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The burden of inflammatory bowel disease in Asia (1990-2023) and projections to 2050: A comprehensive analysis of the 2023 global burden of disease study.
PloS one

The burden of inflammatory bowel disease in Asia (1990-2023) and projections to 2050: A comprehensive analysis of the 2023 global burden of disease study.

Rising IBD incidence and prevalence in Asia mean more people will need long-term care, specialist services, and health-system planning. Understanding regional trends helps patients and policymakers anticipate resource...

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Prediction of oxygen uptake at peak exercise in patients with inflammatory bowel disease using submaximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing and the steep ramp test as a practical field test.
PloS one

Prediction of oxygen uptake at peak exercise in patients with inflammatory bowel disease using submaximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing and the steep ramp test as a practical field test.

Cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2peak) is an important health measure and may be relevant for people with IBD. Having accurate, simpler ways to estimate VO2peak makes it easier to assess fitness in clinic or studies without...

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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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An HOCl-responsive chemiluminescent probe for monitoring MPO-mediated HOCl generation for deep-tissue tracking and evaluation of inflammatory bowel disease.
Journal of materials chemistry. B

An HOCl-responsive chemiluminescent probe for monitoring MPO-mediated HOCl generation for deep-tissue tracking and evaluation of inflammatory bowel disease.

A new chemiluminescent probe could help researchers see and measure MPO-driven HOCl inflammation deeper in tissues, which may speed preclinical testing of IBD therapies and biomarker development.

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Preclinical stages of Crohn's disease defined by faecal calprotectin in asymptomatic first-degree relatives: screening framework for prevention trials.
Gut

Preclinical stages of Crohn's disease defined by faecal calprotectin in asymptomatic first-degree relatives: screening framework for prevention trials.

Identifying people at very early, preclinical stages of Crohn’s disease could allow enrollment in prevention trials and earlier intervention. Faecal calprotectin may help select higher‑risk first‑degree relatives for...

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Rise of prediagnostic molecular profiling in inflammatory bowel disease-can we close the door before the horse has bolted?
Gut

Rise of prediagnostic molecular profiling in inflammatory bowel disease-can we close the door before the horse has bolted?

Detecting molecular signs of IBD before symptoms could eventually allow earlier monitoring or preventive strategies, changing how and when people at risk are identified. For patients, this research points to hope that...

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EVOLVE-IBERIA: Real-world evidence on vedolizumab and anti-tumour necrosis factor-α as first- and second-line biologic treatment in Crohn's disease.
Gastroenterologia y hepatologia

EVOLVE-IBERIA: Real-world evidence on vedolizumab and anti-tumour necrosis factor-α as first- and second-line biologic treatment in Crohn's disease.

This study gives real-world comparative data on two biologic options (vedolizumab vs anti-TNFα) used early in the treatment course for Crohn’s disease, which may help patients and clinicians weigh effectiveness and...

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Subcutaneous infliximab in inflammatory bowel disease: from pharmacokinetic principles to clinical practice.
Expert opinion on biological therapy

Subcutaneous infliximab in inflammatory bowel disease: from pharmacokinetic principles to clinical practice.

A subcutaneous option for infliximab could simplify maintenance therapy, reduce infusion visits, and change how drug levels and accompanying immunomodulators are managed — issues many people with IBD and their clinicians...

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Hospitalized Infection Risk and Organ-specific Infection Patterns Across Advanced Therapies in Ulcerative Colitis: A Japanese Claims Analysis.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)

Hospitalized Infection Risk and Organ-specific Infection Patterns Across Advanced Therapies in Ulcerative Colitis: A Japanese Claims Analysis.

Patients and clinicians choosing among advanced therapies for ulcerative colitis may consider infection-related hospitalization risk as one factor; this study suggests lower risk with ustekinumab versus TNF antagonists...

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Machine learning predicts relapse after anti-TNF withdrawal in ulcerative colitis using rectal biopsy transcriptomics
openRxiv

Machine learning predicts relapse after anti-TNF withdrawal in ulcerative colitis using rectal biopsy transcriptomics

Predicting who will relapse after stopping anti-TNF drugs could help avoid unnecessary flares or unnecessary ongoing treatment. A biopsy-based transcriptomic test could be a useful decision tool if validated.

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Integrative Transcriptomic and Single-Cell Analyses Identify S100A8 as a Link Between Myeloid Inflammation and Mitophagy Dysregulation in Crohn’s Disease
Europe PMC

Integrative Transcriptomic and Single-Cell Analyses Identify S100A8 as a Link Between Myeloid Inflammation and Mitophagy Dysregulation in Crohn’s Disease

The paper points to S100A8 as a potential link between immune-cell-driven inflammation and mitochondrial stress in Crohn’s disease, which could help researchers explore new biomarkers or targets for study.

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Coded Gastrointestinal Diagnoses in Women Aged 18-44 Years with Iron Deficiency Anemia Without Selected Coded Alarm Features Who Underwent Same-Day Bidirectional Endoscopy: A Multicenter U.S. Electronic Health Record Study.
Digestive diseases and sciences

Coded Gastrointestinal Diagnoses in Women Aged 18-44 Years with Iron Deficiency Anemia Without Selected Coded Alarm Features Who Underwent Same-Day Bidirectional Endoscopy: A Multicenter U.S. Electronic Health Record Study.

This is relevant because many younger women with iron deficiency anemia are considered for upper and lower endoscopy to find bleeding sources or other causes. The study shows common diagnostic codes recorded after...

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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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Identification of Autophagy-Related Biomarkers for Subtyping and Immune Microenvironment Remodeling in Ulcerative Colitis
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Identification of Autophagy-Related Biomarkers for Subtyping and Immune Microenvironment Remodeling in Ulcerative Colitis

This study proposes three autophagy-related genes (APOL1, CCL2, IL24) as potential biomarkers that may help classify ulcerative colitis patients into subtypes with different immune environments, which could eventually...

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Early Colectomy and Long-Term Risk of Cardiometabolic Disease in Ulcerative Colitis: A Nationwide Cohort Study
American Journal of Gastroenterology

Early Colectomy and Long-Term Risk of Cardiometabolic Disease in Ulcerative Colitis: A Nationwide Cohort Study

People with ulcerative colitis face long-term health risks beyond the gut. This study suggests that getting a colectomy early after diagnosis might be linked to lower long-term risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2...

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Disease- and Region-Specific Molecular Patterns Involving miRNAs and Associated Signalling Pathways and Epithelial Cell-Fate Responses in PSC-Associated Ulcerative Colitis
Cells

Disease- and Region-Specific Molecular Patterns Involving miRNAs and Associated Signalling Pathways and Epithelial Cell-Fate Responses in PSC-Associated Ulcerative Colitis

The work highlights molecular differences between PSC-UC and typical UC that could help explain higher colorectal cancer risk in PSC-UC and suggests candidate miRNA biomarkers (eg, miR-155) for further study.

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Nailfold capillary density in inflammatory bowel disease: Associations with disease activity and systemic inflammation.
Microvascular research

Nailfold capillary density in inflammatory bowel disease: Associations with disease activity and systemic inflammation.

Patients and clinicians are often looking for objective, noninvasive ways to monitor IBD activity. This study suggests a simple nailfold capillary measure may reflect disease activity and add information to CRP, which...

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Multi-cohort meta-analysis, single-cell and Mendelian randomization analyses with experimental validation identify RHBDF2 as a shared mediator of ulcerative colitis and blood–brain barrier disruption
Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience

Multi-cohort meta-analysis, single-cell and Mendelian randomization analyses with experimental validation identify RHBDF2 as a shared mediator of ulcerative colitis and blood–brain barrier disruption

The paper suggests a molecular link (RHBDF2–ADAM17–TNFα) between ulcerative colitis and blood–brain barrier disruption, which could explain some neurological comorbidities of UC and identify targets for future therapies.

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Biologic and small-molecule therapies for inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms, comparative evidence and the emerging pipeline
Frontiers in Pharmacology

Biologic and small-molecule therapies for inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms, comparative evidence and the emerging pipeline

This review summarises the rapidly changing drug landscape for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, including newly approved biologics and small molecules and several emerging therapies that may affect future...

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Computed tomography enterography-defined transmural healing is associated with lower hospitalization risk in patients with Crohn's disease.
Intestinal research

Computed tomography enterography-defined transmural healing is associated with lower hospitalization risk in patients with Crohn's disease.

Transmural healing on CT enterography was associated with fewer hospitalizations over long follow-up, which could matter for long-term disease management and monitoring strategies in Crohn’s disease.

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Trends and safety of small bowel endoscopy in Crohn's disease in Japan: a large-scale claims database analysis.
Intestinal research

Trends and safety of small bowel endoscopy in Crohn's disease in Japan: a large-scale claims database analysis.

Small-bowel capsule and balloon-assisted endoscopy are increasingly used for Crohn’s disease; this large real-world study suggests adverse events after SBCE are uncommon and may be less frequent when a patency capsule is...

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Dose Ranging Study to Evaluate the Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Budesonide Rectal Foam in Pediatric Patients Aged 5 to 17 Years With Active, Mild to Moderate Distal Ulcerative Colitis
ClinicalTrials.gov

Dose Ranging Study to Evaluate the Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Budesonide Rectal Foam in Pediatric Patients Aged 5 to 17 Years With Active, Mild to Moderate Distal Ulcerative Colitis

A pediatric trial of budesonide rectal foam could provide evidence about a locally acting steroid option for children with distal ulcerative colitis. Trial results may affect treatment choices for pediatric distal...

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Interpreting Transperineal Ultrasound Features of Perianal Fistula Activity in Pediatric Crohn's Disease.
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

Interpreting Transperineal Ultrasound Features of Perianal Fistula Activity in Pediatric Crohn's Disease.

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a clinical study related to Crohn's disease, Inflammatory bowel disease, and Fistula. The original article is from Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official...

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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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Radioclinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Approaches, and Clinical Outcomes of Abdominal Tuberculosis: A Six-Year Retrospective Study from a Tertiary Hospital in Somalia
Europe PMC

Radioclinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Approaches, and Clinical Outcomes of Abdominal Tuberculosis: A Six-Year Retrospective Study from a Tertiary Hospital in Somalia

Abdominal tuberculosis can closely mimic Crohn’s disease and abdominal cancers, so recognizing radiological and microbiological approaches that improve diagnosis helps avoid misdiagnosis and unnecessary surgery,...

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Enterotype-based stratification identifies clinically distinct microbial subtypes in inflammatory bowel disease.
Inflammatory bowel diseases

Enterotype-based stratification identifies clinically distinct microbial subtypes in inflammatory bowel disease.

Microbiome patterns in this study were linked to inflammation (fecal calprotectin) and higher chance of needing treatment escalation. If validated, enterotype stratification could help predict disease course or tailor...

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Comparative Effectiveness of Vedolizumab and Ustekinumab in Biologic-Experienced Ulcerative Colitis: A Real-World Multicenter Study from the Güntürk Group
Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Comparative Effectiveness of Vedolizumab and Ustekinumab in Biologic-Experienced Ulcerative Colitis: A Real-World Multicenter Study from the Güntürk Group

Patients and clinicians choosing a next biologic after prior biologic failure may find evidence here that effectiveness is broadly similar between vedolizumab and ustekinumab overall, with potential differences depending...

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Biopsy-Based Molecular Signatures Predicting Therapeutic Response in Ulcerative Colitis
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Biopsy-Based Molecular Signatures Predicting Therapeutic Response in Ulcerative Colitis

If validated, mucosal biomarkers like SPARC and SPP1 might help predict who will not respond to infliximab, potentially guiding treatment choices and avoiding ineffective therapy for some people with UC.

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A Retrospective Study to Evaluate Treat-to-Target and Disease Modification in Adult Participants With Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis in Real World Setting
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Retrospective Study to Evaluate Treat-to-Target and Disease Modification in Adult Participants With Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis in Real World Setting

The study describes real-world use of a treat-to-target approach in adults with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, which may influence how clinicians monitor disease and adjust therapy in routine care.

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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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GART expression is associated with a proliferative and purine-metabolic ISC-like epithelial state in ulcerative colitis
Frontiers in Immunology

GART expression is associated with a proliferative and purine-metabolic ISC-like epithelial state in ulcerative colitis

The study identifies a molecular epithelial program (GART-associated) linked to proliferation and purine metabolism in ulcerative colitis, which could inform future mechanistic research and biomarker development relevant...

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Integrated genetic and functional analyses reveal the pathogenic effects of a novel STXBP3 variant in very-early-onset inflammatory bowel disease with immunodeficiency
Frontiers in Immunology

Integrated genetic and functional analyses reveal the pathogenic effects of a novel STXBP3 variant in very-early-onset inflammatory bowel disease with immunodeficiency

The study identifies and functionally validates a new STXBP3 variant that likely causes VEOIBD with immunodeficiency, which can help explain disease in affected infants and inform genetic counseling and further research.

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