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Ulcerative colitis is an idiopathic, chronic inflammatory disorder of the colonic mucosa, which starts in the rectum and generally extends proximally in a continuous manner through part of, or the entire, colon; however, some patients with proctitis or left-sided colitis might have a caecal patch of inflammation.
Daniel, El Fassi, Claus H, Nielsen
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Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the colon, and its incidence is rising worldwide. The pathogenesis is multifactorial, involving genetic predisposition, epithelial barrier defects, dysregulated immune responses, and environmental factors.
R. Ungaro+4 more
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The burden of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Australia is increasing but national data about the current prevalence are limited. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of IBD (including Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and unspecified IBD) as well ...
Doreen Busingye+2 more
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are chronic, relapsing inflammatory disorders of the digestive tract resulting from dysregulated immune responses toward environmental factors in genetically predisposed individuals.
Lopetuso, Loris Riccardo+1 more
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Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder that is hard to cure once diagnosed. Bisdemethoxycurcumin has shown positive effects on inflammatory diseases.
Huihuan Wu+8 more
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Risks of colorectal cancer and biliary cancer according to accompanied primary sclerosing cholangitis in Korean patients with ulcerative colitis: a nationwide population-based study [PDF]
Background/Aims We conducted a nationwide population-based study to investigate incidence rates of colorectal and biliary cancers according to accompanying primary sclerosing cholangitis in Korean ulcerative colitis patients.
Eun Hye Oh+5 more
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Systemic inflammation in pre-clinical ulcerative colitis.
BACKGROUND AND AIM Pre-clinical ulcerative colitis is poorly defined. We aimed to characterize the pre-clinical systemic inflammation in ulcerative colitis, using a comprehensive set of proteins.
D. Bergemalm+54 more
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BackgroundUlcerative colitis often leads to gastrointestinal bleeding and venous thromboembolism (VTE). At present, there is no clear conclusion about anticoagulant therapy for these patients.
Xuhan Liu+3 more
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Smoking in inflammatory bowel diseases: Good, bad or ugly? [PDF]
Smoking is an important environmental factor in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), having different effects in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD).
Lakatos, László+2 more
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Identification of an Anti-Integrin αvβ6 Autoantibody in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Ulcerative colitis is the most frequent type of inflammatory bowel disease and is characterized by colonic epithelial cell damage. Although involvement of autoimmunity has been suggested in ulcerative colitis, specific autoantigens ...
T. Kuwada+27 more
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