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Microbiome articles covering gut bacteria, microbial changes, microbiota research, and IBD disease mechanisms.

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Enterotype-based stratification identifies clinically distinct microbial subtypes in inflammatory bowel disease.
Inflammatory bowel diseases

Enterotype-based stratification identifies clinically distinct microbial subtypes in inflammatory bowel disease.

Microbiome patterns in this study were linked to inflammation (fecal calprotectin) and higher chance of needing treatment escalation. If validated, enterotype stratification could help predict disease course or tailor...

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Targeting the Microbiota–Metabolism–Immunity Axis: Active Components of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Targeting the Microbiota–Metabolism–Immunity Axis: Active Components of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer

The review links TCM-derived compounds to mechanisms (microbiota, metabolites, immunity) that are implicated in progression from chronic colitis to colorectal cancer, which is an important long-term risk for people with...

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Ameliorative Effects of the White Jade Snail Secretion on DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice
Current Issues in Molecular Biology

Ameliorative Effects of the White Jade Snail Secretion on DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice

Preclinical work identifies a natural-product mixture that reduced inflammation, improved gut barrier markers, and changed the microbiome in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis. This could be an early step toward new...

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Forsythiae Fructus polysaccharides mitigate DSS colitis by modulating gut microbiota-derived palmitic acid and PI3K/AKT pathway.
International journal of biological macromolecules

Forsythiae Fructus polysaccharides mitigate DSS colitis by modulating gut microbiota-derived palmitic acid and PI3K/AKT pathway.

The study suggests a new microbiota–metabolite–immune pathway (palmitic acid → PI3K/AKT → NETs) that may drive colitis and that Forsythia polysaccharides can modify, which could point to future microbiota-targeted...

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Colon-targeted delivery of α-terpineol via ZIF-8 alleviates ulcerative colitis by anti-inflammatory and gut microbiota-metabolism modulation.
International journal of pharmaceutics

Colon-targeted delivery of α-terpineol via ZIF-8 alleviates ulcerative colitis by anti-inflammatory and gut microbiota-metabolism modulation.

The paper describes a novel colon-targeted delivery system that improved local drug retention, reduced dosing frequency, and changed microbiota and metabolic markers in a mouse model of UC — developments that could...

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Gut microbiome enterotypes associate with distinct metabolomic landscapes and clinical outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease: a multi‑omics dissection
Gut Pathogens

Gut microbiome enterotypes associate with distinct metabolomic landscapes and clinical outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease: a multi‑omics dissection

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a clinical study related to Inflammatory bowel disease, Microbiome, and Research and clinical trials. The original article is from Gut Pathogens.

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America's alarming bowel disease epidemic: Experts reveal the lifestyle habits driving Crohn's surge... the surprising colon cancer paradox... and simple tweaks to reduce your risk
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America's alarming bowel disease epidemic: Experts reveal the lifestyle habits driving Crohn's surge... the surprising colon cancer paradox... and simple tweaks to reduce your risk

Crohn's is becoming more common among younger Americans and long-term uncontrolled inflammation raises colorectal cancer risk. Understanding possible lifestyle and medical factors can help patients and clinicians focus...

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Hesperetin mitigates IBD-associated bone loss via Akkermansia muciniphila enrichment and IDA-driven gut-bone axis crosstalk.
Journal of orthopaedic translation

Hesperetin mitigates IBD-associated bone loss via Akkermansia muciniphila enrichment and IDA-driven gut-bone axis crosstalk.

People with IBD are at increased risk of bone loss; this study points to a microbiome-related pathway (A. muciniphila and an IDA metabolite) that might protect bone in an experimental colitis model, which could...

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An Oral Nanozyme Microsupplement Converts Pathological ROS Into a Colon‐Adhesive Shield for Long‐Term Neutrophil‐Directed Remission of Ulcerative Colitis
Advanced Materials

An Oral Nanozyme Microsupplement Converts Pathological ROS Into a Colon‐Adhesive Shield for Long‐Term Neutrophil‐Directed Remission of Ulcerative Colitis

The study describes a new nanozyme-based oral formulation that reduced NET formation and improved mucosal healing in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis, suggesting a novel preclinical approach to long‑term...

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Recent advances in antioxidant nanozymes for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
Nanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine

Recent advances in antioxidant nanozymes for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.

Nanozyme-based therapeutics are an emerging experimental strategy that aim to reduce oxidative stress and modulate immune responses in the inflamed gut — mechanisms directly relevant to IBD pathophysiology.

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Recent developments in the role of oxidative stress in pathogenesis and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.
Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology

Recent developments in the role of oxidative stress in pathogenesis and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.

Oxidative stress may be a key driver of inflammation in IBD and could point to new biomarkers or adjunctive treatments (dietary changes, antioxidant strategies, or targeted pathways like Nrf2 and ferroptosis) that...

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Polysaccharides from Radix Hedysari exhibited preventive effects against DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in C57BL/6 mice
Frontiers in Immunology

Polysaccharides from Radix Hedysari exhibited preventive effects against DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in C57BL/6 mice

Researchers report that a polysaccharide from Radix Hedysari reduced inflammation, improved barrier proteins, and shifted gut bacteria in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis — suggesting a potential preventive candidate...

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Grapefruit-derived nanovesicles: a promising nanoplatform for enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of andrographolide against ulcerative colitis.
Bioorganic chemistry

Grapefruit-derived nanovesicles: a promising nanoplatform for enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of andrographolide against ulcerative colitis.

Researchers are developing oral delivery methods to make promising anti‑inflammatory compounds more effective. If such platforms translate to humans, they could expand treatment options for UC by improving absorption of...

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Limosilactobacillus reuteri Z-621 isolated from Hu lambs alleviates colitis by restoring intestinal barrier homeostasis and modulating the gut microbiota composition and lipid metabolism
Animal Microbiome

Limosilactobacillus reuteri Z-621 isolated from Hu lambs alleviates colitis by restoring intestinal barrier homeostasis and modulating the gut microbiota composition and lipid metabolism

The paper identifies a specific probiotic strain that reduced colitis signs and improved intestinal barrier function in a mouse model, supporting further preclinical and translational work toward microbiome-based...

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Engineered E. coli Nissle 1917 alleviates colitis-associated depression via gut-brain axis restoration.
Science bulletin

Engineered E. coli Nissle 1917 alleviates colitis-associated depression via gut-brain axis restoration.

IBD patients often have depression and anxiety that current anti-TNF biologics do not adequately treat. An engineered probiotic that both neutralizes local TNFα and promotes GABA-producing microbes could address...

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Investigating the Effect of the Non-nutritive Sweetener Sucralose in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
ClinicalTrials.gov

Investigating the Effect of the Non-nutritive Sweetener Sucralose in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

People with Crohn's disease often ask whether food additives and artificial sweeteners affect gut microbes or disease activity. This trial directly tests whether sucralose changes the fecal microbiome in adults with...

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Longitudinal Study on Bacterial Production of LPC and LPA in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
ClinicalTrials.gov

Longitudinal Study on Bacterial Production of LPC and LPA in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

If gut microbes produce LPC/LPA that are linked to chronic abdominal pain, it could point to new biomarker or microbiome-targeted approaches for unexplained pain in IBD patients whose inflammation is quiet or minimal.

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Timing of complementary food introduction is not associated with inflammatory bowel disease risk: A prospective birth cohort study
PubMed Central

Timing of complementary food introduction is not associated with inflammatory bowel disease risk: A prospective birth cohort study

Parents and clinicians often worry that when solids are started might change a child’s future risk of IBD. This large prospective study found no clear link between timing or patterns of complementary feeding and later...

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Cinnamaldehyde-hollow mesoporous Prussian blue nanozymes for ulcerative colitis via reactive oxygen and nitrogen species scavenging and gut microbiota-metabolism modulation
Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology

Cinnamaldehyde-hollow mesoporous Prussian blue nanozymes for ulcerative colitis via reactive oxygen and nitrogen species scavenging and gut microbiota-metabolism modulation

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a basic science related to Ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory bowel disease, and Microbiome. The original article is from Journal of Drug Delivery Science and...

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Fecal microbiota fermenting simple organic carbon substrates in vitro as microbial factories capable of distinguishing Crohn's disease from healthy states.
Microbial cell factories

Fecal microbiota fermenting simple organic carbon substrates in vitro as microbial factories capable of distinguishing Crohn's disease from healthy states.

The study shows functional differences in how Crohn’s versus healthy fecal microbiota ferment substrates, with CD cultures making less beneficial butyrate and more ethanol/amino acids. That could inform future...

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Mechanistic interactions between inflammatory bowel disease and obstructive sleep apnea.
Sleep medicine reviews

Mechanistic interactions between inflammatory bowel disease and obstructive sleep apnea.

IBD and obstructive sleep apnea may influence each other through shared biological processes (barrier dysfunction, dysbiosis, immune activation, intermittent hypoxia), so understanding this could affect screening and...

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Viral–Gut Microbiota Interactions: Implications for the Gut Mucosa in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Viral–Gut Microbiota Interactions: Implications for the Gut Mucosa in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Viruses in the gut (including bacteriophages) could influence inflammation and the intestinal barrier in IBD, so understanding the virome may point to new research directions or therapies.

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Gut Microbiota, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the Prioritization of Host Effector Genes: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study with Independent Replication, cis-eQTL Colocalization and Single-Cell Localization
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Gut Microbiota, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the Prioritization of Host Effector Genes: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study with Independent Replication, cis-eQTL Colocalization and Single-Cell Localization

The work suggests specific host genes and cell types that might mediate links between gut microbes and IBD, which could direct future laboratory research into mechanisms and potential biomarkers.

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Anti-inflammatory activity of Chlorella polysaccharide AHP.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry

Anti-inflammatory activity of Chlorella polysaccharide AHP.

The study reports that Chlorella-derived polysaccharide AHP reduced inflammation, supported barrier repair, and changed gut microbiota in cell and mouse colitis models—suggesting a potential new bioactive candidate for...

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Nanoencapsulated flavonoids for inflammatory bowel disease: a targeted approach toward clinical application
npj Science of Food

Nanoencapsulated flavonoids for inflammatory bowel disease: a targeted approach toward clinical application

Nanoencapsulated flavonoids are proposed as a way to improve delivery of biologically active dietary compounds to the inflamed gut in IBD; a rational design framework could accelerate translation from bench research to...

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Decoding Personalized Nutritional, Microbiome and Host Patterns Impacting Clinical and Prognostic Features in Crohn's Disease
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Decoding Personalized Nutritional, Microbiome and Host Patterns Impacting Clinical and Prognostic Features in Crohn's Disease

Understanding how individual diet and microbiome patterns relate to disease activity could help create personalized dietary approaches for children with Crohn's disease and improve monitoring using home fecal...

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Heat-Inactivated Lacticaseibacillus paracasei PC-01 Alleviates DSS-Induced Colitis in Mice by Modulating Gut Microbiota and Intestinal Barrier Function
Nutrients

Heat-Inactivated Lacticaseibacillus paracasei PC-01 Alleviates DSS-Induced Colitis in Mice by Modulating Gut Microbiota and Intestinal Barrier Function

This preclinical study suggests a heat‑inactivated probiotic strain reduced colitis signs in mice and changed gut microbes and inflammatory pathways—findings that could inform future research into microbiome‑based or...

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Clinical‑microbiotic correlations in ulcerative colitis: bacterial and fungal taxa in disease relapse and remission
South Russian Journal of Therapeutic Practice

Clinical‑microbiotic correlations in ulcerative colitis: bacterial and fungal taxa in disease relapse and remission

Microbiome composition differed between relapse and remission in ulcerative colitis in this study; specific bacterial and fungal taxa were statistically associated with clinical and endoscopic activity and are proposed...

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Research progress on intestinal probiotics-mediated protection of the intestinal mucosal barrier in ulcerative colitis
Frontiers in Immunology

Research progress on intestinal probiotics-mediated protection of the intestinal mucosal barrier in ulcerative colitis

The intestinal mucosal barrier is central to ulcerative colitis. If probiotics can strengthen that barrier, they might reduce inflammation or help maintain remission. This review summarizes mechanistic and early clinical...

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Functional Gut Microbiota Alterations in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Receiving Long-Term Biologic Therapy: A Pilot Comparative Study.
Journal of clinical medicine

Functional Gut Microbiota Alterations in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Receiving Long-Term Biologic Therapy: A Pilot Comparative Study.

This study suggests that even when people with IBD are in clinical and biological remission on long-term biologic therapy, their gut microbiome composition and inferred functions can still differ from laboratory...

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N6-methyladenosine RNA methylation in relation to the inflammatory response, immunity and the intestinal microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease
World Journal of Gastroenterology

N6-methyladenosine RNA methylation in relation to the inflammatory response, immunity and the intestinal microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease

m6A RNA methylation is a regulator of RNA function that may influence inflammation, immunity, and the intestinal microbiota — all central to IBD. Understanding these pathways could identify new biomarkers or drug targets...

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Navigating microbial balance: Insights and interventions for optimal health amid antibiotic treatment in inflammatory bowel disease
Heliyon

Navigating microbial balance: Insights and interventions for optimal health amid antibiotic treatment in inflammatory bowel disease

Antibiotics can substantially change gut microbes; for people with IBD those changes may affect inflammation and gut barrier function. The review summarizes microbiome-targeted strategies that patients and clinicians may...

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Multifactorial and Metabolic Pathogenesis to Systemic Disease and Precision Medicine
Metabolites

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Multifactorial and Metabolic Pathogenesis to Systemic Disease and Precision Medicine

This review reframes IBD as a systemic disease influenced by gut microbes, metabolism, and immune interactions — which matters because it points toward better ways to stratify patients, monitor disease, and personalize...

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Supplementation of Bacillus cereus Enhances Anti-Colitis Effects of Triple Probiotics in Mice: Correlative Evidence for a Gut Microbiota–Spermidine-Related Axis in Quadruple-Probiotic Protection
Nutrients

Supplementation of Bacillus cereus Enhances Anti-Colitis Effects of Triple Probiotics in Mice: Correlative Evidence for a Gut Microbiota–Spermidine-Related Axis in Quadruple-Probiotic Protection

This study suggests a specific four-strain probiotic cocktail may better protect against experimental colitis than the three-strain mix, potentially via microbiota-driven increases in spermidine — a microbial metabolite...

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Terminalia arjuna Biological Activities, Medicinal Uses, and Nutritional Effects of(Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn.: Phytochemical Insights and Therapeutic Benefits in Ulcerative Colitis Management-A Detailed Review.
Food science & nutrition

Terminalia arjuna Biological Activities, Medicinal Uses, and Nutritional Effects of(Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn.: Phytochemical Insights and Therapeutic Benefits in Ulcerative Colitis Management-A Detailed Review.

People with ulcerative colitis may be interested in plant-based therapies that could reduce gut inflammation or support mucosal health. This review compiles preclinical evidence suggesting Terminalia arjuna has...

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Ferulic acid – A promising candidate molecule for the treatment of colitis
European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology

Ferulic acid – A promising candidate molecule for the treatment of colitis

This review highlights a plant-derived compound, ferulic acid, that showed anti-colitis effects in experimental studies, suggesting a potential new adjunctive therapy pathway worth watching for future clinical research.

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Maternal–Fetal Exposome and Early-Life Microbiota–Pattern Recognition Receptors Signaling in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Susceptibility: A Mechanistic Review
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Maternal–Fetal Exposome and Early-Life Microbiota–Pattern Recognition Receptors Signaling in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Susceptibility: A Mechanistic Review

If true, prenatal and early-life exposures could influence long-term IBD risk by shaping immune development and the gut microbiome, which may help explain why some people develop IBD and others don’t.

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Trendy, but Are They Safe? Current Popular Diets and Their Use in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Narrative Review
Nutrients

Trendy, but Are They Safe? Current Popular Diets and Their Use in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Narrative Review

Diet is a modifiable factor many people with IBD try to use to manage symptoms and disease; this review summarizes what is and isn’t supported by current evidence for popular diets and structured nutritional therapies.

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Marine-Derived Polysaccharides Against Ulcerative Colitis: Sources, Structures, and Multi-Target Mechanisms
Marine Drugs

Marine-Derived Polysaccharides Against Ulcerative Colitis: Sources, Structures, and Multi-Target Mechanisms

The review highlights marine polysaccharides as multi-target agents that could modulate inflammation, the microbiome, and the gut barrier—processes central to ulcerative colitis—and points to possible roles as functional...

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