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Nursing-Led Support Across the Standard Care-Clinical Trial-Standard Care Pathway in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Review With Realist-Informed Interpretation.
JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

Nursing-Led Support Across the Standard Care-Clinical Trial-Standard Care Pathway in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Review With Realist-Informed Interpretation.

Effective nursing-led support during clinical trial participation may improve engagement, adherence, retention, and timely symptom reporting for people with IBD. That could make trials safer, fairer, and more reliable...

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Self-Propelling WO3 Nanomotors Restore the Gut-Kidney Axis by Modulating Intestinal Homeostasis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Advanced healthcare materials

Self-Propelling WO3 Nanomotors Restore the Gut-Kidney Axis by Modulating Intestinal Homeostasis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

The study presents a novel nanomaterial approach that aims to protect both inflamed intestines and kidneys by restoring intestinal barrier function and microbiome balance—mechanisms relevant to IBD-related systemic...

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Association Between Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Faecal Calprotectin Levels in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Cureus

Association Between Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Faecal Calprotectin Levels in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

People with IBD and coexisting primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) may get faecal calprotectin tests to monitor colon inflammation. If PSC raises FC independently of colitis, FC could mislead decisions about IBD...

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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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Microbial and functional shifts between flare and remission in a single-center cohort of children with inflammatory bowel disease.
World journal of clinical pediatrics

Microbial and functional shifts between flare and remission in a single-center cohort of children with inflammatory bowel disease.

The study links changes in gut microbes and microbial functions with disease activity in children with IBD, suggesting the microbiome may play a role in recovery and could be a target to help sustain remission.

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Target Relocalization-Driven Weakly Supervised Segmentation for Crohn's Disease via Auxiliary Anatomical Priors
Europe PMC

Target Relocalization-Driven Weakly Supervised Segmentation for Crohn's Disease via Auxiliary Anatomical Priors

Automated, annotation‑efficient lesion segmentation could speed image review and reduce labeling costs for Crohn’s disease imaging research and tool development. If robust, it may help create better AI tools to support...

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A Centimeter-Scale, Peristaltic Human Intestinal Organoid with Integrated Neuro-Immune-Vascular Systems Recapitulates Enteritis and Orthotopic Colorectal Cancer
Europe PMC

A Centimeter-Scale, Peristaltic Human Intestinal Organoid with Integrated Neuro-Immune-Vascular Systems Recapitulates Enteritis and Orthotopic Colorectal Cancer

This model could improve how researchers study IBD inflammation and early colorectal cancer in a human-derived, multicellular system that reproduces neuromuscular function and immune responses. That may speed preclinical...

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Probiotic-based sequential delivery system for gut-brain co-therapy against inflammatory bowel disease-associated anxiety/depression
Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Probiotic-based sequential delivery system for gut-brain co-therapy against inflammatory bowel disease-associated anxiety/depression

The study presents a novel probiotic-based delivery system that targets both intestinal inflammation and anxiety/depression through the gut–brain axis, a potentially relevant concept for people with IBD who commonly...

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Living with Primary Immunodeficiencies: CVID—Enteropathy from the Perspective of a Gastroenterologist
Journal of Human Immunity

Living with Primary Immunodeficiencies: CVID—Enteropathy from the Perspective of a Gastroenterologist

CVID-related enteropathy can resemble celiac disease or IBD, carries high morbidity and mortality, and often does not respond to standard immunoglobulin therapy — patients and clinicians need awareness of its distinct...

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Nursing‐Led Support Across the Standard Care–Clinical Trial–Standard Care Pathway in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Review With Realist‐Informed Interpretation
PubMed Central

Nursing‐Led Support Across the Standard Care–Clinical Trial–Standard Care Pathway in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Review With Realist‐Informed Interpretation

Improving nursing support during IBD trial pathways could help people stay engaged, understand what participation involves, and report problems earlier—potentially making trials safer and more equitable.

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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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Outer Membrane Protein A from Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 Vesicles Alleviates Colon Inflammation by Modulating Specific Inflammatory Signaling Pathway
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Outer Membrane Protein A from Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 Vesicles Alleviates Colon Inflammation by Modulating Specific Inflammatory Signaling Pathway

The study identifies a specific bacterial protein (OmpA) on probiotic-derived vesicles that reduced inflammation in a mouse colitis model by inhibiting TLR4/NF-κB signaling and improving barrier function, suggesting a...

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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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Tetrastigma hemsleyanum polysaccharides ameliorate inflammatory bowel disease via sphingosine-1-phosphate/sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2 -mediated gut vascular barrier repair.
Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology

Tetrastigma hemsleyanum polysaccharides ameliorate inflammatory bowel disease via sphingosine-1-phosphate/sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2 -mediated gut vascular barrier repair.

This preclinical study suggests a plant-derived polysaccharide (THP) can repair the gut vascular barrier and reduce inflammation in experimental colitis via the S1P/S1PR2 pathway, pointing to a novel potential target for...

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Regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic targets of programmed cell death in intestinal epithelial cells in inflammatory bowel disease.
Tissue & cell

Regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic targets of programmed cell death in intestinal epithelial cells in inflammatory bowel disease.

Understanding how different forms of programmed cell death in the gut lining contribute to barrier loss and inflammation could point to new therapeutic targets for IBD. The review also flags natural products and...

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Clinical and endoscopic features of checkpoint inhibitor-induced colitis and their association with selective immunosuppressive therapy use.
Inflammatory bowel diseases

Clinical and endoscopic features of checkpoint inhibitor-induced colitis and their association with selective immunosuppressive therapy use.

People receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors who develop colitis may face different risks of needing stronger immunosuppression depending on the ICI drug class. Understanding which features predict escalation could...

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GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy is associated with increased symptomatic remission in ulcerative colitis: a matched cohort study.
Inflammatory bowel diseases

GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy is associated with increased symptomatic remission in ulcerative colitis: a matched cohort study.

This study suggests commonly used GLP-1 receptor agonists (semaglutide, liraglutide) were associated with higher symptomatic and endoscopic remission in ulcerative colitis compared with matched controls. If validated,...

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Inflammatory bowel disease treatment: Mechanisms to clinical translation (Review).
International journal of molecular medicine

Inflammatory bowel disease treatment: Mechanisms to clinical translation (Review).

The article reviews current and emerging IBD treatments and the biological reasons they may work — useful for patients wanting to understand treatment options and future directions. It highlights therapies beyond...

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Early‐life adverse events and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: A Scandinavian birth cohort study
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Early‐life adverse events and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: A Scandinavian birth cohort study

Parents and clinicians may wonder whether stressful events in early life increase a child’s long-term IBD risk. This large prospective study found no evidence that the measured early maternal or family adverse events...

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3 Self-Propelling WONanomotors Restore the Gut-Kidney Axis by Modulating Intestinal Homeostasis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Advanced healthcare materials

3 Self-Propelling WONanomotors Restore the Gut-Kidney Axis by Modulating Intestinal Homeostasis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

This study describes a novel nanoparticle "nanomachine" approach aimed at fixing gut microbial and barrier dysfunction in IBD models and, by doing so, reducing secondary kidney injury—an intersection (gut–kidney axis)...

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Celastrol ameliorates ulcerative colitis by inhibiting HSP90-mediated necroptosis of intestinal epithelial cells
Frontiers in Pharmacology

Celastrol ameliorates ulcerative colitis by inhibiting HSP90-mediated necroptosis of intestinal epithelial cells

The study suggests a new mechanism—blocking HSP90-mediated necroptosis of intestinal epithelial cells—that may reduce inflammation and tissue damage in ulcerative colitis, which could guide early drug-discovery efforts.

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Gut microbiota-derived metabolites target C5AR1/KDM2A/HCAR3 axis in inflammatory bowel disease: a multi-machine learning algorithms and molecular docking study
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Gut microbiota-derived metabolites target C5AR1/KDM2A/HCAR3 axis in inflammatory bowel disease: a multi-machine learning algorithms and molecular docking study

The study proposes new biomarker candidates (C5AR1, KDM2A, HCAR3) and microbiota-derived metabolites that might interact with those targets. If validated, that could guide future diagnostic tests or microbiome-targeted...

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Basal plasmacytosis and eosinophilia for distinguishing inflammatory bowel disease from gastrointestinal tuberculosis on mucosal biopsy.
Journal of clinical pathology

Basal plasmacytosis and eosinophilia for distinguishing inflammatory bowel disease from gastrointestinal tuberculosis on mucosal biopsy.

Distinguishing IBD from gastrointestinal tuberculosis is challenging in regions where GITB is common; histologic markers like basal plasmacytosis and eosinophilia on mucosal biopsy could help guide diagnosis when...

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Evaluation of the immunomodulatory effects of novel phosphinic acid derivatives in vitro and in a murine colitis model.
Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

Evaluation of the immunomodulatory effects of novel phosphinic acid derivatives in vitro and in a murine colitis model.

Researchers are exploring new small molecules that might modulate T cells in IBD. This study found lab evidence of T‑cell inhibition for several compounds but no therapeutic benefit in a mouse colitis model, so these...

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An inflammatory bowel disease-linked lncRNA suppresses transcription factor T-BET expression in T cells to limit intestinal inflammation.
Immunity

An inflammatory bowel disease-linked lncRNA suppresses transcription factor T-BET expression in T cells to limit intestinal inflammation.

People with IBD may care because this study connects a genetic risk region to a molecular mechanism that restrains inflammation in T cells, offering a potential new biological clue about disease causes and future...

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Association of the ITGA4 rs1143674 polymorphism with subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with ulcerative colitis over 40 years of age
Almanac of Clinical Medicine

Association of the ITGA4 rs1143674 polymorphism with subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with ulcerative colitis over 40 years of age

People with UC face higher cardiovascular risk; this study links a specific ITGA4 genetic variant (rs1143674 CC) with subclinical atherosclerosis in UC patients over 40, which could help identify higher-risk individuals...

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Blocking the m6Am methyltransferase PCIF1 in macrophages attenuates colitis progression by preventing neuronal damage.
Cellular & molecular immunology

Blocking the m6Am methyltransferase PCIF1 in macrophages attenuates colitis progression by preventing neuronal damage.

These results highlight a new cellular mechanism (macrophage-driven ECM changes) that may protect enteric neurons during intestinal inflammation — a process linked to symptoms and complications in IBD.

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AUF1-Engineered Intestinal Organoids Enhance Epithelial Barrier Repair and Mucosal Regeneration in Experimental Colitis
openRxiv

AUF1-Engineered Intestinal Organoids Enhance Epithelial Barrier Repair and Mucosal Regeneration in Experimental Colitis

The work links a specific post-transcriptional regulator (AUF1) to barrier dysfunction in UC and demonstrates that AUF1-restored organoids can enhance mucosal repair in mice, suggesting a possible new regenerative...

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Zataria multiflora Boiss Expression of Concern on "Benefits ofin Experimental Model of Mouse Inflammatory Bowel Disease".
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Zataria multiflora Boiss Expression of Concern on "Benefits ofin Experimental Model of Mouse Inflammatory Bowel Disease".

Cure8 found this source from Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, but the page could not be read reliably yet. It is tagged for Inflammatory bowel disease and Research and clinical trials. Open...

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Modulating immune toxicity in ulcerative colitis using a small molecule RAB27A inhibitor
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Modulating immune toxicity in ulcerative colitis using a small molecule RAB27A inhibitor

The report describes a novel small-molecule inhibitor (IMYX-3) targeting RAB27A to reduce neutrophil-mediated damage in ulcerative colitis models, which could point to a new therapeutic approach if later validated in...

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Early-life adverse events and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: A Scandinavian birth cohort study.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

Early-life adverse events and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: A Scandinavian birth cohort study.

The study tested whether early maternal or family adverse events increase later IBD risk and—using two large Scandinavian birth cohorts with registry follow-up—found no association. That may reassure families worried...

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Sodium acetate attenuates ulcerative colitis by reducing intestinal epithelial apoptosis and remodeling gut microbiota
Frontiers in Microbiology

Sodium acetate attenuates ulcerative colitis by reducing intestinal epithelial apoptosis and remodeling gut microbiota

The study suggests acetate (sodium acetate) can protect intestinal cells and reshape the gut microbiota in preclinical models of ulcerative colitis, pointing to a potential microbiome-linked therapeutic avenue that might...

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Dietary tryptophan ameliorates metalaxyl-induced colitis by restoring microbial tryptophan metabolism and aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation
Frontiers in Nutrition

Dietary tryptophan ameliorates metalaxyl-induced colitis by restoring microbial tryptophan metabolism and aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation

This study suggests an environmental fungicide can disrupt gut microbes and reduce beneficial microbial tryptophan metabolites, promoting colitis in mice; dietary tryptophan reversed those effects in the model.

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Cardiovascular and Thromboembolic Risk With Upadacitinib in Spondyloarthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

Cardiovascular and Thromboembolic Risk With Upadacitinib in Spondyloarthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

People with IBD or Crohn's disease considering or taking upadacitinib may worry about rare but serious risks such as heart attacks, strokes, or blood clots. This meta-analysis found no clear increase in those events...

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Biomaterial-Based Microbiota Strategies for Targeting the Intestinal Immune Microenvironment in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
European journal of pharmacology

Biomaterial-Based Microbiota Strategies for Targeting the Intestinal Immune Microenvironment in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Microbiota-targeting treatments are an active area of IBD research, and biomaterials may help overcome delivery challenges that limit current microbiome therapies. Advances here could improve how well these approaches...

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