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Apoptosis-related genes bridge inflammatory bowel disease and osteoporosis: A bioinformatic analysis.
PloS one

Apoptosis-related genes bridge inflammatory bowel disease and osteoporosis: A bioinformatic analysis.

IBD patients face higher risk of osteoporosis; identifying shared, apoptosis-related genes may help explain why and point to future biomarkers or therapeutic targets. The study links specific genes (WNT1, S100A8) to both...

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Epigenetic modulation of stromal cell states underpins pathological tissue niches in Crohn's disease
nature.com

Epigenetic modulation of stromal cell states underpins pathological tissue niches in Crohn's disease

The paper maps distinct stromal cell states tied to inflamed versus fibrotic tissue niches in Crohn’s disease and shows that these states have different chromatin configurations and drug-modifiable properties — pointing...

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Functional Outcomes in Ulcerative Colitis Patients With Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis Treated With High Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Stimulation
ClinicalTrials.gov

Functional Outcomes in Ulcerative Colitis Patients With Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis Treated With High Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Stimulation

People with an ileal pouch after UC/IBDU often struggle with fecal incontinence and reduced quality of life. This trial is testing a noninvasive device (Emsella chair) aimed at improving incontinence and patient-reported...

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Neutralising autoantibodies against IL-10 and HLA-DRB1*01:03 in paediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Gut

Neutralising autoantibodies against IL-10 and HLA-DRB1*01:03 in paediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Finding neutralising anti-IL-10 antibodies in a subset of children with IBD may help explain why some patients have more severe, treatment‑resistant disease and points to a potential biomarker for risk stratification.

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GM-CSF regulates conserved ILC-like transcriptional states and myeloid cell signaling during ulceration in Crohns disease
bioRxiv

GM-CSF regulates conserved ILC-like transcriptional states and myeloid cell signaling during ulceration in Crohns disease

The study highlights GM‑CSF as a spatial regulator of myeloid–lymphoid interactions in ulcerated ileal tissue, which may help researchers and clinicians understand mechanisms that drive inflammation and epithelial injury...

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Periodontitis, Edentulism, and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.
Journal of periodontal research

Periodontitis, Edentulism, and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

If you have IBD, the mouth and gums may be part of shared inflammatory pathways with your gut. Periodontitis is associated with higher odds of having IBD in cross-sectional studies and has a modest link to later...

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Risk Factors for Pouchitis After Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis in Ulcerative Colitis Patients
Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Risk Factors for Pouchitis After Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis in Ulcerative Colitis Patients

Identifies factors that may raise the chance of developing pouchitis after IPAA — useful for patients considering or recovering from proctocolectomy and for clinicians planning perioperative care or monitoring.

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Post-COVID-19 Condition has High Prevalence in Patients with Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases and Negatively Impacts Quality of Life
Journal of Global Infectious Diseases

Post-COVID-19 Condition has High Prevalence in Patients with Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases and Negatively Impacts Quality of Life

People with IBD and other immune-mediated inflammatory diseases may be at risk for lasting symptoms after COVID-19, and those symptoms were associated with worse quality of life in this study. Awareness can help...

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Letter on "Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Associated With an Increased Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study".
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

Letter on "Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Associated With an Increased Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study".

Cure8 found this source from Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, but the page could not be read reliably yet. It is tagged for Inflammatory bowel disease and Complications. Open the original article for the full...

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Multifaceted burden of short bowel syndrome for patients and caregivers: The landmark survey.
Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Multifaceted burden of short bowel syndrome for patients and caregivers: The landmark survey.

Patients with short bowel syndrome and their caregivers can face heavy, multidimensional burdens including dependence on parenteral nutrition/IV hydration, frequent symptoms like fatigue, increased healthcare use, and...

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Idiopathic myointimal hyperplasia of mesenteric veins mimicking steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis
World Journal of Gastroenterology

Idiopathic myointimal hyperplasia of mesenteric veins mimicking steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis

A rare venous occlusive disease (IMHMV) can closely mimic steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis and may require surgery for diagnosis, so clinicians and patients should consider vascular causes when colitis is atypical...

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Efficacy and Safety of Azathioprine in Ulcerative Colitis with 5-aminosalicylic acid Intolerance: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Efficacy and Safety of Azathioprine in Ulcerative Colitis with 5-aminosalicylic acid Intolerance: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study

Patients with ulcerative colitis who cannot tolerate 5-ASA need alternative maintenance options. This study suggests azathioprine showed comparable continuation, safety, and endoscopic outcomes whether or not patients...

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Confirming the association of ulcerative colitis with interstitial lung disease: a retrospective analysis of comorbid disease, demographics, and healthcare utilization.
Crohn's & colitis 360

Confirming the association of ulcerative colitis with interstitial lung disease: a retrospective analysis of comorbid disease, demographics, and healthcare utilization.

ILD is a potentially serious extraintestinal complication that appears more often with ulcerative colitis than with Crohn’s disease in this cohort study. Patients with both IBD and ILD had higher healthcare use and...

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Cod Skin Collagen Peptides Alleviate Ulcerative Colitis by Regulating Gut Microbiota to Inhibit NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation.
Food science & nutrition

Cod Skin Collagen Peptides Alleviate Ulcerative Colitis by Regulating Gut Microbiota to Inhibit NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation.

This preclinical study links cod skin–derived collagen peptides to reduced colitis severity in mice through changes in the gut microbiota and suppression of the NLRP3 inflammasome — pathways that could be relevant to...

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Autoimmune diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract: clinical patterns, imaging spectrum, and complications.
Abdominal radiology (New York)

Autoimmune diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract: clinical patterns, imaging spectrum, and complications.

Imaging can reveal characteristic bowel and vascular patterns that help distinguish Crohn's, UC, celiac disease, and systemic autoimmune or vasculitic causes of GI symptoms, which may speed diagnosis and detect dangerous...

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Senkyunolide I Inhibits mtDNA‐cGAS‐STING Signaling in Macrophages via Targeting VDAC1 Oligomerization to Attenuate Ulcerative Colitis
PubMed Central

Senkyunolide I Inhibits mtDNA‐cGAS‐STING Signaling in Macrophages via Targeting VDAC1 Oligomerization to Attenuate Ulcerative Colitis

The study identifies a new macrophage-driven immune pathway (VDAC1-mediated mtDNA release activating cGAS–STING) that contributes to ulcerative colitis in preclinical models and suggests a plant-derived compound (SEI)...

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Pseudo-tumoral left-colonic tuberculosis causing acute large-bowel obstruction: a case report and review of the literature
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

Pseudo-tumoral left-colonic tuberculosis causing acute large-bowel obstruction: a case report and review of the literature

This is relevant because a treatable infection (intestinal tuberculosis) can present like colorectal cancer or IBD and lead to emergency surgery. Recognizing it earlier could change management and avoid unnecessary...

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The association between the MCM6 LCT-13910C>T variant and bone mineral density in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Frontiers in genetics

The association between the MCM6 LCT-13910C>T variant and bone mineral density in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

People with IBD face higher osteoporosis risk; this study looked for a genetic variant (LCT-13910C>T) that might affect bone density but found no clear link in this cohort, so it does not change current bone-health...

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Clinical and radiologic predictors of one-year surgical outcomes in Crohn's disease-related intra-abdominal abscesses.
European journal of radiology open

Clinical and radiologic predictors of one-year surgical outcomes in Crohn's disease-related intra-abdominal abscesses.

Patients with Crohn's who develop intra-abdominal abscesses often face decisions about antibiotics, drainage, or surgery. Predictors like abscess size and imaging appearance may help estimate the chance of needing...

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SURGICAL APPROACH, BIOLOGICAL THERAPIES, AND INFLAMMATORY MECHANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS AND CROHN'S DISEASE
Artefactum - revista de estudos interdisciplinares

SURGICAL APPROACH, BIOLOGICAL THERAPIES, AND INFLAMMATORY MECHANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS AND CROHN'S DISEASE

The review links specific therapies and surgical options to outcomes that matter to people with IBD — mucosal healing, lower hospitalizations, and reduced need for surgery — and highlights that combining medical and...

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The Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Ulcerative Colitis Patients – Following Restorative Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis
British Journal of Healthcare and Medical Research

The Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Ulcerative Colitis Patients – Following Restorative Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis

People with an ileal pouch (J‑pouch) may experience pouch inflammation (pouchitis). This report suggests starting GLP‑1 receptor agonists might be followed by pouchitis in some cases, which could affect medication...

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Sarcopenia as a prognostic marker in inflammatory bowel disease: Implications for endoscopic outcomes and loss of response to biologic therapy-A systematic review with narrative synthesis.
Inflammatory bowel diseases

Sarcopenia as a prognostic marker in inflammatory bowel disease: Implications for endoscopic outcomes and loss of response to biologic therapy-A systematic review with narrative synthesis.

Sarcopenia or low muscle mass may be linked with worse endoscopic healing and reduced durability of biologic therapy in IBD, particularly Crohn's disease, which could matter for prognosis and treatment planning if...

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Prevalence and risk factors of pre-neoplastic polyps in patients with ulcerative colits: a cross-sectional retrospective study.
Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Prevalence and risk factors of pre-neoplastic polyps in patients with ulcerative colits: a cross-sectional retrospective study.

Preneoplastic (adenomatous and serrated) polyps can be precursors to colorectal cancer, so knowing how common they are and what raises risk may affect surveillance planning for people with ulcerative colitis.

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The Burden of Viral Respiratory Infections in Immunosuppressed Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients.
JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

The Burden of Viral Respiratory Infections in Immunosuppressed Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients.

Respiratory viral infections can be more serious in immunosuppressed patients. This study suggests systemic steroids (prednisolone) — but not biologics or immunomodulators in this dataset — were linked to higher...

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Dysbiotic microbiota trigger colitis-associated colorectal cancer and imprint a distinctive bile acid profile in a PSC-IBD model.
Gut

Dysbiotic microbiota trigger colitis-associated colorectal cancer and imprint a distinctive bile acid profile in a PSC-IBD model.

If you have PSC-IBD or care for someone who does, this study suggests the gut microbiota and its ability to make secondary bile acids may help drive inflammation and colorectal dysplasia risk.

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Nanoengineered RNA delivery systems for gene therapy in intestinal fibrosis.
Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society

Nanoengineered RNA delivery systems for gene therapy in intestinal fibrosis.

Intestinal fibrosis causes strictures and surgery in many people with Crohn's disease; new RNA-based antifibrotic strategies delivered by nanocarriers could offer non-surgical treatment options in the future if they can...

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A Case Study of PSTPIP1-Associated Myeloid-Related Proteinemia Inflammatory Syndrome Masquerading as Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Inflammatory intestinal diseases

A Case Study of PSTPIP1-Associated Myeloid-Related Proteinemia Inflammatory Syndrome Masquerading as Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Some rare autoinflammatory disorders can look like IBD but need different diagnostic thinking. Recognizing systemic signs and checking serum zinc may lead to a correct diagnosis and targeted care.

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Fucose metabolism as a central axis linking inflammation, immunity, and cancer in the gut.
Frontiers in immunology

Fucose metabolism as a central axis linking inflammation, immunity, and cancer in the gut.

Researchers and clinicians are exploring how fucose metabolism affects gut barrier function, immunity, and microbiota — processes central to IBD and colorectal cancer. If validated, fucosylation biomarkers or treatments...

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Amelioration of Acute Oxazolone-Induced Colitis via Oral Administration of EPICERTIN, a Mucosal Healing Biotherapeutic for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Biomedicines

Amelioration of Acute Oxazolone-Induced Colitis via Oral Administration of EPICERTIN, a Mucosal Healing Biotherapeutic for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The study presents preclinical data that an orally delivered biotherapeutic (EPICERTIN) promotes epithelial repair and reduces inflammation in a UC-relevant mouse model — a potential step toward therapies that directly...

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γδ T cells exacerbate intestinal fibrosis in mice with experimental colitis via activation of the CD73-adenosine receptor-cyclic AMP signaling pathway
World Journal of Gastroenterology

γδ T cells exacerbate intestinal fibrosis in mice with experimental colitis via activation of the CD73-adenosine receptor-cyclic AMP signaling pathway

Fibrosis causes strictures and surgery in many people with Crohn’s disease; a new immune pathway linked to fibrosis could point to future treatments. This study shows that γδ T cells and CD73-mediated adenosine signaling...

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