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Licochalcone B ameliorates DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in mice through inhibiting the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and restoration of purine metabolism and intestinal barrier integrity
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Licochalcone B ameliorates DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in mice through inhibiting the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and restoration of purine metabolism and intestinal barrier integrity

Researchers identified licochalcone B as a compound that reduced inflammation and repaired gut barrier in a mouse colitis model by affecting PI3K/AKT signaling and purine metabolism. For people following IBD research,...

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Sarcopenia in patients with active ulcerative colitis: associations with serum metabolites and gut microbiota
Frontiers in Nutrition

Sarcopenia in patients with active ulcerative colitis: associations with serum metabolites and gut microbiota

Sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass/strength) was common among hospitalized adults with active UC and linked to inflammation, changes in blood metabolites (bile acids, acylcarnitines), and shifts in the gut microbiome.

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Multi-omics analysis identifies macrophage immunometabolic signatures in ulcerative colitis
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Multi-omics analysis identifies macrophage immunometabolic signatures in ulcerative colitis

The work highlights macrophage metabolic programs and specific genes that may help classify UC molecular subtypes and suggest candidate biomarkers or therapeutic targets related to macrophage-driven inflammation.

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Parkinson's disease-associated LRRK2 G2019S enhances intestinal neutrophil extracellular trap formation through RAB10–myeloperoxidase signaling and promotes enteric α-synuclein accumulation
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Parkinson's disease-associated LRRK2 G2019S enhances intestinal neutrophil extracellular trap formation through RAB10–myeloperoxidase signaling and promotes enteric α-synuclein accumulation

The work links a PD risk gene (LRRK2 G2019S) to increased intestinal NET formation and enteric α-synuclein in mouse colitis, suggesting a neutrophil-mediated inflammatory route by which gut inflammation and microbiota...

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rfaG Escherichia coli -dependent cell envelope biogenesis supports type 1 fimbrial expression and intestinal colonization in adherent-invasive.
Microbiology (Reading, England)

rfaG Escherichia coli -dependent cell envelope biogenesis supports type 1 fimbrial expression and intestinal colonization in adherent-invasive.

AIEC bacteria have been linked to Crohn’s disease; this study identifies a bacterial gene (rfaG) that helps AIEC express adhesins and colonize the gut in experimental models, which could point to future research paths...

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Bisphenol A aggravates colitis-associated intestinal epithelial injury: Mitochondrial dysfunction and CASP1-associated inflammatory signaling.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

Bisphenol A aggravates colitis-associated intestinal epithelial injury: Mitochondrial dysfunction and CASP1-associated inflammatory signaling.

The study links a common environmental chemical (BPA) to worse epithelial injury and inflammation in colitis models, highlighting a potential environmental contributor to IBD-relevant epithelial dysfunction and...

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Radiological primary sclerosing cholangitis in incident inflammatory bowel disease- a prospective Copenhagen IBD Inception Cohort study.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association

Radiological primary sclerosing cholangitis in incident inflammatory bowel disease- a prospective Copenhagen IBD Inception Cohort study.

PSC — a serious bile-duct disease linked to IBD — was found on MRCP in about 1 in 10 people at IBD diagnosis, often without abnormal liver blood tests. Early radiological detection could affect monitoring and specialist...

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Impaired memory B-cell formation after mRNA-based COVID-19 booster vaccination in patients with inflammatory bowel disease receiving anti-TNF treatment
Europe PMC

Impaired memory B-cell formation after mRNA-based COVID-19 booster vaccination in patients with inflammatory bowel disease receiving anti-TNF treatment

The study suggests that anti‑TNF treatment in IBD is associated with weaker and less cross‑reactive antibody and memory B‑cell responses after COVID‑19 booster vaccination, which may reduce durability of protection and...

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Exploring the impact of DEP on pediatric Crohn's disease using machine learning and molecular docking methods.
Frontiers in pediatrics

Exploring the impact of DEP on pediatric Crohn's disease using machine learning and molecular docking methods.

Researchers used machine learning and molecular docking plus small animal tests to link a common plasticizer (DEP) with molecular changes seen in pediatric Crohn’s disease. This could point to environmental exposures...

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Prevalence of type 2 multimorbidities in COPD compared to asthma and relationship to blood eosinophilic counts.
ERJ open research

Prevalence of type 2 multimorbidities in COPD compared to asthma and relationship to blood eosinophilic counts.

People with COPD can have coexisting type‑2 inflammatory conditions, and those conditions become more common with higher blood eosinophil counts. Knowing this may influence clinicians’ attention to extra‑pulmonary T2...

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Protease-serpin-microbiome interactions in inflammatory bowel disease: toward integrated biomarkers of gut health.
Gut microbes

Protease-serpin-microbiome interactions in inflammatory bowel disease: toward integrated biomarkers of gut health.

Protease and serpin activity affect the gut barrier, immunity, and microbial ecology—processes central to IBD. Integrating these pathways could help identify biomarkers or targets that explain why IBD varies between...

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Preventive Effects of Fermented Yak Milk-Derived Lacticaseibacillus paracasei CD12-1 Against DSS-Induced Colitis in Mice
Foods

Preventive Effects of Fermented Yak Milk-Derived Lacticaseibacillus paracasei CD12-1 Against DSS-Induced Colitis in Mice

Preclinical results suggest a fermented yak milk–derived probiotic strain may protect against colitis in mice by improving barrier function, lowering inflammatory cytokines, and changing the gut microbiome—mechanisms...

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Predictors of time to surgical recurrence after ileal or ileocolonic resection in Crohn’s disease: role of integrin αvβ6 and development of a predictive nomogram
Updates in Surgery

Predictors of time to surgical recurrence after ileal or ileocolonic resection in Crohn’s disease: role of integrin αvβ6 and development of a predictive nomogram

People with Crohn’s who have had ileal or ileocolic surgery often worry about needing another operation; this study seeks clinical and biomarker predictors to estimate that risk. Understanding predictors could help...

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Bacillus Probiotic Spores in Supporting the Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
ClinicalTrials.gov

Bacillus Probiotic Spores in Supporting the Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Patients and clinicians often seek adjunctive options to improve symptoms, quality of life, or reduce treatment burden. This trial tests whether Bacillus spore probiotics added to standard care can provide measurable...

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Accurately Profiling the Changes and Functions of Key Microflora in the Whole Intestinal Microenvironment Based on the Visual Sampling Capsule Endoscopy in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
ClinicalTrials.gov

Accurately Profiling the Changes and Functions of Key Microflora in the Whole Intestinal Microenvironment Based on the Visual Sampling Capsule Endoscopy in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Mapping microbes and metabolites directly from different gut regions could reveal location-specific changes linked to IBD activity and help researchers develop better biomarkers or targeted treatments.

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Comparison Between Artificial Intelligence and Standard Reading to Investigate Suspected Crohn Disease: the SCAI STUDY
ClinicalTrials.gov

Comparison Between Artificial Intelligence and Standard Reading to Investigate Suspected Crohn Disease: the SCAI STUDY

Faster, reliable reading of capsule endoscopy videos could shorten diagnostic delays and make small-bowel evaluation easier for people with suspected Crohn’s disease. If AI preserves accuracy while reducing review time,...

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Commentary on "Polyethylene terephthalate microplastics exposure enhances the risk of ulcerative colitis: insights from multiomics integration, machine learning, and molecular docking reveal intestinal toxicity mechanisms".
International journal of surgery (London, England)

Commentary on "Polyethylene terephthalate microplastics exposure enhances the risk of ulcerative colitis: insights from multiomics integration, machine learning, and molecular docking reveal intestinal toxicity mechanisms".

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a basic science related to Ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory bowel disease, and AI and data science. The original article is from International journal of surgery...

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Intestinal Ultrasound Predicts Primary Non-Response and Maintenance Relapse in Upadacitinib-Treated Active Crohn's Disease: A Multicenter, Prospective Cohort Study.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

Intestinal Ultrasound Predicts Primary Non-Response and Maintenance Relapse in Upadacitinib-Treated Active Crohn's Disease: A Multicenter, Prospective Cohort Study.

If you or your clinician are using upadacitinib for Crohn’s, intestinal ultrasound early in treatment may help predict who will not respond and who is more likely to relapse on maintenance dosing, potentially guiding...

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Calprotectin levels in Crohn's perianal fistula scraping are associated with fistula outcomes after surgical closure.
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland

Calprotectin levels in Crohn's perianal fistula scraping are associated with fistula outcomes after surgical closure.

If confirmed, a simple calprotectin test on fistula scrapings could help predict which Crohn’s patients are likely to heal after primary surgical fistula closure and which may need additional therapies, potentially...

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Microbiome-Derived Tryptophan Metabolites Regulate AhR Signaling to Restore Epithelial Barrier Integrity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
MicrobiologyOpen

Microbiome-Derived Tryptophan Metabolites Regulate AhR Signaling to Restore Epithelial Barrier Integrity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Microbial tryptophan metabolites may help restore the intestinal barrier via AhR signaling, a process that could reduce inflammation and symptom-driving permeability in IBD. Understanding this pathway could point to...

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Ultrasound criteria for transmural healing and response in Crohn’s disease: a systematic review of definitions and thresholds
PubMed Central

Ultrasound criteria for transmural healing and response in Crohn’s disease: a systematic review of definitions and thresholds

Clear, reproducible ultrasound definitions for transmural healing and response could help clinicians track deeper intestinal healing beyond mucosal assessment and allow trials to use consistent imaging endpoints.

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Nitrogen dioxide exposure promotes CD8+T cell infiltration and contributes to increased susceptibility to ulcerative colitis: An integrative multi‑omics, artificial intelligence, and mouse model study.
Journal of hazardous materials

Nitrogen dioxide exposure promotes CD8+T cell infiltration and contributes to increased susceptibility to ulcerative colitis: An integrative multi‑omics, artificial intelligence, and mouse model study.

The study suggests that air pollutant NO2 may promote a perforin-producing CD8+ T cell response linked to colonic inflammation in UC and highlights CDC25B as a potential mechanistic link—information that could guide...

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Unraveling the pleiotropic roles of the mTOR-glycolytic axis in ulcerative colitis: from immunometabolic dysregulation to mucosal barrier remodeling
Frontiers in Immunology

Unraveling the pleiotropic roles of the mTOR-glycolytic axis in ulcerative colitis: from immunometabolic dysregulation to mucosal barrier remodeling

The review highlights metabolic pathways (mTOR–glycolysis) that drive inflammation and barrier dysfunction in ulcerative colitis, which could point to new kinds of targeted therapies beyond current immunosuppressive...

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Formulation of Dipotassium Glycyrrhizinate loaded PVA polymeric nanoparticles Attenuate DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis via Modulation of Oxidative Stress, NF-κB/HMGB1 Signaling, and Mucosal Repair
Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology

Formulation of Dipotassium Glycyrrhizinate loaded PVA polymeric nanoparticles Attenuate DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis via Modulation of Oxidative Stress, NF-κB/HMGB1 Signaling, and Mucosal Repair

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

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Genetic and Epidemiologic Studies on Crohn’s Disease in Patients from Djibouti: Relationship Between CARD15/NOD2 Gene Mutations and Clinical/Demographic Factors
Europe PMC

Genetic and Epidemiologic Studies on Crohn’s Disease in Patients from Djibouti: Relationship Between CARD15/NOD2 Gene Mutations and Clinical/Demographic Factors

This study explores genetic risk variants (NOD2/CARD15) and local environmental factors (khat use) among young adults with IBD in Djibouti — information that may help explain regional differences in Crohn’s disease and...

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A genome catalog reveals the global landscape of the human gut archaeome and its relevance to inflammatory bowel disease
Europe PMC

A genome catalog reveals the global landscape of the human gut archaeome and its relevance to inflammatory bowel disease

The study expands the map of gut archaea and identifies archaeal species associated with IBD/UC, suggesting new microbial biomarkers and potential microbe–microbe interactions that might influence inflammation.

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Regulated cell death in autoimmune diseases: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities.
Molecular biology reports

Regulated cell death in autoimmune diseases: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities.

If you have IBD, emerging forms of regulated cell death may help explain ongoing intestinal inflammation and could become targets for future tests or treatments. This review highlights multiple RCD pathways linked to...

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Probiotics Accelerate Microbiota and Metabolic Pathway Recovery Following Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation in Ulcerative Colitis.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

Probiotics Accelerate Microbiota and Metabolic Pathway Recovery Following Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation in Ulcerative Colitis.

People with UC have lower baseline gut microbial diversity and slower recovery after PEG bowel preparation; improving recovery of beneficial microbes could matter for symptom stability and gut health. This study suggests...

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Tryptophan metabolism and AhR activation are associated with fecal water-induced DNA damage in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Mutagenesis

Tryptophan metabolism and AhR activation are associated with fecal water-induced DNA damage in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Altered tryptophan metabolism and AhR signaling were linked to fecal-water-induced DNA damage in IBD samples, suggesting a possible pathway connecting inflammation and epithelial genotoxic stress — a mechanism relevant...

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A Steroid-Sparing Combination Regimen of Low-Dose Atorvastatin and Reduced-Dose Prednisolone Maximizes Healing in Experimental Ulcerative Colitis
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

A Steroid-Sparing Combination Regimen of Low-Dose Atorvastatin and Reduced-Dose Prednisolone Maximizes Healing in Experimental Ulcerative Colitis

The study suggests a steroid‑sparing combination (low‑dose atorvastatin plus reduced prednisolone) may produce stronger anti‑inflammatory and antioxidant effects than either drug alone in an animal model of ulcerative...

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Trichinella spiralis infection-induced ursodeoxycholic acid ameliorates colitis by regulating dendritic cells and macrophages via NLRP3 inflammasome signaling pathway
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Trichinella spiralis infection-induced ursodeoxycholic acid ameliorates colitis by regulating dendritic cells and macrophages via NLRP3 inflammasome signaling pathway

This preclinical study suggests that a specific gut microbe (Bacteroides acidifaciens) and the bile acid UDCA can reduce inflammation in a mouse colitis model by improving barrier function and dampening NLRP3-driven...

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Concerted changes in the pediatric single-cell intestinal ecosystem before and after anti-TNF blockade.
eLife

Concerted changes in the pediatric single-cell intestinal ecosystem before and after anti-TNF blockade.

Identifying baseline cellular states that predict disease course or response to anti‑TNF could help researchers develop predictive biomarkers and new therapeutic strategies for pediatric Crohn’s disease.

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