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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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From tissue to blood: an integrated multi-omics signature identifies fibrogenesis and neutrophil activation as key drivers of ulcerative colitis severity
Frontiers in Immunology

From tissue to blood: an integrated multi-omics signature identifies fibrogenesis and neutrophil activation as key drivers of ulcerative colitis severity

The study links tissue and blood molecular changes to UC severity, suggesting candidate mechanisms (fibrogenesis, neutrophil activation) that could lead to biomarkers or new therapeutic targets. Understanding severity...

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Contribution of the appendix to ulcerative colitis by supplying pathogenic immunoglobulin G-producing cells
World Journal of Gastroenterology

Contribution of the appendix to ulcerative colitis by supplying pathogenic immunoglobulin G-producing cells

If the appendix is a significant source of harmful IgG antibodies in ulcerative colitis, that could help explain why appendectomy sometimes reduces UC risk or severity and might influence future therapies targeting...

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Clinical characteristics and treatment patterns of older and younger patients with inflammatory bowel disease
World Journal of Gastroenterology

Clinical characteristics and treatment patterns of older and younger patients with inflammatory bowel disease

This study suggests that older-onset IBD is managed more conservatively and experiences fewer extraintestinal manifestations. Patients and clinicians should be aware that age can influence treatment choices and that...

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Crohn᾿s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: The Role of Endoscopic, Hemogram-derived, Nutritional, and Hepatic Scores
Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Crohn᾿s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: The Role of Endoscopic, Hemogram-derived, Nutritional, and Hepatic Scores

Non-invasive biomarkers that reflect mucosal inflammation and systemic disease activity could help reduce reliance on frequent endoscopy and guide monitoring for people with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.

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Colon-targeting pH-responsive Bletilla striata polysaccharide coacervate microdroplets for ulcerative colitis therapy via macrophage reprogramming
Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Colon-targeting pH-responsive Bletilla striata polysaccharide coacervate microdroplets for ulcerative colitis therapy via macrophage reprogramming

The study describes a new oral, colon‑targeted delivery system that improved outcomes in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis and shifted immune and microbiome markers—research that could inform future therapies focused...

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Association of serological markers with endoscopic mucosal healing and disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective study
Frontiers in Immunology

Association of serological markers with endoscopic mucosal healing and disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective study

Blood markers that correlate with endoscopic healing could help track inflammation noninvasively and may reduce the frequency of endoscopy if validated. For people with IBD, better blood-based tools could make monitoring...

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A Novel Human Intestinal Organoid Platform with Peristaltic Function for Drug Discovery and Pre-Clinical Testing in GI Motility Disorders
NIH RePORTER

A Novel Human Intestinal Organoid Platform with Peristaltic Function for Drug Discovery and Pre-Clinical Testing in GI Motility Disorders

A validated human peristaltic intestinal organoid model could make preclinical testing more predictive for drugs affecting gut motility and reduce reliance on animal models.

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Ulcerative colitis with a mutation in the HMBS gene associated with acute intermittent porphyria
Experimental and Clinical Gastroenterology

Ulcerative colitis with a mutation in the HMBS gene associated with acute intermittent porphyria

Finding a pathogenic HMBS variant in a child with extensive ulcerative colitis suggests rare genetic conditions (like acute intermittent porphyria) can appear alongside or mimic IBD and might affect symptoms or...

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Lowering the C‐Reactive Protein ( CRP ) Threshold Improves Risk Stratification in Acute Ulcerative Colitis: A Propensity‐Matched Analysis
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Lowering the C‐Reactive Protein ( CRP ) Threshold Improves Risk Stratification in Acute Ulcerative Colitis: A Propensity‐Matched Analysis

Lowering the CRP cutoff could help hospitals identify hospitalized UC patients at higher risk of needing surgery who are currently classified as less severe. That may affect monitoring and treatment decisions during...

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Immune Repertoire Profiling Reveals Distinct Adaptive Immune Signatures of Dampness ZHENG Across Psoriasis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ulcerative Colitis
Cell Proliferation

Immune Repertoire Profiling Reveals Distinct Adaptive Immune Signatures of Dampness ZHENG Across Psoriasis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ulcerative Colitis

This study suggests that subgrouping autoimmune diseases by a Traditional Chinese Medicine phenotype (Dampness ZHENG) corresponds to distinct T‑ and B‑cell receptor patterns.

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Circulating multi-omic signature of disease severity and cholangiocarcinoma in primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Hepatology communications

Circulating multi-omic signature of disease severity and cholangiocarcinoma in primary sclerosing cholangitis.

PSC can progress to cirrhosis and cholangiocarcinoma; circulating multi-omic signatures that track severity and cancer-associated changes could help explain disease biology and lead to biomarkers for risk stratification...

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Absolute risk of malignancy by treatment in patients with Crohn's disease compared to the general population: a nationwide population-based cohort study.
The American journal of gastroenterology

Absolute risk of malignancy by treatment in patients with Crohn's disease compared to the general population: a nationwide population-based cohort study.

People with Crohn's disease and their clinicians often ask how different treatments affect cancer risk. This large nationwide study provides real-world estimates of absolute excess cancer cases by treatment group, which...

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Underevaluation of bowel urgency in clinical care: patient experiences and outcomes in ulcerative colitis: a retrospective cohort study
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Underevaluation of bowel urgency in clinical care: patient experiences and outcomes in ulcerative colitis: a retrospective cohort study

Bowel urgency is a common symptom that may predict higher risk of treatment escalation, hospitalization, or surgery in UC even when bleeding and stool frequency look controlled. Better assessment of urgency in clinic...

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Artificial intelligence assessment of endoscopic severity and extent: A machine learning approach to continuous evaluation of endoscopic inflammation in ulcerative colitis
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Artificial intelligence assessment of endoscopic severity and extent: A machine learning approach to continuous evaluation of endoscopic inflammation in ulcerative colitis

A more detailed, reproducible measure of endoscopic inflammation could better reflect total disease burden and reduce variability from human readers. That may matter for monitoring disease activity, judging treatment...

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Comment on “Five‐Year Outcomes and Disease Trajectories in Moderate‐to‐Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Korean Multicenter Inception Cohort”
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Comment on “Five‐Year Outcomes and Disease Trajectories in Moderate‐to‐Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Korean Multicenter Inception Cohort”

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a clinical study related to Ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory bowel disease, and Research and clinical trials. The original article is from Journal of...

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Comparative performance of intestinal ultrasound activity indices in pediatric ulcerative colitis: a prospective study.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis

Comparative performance of intestinal ultrasound activity indices in pediatric ulcerative colitis: a prospective study.

Noninvasive monitoring matters for children with UC because endoscopy is burdensome. If ultrasound (and simple measures like bowel wall thickness) can reliably detect moderate-to-severe disease, families may avoid some...

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Osbeckia opipara attenuates inflammation and reconstructs the intestinal barrier in ulcerative colitis by modulating the AHR/IL-22/STAT3 signaling axis.
Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology

Osbeckia opipara attenuates inflammation and reconstructs the intestinal barrier in ulcerative colitis by modulating the AHR/IL-22/STAT3 signaling axis.

The study suggests a plant-derived AHR-activating mechanism that reduced inflammation and repaired the intestinal barrier in preclinical ulcerative colitis models, a pathway that could be relevant to future therapies or...

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Relationship between sacroiliac joint involvement and intestinal disease activity in newly diagnosed Crohn's disease.
BMC gastroenterology

Relationship between sacroiliac joint involvement and intestinal disease activity in newly diagnosed Crohn's disease.

If you have newly diagnosed Crohn’s disease, this study suggests sacroiliac joint inflammation or structural SIJ changes can already be present and may relate to microscopic (histologic) intestinal activity.

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Impact of Zinc‐Dependent Enzymes on Zinc Deficiency and Inflammatory Response in Ulcerative Colitis
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Impact of Zinc‐Dependent Enzymes on Zinc Deficiency and Inflammatory Response in Ulcerative Colitis

Zinc deficiency is common in UC, and this study suggests that changes in zinc‑dependent enzyme activity in the gut lining are linked with local inflammation. If confirmed, mucosal enzyme activity might help explain...

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Urinary Organic Acid Profiling by GC-MS Reveals Distinct Metabolic Signatures for Non-Invasive Diagnosis and Disease Activity Monitoring of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Urinary Organic Acid Profiling by GC-MS Reveals Distinct Metabolic Signatures for Non-Invasive Diagnosis and Disease Activity Monitoring of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Non-invasive urine biomarkers could make diagnosis and disease-activity monitoring easier and less invasive for people with IBD. Identifying metabolites linked to UC activity may help tailor monitoring without frequent...

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Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring of infliximab leads to treatment durability in paediatric Crohn's disease: A single‐centre Australian experience
JPGN Reports

Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring of infliximab leads to treatment durability in paediatric Crohn's disease: A single‐centre Australian experience

Proactive TDM of infliximab was associated with high 1‑ and 2‑year durability in this pediatric Crohn's cohort, and the study flags clinical factors that may predict need to switch biologics. This could be relevant when...

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Role of Fatty Acid Oxidation in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Metabolomics Analysis and Experimental Evidence
PubMed Central

Role of Fatty Acid Oxidation in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Metabolomics Analysis and Experimental Evidence

The study links depleted fatty acid oxidation metabolites—especially butyrate—to impaired regulatory T cell development in IBD, suggesting a metabolic pathway that may influence immune tolerance and disease activity.

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International consensus on intestinal epithelial barrier assessment and therapeutic effects in inflammatory bowel diseases clinical trials.
Gut

International consensus on intestinal epithelial barrier assessment and therapeutic effects in inflammatory bowel diseases clinical trials.

If therapies that restore intestinal barrier function can be reliably tested and measured, future treatments might be developed that specifically target barrier healing — a mechanism linked to symptom relief and possibly...

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Inflammatory marker profiles vary by BMI across Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis
Frontiers in Endocrinology

Inflammatory marker profiles vary by BMI across Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis

Markers of systemic inflammation (CRP and ESR) were consistently higher in people with obesity across Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis, suggesting body weight may influence...

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Vedolizumab in biologic-naïve ulcerative colitis: a multicenter real-world evaluation of clinical benefits and exploratory inflammatory indices
Frontiers in Medicine

Vedolizumab in biologic-naïve ulcerative colitis: a multicenter real-world evaluation of clinical benefits and exploratory inflammatory indices

Patients and clinicians choosing first‑line biologic therapy for ulcerative colitis may find evidence here that vedolizumab can provide sustained clinical benefit and a favorable safety profile in a biologic‑naïve...

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Subcutaneous infliximab as a maintenance option in pediatric IBD: a real-world cohort including younger and lower-weight children.
Molecular and cellular pediatrics

Subcutaneous infliximab as a maintenance option in pediatric IBD: a real-world cohort including younger and lower-weight children.

Subcutaneous infliximab may let children on infliximab avoid regular IV infusions while keeping drug levels high and maintaining remission. Results are relevant to families and clinicians considering switching pediatric...

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Commentary on “Five‐Year Outcomes and Disease Trajectories in Moderate‐to‐Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Korean Multicenter Inception Cohort”
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Commentary on “Five‐Year Outcomes and Disease Trajectories in Moderate‐to‐Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Korean Multicenter Inception Cohort”

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a clinical study related to Ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory bowel disease, and Research and clinical trials. The original article is from Journal of...

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From Disease Trajectories to Treatment Decisions in Ulcerative Colitis: Treatment‐Aware Validation Is Needed
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

From Disease Trajectories to Treatment Decisions in Ulcerative Colitis: Treatment‐Aware Validation Is Needed

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a clinical study related to Ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory bowel disease, and Research and clinical trials. The original article is from Journal of...

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Fusobacterium nucleatum-derived succinic acid aggravates colitis by triggering macrophage pro-inflammatory phenotypic transformation via SUCNR1/NF-κB axis.
Gut microbes

Fusobacterium nucleatum-derived succinic acid aggravates colitis by triggering macrophage pro-inflammatory phenotypic transformation via SUCNR1/NF-κB axis.

The paper identifies a specific bacterial metabolite-receptor pathway (succinic acid → SUCNR1 → NF-κB) by which Fusobacterium nucleatum may worsen intestinal inflammation, suggesting new targets for IBD research and...

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Clinical efficacy analysis of acupuncture combined with anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment for spleen and kidney yang deficiency type ulcerative colitis.
Frontiers in medicine

Clinical efficacy analysis of acupuncture combined with anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment for spleen and kidney yang deficiency type ulcerative colitis.

The report suggests adding acupuncture to anti-TNF therapy may improve short-term symptom control and mucosal healing and reduce early colectomy risk for a TCM-defined subgroup of ulcerative colitis patients, which could...

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Association of interleukin-38 and its polymorphism (rs7599662) with ulcerative colitis
The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Association of interleukin-38 and its polymorphism (rs7599662) with ulcerative colitis

IL-38 and a genetic variant (rs7599662) were linked to ulcerative colitis in this study, suggesting a possible new biomarker or therapeutic target. If validated, this could help researchers better understand UC...

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Partial enteral nutrition combined with an exclusion diet promotes a healthy gut microbiome in patients with mild to moderately active ulcerative colitis: a quasi-experimental study.
Crohn's & colitis 360

Partial enteral nutrition combined with an exclusion diet promotes a healthy gut microbiome in patients with mild to moderately active ulcerative colitis: a quasi-experimental study.

Dietary strategies that change the gut microbiome are of interest because they might modify inflammation without drugs. This study suggests PEN+ED can shift the microbiome toward a healthier profile in UC, though...

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Time trends in strategies for postoperative Crohn's disease management and long-term surgical recurrence: ENEIDA registry data.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association

Time trends in strategies for postoperative Crohn's disease management and long-term surgical recurrence: ENEIDA registry data.

The findings suggest that over three decades more patients receive medical prevention after ileocolic resection — including thiopurines and biologics — and that rates of needing a second surgery have fallen. This matters...

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Evaluating the Performance of the TOP100 Tool in Detecting Key Small Bowel Findings at Capsule Endoscopy.
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)

Evaluating the Performance of the TOP100 Tool in Detecting Key Small Bowel Findings at Capsule Endoscopy.

AI tools are being tested to speed capsule endoscopy reading and help triage cases, which matters to people with IBD because capsule endoscopy is commonly used to detect small-bowel ulcers and inflammation.

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Insights into the mechanism of treatment of ulcerative colitis with pre- and post-processed dried ginger through perspective of metabolomics and intestinal microbiomics research.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis

Insights into the mechanism of treatment of ulcerative colitis with pre- and post-processed dried ginger through perspective of metabolomics and intestinal microbiomics research.

The study maps how two ginger preparations differently affect metabolism and the gut microbiome in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis, which could inform more targeted use of ginger-derived treatments if findings are...

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Exploring bidirectional causal relationships between ulcerative colitis and depression via the gut-brain axis: A Mendelian randomization study with plasma protein mediator analysis.
Journal of affective disorders

Exploring bidirectional causal relationships between ulcerative colitis and depression via the gut-brain axis: A Mendelian randomization study with plasma protein mediator analysis.

People with ulcerative colitis commonly experience depression; understanding whether the relationship is causal and which blood proteins might mediate it could help researchers develop biomarkers or new therapies...

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Gegen Qinlian Decoction, a classic traditional Chinese medicine formula: a potential therapeutic strategy for ulcerative colitis and colorectal cancer
Frontiers in Pharmacology

Gegen Qinlian Decoction, a classic traditional Chinese medicine formula: a potential therapeutic strategy for ulcerative colitis and colorectal cancer

This review collects preclinical evidence that a traditional Chinese medicine formula (Gegen Qinlian Decoction) may act on inflammation, the gut barrier, immunity, and microbiota — all relevant to ulcerative colitis and...

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