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Prospects of mesenchymal stem cell therapy in IBD: focus on the impact of autophagy
Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Prospects of mesenchymal stem cell therapy in IBD: focus on the impact of autophagy

MSC therapy and its interaction with autophagy could point to new ways to boost cell-based treatments for IBD. For people with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, this could eventually lead to different therapeutic...

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Structural elucidation and ameliorative effects of a pectic polysaccharide from Amomum longiligulare on ulcerative colitis
Industrial Crops and Products

Structural elucidation and ameliorative effects of a pectic polysaccharide from Amomum longiligulare on ulcerative colitis

The paper describes a plant-derived polysaccharide that reduced inflammation, improved barrier proteins, and shifted gut microbiota in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis—mechanisms relevant to IBD. If replicated and...

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A Multi-marker Model Based on Routine Laboratory Parameters for Predicting Intestinal Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease
British Journal of Healthcare and Medical Research

A Multi-marker Model Based on Routine Laboratory Parameters for Predicting Intestinal Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease

The study suggests commonly available lab tests might help identify intestinal fibrosis and strictures in Crohn’s disease using a five-marker blood-based model, which could offer a noninvasive screening option if...

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YTHDF2 regulates pyroptosis and inflammation in ulcerative colitis via modulating CCDC80.
Cellular signalling

YTHDF2 regulates pyroptosis and inflammation in ulcerative colitis via modulating CCDC80.

The paper points to a specific RNA-modifying protein (YTHDF2) that appears to drive inflammatory signaling and pyroptotic cell death in lab models of ulcerative colitis; targeting this pathway could open new avenues for...

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Oral inulin prebiotic encapsulating Cortex Fraxini extracellular vesicles alleviates colitis and associated renal stress via reinforcing intestinal barriers and remodeling microbiota.
Theranostics

Oral inulin prebiotic encapsulating Cortex Fraxini extracellular vesicles alleviates colitis and associated renal stress via reinforcing intestinal barriers and remodeling microbiota.

The study identifies a prebiotic-encapsulated extracellular vesicle approach that reduced colitis severity and early kidney stress in a mouse model, pointing to the gut microbiota and barrier function as key mediators....

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Dual therapy with tofacitinib and steroids for acute severe ulcerative colitis: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis

Dual therapy with tofacitinib and steroids for acute severe ulcerative colitis: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.

People hospitalized with acute severe ulcerative colitis face a high risk of steroid failure and need for rescue therapy or colectomy. This trial explores whether adding the JAK inhibitor tofacitinib to corticosteroids...

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Design and Optimization of Acridine-Based p65 G-Quadruplex Stabilizers for the Treatment of Inflammation-Induced Lung Injury and Ulcerative Colitis.
Journal of medicinal chemistry

Design and Optimization of Acridine-Based p65 G-Quadruplex Stabilizers for the Treatment of Inflammation-Induced Lung Injury and Ulcerative Colitis.

The study describes a new small-molecule approach that reduced inflammation in mouse models of ulcerative colitis by targeting NF-κB transcription (p65 G-quadruplex). That suggests a potential future drug pathway...

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Beyond Inhibition: Targeted Degradation of NLRP3 by Autophagy-Tethering Bifunctional Compounds as a Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Journal of medicinal chemistry

Beyond Inhibition: Targeted Degradation of NLRP3 by Autophagy-Tethering Bifunctional Compounds as a Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

This study describes a new preclinical approach to reduce inflammation in IBD by degrading NLRP3 rather than merely inhibiting it. For people following IBD therapeutic research, degraders could offer longer-lasting...

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Risk factors for postoperative intra-abdominal abscess following minimally invasive ileocecal resection in children with Crohn's disease.
Surgical endoscopy

Risk factors for postoperative intra-abdominal abscess following minimally invasive ileocecal resection in children with Crohn's disease.

Postoperative intra-abdominal abscesses are a common, serious short-term complication after ileocecal surgery in children with Crohn’s disease and can lengthen hospital stay and delay restarting medical treatment.

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Upadacitinib in Colonic Crohn's Disease: A Narrative Review of Mechanistic Rationale, Clinical Trial Evidence, and Real-World Outcomes.
Middle East journal of digestive diseases

Upadacitinib in Colonic Crohn's Disease: A Narrative Review of Mechanistic Rationale, Clinical Trial Evidence, and Real-World Outcomes.

Upadacitinib is an approved oral JAK1 inhibitor with evidence for inducing and maintaining remission in moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease, including colonic-predominant disease. Patients and clinicians may consider it...

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Intestinal epithelial memory: from inflammatory imprinting to metabolite-shaped immune tolerance.
Barrier immunity

Intestinal epithelial memory: from inflammatory imprinting to metabolite-shaped immune tolerance.

If epithelial cells keep lasting "memories" of past inflammation or microbial signals, that could help explain why some people with IBD have persistent barrier dysfunction, relapses, or incomplete mucosal recovery even...

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Coacervate protocells-mediated mitochondrial transplantation restores gut epithelial energetic homeostasis in ulcerative colitis
Bioactive Materials

Coacervate protocells-mediated mitochondrial transplantation restores gut epithelial energetic homeostasis in ulcerative colitis

This study tests a novel method to deliver healthy mitochondria to the gut lining and reports improved cellular energy, barrier function, and decreased oxidative stress in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis—suggesting a...

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IL ‐10‐secreting engineered macrophages alleviate DSS ‐induced colitis with macrophage phenotypic modulation and gut microbiota remodeling in mice
Bioengineering & Translational Medicine

IL ‐10‐secreting engineered macrophages alleviate DSS ‐induced colitis with macrophage phenotypic modulation and gut microbiota remodeling in mice

The findings describe a novel cell‑based IL‑10 delivery strategy that reduced experimental colitis and altered gut microbiota—an approach that could inform future IBD therapies research.

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Meta‐Analysis: Safety and Effectiveness of Advanced Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients With Concomitant Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Meta‐Analysis: Safety and Effectiveness of Advanced Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients With Concomitant Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

People with IBD and coexisting primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are at higher colorectal neoplasia risk and may respond differently to IBD medicines. This meta-analysis compiles available evidence on commonly used...

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Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease After Liver Transplantation for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Transplantation

Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease After Liver Transplantation for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

People with PSC who undergo liver transplant — especially those who have IBD at the time of transplant — remain at elevated risk for colorectal neoplasia, IBD flare or new-onset IBD, and for PSC recurrence. Knowing this...

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Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Associated Kaposi Sarcoma in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Middle East journal of digestive diseases

Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Associated Kaposi Sarcoma in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a case report related to Ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory bowel disease, and Complications. The original article is from Middle East journal of digestive...

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Laparoscopic surgery is associated with reduced long-term reoperation risk in Crohn's disease.
Techniques in coloproctology

Laparoscopic surgery is associated with reduced long-term reoperation risk in Crohn's disease.

Long-term risk of needing another intestinal surgery is a major concern for people with Crohn’s disease. This study suggests laparoscopic resection may be linked to lower long-term reoperation risk compared with open...

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HIF-1α-Driven Protein Lactylation Promotes Ferroptosis and Lipid Peroxidation in Ulcerative Colitis and Is Suppressed by Quercetin.
Experimental cell research

HIF-1α-Driven Protein Lactylation Promotes Ferroptosis and Lipid Peroxidation in Ulcerative Colitis and Is Suppressed by Quercetin.

The paper identifies a metabolic pathway (HIF-1α–driven lactylation leading to ferroptosis) that may contribute to epithelial injury in ulcerative colitis and proposes quercetin as a candidate inhibitor—potentially...

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Beyond the pelvis: redefining endometriosis as a systemic inflammatory disorder. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Autoimmunity reviews

Beyond the pelvis: redefining endometriosis as a systemic inflammatory disorder. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

If endometriosis is linked to other immune, allergic, or chronic pain conditions, people with endometriosis may benefit from broader evaluation and coordinated care beyond gynecology. The review suggests shared...

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Perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease: emerging biology, therapeutics, and roadmap for precision treatment.
Trends in pharmacological sciences

Perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease: emerging biology, therapeutics, and roadmap for precision treatment.

Perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease is a frequent, hard-to-treat complication; molecular and multiomic advances could lead to biomarkers that help choose better-targeted therapies and improve surgical–medical decision...

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Noninvasive evaluation of liver fibrosis in newly diagnosed pediatric Crohn's disease: Elastography and fibrotic biomarkers at diagnosis.
Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University

Noninvasive evaluation of liver fibrosis in newly diagnosed pediatric Crohn's disease: Elastography and fibrotic biomarkers at diagnosis.

Parents and clinicians often worry about liver disease when children are diagnosed with Crohn's. This study suggests advanced liver fibrosis is uncommon at diagnosis, but elastography and fibrotic biomarkers can be...

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Vimentin neutralizing antibody ameliorate inflammatory bowel disease by inhibiting fibrosis and inflammatory cell death.
PloS one

Vimentin neutralizing antibody ameliorate inflammatory bowel disease by inhibiting fibrosis and inflammatory cell death.

This work suggests a new experimental target (extracellular vimentin) that reduced inflammation, fibrosis-related markers, and necroptotic cell-death markers in mice and in cultured colon cells — processes that are...

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Safety of Cultured Allogeneic Adult Umbilical Cord or Placental Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Intravenous Infusion for Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis
ClinicalTrials.gov

Safety of Cultured Allogeneic Adult Umbilical Cord or Placental Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Intravenous Infusion for Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis

This trial is testing a novel stem-cell infusion approach aimed at treating Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, so people with IBD may be interested in emerging cell-therapy options and safety data. Phase 1 studies...

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The Impact of Multiple Biologic Failures on Surgical Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Elective Subtotal Colectomy for Ulcerative Colitis
Journal of Clinical Medicine

The Impact of Multiple Biologic Failures on Surgical Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Elective Subtotal Colectomy for Ulcerative Colitis

This study looks directly at whether failing multiple biologic drugs before elective subtotal colectomy affects short-term surgical outcomes for people with ulcerative colitis — information that can help patients and...

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Acne therapy with isotretinoin is well tolerated in patients with established inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective, single center study.
Crohn's & colitis 360

Acne therapy with isotretinoin is well tolerated in patients with established inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective, single center study.

Patients and clinicians worry isotretinoin might trigger flares in people with existing IBD. This study suggests that among patients with stable, well-controlled Crohn's or UC, isotretinoin did not generally worsen...

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Paediatric Helicobacter pylori infection and allergic and inflammatory diseases: a contemporary systematic review with meta-analysis.
European journal of pediatrics

Paediatric Helicobacter pylori infection and allergic and inflammatory diseases: a contemporary systematic review with meta-analysis.

Families and clinicians often wonder whether H. pylori infection in childhood affects risks for asthma, IBD, celiac disease, or other immune-mediated disorders.

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Aucubin Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis in Mice by Repairing the Intestinal Barrier and Modulating the Microbiota‐Metabolism Axis
Food science & nutrition

Aucubin Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis in Mice by Repairing the Intestinal Barrier and Modulating the Microbiota‐Metabolism Axis

This study identifies a compound that improved inflammation, barrier integrity, and microbiome/metabolite signatures in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis—areas that matter for symptom control and disease biology in...

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Gegen Qinlian decoction alleviates ulcerative colitis by remodeling the gut microbiota-bile acid axis and inhibiting NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis
Frontiers in immunology

Gegen Qinlian decoction alleviates ulcerative colitis by remodeling the gut microbiota-bile acid axis and inhibiting NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis

This study highlights a potential microbiome–bile acid–immune pathway that could be relevant to ulcerative colitis and suggests a traditional herbal formula may influence that pathway in mice. Patients interested in...

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Supplementation of Bacillus cereus Enhances Anti-Colitis Effects of Triple Probiotics in Mice: Correlative Evidence for a Gut Microbiota-Spermidine-Related Axis in Quadruple-Probiotic Protection.
Nutrients

Supplementation of Bacillus cereus Enhances Anti-Colitis Effects of Triple Probiotics in Mice: Correlative Evidence for a Gut Microbiota-Spermidine-Related Axis in Quadruple-Probiotic Protection.

People with ulcerative colitis may be interested because the study suggests a combined probiotic approach could strengthen gut bacteria functions linked to a protective metabolite (spermidine) and reduce colitis-like...

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Clinical characteristics of patients with overlapping eosinophilic esophagitis and inflammatory bowel disease in a national real-world cohort.
Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

Clinical characteristics of patients with overlapping eosinophilic esophagitis and inflammatory bowel disease in a national real-world cohort.

Overlap of EoE and IBD appears uncommon but more frequent than in the general population and is linked to more allergic disease and higher steroid exposure without clearer increases in esophageal scarring. That may...

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