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A Phase 2 Study of D-2570 in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Phase 2 Study of D-2570 in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

This trial tests an investigational oral therapy (D-2570) specifically in moderate–severe ulcerative colitis with a standard clinical remission endpoint at 12 weeks. Results could inform new treatment options if later...

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LY4268989 (MORF-057) Co-Administered With Mirikizumab in Adults With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis:
ClinicalTrials.gov

LY4268989 (MORF-057) Co-Administered With Mirikizumab in Adults With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis:

This trial tests whether adding an investigational oral agent (LY4268989) to mirikizumab improves remission rates in people with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. If successful, it could expand treatment...

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A Study of LY4395089 and Mirikizumab (LY3074828) Given Together and Mirikizumab (Alone) in Adults With Crohn's Disease
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Study of LY4395089 and Mirikizumab (LY3074828) Given Together and Mirikizumab (Alone) in Adults With Crohn's Disease

This trial tests whether adding an FXR agonist (LY4395089) to mirikizumab improves endoscopic response in people with moderate–severe Crohn's disease. Results could influence future combination treatment strategies and...

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A Study of Vedolizumab in Adults With Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease in the Community Setting
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Study of Vedolizumab in Adults With Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease in the Community Setting

This trial tests a common real-world question: switching from IV induction to subcutaneous vedolizumab maintenance in adults with moderate-to-severe UC or CD and measures short-term remission and longer-term treatment...

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Comparative performance of intestinal ultrasound activity indices in pediatric ulcerative colitis: a prospective study.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis

Comparative performance of intestinal ultrasound activity indices in pediatric ulcerative colitis: a prospective study.

Noninvasive monitoring matters for children with UC because endoscopy is burdensome. If ultrasound (and simple measures like bowel wall thickness) can reliably detect moderate-to-severe disease, families may avoid some...

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Osbeckia opipara attenuates inflammation and reconstructs the intestinal barrier in ulcerative colitis by modulating the AHR/IL-22/STAT3 signaling axis.
Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology

Osbeckia opipara attenuates inflammation and reconstructs the intestinal barrier in ulcerative colitis by modulating the AHR/IL-22/STAT3 signaling axis.

The study suggests a plant-derived AHR-activating mechanism that reduced inflammation and repaired the intestinal barrier in preclinical ulcerative colitis models, a pathway that could be relevant to future therapies or...

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Relationship between sacroiliac joint involvement and intestinal disease activity in newly diagnosed Crohn's disease.
BMC gastroenterology

Relationship between sacroiliac joint involvement and intestinal disease activity in newly diagnosed Crohn's disease.

If you have newly diagnosed Crohn’s disease, this study suggests sacroiliac joint inflammation or structural SIJ changes can already be present and may relate to microscopic (histologic) intestinal activity.

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Impact of Zinc‐Dependent Enzymes on Zinc Deficiency and Inflammatory Response in Ulcerative Colitis
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Impact of Zinc‐Dependent Enzymes on Zinc Deficiency and Inflammatory Response in Ulcerative Colitis

Zinc deficiency is common in UC, and this study suggests that changes in zinc‑dependent enzyme activity in the gut lining are linked with local inflammation. If confirmed, mucosal enzyme activity might help explain...

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Development And Validation of UV-Spectrophotometric Method for Determination of Upadacitinib Bulk and in Tablet Dosage Form
Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics

Development And Validation of UV-Spectrophotometric Method for Determination of Upadacitinib Bulk and in Tablet Dosage Form

Reliable laboratory methods help ensure upadacitinib tablets contain the correct amount of drug and support quality control of medicines people take for conditions including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

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Urinary Organic Acid Profiling by GC-MS Reveals Distinct Metabolic Signatures for Non-Invasive Diagnosis and Disease Activity Monitoring of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Urinary Organic Acid Profiling by GC-MS Reveals Distinct Metabolic Signatures for Non-Invasive Diagnosis and Disease Activity Monitoring of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Non-invasive urine biomarkers could make diagnosis and disease-activity monitoring easier and less invasive for people with IBD. Identifying metabolites linked to UC activity may help tailor monitoring without frequent...

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Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring of infliximab leads to treatment durability in paediatric Crohn's disease: A single‐centre Australian experience
JPGN Reports

Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring of infliximab leads to treatment durability in paediatric Crohn's disease: A single‐centre Australian experience

Proactive TDM of infliximab was associated with high 1‑ and 2‑year durability in this pediatric Crohn's cohort, and the study flags clinical factors that may predict need to switch biologics. This could be relevant when...

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Role of Fatty Acid Oxidation in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Metabolomics Analysis and Experimental Evidence
PubMed Central

Role of Fatty Acid Oxidation in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Metabolomics Analysis and Experimental Evidence

The study links depleted fatty acid oxidation metabolites—especially butyrate—to impaired regulatory T cell development in IBD, suggesting a metabolic pathway that may influence immune tolerance and disease activity.

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Hudi enteric-coated capsules promote colonic mucosa restoration via modulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in inflammatory bowel disease.
Fitoterapia

Hudi enteric-coated capsules promote colonic mucosa restoration via modulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in inflammatory bowel disease.

A traditional medicine formulation (Hudi capsules) relieved colitis signs in mice and appears to stimulate Wnt/β-catenin–dependent epithelial regeneration, which could point to new therapeutic directions for mucosal...

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Efficacy and safety of duvakitug in patients with ulcerative colitis (RELIEVE UCCD): a phase 2b, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.
The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology

Efficacy and safety of duvakitug in patients with ulcerative colitis (RELIEVE UCCD): a phase 2b, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

A new biologic (duvakitug) targeting TL1A showed higher clinical remission at 14 weeks than placebo in a phase 2b trial of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis, which could expand future treatment...

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Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Exosomes as Novel Modulators of Gut Microbiota: Therapeutic Perspectives for Liver Diseases and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Microbial pathogenesis

Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Exosomes as Novel Modulators of Gut Microbiota: Therapeutic Perspectives for Liver Diseases and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

The review suggests MSCs and their exosomes can change the gut microbiome, a factor implicated in IBD and liver disease, pointing to a potential new therapeutic approach. Patients and clinicians interested in future IBD...

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International consensus on intestinal epithelial barrier assessment and therapeutic effects in inflammatory bowel diseases clinical trials.
Gut

International consensus on intestinal epithelial barrier assessment and therapeutic effects in inflammatory bowel diseases clinical trials.

If therapies that restore intestinal barrier function can be reliably tested and measured, future treatments might be developed that specifically target barrier healing — a mechanism linked to symptom relief and possibly...

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The shifting burden of early-onset inflammatory bowel disease: a global analysis.
Pediatric research

The shifting burden of early-onset inflammatory bowel disease: a global analysis.

The study shows that more children worldwide are living with early-onset IBD even as mortality has fallen, and it highlights persistent socioeconomic disparities—important for families and clinicians tracking pediatric...

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Inflammatory marker profiles vary by BMI across Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis
Frontiers in Endocrinology

Inflammatory marker profiles vary by BMI across Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis

Markers of systemic inflammation (CRP and ESR) were consistently higher in people with obesity across Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis, suggesting body weight may influence...

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Vedolizumab in biologic-naïve ulcerative colitis: a multicenter real-world evaluation of clinical benefits and exploratory inflammatory indices
Frontiers in Medicine

Vedolizumab in biologic-naïve ulcerative colitis: a multicenter real-world evaluation of clinical benefits and exploratory inflammatory indices

Patients and clinicians choosing first‑line biologic therapy for ulcerative colitis may find evidence here that vedolizumab can provide sustained clinical benefit and a favorable safety profile in a biologic‑naïve...

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Subcutaneous infliximab as a maintenance option in pediatric IBD: a real-world cohort including younger and lower-weight children.
Molecular and cellular pediatrics

Subcutaneous infliximab as a maintenance option in pediatric IBD: a real-world cohort including younger and lower-weight children.

Subcutaneous infliximab may let children on infliximab avoid regular IV infusions while keeping drug levels high and maintaining remission. Results are relevant to families and clinicians considering switching pediatric...

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The VISION-AI Trial: protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled non-inferiority trial comparing artificial intelligence-guided colonoscopy to pancolonic chromoendoscopy for neoplasia detection in adults with colorectal inflammatory bowel disease
BMC Gastroenterology

The VISION-AI Trial: protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled non-inferiority trial comparing artificial intelligence-guided colonoscopy to pancolonic chromoendoscopy for neoplasia detection in adults with colorectal inflammatory bowel disease

Cure8 found this source from BMC Gastroenterology, but the page could not be read reliably yet. It is tagged for Inflammatory bowel disease, AI and data science, and Colonoscopy. Open the original article for the full...

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The association between artificial light at night and inflammatory bowel disease incidence, surgery, and health services utilization: population-based observational studies
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

The association between artificial light at night and inflammatory bowel disease incidence, surgery, and health services utilization: population-based observational studies

This large, population-based study tests whether exposure to outdoor artificial light at night is linked to getting IBD or to later health-care use. Understanding environmental factors that might influence IBD risk or...

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

Commentary on “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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From Disease Trajectories to Treatment Decisions in Ulcerative Colitis: Treatment‐Aware Validation Is Needed
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

From Disease Trajectories to Treatment Decisions in Ulcerative Colitis: Treatment‐Aware Validation Is Needed

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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Integrative Bioinformatics Analysis of Single Cell RNA-Sequencing Data Reveals Key Regulatory Genes and Therapeutic Targets in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Europe PMC

Integrative Bioinformatics Analysis of Single Cell RNA-Sequencing Data Reveals Key Regulatory Genes and Therapeutic Targets in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The study uses single-cell RNA sequencing to pinpoint genes and regulatory networks that might help explain IBD biology and suggest new biomarkers or repurposed drugs. That information could guide future research toward...

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Fibroblast activation protein inhibitor PET/computed tomography versus 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis with focus on ulcerative colitis.
Nuclear medicine communications

Fibroblast activation protein inhibitor PET/computed tomography versus 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis with focus on ulcerative colitis.

New PET tracers like FAPI could better detect fibrosis and stromal activity than standard FDG-PET, which may improve imaging of fibrostenotic Crohn's disease. For people with IBD, improved imaging might eventually help...

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Letter to the Editor to "Volatomics-based biomarkers for non-invasive diagnosis and monitoring of inflammatory bowel disease".
Journal of gastroenterology

Letter to the Editor to "Volatomics-based biomarkers for non-invasive diagnosis and monitoring of inflammatory bowel disease".

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

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Fusobacterium nucleatum-derived succinic acid aggravates colitis by triggering macrophage pro-inflammatory phenotypic transformation via SUCNR1/NF-κB axis.
Gut microbes

Fusobacterium nucleatum-derived succinic acid aggravates colitis by triggering macrophage pro-inflammatory phenotypic transformation via SUCNR1/NF-κB axis.

The paper identifies a specific bacterial metabolite-receptor pathway (succinic acid → SUCNR1 → NF-κB) by which Fusobacterium nucleatum may worsen intestinal inflammation, suggesting new targets for IBD research and...

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Revisiting the Oral–Gut Axis: Microbial Symbiosis, Dysbiosis, and Bidirectional Links Between Periodontitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Microorganisms

Revisiting the Oral–Gut Axis: Microbial Symbiosis, Dysbiosis, and Bidirectional Links Between Periodontitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The oral microbiome can influence gut microbes and inflammation; understanding this link could lead to new diagnostic markers (saliva) or combined dental–gastroenterology care approaches relevant to people with IBD.

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Fluorescent Probes for Intestinal Diseases: Design Strategies, Imaging Mechanisms and Biomedical Applications
Advanced Functional Materials

Fluorescent Probes for Intestinal Diseases: Design Strategies, Imaging Mechanisms and Biomedical Applications

New or improved fluorescent probes could enable more sensitive, noninvasive imaging of biochemical changes in the gut, which may aid research, earlier diagnosis, or monitoring of IBD and colorectal cancer.

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Atopic Dermatitis and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Cureus

Atopic Dermatitis and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

This review found that children with atopic dermatitis have a modestly higher risk of later developing IBD (both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis). Awareness of this association may help clinicians and families...

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Endoplasmic reticulum stress in the logic of ulcerative colitis development
Experimental and Clinical Gastroenterology

Endoplasmic reticulum stress in the logic of ulcerative colitis development

ER stress in intestinal epithelial cells is proposed as a key molecular mechanism in UC development; targeting ER pathways (notably IRE1β) could eventually lead to new treatments that strengthen the gut barrier and...

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Bowel Urgency in Ulcerative Colitis Is Associated With Clinical Endpoints, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Biomarkers: Data From the Etrasimod ELEVATE UC 52 Trial
Crohn's & Colitis 360

Bowel Urgency in Ulcerative Colitis Is Associated With Clinical Endpoints, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Biomarkers: Data From the Etrasimod ELEVATE UC 52 Trial

Bowel urgency is a common, disruptive UC symptom; this trial analysis shows urgency improvements with etrasimod track with clinical remission, endoscopic improvement, better quality of life, and lower inflammatory...

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Causal Insights Into Crohn's Disease: The Role of Oxidative Stress and Genetic Variants.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine

Causal Insights Into Crohn's Disease: The Role of Oxidative Stress and Genetic Variants.

People with Crohn’s may be interested because the study links oxidative stress and specific genes to disease activity, which could inform future biomarkers or treatments. It helps explain biological pathways behind...

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Clinical efficacy analysis of acupuncture combined with anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment for spleen and kidney yang deficiency type ulcerative colitis.
Frontiers in medicine

Clinical efficacy analysis of acupuncture combined with anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment for spleen and kidney yang deficiency type ulcerative colitis.

The report suggests adding acupuncture to anti-TNF therapy may improve short-term symptom control and mucosal healing and reduce early colectomy risk for a TCM-defined subgroup of ulcerative colitis patients, which could...

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Association of interleukin-38 and its polymorphism (rs7599662) with ulcerative colitis
The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Association of interleukin-38 and its polymorphism (rs7599662) with ulcerative colitis

IL-38 and a genetic variant (rs7599662) were linked to ulcerative colitis in this study, suggesting a possible new biomarker or therapeutic target. If validated, this could help researchers better understand UC...

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Study of Oral Upadacitinib to Assess Change in Disease Activity in Adult Participants With Ulcerative Colitis
ClinicalTrials.gov

Study of Oral Upadacitinib to Assess Change in Disease Activity in Adult Participants With Ulcerative Colitis

This study will collect real-world data on adults with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis who start upadacitinib, tracking symptom remission and imaging response over one to two years — information that can help...

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A Study of Long-acting Antibodies Alone and in Combinations for Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Study of Long-acting Antibodies Alone and in Combinations for Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis

This trial tests several investigational long-acting antibody treatments (as monotherapies and combinations) for adults with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis using histologic and clinical remission endpoints —...

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Linker Engineering toward NIR-II Metal-Organic Framework with Maximal Emission beyond 1000 nm for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Imaging.
Journal of the American Chemical Society

Linker Engineering toward NIR-II Metal-Organic Framework with Maximal Emission beyond 1000 nm for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Imaging.

A new NIR-II-emitting MOF probe could enable deeper, higher-contrast fluorescence imaging of inflamed gut tissue and might be developed as a targeted delivery/imaging agent relevant to IBD research and future...

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