Vitamin D Regulation of Gut Specific B Cells and Antibodies Targeting Gut Bacteria in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Not Recruiting

Trial ID: NCT04828031

Purpose

Specific Aim 1: Characterize the effects of vitamin D treatment on expression of α4β7 on B cells in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Specific Aim 2: Determine the effects of vitamin D treatment on fecal immunoglobulins, percentage of Ig-coated gut bacteria, gut microbiome composition (global and bound by immunoglobulins) in patients with IBD and the association of these parameters with change in α4β7+ B cells . Specific Aim 3: Compare BCR repertoire (BCR clonotypes, immunoglobulin heavy chain gene (IGHV), and isotype usage) between α4β7+ and α4β7- B cells in patients with IBD and identify α4β7+ BCR clonotypes associated with Ig-bound gut bacteria .

Official Title

Vitamin D Regulation of α4β7+ B Cell Immunophenotypes and Mucosal Antibody Response to Commensal Gut Bacteria in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Stanford Investigator(s)

John Mark Gubatan, MD

Instructor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult patients (18 years or older) with inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease)
* Low serum vitamin D (25(OH)D ≤ 25 ng/mL
* Not currently on high dose vitamin D supplementation
* No prior bowel resections
* No antibiotic use in past 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients less than 18 years old
* No diagnosis of IBD
* Serum 25(OH)D \> 25 ng/mL
* Patients already on vitamin D supplementation
* Prior history of bowel surgery (colectomy or small bowel resections)
* Recent antibiotic use in past 3 months
* Renal Dysfunction
* History of Hypercalcemia
* History of HIV
* History of IgA deficiency
* History of Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)
* Active C. diff infection

Intervention(s):

drug: Vitamin D

Not Recruiting

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
John Gubatan, MD
650-725-3362