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Johnson & Johnson announces new TREMFYA® (guselkumab) data showing durable 3-year outcomes in moderate to severe Crohn’s disease and expanding evidence in perianal fistula
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Johnson & Johnson announces new TREMFYA® (guselkumab) data showing durable 3-year outcomes in moderate to severe Crohn’s disease and expanding evidence in perianal fistula

These Phase 3 results suggest guselkumab (TREMFYA) may provide durable clinical and endoscopic benefit through three years for adults with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease and may help with perianal fistula...

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HECTD1 Directs HIF-1α to Facilitate Intestinal Inflammation and Carcinogenesis via Promoting Th17 Differentiation and Glycolysis.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)

HECTD1 Directs HIF-1α to Facilitate Intestinal Inflammation and Carcinogenesis via Promoting Th17 Differentiation and Glycolysis.

The study identifies a molecular mechanism that links immune cell metabolism (Th17 glycolysis) with intestinal inflammation and colitis-associated cancer in experimental models. That pathway could eventually yield new...

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Oral Astilbin Nanogels Modulate Senescence‐Associated CD4 + T Cells and Promote T reg Induction in Aged Mice with Colitis
Advanced Science

Oral Astilbin Nanogels Modulate Senescence‐Associated CD4 + T Cells and Promote T reg Induction in Aged Mice with Colitis

Researchers are exploring targeted oral delivery methods to improve treatment of colitis in older individuals. If translatable, a colon-targeted nanogel that boosts regulatory T cells and favorably shifts the microbiome...

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The prevalence of nutritional disorders in inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)

The prevalence of nutritional disorders in inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nutritional disorders in IBD (underweight/malnutrition, overweight/obesity, and muscle loss/sarcopenia) are common and affect treatment tolerance, recovery, and quality of life. Knowing how frequent these problems are...

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CXCL14+ fibroblasts promote development of IBD-associated fibrosis and cancer by interacting with SPP1+ macrophages via collagen IV secretion.
British journal of cancer

CXCL14+ fibroblasts promote development of IBD-associated fibrosis and cancer by interacting with SPP1+ macrophages via collagen IV secretion.

The study identifies a specific fibroblast–macrophage interaction driven by collagen IV that may explain how chronic IBD inflammation progresses to fibrosis and cancer, highlighting possible new molecular targets to...

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Microbiology and Antimicrobial Resistance of Surgical Site Infection After Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery: Prophylaxis–Spectrum Discordance in a Retrospective Cohort from Saudi Arabia
Antibiotics

Microbiology and Antimicrobial Resistance of Surgical Site Infection After Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery: Prophylaxis–Spectrum Discordance in a Retrospective Cohort from Saudi Arabia

Surgical site infection is a common and serious complication after IBD surgery. The paper highlights that antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ESBLs, MRSA) were common in this Saudi cohort and that standard cephalosporin...

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Intestinal ultrasound assessment of Crohn’s disease activity and complications: correlation with clinical, biochemical, and cross-sectional imaging findings
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Intestinal ultrasound assessment of Crohn’s disease activity and complications: correlation with clinical, biochemical, and cross-sectional imaging findings

IUS with the IBUS‑SAS score may offer a reliable, noninvasive way to monitor Crohn’s disease activity that correlates with clinical scores and biomarkers and aligns well with CT/MRI for most findings.

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Fecal Microbiota Transfer for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Retrospective Single-Center Analysis.
Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

Fecal Microbiota Transfer for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Retrospective Single-Center Analysis.

FMT is shown here to be an effective option for treating recurrent C. difficile infection, including for patients who also have IBD — a group often vulnerable to recurrent infections and complications.

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Defining and measuring disease burden in Crohn's disease: a systematic literature review.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

Defining and measuring disease burden in Crohn's disease: a systematic literature review.

Patients and clinicians use the term "disease burden" to describe more than inflammation alone; it affects symptoms, daily function, mental health, and healthcare use. A clearer, integrated way to measure burden could...

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Multimodal biomarkers and prediction models for stricturing and penetrating progression in Crohn's disease
Frontiers in medicine

Multimodal biomarkers and prediction models for stricturing and penetrating progression in Crohn's disease

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a systematic review or meta analysis related to Crohn's disease, Inflammatory bowel disease, and Biomarkers. The original article is from Frontiers in medicine.

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Loss of Acid Ceramidase in Myeloid Cells Protects From Chronic Colitis in IL10 ‐Deficient Mice
The FASEB Journal

Loss of Acid Ceramidase in Myeloid Cells Protects From Chronic Colitis in IL10 ‐Deficient Mice

The study identifies acid ceramidase in myeloid cells as a regulator of sphingolipid metabolites and immune cell recruitment in a mouse model of chronic colitis, pointing to a possible new therapeutic target for IBD.

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A narrative review of sex-related differences in inflammatory bowel disease-associated cardiovascular and thrombotic risk: epidemiology, mechanisms, and prevention strategies
Translational gastroenterology and hepatology

A narrative review of sex-related differences in inflammatory bowel disease-associated cardiovascular and thrombotic risk: epidemiology, mechanisms, and prevention strategies

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a systematic review or meta analysis related to Inflammatory bowel disease and Complications. The original article is from Translational gastroenterology and...

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Purinergic signaling in the gut neuro-glial-immune axis: mechanisms of homeostasis, inflammation, and gastrointestinal dysfunction.
Frontiers in gastroenterology (Lausanne, Switzerland)

Purinergic signaling in the gut neuro-glial-immune axis: mechanisms of homeostasis, inflammation, and gastrointestinal dysfunction.

Purinergic signaling connects nerves, immune cells, epithelium, and microbiota in the gut — pathways that can influence inflammation, motility, and pain relevant to IBD. Understanding these mechanisms could point to new...

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Leucine-rich alpha-2 glycoprotein reflects transmural inflammation assessed by through-the-scope endoscopic ultrasonography: A prospective study in small-bowel Crohn’s disease
World Journal of Gastroenterology

Leucine-rich alpha-2 glycoprotein reflects transmural inflammation assessed by through-the-scope endoscopic ultrasonography: A prospective study in small-bowel Crohn’s disease

A blood biomarker that reflects transmural inflammation could help monitor small-bowel Crohn’s disease noninvasively and might predict risk of rehospitalization.

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This is a Single-center, Prospective, Single-arm Clinical Study Designed to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Aeromonas sp. MTB Phage Therapy for Pouchitis in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis (UC).
ClinicalTrials.gov

This is a Single-center, Prospective, Single-arm Clinical Study Designed to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Aeromonas sp. MTB Phage Therapy for Pouchitis in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis (UC).

This early-phase trial explores a novel, targeted bacteriophage treatment for pouchitis linked to an Aeromonas-associated pathogen (MTB). For people with pouchitis after IPAA, a safe, effective phage therapy could...

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ABCA1 deficiency-induced cholesterol accumulation aggravates colonic epithelial injury in knockout hamsters.
Animal models and experimental medicine

ABCA1 deficiency-induced cholesterol accumulation aggravates colonic epithelial injury in knockout hamsters.

The study identifies ABCA1 deficiency and epithelial cholesterol accumulation as drivers of colonic injury and inflammation in a hamster model, highlighting a possible new mechanism relevant to IBD pathogenesis. That...

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IL-11 in fibrostenotic Crohn’s disease: historical agonism, the selective-inhibition hypothesis, and evidence thresholds for translation
Frontiers in Pharmacology

IL-11 in fibrostenotic Crohn’s disease: historical agonism, the selective-inhibition hypothesis, and evidence thresholds for translation

IL-11 is implicated in fibrostenotic Crohn’s disease; determining whether it is a reversible therapeutic target could lead to treatments that prevent or reverse strictures rather than only managing inflammation or...

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Real-world clinical outcomes, prognostic factors, and safety profile of upadacitinib in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Real-world clinical outcomes, prognostic factors, and safety profile of upadacitinib in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Real-world data on upadacitinib help patients and clinicians understand how the drug performs outside clinical trials, including how long patients stay on treatment, remission rates, and common side effects.

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Thymoquinone alleviates DSS-induced colitis in mice by protecting the intestinal mucosal barrier through inhibition of the Notch signalling pathway.
European journal of pharmacology

Thymoquinone alleviates DSS-induced colitis in mice by protecting the intestinal mucosal barrier through inhibition of the Notch signalling pathway.

The study identifies thymoquinone as a compound that reduced inflammation and protected the intestinal barrier in a mouse colitis model, highlighting a possible new avenue for IBD drug discovery focused on the Notch...

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Analysis of the Intestinal Microbiota in Crohn’s Disease and Therapeutic Potential of Thymus Essential Oils
Bacteria

Analysis of the Intestinal Microbiota in Crohn’s Disease and Therapeutic Potential of Thymus Essential Oils

Findings highlight cultivable gut microbiota differences in Crohn’s disease versus controls and present preliminary in vitro antimicrobial activity of two thyme essential oils—topics that may interest patients following...

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Severe malnutrition and persistent myopenia despite weight recovery in newly diagnosed stricturing Crohn's disease: A case report.
Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Severe malnutrition and persistent myopenia despite weight recovery in newly diagnosed stricturing Crohn's disease: A case report.

Muscle loss (myopenia) can persist in Crohn's disease even after weight recovery and clinical remission, which may affect long-term outcomes. Identifying persistent muscle depletion with body composition measures could...

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MXRA7: A potential link between macrophage M1 polarization and epithelial Pyroptosis in ulcerative colitis.
International immunopharmacology

MXRA7: A potential link between macrophage M1 polarization and epithelial Pyroptosis in ulcerative colitis.

The paper suggests a specific molecule, MXRA7, links macrophage M1 polarization and epithelial pyroptosis—two processes implicated in ulcerative colitis tissue damage. If validated, this could point to new targets for...

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Efficacy of Empagliflozin in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Efficacy of Empagliflozin in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.

If confirmed, an existing diabetes drug class (SGLT2 inhibitors) could offer an adjunct anti-inflammatory option for people with mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis and might affect symptoms, biomarkers, and quality of...

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Inflammatory Fibroblasts and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Plasticity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)

Inflammatory Fibroblasts and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Plasticity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Intestinal fibrosis can cause strictures and obstructive complications that often lead to surgery. Research identifying the cellular drivers and druggable pathways could guide development of treatments to prevent or slow...

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Incidence and prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa across spondyloarthritis-related diseases: cohort study using electronic health records
Frontiers in Immunology

Incidence and prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa across spondyloarthritis-related diseases: cohort study using electronic health records

The study found higher recorded rates of hidradenitis suppurativa in people with Crohn’s disease and psoriatic arthritis, and a smaller increase in ulcerative colitis, suggesting clinicians should consider asking about...

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Bilirubin statistically accounts for the association between Enterobacterales lineage and Mayo endoscopic score in ulcerative colitis: a cross-sectional associational variable analysis
Frontiers in Medicine

Bilirubin statistically accounts for the association between Enterobacterales lineage and Mayo endoscopic score in ulcerative colitis: a cross-sectional associational variable analysis

The paper suggests serum bilirubin levels statistically explain a meaningful fraction of the link between gut Enterobacterales abundance and endoscopic disease activity in UC, which may point to biologic pathways or...

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Myofibroblast Derived Transglutaminase 2 Activity is Upregulated in Stricturing Crohn's Disease and its Inhibition Exerts Anti-Fibrotic Properties.
Gastroenterology

Myofibroblast Derived Transglutaminase 2 Activity is Upregulated in Stricturing Crohn's Disease and its Inhibition Exerts Anti-Fibrotic Properties.

TG2 produced by intestinal myofibroblasts may drive fibrosis and strictures in Crohn's disease independently of inflammation; blocking TG2 reduced fibrosis in lab and mouse models, pointing to a possible new...

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B cells regulate T cell transfer colitis by partially reconstituting luminal IgA and modulating the colonic microbiota
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

B cells regulate T cell transfer colitis by partially reconstituting luminal IgA and modulating the colonic microbiota

The study suggests B cells can protect against colitis through secretory IgA that reshapes the gut microbiota, a mechanism separate from known regulatory B cell cytokines. This could point to new directions for IBD...

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Inflammatory bowel disease and breast cancer: epidemiological evidence, shared biology, and clinical management.
Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.]

Inflammatory bowel disease and breast cancer: epidemiological evidence, shared biology, and clinical management.

This review addresses whether people with IBD face higher breast cancer risk and how treatments for one disease might affect the other—questions many patients and clinicians raise when cancer and IBD overlap.

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