Whole-Blood Taurine Concentrations in Cats With Intestinal Disease [PDF]
BackgroundIncreased delivery of taurine-conjugated bile acids to the distal bowel can lead to dysbiosis resulting in colitis in mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease.
Awwad +22 more
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Introduction: Recently, fecal calprotectin has been identified and used as an assessment tool for the confirmation of disease activity in ulcerative colitis.
Motoi Uchino +5 more
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Long-term risk factors of stoma construction after loose seton placement for Crohn disease–associated perianal fistulas [PDF]
Purpose To evaluate long-term outcomes and identify prognostic factors for stoma construction following loose seton placement in patients with Crohn disease (CD)-associated perianal fistulas.
Eiichi Nakao +6 more
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Prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease among coeliac disease patients in a Hungarian coeliac centre [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Celiac disease, Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis are inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract with some common genetic, immunological and environmental factors involved in their pathogenesis.
A Culliford +48 more
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Using gene expression data to identify certain gastro-intestinal diseases [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel diseases, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are considered to be of autoimmune origin, but the etiology of irritable bowel syndrome remains elusive.
David A Schwartz +8 more
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Mechanisms of Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction by Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli. [PDF]
Pathobiont expansion, such as that of adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC), is an emerging factor associated with inflammatory bowel disease. The intestinal epithelial barrier is the first line of defense against these pathogens.
McCole, Declan F, Shawki, Ali
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Have advances in medical therapy for ulcerative colitis impacted surgical treatment?
Aim The purpose of this study was to examine how the clinical characteristics, indications for surgery, and postoperative course of ulcerative colitis (UC) surgical patients changed before and after the introduction of biological agents. Methods Patients
Ryuichi Kuwahara +5 more
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Review of the safety with biologics in inflammatory bowel disease
Biologics have completely changed the treatment (and life) of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). After the first ones, anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) biologics, two new biologics, with other therapeutic targets, are now in routine use in ...
Andrea Pascual +3 more
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Environmental Factors in the Relapse and Recurrence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease:A Review of the Literature [PDF]
The causes of relapse in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are largely unknown. This paper reviews the epidemiological and clinical data on how medications (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, estrogens and antibiotics ...
A Bitton +99 more
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Carbohydrate Intake in the Etiology of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis [PDF]
Background: Diet may have a role in the etiology of inflammatory bowel disease. In previous studies, the associations between increased intakes of carbohydrates, sugar, starch, and inflammatory bowel disease are inconsistent.
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