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Bimekizumab efficacy across GRAPPA domains to 3 years in patients with psoriatic arthritis: a post hoc analysis of two phase 3 studies.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England)

Bimekizumab efficacy across GRAPPA domains to 3 years in patients with psoriatic arthritis: a post hoc analysis of two phase 3 studies.

Patients with PsA and clinicians choosing long‑term biologic therapy may care about both durability of PsA control and safety signals for related inflammatory conditions like IBD and uveitis. This analysis reports...

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OLFM4, LCN2 and FAM3B as Potential Biomarkers for Gut–Brain Axis Dysfunction in IBD-MDD Comorbidity
Genes

OLFM4, LCN2 and FAM3B as Potential Biomarkers for Gut–Brain Axis Dysfunction in IBD-MDD Comorbidity

People with IBD commonly experience mood disorders; identifying shared molecular signals could help explain why and point to biomarkers or targets for research. This study proposes three genes linked to conserved...

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Plasma lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), a proxy for intestinal permeability, relates to clinicopathological and immunological disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease patients at diagnosis and during disease course.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis

Plasma lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), a proxy for intestinal permeability, relates to clinicopathological and immunological disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease patients at diagnosis and during disease course.

A simple blood marker (LBP) that reflects bacterial exposure across the gut barrier was linked to disease severity and immune activity at diagnosis and during follow-up—especially in ulcerative colitis—so it might help...

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Specialized macrophages link gut lymphoid follicles to Crohn’s disease granulomas
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Specialized macrophages link gut lymphoid follicles to Crohn’s disease granulomas

The study helps explain how granulomas—linked to more severe Crohn’s disease—might form by repurposing lymphoid follicle macrophages, pointing to cellular programs and signals that could be relevant for future biomarkers...

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Norepinephrine-driven neutrophilic inflammation accelerates ulcerative colitis progression.
Journal of autoimmunity

Norepinephrine-driven neutrophilic inflammation accelerates ulcerative colitis progression.

If local norepinephrine promotes neutrophil‑driven inflammation in UC, that could help explain disease progression in some patients and point to biomarkers (ADRB2‑rich neutrophils) that might predict response to anti‑TNF...

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New Perspectives on STAT3 in Ulcerative Colitis: Molecular Mechanisms and Dual Roles.
Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology

New Perspectives on STAT3 in Ulcerative Colitis: Molecular Mechanisms and Dual Roles.

STAT3 is a central immune signaling molecule implicated in ulcerative colitis; understanding its dual roles could influence future biomarker research and therapies for UC. The review highlights why STAT3’s...

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Faecal urgency in Crohn's disease: associations with disease location and activity, psychobiological burden and adverse outcomes.
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas

Faecal urgency in Crohn's disease: associations with disease location and activity, psychobiological burden and adverse outcomes.

Faecal urgency is a frequent, disabling symptom in Crohn's disease that was common in this cohort and tied to poorer quality of life, mental-health burden, and more healthcare use over one year.

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Extraintestinal manifestations in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: focus on epidemiology
Russian Journal of Evidence-Based Gastroenterology

Extraintestinal manifestations in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: focus on epidemiology

Extraintestinal problems are common in IBD and can cause significant symptoms and treatment needs beyond the bowel. Knowing their frequency helps patients and clinicians prioritize screening and multidisciplinary care.

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Psychological Functioning and Parent-Child Mental Health Interrelations in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Autoimmune Disorders.
Clinical child psychology and psychiatry

Psychological Functioning and Parent-Child Mental Health Interrelations in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Autoimmune Disorders.

Emotional functioning and parent-child mental health are linked with anxiety, depression, and quality of life in children with IBD and other GI autoimmune disorders. Identifying these issues may help families get...

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Effectiveness of vedolizumab to reduce bowel urgency in a Canadian real-world inflammatory bowel disease cohort
Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology

Effectiveness of vedolizumab to reduce bowel urgency in a Canadian real-world inflammatory bowel disease cohort

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a clinical study related to Inflammatory bowel disease, Vedolizumab, and Anti Integrin. The original article is from Journal of the Canadian Association of...

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Irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms are associated with increased healthcare utilization in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Frontiers in gastroenterology (Lausanne, Switzerland)

Irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms are associated with increased healthcare utilization in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a clinical study related to Inflammatory bowel disease, Irritable bowel syndrome, and Symptoms and flares. The original article is from Frontiers in...

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+ Metabolic reprogramming of pathogenic CD4T helper cells attenuates inflammatory bowel disease in mice.
Science signaling

+ Metabolic reprogramming of pathogenic CD4T helper cells attenuates inflammatory bowel disease in mice.

The study links T cell metabolism and epigenetics to inflammation in IBD, highlighting GSK3β as a possible drug target. That could guide future therapies aimed at dampening pathogenic T cells in Crohn’s disease.

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Induction of mucosal healing by biologics is topographically comparable in proximal and distal small bowel Crohn's disease.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association

Induction of mucosal healing by biologics is topographically comparable in proximal and distal small bowel Crohn's disease.

For people with Crohn’s disease, this study suggests that biologic drugs reduce inflammation in both proximal and distal small bowel to a similar degree, as measured by capsule endoscopy.

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Impact of Vedolizumab on Bowel Urgency in Ulcerative Colitis: Post Hoc Analysis of the GEMINI 1, VISIBLE 1, and VARSITY Trials.
Gastro hep advances

Impact of Vedolizumab on Bowel Urgency in Ulcerative Colitis: Post Hoc Analysis of the GEMINI 1, VISIBLE 1, and VARSITY Trials.

Bowel urgency is a common, distressing symptom in ulcerative colitis that matters for quality of life. This analysis indicates vedolizumab may reduce urgency and that early improvement is linked to better clinical and...

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S100B in brain-gut-liver crosstalk: from glial activation to multiorgan inflammation.
Frontiers in immunology

S100B in brain-gut-liver crosstalk: from glial activation to multiorgan inflammation.

The review proposes S100B as a molecular link connecting enteric glial activation, intestinal barrier dysfunction, and liver/brain inflammation. If confirmed, this could help explain symptom overlap between gut and...

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Integrated transcriptome and single-cell RNA sequencing identifies transient receptor potential channel-related biomarkers in ulcerative colitis
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

Integrated transcriptome and single-cell RNA sequencing identifies transient receptor potential channel-related biomarkers in ulcerative colitis

New biomarkers and cell-type insights could help future diagnostic tools or targeted therapies in UC by pointing to TRP channel–related genes and B/plasma cell involvement.

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The Role of Innate Lymphoid Cells in Autoimmune, Allergic and Infectious Diseases: A Systematic Review.
Immunology

The Role of Innate Lymphoid Cells in Autoimmune, Allergic and Infectious Diseases: A Systematic Review.

Researchers increasingly implicate innate lymphoid cells in IBD inflammation and mucosal barrier breakdown — findings that could guide future diagnostics or therapies. For patients, this helps explain research directions...

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Longitudinal Study on Bacterial Production of LPC and LPA in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
ClinicalTrials.gov

Longitudinal Study on Bacterial Production of LPC and LPA in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

If gut microbes produce LPC/LPA that are linked to chronic abdominal pain, it could point to new biomarker or microbiome-targeted approaches for unexplained pain in IBD patients whose inflammation is quiet or minimal.

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Over‐the‐Counter Analgesics Among Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Cross‐Sectional Study Based on a New Questionnaire
Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology

Over‐the‐Counter Analgesics Among Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Cross‐Sectional Study Based on a New Questionnaire

OTC painkiller use is very common among people with IBD, and those with recent disease activity are more likely to use them frequently and to take them specifically for IBD-related pain. Knowing this can help clinicians...

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Gut Microbiota, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the Prioritization of Host Effector Genes: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study with Independent Replication, cis-eQTL Colocalization and Single-Cell Localization
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Gut Microbiota, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the Prioritization of Host Effector Genes: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study with Independent Replication, cis-eQTL Colocalization and Single-Cell Localization

The work suggests specific host genes and cell types that might mediate links between gut microbes and IBD, which could direct future laboratory research into mechanisms and potential biomarkers.

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Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Department of Gastroenterology of Dhaka Medical College Hospital: An Observational Study.
Mymensingh medical journal : MMJ

Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Department of Gastroenterology of Dhaka Medical College Hospital: An Observational Study.

Quality of life is often substantially affected in IBD; this study identifies active disease, greater severity, prior surgery, and stricturing Crohn's disease as factors linked to lower HRQoL, highlighting areas...

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Low Phase angle is a marker of deteriorated nutritional status and indicates a more active and endoscopically severe inflammatory bowel disease.
Clinical nutrition ESPEN

Low Phase angle is a marker of deteriorated nutritional status and indicates a more active and endoscopically severe inflammatory bowel disease.

Phase angle, an easy-to-measure BIA parameter, was lower in IBD patients with malnutrition and higher disease activity. Detecting malnutrition earlier could matter for patients' strength, healing, and overall outcomes.

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Differential Enteric Glial and Mast Cell Characteristics Distinguish Microscopic Colitis Subtypes Relative to Healthy and Disease Controls, with Treatment-Associated Reductions in Glial Reactivity and Mast Cell Degranulation in Collagenous Colitis
Cells

Differential Enteric Glial and Mast Cell Characteristics Distinguish Microscopic Colitis Subtypes Relative to Healthy and Disease Controls, with Treatment-Associated Reductions in Glial Reactivity and Mast Cell Degranulation in Collagenous Colitis

The paper identifies subtype-specific changes in enteric glial cells and mast cell activity in microscopic colitis and shows some treatment-associated reductions after budesonide; that helps explain disease biology and...

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Persistence, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Vedolizumab After Switching to the Subcutaneous Route in a Prospective French National Cohort Study
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Persistence, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Vedolizumab After Switching to the Subcutaneous Route in a Prospective French National Cohort Study

If you or your clinician are considering switching from IV to subcutaneous vedolizumab, this multicentre cohort suggests most patients (about 84%) remain on the subcutaneous formulation at one year. The switch appears...

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Beyond inflammation control: Rethinking fatigue as a multidimensional target in Crohn’s disease management
World Journal of Gastroenterology

Beyond inflammation control: Rethinking fatigue as a multidimensional target in Crohn’s disease management

Fatigue markedly affects quality of life for people with Crohn’s and often remains after inflammation is controlled. Recognizing multiple drivers — psychological distress and immune/hematologic signals — could change how...

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Managing IBS-Like Symptoms in Quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association

Managing IBS-Like Symptoms in Quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials.

People with IBD in remission commonly continue to have IBS-like symptoms; this review summarizes randomized trial evidence for symptom-directed treatments and finds no definitive best option.

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Impact of Smoking on the Effectiveness of Advanced Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Active Smoking Is Associated with Reduced Effectiveness of Anti-TNF Treatment
Medicina

Impact of Smoking on the Effectiveness of Advanced Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Active Smoking Is Associated with Reduced Effectiveness of Anti-TNF Treatment

The study suggests active smoking reduces the effectiveness of anti-TNF biologics in people with IBD, which could affect treatment response and the need to switch or escalate therapies. This supports including smoking...

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Bowel Urgency Is More Strongly Associated with Biochemical, Endoscopic, and Histological Disease Activity than Other Clinical Symptoms in Ulcerative Colitis.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)

Bowel Urgency Is More Strongly Associated with Biochemical, Endoscopic, and Histological Disease Activity than Other Clinical Symptoms in Ulcerative Colitis.

If you have UC, bowel urgency may indicate active inflammation more reliably than some other symptoms. Recognizing urgency could help prompt timely objective testing and treatment decisions.

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Insight into Ulcerative Colitis and Associated Diarrhea: Exploring the Interplay of Cellular and Molecular Axis with Advancement in Treatments.
Recent advances in inflammation & allergy drug discovery

Insight into Ulcerative Colitis and Associated Diarrhea: Exploring the Interplay of Cellular and Molecular Axis with Advancement in Treatments.

Persistent diarrhea is a common, quality-of-life–limiting problem in ulcerative colitis; this review synthesizes how epithelial transport, barrier damage, immune signaling, mitochondria, and microbiota interact and...

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