title: Results of the 4th scientific workshop of the ECCO (Group II): markers of intestinal fibrosis in inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: The fourth scientific workshop of the European Crohn's and Colitis Organization (ECCO) focused on intestinal fibrosis in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The objective was to better understand basic mechanisms and markers of intestinal fibrosis as well as to suggest new therapeutic targets to prevent or treat fibrosis. The results of this workshop are presented in three separate manuscripts. This section describes markers of fibrosis in IBD, identifies unanswered questions in the field and provides a framework for future studies addressing the unmet needs in the field of intestinal fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: riederf@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rieder
authors.affiliation: Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: j.r.debruyn@amc.uva.nl.
authors.forename: Jessica R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: de Bruyn
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: b.t.pham@rug.nl.
authors.forename: Bao Tung
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Medical School of Ioannina, Greece. Electronic address: khkostas@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katsanos
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy. Electronic address: annesev@aou-careggi.toscana.it.
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Annese
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: phiggins@med.umich.edu.
authors.forename: Peter D R
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Sao Joao, Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: fm@med.up.pt.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Magro
authors.affiliation: IBD Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Electronic address: irisd@tasmc.health.gov.il.
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dotan
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020543:Proteome / Q000378:metabolism; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D011859:Radiography; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D020543:Proteome
keywords: Biomarkers; Crohn's disease;; Fibrosis;; Inflammatory bowel diseases;; Ulcerative colitis;