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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Mucosal adhesion and anti-inflammatory effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in the human colonic mucosa. A proof-of-concept study [PDF]
AIM To investigate the adhesion and anti-inflammatory effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) in the colonic mucosa of healthy and ulcerative colitis (UC) patients, both in vivo and ex vivo in an organ culture model.
Corleto, Vito Domenico +6 more
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Prevalence of Entamoeba Histolytica infection in patients with colitis (Ulcerative and Infective)
Background: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the colon that often extends to involve the remainder of the large intestine in a continuous manner. Intestinal amoebiasis can present as a chronic, dysenteric syndrome of diarrhea,
Luay I. Farhan Al-Rwi +2 more
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Recent trends in the epidemiology of inflammatory bowel diseases: up or down? [PDF]
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is traditionally considered to be common in the Western world, and its incidence has sharply increased since the early 1950s.
Lakatos, Péter László
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PTGER4 expression-modulating polymorphisms in the 5p13.1 region predispose to Crohn's disease and affect NF-κB and XBP1 binding sites. [PDF]
Genome-wide association studies identified a PTGER4 expression-modulating region on chromosome 5p13.1 as Crohn's disease (CD) susceptibility region. The study aim was to test this association in a large cohort of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (
Achkar, Jean-Paul +14 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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Two for One: Coexisting Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease
Three cases of coexisting ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are presented. In the first case, the patient had a long-standing history of ulcerative proctitis before developing Crohn’s colitis.
Grant I Chen +2 more
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A case of pemphigus vulgaris associated with ulcerative colitis [PDF]
Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune bullous disorder characterized by the production of autoantibodies against the intercellular space of the epithelium. It has rarely been reported in association with inflammatory bowel disease.
Joo Wan Seo +8 more
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Ulcerative colitis: nutritional habits as the disease risk factor
Background — Ulcerative colitis results from a complex interaction between genetic, internal (intestinal microflora) and external (environment) factors.
Galiya R. Bikbavova +4 more
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Application of a novel tool for diagnosing bile acid diarrhoea [PDF]
Bile acid diarrhoea (BAD) is a common disease that requires expensive imaging to diagnose. We have tested the efficacy of a new method to identify BAD, based on the detection of differences in volatile organic compounds (VOC) in urine headspace of BAD vs.
Arasaradnam +23 more
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