sense, no one has shown the presence of food antigen in esophageal mucosa after ingestion and the correlation of this presence to dilation of intercellular spaces.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

Patients between the ages of 18 and 80 with eosinophilic esophagitis diagnosed by a combination of compatible symptoms, endoscopic findings, histology, and lack of response to proton pump inhibitors.
Patients previously diagnosed with Eosinophilic Esophagitis and are now in histologic remission due to treatment and have <15 eos hpf.

Exclusion Criteria

Acute allergy to wheat or soy
Currently taking steroids
Inability to read due to: Blindness, cognitive dysfunction, or English language illiteracy

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02434705

Locations


United States, Minnesota
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

Sponsors and Collaborators

Mayo Clinic

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	David Katzka, MD	Mayo Clinic

More Information


Responsible Party:	David A. Katzka, MD, Mayo Clinic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT02434705 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	15-000883
Study First Received:	April 30, 2015
Last Updated:	July 19, 2016

Keywords provided by David A. Katzka, Mayo Clinic:


Eosinophilic

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Esophagitis Eosinophilic Esophagitis Esophageal Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Digestive System Diseases Gastroenteritis	Eosinophilia Leukocyte Disorders Hematologic Diseases Hypersensitivity, Immediate Hypersensitivity Immune System Diseases

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Food Antigen in Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)