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Exploring endoscopy sedation experiences in young adults with pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease after transfer to adult gastroenterology care.
Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology

Exploring endoscopy sedation experiences in young adults with pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease after transfer to adult gastroenterology care.

Endoscopy comfort and sedation differ between pediatric and adult settings, and worse adult experiences could deter young adults from needed surveillance or care. Addressing sedation choice, communication, and provider...

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Optimism and mindfulness are associated with decreased abdominal pain among adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease.
Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology

Optimism and mindfulness are associated with decreased abdominal pain among adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease.

Adolescents with IBD often experience abdominal pain that affects daily life. This study suggests psychological resilience — especially optimism and mindfulness — is linked with less pain, pointing to nonpharmacologic...

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Lipoprotein (a) and inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Annals of gastroenterology

Lipoprotein (a) and inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The study suggests people with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis have higher lipoprotein(a) levels than healthy controls, which could be relevant because Lp(a) is a cardiovascular-risk biomarker and cardiovascular...

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IOIBD: the International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology

IOIBD: the International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

IOIBD’s consensus frameworks and educational programs shape how IBD is studied and treated worldwide — affecting trial design, treatment goals, patient-reported outcome measures, and clinical guidance that patients and...

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Utility of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Serology, Genetics, and Inflammation (IBD-SGI) Panel in the Evaluation of Atypical Ulcerative Colitis With Active Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use: A Case Report
Cureus

Utility of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Serology, Genetics, and Inflammation (IBD-SGI) Panel in the Evaluation of Atypical Ulcerative Colitis With Active Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use: A Case Report

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a case report related to Ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory bowel disease, and Genetics and genomics. The original article is from Cureus.

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A facile sequentially-activatable fluorescent probe for fast imaging of the superoxide anion in ulcerative colitis.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)

A facile sequentially-activatable fluorescent probe for fast imaging of the superoxide anion in ulcerative colitis.

A probe that images superoxide in inflamed colons could help researchers study oxidative stress in ulcerative colitis and potentially guide development of new biomarkers or imaging approaches.

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Rate of Autoimmune Diseases in the 10 Years Preceding Myasthenia Gravis Diagnosis: A Nationwide Cohort Study in South Korea.
Neurology

Rate of Autoimmune Diseases in the 10 Years Preceding Myasthenia Gravis Diagnosis: A Nationwide Cohort Study in South Korea.

This study highlights that people who go on to develop myasthenia gravis had higher rates of other autoimmune diagnoses in the years beforehand, which may be relevant for clinicians tracking autoimmune comorbidity...

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Combined Enterococcus faecium SF68®–Butyrate–Folate Supplementation Restores Intestinal Barrier Integrity and Epithelial Metabolic Function in Experimental DSS-Induced Colitis
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Combined Enterococcus faecium SF68®–Butyrate–Folate Supplementation Restores Intestinal Barrier Integrity and Epithelial Metabolic Function in Experimental DSS-Induced Colitis

The study suggests a combined probiotic-plus-nutrient approach may improve intestinal barrier integrity, reduce inflammation, and restore epithelial metabolism in an IBD model—areas not fully addressed by current...

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Structural Characterization of a Glucan from Zingiber officinale and Its Efficacy in Alleviating Ulcerative Colitis by Ameliorating Gut Microbiota Imbalance
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Structural Characterization of a Glucan from Zingiber officinale and Its Efficacy in Alleviating Ulcerative Colitis by Ameliorating Gut Microbiota Imbalance

Researchers tested a ginger-derived glucan that reduced inflammation and reshaped the gut microbiota in a mouse colitis model — a potential prebiotic approach that could inform future IBD therapies or dietary strategies.

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Pediatric intestinal enteroids derived from very early onset inflammatory bowel disease reveal differences in growth, morphology, and barrier function
Scientific Reports

Pediatric intestinal enteroids derived from very early onset inflammatory bowel disease reveal differences in growth, morphology, and barrier function

This paper suggests that epithelial barrier structure and function may be altered in very early onset pediatric IBD. That could help researchers study disease mechanisms and eventually guide targeted therapies for...

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Macrophages and the Tissue Repair Circuit: Homeostasis, Autoimmune Diseases, and Resolution-Based Therapeutic Strategies
Cells

Macrophages and the Tissue Repair Circuit: Homeostasis, Autoimmune Diseases, and Resolution-Based Therapeutic Strategies

The review links macrophage-driven repair mechanisms to chronic inflammation and fibrosis in autoimmune diseases, including IBD, and highlights experimental strategies that aim to promote resolution rather than suppress...

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Chitosan–Unconjugated Bilirubin Microspheres Alleviate Dysbiosis, Immune Dysregulation, and Intestinal Barrier Damage in Ulcerative Colitis
Biomolecules

Chitosan–Unconjugated Bilirubin Microspheres Alleviate Dysbiosis, Immune Dysregulation, and Intestinal Barrier Damage in Ulcerative Colitis

This study reports a new colon-targeted delivery system for unconjugated bilirubin that reduced inflammation and improved mucosal healing in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis; it could inform future drug-development...

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Exome analysis of Indian ulcerative colitis reveals novel genes affecting epithelial integrity, DNA repair, trafficking, and immune signalling
Human Genomics

Exome analysis of Indian ulcerative colitis reveals novel genes affecting epithelial integrity, DNA repair, trafficking, and immune signalling

This study expands knowledge of UC genetics in an understudied Indian population and points to genes and pathways that could help explain disease mechanisms different from those identified in Western cohorts. That could...

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Fraxinellone suppresses inflammatory bowel disease by targeting PINK1 and activating PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy
International Immunopharmacology

Fraxinellone suppresses inflammatory bowel disease by targeting PINK1 and activating PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a basic science related to Inflammatory bowel disease and Research and clinical trials. The original article is from International Immunopharmacology.

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A Study to Investigate the Safety and Tolerability of Multiple Study Interventions in Participants With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Study to Investigate the Safety and Tolerability of Multiple Study Interventions in Participants With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Phase 1 platform studies like this one test safety and tolerability of new treatments for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis before larger trials. Findings from such early studies determine whether a drug moves...

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A Study of Continued Use of Guselkumab in Participants With Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis in Real World Setting
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Study of Continued Use of Guselkumab in Participants With Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis in Real World Setting

People with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis and their clinicians may want to know how long patients stay on guselkumab in real-world care, since persistence reflects tolerability, benefit, and...

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A Sub Study to Investigate the Safety and Tolerability of Aletekitug in Participants With Moderate To Severe Ulcerative Colitis
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Sub Study to Investigate the Safety and Tolerability of Aletekitug in Participants With Moderate To Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Early-phase trials test safety and tolerability of new mechanisms; this study evaluates an anti–IL-18 antibody (aletekitug) which could represent a different therapeutic approach for people with moderate-to-severe UC if...

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Trends in the Utilization of Two-Stage Versus Three-Stage Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis Among Privately Insured Patients With Ulcerative Colitis in the USA, 2007 to 2023
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Trends in the Utilization of Two-Stage Versus Three-Stage Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis Among Privately Insured Patients With Ulcerative Colitis in the USA, 2007 to 2023

Surgical approach to creating an IPAA (j-pouch) affects timing and number of operations and recovery; trends toward more staged procedures may reflect increasing disease severity and preoperative treatment patterns that...

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Dual-energy computed tomography quantification of creeping fat in Crohn’s disease: A new radiologic biomarker for transmural disease monitoring
World Journal of Radiology

Dual-energy computed tomography quantification of creeping fat in Crohn’s disease: A new radiologic biomarker for transmural disease monitoring

Dual-energy CT quantification of creeping fat could offer a measurable imaging biomarker that reflects transmural inflammation and fibrosis in Crohn’s disease, potentially improving monitoring beyond mucosal healing.

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Physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns in adults with Crohn’s disease versus matched controls: accelerometer and self-report findings
PubMed Central

Physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns in adults with Crohn’s disease versus matched controls: accelerometer and self-report findings

The study examines real-world activity and sedentary patterns in people with Crohn’s disease compared with matched controls and highlights sitting-time differences that could be modified without formal exercise programs.

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n-Hexane extract of Anacardium occidentale ameliorates spatial memory impairment, anxiety, and depressive-like behavior through the suppression of gut-brain inflammation and cholinergic disruption in acetic acid-induced experimental colitis
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

n-Hexane extract of Anacardium occidentale ameliorates spatial memory impairment, anxiety, and depressive-like behavior through the suppression of gut-brain inflammation and cholinergic disruption in acetic acid-induced experimental colitis

IBD is linked with mood and cognitive symptoms via systemic and gut‑brain inflammation, so preclinical findings that a cashew kernel extract reduced inflammation and behavioral changes could point to new research...

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Clarifying Composite Outcomes and Baseline Prognostic Analysis in Ulcerative Colitis
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Clarifying Composite Outcomes and Baseline Prognostic Analysis in Ulcerative Colitis

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a clinical study related to Ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory bowel disease, and Research and clinical trials. The original article is from Journal of...

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Research hotspots, context, and future directions of ulcerative colitis comorbid with depression from 2006 to 2025: a bibliometric and visualization analysis
Frontiers in Medicine

Research hotspots, context, and future directions of ulcerative colitis comorbid with depression from 2006 to 2025: a bibliometric and visualization analysis

Depression is common in people with ulcerative colitis and affects quality of life and disease outcomes. Knowing research trends helps patients and clinicians see where evidence and care approaches are focused,...

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CLDN8 and ABCA12 define a shared molecular signature in ulcerative colitis-psoriasis comorbidity
Frontiers in Immunology

CLDN8 and ABCA12 define a shared molecular signature in ulcerative colitis-psoriasis comorbidity

Finding shared genes (CLDN8, ABCA12) suggests common inflammatory mechanisms between ulcerative colitis and psoriasis, which could inform future biomarkers or therapies relevant to patients with either or both...

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Weissella confusa RY-1 ameliorates DSS-induced colitis by restoring intestinal barrier, modulating gut microbiota, and reprogramming microbial metabolism
Frontiers in Microbiology

Weissella confusa RY-1 ameliorates DSS-induced colitis by restoring intestinal barrier, modulating gut microbiota, and reprogramming microbial metabolism

The study shows a probiotic strain reduced inflammation and improved gut barrier and microbiome/metabolite profiles in a mouse colitis model, indicating a possible new avenue for UC therapies worth further research.

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Nonconventional Colorectal Dysplasia Is Less Prevalent and Has a More Limited Morphologic Spectrum in Patients Without Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Human pathology

Nonconventional Colorectal Dysplasia Is Less Prevalent and Has a More Limited Morphologic Spectrum in Patients Without Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

This study helps distinguish patterns of colorectal dysplasia seen in people without IBD from those seen in IBD, which may affect how pathologists and clinicians interpret biopsy findings and consider cancer risk and...

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Coixol attenuates Ulcerative Colitis by modulating the ILC3 response via the Wnt/β-catenin pathway.
Journal of ethnopharmacology

Coixol attenuates Ulcerative Colitis by modulating the ILC3 response via the Wnt/β-catenin pathway.

This study identifies a plant-derived compound that reduced inflammation and promoted intestinal healing in mouse models by modulating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and ILC3-driven IL-22 production—pathways relevant to...

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XANTHINE OXIDOREDUCTASE IN DIGESTIVE DISEASES: A CONTEXT-DEPENDENT REDOX SWITCH LINKING INFLAMMATION, METABOLISM AND CARCINOGENESIS.
Free radical biology & medicine

XANTHINE OXIDOREDUCTASE IN DIGESTIVE DISEASES: A CONTEXT-DEPENDENT REDOX SWITCH LINKING INFLAMMATION, METABOLISM AND CARCINOGENESIS.

XOR is linked to oxidative stress, inflammation, drug (thiopurine) metabolism, microbiome interactions, and inflammation-associated colorectal cancer — all processes relevant to IBD pathogenesis and complications....

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Anti-TNF, Pan-JAK, and JAK1-Selective Inhibition Differentially Alter Mechanisms of Flow-Mediated Dilation in Human Microvessels.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology

Anti-TNF, Pan-JAK, and JAK1-Selective Inhibition Differentially Alter Mechanisms of Flow-Mediated Dilation in Human Microvessels.

People with IBD already face higher cardiovascular risk; drugs used to treat IBD (anti-TNF and JAK inhibitors) may differently affect small-vessel endothelial function, a possible contributor to heart and vascular...

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Epithelial regulatory networks link non-coding genetic variation to clinical heterogeneity in ulcerative colitis

The study links patient-specific non-coding genetic variation to epithelial regulatory networks and to differences in disease severity and response in a large UC trial, suggesting genetics could help explain why some...

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Beyond Serum Zinc: Expanding the Understanding of Mucosal Zinc Homeostasis in Ulcerative Colitis
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Beyond Serum Zinc: Expanding the Understanding of Mucosal Zinc Homeostasis in Ulcerative Colitis

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a clinical study related to Ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory bowel disease, and Research and clinical trials. The original article is from Journal of...

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Editorial on: ‘Lowering the C‐Reactive Protein Threshold Improves Risk Stratification in Acute Ulcerative Colitis: A Propensity‐Matched Analysis’. Authors' Reply
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Editorial on: ‘Lowering the C‐Reactive Protein Threshold Improves Risk Stratification in Acute Ulcerative Colitis: A Propensity‐Matched Analysis’. Authors' Reply

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a clinical study related to Ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory bowel disease, and CRP. The original article is from Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

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