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Outcomes of risankizumab use in adults with Crohn's disease in a real-world setting (ARISE-CD): a multicentre, retrospective cohort study.
BMJ open gastroenterology

Outcomes of risankizumab use in adults with Crohn's disease in a real-world setting (ARISE-CD): a multicentre, retrospective cohort study.

This real-world multicentre study evaluates risankizumab effectiveness and short-term persistence in adults with Crohn's disease, including those previously treated with ustekinumab — information that can help patients...

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α,α-Dicyanoolefin-Based Chemiluminophore with Conical Intersection for High-Contrast Imaging of Peroxynitrite in Ulcerative Colitis
Analytical Chemistry

α,α-Dicyanoolefin-Based Chemiluminophore with Conical Intersection for High-Contrast Imaging of Peroxynitrite in Ulcerative Colitis

A new chemiluminescent probe may help researchers detect and visualize peroxynitrite, a reactive species linked to inflammation in ulcerative colitis, which could aid research into disease mechanisms and early detection...

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Beyond ICD-10 Codes: A Multi-class Machine-Learning Approach to Identify True IBD Cases in Electronic Medical Records.
Digestive diseases and sciences

Beyond ICD-10 Codes: A Multi-class Machine-Learning Approach to Identify True IBD Cases in Electronic Medical Records.

Improving accuracy of IBD case identification in EMRs can make research and registries more reliable, reduce misclassification, and help ensure studies and quality programs use the right patient groups.

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Global burden of inflammatory bowel disease in Asia, 1990-2023: A global burden of disease study 2023.
Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association

Global burden of inflammatory bowel disease in Asia, 1990-2023: A global burden of disease study 2023.

Rising IBD prevalence across Asia means more people will need diagnosis, long-term care, and health-system resources; patterns differ by country and by Crohn's disease versus ulcerative colitis, which affects planning...

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Analysis of multiplexed SERS-based lateral flow assays: turning qualitative into quantitative for inflammatory bowel disease monitoring.
The Analyst

Analysis of multiplexed SERS-based lateral flow assays: turning qualitative into quantitative for inflammatory bowel disease monitoring.

Quantitative, rapid stool tests could make it easier to track intestinal inflammation without central lab delays. If translated to clinical use, SERS-enhanced lateral-flow assays might allow more frequent, point-of-care...

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Anti-Integrin αvβ6 Autoantibodies Distinguish Ulcerative Colitis From Crohn's Disease With High Diagnostic Accuracy and Outperform ANCA and ASCA Status: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

Anti-Integrin αvβ6 Autoantibodies Distinguish Ulcerative Colitis From Crohn's Disease With High Diagnostic Accuracy and Outperform ANCA and ASCA Status: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study.

A blood test that more reliably distinguishes UC from CD could reduce diagnostic uncertainty and help guide appropriate long‑term management for people with colonic inflammatory bowel disease.

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Inflammatory bowel disease and prostate cancer: from epidemiological controversy to mechanistic hypotheses
Frontiers in Immunology

Inflammatory bowel disease and prostate cancer: from epidemiological controversy to mechanistic hypotheses

People with IBD and their clinicians may be interested because some studies report higher prostate cancer incidence in IBD populations, and this review explores biological mechanisms that could explain a link while...

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A Novel Remote Patient and Medication Monitoring Solution to Improve Adherence and PerSiStence With IBD Therapy
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Novel Remote Patient and Medication Monitoring Solution to Improve Adherence and PerSiStence With IBD Therapy

The trial could show whether a smart-label app plus clinician alerts improves medication adherence and downstream clinical outcomes for people with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis starting oral or subcutaneous...

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An Induction Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Duvakitug in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
ClinicalTrials.gov

An Induction Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Duvakitug in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

A new Phase 3 trial is testing duvakitug as a potential induction therapy for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis. Trial results could add another treatment option if the drug proves safe and effective.

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Prediction of Dietary Intervention Efficacy in Mild Ulcerative Colitis Patients Based on Fecal Microbiome Signatures
ClinicalTrials.gov

Prediction of Dietary Intervention Efficacy in Mild Ulcerative Colitis Patients Based on Fecal Microbiome Signatures

Researchers are testing whether baseline fecal microbiome profiles can predict who with mild ulcerative colitis will benefit from a specific prebiotic supplement. If validated, this approach could move dietary therapy...

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Low ALIX expression might promote mucosal inflammation in the colon of patients with ulcerative colitis, possibly by promoting pyroptosis: an in silico analysis
Comparative Clinical Pathology

Low ALIX expression might promote mucosal inflammation in the colon of patients with ulcerative colitis, possibly by promoting pyroptosis: an in silico analysis

The paper suggests a new molecular link—low ALIX expression—to inflammatory cell death (pyroptosis) that might help explain mucosal inflammation in ulcerative colitis. If validated, that pathway could point to biomarkers...

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Isolated Superficially Serrated Adenoma in Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Report with Molecular Analysis in Japan
MDPI AG

Isolated Superficially Serrated Adenoma in Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Report with Molecular Analysis in Japan

A new molecular finding (PTPRK::RSPO3 fusion) in a serrated colorectal lesion from a person with ulcerative colitis may be relevant to understanding dysplasia and cancer pathways in IBD, and could prompt further study of...

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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring guided vedolizumab treatment in ulcerative colitis in Cyprus: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring guided vedolizumab treatment in ulcerative colitis in Cyprus: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Using TDM to optimize vedolizumab could improve outcomes but may raise treatment costs; patients and clinicians should know cost-effectiveness depends heavily on drug price and local healthcare thresholds.

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Diagnostic accuracy of the international bowel ultrasound segmental activity score for assessing disease activity in Crohn’s disease
Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Diagnostic accuracy of the international bowel ultrasound segmental activity score for assessing disease activity in Crohn’s disease

Standardized intestinal ultrasound scoring could help non-invasively monitor Crohn’s disease activity and reduce reliance on colonoscopy for some assessments. A high-sensitivity IUS score may be useful to rule out...

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Ablim3 is upregulated in experimental colitis and its local knockdown attenuates DSS- induced intestinal injury in mice
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Ablim3 is upregulated in experimental colitis and its local knockdown attenuates DSS- induced intestinal injury in mice

This study highlights a potential new molecular player (ABLIM3) involved in colitis-related epithelial and cytoskeletal changes. Understanding such mechanisms could eventually point to new targets for therapies or...

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Efficacy of psychotherapies in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
World Journal of Psychiatry

Efficacy of psychotherapies in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

The review shows psychotherapies can improve quality of life and reduce anxiety and depression in people with IBD, outcomes that matter for daily functioning even when intestinal symptoms may not change.

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Adaptive graph learning of microbial phylogeny enables accurate and interpretable microbiome-based host phenotype prediction.
Applied and environmental microbiology

Adaptive graph learning of microbial phylogeny enables accurate and interpretable microbiome-based host phenotype prediction.

The study introduces a phylogeny-aware AI method that may improve detection and interpretation of microbiome signatures linked to IBD and colorectal cancer, which could help research into microbial biomarkers relevant to...

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Recombinant human Thymosin β4 ameliorates experimental colitis and intestinal fibrosis through suppression of mineralocorticoid receptor signaling
PubMed Central

Recombinant human Thymosin β4 ameliorates experimental colitis and intestinal fibrosis through suppression of mineralocorticoid receptor signaling

The work identifies an endogenous peptide (Tβ4) that is reduced in IBD and shows that replacing it in mice lessens colitis and intestinal fibrosis, pointing to a new potential treatment target for inflammation and...

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

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

The work suggests a new mechanism linking macrophage-driven ECM remodeling to protection of enteric neurons and reduced colitis in preclinical models, which could point to future therapies aimed at preventing neuronal...

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Perceived Familial Risk, Dietary Beliefs, and Self-Reported Family Dietary Changes Among Unaffected First-Degree Relatives of Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Mixed Methods Study in Greece
Gastroenterology Insights

Perceived Familial Risk, Dietary Beliefs, and Self-Reported Family Dietary Changes Among Unaffected First-Degree Relatives of Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Mixed Methods Study in Greece

Unaffected family members often worry about their own risk and may make dietary changes based on beliefs rather than evidence. Understanding these perceptions can help clinicians give clearer, balanced guidance about...

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A modern toolbox to elucidate the role of the human microbiome in modulating mycobacterial gut infections
Open Biology

A modern toolbox to elucidate the role of the human microbiome in modulating mycobacterial gut infections

The review outlines new research tools for investigating whether mycobacteria contribute to Crohn’s disease and how the microbiome might influence infection and intestinal inflammation, which could eventually inform...

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Cold-Induced Elevation of 3-Hydroxypropionate Exacerbates Colitis by Remodeling Gut Microbiota and Impairing Mitochondrial Respiration in Intestinal Epithelial Cells
Metabolites

Cold-Induced Elevation of 3-Hydroxypropionate Exacerbates Colitis by Remodeling Gut Microbiota and Impairing Mitochondrial Respiration in Intestinal Epithelial Cells

The study suggests a specific microbial metabolite, 3‑HPA, can link cold exposure to worse colitis by changing the microbiome and harming epithelial cell mitochondria and barrier function — a possible new mechanistic...

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Intracolonic Treatment with a Rifamycin SV In Situ Gelling Formulation Ameliorates Macroscopic and Histological Damage in an Acute Rat Model of Oxazolone-Induced Colitis: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Journal of Clinical Medicine

Intracolonic Treatment with a Rifamycin SV In Situ Gelling Formulation Ameliorates Macroscopic and Histological Damage in an Acute Rat Model of Oxazolone-Induced Colitis: A Proof-of-Concept Study

A locally delivered rifamycin formulation reduced macroscopic and microscopic colonic damage in an acute rat model of colitis, suggesting a potential new local therapeutic approach worth further preclinical evaluation.

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

Letter to the Editor in Response to “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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ASAPP Study - Topical 5-ASA as Prophylaxis for Pouchitis in Ulcerative Colitis Patients After Pelvic Pouch Surgery
ClinicalTrials.gov

ASAPP Study - Topical 5-ASA as Prophylaxis for Pouchitis in Ulcerative Colitis Patients After Pelvic Pouch Surgery

Pouchitis is a common, sometimes chronic complication after IPAA surgery for ulcerative colitis and can substantially affect quality of life. If topical 5-ASA prevents pouchitis, it could offer a simple prophylactic...

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Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Upadacitinib Among Patients in East Asia With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis: A Post Hoc Subanalysis of Randomized Phase 3 Studies
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Upadacitinib Among Patients in East Asia With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis: A Post Hoc Subanalysis of Randomized Phase 3 Studies

This analysis suggests upadacitinib works and has a similar safety and pharmacokinetic profile in East Asian patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis as in the global trials, which may reassure...

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NEAT1 modulates neutrophil functions via glycolysis to restrain mucosal inflammation in ulcerative colitis
Frontiers in Immunology

NEAT1 modulates neutrophil functions via glycolysis to restrain mucosal inflammation in ulcerative colitis

The study links NEAT1, a long noncoding RNA, to neutrophil-driven mucosal inflammation in ulcerative colitis and suggests NEAT1 affects neutrophil activity via glycolysis. That points to a new molecular pathway that...

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Beyond Inflammation: Sarcopenia and Disease Phenotype Predict Unfavourable Course in Crohn’s Disease—A Retrospective Observational Study
Biomedicines

Beyond Inflammation: Sarcopenia and Disease Phenotype Predict Unfavourable Course in Crohn’s Disease—A Retrospective Observational Study

Sarcopenia (low muscle mass) was linked with worse outcomes in Crohn’s disease and, combined with fecal calprotectin and disease behaviour, formed a score that better predicted unfavourable courses. Identifying at-risk...

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Model‐informed dose optimization of etrasimod in ulcerative colitis across CYP2C9 genotypes and hepatic impairment
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Model‐informed dose optimization of etrasimod in ulcerative colitis across CYP2C9 genotypes and hepatic impairment

People with ulcerative colitis taking etrasimod may have higher drug levels if they have certain CYP2C9 genotypes or significant liver impairment; dose adjustments could be needed to avoid increased exposure.

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Tacrolimus Bridging and Combination Therapy Following Infliximab and JAK Inhibitor Failure in Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Series.
JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

Tacrolimus Bridging and Combination Therapy Following Infliximab and JAK Inhibitor Failure in Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Series.

Patients with UC who fail both anti-TNF and JAK inhibitor therapies have limited options. This report suggests tacrolimus can be used as a short-term bridge or in combination to reach another maintenance drug, with many...

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