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Sleisenger and Fordtran’s EDITION
Gastrointestinal
and Liver Disease
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | DIAGNOSIS | MANAGEMENT
LAWRENCE J. BRANDT, MD
Professor of Medicine and Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Emeritus Chief
Division of Gastroenterology
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York
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Contributors vii
Keith D. Lindor, MD Ricard Masia, MD, PhD Frederick H. Millham, MD, MBA
Senior Advisor and Professor Associate Director, Translational Chair, Surgery
Siew C. Ng, MBBS (Lond), PhD (Lond) Patrick R. Pfau, MD Christopher K. Rayner, MBBS, PhD
Professor of Medicine Professor, Chief of Clinical Professor
Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology Adelaide Medical School
Therapeutics Section of Gastroenterology and University of Adelaide
State Key Laboratory of Digestive Hepatology Consultant Gastroenterologist
Disease University of Wisconsin School of Department of Gastroenterology and
LKS Institute of Health Science Medicine and Public Health Hepatology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Madison, Wisconsin, United States Royal Adelaide Hospital
Hong Kong, China Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Angela K. Pham, MD
Mark L. Norris, BSc (Hon), MD Clinical Assistant Professor Ahsan Raza, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and General and Colorectal Surgery
Pediatrics Nutrition Rapides Surgical Specialists
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario University of Florida Alexandria, Louisiana, United States
University of Ottawa Gainesville, Florida, United States
Miguel D. Regueiro, MD
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Kimberly L. Pham, MD Chair and Professor of Medicine
John O’Grady, MD, FRCPI St. George’s University Grenada Department of Gastroenterology and
Professor West Indies, Grenada Hepatology
Institute of Liver Studies Cleveland Clinic, Digestive Disease and
Daniel S. Pratt, MD
King’s College Hospital Surgery Institute
Clinical Director, Liver Transplantation
London, United Kingdom Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Division of Gastroenterology
Manisha Palta, MD Massachusetts General Hospital John F. Reinus, MD
Associate Professor Assistant Professor of Medicine Professor of Medicine
Radiation Oncology Harvard Medical School Department of Medicine
Duke University Boston, Massachusetts, United States Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina, United States Medical Director of Liver
David O. Prichard, MB, BCh, PhD
Transplantation
Stephen J. Pandol, MD Gastroenterologist
Montefiore-Einstein Center for
Professor Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Transplantation
Medicine Mayo Clinic
Montefiore Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Rochester, Minnesota
Bronx, New York, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States
Michael Quante, PD, Dr
David A. Relman, MD
John E. Pandolfino, MD, MSCI Technische Universität München
Thomas C. and Joan M. Merigan
Hans Popper Professor of Medicine II Medizinische Klinik
Professor
Feinberg School of Medicine Klinikum rechts der Isar
Departments of Medicine and
Northwestern University München, Germany
Microbiology and Immunology
Division Chief
Eamonn M.M. Quigley, MD Stanford University
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Professor of Medicine and Chief, Stanford, California
Northwestern Medicine
Gastroenterology and Hepatology Chief of Infectious Diseases
Chicago, Illinois, United States
David M. and Lynda K. Underwood Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care
Darrell S. Pardi, MD, MS Center for Digestive Disorders System
Vice Chair Houston Methodist Hospital Palo Alto, California, United States
Division of Gastroenterology and Weill Cornell Medical College
Arvind Rengarajan, MD
Hepatology Houston, Texas, United States
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Associate Dean
Balakrishnan S. Ramakrishna, MBBS, Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo School of Graduate Medical
MD, DM, PhD Washington University in St. Louis
Education
Head St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Mayo Clinic
Institute of Gastroenterology
Rochester, Minnesota, United States Joel E. Richter, MD
SRM Institutes for Medical Science
Professor and Director
Michelle Pearlman, MD Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Division of Digestive Diseases and
Professor of Medicine
Mrinalini C. Rao, PhD Nutrition
Department of Internal Medicine,
Professor University of South Florida
Division of Digestive and Liver
Department of Physiology and Director
Diseases
Biophysics Joy McCann Culverhouse Center for
University of Texas Southwestern
University of Illinois at Chicago Swallowing Disorders
Dallas, Texas, United States
Chicago, Illinois, United States University of South Florida
Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil, MD Tampa, Florida, United States
Satish S.C. Rao, MD, PhD
Director, Palliative Care Education and
Professor of Medicine Sumera H. Rizvi, MD
Training
Harold J. Harrison, MD, Distinguished Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
University Chair in Gastroenterology Division of Gastroenterology and
Stanford University School of Medicine
Medicine-Gastroenterology/Hepatology Hepatology
Stanford, California, United States
Augusta University Mayo Clinic
Augusta, Georgia, United States Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Contributors xiii
Division of Medical Oncology Department of Biological Sciences Medicine, Physiology, and Cancer Cell
Department of Internal Medicine Program Director of Master of Science Biology
UT Southwestern Medical Center in Integrative Physiology Chair
Dallas, Texas, United States Benedictine University Division of Gastroenterology and
Lisle, Illinois Hepatology
Eve A. Roberts, MD, PhD
Visiting Research Professor Associate Chair of Research Medicine
Adjunct Professor
Department of Physiology and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and
Pediatrics, Medicine, and Pharmacology
Biophysics Science
and Toxicology
University of Illinois at Chicago Rochester, Minnesota, United States
University of Toronto
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Adjunct Scientist G. Thomas Shires, MD
Genetics and Genome Biology Program George S. Sarosi Jr., MD John P. Thompson Chair
Hospital for Sick Children Research Robert H. Hux MD Professor and Vice Surgical Services
Institute Chairman for Education Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital
Associate Department of Surgery Dallas
Division of Gastroenterology, University of Florida College of Dallas, Texas, United States
Hepatology, and Nutrition Medicine
Maria H. Sjogren, MD, MPH
The Hospital for Sick Children Staff Surgeon
Senior Hepatologist
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Surgical Service
Department of Medicine
Associate Fellow NF/SG VAMC
Walter Reed National Medical Center
History of Science and Technology Gainesville, Florida, United States
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Program
Thomas J. Savides, MD
University of King’s College Phillip D. Smith, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Professor of Medicine and Microbiology
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Martin D. Rosenthal, MD University of California San Diego
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Assistant Professor La Jolla, California, United States
Surgery Elsa Solà, MD, PhD
Lawrence R. Schiller, MD
University of Florida Liver Unit
Attending Physician
Gainesville, Florida, United States Hospital Clinic
Gastroenterology Division
Associate Professor
Marc E. Rothenberg, MD, PhD Baylor University Medical Center
University of Barcelona
Professor of Pediatrics Dallas, Texas, United States
Researcher
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical
Mitchell L. Schubert, MD Institut d’Investigacions Biomediques
Center
Professor of Medicine and Physiology August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS)
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Virginia Commonwealth University Barcelona, Spain
Jayanta Roy-Chowdhury, MBBS Health System
Rhonda F. Souza, MD
Professor Chief, Division of Gastroenterology,
Co-Director, Center for Esophageal
Departments of Medicine and Genetics Hepatology, and Nutrition
Diseases
Director, Genetic Engineering and Gene McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical
Department of Medicine
Therapy Core Facility Center
Baylor University Medical Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Richmond, Virginia, United States
Co-Director, Center for Esophageal
New York, New York, United States
Cynthia L. Sears, MD Research
Namita Roy-Chowdhury, PhD Professor of Medicine and Oncology Baylor Scott and White Research
Professor Johns Hopkins University School of Institute
Departments of Medicine and Genetics Medicine Dallas, Texas, United States
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Cedric W. Spak, MD, MPH
New York, New York, United States
Joseph H. Sellin, MD Clinical Assistant Professor
David T. Rubin, MD Professor Emeritus Infectious Diseases
Joseph B. Kirsner Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology Baylor University Medical Center
Chief, Section of Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine Staff Physician
Hepatology, and Nutrition Chief of Gastroenterology Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine Ben Taub General Hospital Texas Centers for Infectious Disease
University of Chicago Houston, Texas, United States Associates
Chicago, Illinois, United States Dallas, Texas, United States
M. Gaith Semrin, MD, MBBS
Associate Professor Stuart Jon Spechler, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
Nutrition Co-Director, Center for Esophageal
UT Southwestern Medical Center Research
Children Medical Center Dallas Department of Medicine
Dallas, Texas, United States Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
Co-Director, Center for Esophageal
Research
Baylor Scott and White Research Institute
Dallas, Texas, United States
xiv Contributors
James E. Squires, MD, MS Jan Tack, MD, PhD Dominique Charles Valla, MD
Assistant Professor Head, Division of Gastroenterology and Professor of Hepatology
Department of Pediatrics Hepatology Liver Unit
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Leuven University Hospitals Hôpital Beaujon, APHP,
Pittsburgh Professor of Medicine Clichy-la-Garenne
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Translational Research Center for France
Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID) CRI, UMR1149
Neil H. Stollman, MD
Department of Clinical and Inserm and Université de Paris
Associate Clinical Professor
Experimental Medicine Paris, France
Department of Medicine, Division of
University of Leuven
Gastroenterology John J. Vargo II, MD, MPH
Leuven, Belgium
University of California San Francisco Associate Professor of Medicine
San Francisco, California Nicholas J. Talley, MD, PhD Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Chief Distinguished Laureate Professor Cleveland Clinic
Division of Gastroenterology Faculty of Health and Medicine Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center University of Newcastle, Australia
Santhi Swaroop Vege, MD
Oakland, California, United States Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Professor of Medicine and Director
Sarah E. Streett, MD Jarred P. Tanksley, MD, PhD Pancreas Group
Clinical Associate Professor Resident Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Director IBD Education Radiation Oncology Mayo Clinic
Division of Gastroenterology and Duke University Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Hepatology Durham, North Carolina, United States
Axel von Herbay, MD
Stanford University
Narci C. Teoh, MD Professor of Pathology
Redwood City, California, United States
Professor of Medicine Faculty of Medicine
Jonathan R. Strosberg, MD Australian National University University of Heidelberg
Associate Professor Senior Staff Hepatologist Heidelberg Hans Pathologie
Gastrointestinal Oncology The Canberra Hospital Hamburg, Germany
Moffitt Cancer Center Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret von Mehren, MD
Tampa, Florida, United States
Dawn M. Torres, MD Professor
Frederick J. Suchy, MD Program Director GI Fellowship Department of Hematology/Oncology
Children’s Hospital Colorado Department of Medicine Fox Chase Cancer Center
Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Walter Reed National Military Medical Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United
Dean for Child Health Research Center States
Pediatrics Associate Professor of Medicine
David Q.-H. Wang, MD, PhD
University of Colorado School of Department of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Medicine Uniformed Services University of the
Departments of Medicine and Genetics
Aurora, Colorado, United States Health Sciences
Director, Molecular Biology and Next
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Aravind Sugumar, MD Generation Technology Core
Instructor Kiran Turaga, MD, MPH Marion Bessin Liver Research Center
Gastroenterology and Hepatology Associate Professor Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Department of Surgery Bronx, New York, United States
Cleveland, Ohio, United States The University of Chicago
Sachin Wani, MD
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Shelby Sullivan, MD Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine Richard H. Turnage, MD Division of Gastroenterology and
Director, Gastroenterology Metabolic Executive Associate Dean for Clinical Hepatology
and Bariatric Program Affairs University of Colorado Anschutz
Division of Gastroenterology and Professor of Surgery Medical Campus
Hepatology University of Arkansas for Medical Aurora, Colorado, United States
University of Colorado Anschutz Sciences Medical Center
Frederick Weber, MD
Medical Campus University of Arkansas for Medical
Clinical Professor
Aurora, Colorado, United States Sciences
Division of Gastroenterology and
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Gyongyi Szabo, MD, PhD Hepatology
Mitchell T. Rabkin, MD Chair Michael F. Vaezi, MD, PhD, MS University of Alabama Birmingham
Chief Academic Officer Professor of Medicine and Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Otolaryngology
Barry K. Wershil, MD
and Beth Israel Lahey Health Division of Gastroenterology and
Professor
Faculty Dean for Academic Affairs Hepatology
Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School Vanderbilt University
Northwestern University Feinberg
Boston, Massachusetts, United States Director
School of Medicine
Center for Swallowing and Esophageal
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology,
Disorders
Hepatology, and Nutrition
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Pediatrics
Director
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s
Clinical Research
Hospital of Chicago
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Contributors xv
Even attempting to write a Foreword for the 11th edition been in the recent past and what we hope (and expect) to achieve
of Sleisenger and Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: in the future.
Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/Management, a textbook that has served A trusted book provides a helpful guide that is readily available
for many decades to prepare readers to respond to challenges at moments of uncertainty. A comparison of an individual chapter
presented by patients with gastrointestinal and liver disease, is from a past edition and what we have now further validates the
a daunting task and yet a great pleasure. Just having achieved an conclusion that progress is being made, and the future of our spe-
11th edition of a textbook is, in and of itself, a remarkable accom- cialty is encouraging. The three senior editors and three associate
plishment. Generations of gastroenterologists and hepatologists editors of the 11th edition are foremost authorities and widely
have relied on Sleisenger and Fordtran to provide comprehensive, recognized for their abilities to identify topics of interest and
up-to-date, reliable information. to persuade experts in these areas to share their knowledge. To
The 11th edition is a welcome addition to the previous editions, write an updated review of one’s field can be a Herculean task that
which have been widely acclaimed as important go-to sources requires not only knowledge but also courage. The editors have
of information regarding the broad array of disorders affecting surely succeeded. The careful selection of authors of individual
the gastrointestinal tract and the liver. Over the past half cen- chapters allows each to bring his or her own style regarding what
tury, these volumes have been mainstays in the libraries of those to emphasize; to lay out what we know, as well as what we need to
engaged in these fields. Since its inception 10 editions ago, this know, to diagnose and effectively treat specific problems; and to
now classic textbook has tracked the evolution of thinking in mul- provide suggestions and guidance as to how to manage patients
tiple areas and has served readers well. These days, there are ever- while integrating new observations into practice.
expanding ways for those of us interested in gastroenterology and With regard to the liver section, the current state of knowl-
hepatology to be stimulated, informed, educated, and refreshed. edge about hepatitis-inducing viruses and drug-induced liver dis-
Lectures, conversations with colleagues, and attendance at local, eases and the tsunami of interest in the many consequences of the
regional, and national meetings have their roles, and we all learn effects of excessive fat in the liver in the causation of chronic liver
from our patients. Perusal of relevant articles in medical journals diseases are breathtaking. These achievements have been well-
is increasingly difficult in an era in which the number of available chronicled journeys with opportunities (and hope) for even more
journals has increased remarkably. The practicing clinician, given effective therapeutic agents in the near future. Just one edition
present-day time constraints, will more than ever find this text- ago, we were on the threshold of having effective, widely appli-
book reliable, informative, and useful. In these two volumes are cable treatments for the several types of viral hepatitis; much of
overviews of what is known now and glimpses of what the future what we hoped for has been achieved. It is now likely that there
is likely to bring. A blend of skill, knowledge, practical experi- will be discovery of therapeutic approaches that will favorably
ence, and the ability to teach is required of the authors in order affect the broad array of fat-related liver injuries, including their
to achieve these goals. Overall, these efforts have been successful association with cardiovascular disorders. Widely available access
in presenting accurate and comprehensive updates in our fields of to advanced endoscopy has changed the approach to the evalua-
interest and serve us well as a look to our past, provide reflections tion and treatment of many disorders of the gastrointestinal tract,
regarding our present, and delineate problems yet to be solved. bile ducts, and pancreas. Furthermore, who could have foreseen
We are fortunate to live in exciting and rapidly changing just a few years ago how advances in biological therapies and
times in gastroenterology and hepatology. The sheer volume minimally invasive surgery would so redirect our treatments of
of new ideas presented in multiple journals is stimulating and a broad array of disorders or how important the gut microbiome
often overwhelming. Each of us must evaluate and assimilate would be in the pathogenesis of many disorders. Once we under-
new information while making efforts to appropriately incor- stand how to favorably alter the gut microbiome, major leaps for-
porate the new advances into our practices. To stay up to date ward can be expected.
and achieve our goals requires considerable effort and dedica- What is next? Gene editing and an understanding of intesti-
tion (Even COVID-19 is mentioned several times throughout nal microbiota, now in their infancy, will receive much deserved
the book.). There is comfort in having available a reliable and attention in the next few years. With each passing year, advances in
trusted guide to refresh and stimulate us. manipulation of the human genome and intestinal microbiota are
The 11th edition of Sleisenger and Fordtran provides a firm, becoming more precise and require constant, thoughtful oversight
authoritative platform regarding what is established knowledge to ensure that we do what we should do and not just what we can
and identifies where progress is being made to prepare us to do. In this edition, we have blueprints and predictions of the future
be better armed for the foreseeable future. We all need to be for many aspects of our specialty. It is important to discard old
informed of the likely validity and usefulness of new observa- ideas that have not proved effective while constantly re-examining
tions. It is vital that we recognize the degree of certainty of the the basis for what we think we know and appropriately altering
data that led to our conclusions. There have been (and will be) what we do.
definite game-changing advances and also many seemingly good We all marvel when we see what has been (and is) happening
ideas and approaches that turn out to be sidesteps. New concepts in medicine and the effects of these advances in gastroenterology
must be recognized, double-checked, processed, and then incor- and hepatology. Surely, the best is yet to come, and we all hope
porated into our thinking, subsequently affecting our actions. that what we are learning and applying now will stimulate us to
The breadth of subjects covered in depth in these two vol- create an even better future.
umes is impressive. I had the honor to write the Foreword to the
9th edition published in 2010. When comparing the expansion of Willis C. Maddrey, MD
knowledge from then to now, one can appreciate where we have Dallas, Texas
xvi
The Sleisenger and Fordtran Editors
xvii
Preface
Nearly a half century ago, in the summer of 1971, Drs. Marvin As one looks back 50 years, the advances made in our field
H. Sleisenger in San Francisco and John S. Fordtran in Dallas as a result of rigorous basic science and clinical research have
embarked on a new venture: planning, writing, and editing the been truly remarkable, and the future holds even greater prom-
inaugural edition of a new textbook for gastroenterologists. ise of discovery. Featured advances discussed in the 11th edition
The book received widespread praise for incorporating state- include improved diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis B
of-the-art descriptions of the pathophysiology of the d isorders and C; evolution in the diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter
discussed—a first for a medical textbook. Since the a uspicious pylori infection and the resulting benefits on the prevention and
debut of Gastrointestinal Disease: Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/ treatment of peptic ulcer disease and gastric neoplasia; improve-
Management, subsequent editions have been published every ments in the prevention of colorectal cancer through screening
4 to 5 years, and we are pleased that the 11th edition of this and surveillance; new approaches to the recognition and treat-
venerable textbook continues the tradition and standards set ment of Barrett esophagus and consequent prevention of esopha-
by the founding editors. To be sure, innumerable enhance- geal adenocarcinoma; the expanding use of biologic agents and
ments have been made since the 1st edition, such as the addi- novel small molecules to treat and prevent recurrences of IBD;
tion of chapters on liver diseases, the availability of the book recognition of an increasing number of immune and autoimmune
online and on hand-held devices, the introduction of monthly diseases affecting not only the stomach and hepatobiliary system
updates to bring attention to important new developments but also the pancreas and intestine; improvements in the ability
that occur between editions, the incorporation of videos of to risk stratify and treat patients with GI bleeding; and continuing
new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and the participa- progress in hepatic, pancreatic, and small bowel transplantation.
tion of authors from around the world to give the book a truly There have been remarkable advances in our understanding the
international flavor. gut microbiome, which is becoming the focus of interest in diverse
In the summer of 2017, the current editors met with the fields, such as IBS, IBD, obesity, hepatic encephalopathy, and oth-
publisher and reviewed the prior (10th) edition of the book ers, including non-GI disorders. We are particularly pleased to
in great detail. Most importantly, the core group of 3 senior have completely redesigned the section on IBD by reorganizing
editors invited 3 associate editors (Drs. Raymond T. Chung, and updating the discussions of pathophysiology, clinical presen-
David T. Rubin, and C. Mel Wilcox) to join them in order to tation, and management, all of which are evolving rapidly.
facilitate critical review of the chapters, to help select the most Sadly, the original co-founder of this textbook, Dr. Marvin H.
expert authors, and to provide greater content expertise. Each Sleisenger, passed away on October 19, 2017, at the age of 93.
associate editor worked closely with a senior editor. The result, Marvin will be greatly missed, and we trust that this 11th edition
we hope, is an easily readable, carefully edited, highly accurate, would have met with his approval and commendation.
and thorough review of the state of the art of gastrointestinal
and liver disease. The target audience is primarily practicing Mark Feldman, MD
gastroenterologists and hepatologists (adult and pediatric) and Lawrence S. Friedman, MD
trainees in gastroenterology. We hope the book will also be Lawrence J. Brandt, MD
useful to general internists, other specialists, and students at
all levels.
xviii
Acknowledgments
The editors and associate editors of the 11th edition of Sleisenger thank Dr. Willis C. Maddrey of the University of Texas South-
& Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease are most grateful western for his eloquent Foreword, the second time he has been
to the more than 230 authors from countries in North America, called on to do this honor for Sleisenger & Fordtran. We remem-
Europe, Asia, and Australia who contributed their knowledge, ber with affection Dr. Marvin H. Sleisenger, who passed away as
expertise, and wisdom to the pages of the book. We are also the 11th edition of the book he co-created was being prepared,
appreciative of the talented staff at Elsevier who helped bring and pay tribute to Dr. John S. Fordtran for his continuing inspi-
this book to life, particularly Nancy Duffy, Dolores Meloni, and ration and contributions. We are deeply appreciative of the love
Deidre Simpson. A special call out goes to Cindy Thoms, who and support of our spouses: Barbara Feldman, Mary Jo Cappuc-
oversaw production of the book. We are most thankful to our cilli, Lois Brandt, Kim Wilcox, Diane Abraczinskas, and Rebecca
assistants, Sherie Strang, Alison Sholock, Amy Nash, and Amy Rubin. Finally, we thank our readers, to whom the book is dedi-
Majkowski, for outstanding secretarial support. We want to cated, for their confidence and trust in this textbook.
xix
Abbreviation List
AASLD American Association for the Study of Liver ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Diseases EUS Endoscopic ultrasonography
ACG American College of Gastroenterology FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration
ACTH Corticotropin FNA Fine-needle aspiration
AE Angioectasia GAVE Gastric antral vascular ectasia
AFP Alpha fetoprotein GERD Gastroesophageal reflux disease
AGA American Gastroenterological Association GGTP Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase
AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome GI Gastrointestinal
ALF Acute liver failure GIST GI stromal tumor
ALT Alanine aminotransferase GU Gastric ulcer
AMA Antimitochondrial antibodies H & E Hematoxylin and eosin
ANA Antinuclear antibodies H2RA Histamine-2 receptor antagonist
ANCA Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies HAV Hepatitis A virus
APACHE Acute physiology and chronic health HBV Hepatitis B virus
examination
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
APC Argon plasma coagulation
HCG Human chorionic gonadotropin
ASGE American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
HCV Hepatitis C virus
AST Aspartate aminotransferase
HDL High-density lipoprotein
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
HDV Hepatitis D virus
BICAP Bipolar electrocoagulation
HELLP Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets
BMI Body mass index
HEV Hepatitis E virus
BRBPR Bright red blood per rectum
Hgb Hemoglobin
CBC Complete blood count
HHT Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
CCK Cholecystokinin
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
CEA Carcinoembryonic antigen
HLA Human leukocyte antigen
CDI Clostridioides difficile infection
HPV Human papillomavirus
CF Cystic fibrosis
HSV Herpes simplex virus
CFTR Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance
regulator Hp Helicobacter pylori
CMV Cytomegalovirus IBD Inflammatory bowel disease
CNS Central nervous system IBS Irritable bowel syndrome
CO2 Carbon dioxide ICU Intensive care unit
COX Cyclooxygenase IMA Inferior mesenteric artery
CT Computed tomography IMT Intestinal microbiota transplantation
CTA Computed tomography angiography INR International normalized ratio
DAA Direct-acting antiviral agent IV Intravenous
DIC Disseminated intravascular coagulation IVIG Intravenous immunoglobulin
DILI Drug-induced liver injury LDH Lactate dehydrogenase
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid LDL Low-density lipoprotein
DU Duodenal ulcer LGI Lower gastrointestinal
DVT Deep vein thrombosis LGIB Lower gastrointestinal bleed
EBV Epstein-Barr virus LLQ Left lower quadrant
EGD Esophagogastroduodenoscopy LT Liver transplantation
EGF Epidermal growth factor LUQ Left upper quadrant
EMG Electromyography MELD Model for end-stage liver disease
ERCP Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography MEN Multiple endocrine neoplasia
xxv
xxvi Abbreviation List
Ink4A CDK4
Cyclin D1
P
pRb pRb P
P
E2F
G1/S
checkpoint
E2F
G0 G1 S
Cyclin B
M G2
P
FoxM1
P
G2 /M
checkpoint
P
FoxM1 FoxM1
P
Cyclin A
Cip/Kip CDK2
Fig. 1.1 Regulation of the cell cycle by (cycs), cyclin-dependent kinases (cdks), and cdk inhibitors. In the
normal cell cycle, DNA synthesis (in which chromosomal DNA is duplicated) occurs in the S phase, whereas
mitosis (in which nuclei first divide to form a pair of new nuclei, followed by actual cellular division to form a
pair of daughter cells) takes place in the M phase. The S and M phases are separated by two gap phases: the
G1 phase after mitosis and before DNA synthesis, and the G2 phase following the S phase. During these gap
phases, the cell is synthesizing proteins and metabolites, increasing its mass, and preparing for the S phase
and M phase. Cell cycle progression is regulated primarily at two points, the G2/M and G1/S checkpoints,
through the coordinated activities of cyclins and CDKs, which in turn are negatively regulated by CDK inhibitors
(Ink4 and Cip/Kip families).
Death
Receptors 1
(TNFR1, Fas, etc.)
Bax
Cyto c Bak
Caspase-8 Cellular Stress
(Radiation,
chemotherapy, etc.)
Bcl-2
Caspase-9 Apaf-1
Bcl-xL Mitochondria
Mcl-1
Executioner Downstream
Caspases Targets leading to
(Casp-3, Casp-7) Cell Death
Fig. 1.2 Apoptosis (programmed cell death) counterbalances cellular proliferation to regulate overall tissue
growth. A complex interplay of proapoptotic and antiapoptotic molecules results in downstream activation of
caspases that mediate cell death. Some of these signals are initiated through cellular stress that can desta-
bilize mitochondrial membranes, and some are initiated through death receptors, including TNFR1 and Fas.
The mitochondrial step is regulated by the interplay between proapoptotic (Bax, Bak) and antiapoptotic (Bcl-2,
Bcl-xL) molecules. Upon mitochondrial permeabilization, cytochrome c release promotes the formation of the
apoptosome complex (APAF1, caspase 9, and cytochrome c). Activation of caspase-8 (downstream of death
receptor) or of caspase-9 (as a result of apoptosome formation), leads to activation of executioner caspases (3
and 7) which are responsible for targeting downstream targets that are responsible for cell death.
that alter gene transcription and protein expression. Based on the Many receptors are members of the so-called 7-membrane–
nature of the intracellular signaling cascades that these recep- spanning receptor family. These receptors are coupled to guanine
tors initiate, they can be classified into three major categories: nucleotide binding proteins, also known as G proteins, and thus,
(1) tyrosine kinases, (2) serine and threonine kinases, and (3) G the receptors are referred to as G protein–coupled receptors. G
protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs). proteins undergo a conformational change that is dependent on
The receptors for many peptide growth factors contain intrin- the presence of guanosine phosphates.15 Activation of G proteins
sic tyrosine kinase activity within their intracellular tail. After can trigger a variety of intracellular signals, including stimula-
ligand binding, tyrosine kinase activity is stimulated, leading to tion of phospholipase C and the generation of phosphoinositides
phosphorylation of tyrosine residues in target proteins within (most importantly, inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate) and diacylglycerol
the cell. Most receptors also autophosphorylate tyrosine residues through hydrolysis of membrane phospholipids, as well as modu-
present in the receptors themselves to magnify signaling, and, in lation of the second messengers cyclic adenosine monophosphate
some cases, this also causes attenuation of their own activity to and guanosine monophosphate.16 Somatostatin receptors exem-
effect an intramolecular feedback regulatory mechanism. The plify a GPCR prevalent in the GI tract.
receptors for many peptide growth factors, including the receptor Binding of growth factors and cytokines to cell surface recep-
for EGF and related growth factors, belong to this receptor class. tors typically produces alterations in a variety of cellular functions
Other receptors on the cell surface possess kinase activity that influence growth. These functions include ion transport,
directed toward serine or threonine residues rather than tyrosine. nutrient uptake, and protein synthesis. However, the ligand-
These receptors also phosphorylate a variety of cellular proteins, receptor interaction must ultimately modify one or more of the
leading to a cascade of biological responses. Multiple sites of ser- homeostatic mechanisms discussed to affect cellular proliferation.
ine and threonine phosphorylation are present on many growth The Wnt pathway is one important example of a signaling
factor receptors, including the tyrosine kinase receptors, suggest- pathway that regulates a diverse number of homeostatic mecha-
ing the existence of significant interactions among various recep- nisms to control proliferation of intestinal epithelial cells (Fig.
tors present on a single cell.14 The transforming growth factor 1.3). Evolutionarily conserved among several species, Wnt sig-
(TGF)-α receptor complex is one important example of a serine- naling, as a rule, regulates proliferation in the stem cell niche
threonine kinase–containing transmembrane receptor. and is essential for epithelial homeostasis in the GI tract. From a
Wnt
β-catenin
Pi
GSK-3β
GSK-3β
Axin Axin
APC Dishevelled
APC
Pi
Cytosolic
β-catenin
Proteosome
Nucleus c-Myc
Cyclin D1
VEGF
Tcf4
Fig. 1.3 The Wnt signaling pathway is an important regulator of intestinal epithelial cell proliferation and tumori-
genesis. In the absence of a Wnt signal (left top), cytosolic β-catenin is regulated by the destruction complex,
consisting of APC, Axin, and glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β). The destruction complex phosphorylates
α-catenin and targets it for degradation via the ubiquitin-proteosome pathway. In the presence of an active
Wnt signal (right top), α-catenin degradation is prevented and the protein is stabilized, leading to excess cyto-
plasmic α-catenin which is translocated to the nucleus. Nuclear α-catenin interacts with the Tcf-4 transcription
factor to regulate the expression of many key target genes. APC, Adenomatous polyposis coli; P, phosphate
group; Ub, ubiquitin; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.
CHAPTER 1 Cellular Growth and Neoplasia 5
signaling perspective, its actions are largely the result of the accu- silencing. Other forms of epigenetic change involve the chemi-
mulation of α-catenin in the nucleus, where it binds with the tran- cal modification of the histone proteins that are required for the 1
scription factor Tcf-4 to activate a set of target genes.17 In normal assembly of the nucleosome and that control chromatin compac-
cells, α-catenin is largely associated with adherens junctions, and tion and DNA access. Although mutations in histones themselves
the cytoplasmic pool of this protein is rapidly degraded through are rare in cancer, mutations in the enzymes that modify histones
a phosphorylation and ubiquitination pathway. This is mediated are emerging as an important group of tumor-associated muta-
by the so-called destruction complex, which includes the tumor tions. It is important to note that involvement by these pathways
suppressor APC. When secreted Wnt ligands bind to cell surface is not mutually exclusive.
receptors of the Frizzled family, the constitutive degradation of
α-catenin is inhibited (disheveled) which results in the nuclear
accumulation of this factor, and the subsequent transcriptional
Clonal Expansion
activation of genes that promote cell proliferation. Inhibition of Clonal expansion is essential to tumor development.25 The acqui-
the Wnt signal in mice can be achieved by deletion of Tcf-4 or sition of a mutation that may provide a growth or survival advan-
overexpression of the Wnt inhibitor Dickkopf1, which results in tage to a cell is followed by clonal expansion of these mutated cells.
dramatic hypoproliferation of the intestinal epithelium.18,19 Wnt As this population grows, and particularly with the acquisition of
signaling is most active in the base of the crypt, and as differentia- genetic/epigenetic instability, a second round of clonal expansion
tion ensues, tissue homeostasis is maintained by growth-inhibit- occurs as a cell within this population sustains still another genetic
ing signals that counterbalance proliferative signals and promote alteration that further enhances its growth properties. This itera-
differentiation, including members of the TGF-α family such as tive process of selection, with accumulating genetic alterations,
BMP4.20 Specific members of this family have unique functions results in malignancy. Because of the nature of the clonal expan-
is tissue homeostasis, including promoting a differentiated and sion process, once frank malignancy has developed, it is often the
fibrogenic phenotype of mesenchymal cells, induction of specific case that multiple clones are present in the same tumor, with a
T cell subtypes, and myriad other activities. In broad terms, the different catalog of mutations harbored among various cancer
effects of TGF-α family members are mediated intracellularly cells. Referred to as tumor heterogeneity, this ongoing process may
through the Smad family of proteins, which are transcription fac- give certain cells selection advantages.26 Metastasis may be facili-
tors that are activated in response to ligand-receptor binding.21 tated by the evolution of a subset of tumor cells that acquire the
TGF-α induces transcription of the cell cycle inhibitors p15INK4B capability of traversing the circulatory system and thriving in a
and p21CIP1/WAF1 and is a potent growth-inhibiting factor that new environment.
mediates arrest of the cell cycle at the G1 phase. Furthermore, it
also enhances the inhibitory activity of p27KIP1 on the cyclin E/
CDK2 complex.22
Cancer Stem Cells
Recognition of tumor heterogeneity has led to the cancer stem cell
(CSC) hypothesis, which asserts that there exists a subset of tumor
INTESTINAL TUMOR DEVELOPMENT cells that have stem cell–like properties. CSCs are believed to be
the tumor-initiating cells from which clonal expansion occurs.
Multistep Formation Moreover, it is hypothesized that eradication of these cells is a key
Multiple sequential genetic alterations are required for the trans- therapeutic goal because failure to do so may result in relapse of
formation of normal intestinal epithelium to neoplasia. This mul- disease. Within this CSC hypothesis, there are 2 models.27 The
tistep nature of tumorigenesis is most directly illustrated by the first is a hierarchical model in which CSCs serve as progenitors
changes that accrue in the development of colonic neoplasia (see for all cells in in a given tumor, whereas other cells have limited
Chapter 127). The progression from normal epithelium through long-term reproductive potential. The basic evidence for this
adenomatous polyps to malignant neoplasia is paralleled by the model is the finding that only cells with specific surface markers
accumulation of genetic alterations that change key pathways can repopulate the tumor in xenotransplantation experiments. In
that control proliferation and tissue homeostasis. Studies on the the GI tract, analysis of putative CSCs demonstrate transcrip-
molecular pathogenesis of colon cancer have served as a paradigm tional programs and markers shared with normal intestinal stem
for the elucidation of genetic alterations in other GI cancers, cells, such as Lgr5 and EphB2, which identify and purify colon
including gastric and pancreatic cancer. CSCs.28 The second stochastic model posits that each cancer
Genomic instability is observed in almost all cancers in the GI cell has the same potential to be a CSC, but this determination
tract. This genetically unstable environment promotes the accu- is stochastically based on internal factors in addition to external
mulation of the multiple alterations that characterize GI cancers. environmental cues.
Instability of the genome may result from several mechanisms,
including changes in the genome DNA sequence or through mod-
ifications of the nucleotides to alter their functionality, a process
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
called epigenetic change. In colon cancer, there are now 3 well- It has been noted that within tumors of epithelial origin, some
recognized forms of genetic/epigenetic instability that promote cells acquire features of mesenchymal cells. A similar process
carcinogenesis (Fig. 1.4), and they have been termed chromosomal occurs during normal embryogenesis, when polarized epithelial
instability, microsatellite instability (MSI), and CpG island methylator cells no longer recognize the boundaries imposed by adjacent
phenotype (CIMP).23,24 Chromosomal instability refers to altera- epithelial cells or their basement membrane and adopt features of
tions in chromosomal structure resulting in large chromosomal migratory mesenchymal cells. This phenomenon, designated epi-
deletions, duplications, and translocations, which in aggregate thelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), endows cells with the ability
result in a state of aneuploidy. In contrast, MSI refers to frequent to move through tissue planes that normally serve as boundar-
alterations in tracts of repetitive DNA sequences (referred to ies for epithelial cells, such as the basement membrane, a dense
microsatellite DNA) and are often diploid or near-diploid on a matrix of collagen, glycoproteins, and proteoglycans. The trans-
chromosomal level (see later discussion on DNA repair). CIMP migration of tumor cells through the basement membrane likely
refers to the accumulation of an epigenetic modification, meth- involves production of key proteolytic activities. Alternatively,
ylation of guanine residues in so-called CpG-islands, areas rich the tumor cell may produce factors capable of activating pro-
in cytidine and guanine in gene promoter sites. This modifica- enzymes present in the extracellular matrix. For example, the
tion has a potent effect on gene transcription and results in gene tumor may produce urokinase, itself a protease, or plasminogen
6 PART I Biology of the Gastrointestinal Tract
7-10 years
Unclear duration
Fig. 1.4 Multistep models of colorectal cancer based on underlying genetic instability. As shown on the left,
there are 3 major pathways: chromosomal instability (top pathway), microsatellite instability (middle pathway),
and the CpG island methylation, or CIMP (lower pathway). The progression from normal colonic epithelium to
carcinoma is associated with the acquisition of several genetic and epigenetic alterations. In the chromosomal
instability pathway (top pathway), these alterations include the early loss of APC, followed by activation of on-
cogenes (e.g., KRAS) through a point mutation and inactivation of tumor suppressor genes (e.g., APC, TP53)
through a point mutation or deletion. An increasing aggregate number of mutations can be correlated with
progression from early benign adenoma to cancer, as reflected by analysis of polyps by size. In the microsatel-
lite instability model (middle pathway), mutations in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes create a mutator phe-
notype in which mutations accumulate in specific target genes (see section on DNA mismatch repair). Tumors
develop much more rapidly through this pathway than through the chromosomal instability pathway (2-3 years
compared to 7-10 years). Germline mutations in MMR genes account for 5% of all colorectal tumors. In the
CIMP pathway (lower pathway), the initiating event is hypothesized to be a BRAF or KRAS activating muta-
tion that somehow triggers extensive CpG island methylation, particularly of gene promoters, resulting in gene
silencing. Among the potential gene targets is MLH1, a component of the MMR pathway, and when silenced
as part of the CIMP pathway, the tumor evolves along a similar molecular as microsatellite unstable cancers
(MSI-H). Sporadic MLH1 methylation and silencing accounts for nearly 10% of sporadic colorectal cancers.
Alternatively, serrated adenomas arising in the CIMP pathway can undergo a pathway similar to that of chro-
mosomal instability to become microsatellite stable tumors.
activator. Having gained access to the interstitial stromal com- DNA repair genes, which prevent accumulation of new muta-
partment, tumor cells can then enter lymphatic and blood vessels tions. Activation of oncogenes or inactivation of tumor suppres-
and metastasize. sor genes contributes to malignant transformation. Although
In addition to these properties, it has been recognized that most of these genes encode for proteins, many cancer-promoting
cells that undergo EMT acquire not only invasive features but genes that harbor oncogenic and tumor suppressive functions
also CSC-like features.29 do not encode for proteins but rather for RNAs that modulate
One key feature of EMT is the loss of adherens junctions genomic function, so-called noncoding RNAs.
that normally maintain epithelial cell–cell interactions. The
molecular correlate of this phenomenon is the loss of expression
of E-cadherin, a critical component of the adherens junction.30
Oncogenes
Mutations in E-cadherin are common in many GI cancers, par- According to the Catalog of Somatic Mutations in Cancer
ticularly gastric cancer, where germline mutations in E-cadherin (COSMIC),31 there are close to 80 oncogenes with strong evidence
are also linked to hereditary diffuse gastric cancer. of involvement in cancer. Genes that encode a normal cellular pro-
tein, whose function may promote the neoplastic process (e.g., anti-
apoptotic function, cell proliferation stimulation, etc.), may function
NEOPLASIA-ASSOCIATED GENES as oncogenes when they are expressed at inappropriately high levels.
Genes that become altered during the neoplastic process belong A typical mechanism for this phenomenon is gene amplification,
to two distinct groups: (1) oncogenes, which actively confer a when tumors acquire multiple copies of a normal gene resulting in a
growth-promoting property, or (2) tumor suppressor genes, the dosage effect that leads to increased gene expression.
products of which normally restrain growth or proliferation. In other cases, a variety of mutations may lead to inappropri-
An important category within tumor suppressor genes includes ately high activity of a normal gene, leading to cancer-promoting
CHAPTER 1 Cellular Growth and Neoplasia 7
The role of nuclear oncogenes is illustrated by the myc family. only one additional hit is required, leading to the younger age of
The c-Myc protein product is involved in critical cellular func- onset and the potential for tumor multiplicity that accompanies
tions like proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, transformation, these syndromes.
and transcriptional activation of key genes.37 Frequently, c-Myc Although this 2-hit model has been generally observed, there
is overexpressed or amplified in many GI cancers. c-Myc has been are exceptions. Some tumor suppressors may function to increase
found to be a transcriptional target of the α-catenin/TCF-4 com- cancer risk when only one allele is mutated. Moreover, some
plex in colorectal cancers (see Fig. 1.3), which may explain the cancer genetic syndromes display somatic recessive mode of
overexpression of c-Myc observed in this cancer type.38 inheritance because genetic risk is conferred only when biallelic
inactivating mutations are present. Another important feature of
tumor suppressor genes is that they do not function identically
Tumor Suppressor Genes in every tissue type. Consequently, inactivation of a particular
Mutations of tumor suppressor genes are associated with all GI tumor suppressor gene is tumorigenic only in certain tissues. For
cancers, and a number of these genes and their products have example, the tumor suppressor genes RB1 and VHL play crucial
been identified and characterized (Table 1.1). Unlike gain-of- roles in retinoblastomas and renal cell cancer, respectively, but
function mutations, which are characteristic of oncogenes, muta- are rarely mutated in GI malignancies. Tumor suppressor genes
tions in tumor suppressor genes are loss-of-function mutations shown to have a critical role in the pathogenesis of GI malignan-
and are therefore biallelic. cies, APC, TP53, and SMAD4, are described later. Furthermore,
Initial recognition of the existence of tumor suppressor genes we will discuss DNA repair pathways that, when lost, can give rise
was derived from genetic analyses of cancer-prone families. In to neoplasia and therefore function as tumor suppressor factors.
the GI tract, hereditary colon cancer, gastric cancer, and pancre-
atic cancer syndromes are the best described and are discussed
elsewhere in this text (see Chapters 54, 60, and 127). In these
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Gene
syndromes, there is a marked increase in risk for a particular Genetic linkage analysis revealed markers on chromosome 5q21
tumor in the absence of other predisposing environmental fac- that were tightly linked to polyp development in affected mem-
tors. Tumors arise typically at a younger age than they do in the bers of kindreds with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and
general population, and multiple primary tumors may develop Gardner’s syndrome.40 Further work led to identification of the
within the target tissue. gene responsible for FAP, the APC gene.41-43 The full spectrum
From a genetic standpoint, cancer genetic syndromes most of adenomatous polyposis syndromes attributable to APC is dis-
often have an autosomal dominant mode of mendelian inheri- cussed in detail in Chapter 126. Somatic mutations in APC have
tance. Based on observations in hereditary retinoblastoma, also been found in most sporadic colon polyps and cancers.44,45
Knudson proposed the “2-hit” hypothesis,39 which explains Mutations in APC are characteristically identified in the earliest
the relationship between sporadic and familial forms of cancer. adenomas, indicating that APC plays a critical role as the gate-
Whereas sporadic tumors are initiated by somatic biallelic inac- keeper in the multistep progression from normal epithelial cell to
tivating mutations of a tumor suppressor gene, tumors in familial colon cancer (see Fig. 1.4).
cancer syndromes are accelerated by the inheritance of a monoal- The APC gene comprises 15 exons and encodes a predicted
lelic mutation of a tumor suppressor gene present in all cells in protein of 2843 amino acids, or approximately 310 kDa. Most
affected family members. When this germline mutation is fol- germline and somatic APC gene mutations result in a premature
lowed by a somatic mutation in the remaining normal allele of stop codon and therefore a truncated APC protein product and
the tumor suppressor gene, this gives rise to the development of loss of function. As discussed earlier, APC is a negative regulator
a neoplastic clone that eventually gives rise to a tumor (Fig. 1.6). of the Wnt signaling pathway and its inactivation results in a state
Because of the germline mutation, the likelihood of full inactiva- that resembles constitutive activation of Wnt. Intracellularly,
tion of the tumor suppressor is diminished substantially because
Acquired
Germline somatic
TABLE 1.1 Mutations Associated with Hereditary Gastrointestinal mutation mutation
Cancer Syndromes
TSG X
AFAP, Attenuated FAP; APC, adenomatous polyposis coli; FAP, familial paired chromosome is subsequently inactivated by a somatic mutation,
adenomatous polyposis; HNPCC, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal leading to tumor formation. In contrast, in a sporadic cancer, the two
cancer; MAP, MUTYH-associated polyposis; MEN1, multiple alleles of the TSG need to become inactivated through two indepen-
endocrine neoplasia, type 1; MUTYH, mutY homolog. dent somatic mutations, an event that is less likely to occur within a
single cell.
CHAPTER 1 Cellular Growth and Neoplasia 9
this is manifested by stabilization of α-catenin, which mediates DNA fragment, fill in the gap with the correct nucleotide, and
the transcriptional effects of Wnt activation and the subsequent finally reseal the remaining nick. The family of DNA mismatch 1
oncogenic phenotype (see Fig. 1.3). Interestingly, another mecha- repair genes includes two basic molecular components, a mis-
nism to achieve this signaling outcome are mutations in α-catenin match recognition complex composed of MSH2 and MSH6, and
itself that render the protein impervious to APC-dependent deg- an excision inducing complex composed of MLH1 and PMS2.
radation. Mutations in any of these genes result in defective mismatch
repair, and when inherited due to a germline mutation, they
give rise to Lynch syndrome, also known as hereditary nonpolypo-
TP53 Gene sis colorectal cancer.55,56 Complete loss of a mismatch repair factor
This is the most commonly mutated gene in human cancer,46 and leads to very high rates of DNA mutations, and mismatch repair
point mutations in TP53 are found with high frequency in all can- defective tumors accumulate a high burden of cancer somatic
cers of the GI tract.47 In fact, point mutations in TP53 have been mutations, typically over 2000 somatic mutations, resulting in a
identified in as many as 50% to 70% of sporadic colon cancers large number of tumor-specific neoantigens.57 Affected cells are
(see Fig. 1.4). Interestingly, these mutations arise relatively late called replication error positive, in contrast to the replication error–
in the oncogenic process as the gene is mutated in only a small negative phenotype.58,59 Because microsatellite DNA sequences
subset of colonic adenomas.48 are primarily affected by this type of genetic instability, the tumor
Named for a 53-kDa-sized gene product, p53 is a nuclear cells display insertions or deletions in these stretches of DNA
phosphoprotein that plays a key role in cell cycle regulation and when compared to nontumor tissue, a phenomenon referred to
apoptosis.47 In the nucleus, p53 functions as a transcription fac- as microsatellite instability. Mechanistically, the absence of DNA
tor which can be induced by conditions of cellular stress, such as repair does not directly cause cancer but creates a milieu that per-
ionizing radiation, growth factor withdrawal, or cytotoxic ther- mits accumulation of mutations in a variety of genes that contain
apy. Induction of p53 arrests cells at the G1 phase to facilitate repetitive DNA sequences, such as the TGF-α type II receptor,
DNA repair, senescence, or trigger apoptosis. These responses IGF type II receptor, BAX, and E2F-4, among others.
are mediated in part by its transcriptional targets such as the Loss of mismatch repair genes represents an important
p21CIP1/WAF1 inhibitor of the cell cycle or the proapoptotic gene, mechanism for the accumulation of mutations within a tumor
PUMA.49 Interestingly, it is often the case that TP53 mutations (see Fig. 1.4). While 5% of colon cancer are due to Lynch syn-
occur as the combination of a genomic deletion encompassing drome, i.e., germline mutations in the mismatch repair system,
one allele, together with a missense mutation in the second allele twice as many tumors (10%) display similar molecular charac-
that targets specific hotspots within the protein. Recent evidence teristics without a germline mutation in any of the mismatch
indicates that the genomic deletions function not only by remov- repair genes. These tumors are most often driven by somatic
ing TP53 but through the loss of adjacent genes with tumor sup- loss of function in this system, most often as a result of silencing
pressive activities.50 Furthermore, the second type of mutations, of MLH1 gene expression as a result of an epigenetic change
resulting in specific missense mutations are thought to contribute in the promoter region of this gene called DNA methylation.
gain-of-function tumorigenic activities.51 In addition to the TP53 MLH1 promoter hypermethylation is most often observed in
point mutations in sporadic cancers, germline TP53 mutations lesions that are serrated adenomas by histology and that also
have been observed in the Li-Fraumeni syndrome, an autosomal carry B-Raf mutations (see Fig. 1.4). Finally, it has been recog-
dominant familial disorder in which breast carcinoma, soft tissue nized that another mechanism that can lead to a state of high
sarcoma, osteosarcoma, leukemia, brain tumor, colon cancer, and mutation burden is the loss of exonuclease proofreading activity
adrenocortical carcinoma can develop in affected persons.52 of the replicative DNA polymerase Pol-ε or Πολ–δ, through a
variety of missense mutations.60
Another important DNA repair pathway involved in carci-
SMAD4 Gene nogenesis is mediated by the MUTYH gene. It encodes a DNA
SMAD4 is a tumor suppressor gene located on chromosome 18q glycosylase that participates in the repair of oxidized guanine
and is deleted or mutated in most pancreatic adenocarcinomas nucleotides, such as 8-oxoguanine residues, that may inappropri-
and a subset of colon cancers. Smad4, the protein encoded by this ately pair with adenines, ultimately leading to somatic G:C→T:A
gene is an essential intracellular mediator of factors belonging to mutations if uncorrected. Biallelic mutations in MUTYH results
the TGF-α superfamily. Smad4 functions as a transcription fac- in an adenomatous polyposis syndrome that resembles FAP,
tor and is an obligate partner of other members of the Smad pro- except that its mode of inheritance is autosomal recessive (see
tein family.53 Mutant Smad4 lacks these properties and among Chapter 126).61,62 Interestingly, G:C→T:A mutations in the APC
other effects, leads to loss of TGF-α inhibition of proliferation. gene were almost universally found in the polyps of patients with
Germline mutations in SMAD4 result in the juvenile polyposis germline MUTYH mutations, indicating that there are impor-
syndrome (see Chapter 126). tant similarities in the molecular pathogenesis of polyps in the
MUTYH and FAP syndromes.
DNA Repair Genes
DNA replication itself and various types of DNA damaging agents
Noncoding RNAs
can introduce errors into the genome. These errors include spon- Our genomes harbor a variety of genes whose products are RNAs
taneous mismatching of nucleotides during normal DNA replica- that do not encode for a protein. The RNA products, termed non-
tion, oxidative damage of nucleotides, and complete double-strand coding RNAs, consist of a broad category of active RNA molecules
breaks. Therefore, a variety of cellular mechanisms have evolved that can mediate a variety of effects. The categories of noncoding
to prevent or correct DNA errors. One type of error that devel- RNAs are rapidly expanding and include so-called microRNAs
ops during replication may occur in repetitive mononucleotide or and long noncoding RNAs, which are frequently dysregulated in
dinucleotide stretches of DNA, so-called microsatellite regions.54 cancers. The microRNAs play a critical role in silencing of other
These repetitive regions are prone to DNA mismatches, which if RNA transcripts via RNA degradation or translational inhibition
not resolved, can result in short insertions or deletions. The cel- and typically regulate dozens of target RNAs at a time. Their
lular machinery devoted to correct these errors is referred to the biogenesis involves conventional gene transcription, followed by
mismatch repair system. The enzymes bind mismatched DNA, processing of the resulting RNA by a variety of nuclease cleavage
cut the DNA strand with the mismatched nucleotide, unwind the events, resulting ultimately in the generation of small interfering
10 PART I Biology of the Gastrointestinal Tract
RNAs (siRNAs) by the protein Dicer. These siRNAs bind to its mesenchymal cells, its vasculature, a variety of immune cells
complementary mRNA sequences, and this binding determines recruited to the tumor and particularly in tumors of the intes-
the specificity for RNA targets. Long noncoding RNAs may per- tinal tract, and tumor-associated microbiota which contribute
form diverse functions like gene silencing, splicing, and extension significantly to the tumor microenvironment. In addition, these
of telomeres. elements acting in concert lead to a metabolic environment, such
as the oxygen and nutrient supply of the tumor, that often plays
a significant role in the evolution of the tumor at the primary site
Oncogenic Signaling Pathways and its potential for distant metastasis.
Individual oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes do not necessar-
ily induce cellular transformation directly but typically function
in concert with one another as components of larger oncogenic
TUMOR METABOLISM
signaling pathways already discussed. Some of the pathways that Tumor cells exhibit abnormal metabolic profiles to facilitate their
are particularly relevant for GI tumorigenesis include the Wnt growth and anabolic needs. Observations in 1924 from Nobel
and Ras signaling pathways. These are pathways that regulate Laureate Otto Heinrich Warburg revealed that tumor cells dis-
normal tissue homeostasis but become oncogenic when the sig- played dramatic increases in aerobic glycolysis and diminished
nals are transduced in an aberrant or amplified manner. The key mitochondrial respiration. This metabolic state, known as the
features of Wnt signaling are illustrated in Fig. 1.3. α-Catenin is Warburg effect, has been validated and is a hallmark feature of
translocated from the inner plasma membrane to the cytoplasm. most malignancies.66 It is becoming increasingly clear that inte-
There, it forms a macromolecular complex with the APC pro- gration of the genetic lesions that characterize cancer formation
tein Axin and glycogen synthase kinase-3α. Phosphorylation of is responsible for the changes in cellular metabolism that accom-
α-catenin by glycogen synthase kinase-3α triggers its degradation. pany cellular transformation. Many of the genes implicated in GI
In the presence of an active Wnt signal, α-catenin is stabilized cancers (p53, K-Ras, PI3K, mTOR, HIF, Myc) can in fact regulate
and enters the nucleus, where it interacts with the transcription metabolic pathways. Moreover, germline mutations in metabolic
factor Tcf-4 to up-regulate a number of key target genes, includ- regulators (e.g., subunits of succinate dehydrogenase) that are not
ing c-Myc, cyclin D1, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). classical oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes have been associ-
As discussed earlier, Wnt signaling is essential for regulating ated with a high risk of tumorigenesis (pheochromocytoma and
proliferation of normal intestinal epithelium, and dysregulated paraganglioma).67,68 The selection advantage of increased glycol-
Wnt signaling is an almost universal feature of all colorectal can- ysis in cancer cells may include greater tolerance to hypoxic envi-
cers. The latter can result from a mutation in the APC, Axin, or ronments and shunting of metabolic byproducts (e.g., lactate) to
α-catenin genes, although alterations in the APC tumor suppres- other biosynthetic pathways. These altered metabolic pathways
sor gene are the most common. An alteration in just one of these are promising new targets for therapy.
components is sufficient to activate the entire pathway. Thus, it is
essential to consider individual genetic alterations in the context
of the overall signaling pathway in which they function.
Inflammation and Cancer
Because pathways are typically not linear, additional levels of Immune cells recruited to the tumor microenvironment can result
complexity arise. There is frequent overlap among pathways, and in a variety of effects. On the one hand, tumor immune surveil-
the distinction between pathways can be somewhat arbitrary. For lance is well recognized and immunosuppressed states increase
example, mutations in the K-ras oncogene result in activation of the risk of cancer development. On the other hand, a number of
multiple distinct signaling pathways, including Raf/ERK/MAPK, cellular elements of hematopoietic origin can promote primary
PI3K/Akt, and nuclear factor-κB, all of which play an important tumor growth, prevent effective immune surveillance, or pro-
role in tumorigenesis (see Fig. 1.5). Crosstalk between these mote the acquisition of features of neoplastic cells that facilitate
effector pathways serves to modulate the cellular responses fur- metastasis. Myeloid cells with immature characteristics, so-called
ther. For example, Akt, a target of PI3K, can phosphorylate Raf myeloid-derived suppressor cells, are an important example of
and thereby regulate signaling through the MAPK pathway.63 this phenomenon.69
Finally, each of these signaling pathways regulates multiple bio- In addition, a number of chronic inflammatory conditions
logical processes related to tumorigenesis,64 including cell cycle increase the site-specific risk of cancer; examples of this include
progression, apoptosis, senescence, angiogenesis, and invasion. ulcerative colitis (see Chapter 115), chronic gastritis (see Chap-
Another pathway that plays a particularly important role ter 52), chronic pancreatitis (see Chapter 59), Barrett’s esopha-
in GI tumors is the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) pathway. The gus (see Chapter 47), and chronic viral hepatitis (see Chapters
enzyme COX-2 is a key regulator of prostaglandin synthesis that 79 and 80). The influences of inflammation on the development
is induced in inflammation and neoplasia. Although no mutations of neoplasia are multifaceted and complex. Cytokines produced
of COX-2 have been described, overexpression of COX-2 in by inflammatory cells can lead to activation of antiapoptotic and
colonic adenomas and cancers is associated with tumor progres- pro-proliferative signals in tumor cells mediated by transcrip-
sion and angiogenesis (see Fig. 1.4), primarily through induction tion factors such as nuclear factor-κB and STAT3.70,71 Immune
of prostaglandin E2 synthesis. Inhibition of COX-2 with a vari- cells may also promote remodeling of the vascular network and
ety of agents (aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or promote angiogenesis (discussed later). Inflammation may also
COX-2 selective inhibitors such as celecoxib) is associated with a induce DNA damage from cytokine-stimulated production of
reduced risk of colorectal adenomas and cancer.65 reactive oxygen species.
Perdiose la de la vida
pero la del morir queda
porqu'el dolor viuir pueda.
Salio el conde Sauriano con vnos
paramentos de raso naranjados
cubiertos de vnas jaolas de plata,
con otro cauallo con vna
guarnicion de lo mismo, con vn
paje vestido de blanco e
naranjado; doze moços de las
mismas colores, vna cimera de
vna jaola con una calandria de
plata. Dezia la letra de la
calandria: (Está en el çaguer
verso el nombre de la dama).
Ha sembrado mi ventura
mi querer e mi querella
e no espero fruto della.
Mi pensamiento ha subido
do no le calle llamar
pues que no cabe baxar.
Sacó Lisandro de Xarqui vnos
paramentos de terciopelo negro
cubierto de lagrimas de plata con
vna cortapisa ancha de vnas
peñas bordadas de oro llenas de
lagrimas que las rompian todas, e
la cimera de lo mismo. Vn paje
con vna guarnicion de brocado en
otro cauallo. Dezia la letra: