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==Overview==
==Overview==
* The [[pathophysiology]] of the [[Eosinophilic esophagitis|EoE]] is as follows:<ref name="pmid25499460">{{cite journal |vauthors=Malhotra N, Levine J |title=Eosinophilic esophagitis: an autoimmune esophageal disorder |journal=Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care |volume=44 |issue=11 |pages=335–40 |year=2014 |pmid=25499460 |doi=10.1016/j.cppeds.2014.10.004 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid26051952">{{cite journal |vauthors=Martin LJ, Franciosi JP, Collins MH, Abonia JP, Lee JJ, Hommel KA, Varni JW, Grotjan JT, Eby M, He H, Marsolo K, Putnam PE, Garza JM, Kaul A, Wen T, Rothenberg ME |title=Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis Symptom Scores (PEESS v2.0) identify histologic and molecular correlates of the key clinical features of disease |journal=J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. |volume=135 |issue=6 |pages=1519–28.e8 |year=2015 |pmid=26051952 |pmc=4460579 |doi=10.1016/j.jaci.2015.03.004 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid25216976">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lucendo AJ, Arias A, Tenias JM |title=Relation between eosinophilic esophagitis and oral immunotherapy for food allergy: a systematic review with meta-analysis |journal=Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. |volume=113 |issue=6 |pages=624–9 |year=2014 |pmid=25216976 |doi=10.1016/j.anai.2014.08.004 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid22939463">{{cite journal |vauthors=López-Colombo A |title=[Eosinophilic esophagitis] |language=Spanish; Castilian |journal=Rev Gastroenterol Mex |volume=77 Suppl 1 |issue= |pages=1–3 |year=2012 |pmid=22939463 |doi=10.1016/j.rgmx.2012.07.002 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid24117638">{{cite journal |vauthors=Chehade M, Lucendo AJ, Achem SR, Souza RF |title=Causes, evaluation, and consequences of eosinophilic esophagitis |journal=Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. |volume=1300 |issue= |pages=110–8 |year=2013 |pmid=24117638 |doi=10.1111/nyas.12243 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23797116">{{cite journal |vauthors=Straumann A |title=Eosinophilic esophagitis: a bulk of mysteries |journal=Dig Dis |volume=31 |issue=1 |pages=6–9 |year=2013 |pmid=23797116 |doi=10.1159/000347095 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid22307811">{{cite journal |vauthors=Straumann A |title=Eosinophilic esophagitis: rapidly emerging disorder |journal=Swiss Med Wkly |volume=142 |issue= |pages=w13513 |year=2012 |pmid=22307811 |doi=10.4414/smw.2012.13513 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21429051">{{cite journal |vauthors=Schoepfer AM, Simon D, Straumann A |title=Eosinophilic oesophagitis: latest intelligence |journal=Clin. Exp. Allergy |volume=41 |issue=5 |pages=630–9 |year=2011 |pmid=21429051 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03739.x |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21987875">{{cite journal |vauthors=Godat S, Moradpour D, Schoepfer A |title=[Eosinophilic esophagitis: update 2011] |language=French |journal=Rev Med Suisse |volume=7 |issue=307 |pages=1678–80, 1682 |year=2011 |pmid=21987875 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid14997131">{{cite journal |vauthors=Potter JW, Saeian K, Staff D, Massey BT, Komorowski RA, Shaker R, Hogan WJ |title=Eosinophilic esophagitis in adults: an emerging problem with unique esophageal features |journal=Gastrointest. Endosc. |volume=59 |issue=3 |pages=355–61 |year=2004 |pmid=14997131 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* [[Eosinophilic esophagitis]] is an immunoallergic disorder resulting from the interaction between genetics and environmental triggers such as repeated exposure to food and aeroallergens.
* Patients presenting with [[Eosinophilic esophagitis|EoE]] have a history of:
** Elevated [[serum]] [[Immunoglobulin E|IgE]] levels
** Response to interventions such as diet restriction
** History of food [[hypersensitivity]]
* [[Eosinophils]] originate from CD34+ [[myeloid]] precursor cells in the [[bone marrow]], mature to a granulated state and migrate to [[vascular]] spaces.
* The [[eosinophils]] are absent in an otherwise normal [[esophagus]], the presence of the [[eosinophils]] in the [[esophagus]] suggests [[GERD]] or [[EoE]].
*They tend to be present in all layers of the [[esophagus]] in [[Eosinophilic esophagitis|EoE]], but predominate in the [[lamina propria]] and [[Submucosa|submucosal]] regions.
* The documented [[cytokine]] expression profile in the [[esophageal]] [[tissue]] of [[EoE]] patients is that of a [[T helper cell|TH2]] [[inflammatory]] response.
* [[IL-5]] and [[Interleukin 13|IL-13]] are produced by the type-2 helper T cells ([[Th2]]) in response to the [[antigenic]] [[proteins]] from the [[food]] or [[inhalation]].
* [[IL-13]] further stimulates the [[epithelial]] cells of the [[esophagus]] to produce large proteins to induce a gene called eotaxin-3, which in turn recruits [[eosinophils]] from the peripheral blood into the tissue.
* [[IL-5]] prolongs the survival of the [[eosinophils]].
*The activated [[TH2-cells|TH2]] response leads to the recruitment and activation of
** '''[[Eosinophils]]'''
** '''[[Mast cells]]'''
* [[Mast cells]] [[degranulate]] and cause tissue damage and repair.
* [[Cytokines]] produced by TH-1 cells are
** '''[[Tumour necrosis factor|Tumor necrosis factor]] (TNF)-α'''
** '''Interferon (IFN)-γ'''
* [[TNF-α]] is expressed by the [[epithelial cells]] of the [[esophagus]] whereas the INF-γ is upregulated by the [[Peripheral T cells lymphoma|peripheral T cells.]]
* Delayed or type- IV [[hypersensitivity]] is the mechanism is involved in the [[Eosinophilic esophagitis|EoE]] rather than the non-IgE.
*It is postulated that the [[EoE]]-defining [[endoscopic]] and [[histologic]] manifestations are a culmination of the disease process which, may have debilitating long-term effects including [[strictures]] and food impactions in untreated or poorly managed cases of [[EoE]].
* CD34+ [[myeloid]] precursor cells in the [[bone marrow]] produce [[eosinophils]] and then the [[eosinophils]] develop granulation and migrate to [[vascular]] spaces.
* [[Eosinophils]] although present in all the layers of the [[esophagus]] in patients with [[EoE]], they are predominant in the lamina propria and [[submucosa]] of the [[esophagus]].
* The preformed [[granule]] [[proteins]] of the [[eosinophils]] are
**'''ECP'''- Eosinophil Cationic Protein
**'''MBP'''- [[Major basic protein|Major Basic Protein]]
**'''EPO'''- Eosinophil [[Peroxidase]]
**'''EDN'''- [[Eosinophil]] Derived [[Neurotoxin]]
* Upon the stimulation and the degranulation, the [[eosinophils]] release the [[granule]] [[proteins]] into the tissues.
* [[Eosinophils]] synthesize and release [[cytokines]] such as
**'''[[Interleukin 5|IL-5]]'''
**'''[[Interleukin 13|IL-13]]'''
**'''Transforming growth factor (TGF)-α and -β'''
**'''[[Chemokines]] (eotaxins and RANTES)'''
**'''Lipid mediators such as platelet activating factor ([[PAF]]) and [[leukotriene]] C4'''
* [[Interleukin 5|IL-5]], [[IL-13]], and [[granulocyte]]-[[macrophage]] colony stimulating factor ([[GM-CSF]]) can cause the [[maturation]] and migration of the [[eosinophils]].
* [[Eosinophils]] cause [[inflammation]] in the [[EoE]] patients by the following mechanisms
** [[Angiogenic]] [[molecules]] from the [[eosinophils]] recruits the [[inflammatory]] [[cells]] and the increase the [[vascularity]].
** [[Fibrogenic]] [[Mediator|mediators]] such as TGF-β1 and [[matrix]] [[metalloproteinase]] 9 (MMP)-9 causes the [[airway]] remodeling.
** MBP and MMP-9 disrupt the integrity of the [[epithelial cells]] of the [[esophageal]] through their involvement in [[smooth muscles]], [[fibroblasts]], and [[Cell adhesion molecule|cell-adhesion]] [[molecules]].
** The above-mentioned processes lead to tissue remodeling eventually causing an overall [[esophageal]] [[Dysfunctional|dysfunction]].
**[[TGF-β]] and [[eosinophilic]] [[granule]] [[proteins]] MBP and EPO are the key [[eosinophil]] [[Effector cell|effector]] [[proteins]]. The importance of [[eosinophils]] in mediating tissue [[fibrosis]] is supported by evidence in both [[murine]] and human models.
**These findings not only highlight the importance of targeting [[fibrosis]] reversal in treatment of [[EoE]], but also underline the importance of [[eosinophils]] in tissue remodeling.


==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Malhotra N, Levine J (2014). "Eosinophilic esophagitis: an autoimmune esophageal disorder". Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 44 (11): 335–40. doi:10.1016/j.cppeds.2014.10.004. PMID 25499460.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Martin LJ, Franciosi JP, Collins MH, Abonia JP, Lee JJ, Hommel KA, Varni JW, Grotjan JT, Eby M, He H, Marsolo K, Putnam PE, Garza JM, Kaul A, Wen T, Rothenberg ME (2015). "Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis Symptom Scores (PEESS v2.0) identify histologic and molecular correlates of the key clinical features of disease". J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 135 (6): 1519–28.e8. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2015.03.004. PMC 4460579. PMID 26051952.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Lucendo AJ, Arias A, Tenias JM (2014). "Relation between eosinophilic esophagitis and oral immunotherapy for food allergy: a systematic review with meta-analysis". Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. 113 (6): 624–9. doi:10.1016/j.anai.2014.08.004. PMID 25216976.
  4. 4.0 4.1 López-Colombo A (2012). "[Eosinophilic esophagitis]". Rev Gastroenterol Mex (in Spanish; Castilian). 77 Suppl 1: 1–3. doi:10.1016/j.rgmx.2012.07.002. PMID 22939463.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Chehade M, Lucendo AJ, Achem SR, Souza RF (2013). "Causes, evaluation, and consequences of eosinophilic esophagitis". Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 1300: 110–8. doi:10.1111/nyas.12243. PMID 24117638.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Straumann A (2013). "Eosinophilic esophagitis: a bulk of mysteries". Dig Dis. 31 (1): 6–9. doi:10.1159/000347095. PMID 23797116.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Straumann A (2012). "Eosinophilic esophagitis: rapidly emerging disorder". Swiss Med Wkly. 142: w13513. doi:10.4414/smw.2012.13513. PMID 22307811.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Schoepfer AM, Simon D, Straumann A (2011). "Eosinophilic oesophagitis: latest intelligence". Clin. Exp. Allergy. 41 (5): 630–9. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03739.x. PMID 21429051.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Godat S, Moradpour D, Schoepfer A (2011). "[Eosinophilic esophagitis: update 2011]". Rev Med Suisse (in French). 7 (307): 1678–80, 1682. PMID 21987875.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Potter JW, Saeian K, Staff D, Massey BT, Komorowski RA, Shaker R, Hogan WJ (2004). "Eosinophilic esophagitis in adults: an emerging problem with unique esophageal features". Gastrointest. Endosc. 59 (3): 355–61. PMID 14997131.


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