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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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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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Chronotherapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Biological Rationale, Human Evidence, and a Clinical Implementation Framework.
Digestive diseases and sciences

Chronotherapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Biological Rationale, Human Evidence, and a Clinical Implementation Framework.

Timing of therapies and daily behaviors may affect drug metabolism, immune activity, and symptom patterns in IBD. Considering when treatments are given could potentially improve response, reduce toxicity, and help...

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Effectiveness, Durability, and Safety of Ustekinumab in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results from the Taiwan Multicenter Real-world Ustekinumab Study (T-RUST Study).
Inflammatory bowel diseases

Effectiveness, Durability, and Safety of Ustekinumab in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results from the Taiwan Multicenter Real-world Ustekinumab Study (T-RUST Study).

This Taiwanese multicenter real-world study reports high 52-week clinical response and remission rates, sustained one-year drug persistence, and meaningful fistula healing with ustekinumab in patients with Crohn’s...

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Ultrasound-Activated Janus Heterojunction-Mediated Enhanced Cascade Nanozyme for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapy.
ACS applied materials & interfaces

Ultrasound-Activated Janus Heterojunction-Mediated Enhanced Cascade Nanozyme for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapy.

The study describes a new ultrasound-activated nanozyme that reduced intestinal inflammation and promoted mucosal repair in preclinical IBD models by scavenging ROS and modulating the gut microbiota—an approach that...

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Hormonal contraception is not associated with recurrent flares in ulcerative colitis: a longitudinal time-dependent analysis
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Hormonal contraception is not associated with recurrent flares in ulcerative colitis: a longitudinal time-dependent analysis

Many women with UC use hormonal contraception and worry it might worsen disease activity. This study provides evidence that HCT was not linked to more recurrent flares or higher cumulative inflammatory burden in the...

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Tea polysaccharide-stabilized selenium nanoparticles exert anti-inflammatory effects on ulcerative colitis via up-regulation of selenoenzymes and suppressing the NLRP3/Caspase-1/IL-1β pathway
Journal of Functional Foods

Tea polysaccharide-stabilized selenium nanoparticles exert anti-inflammatory effects on ulcerative colitis via up-regulation of selenoenzymes and suppressing the NLRP3/Caspase-1/IL-1β pathway

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 Functional...

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Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ponesimod (VSP-128) in Patients With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
ClinicalTrials.gov

Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ponesimod (VSP-128) in Patients With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

A new Phase 3 trial is testing ponesimod, an oral S1P-modulator, for moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis — this could expand oral treatment options if later shown effective and safe.

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Sialidase inhibitor modulates gut microbiota and enhances mucosal protection in the treatment of ulcerative colitis
mSystems

Sialidase inhibitor modulates gut microbiota and enhances mucosal protection in the treatment of ulcerative colitis

The study suggests a targeted microbiome-based drug (sialidase inhibitor) may protect the mucus barrier and improve symptoms in ulcerative colitis without the broad disruption caused by antibiotics, which could be...

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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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Rehmannia glutinosa Extracts Enhances Ketone Bodies Expression and Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis as A Novel Ketogenic Functional Food.
Food science & nutrition

Rehmannia glutinosa Extracts Enhances Ketone Bodies Expression and Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis as A Novel Ketogenic Functional Food.

This study suggests a plant extract might boost ketone-body levels and reduce colitis-like inflammation in a mouse model — a concept that could inform future dietary or therapeutic research for ulcerative colitis but is...

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Inflammation-driven carcinogenesis in ulcerative colitis: Molecular and immunological pathways
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

Inflammation-driven carcinogenesis in ulcerative colitis: Molecular and immunological pathways

People with ulcerative colitis face a higher colorectal cancer risk driven in part by chronic inflammation; this review explains the molecular and immune mechanisms behind that risk and highlights biomarkers and...

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Arctic Fox-Derived Lactiplantibacillus plantarum J3 Alleviates Colitis in Mice in Association with Strengthening of the Intestinal Barrier and Reshaping of the Intestinal Flora
Life

Arctic Fox-Derived Lactiplantibacillus plantarum J3 Alleviates Colitis in Mice in Association with Strengthening of the Intestinal Barrier and Reshaping of the Intestinal Flora

This preclinical study suggests a fox-derived Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strain can reduce inflammation and improve intestinal barrier markers in cell and mouse models of colitis, which could inform future...

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Country-year agreement between GBD 2023 ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease rates and GIVES population-based observations: an ecological agreement study
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Country-year agreement between GBD 2023 ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease rates and GIVES population-based observations: an ecological agreement study

Compares widely used modelled GBD rates with population-based observations and finds they are not interchangeable for country-year estimates—important for research, surveillance, and policy that rely on these numbers.

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Comprehensively validated µSPE-HPLC-MS/MS method for high-throughput clinical monitoring of Janus kinase inhibitor drugs approved for inflammatory bowel disease treatment
Scientific Reports

Comprehensively validated µSPE-HPLC-MS/MS method for high-throughput clinical monitoring of Janus kinase inhibitor drugs approved for inflammatory bowel disease treatment

Reliable, high-throughput lab methods are a prerequisite for therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM). For people with IBD on JAK inhibitors, validated assays can enable exposure measurement needed for future precision dosing...

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Experimental models of spondyloarthritis: Pathophysiological insights and translational challenges.
Journal of autoimmunity

Experimental models of spondyloarthritis: Pathophysiological insights and translational challenges.

The review connects animal-model discoveries (IL-23/IL-17 and TNF pathways, gut–joint interactions) to therapies and research priorities relevant to people with SpA and IBD-associated arthritis.

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Specific epigenetic alterations precede the diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in adults in Northern Europe: nationwide analysis in Generation Scotland.
Gastroenterology

Specific epigenetic alterations precede the diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in adults in Northern Europe: nationwide analysis in Generation Scotland.

Cure8 found this source from Gastroenterology, but the page could not be read reliably yet. It is tagged for Inflammatory bowel disease and Research and clinical trials. Open the original article for the full details.

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C-Reactive Protein-to-Albumin Ratio in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Associations with Disease Activity and Comparison with C-Reactive Protein Alone
Diagnostics

C-Reactive Protein-to-Albumin Ratio in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Associations with Disease Activity and Comparison with C-Reactive Protein Alone

This paper evaluates CAR, a simple blood‑based biomarker, in children with IBD and finds it reflects disease severity and changes over time in pediatric Crohn’s disease. That matters because reliable, easy-to-measure...

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Fabrication of Microcrystalline Cellulose/ZnO Quantum Dots with Enhanced Zinc Bioavailability for Alleviating DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Fabrication of Microcrystalline Cellulose/ZnO Quantum Dots with Enhanced Zinc Bioavailability for Alleviating DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice

The paper reports a materials-based strategy to improve zinc delivery and bioavailability that reduced dose while preserving beneficial effects in a mouse colitis model—relevant because zinc supports intestinal health...

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A Study on the Safety of TAK-279 and Whether it Can Reduce Inflammation in the Bowel of Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Study on the Safety of TAK-279 and Whether it Can Reduce Inflammation in the Bowel of Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

A new oral investigational therapy (TAK-279) is being tested in a randomized phase 2 trial for moderate–severe ulcerative colitis. Trial results could influence future treatment options if the drug proves safe and...

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Dimethyl itaconate attenuates dextran sulfate sodium-induced ulcerative colitis in BALB/c mice: investigations on the TXNIP/NLRP3 inflammasome signaling pathway
Inflammopharmacology

Dimethyl itaconate attenuates dextran sulfate sodium-induced ulcerative colitis in BALB/c mice: investigations on the TXNIP/NLRP3 inflammasome signaling pathway

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 Inflammopharmacology.

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