Blowhole Colostomy for Clostridium difficile-Associated Toxic Megacolon by Jeroen Kerstens, Ian Diebels, Charles de Gheldere, Patrick Vanclooster

“…After presenting our case, we discuss the literature available on the subject to argue that the scarce evidence on the optimal surgical treatment for TM is primarily based on TM associated with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and that there might be a rationale for considering minimally invasive procedures like blowhole colostomy for CDI-associated TM.…”
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Interleukin-23 and Th17 Cells in the Control of Gut Inflammation by Ivan Monteleone, Francesco Pallone, Giovanni Monteleone

“…Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, the major forms of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) in humans, have been traditionally associated with exaggerated and poorly controlled T helper (Th) type 1 or Th2 cell response, respectively. …”
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The Potential of Food Protein-Derived Bioactive Peptides against Chronic Intestinal Inflammation by Wanying Zhu, Liying Ren, Li Zhang, Qinqin Qiao, Muhammad Zahid Farooq, Qingbiao Xu

“…Inflammation can cause various chronic diseases like inflammatory bowel diseases. Various food protein-derived bioactive peptides (BAPs) with anti-inflammatory activity have the potential to manage these diseases. …”
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Crosstalk between the Intestinal Virome and Other Components of the Microbiota, and Its Effect on Intestinal Mucosal Response and Diseases by Njinju Asaba Clinton, Sodiq Ayobami Hameed, Eugene Kusi Agyei, Joy Chinwendu Jacob, Victor Oyewale Oyebanji, Cyril Ekabe Jabea

“…Finally, we elucidate the potential contribution of this crosstalk in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases and colon cancer.…”
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Interkingdom signaling between gastrointestinal hormones and the gut microbiome by Xinyu Zhao, Ye Qiu, Lanfan Liang, Xiangsheng Fu

“…Interventions leveraging the interplay between the gut microbiota and gastrointestinal hormones have been employed in the clinical management of metabolic diseases and inflammatory bowel diseases, such as bariatric surgery and fecal microbiota transplantation, offering promising targets for the treatment of dysbiosis-related diseases.…”
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Multicentric Castleman’s Disease in a Child Revealed by Chronic Diarrhea by Sarra Benmiloud, Sana Chaouki, Samir Atmani, Moustapha Hida

“…The diagnosis of celiac or inflammatory bowel diseases was suspected, but two and a half years later, the diagnosis of multicentric Castleman’s disease was brought following the appearance of abdominal mass whose biopsy revealed Castleman’s disease in the plasma cell form. …”
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Diagnostic Difficulties in Woman with Crohn’s Disease, Ascites, and Elevated Value of Serum CA125 Antigen by Maria Kłopocka, Ariel Liebert, Joanna Bielińska, Marcin Manerowski

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New perspectives on probiotics in health and disease by Eric Banan-Mwine Daliri, Byong H. Lee

“…Correlations between changes in composition and activity of the gut microbiota and common disorders such as cancer, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, inflammatory bowel diseases, obesity, oral health, etc. have been proposed. …”
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Update on the Medical Management of Gastrointestinal Behçet’s Disease by Giuseppe Lopalco, Donato Rigante, Vincenzo Venerito, Claudia Fabiani, Rossella Franceschini, Michele Barone, Giovanni Lapadula, Mauro Galeazzi, Bruno Frediani, Florenzo Iannone, Luca Cantarini

“…The gastrointestinal involvement in Behçet’s disease (GIBD), along with the neurological and vascular ones, represents the most feared clinical manifestation of BD and shares many symptoms with inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. …”
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Transcriptional Regulators of Claudins in Epithelial Tight Junctions by Niamat Khan, Abdul R. Asif

“…Altered function of claudins is implicated in different form of cancers, inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), and leaky diarrhea. Based on their significant role in the molecular architecture of TJ, diversity, and disease association, further understanding about claudin family proteins and their genetic/epigenetic regulators is indispensable.…”
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Marine Diterpenoids as Potential Anti-Inflammatory Agents by Yisett González, Daniel Torres-Mendoza, Gillian E. Jones, Patricia L. Fernandez

“…Inflammation is the cause of several diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases, multiple sclerosis, and asthma. …”
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RNF128 deficiency in macrophages promotes colonic inflammation by suppressing the autophagic degradation of S100A8 by Xianwen Ran, Yue Li, Yahui Ren, Weilong Chang, Rui Deng, Huifen Wang, Weiwei Zhu, Yize Zhang, Yudie Cai, Jia Hu, Di Wang, Zhibo Liu

“…Abstract Macrophages play important roles in maintaining intestinal homeostasis and in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). However, the underlying mechanisms that govern macrophage-mediated inflammation are still largely unknown. …”
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Current Review of Genetically Modified Lactic Acid Bacteria for the Prevention and Treatment of Colitis Using Murine Models by Alejandra de Moreno de LeBlanc, Silvina del Carmen, Jean-Marc Chatel, Anderson Miyoshi, Vasco Azevedo, Philippe Langella, Luis G. Bermúdez-Humarán, Jean Guy LeBlanc

“…Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) are disorders of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by recurrent inflammation that requires lifelong treatments. …”
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Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1A presenting as short stature and congenital hypothyroidism by Ragini Kondetimmanahalli, Jane Lynch, Gary Francis, Heather Gardner, Radhika Pillai

“…However, reduced growth velocity can also occur as the first sign of chronic anemia, malnutrition, deprivation (psychosocial dwarfism), chromosomal abnormalities, genetic syndromes and inflammatory bowel diseases. For the primary care provider, simple measures of standing height, sitting height, arm span, weight, body mass index (BMI) and bone age (BA) will lead to the correct diagnosis in most short children. …”
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Regulated Spatial Distribution of Cyclooxygenases and Lipoxygenases in Crohn's Ulcer

“…Arachidonic acid metabolism actively participates in the initiation, climaxing, and resolution phases of inflammation, and its close connection with inflammatory bowel diseases has been only recently discovered. …”
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Targeting quorum sensing for manipulation of commensal microbiota by Zachary Ziegert, Matthew Dietz, Max Hill, Marjais McBride, Elizabeth Painter, Mikael H. Elias, Christopher Staley

“…Further, we describe emerging evidence for the role of QS in non-infectious, chronic, microbially associated diseases including inflammatory bowel diseases and cancers. Finally, we describe potential therapeutic approaches that involve leveraging QS signals as well as quorum quenching approaches to block signaling in vivo to mitigate deleterious consequences to the host. …”
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Renal Cell Carcinoma in Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease Patient Who Received Anti-TNF α Therapy by Abdullah Mohammed Albishi, Rafaat Chakik, Mohammed Bazeed

“…Inflammatory bowel diseases are chronic inflammatory diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract with different clinical presentations. …”
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Inside the mucosal immune system. by Jerry R McGhee, Kohtaro Fujihashi

“…Likewise, genetic background and environmental microbial encounters can lead to inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). This mucosal immune system (MIS) in both health and disease is currently under intense investigation worldwide by scientists with diverse expertise and interests. …”
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Factors Predicting the Adherence to the Therapy of Italian IBD Patients by Cristina Bucci, Fabiana Zingone, Stella Tammaro, Paola Iovino, Antonella Santonicola, Carolina Ciacci

“…Background. Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic gastrointestinal disorders influencing many aspects of the patient’s life and accounting for substantial social costs. …”
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Central Role of Gimap5 in Maintaining Peripheral Tolerance and T Cell Homeostasis in the Gut by Mehari Endale, H. Ibrahim Aksoylar, Kasper Hoebe

“…Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis is often precipitated by an abnormal immune response to microbiota due to host genetic aberrancies. …”
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