Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a gastrointestinal disease, characterized by episodes of active and inactive phases. Many studies are ongoing as the mechanism of disease progression is still unknown. Studies contributed to better knowledge of pathogenesis and treatment but there is still space for improvements in diagnostics. Endoscopy is the main diagnostic standard which is unpleasant for patients due to its invasiveness. Studies show that oxidative stress contributes to the development and progression of IBD, therefore the goal of this master’s thesis was to determine markers of oxidative stress which could help distinguish between active and inactive phase of IBD. For this purpose, a systematic literature review and meta-analysis were carried out. Systematic review included 59 articles based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The 46 articles included in the meta-analysis were assessed for risk of bias. 26 articles were of good, 10 articles of fair and 10 articles of poor quality in terms of risk of bias. Meta-analysis was carried out with Review Manager 5.4., results were presented through forest plots and the size effect were in form of standardized mean difference (SMD) between patients and healthy controls. Concentration or activity was significant increased by IBD patients compared to healthy controls for next markers (SMD): advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP) (1,81), malondialdehyde and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (0,87) and glutathione peroxidase (0,67). Concentration or activity was significant decreased by IBD patients compared to healthy controls for glutathione (-1,56), total antioxidant capacity and total antioxidant status (-1,32), albumin (-1,29), bilirubin (-1,09), vitamin A (-0,86), transferrin (-0,75), free thiols (-0,69), vitamin C (-0,66) and vitamin E (-0,41). Additionally, were bilirubin (in active phase -3,10, in inactive phase -0,78), catalase (CAT) (in active phase -0,68, in inactive phase -0,10) and transferrin (in active phase -1,17, in inactive phase -0,33) significant decreased according to SMD by active compared to inactive IBD. SMD value for AOPP was statistically increased by active (3,59) compared to inactive IBD (0,89). Using a sensitivity analysis with excluded high risk of bias articles we did not observe a statistically relevant change in the overall effect for any of the markers. Further studies are needed to point out how oxidative stress is involved in IBD and its contribution to pathogenesis. Measurements of concentration or activity of bilirubin, CAT, transferrin and AOPP could contribute to control and diagnostics of IBD as measurements of markers are faster and less invasive detection of inflammatory processes.
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