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METABOLOMICS ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED AN ORALLY ACTIVE METABOLITE FOR TREATING CROHN’S DISEASE-ASSOCIATED INTESTINAL FIBROSIS
Intestinal fibrosis is a debilitating complication of Crohn’s disease (CD) patients. Surgical resection is used to treat intestinal strictures, but this approach may adversely affect the patients’ quality of life. Based on the findings of our groups an… Continue reading
THE ONSET AND SEVERITY OF ULCERATIVE COLITIS IN IL-10 -/- MICE IS NOT DEPENDENT ON FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION FROM ULCERATIVE COLITIS PATIENTS
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects around 1% of the U.S population. IBD is comprised of Chron’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), with UC having a higher incidence rate. IBD is believed to be caused by … Continue reading
IMPROVEMENT IN BOWEL URGENCY IS ASSOCIATED WITH STOOL FREQUENCY AND RECTAL BLEEDING REMISSION AT 12 AND 52 WEEKS IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATELY-TO-SEVERELY ACTIVE ULCERATIVE COLITIS
Mirikizumab, an anti-IL23p19 antibody, has demonstrated safety and efficacy versus placebo across clinical remission, symptomatic remission, and endoscopic and histologic endpoints in patients with moderately-to-severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) … Continue reading
THE PRESENCE OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED MORTALITY IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WHO ARE UNDERGOING ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) WITH A CONCURRENT DIAGNOSIS OF IBD
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) undergoing ERCP can be prone to having worse hospital outcomes due to certain comorbidities. There are limited studies that have examined the impact of cardiac arrhythmias on patients with IBD undergoing E… Continue reading
ENGAGING PATIENTS IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE CARE — WHAT DETERMINES ACTIVE PARTICIPATION?
Patient-provider co-production of care is integral to managing inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), chronic and incurable conditions that affect patients’ quality of life. Patients in the IBD Qorus Learning Health System self-report symptoms and treatmen… Continue reading
BULK RNA-SEQUENCING OF BLOOD INFORMS MOLECULAR DIAGNOSES IN VERY EARLY ONSET INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
Very early onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEOIBD) is defined as disease onset prior to age 6. VEOIBD is monogenic in >5% of cases; however, in the remaining cases, molecular basis of disease is unknown. We aimed to utilize bulk RNA-seq of blood to 1… Continue reading
ESRD IN PATIENTS WITH IBD: AN ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE 2015-2019
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) can have numerous complications involving all systems of the body. There are limited data investigating the effect of renal disease on outcomes in patients with IBD . The aim of our study was to examine the impact of En… Continue reading
THE USE OF IMMUNOMODULATORS, BIOLOGIC THERAPIES AND SMALL MOLECULES IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AND SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANTS
Over the past 20 years, the number of solid organ transplants (SOT) for a variety of indications has been on the rise. Consequently, more patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are also receiving SOT. Although SOT related immunosuppression may… Continue reading
NON-MEDICAL SWITCHING FROM INFLIXIMAB TO A BIOSIMILAR IN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
Studies in adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have demonstrated that a one-time switch from the originator to a biosimilar has not resulted in loss of response, increased side effects, or antibody development. Data describing non-medical swit… Continue reading
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-REPORTED SLEEP, WRIST ACTIGRAPHY, AND SYMPTOMS AMONG ADULTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD)
Recently, there has been a growing recognition of the bidirectional link between sleep and inflammation. Several studies have reported the prevalence of sleep disturbances in those with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and found poor sleep has the pote… Continue reading