Abstract
Genome-wide studies in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have allowed us to understand Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis as forms of related autoinflammatory disorders that arise from a multitude of pathogenic origins. Proteomics and metabolomics are the offspring of genomics that possess unprecedented possibilities to characterize unknown pathogenic pathways. It has been about a decade since proteomics was first applied to IBD, and 5 years for metabolomics. These techniques have yielded novel and potentially important findings, but turning these results into beneficial patient outcomes remains challenging. This review recounts the history and context of clinical IBD developments before and after proteomics and metabolomics IBD in this field, discusses the challenges in consolidating high complexity data with physiological understanding, and provides an outlook on the emerging principles that will help interface the bioanalytical laboratory with IBD prognosis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1076-1086 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia) |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Crohn's disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Mass spectrometry
- Metabolomics
- Proteomics
- Ulcerative colitis