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Colonoscopy, endoscopy, fecal calprotectin, CRP, imaging, intestinal ultrasound, and monitoring research.

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The prevalence of nutritional disorders in inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)

The prevalence of nutritional disorders in inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nutritional disorders in IBD (underweight/malnutrition, overweight/obesity, and muscle loss/sarcopenia) are common and affect treatment tolerance, recovery, and quality of life. Knowing how frequent these problems are...

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CXCL14+ fibroblasts promote development of IBD-associated fibrosis and cancer by interacting with SPP1+ macrophages via collagen IV secretion.
British journal of cancer

CXCL14+ fibroblasts promote development of IBD-associated fibrosis and cancer by interacting with SPP1+ macrophages via collagen IV secretion.

The study identifies a specific fibroblast–macrophage interaction driven by collagen IV that may explain how chronic IBD inflammation progresses to fibrosis and cancer, highlighting possible new molecular targets to...

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Microbiology and Antimicrobial Resistance of Surgical Site Infection After Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery: Prophylaxis–Spectrum Discordance in a Retrospective Cohort from Saudi Arabia
Antibiotics

Microbiology and Antimicrobial Resistance of Surgical Site Infection After Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery: Prophylaxis–Spectrum Discordance in a Retrospective Cohort from Saudi Arabia

Surgical site infection is a common and serious complication after IBD surgery. The paper highlights that antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ESBLs, MRSA) were common in this Saudi cohort and that standard cephalosporin...

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Intestinal ultrasound assessment of Crohn’s disease activity and complications: correlation with clinical, biochemical, and cross-sectional imaging findings
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Intestinal ultrasound assessment of Crohn’s disease activity and complications: correlation with clinical, biochemical, and cross-sectional imaging findings

IUS with the IBUS‑SAS score may offer a reliable, noninvasive way to monitor Crohn’s disease activity that correlates with clinical scores and biomarkers and aligns well with CT/MRI for most findings.

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Separating Prognostic Association from Treatment-Effect Modification of a Baseline Mucosal Inflammatory-Response Score in Ulcerative Colitis Biologic Trials.
Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology

Separating Prognostic Association from Treatment-Effect Modification of a Baseline Mucosal Inflammatory-Response Score in Ulcerative Colitis Biologic Trials.

Researchers and clinicians want biomarkers that predict outcome or tailor treatment. This study suggests a mucosal gene-expression score is prognostic and declines in responders, but it does not yet show the score...

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Technical Considerations for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Bowel.
Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America

Technical Considerations for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Bowel.

MRE is a key, non-radiating test for Crohn’s disease that can show active inflammation and complications that endoscopy may miss, so updates on technique matter for diagnosis and monitoring. Better imaging technique can...

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Defining and measuring disease burden in Crohn's disease: a systematic literature review.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology

Defining and measuring disease burden in Crohn's disease: a systematic literature review.

Patients and clinicians use the term "disease burden" to describe more than inflammation alone; it affects symptoms, daily function, mental health, and healthcare use. A clearer, integrated way to measure burden could...

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Multimodal biomarkers and prediction models for stricturing and penetrating progression in Crohn's disease
Frontiers in medicine

Multimodal biomarkers and prediction models for stricturing and penetrating progression in Crohn's disease

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a systematic review or meta analysis related to Crohn's disease, Inflammatory bowel disease, and Biomarkers. The original article is from Frontiers in medicine.

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PREDICT-UC, infliximab pharmacokinetics, and the pursuit of personalised rescue therapy in acute severe ulcerative colitis
Translational gastroenterology and hepatology

PREDICT-UC, infliximab pharmacokinetics, and the pursuit of personalised rescue therapy in acute severe ulcerative colitis

For people hospitalized with acute severe UC, the findings suggest that measuring early infliximab pharmacokinetics could help personalize rescue therapy and potentially reduce colectomy risk by identifying who may need...

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Reconsidering therapeutic strategies after biologic failure in ulcerative colitis: appendectomy versus Janus kinase inhibition
Translational gastroenterology and hepatology

Reconsidering therapeutic strategies after biologic failure in ulcerative colitis: appendectomy versus Janus kinase inhibition

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be an opinion or commentary related to Ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory bowel disease, and Tests and monitoring. The original article is from Translational...

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Ulcerative colitis, but not Crohn's disease, displays demographically and clinically driven mucosal immune heterogeneity: implications for patient stratification.
Frontiers in immunology

Ulcerative colitis, but not Crohn's disease, displays demographically and clinically driven mucosal immune heterogeneity: implications for patient stratification.

The findings suggest that tissue-based immune profiling may better identify biologically distinct subgroups in ulcerative colitis than blood tests, which could affect research on personalized treatment or trial...

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Crohn's Disease: Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Upadacitinib in Pediatric Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease
ClinicalTrials.gov

Crohn's Disease: Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Upadacitinib in Pediatric Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease

A Phase 3 study is testing whether upadacitinib is safe and effective for children with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease who have not responded to or cannot take other therapies. Positive results could expand treatment...

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Diagnostic Value of Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS), Including Doppler and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS), in the Assessment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity: A Scoping Review
Journal of Clinical Medicine

Diagnostic Value of Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS), Including Doppler and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS), in the Assessment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity: A Scoping Review

Noninvasive GI ultrasound (including Doppler/CEUS) could reduce the need for frequent endoscopies for monitoring IBD activity and, when combined with biomarkers, may improve accuracy of disease assessment. However,...

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Changes in Serum MMP-9 and TIMP-1 Concentrations in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease over a Six-Month Observation Period
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Changes in Serum MMP-9 and TIMP-1 Concentrations in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease over a Six-Month Observation Period

If reliable, blood biomarkers that track IBD activity could help noninvasively follow children with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. This study suggests MMP-9 and TIMP-1 change with disease course but did not show...

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Longitudinal Metaproteomic and Lysine Crotonylation Remodeling Defines Clinical Response to Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Ulcerative Colitis
openRxiv

Longitudinal Metaproteomic and Lysine Crotonylation Remodeling Defines Clinical Response to Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Ulcerative Colitis

The work suggests new molecular readouts (fecal metaproteomics and lysine crotonylation) that could help explain why some people with ulcerative colitis respond to FMT while others do not, potentially guiding future...

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Leucine-rich alpha-2 glycoprotein reflects transmural inflammation assessed by through-the-scope endoscopic ultrasonography: A prospective study in small-bowel Crohn’s disease
World Journal of Gastroenterology

Leucine-rich alpha-2 glycoprotein reflects transmural inflammation assessed by through-the-scope endoscopic ultrasonography: A prospective study in small-bowel Crohn’s disease

A blood biomarker that reflects transmural inflammation could help monitor small-bowel Crohn’s disease noninvasively and might predict risk of rehospitalization.

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This is a Single-center, Prospective, Single-arm Clinical Study Designed to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Aeromonas sp. MTB Phage Therapy for Pouchitis in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis (UC).
ClinicalTrials.gov

This is a Single-center, Prospective, Single-arm Clinical Study Designed to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Aeromonas sp. MTB Phage Therapy for Pouchitis in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis (UC).

This early-phase trial explores a novel, targeted bacteriophage treatment for pouchitis linked to an Aeromonas-associated pathogen (MTB). For people with pouchitis after IPAA, a safe, effective phage therapy could...

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Multimodal prediction of infliximab initiation within 6 months after initiation of conventional therapy in pediatric Crohn's disease: A multicenter algorithm development and validation study.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

Multimodal prediction of infliximab initiation within 6 months after initiation of conventional therapy in pediatric Crohn's disease: A multicenter algorithm development and validation study.

Predicting early need for infliximab could help identify children with Crohn’s disease who may benefit from earlier biologic therapy instead of prolonged conventional treatment. A reliable prediction tool may shorten...

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Real-world clinical outcomes, prognostic factors, and safety profile of upadacitinib in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Real-world clinical outcomes, prognostic factors, and safety profile of upadacitinib in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Real-world data on upadacitinib help patients and clinicians understand how the drug performs outside clinical trials, including how long patients stay on treatment, remission rates, and common side effects.

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New composite outcomes data show patients treated with Lilly's Omvoh (mirikizumab-mrkz) achieved comprehensive corticosteroid-free disease control in ulcerative colitis and ...
prnewswire.com

New composite outcomes data show patients treated with Lilly's Omvoh (mirikizumab-mrkz) achieved comprehensive corticosteroid-free disease control in ulcerative colitis and ...

These results suggest mirikizumab can achieve multiple treatment goals at once — symptoms, objective inflammation measures, and steroid-free status — outcomes that matter to people with IBD because they reflect both...

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Describing Treatment Patterns and Creating an Updated Treatment Flow in an Ulcerative Colitis Population
ClinicalTrials.gov

Describing Treatment Patterns and Creating an Updated Treatment Flow in an Ulcerative Colitis Population

This registry-based study compares early control of inflammation on conventional therapy versus escalating to advanced treatments in newly diagnosed ulcerative colitis, using CRP and fecal calprotectin to define...

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Microbiota-Associated Metabolites as Biomarkers and Therapeutic Opportunities in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Nutrients

Microbiota-Associated Metabolites as Biomarkers and Therapeutic Opportunities in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Microbiota-derived metabolites are linked to inflammation and gut barrier function, so they could become biomarkers or therapeutic targets for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Patients may see future tests or...

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GM-CSF modulates conserved ILC-like transcriptional states and myeloid cell signaling during ulceration in Crohns disease
bioRxiv

GM-CSF modulates conserved ILC-like transcriptional states and myeloid cell signaling during ulceration in Crohns disease

Findings suggest GM-CSF signaling may help limit epithelial injury and shape immune cell states in Crohn’s disease, which could be relevant to understanding inflammation and future therapies targeting innate immunity or...

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Interplay Between Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Opportunities.
Pharmacological research

Interplay Between Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Opportunities.

The review links ER stress and mitochondrial dysfunction to core IBD processes (inflammation, barrier damage, cell death) and highlights MERCs as an integrated signaling hub, suggesting new biomarker and therapeutic...

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Serum proteins predict incident inflammatory bowel disease 14 years before diagnosis: a machine-learning and Cox modelling in the UK Biobank

Protein biomarkers that predict IBD years before diagnosis could enable earlier detection, inform risk-stratified monitoring, and reveal early disease pathways that might be targeted to prevent or delay onset.

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Severe malnutrition and persistent myopenia despite weight recovery in newly diagnosed stricturing Crohn's disease: A case report.
Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Severe malnutrition and persistent myopenia despite weight recovery in newly diagnosed stricturing Crohn's disease: A case report.

Muscle loss (myopenia) can persist in Crohn's disease even after weight recovery and clinical remission, which may affect long-term outcomes. Identifying persistent muscle depletion with body composition measures could...

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Efficacy of Empagliflozin in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Efficacy of Empagliflozin in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.

If confirmed, an existing diabetes drug class (SGLT2 inhibitors) could offer an adjunct anti-inflammatory option for people with mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis and might affect symptoms, biomarkers, and quality of...

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Aberrant absorptive enterocyte differentiation is associated with altered ion transport and chronic inflammatory diahrea in IBD patients.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979)

Aberrant absorptive enterocyte differentiation is associated with altered ion transport and chronic inflammatory diahrea in IBD patients.

Diarrhea is a common, burdensome symptom in IBD. This study suggests that inflammation-linked defects in enterocyte differentiation and reduced ion transporter expression may help explain persistent diarrhea and that...

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Incidence and prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa across spondyloarthritis-related diseases: cohort study using electronic health records
Frontiers in Immunology

Incidence and prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa across spondyloarthritis-related diseases: cohort study using electronic health records

The study found higher recorded rates of hidradenitis suppurativa in people with Crohn’s disease and psoriatic arthritis, and a smaller increase in ulcerative colitis, suggesting clinicians should consider asking about...

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