Of these 597 patients, 290 (48.5%) patients were diagnosed with IBS using the Rome III criteria and of these 34 (11%) had FAC, 151 (25%) had diarrhoea of these 87 (56%) had FAC, 35 (3.9%) patients were found to have had long term use of NSAID and of those 7 (2%) had FAC and the rest had unexplained abdominal pain and change in bowel habits 121 (20%). And of these 18 (14%) had FAC. Out of the total patients 146 24–4%) had FAC. Patients who had diarrhoeal illness were prescribed 5ASA and of these 87 patients; 39 (44%) responded to treatment evident by resolution of symptoms within 2–6 weeks. Conclusion: Gastroenterologists have been regularly faced with the controversial

histological diagnosis of FAC. Our study has shown that there are around selleck chemicals llc 25% of patients presenting with diarrhoea, abdominal pain/IBS with the histological finding of FAC without a definitive diagnosis. More than 50% of patients

who had diarrhoea had FAC and of these 44% responded to 5ASA. Unfortunately, in some cases of focal active colitis, the underlying aetiology may never be determined. In our opinion this highlights the necessity of further studies on FAC to assess the findings and to selleck products aid gastroenterologist on management of such patients. Key Word(s): 1. IBD; 2. Colitis; 3. Focal active colitis; Presenting Author: SHUBEI WANG Additional Authors: YUNWEI SUN Corresponding Author: YUNWEI SUN Objective: Trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) induced colitis in BALB/c mice has been described as mixed Th1/Th17-mediated inflammation like Crohn’s disease. Oridonin is an effective component isolated from Rabdosia rubescens. It plays an inhibitory role in the transcription factor nuclear factor-kappa

B (NF-κB) activation and suppresses the over expression of cytokines in murine splenic lymphocytes, thus making it a potentially therapeutic option for inflammatory disease. Methods: Thus we investigated the effect of oridonin in TNBS induced colitis in BALB/c mice. Results: CD4 T cells play a central role in the development of TNBS colitis. Oridonin 上海皓元医药股份有限公司 significantly increased survival, normalized weight loss, and reduced inflammation severity in mice with TNBS colitis. These effects were associated with a reduction of colonic IFN-γ/IL-17 secretion and a decrement of splenic Th1/Th17 cells and effector memory CD4 T cells. Oridonin treatment inhibited the CD4 T cells proliferation induced by TCR stimulation, while upregulated lymphocytes apoptosis. Increasing of Th1/Th17 cells stimulated by TCR signal could be downregulated in the presence of oridonin. Such immunosuppressive effects were accompanied by inhibition of nuclear translocation of NF-κB. Conclusion: Our study indicates that oridonin has therapeutic effect on TNBS colitis, and it is an immunosuppressive agent acting through modulating the subsets and functions of lymphocytes. Key Word(s): 1. animal models of IBD; 2.