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Clinical study articles covering observational research, trial reports, and human data relevant to Crohn's disease and IBD.

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Plasma proteomic signatures associated with ulcerative colitis risk in overweight/obesity individuals: a UK Biobank study
Scientific Reports

Plasma proteomic signatures associated with ulcerative colitis risk in overweight/obesity individuals: a UK Biobank study

If you have overweight or obesity, this study suggests measurable blood proteins linked to inflammation may be associated with higher future risk of ulcerative colitis. Identifying such markers could help research on...

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Circulating SARS-CoV-2 Spike IgG Antibody Levels and Avidity in Autoimmune, IBD and Transplant Cohorts: An Observational Study Following Multiple COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters.
Vaccines

Circulating SARS-CoV-2 Spike IgG Antibody Levels and Avidity in Autoimmune, IBD and Transplant Cohorts: An Observational Study Following Multiple COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters.

People with IBD and other immune conditions may develop weaker or lower‑quality antibody responses after COVID‑19 vaccination compared with healthy people, and transplant recipients showed the largest impairments. That...

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Diversion-Associated Rectal Pathology in Patients With and Without Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Rectum-Exclusive, Blinded Histologic Comparison and Practical Reporting Approach.
The American journal of surgical pathology

Diversion-Associated Rectal Pathology in Patients With and Without Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Rectum-Exclusive, Blinded Histologic Comparison and Practical Reporting Approach.

Pathology after fecal diversion can look like active IBD, which affects diagnosis and management of the diverted rectum. This study helps clarify when changes likely reflect diversion alone versus persistent inflammatory...

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Shaping the research agenda of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition: The proposal from a SIGENP expert groups
PubMed Central

Shaping the research agenda of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition: The proposal from a SIGENP expert groups

A strategic, pediatric-focused research agenda helps target studies where children with IBD and related conditions most need better diagnostics, biomarkers, and treatments. Prioritizing multi-center registries and...

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Identification and Validation of ISG20 as a Shared Immune-Related Crosstalk Marker in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Journal of inflammation research

Identification and Validation of ISG20 as a Shared Immune-Related Crosstalk Marker in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

The paper proposes ISG20 as a shared molecular link between RA and IBD, which could help explain why the two diseases co-occur and point to a candidate biomarker for identifying patients at risk of both conditions.

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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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Psychometric Validation of the Self-Care Self-Efficacy Scale in Individuals With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.
Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates

Psychometric Validation of the Self-Care Self-Efficacy Scale in Individuals With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.

Tools that reliably measure self-care self-efficacy can help clinicians identify IBD patients who may benefit from extra self-management support. A brief, validated 10-item scale is practical for busy clinics and...

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Cost Per Remission of Vedolizumab Versus Risankizumab for the Treatment of Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease in Italy.
Advances in therapy

Cost Per Remission of Vedolizumab Versus Risankizumab for the Treatment of Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease in Italy.

Patients, clinicians, and payers may care because the analysis addresses the relative economic value of two approved biologic options (vedolizumab and risankizumab) for Crohn’s disease treatment in Italy and could...

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Childhood exposure to a sibling with Crohn's disease alters gut microbiome and Crohn's disease susceptibility.
Gut

Childhood exposure to a sibling with Crohn's disease alters gut microbiome and Crohn's disease susceptibility.

Because having a sibling with Crohn's disease during childhood was linked to substantially higher risk of developing Crohn's later, and the study points to early-life microbiome differences and elevated faecal...

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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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Comparative performance of NAR, SII and PIV in predicting infliximab primary non-response in biologic-naïve ulcerative colitis patients
The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Comparative performance of NAR, SII and PIV in predicting infliximab primary non-response in biologic-naïve ulcerative colitis patients

If you or a patient is about to start infliximab for ulcerative colitis, routine blood counts may help identify those unlikely to respond to induction therapy; a high negative predictive value suggests these markers...

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Assessment of CD3+ T cell density in the intestinal mucosa of dogs with inflammatory bowel disease.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine

Assessment of CD3+ T cell density in the intestinal mucosa of dogs with inflammatory bowel disease.

The study shows that mucosal CD3+ T‑cell density is higher in dogs with an IBD-like condition than in healthy dogs, suggesting mucosal T‑cell infiltration is part of the disease but may not reflect how sick an individual...

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Modifiable lifestyle factors in early life and inflammatory bowel disease risk in two birth cohorts.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis

Modifiable lifestyle factors in early life and inflammatory bowel disease risk in two birth cohorts.

The study suggests that modifiable early-life factors (feeding, antibiotic exposure, activity, BMI, smoke exposure, delivery mode, diet) may influence the later risk of IBD, especially Crohn's disease, which could be...

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Basal crypt dysplasia in inflammatory bowel disease: morphological quandaries, p53 immunohistochemistry and diagnostic pointers
Virchows Archiv

Basal crypt dysplasia in inflammatory bowel disease: morphological quandaries, p53 immunohistochemistry and diagnostic pointers

Basal crypt dysplasia is easy to miss but linked to higher risk of advanced colorectal neoplasia in longstanding IBD. Improved recognition and use of p53 immunohistochemistry or complementary biomarkers could affect...

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Pre-treatment NUDT15 testing to inform thiopurine prescribing in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: an economic evaluation
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation

Pre-treatment NUDT15 testing to inform thiopurine prescribing in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: an economic evaluation

NUDT15 genotyping can identify people at high risk of severe thiopurine-induced myelosuppression; if cost-effective, testing could change how clinicians choose or dose thiopurines for IBD, potentially preventing serious...

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Potential effect of ethanolic extract of Abutilon indicum (L.) against acetic acid induced ulcerative colitis in albino rats
International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology

Potential effect of ethanolic extract of Abutilon indicum (L.) against acetic acid induced ulcerative colitis in albino rats

This preclinical study suggests a traditional medicinal plant extract may reduce inflammation and tissue damage in an experimental model of ulcerative colitis, which could guide future drug-discovery research relevant to...

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Network Pharmacology-Metabolomics Integration Reveals the Multiple Targets and Mechanisms of Total Glucosides of Paeony Against Ulcerative Colitis.
Journal of inflammation research

Network Pharmacology-Metabolomics Integration Reveals the Multiple Targets and Mechanisms of Total Glucosides of Paeony Against Ulcerative Colitis.

Researchers used laboratory mouse and cell models to show that total glucosides of paeony (TGP) may reduce inflammation linked to ulcerative colitis and identified molecular pathways (COX‑2/arachidonic acid, NF‑κB, MAPK,...

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TL1A-DR3 Signaling in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Pathogenesis to Therapeutic Targeting.
The Kurume medical journal

TL1A-DR3 Signaling in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Pathogenesis to Therapeutic Targeting.

TL1A-DR3 is implicated in both inflammation and fibrosis in IBD, so targeting it could address active disease and reduce fibrotic complications that lead to strictures. New TL1A-blocking antibodies are already in...

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Unraveling the association between acne vulgaris and inflammatory bowel disease through cross-trait genetics: From pleiotropic signals to causal biology.
The Journal of investigative dermatology

Unraveling the association between acne vulgaris and inflammatory bowel disease through cross-trait genetics: From pleiotropic signals to causal biology.

Cure8 found this source from The Journal of investigative dermatology, but the page could not be read reliably yet. It is tagged for Inflammatory bowel disease, Genetics and genomics, and Research and clinical trials....

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Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Association with Disease Activity in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Albania
Gastrointestinal Disorders

Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Association with Disease Activity in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Albania

Vitamin D deficiency was common among Albanian patients with IBD and showed a weak inverse association with disease activity in ulcerative colitis, suggesting vitamin D status may relate to symptom burden or...

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Longitudinal visceral adipose heterogeneity supports digital health stratification of infliximab response loss in Crohn disease
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Longitudinal visceral adipose heterogeneity supports digital health stratification of infliximab response loss in Crohn disease

If validated, an imaging-derived adipose heterogeneity biomarker could help predict who will lose response to infliximab after induction, potentially guiding earlier treatment decisions and personalized monitoring for...

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Clinical trajectories after preoperative traditional Chinese medicine in biologic-refractory surgery- intended acute severe ulcerative colitis: an exploratory retrospective case series
Frontiers in Immunology

Clinical trajectories after preoperative traditional Chinese medicine in biologic-refractory surgery- intended acute severe ulcerative colitis: an exploratory retrospective case series

This paper explores whether individualized integrative management including traditional Chinese medicine might influence outcomes in patients with biologic‑refractory, surgery‑intended acute severe ulcerative colitis — a...

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Machine learning–driven identification and experimental validation of key biomarkers in the bile acid metabolic pathway associated with ulcerative colitis
Frontiers in Immunology

Machine learning–driven identification and experimental validation of key biomarkers in the bile acid metabolic pathway associated with ulcerative colitis

The study points to three bile-acid–related genes that may be linked to inflammation in ulcerative colitis and could serve as biomarkers or targets for future research into disease mechanisms and patient stratification.

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Pesticide Residues, Gut Microbiota, and Gastrointestinal Outcomes: A Scoping Review of Human Evidence
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Pesticide Residues, Gut Microbiota, and Gastrointestinal Outcomes: A Scoping Review of Human Evidence

This review summarizes human evidence that pesticides in the diet could affect the gut microbiome and may be linked to gastrointestinal outcomes including IBD; strongest consistent signals were for organochlorine...

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Preventing relapse in ulcerative colitis remission maintenance: machine learning prediction and reinforcement-learning herbal prescription optimization with external validation
Frontiers in Medicine

Preventing relapse in ulcerative colitis remission maintenance: machine learning prediction and reinforcement-learning herbal prescription optimization with external validation

The work aims to predict relapse and personalize herbal maintenance dosing for UC, which matters because better risk stratification and tailored management could reduce relapses and avoid unnecessary treatment changes.

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Bacterial Metatranscriptomics from Human Tissues to Resolve Contributions of Host and Microbial Pathways to Health and Disease
NIH RePORTER

Bacterial Metatranscriptomics from Human Tissues to Resolve Contributions of Host and Microbial Pathways to Health and Disease

The project aims to enable simultaneous RNA-level profiling of microbes and host cells from human biopsies, which could reveal early microbial and host gene-expression patterns linked to subclinical Crohn’s disease and...

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Mesalazine enteric-coated tablets combined with retention enema for symptom alleviation in mild to moderate E2-type active ulcerative colitis: A retrospective comparative cohort study
Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Mesalazine enteric-coated tablets combined with retention enema for symptom alleviation in mild to moderate E2-type active ulcerative colitis: A retrospective comparative cohort study

Adding a mesalazine retention enema to oral mesalazine improved short-term symptom relief and endoscopic signs of mucosal healing in mild-to-moderate left-sided ulcerative colitis in this retrospective study. That could...

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Serum leucine-rich α-2-glycoprotein and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 as novel biomarkers for predicting vedolizumab response in patients with ulcerative colitis.
Crohn's & colitis 360

Serum leucine-rich α-2-glycoprotein and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 as novel biomarkers for predicting vedolizumab response in patients with ulcerative colitis.

Blood biomarkers that predict vedolizumab response could help patients and clinicians choose the most effective therapy sooner and avoid ineffective treatments. The study suggests LRG and MCP‑1 may differentiate...

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Most of moderate to severe ulcerative colitis patients in academic clinical practice still do not qualify for randomized controlled trials.
Crohn's & colitis 360

Most of moderate to severe ulcerative colitis patients in academic clinical practice still do not qualify for randomized controlled trials.

If you have moderate–severe ulcerative colitis, this study suggests that typical phase III trials may exclude more than half of patients seen in specialty clinics, which can make trial results less representative of...

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Associations of polygenic risk scores with intestinal surgery, gastrointestinal cancer, and all-cause mortality in 5,021 individuals with inflammatory bowel disease
Scientific Reports

Associations of polygenic risk scores with intestinal surgery, gastrointestinal cancer, and all-cause mortality in 5,021 individuals with inflammatory bowel disease

This paper explores whether polygenic risk scores (PRS) predict key long-term outcomes after IBD diagnosis — notably intestinal surgery — which could be relevant for risk stratification research and future clinical tools...

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Assessment of ChatGPT responses to nutrition queries of patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Scientific Reports

Assessment of ChatGPT responses to nutrition queries of patients with inflammatory bowel disease

AI chatbots are increasingly used for health information. If chatbot answers about IBD nutrition are inaccurate or hard to read, patients could be confused or misinformed. This study assesses those risks for ChatGPT-3.5.

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Cutting chart-review time and improving database accuracy in inflammatory bowel disease with human-in-the-loop large language models
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Cutting chart-review time and improving database accuracy in inflammatory bowel disease with human-in-the-loop large language models

Faster, more accurate chart abstraction could speed IBD research and quality monitoring while reducing reviewer workload and errors, which may help registries and studies that rely on manually curated EHR data.

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A comparative evaluation of new prebiotic candidates. Part 2: In vitro assays using faecal inoculum from IBD patients.
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)

A comparative evaluation of new prebiotic candidates. Part 2: In vitro assays using faecal inoculum from IBD patients.

Prebiotics change how gut microbes ferment carbohydrates and produce metabolites that can affect gut health. For people with IBD, a prebiotic that is well fermented by their microbiota, increases beneficial bacteria and...

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Structural characterization of an α-glucan from Dendrobium officinale and its gut microbiota-dependent protective effects against DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in mice.
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)

Structural characterization of an α-glucan from Dendrobium officinale and its gut microbiota-dependent protective effects against DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in mice.

The work highlights a dietary polysaccharide that reduced inflammation and improved mucosal barrier function in a mouse colitis model through gut-microbiota changes — a mechanism relevant to IBD research and potential...

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Superb microvascular imaging within intestinal ultrasonography predicts endoscopic ulcers in the terminal ileum of patients with Crohn's disease.
Medicine

Superb microvascular imaging within intestinal ultrasonography predicts endoscopic ulcers in the terminal ileum of patients with Crohn's disease.

Noninvasive intestinal ultrasound with superb microvascular imaging (SMI) may help predict the presence and size of endoscopic ulcers in the terminal ileum of people with Crohn’s disease. That could improve noninvasive...

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Aminosalicylate use Increases Corticosteroid Exposure and Decreases Biologic Durability in Pediatric Crohn's Disease.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association

Aminosalicylate use Increases Corticosteroid Exposure and Decreases Biologic Durability in Pediatric Crohn's Disease.

This study suggests that using 5‑ASA drugs early in children with Crohn’s disease was common but linked to more steroid use, delayed biologic treatment, and lower biologic durability — outcomes that matter for long‑term...

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Using a Person-Centred Approach to Adapt a Digital Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (COMPASS-IBD).
Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy

Using a Person-Centred Approach to Adapt a Digital Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (COMPASS-IBD).

People with IBD often face mental-health challenges, stigma and unpredictability of symptoms. Adapting an established CBT-based digital programme with direct input from patients and clinicians can make the content more...

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NUDT15 c.415C>T (rs116855232) Allele Frequency and Estimated Thiopurine Metabolizer Phenotype Distribution in the Iranian Population: A Study Based on Public Genomic Data
Europe PMC

NUDT15 c.415C>T (rs116855232) Allele Frequency and Estimated Thiopurine Metabolizer Phenotype Distribution in the Iranian Population: A Study Based on Public Genomic Data

NUDT15 variants strongly affect how people metabolize thiopurine drugs used in IBD; knowing variant frequency helps decide whether routine pre-treatment genotyping is useful in Iran and among specific ethnic groups.

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