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The failure of ulcers healing is a characteristic feature of IBD. Mitochondrial dysfunction in intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) occurs in IBD and is linked to worse clinical outcomes in pediatric Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis (Kugrathasan et al Lance… Continue reading →

Human gastrointestinal (GI) organoid technologies have transformed GI disease research. By recapitulating the essential steps that occur during embryonic organ development, we could generate in vitro human colonic organoids (HCOs) (Munera et al, Cell S… Continue reading →

Intestinal fibrosis is a debilitating complication of Crohn’s disease (CD) patients. Our groups and others discovered that intestinal metabolites are associated with intestinal fibrosis. We selected the most relevant metabolites and determined their an… Continue reading →

IBD patients can have reduced gut commensal abundance, relative expansion of pro-inflammatory taxa, and reduced microbial diversity and short-chain fatty acid production. FMT leads to clinical remission in some UC patients, but is a complex, nonscalabl… Continue reading →

The pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC) involves genetic susceptibility, immune-mediated tissue injury and environmental factors including disturbances of the gut microbiota. Nearly all current approved therapies modify host immunity, rather than d… Continue reading →

The research on reproductive women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has focused on short-term outcomes and the studies on the long-term health outcomes of the children of parents with IBD are scarce. Therefore, there is a gap in understanding the … Continue reading →

Care for many chronic conditions was altered during the COVID-19 pandemic. For patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), routine maintenance including endoscopies were postponed. The effects of delaying endoscopies on IBD outcomes are currently u… Continue reading →

Although 3,000,000 Americans are afflicted with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) encompassing Crohn’s Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC)1, timely diagnosis is a challenge due to non-specific and overlapping symptoms.2 More than 20% of patients ma… Continue reading →

To assess the surgical outcome in Crohn’s disease (CD) patients undergoing repeat ileocolic resection treated with biologic therapy prior to the surgical intervention. Continue reading →

Disparities in adherence to health maintenance recommendations have been well-documented in patients with IBD. Solutions to address these issues remain under-described or evaluated. We sought to engage at-risk patients with IBD for a qualitative assess… Continue reading →