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Accurately Profiling the Changes and Functions of Key Microflora in the Whole Intestinal Microenvironment Based on the Visual Sampling Capsule Endoscopy in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
ClinicalTrials.gov

Accurately Profiling the Changes and Functions of Key Microflora in the Whole Intestinal Microenvironment Based on the Visual Sampling Capsule Endoscopy in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Mapping microbes and metabolites directly from different gut regions could reveal location-specific changes linked to IBD activity and help researchers develop better biomarkers or targeted treatments.

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Comparison Between Artificial Intelligence and Standard Reading to Investigate Suspected Crohn Disease: the SCAI STUDY
ClinicalTrials.gov

Comparison Between Artificial Intelligence and Standard Reading to Investigate Suspected Crohn Disease: the SCAI STUDY

Faster, reliable reading of capsule endoscopy videos could shorten diagnostic delays and make small-bowel evaluation easier for people with suspected Crohn’s disease. If AI preserves accuracy while reducing review time,...

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Intestinal Ultrasound Predicts Primary Non-Response and Maintenance Relapse in Upadacitinib-Treated Active Crohn's Disease: A Multicenter, Prospective Cohort Study.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

Intestinal Ultrasound Predicts Primary Non-Response and Maintenance Relapse in Upadacitinib-Treated Active Crohn's Disease: A Multicenter, Prospective Cohort Study.

If you or your clinician are using upadacitinib for Crohn’s, intestinal ultrasound early in treatment may help predict who will not respond and who is more likely to relapse on maintenance dosing, potentially guiding...

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Calprotectin levels in Crohn's perianal fistula scraping are associated with fistula outcomes after surgical closure.
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland

Calprotectin levels in Crohn's perianal fistula scraping are associated with fistula outcomes after surgical closure.

If confirmed, a simple calprotectin test on fistula scrapings could help predict which Crohn’s patients are likely to heal after primary surgical fistula closure and which may need additional therapies, potentially...

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Ultrasound criteria for transmural healing and response in Crohn’s disease: a systematic review of definitions and thresholds
PubMed Central

Ultrasound criteria for transmural healing and response in Crohn’s disease: a systematic review of definitions and thresholds

Clear, reproducible ultrasound definitions for transmural healing and response could help clinicians track deeper intestinal healing beyond mucosal assessment and allow trials to use consistent imaging endpoints.

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Nitrogen dioxide exposure promotes CD8+T cell infiltration and contributes to increased susceptibility to ulcerative colitis: An integrative multi‑omics, artificial intelligence, and mouse model study.
Journal of hazardous materials

Nitrogen dioxide exposure promotes CD8+T cell infiltration and contributes to increased susceptibility to ulcerative colitis: An integrative multi‑omics, artificial intelligence, and mouse model study.

The study suggests that air pollutant NO2 may promote a perforin-producing CD8+ T cell response linked to colonic inflammation in UC and highlights CDC25B as a potential mechanistic link—information that could guide...

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Dual biologic therapy in inflammatory bowel disease, a retrospective cohort study of vedolizumab and anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy in children.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

Dual biologic therapy in inflammatory bowel disease, a retrospective cohort study of vedolizumab and anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy in children.

This study reports that combining an anti-TNF-α drug with vedolizumab helped many children with IBD who failed single-biologic therapy achieve clinical, endoscopic, and histologic improvement. It also notes serious...

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Probiotics Accelerate Microbiota and Metabolic Pathway Recovery Following Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation in Ulcerative Colitis.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

Probiotics Accelerate Microbiota and Metabolic Pathway Recovery Following Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation in Ulcerative Colitis.

People with UC have lower baseline gut microbial diversity and slower recovery after PEG bowel preparation; improving recovery of beneficial microbes could matter for symptom stability and gut health. This study suggests...

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Concerted changes in the pediatric single-cell intestinal ecosystem before and after anti-TNF blockade.
eLife

Concerted changes in the pediatric single-cell intestinal ecosystem before and after anti-TNF blockade.

Identifying baseline cellular states that predict disease course or response to anti‑TNF could help researchers develop predictive biomarkers and new therapeutic strategies for pediatric Crohn’s disease.

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Inflammatory bowel disease-associated colorectal dysplasia: the expanding morphologic landscape and diagnostic challenges.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology

Inflammatory bowel disease-associated colorectal dysplasia: the expanding morphologic landscape and diagnostic challenges.

Accurate recognition and standardized reporting of IBD-associated dysplasia help guide surveillance and surgical decisions because some dysplastic variants are flat, endoscopically invisible, and linked to advanced or...

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Novel Therapeutic Strategies and Biomarkers in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Narrative Review.
Cureus

Novel Therapeutic Strategies and Biomarkers in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Narrative Review.

This narrative review surveys novel biomarkers and therapeutic strategies for adult IBD, topics that could affect diagnosis, monitoring, and future treatment options for people with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.

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A Phase 2 Safety and Efficacy Study of Tulisokibart (MK-7240/PRA023) in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis (MK-7240-005)
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Phase 2 Safety and Efficacy Study of Tulisokibart (MK-7240/PRA023) in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis (MK-7240-005)

This registry entry describes a completed Phase 2 study of a new IV drug (tulisokibart) for moderate–severe ulcerative colitis, including safety endpoints and a companion diagnostic — information patients may want when...

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Real-World Patterns of Immunomodulator Use in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Receiving Biologic Therapy Under a 54-Week Reimbursement Cap: A 12-Year Retrospective Single-Center Cohort from Taiwan.
Journal of inflammation research

Real-World Patterns of Immunomodulator Use in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Receiving Biologic Therapy Under a 54-Week Reimbursement Cap: A 12-Year Retrospective Single-Center Cohort from Taiwan.

This study looks at how immunomodulators are actually used with biologic drugs in real-world practice when a national reimbursement policy forces biologic interruptions.

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Inflammatory and Immune Pathways Driving Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Resistance in Ulcerative Colitis.
Journal of inflammation research

Inflammatory and Immune Pathways Driving Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Resistance in Ulcerative Colitis.

If you or someone you care for is not responding to anti‑TNF drugs for ulcerative colitis, this review explains biological reasons why that may happen and points toward research directions that could lead to better tests...

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Expression Profiles, Biological Functions and Clinical Significance of Circular RNAs in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Journal of inflammation research

Expression Profiles, Biological Functions and Clinical Significance of Circular RNAs in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Researchers are investigating circRNAs as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets in IBD because they may help explain disease mechanisms and lead to better diagnostics or treatments in the future.

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Patient-derived intestinal organoids in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: applications in disease modeling and therapeutic response prediction
Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Patient-derived intestinal organoids in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: applications in disease modeling and therapeutic response prediction

Patient-derived intestinal organoids offer a human-relevant platform that could improve understanding of pediatric IBD biology and help predict individual treatment responses — potentially reducing trial-and-error...

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Anaemia in patients diagnosed with paediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease: A Danish nationwide cohort study.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

Anaemia in patients diagnosed with paediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease: A Danish nationwide cohort study.

Anaemia is a common and impactful complication in children diagnosed with IBD; knowing how often it occurs, which subtypes are most frequent, and its link with disease activity can guide monitoring and management...

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Correlation between endoscopic disease activity and cross‐sectional imaging scores at diagnosis in pediatric Crohn's disease
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Correlation between endoscopic disease activity and cross‐sectional imaging scores at diagnosis in pediatric Crohn's disease

Imaging and endoscopy can give different pictures of disease activity in newly diagnosed pediatric Crohn’s disease. That matters because treatment decisions often rely on how active disease appears and where it’s...

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The use of digital health tools in the management of inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review.
Minerva gastroenterology

The use of digital health tools in the management of inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review.

Digital health tools could offer more continuous monitoring and self-management support for people with IBD, potentially helping detect flares earlier and improve quality of life. This review collects existing evidence...

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Potential hazard assessment of 6PPD-quinone in the context of ulcerative colitis: network toxicology, machine learning, transcriptomic analysis, and preliminary In vivo validation
Frontiers in Immunology

Potential hazard assessment of 6PPD-quinone in the context of ulcerative colitis: network toxicology, machine learning, transcriptomic analysis, and preliminary In vivo validation

The study suggests a common environmental pollutant could worsen intestinal inflammation in experimental colitis and identifies molecular pathways that might mediate that effect, which could be relevant to understanding...

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Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Pathway Signatures for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Identified via Subject-Stratified Random Forest Based on the Longitudinal HMP2 Cohort
Genes

Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Pathway Signatures for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Identified via Subject-Stratified Random Forest Based on the Longitudinal HMP2 Cohort

The study provides a more rigorous, leakage-free machine-learning analysis of a major IBD microbiome cohort and proposes reproducible microbial and metabolic pathway candidates that could eventually help IBD diagnosis or...

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Switching to the IL-23 Inhibitor Guselkumab for People With Active IBD Who Previously Used Ustekinumab (SHIFT-IBD)
ClinicalTrials.gov

Switching to the IL-23 Inhibitor Guselkumab for People With Active IBD Who Previously Used Ustekinumab (SHIFT-IBD)

People with IBD who don’t respond well to ustekinumab may need alternative options. This study will track how patients fare after switching to guselkumab in routine clinical care and report rates of deep remission at one...

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A Study Comparing Transperineal Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Endoscopic Ultrasound, and Examination Under Anesthesia to Detect and Classify Perianal Fistulas in Patients With Crohn's Disease or Fistulas of Unknown Cause
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Study Comparing Transperineal Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Endoscopic Ultrasound, and Examination Under Anesthesia to Detect and Classify Perianal Fistulas in Patients With Crohn's Disease or Fistulas of Unknown Cause

Perianal fistulas are a common, often debilitating complication of Crohn's disease that require accurate imaging to guide medical and surgical care. If TPUS performs well, it could offer a faster, lower-cost,...

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The Utility of Faecal Biomarkers in the Discrimination Between Acute Gastroenteritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Biomedicines

The Utility of Faecal Biomarkers in the Discrimination Between Acute Gastroenteritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Distinguishing acute infectious gastroenteritis from new‑onset IBD can be clinically challenging. Faecal biomarkers that help tell these apart could speed correct diagnosis and treatment and avoid unnecessary...

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Disrupted Functional Network Organization in Crohn's Disease: Interoceptive Alterations Linked to Anxiety
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics

Disrupted Functional Network Organization in Crohn's Disease: Interoceptive Alterations Linked to Anxiety

The study suggests Crohn’s disease is associated with altered brain network organization in regions involved in sensing the body and emotions; anxiety appears to modulate these brain circuits. This could help explain why...

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Simultaneous DOTATATE uptake in three non-neuroendocrine pathologies: Follicular lymphoma, Crohn’s disease, and vertebral hemangioma
Radiology Case Reports

Simultaneous DOTATATE uptake in three non-neuroendocrine pathologies: Follicular lymphoma, Crohn’s disease, and vertebral hemangioma

DOTATATE PET/CT can show uptake in non‑neuroendocrine diseases, which may lead to misdiagnosis or unnecessary treatments if imaging findings are not confirmed. People with Crohn's disease or other abdominal pathology who...

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Supernatants of Water Extraction–Ethanol Precipitation from Roots of Rosa davurica Pall. Ameliorate Ulcerative Colitis in Mice: From Gut Microbes to Metabolites
Pharmaceuticals

Supernatants of Water Extraction–Ethanol Precipitation from Roots of Rosa davurica Pall. Ameliorate Ulcerative Colitis in Mice: From Gut Microbes to Metabolites

Preclinical work identified a plant-root extract fraction that reduced inflammation and improved some gut-barrier and microbiome features in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis, which could guide future research into new...

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Polysaccharide-functionalized metal-polyphenol network-coated porous microspheres for improving the treatment of probiotics in ulcerative colitis.
International journal of pharmaceutics

Polysaccharide-functionalized metal-polyphenol network-coated porous microspheres for improving the treatment of probiotics in ulcerative colitis.

Improving oral delivery and colon targeting of probiotics could make probiotic therapies more effective for ulcerative colitis by increasing survival through the gut and retention at inflamed sites. If translated to...

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Porto-sinusoidal vascular disorder and sinusoidal obstructive syndrome in patients treated with thiopurines: a systematic review.
Annals of hepatology

Porto-sinusoidal vascular disorder and sinusoidal obstructive syndrome in patients treated with thiopurines: a systematic review.

Thiopurines are commonly used in IBD (azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine). This review links these drugs — especially 6-thioguanine — to liver microvascular injury that can lead to portal hypertension, which may present...

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Outcomes of tofacitinib dose reduction in patients with ulcerative colitis in stable remission: a long-term follow-up of the randomized RIVETING trial.
Crohn's & colitis 360

Outcomes of tofacitinib dose reduction in patients with ulcerative colitis in stable remission: a long-term follow-up of the randomized RIVETING trial.

For people with UC on long-term tofacitinib, this trial provides evidence about the chances of keeping remission after stepping down dose and about safety differences between 10 mg and 5 mg twice daily over 30 months.

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Development of a tissue-based risk prediction model combining histology and barrier biomarkers for clinical relapse in ulcerative colitis with endoscopic healing.
Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology

Development of a tissue-based risk prediction model combining histology and barrier biomarkers for clinical relapse in ulcerative colitis with endoscopic healing.

Patients with UC who appear healed on endoscopy can still relapse; a biopsy-based model could help separate lower- and higher-risk patients and guide monitoring or research enrollment.

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Fatty acid-binding protein 2 in inflammatory bowel disease: mechanistic insights and translational perspectives.
Frontiers in medicine

Fatty acid-binding protein 2 in inflammatory bowel disease: mechanistic insights and translational perspectives.

FABP2 is presented as a sensitive biomarker of intestinal mucosal injury and a possible contributor to IBD mechanisms; if validated, it could improve disease monitoring and suggest new therapeutic targets.

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