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Withdrawal of thiopurines in Crohn’s disease treated with scheduled adalimumab maintenance: a prospective randomised clinical trial (DIAMOND2).

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 ibdwatch

Related Articles Withdrawal of thiopurines in Crohn’s disease treated with scheduled adalimumab maintenance: a prospective randomised clinical trial (DIAMOND2). J Gastroenterol. 2019 Apr 30;: Authors: Hisamatsu T, Kato S, Kunisaki R, Matsuura M, Nagahori M, Motoya S, Esaki M, Fukata N, Inoue S, Sugaya T, Sakuraba H, Hirai F, Watanabe K, Kanai T, Naganuma M, Nakase H, Suzuki Y, Watanabe M, Hibi T, Nojima M, Matsumoto T, DIAMOND2 Study Group Abstract BACKGROUND: The risk:benefit ratio of concomitant use of thiopurines with scheduled adalimumab (ADA) maintenance therapy for Crohn’s disease is…

Integrated analysis of circRNAs and mRNAs expression profile revealed the involvement of hsa_circ_0007919 in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis.

May 1, 2019 ibdwatch

Related Articles Integrated analysis of circRNAs and mRNAs expression profile revealed the involvement of hsa_circ_0007919 in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis. J Gastroenterol. 2019 Apr 29;: Authors: Wang T, Chen N, Ren W, Liu F, Gao F, Ye L, Han Y, Zhang Y, Liu Y Abstract BACKGROUND: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is characterized by chronic inflammation in the colon and epigenetic factors underlying the occurrence. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been under intensive focus due to the circular construct and gene-regulating functions. However, the changes and roles of circRNAs in UC remain…

Management of elderly ulcerative colitis in Japan.

April 27, 2019April 27, 2019 ibdwatch

Related Articles Management of elderly ulcerative colitis in Japan. J Gastroenterol. 2019 Apr 20;: Authors: Higashiyama M, Sugita A, Koganei K, Wanatabe K, Yokoyama Y, Uchino M, Nagahori M, Naganuma M, Bamba S, Kato S, Takeuchi K, Omori T, Takagi T, Matsumoto S, Nagasaka M, Sagami S, Kitamura K, Katsurada T, Sugimoto K, Takatsu N, Saruta M, Sakurai T, Watanabe K, Nakamura S, Suzuki Y, Hokari R Abstract Japan has the largest aging society, where many elderly people have intractable diseases including ulcerative colitis (UC). Along with the increasing total…

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…