Intracellular signaling pathways in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
- Conditions
- Crohns diseaseileitis terminalisinflammatory bowel disease10017969
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29966
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
Crohn patients in remission, with (n<=20) and without (n<=20) thiopurine immunesuppression, ulcerative colitis patients in remission (n<=20), rheumatoid arthritis patients on azathioprine (n<=10). Diagnosis made by AMC physisian using standard diagnostic tools. Healthy volunteers recruited among AMC collaborators (n<=20)
Exclusion Criteria
Patients suffering from active disease, patient using immunesuppressive therapy other than azathioprine
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Signal intensity on Western Blots 0, 5, 30 en 60 minutes after stimulation with<br /><br>TNF-alfa or complement factor 5a.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>not applicable</p><br>