Microbial-Immune Crosstalk in Elderly-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Unchartered Territory

Guanmin Meng, Tanya M Monaghan, Niharika A Duggal, Paddy Tighe, Farhad Peerani*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Elderly-onset inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] patients exhibit a distinct natural history compared to younger IBD patients, with unique disease phenotypes, differential responses to therapy, and increased surgical morbidity and mortality. Despite the foreseeable high demand for personalized medicine and specialized IBD care in the elderly, current paradigms of IBD management fail to capture the required nuances of care for elderly-onset IBD patients. Our review postulates the roles of systemic and mucosal immunosenescence, inflammageing and a dysbiotic microbial ecosystem in the pathophysiology of elderly-onset IBD. Ultimately, a better understanding of elderly-onset IBD can lead to improved patient outcomes and the tailoring of future preventative and treatment strategies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1309-1325
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Crohn's & Colitis
Volume17
Issue number8
Early online date20 Feb 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding:
This work was supported by the Innovations in IBD grant from Crohn’s and Colitis Canada.

Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: [email protected].

Keywords

  • Humans
  • Ecosystem
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/therapy

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