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In up to half of patients seen by gastroenterologists, routine examinations fail to find an underlying organic, systemic, or metabolic disease that readily explains the symptoms. These patients are referred to as patients with disorders of gastrointestinal function, of which functional dyspepsia (FD) is one of the most common. Despite intensive research to investigate various pathophysiological mechanisms of this disease, the pathogenesis remains obscure. The investigators recently demonstrated increased duodenal permeability in FD patients, as assessed by mounting routine endoscopic duodenal biopsy specimens into Ussing chambers to measure transepithelial electrical resistance and passage of a paracellular fluorescent probe. Impaired intestinal barrier function can lead to increased uptake of luminal substances which can induce an immunological response in the mucosa. Interestingly, using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) in duodenal biopsies, the investigators recently observed the presence of a yet to be identified microorganism inside the epithelium and the lamina propria of a subset of FD patients (unpublished observations), suggesting increased translocation of microorganisms.

The aim of the project is to investigate whether FD patients display increased translocation of microorganisms in duodenal biopsies. The investigators will also test the effect of bile acid on translocation of microorganisms and therefore include 20 FD patients and 20 age- and gender-matched healthy volunteers in this study.


Clinical Trial Description

The participants will be expected on the department endoscopy of the University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium. They are asked to fill in a bundle of questionnaires concerning physical complaints, depression, anxiety (disturbances), pain/disease, body/interoceptive awareness, trauma/abuse and personality. Endoscopy will be performed and up to 8 biopsies will be obtained from the duodenum. All endoscopies will be performed by an experienced endoscopist. Biopsies will be mounted in Ussing chambers and the mucosal compartment will be exposed to commercially available fluorescein-conjugated microorganisms. Uptake of microorganisms will be evaluated by analyzing the serosal compartment and by confocal microscopy of the biopsies. These experiments will also be performed in combination with exposure to bile acids separately and jointly, to assess if bacterial translocation can be exacerbated by these endogenous luminal factors individually and synergistically. ;


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NCT number NCT03296267
Study type Interventional
Source Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
Contact Dorien Beeckmans, PhD
Phone +3216 37 73 11
Email dorien.beeckmans@kuleuven.be
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date January 2, 2017
Completion date April 20, 2018

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