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The Utility of Faecal Biomarkers in the Discrimination Between Acute Gastroenteritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Biomedicines

The Utility of Faecal Biomarkers in the Discrimination Between Acute Gastroenteritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Distinguishing acute infectious gastroenteritis from new‑onset IBD can be clinically challenging. Faecal biomarkers that help tell these apart could speed correct diagnosis and treatment and avoid unnecessary...

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Supernatants of Water Extraction–Ethanol Precipitation from Roots of Rosa davurica Pall. Ameliorate Ulcerative Colitis in Mice: From Gut Microbes to Metabolites
Pharmaceuticals

Supernatants of Water Extraction–Ethanol Precipitation from Roots of Rosa davurica Pall. Ameliorate Ulcerative Colitis in Mice: From Gut Microbes to Metabolites

Preclinical work identified a plant-root extract fraction that reduced inflammation and improved some gut-barrier and microbiome features in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis, which could guide future research into new...

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Polysaccharide-functionalized metal-polyphenol network-coated porous microspheres for improving the treatment of probiotics in ulcerative colitis.
International journal of pharmaceutics

Polysaccharide-functionalized metal-polyphenol network-coated porous microspheres for improving the treatment of probiotics in ulcerative colitis.

Improving oral delivery and colon targeting of probiotics could make probiotic therapies more effective for ulcerative colitis by increasing survival through the gut and retention at inflamed sites. If translated to...

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Fatty acid-binding protein 2 in inflammatory bowel disease: mechanistic insights and translational perspectives.
Frontiers in medicine

Fatty acid-binding protein 2 in inflammatory bowel disease: mechanistic insights and translational perspectives.

FABP2 is presented as a sensitive biomarker of intestinal mucosal injury and a possible contributor to IBD mechanisms; if validated, it could improve disease monitoring and suggest new therapeutic targets.

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Dynamic precision therapy in chronic gastrointestinal diseases: A focus on gastroesophageal reflux disease and inflammatory bowel disease-A narrative review and conceptual perspective.
Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology

Dynamic precision therapy in chronic gastrointestinal diseases: A focus on gastroesophageal reflux disease and inflammatory bowel disease-A narrative review and conceptual perspective.

The review lays out a multidimensional precision-care model that could help make IBD treatment more personalized, reduce unnecessary continuous medication, and use biomarker and technology-driven adjustments to manage...

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Comparative assessment of nutritional status and energy expenditure in relation to dietary intake in hospitalized and outpatient patients with inflammatory bowel disease across disease phases
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Comparative assessment of nutritional status and energy expenditure in relation to dietary intake in hospitalized and outpatient patients with inflammatory bowel disease across disease phases

The study suggests that measuring fat-free mass (FFMI) may reveal nutritional recovery after an IBD flare that BMI alone misses, which matters for identifying and treating malnutrition in IBD.

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Batatasin III alleviates inflammatory bowel disease by suppressing MMP7 and NFκB signaling in macrophages and restoring gut microbial balance
Scientific Reports

Batatasin III alleviates inflammatory bowel disease by suppressing MMP7 and NFκB signaling in macrophages and restoring gut microbial balance

The study identifies a new compound that reduced colitis severity in mice by acting on macrophage NF-κB signaling, lowering MMP7, improving epithelial barrier markers, and altering the gut microbiome — mechanisms...

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Ethanolic Extract of Selaginella tamariscina Alleviates DSS-induced Ulcerative Colitis by Restoring Epithelial Barrier Function.
Journal of ethnopharmacology

Ethanolic Extract of Selaginella tamariscina Alleviates DSS-induced Ulcerative Colitis by Restoring Epithelial Barrier Function.

The study suggests a plant-derived extract can reduce inflammation and help restore the intestinal epithelial barrier in laboratory models of ulcerative colitis, which is directly relevant to research into new IBD...

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Interaction between Chinese olive (Canarium album L.) polyphenols and gut microbiota: Potential implications for inflammatory bowel disease.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture

Interaction between Chinese olive (Canarium album L.) polyphenols and gut microbiota: Potential implications for inflammatory bowel disease.

The study suggests that polyphenols can change gut bacteria and metabolite production differently in people with IBD versus healthy controls, which could matter for designing personalized dietary interventions.

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Chishizhi Yuyuliang Decoction Ameliorates Ulcerative Colitis in Mice by Promoting Colonic Epithelial Mucosal Healing via the CAV1/FA Axis.
Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM

Chishizhi Yuyuliang Decoction Ameliorates Ulcerative Colitis in Mice by Promoting Colonic Epithelial Mucosal Healing via the CAV1/FA Axis.

This paper identifies a herbal formula that improved inflammation and epithelial barrier repair in a mouse colitis model and highlights specific molecular pathways (CAV1/FAK/paxillin and metabolite pathways) that might...

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Integrated microbiome and metabolomics analysis of the mechanism of inflammation-reducing effects of cyanidin-3-glucoside and blueberry pectin complexes in mice with ulcerative colitis.
International journal of biological macromolecules

Integrated microbiome and metabolomics analysis of the mechanism of inflammation-reducing effects of cyanidin-3-glucoside and blueberry pectin complexes in mice with ulcerative colitis.

This mouse study suggests a blueberry-derived anthocyanin plus pectin complex can alter gut microbes and metabolites linked to inflammation, pointing to a dietary approach that might influence ulcerative colitis biology.

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Extracellular vesicles in inflammatory bowel disease: from immune regulation and barrier repair to precise transformation.
Autoimmunity reviews

Extracellular vesicles in inflammatory bowel disease: from immune regulation and barrier repair to precise transformation.

The review summarizes how extracellular vesicles (EVs) shape immune responses and barrier repair in the gut and discusses their potential as accessible biomarkers and as vehicles for precise IBD therapies — topics that...

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Wearable perspiration sensor for continuous inflammation tracking in inflammatory bowel disease.
Inflammatory bowel diseases

Wearable perspiration sensor for continuous inflammation tracking in inflammatory bowel disease.

A wearable sensor that reliably measures inflammation markers (CRP and calprotectin) from sweat could make inflammation monitoring less invasive and more frequent for people with IBD, potentially helping detect flares...

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Weissella as an emerging probiotic candidate for IBD: current evidence, challenges, and future perspectives".
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Weissella as an emerging probiotic candidate for IBD: current evidence, challenges, and future perspectives".

People with IBD may be interested because the article describes a potential new probiotic genus (Weissella) that has preclinical effects on inflammation and mucosal healing—areas relevant to managing flares and...

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Pectin and Kaolin as Adjunctive Metabolic Therapy for Maintaining Remission in Ulcerative Colitis: Biological Rationale, Current Evidence and Future Clinical Perspectives
Nutrients

Pectin and Kaolin as Adjunctive Metabolic Therapy for Maintaining Remission in Ulcerative Colitis: Biological Rationale, Current Evidence and Future Clinical Perspectives

The review proposes a low-cost, non-immunosuppressive adjunctive strategy targeting the gut microbiome and luminal metabolism to help maintain remission in UC, an area of strong patient interest but limited clinical...

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Synergy effects of Ganoderic acid A and Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides on enhancing protection against DSS-induced colitis via gut microbiota rebalancing and inflammation suppression
Food Science and Human Wellness

Synergy effects of Ganoderic acid A and Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides on enhancing protection against DSS-induced colitis via gut microbiota rebalancing and inflammation suppression

Researchers are exploring natural compounds that might reduce intestinal inflammation and rebalance the gut microbiome. If translatable to humans, such approaches could inform new treatments or adjunctive therapies for...

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Microenvironment-adaptive drug delivery systems for ulcerative colitis: from pathological constraints to rational design.
Expert opinion on drug delivery

Microenvironment-adaptive drug delivery systems for ulcerative colitis: from pathological constraints to rational design.

The review connects UC pathological features to specific drug-delivery design needs, which could guide development of therapies that reach and act effectively in inflamed colon tissue. For people with UC, better-targeted...

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Extracts of Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. alleviated colitis-induced cognitive dysfunction through the BDNF/TrkB/CREB signaling pathway
Journal of Functional Foods

Extracts of Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. alleviated colitis-induced cognitive dysfunction through the BDNF/TrkB/CREB signaling pathway

IBD can cause cognitive and neurological symptoms. This preclinical study suggests a flavonoid-rich Chrysanthemum extract reduced colitis and related cognitive deficits in mice by changing the gut microbiota and...

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Integrated multi-omics, network pharmacology, and experimental validation reveal the protective mechanisms of curcumol against DSS-induced ulcerative colitis
Frontiers in Immunology

Integrated multi-omics, network pharmacology, and experimental validation reveal the protective mechanisms of curcumol against DSS-induced ulcerative colitis

The study identifies a plant-derived compound (curcumol) that reduced inflammation, mucosal injury, and some microbiome/metabolome disturbances in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis and links these effects to...

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Mechanistic Insights into the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of a Sulfated α-Glucan (VpG) from Volutharpa ampullacea perryi
Macromol

Mechanistic Insights into the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of a Sulfated α-Glucan (VpG) from Volutharpa ampullacea perryi

Researchers are exploring new anti-inflammatory molecules for ulcerative colitis. Mechanistic data showing inhibition of macrophage M1 polarization, MAPK signaling, and antioxidant activity may help prioritize VpG for...

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Oral Nanomicelle‐Mediated Sequential Butyrate Production in the Intestine for Ulcerative Colitis and Immunosuppression Treatment
Advanced Science

Oral Nanomicelle‐Mediated Sequential Butyrate Production in the Intestine for Ulcerative Colitis and Immunosuppression Treatment

Butyrate supports intestinal health and is often low in IBD. A single oral compound that reliably restores luminal butyrate could — if proven safe and effective in humans — offer a new way to treat ulcerative colitis or...

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Adult Intussusception and Ischemic Bowel Potentially Associated with CurQD Supplementation: A Case Report of A Diagnosis Driven by Point-of-care Ultrasound.
Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine

Adult Intussusception and Ischemic Bowel Potentially Associated with CurQD Supplementation: A Case Report of A Diagnosis Driven by Point-of-care Ultrasound.

This single case shows that bedside ultrasound can detect serious abdominal problems (intussusception, ischemia) early in people with IBD even when initial vitals and labs look normal.

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The Gut Mycobiome in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Reframing Candida as a Signal of Ecosystem Disruption.
Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)

The Gut Mycobiome in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Reframing Candida as a Signal of Ecosystem Disruption.

Researchers and clinicians are exploring fungi’s role in IBD beyond bacteria. For patients, seeing Candida in stool tests is usually a signal of microbiome disruption rather than proof of fungal infection that requires...

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Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis of Antarctic Krill Oil in Alleviating DSS-Induced Colitis and Modulating Gut Microbiota in Mice.
Marine drugs

Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis of Antarctic Krill Oil in Alleviating DSS-Induced Colitis and Modulating Gut Microbiota in Mice.

This preclinical study suggests Antarctic krill oil may reduce inflammation and alter the gut microbiome in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis, which could point toward microbiota-targeted nutritional strategies worth...

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High prevalence of fatigue in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: association with physical activity intensity and sedentary behavior
Frontiers in Public Health

High prevalence of fatigue in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: association with physical activity intensity and sedentary behavior

Fatigue is very common in people with IBD—even when the disease is in remission—and is linked with lower physical activity, more sitting time, and with anxiety/depression. Understanding these links may help patients and...

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Cadmium exposure elevates gut microbial oleic acid and promoted colitis potentially via FFAR4: A network toxicology and molecule docking study.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association

Cadmium exposure elevates gut microbial oleic acid and promoted colitis potentially via FFAR4: A network toxicology and molecule docking study.

Environmental cadmium exposure may alter the gut microbiome’s metabolites (oleic acid) and worsen colitis in mice via FFAR4-linked inflammatory pathways. If similar mechanisms operate in people, this could point to new...

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Diet quality, gut microbiome, and inflammatory signatures in Puerto Rican adults with Crohn disease: a multidimensional analysis.
Inflammatory bowel diseases

Diet quality, gut microbiome, and inflammatory signatures in Puerto Rican adults with Crohn disease: a multidimensional analysis.

Diet quality was linked to gut microbiome features and exploratory differences in inflammatory markers and symptoms in adults with Crohn disease from Puerto Rico; understanding these links may help tailor dietary...

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Caulerpa peltata extract protects against Dextran sodium sulfate-induced acute ulcerative colitis via modulating Nrf2 pathway
The Science of Nature

Caulerpa peltata extract protects against Dextran sodium sulfate-induced acute ulcerative colitis via modulating Nrf2 pathway

People with IBD might be interested because the study explores a new natural-product intervention that appears to reduce colitis severity in an animal model by activating the Nrf2 antioxidant pathway — a pathway already...

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Ferroptosis in Intestinal Diseases: Molecular Mechanisms, Therapeutic Potential, and Future Perspectives.
Medicinal research reviews

Ferroptosis in Intestinal Diseases: Molecular Mechanisms, Therapeutic Potential, and Future Perspectives.

Researchers are exploring ferroptosis as a double-edged mechanism: preventing it may protect healthy gut lining in IBD, while inducing it might help treat colorectal cancer. Advances could lead to new biomarkers or...

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The protein extracted from fermented Zanthoxylum bungeanum seeds mitigates DSS-induced ulcerative colitis by orchestrating inflammatory cytokine modulation, counteracting oxidative stress, and safeguarding gut microbiota homeostasis.
International journal of biological macromolecules

The protein extracted from fermented Zanthoxylum bungeanum seeds mitigates DSS-induced ulcerative colitis by orchestrating inflammatory cytokine modulation, counteracting oxidative stress, and safeguarding gut microbiota homeostasis.

The study suggests a fermented seed protein ingredient may reduce inflammation, oxidative stress, and microbiota imbalance in an experimental colitis model — mechanisms relevant to IBD. That could inform future dietary...

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Novel Clinical Intervention Pathway Based on the Pathogenesis Mechanism of Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis.
Critical reviews in oncology/hematology

Novel Clinical Intervention Pathway Based on the Pathogenesis Mechanism of Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis.

Research linking ETBF to intestinal inflammation and colorectal cancer suggests better detection and targeted therapies for this microbe could eventually affect IBD management and cancer risk assessment.

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Plant Molecules Protect Against Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Restoring Gut Microbiota-Immune Homeostasis and Suppressing Pro-inflammatory Markers
bioRxiv

Plant Molecules Protect Against Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Restoring Gut Microbiota-Immune Homeostasis and Suppressing Pro-inflammatory Markers

The paper describes plant-derived compounds that reduced inflammation and partly corrected gut microbiome disturbances in lab and mouse models of colitis, suggesting a possible route to microbiome-targeted IBD therapies...

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