Helminth Parasites and the Modulation of Joint Inflammation by Chelsea E. Matisz, Jason J. McDougall, Keith A. Sharkey, Derek M. McKay

“…Indeed, infection with helminth parasites has been tried as a therapy in inflammatory bowel disease, and there are case reports relating to other conditions (e.g., autism); however, the impact of infection with parasitic helminths on musculoskeletal diseases has not been extensively studied. …”
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Case report: A co-existing case of ulcerative colitis and dysferlinopathy in a male patient by Limin Li, Qiong Yan, Mingming Deng, Muhan Lü, Tiejun Zhou, Xiaolin Zhong

“…Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at risk of developing malnutrition, severe dystrophic muscle weakness, and muscle atrophy. …”
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Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) as an Uncommon Extraintestinal Complication of Crohn’s Disease: Case Vignette and Systematic Literature Review by Raisa Epistola, Tiffanie Do, Ritika Vankina, Daniel Wu, James Yeh, Michael W. Fleischman, Jennifer M. Lee

“…While the association of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been described in a few case reports, management of ITP as an extraintestinal manifestation of Crohn’s disease (CD) is less studied. …”
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Interactions of the Intestinal Epithelium with the Pathogen and the Indigenous Microbiota: A Three-Way Crosstalk by C. V. Srikanth, Beth A. McCormick

“…Even slight perturbations in this equilibrium may be detrimental to the host leading to severe bacterial infection or even autoimmune diseases like inflammatory bowel disease. Several experimental model systems, including germ-free mice and antibiotic-treated mice, have been used by various researchers to study this complex relationship. …”
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Histopathology of Infectious Colitis by Christina M. Surawicz

“…First, colonic mucosal biopsy can often reliably differentiate acute self limited colitis (ASLC). or infectious type colitis, from idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In ASLC, crypt architecture is normal and the inflammatory infiltrate in the lamina propria predominantly acute, ie, polymorphonuclear cells. …”
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Metagenomics approaches for studying the human microbiome by Biniam Moges, Degisew Yinur Mengistu

“…The human microbiota plays a crucial role in the environment and human health under normal circumstances; nonetheless, dysfunction of the human microbiome has been associated with illnesses ranging from inflammatory bowel disease to multidrug-resistant infections. …”
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Gut Microbiome: An Intersection between Human Genome, Diet, and Epigenetics by Abdullahi Y. Muhammad, Malik Amonov, Atif A. Baig, Farrukh J. Alvi

“…Specific genetic variants in genes that are responsible for maintaining the composition of the gut commensal, such as genes of the immune system, are described to result in gut dysbiosis that can lead to the development of several autoimmune diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and type-1 diabetes. Similarly, the diet of an individual shapes the gut microbiota by allowing the predominance of microbes that metabolize an abundant macromolecule in the diet. …”
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Genetic Factors in Animal Models of Intestinal Inflammation by R Balfour Sartor

“…Identification of the immunological mechanisms of host genetic susceptibility and the genetic basis of spontaneous colitis should provide new insights into the pathogenesis of human inflammatory bowel disease.…”
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Cannabigerol and cannabichromene in Cannabis sativa L. by Zagožen Marjeta, Čerenak Andreja, Kreft Samo

“…CBG has shown anti-inflammatory effects on murine colitis and on inflammatory bowel disease as well as stimulatory effects on the feeding behaviors of mice. …”
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Unraveling the microbial mysteries: gut microbiota’s role in ulcerative colitis by Keyu Ren, Chunming Yong, Yanchun Jin, Shanwei Rong, Kuijin Xue, Bin Cao, Hongyun Wei

“…Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by persistent inflammation of the colon. …”
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The Role of Th17 Cells and IL-17 in Th2 Immune Responses of Allergic Conjunctivitis by Xiang-Tian Meng, Yun-Yue Shi, Hong Zhang, Hong-Yan Zhou

“…Studies have shown that Th17 cells are involved in a variety of immune inflammation, including psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, and asthma. …”
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Wound irrigation and peritoneal lavage with antiseptic/antibiotic solution before wound closure during gastrointestinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Motoi Uchino, Koji Tamura, Shinsuke Nomura, Seiichi Shinji, Keita Kouzu, Hiroji Shinkawa, Tomohiro Ishinuki, Toru Mizuguchi, Hiroki Ohge, Seiji Haji, Junzo Shimizu, Yasuhiko Mohri, Chizuru Yamashita, Yuichi Kitagawa, Katsunori Suzuki, Motomu Kobayash, Masahiro Kobayashi, Yuki Hanai, Hiroshi Nobuhara, Hiroki Imaoka, Masahiro Yoshida, Toshihiko Mayumi, Hiroki Ikeuchi, on behalf of SSI Prevention Guideline Committee in Japan Society for Surgical Infection

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Towards painless and productive research relationships: reflections on study design by a researcher with chronic pain for participants with chronic pain by Catherine Wilkinson

“…From the perspective of a researcher with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by chronic pain, and Crohn's disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease, characterized by stomach and joint pain, this paper provides insight into pain and researcher-participant relationships, from the perspective of a researcher in pain, designing a study to accommodate her own pain needs, as well as anticipating the needs of prospective participants in pain. …”
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Confocal Endomicroscopy of Colorectal Polyps by Vivian M. Ussui, Michael B. Wallace

“…Immediate potential applications of CLE are to guide biopsy sampling in Barrett's esophagus and inflammatory bowel disease surveillance, evaluation of colorectal polyps, and intraductal imaging of the pancreas and bile duct. …”
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Long-Term Natural History and Complications of Collagenous Colitis by Hugh J Freeman

“…Colonic ulceration has been associated with the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, while other forms of inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease, may evolve directly from collagenous colitis. …”
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Idiopathic Myointimal Hyperplasia of Mesenteric Veins of the Ileum and Colon in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature by Sharon J. Song, Stuti G. Shroff

“…This vascular disease mimics inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) clinically and endoscopically, while showing ischemic mucosal changes without the classic features of IBD on biopsy. …”
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Genetic Counselling and Family in IBD: 30 years' Experience at the Cleveland Clinic by WM Michener, M Caulfield, RG Farmer, R Wyllie, K Cotman, J Hertzer

“…The Cleveland Clinic has followed 1288 patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (437 with mucosa! ulcerative colitis and 851 with Crohn's disease) from 1955 through 1984. …”
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Colitis in spondyloarthritis by Muhammed Hafis, Vikas Agarwal

“…Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is seen in up to 14% of patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) with a lower prevalence seen in the Asian population. …”
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SAA3 deficiency exacerbates intestinal fibrosis in DSS-induced IBD mouse model by Xiaodong Zou, Tong Wu, Jianjiao Lin, Tao Su, Hui Xiao, Chuyan Ni, Lijuan Hu, Wenchu Lin, Weilin Chen, Richard D. Ye, Li Xiang

“…Abstract Intestinal fibrosis, as a late-stage complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), leads to bowel obstruction and requires surgical intervention, significantly lowering the quality of life of affected patients. …”
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The Impact of PPARγ Genetic Variants on IBD Susceptibility and IBD Disease Course by Jessica Mwinyi, Christa Grete-Wenger, Jyrki J. Eloranta, Gerd A. Kullak-Ublick

“…We aimed at determining the occurring PPARγ SNPs, at predicting the haplotypes, and at determining the frequency outcome in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients in comparison with healthy controls. …”
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