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).
Peter Laszlo Lakatos +5 more
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Objectives To investigate the distinctive features of lymphocytes promoting inflammation in ulcerative colitis. Methods We performed flow cytometric analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and colorectal mucosa lymphocytes in ulcerative ...
Masaya Iwamuro +7 more
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DNA methylation-associated colonic mucosal immune and defense responses in treatment-naïve pediatric ulcerative colitis [PDF]
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are emerging globally, indicating that environmental factors may be important in their pathogenesis. Colonic mucosal epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation, can occur in response to the environment and have been ...
Winter, Harland +10 more
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Causation of human ulcerative colitis: A lead from an animal model that mirrors human disease
Most models of experimental colitis do not replicate human ulcerative colitis and do not help in defining the causation of human ulcerative colitis. Inducing pantothenic acid deficiency in pigs produces an ideal model in terms of extent, histology, and ...
William E W Roediger
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Associations between an gene polymorphism and ulcerative colitis by ARMS-PCR [PDF]
Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the colon and rectum. The abnormal lesions in the digestive system caused by ulcerative colitis and intermittent colitis are of major clinical importance.
Mahsa Sadat Hashemi Doulabi +2 more
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Novel Nonbiologic Therapies for Ulcerative Colitis [PDF]
An extensive array of compounds has been studied for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). The most frequently used nonbiologic drugs for the oral and intravenous treatment of ulcerative colitis include 5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA) drugs (mesalamine and
Korzenik., JR, Juillerat, Pascal
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Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and their first-degree relatives: Potential clinical value [PDF]
Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) have been described as specific markers in Crohn's disease and their healthy first-degree relatives. 171 patients with Crohn's disease, their 105 first-degree relatives, 145 patients with ulcerative colitis
Török, H.-P. +5 more
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Deoxyschizandrin suppresses dss-induced ulcerative colitis in mice
Background/Aims: Deoxyschizandrin as one of the most important component of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill plays an immunomodulatory role in a variety of diseases, yet its role in ulcerative colitis remains to be elucidated.
Wen-feng Zhang +6 more
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BackgroundAs the therapeutic landscape for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) continues to expand, a need exists to understand how patients perceive and value different attributes associated with their disease as well as with current and emerging ...
Elise Schoefs +17 more
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Assessment of Compliance to Therapeutic Regimen among Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: Suggested guideline [PDF]
Background: Ulcerative colitis is incurable, relapsing, and remitting intestinal disease that often requires lifelong treatment usage to maintain remission.
Sabra Kamal Mahmoud +2 more
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