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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Whipple described the disease for the first time in 1907 as a gastrointestinal disorder and named it as "intestinal lipodystrophy." It took almost 100 years for investigators to cultivate the bacterium and sequenced the genome. In 1952, systemic antibiotics were used to treat the disease which confirmed the infective nature of the disease. | [[George Whipple|Whipple]] described the disease for the first time in 1907 as a gastrointestinal disorder and named it as "[[intestinal lipodystrophy]]." It took almost 100 years for investigators to cultivate the [[bacterium]] and sequenced the [[genome]]. In 1952, systemic [[Antibiotic|antibiotics]] were used to treat the disease which confirmed the infective nature of the disease. | ||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]
Overview
Whipple described the disease for the first time in 1907 as a gastrointestinal disorder and named it as "intestinal lipodystrophy." It took almost 100 years for investigators to cultivate the bacterium and sequenced the genome. In 1952, systemic antibiotics were used to treat the disease which confirmed the infective nature of the disease.
Historical Perspective
- George Hoyt Whipple in 1907, described a case who died after a course of gastrointestinal, malabsorption, pulmonary, neurologic and constitutional symptoms. Pathology showed rod-like bacilli in the lamina propria and fat deposition in intestinal and mesenteric lymph nodes. He named this disease as “intestinal lipodystrophy.”[1]
- In 1947, Oliver-Pascual et al. reported a case of “intestinal lipodystrophy” before the death of a patient. [2]
- “Intestinal lipodystrophy” was renamed to “Whipple’s disease” in 1949, after the development of periodic acid-Schiff for staining the bacilli by Black-Schaffer.[3]
- Pauley in 1952 treated a patient successfully by using systemic antibiotics, prolonged period of Chloramphenicol.[4]
- In 1958, Bolt et al. reported the use of the small-bowel biopsy to differentiate malabsorption diseases and confirm the Whipple's disease.[5]
- In 1961, Chears and Ashworth used electron microscopy and cytochemical study to detect the bacilli inside the intestinal macrophages. [6] In that year, another team, Yardley and Hendrix demonstrated the rod-shaped structures in the intestinal mucosa by combined electron and light microscopy.[7]
- Wilson and his team in 1991, were able to partially sequence a 16S rRNA of a new bacterium. They classified this bacterium within the Actinomycetes clade.[8]
- In 1992, Relman et al. confirmed the previous result and extended the 16S rRNA sequence by using PCR. They used the term of “Tropheryma whippleii” for the first time for this bacterium. [9]
- In 2000, Raoult et al. reported isolation and cultivation of the bacterium responsible for the Whipple's disease. They obtained the tissue from the mitral valve of a patient with a culture negative endocarditis.[10]
- In 2001 La Scola et al. isolated Whipple’s disease bacillus from the cardiac valve of a patient with endocarditis and characterized it phenotypically. They slightly changed the name to “T. whipplei.” [11]
- In 2003, Bentley et al. and Raoult et al. analyzed and sequenced the genome of two different strains of T. whipplei. [12] [13]
| Year | Investigator | Landmark event |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | George Hoyt Whipple | Described the Whipple's disease for the first time and named it as "intestinal lipodystrophy" |
| 1947 | Oliver-Pascual et al. | Reported a case of “intestinal lipodystrophy” before the death of a patient |
| 1949 | Black-Schaffer | Strained the bacilli with periodic acid-Schiff stain; renamed to "Whipple's disease" |
| 1952 | Pauley | Successfully used systemic antibiotics for treatment of the "Whipple's disease" |
| 1958 | Bolt et al. | Used small bowel biopsy to differentiate malabsorption diseases and confirm the Whipple's disease |
| 1961 | Chears and Ashworth | Used electron microscopy and cytochemical study to detect the bacilli inside the intestinal macrophages |
| 1961 | Yardley and Hendrix | Used combined electron and light microscopy to detect the rod-shaped structures in the intestinal mucosa |
| 1991 | Wilson et al. | Sequenced a 16S rRNA of a new bacterium partially and classified it within the Actinomycetes clade |
| 1992 | Relman et al. | Confirmed the previous result and extended the 16S rRNA sequence by using PCR; named the bacterium “Tropheryma whippleii” for the first time |
| 2000 | Raoult et al. | Reported isolation and cultivation of “Tropheryma whippleii” for the first time |
| 2001 | La Scola et al. | Characterized the bacterium phenotypically; slightly renamed it to “Tropheryma whipplei” |
| 2003 | Bentley et al.
Raoult et al. |
Analyzed and sequenced the genome of two different strains of T. whipplei |
Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies
- Pauley in 1952 treated a Whipple's disease successfully by using systemic antibiotics, prolonged period of Chloramphenicol.[4]
References
- ↑ Whipple G H. A hitherto undescribed disease characterized anatomically by deposits of fat and fatty acids in the intestinal and mesenteric lymphatic tissues. Bull Johns Hopkins Hosp. 1907;198:383.
- ↑ OLIVER-PASCUAL E, GALAN J (1947). "[Not Available]". Rev Esp Enferm Apar Dig Nutr (in Undetermined). 6 (3): 213–26. PMID 20251637.
- ↑ BLACK-SCHAFFER B (1949). "The tinctoral demonstration of a glycoprotein in Whipple's disease". Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 72 (1): 225–7. PMID 15391722.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 PAULLEY JW (1952). "A case of Whipple's disease (intestinal lipodystrophy)". Gastroenterology. 22 (1): 128–33. PMID 12980233.
- ↑ Bolt, Robert J.; Pollard, H. Marvin; Standaert, Ludovic (1958). "Transoral Small-Bowel Biopsy as an Aid in the Diagnosis of Malabsorption States". New England Journal of Medicine. 259 (1): 32–34. doi:10.1056/NEJM195807032590107. ISSN 0028-4793.
- ↑ CHEARS WC, ASHWORTH CT (1961). "Electron microscopic study of the intestinal mucosa in Whipple's disease. Demonstration of encapsulated bacilliform bodies in the lesion". Gastroenterology. 41: 129–38. PMID 13692693.
- ↑ YARDLEY JH, HENDRIX TR (1961). "Combined electron and light microscopy in Whipple's disease. Demonstration of "bacillary bodies" in the intestine". Bull Johns Hopkins Hosp. 109: 80–98. PMID 13787237.
- ↑ Wilson KH, Blitchington R, Frothingham R, Wilson JA (1991). "Phylogeny of the Whipple's-disease-associated bacterium". Lancet. 338 (8765): 474–5. PMID 1714530.
- ↑ Relman, David A.; Schmidt, Thomas M.; MacDermott, Richard P.; Falkow, Stanley (1992). "Identification of the Uncultured Bacillus of Whipple's Disease". New England Journal of Medicine. 327 (5): 293–301. doi:10.1056/NEJM199207303270501. ISSN 0028-4793.
- ↑ Raoult, Didier; Birg, Marie L.; Scola, Bernard La; Fournier, Pierre E.; Enea, Maryse; Lepidi, Hubert; Roux, Veronique; Piette, Jean-Charles; Vandenesch, François; Vital-Durand, Denis; Marrie, Tom J. (2000). "Cultivation of the Bacillus of Whipple's Disease". New England Journal of Medicine. 342 (9): 620–625. doi:10.1056/NEJM200003023420903. ISSN 0028-4793.
- ↑ La Scola, B; Altwegg, M; Mallet, M N; Fournier, P E; Fenollar, F; Raoult, D (2001). "Description of Tropheryma whipplei gen. nov., sp. nov., the Whipple's disease bacillus". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 51 (4): 1471–1479. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-4-1471. ISSN 1466-5026.
- ↑ Bentley, Stephen D; Maiwald, Matthias; Murphy, Lee D; Pallen, Mark J; Yeats, Corin A; Dover, Lynn G; Norbertczak, Halina T; Besra, Gurdyal S; Quail, Michael A; Harris, David E; von Herbay, Axel; Goble, Arlette; Rutter, Simon; Squares, Robert; Squares, Stephen; Barrell, Bart G; Parkhill, Julian; Relman, David A (2003). "Sequencing and analysis of the genome of the Whipple's disease bacterium Tropheryma whipplei". The Lancet. 361 (9358): 637–644. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12597-4. ISSN 0140-6736.
- ↑ Raoult D, Ogata H, Audic S, Robert C, Suhre K, Drancourt M, Claverie JM (2003). "Tropheryma whipplei Twist: a human pathogenic Actinobacteria with a reduced genome". Genome Res. 13 (8): 1800–9. doi:10.1101/gr.1474603. PMC 403771. PMID 12902375.