J Gastroenterol

Establishment of a system to evaluate the therapeutic effect and the dynamics of an investigational drug on ulcerative colitis using human colonic organoids.

January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 ibdwatch

Related Articles Establishment of a system to evaluate the therapeutic effect and the dynamics of an investigational drug on ulcerative colitis using human colonic organoids. J Gastroenterol. 2019 Jan 01;: Authors: Nishimura R, Shirasaki T, Tsuchiya K, Miyake Y, Watanabe Y, Hibiya S, Watanabe S, Nakamura T, Watanabe M Abstract BACKGROUND: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon with an intractable, recurrent course. The goal of UC therapy is to target mucosal healing because immune-suppressive therapy for UC frequently results in relapse. However, few drugs directly…

Characterization of fungal dysbiosis in Japanese patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 ibdwatch

Related Articles Characterization of fungal dysbiosis in Japanese patients with inflammatory bowel disease. J Gastroenterol. 2018 Nov 26;: Authors: Imai T, Inoue R, Kawada Y, Morita Y, Inatomi O, Nishida A, Bamba S, Kawahara M, Andoh A Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: There are no previous reports describing the fecal fungal microbiome of a Japanese population using advanced molecular techniques. In this study, we performed a molecular analysis on the fungal microbial community of a healthy Japanese population and patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fecal samples were…

Usefulness of transabdominal ultrasonography for assessing ulcerative colitis: a prospective, multicenter study.

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 ibdwatch

Related Articles Usefulness of transabdominal ultrasonography for assessing ulcerative colitis: a prospective, multicenter study. J Gastroenterol. 2018 Dec 05;: Authors: Kinoshita K, Katsurada T, Nishida M, Omotehara S, Onishi R, Mabe K, Onodera A, Sato M, Eto K, Suya M, Maemoto A, Hasegawa T, Yamamoto J, Mitsumori D, Yoshii S, Ono K, Sakamoto N Abstract BACKGROUND: Transabdominal ultrasonography (US) has been reported to be a useful tool for evaluating ulcerative colitis (UC) although with less well-established data than for Crohn’s disease. This prospective multicenter study aimed to establish the usefulness…

Anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy decreases the risk of initial intestinal surgery after diagnosis of Crohn’s disease of inflammatory type.

September 24, 2018September 24, 2018 ibdwatch

Anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy decreases the risk of initial intestinal surgery after diagnosis of Crohn’s disease of inflammatory type. J Gastroenterol. 2018 Sep 22;: Authors: Nagata Y, Esaki M, Moriyama T, Hirano A, Umeno J, Maehata Y, Torisu T, Matsumoto T, Kitazono T Abstract BACKGROUND: Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy induces and maintains clinical remission in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD). However, the effect of anti-TNF therapy on the natural course of CD remains controversial. We aimed to investigate the effect of anti-TNF therapy on the initial intestinal surgery for…

Capsule endoscopy findings for the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease: a nationwide case-control study.

September 17, 2018 ibdwatch

Capsule endoscopy findings for the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease: a nationwide case-control study. J Gastroenterol. 2018 Sep 15;: Authors: Esaki M, Matsumoto T, Ohmiya N, Washio E, Morishita T, Sakamoto K, Abe H, Yamamoto S, Kinjo T, Togashi K, Watanabe K, Hirai F, Nakamura M, Nouda S, Ashizuka S, Omori T, Kochi S, Yanai S, Fuyuno Y, Hirano A, Umeno J, Kitazono T, Kinjo F, Watanabe M, Matsui T, Suzuki Y Abstract BACKGROUND: Capsule endoscopy can be used to identify the early stage of small bowel Crohn’s disease (CD). We…

Bowel wall healing assessed using magnetic resonance imaging predicts sustained clinical remission and decreased risk of surgery in Crohn’s disease.

September 1, 2018 ibdwatch

Related Articles Bowel wall healing assessed using magnetic resonance imaging predicts sustained clinical remission and decreased risk of surgery in Crohn’s disease. J Gastroenterol. 2018 Aug 30;: Authors: Buisson A, Hordonneau C, Goutorbe F, Allimant C, Goutte M, Reymond M, Pereira B, Bommelaer G Abstract BACKGROUND: Endoscopic mucosal healing is considered as the best therapeutic target in Crohn’s disease (CD) as it is associated with better long-term outcomes. We investigated whether bowel wall healing (BWH) assessed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could predict favorable outcomes and could be a potential…

Development and validation of a web-based questionnaire to identify environmental risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease: the Groningen IBD Environmental Questionnaire (GIEQ).

August 16, 2018 ibdwatch

Related Articles Development and validation of a web-based questionnaire to identify environmental risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease: the Groningen IBD Environmental Questionnaire (GIEQ). J Gastroenterol. 2018 Aug 14;: Authors: van der Sloot KWJ, Weersma RK, Dijkstra G, Alizadeh BZ Abstract BACKGROUND: In the complex etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the exposome is a major contributor. Though many environmental exposures have been identified, quality of evidence varies greatly and overall evidence for the exposome is inconclusive. A universal, precise, and reproducible measurement tool is needed to study the exposome…

The state of the art on treatment of Crohn’s disease.

July 8, 2018July 8, 2018 ibdwatch

Related Articles The state of the art on treatment of Crohn’s disease. J Gastroenterol. 2018 Jul 06;: Authors: Shi HY, Ng SC Abstract Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic, progressive, and destructive disease of the gastrointestinal tract. Although its incidence appears to be stable or decreasing in most countries in the North America and Europe, the incidence is rising rapidly in Asian countries. Immunomodulators and biologics are increasingly used to avoid long-term bowel damage and subsequent disability. Therapeutic drug monitoring facilitates optimizing thiopurines and anti-TNFs use. New biologic agents targeting…

Crohn’s disease-specific mortality: a 30-year cohort study at a tertiary referral center in Japan.

June 28, 2018 ibdwatch

Related Articles Crohn’s disease-specific mortality: a 30-year cohort study at a tertiary referral center in Japan. J Gastroenterol. 2018 Jun 09;: Authors: Yasukawa S, Matsui T, Yano Y, Sato Y, Takada Y, Kishi M, Ono Y, Takatsu N, Nagahama T, Hisabe T, Hirai F, Yao K, Ueki T, Higashi D, Futami K, Sou S, Sakurai T, Yao T, Tanabe H, Iwashita A, Washio M Abstract BACKGROUND: In this study, survival and cause of death were investigated in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) at a tertiary referral center. METHODS: A database…

NUDT15 codon 139 is the best pharmacogenetic marker for predicting thiopurine-induced severe adverse events in Japanese patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a multicenter study.

June 21, 2018June 21, 2018 ibdwatch

Related Articles NUDT15 codon 139 is the best pharmacogenetic marker for predicting thiopurine-induced severe adverse events in Japanese patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a multicenter study. J Gastroenterol. 2018 Jun 19;: Authors: Kakuta Y, Kawai Y, Okamoto D, Takagawa T, Ikeya K, Sakuraba H, Nishida A, Nakagawa S, Miura M, Toyonaga T, Onodera K, Shinozaki M, Ishiguro Y, Mizuno S, Takahara M, Yanai S, Hokari R, Nakagawa T, Araki H, Motoya S, Naito T, Moroi R, Shiga H, Endo K, Kobayashi T, Naganuma M, Hiraoka S, Matsumoto T, Nakamura S,…