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cGAS/STING Signaling in Ulcerative Colitis: Mechanism and Therapeutic Opportunities
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

cGAS/STING Signaling in Ulcerative Colitis: Mechanism and Therapeutic Opportunities

Researchers and clinicians are exploring cGAS/STING as a novel immune pathway linked to mucosal barrier function and inflammation in UC. Modulators of this pathway could become future targeted treatments, so patients and...

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Macrophage-Centered Integration of Single-Cell and Bulk Transcriptomic Data Identifies CCL3, CCL4, and JUNB as Inflammatory Regulatory Signatures in Ulcerative Colitis
Genes

Macrophage-Centered Integration of Single-Cell and Bulk Transcriptomic Data Identifies CCL3, CCL4, and JUNB as Inflammatory Regulatory Signatures in Ulcerative Colitis

Identifies macrophage-linked genes (CCL3, CCL4, JUNB) that are strongly upregulated in ulcerative colitis and may help explain immune-cell remodeling in the colon. These genes could serve as biomarkers or starting points...

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Safety and Efficacy of a STOPping Strategy Versus Classical Maintenance Dose of JAK Inhibitors in Deep Remission Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
ClinicalTrials.gov

Safety and Efficacy of a STOPping Strategy Versus Classical Maintenance Dose of JAK Inhibitors in Deep Remission Patients With Ulcerative Colitis

This trial tests whether people with UC in deep remission can safely stop JAK inhibitor therapy — potentially reducing long-term exposure and associated safety concerns while preserving disease control and quality of...

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A Phase 2a Safety and Efficacy Open-Label Study of Tulisokibart (MK-7240/PRA023) in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease (MK-7240-006)
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Phase 2a Safety and Efficacy Open-Label Study of Tulisokibart (MK-7240/PRA023) in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease (MK-7240-006)

This Phase 2a trial tested a new investigational drug, tulisokibart, in people with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease who have not done well on prior therapies — so patients and clinicians watching new...

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Characterization of Colorectal Dysplasic Lesions and Stratification of Their Evolving Risk in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: a Prospective, Observational and Multicenter Study
ClinicalTrials.gov

Characterization of Colorectal Dysplasic Lesions and Stratification of Their Evolving Risk in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: a Prospective, Observational and Multicenter Study

The study will prospectively evaluate how often dysplasia occurs, how lesions look and behave after endoscopic resection, and what factors predict local or distant recurrence—information that could change surveillance...

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Effects of exercise therapy on quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a network meta-analysis
Frontiers in Physiology

Effects of exercise therapy on quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a network meta-analysis

Exercise is a low-cost, accessible intervention that may improve quality of life and reduce symptoms in people with IBD. This pooled analysis suggests some exercise types — especially regular continuous aerobic exercise...

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Intestinal ultrasound for the detection of postoperative recurrence in Crohn's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis

Intestinal ultrasound for the detection of postoperative recurrence in Crohn's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Detecting Crohn’s recurrence after bowel surgery is important because recurrence can occur without symptoms. A reliable non-invasive test like intestinal ultrasound could reduce the need for repeated colonoscopies and...

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Corticosteroid-sparing effects of risankizumab versus ustekinumab in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease: post hoc results from the phase 3b SEQUENCE trial.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis

Corticosteroid-sparing effects of risankizumab versus ustekinumab in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease: post hoc results from the phase 3b SEQUENCE trial.

For people with moderate–severe Crohn’s disease who failed anti‑TNF drugs, this trial suggests risankizumab may achieve higher corticosteroid‑free clinical and endoscopic remission than ustekinumab, which could mean...

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Anti-inflammatory efficacy of diosgenin in an oxazolone-induced model of ulcerative colitis in mice via suppression of Th2 pathways and pSTAT3 expression: A prospective study.
Science progress

Anti-inflammatory efficacy of diosgenin in an oxazolone-induced model of ulcerative colitis in mice via suppression of Th2 pathways and pSTAT3 expression: A prospective study.

A natural compound (diosgenin) reduced disease signs and inflammatory markers in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis, suggesting a possible anti-inflammatory mechanism that could inform future preclinical research.

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Sequence-robust MRI asymmetry measures for the detection of anoperineal lesions in Crohn’s disease on axial pelvic MRI scans
PLOS One

Sequence-robust MRI asymmetry measures for the detection of anoperineal lesions in Crohn’s disease on axial pelvic MRI scans

Automated, sequence-robust MRI measures could help standardize detection and localization of perianal anoperineal lesions in Crohn’s disease, which is relevant for diagnosis and management of perianal complications.

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Appendicectomy in ulcerative colitis: a narrative review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, and emerging therapeutic implications
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Appendicectomy in ulcerative colitis: a narrative review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, and emerging therapeutic implications

The review examines whether removing the appendix could change the course of ulcerative colitis — a potential surgical option that might lower colectomy or hospitalization risk in some scenarios but also carries...

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Phytotherapeutic potential of Gossypium barbadense L. root as an alternative therapy for colitis: a comprehensive review with network pharmacology insights.
Inflammopharmacology

Phytotherapeutic potential of Gossypium barbadense L. root as an alternative therapy for colitis: a comprehensive review with network pharmacology insights.

The article points to plant-derived compounds with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant actions that may be relevant to colitis mechanisms, which could be of interest to patients and clinicians following experimental or...

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Artemisia rupestris Improves the Microbiota–Barrier Axis in DSS Colitis
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Artemisia rupestris Improves the Microbiota–Barrier Axis in DSS Colitis

The study suggests Artemisia rupestris extract can reduce inflammation, repair the intestinal barrier, and shift the gut microbiota and metabolites in a mouse colitis model — pathways that are important in IBD. These...

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Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Multiple Long-acting Antibodies Alone and in Combinations for IBD
ClinicalTrials.gov

Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Multiple Long-acting Antibodies Alone and in Combinations for IBD

An LTE Phase 2 study offers longer-term safety monitoring and continued access to investigational long-acting antibody drugs for people who completed or met escape criteria in the parent SKYLINE-UC trial; that can matter...

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Amikacin Protection Assay for Quantification and Visualization of Escherichia coli Cell Invasion.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE

Amikacin Protection Assay for Quantification and Visualization of Escherichia coli Cell Invasion.

AIEC is linked to IBD pathogenesis but is defined by lab assays rather than clear genetic markers. This paper presents a practical assay to detect cell invasion even when isolates are resistant to gentamicin, which could...

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Exclusive enteral nutrition containing transforming growth factor‐β improves intestinal barrier function in a colitis mouse model
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Exclusive enteral nutrition containing transforming growth factor‐β improves intestinal barrier function in a colitis mouse model

The study investigates how components of exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN), particularly transforming growth factor‑β (TGF‑β), may help restore intestinal barrier function after colitis. That could help explain why EEN...

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Treatable traits in inflammatory bowel disease: a conceptual framework for personalized care.
EClinicalMedicine

Treatable traits in inflammatory bowel disease: a conceptual framework for personalized care.

A treatable-traits approach could help tailor IBD care to each patient by targeting specific biological, comorbid, and psychosocial drivers of disease and quality-of-life impairment, potentially improving how we choose...

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Lactiplantibacillus plantarum as a multifunctional probiotic for inflammatory bowel disease: Mechanisms, synbiotic strategies, and delivery systems.
Synthetic and systems biotechnology

Lactiplantibacillus plantarum as a multifunctional probiotic for inflammatory bowel disease: Mechanisms, synbiotic strategies, and delivery systems.

People with IBD may be interested because the review describes a probiotic (L. plantarum) and synbiotic approaches that could influence gut inflammation, barrier function, and microbiota—areas directly relevant to IBD...

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Chirality-dependent toxicity decoupling: Discovery of a resibufogenin-based L-configured STING inhibitor with superior therapeutic profile for ulcerative colitis.
European journal of medicinal chemistry

Chirality-dependent toxicity decoupling: Discovery of a resibufogenin-based L-configured STING inhibitor with superior therapeutic profile for ulcerative colitis.

Targeting STING may reduce inflammatory signaling that contributes to ulcerative colitis; a safer, more potent STING inhibitor could become a new therapeutic approach if later-stage studies confirm benefit and safety.

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Response-aware molecular subtyping of ulcerative colitis for patient stratification via interpretable machine learning.
Computational biology and chemistry

Response-aware molecular subtyping of ulcerative colitis for patient stratification via interpretable machine learning.

This research links molecular subtypes of ulcerative colitis to infliximab (anti-TNF) response using an interpretable machine-learning method, which could help identify which patients are more or less likely to respond...

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Artificial Intelligence in the Nutritional Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Scoping Review.
Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare

Artificial Intelligence in the Nutritional Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Scoping Review.

AI could help identify dietary patterns, predict which patients might benefit from specific nutrition approaches, and provide personalized nutrition support — potentially improving inflammation and gut microbiome...

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A natural product-based pH-responsive hydrogel nanoplatform for ulcerative colitis therapy via synchronous regulation of immune microenvironment and intestinal barrier.
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces

A natural product-based pH-responsive hydrogel nanoplatform for ulcerative colitis therapy via synchronous regulation of immune microenvironment and intestinal barrier.

This research describes a new nanoparticle/hydrogel delivery system that reduced inflammation and helped restore the intestinal barrier in mouse models of ulcerative colitis. It suggests a potential future therapeutic...

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Roxadustat-loaded pH-sensitive Anionic Liposomes Ameliorating Experimental Colitis in Mice: Formulation, Cellular Uptake and In vivo Evaluation.
Current drug delivery

Roxadustat-loaded pH-sensitive Anionic Liposomes Ameliorating Experimental Colitis in Mice: Formulation, Cellular Uptake and In vivo Evaluation.

This preclinical study reports a new pH-sensitive liposomal formulation that increased intestinal delivery and anti-inflammatory effects of roxadustat in animal models of colitis, which could be relevant to future oral...

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Unraveling the probiotic evidence: how Lactobacillus pentosus from fermented vegetables alleviates colitis by enlisting muribaculum to boost host phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis.
Food & function

Unraveling the probiotic evidence: how Lactobacillus pentosus from fermented vegetables alleviates colitis by enlisting muribaculum to boost host phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis.

This study identifies a specific probiotic–commensal interaction that improved colitis in mice and points to a metabolite (phosphatidylcholine) and metabolic pathway that might help repair the gut barrier — a pathway...

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Oxidative Stress in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Redox Dysregulation to Translational Targeting
Antioxidants

Oxidative Stress in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Redox Dysregulation to Translational Targeting

Oxidative stress may help explain some biological drivers of inflammation in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and could become a target for biomarkers or therapies in the future. Right now, the evidence is...

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Patchouli alcohol protects against ulcerative colitis by alleviating ER stress and dysbiosis-mediated intestinal epithelial injury
Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines

Patchouli alcohol protects against ulcerative colitis by alleviating ER stress and dysbiosis-mediated intestinal epithelial injury

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 Chinese Journal of...

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Changyanqing decoction ameliorates ulcerative colitis via PI3K-Akt pathway: Insights from network pharmacology and in-vitro validation.
Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences

Changyanqing decoction ameliorates ulcerative colitis via PI3K-Akt pathway: Insights from network pharmacology and in-vitro validation.

Patients and clinicians often ask whether herbal formulas or plant compounds can help IBD. This preclinical study identifies quercetin and the PI3K–Akt pathway as potential mechanisms, which may guide future research...

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JAK and TYK2 inhibitors differentially modulate interferon/TNF-driven inflammation, stemness and proliferation in the colonic epithelium of ulcerative colitis

The study suggests JAK and TYK2 inhibitors can directly change epithelial inflammatory signaling and proliferation in UC, which may be relevant to healing of the gut lining and how different drugs work beyond immune...

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Synergistic synbiotic therapies for ulcerative colitis: mechanistic insights from multi-targeted pathways in animal models
Inflammopharmacology

Synergistic synbiotic therapies for ulcerative colitis: mechanistic insights from multi-targeted pathways in animal models

People with ulcerative colitis may be interested because synbiotic approaches aim to change the gut microbiome and intestinal barrier and therefore could become a future therapeutic option or adjunct. The paper...

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Therapeutic efficacy of the cyanobacterium Leptolyngbya cf. ectocarpi in experimental toxic hepatitis and inflammatory bowel disease in mice
Сибирский научный медицинский журнал

Therapeutic efficacy of the cyanobacterium Leptolyngbya cf. ectocarpi in experimental toxic hepatitis and inflammatory bowel disease in mice

The paper describes a potential new anti-inflammatory/hepatoprotective candidate (a cyanobacterium extract) tested in mouse models of liver injury and IBD — early-stage research that could guide future studies but is not...

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Loss of TGR5-activating bile acids is associated with disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease
Scientific Reports

Loss of TGR5-activating bile acids is associated with disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease

The paper suggests that loss of microbial bile acid transformations in IBD reduces activation of the TGR5 receptor, and that lower TGR5 bioactivity correlates with higher inflammatory activity — a potential mechanism...

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From tissue to blood: an integrated multi-omics signature identifies fibrogenesis and neutrophil activation as key drivers of ulcerative colitis severity
Frontiers in Immunology

From tissue to blood: an integrated multi-omics signature identifies fibrogenesis and neutrophil activation as key drivers of ulcerative colitis severity

The study links tissue and blood molecular changes to UC severity, suggesting candidate mechanisms (fibrogenesis, neutrophil activation) that could lead to biomarkers or new therapeutic targets. Understanding severity...

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Callistephus A from Callistephus chinensis Alleviates DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis and Gut-liver Axis Disruption by Targeting the JAK2/STAT1 Pathway and Remodeling Gut Microbiota.
Journal of ethnopharmacology

Callistephus A from Callistephus chinensis Alleviates DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis and Gut-liver Axis Disruption by Targeting the JAK2/STAT1 Pathway and Remodeling Gut Microbiota.

The study identifies a plant-derived compound that reduced inflammation and liver injury in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis and ties its effects to both JAK2/STAT1 inhibition and changes in the gut microbiota—two...

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Meta-analysis: safety and efficacy of ustekinumab in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease patients with anti-TNF failure.
BMC gastroenterology

Meta-analysis: safety and efficacy of ustekinumab in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease patients with anti-TNF failure.

This review pools available pediatric data showing ustekinumab can induce and maintain remission after anti‑TNF failure, offering a treatment option for children with refractory IBD. Results are most robust for Crohn’s...

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Contribution of the appendix to ulcerative colitis by supplying pathogenic immunoglobulin G-producing cells
World Journal of Gastroenterology

Contribution of the appendix to ulcerative colitis by supplying pathogenic immunoglobulin G-producing cells

If the appendix is a significant source of harmful IgG antibodies in ulcerative colitis, that could help explain why appendectomy sometimes reduces UC risk or severity and might influence future therapies targeting...

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Clinical characteristics and treatment patterns of older and younger patients with inflammatory bowel disease
World Journal of Gastroenterology

Clinical characteristics and treatment patterns of older and younger patients with inflammatory bowel disease

This study suggests that older-onset IBD is managed more conservatively and experiences fewer extraintestinal manifestations. Patients and clinicians should be aware that age can influence treatment choices and that...

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Intestinal toxicity of functionalized polystyrene nanoplastics in NOD2 models of Crohn’s disease susceptibility
Frontiers in Toxicology

Intestinal toxicity of functionalized polystyrene nanoplastics in NOD2 models of Crohn’s disease susceptibility

The study suggests nanoplastic particles can alter intestinal barrier function, goblet cells, mucin secretion, and inflammation-related gene expression in models with genetic susceptibility to Crohn’s disease.

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Orally Delivered Nanotherapeutics with miRNA-497 Supplying for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
ACS applied materials & interfaces

Orally Delivered Nanotherapeutics with miRNA-497 Supplying for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Researchers are exploring targeted nanodelivery of miR-497 to reduce oxidative stress and shift immune cells toward tissue-repairing states — a novel preclinical strategy that could eventually lead to new treatments for...

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