Corticosteroids, but not TNF Antagonists, Associate With Adverse COVID-19 Outcomes in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

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Increasing age, comorbidities, and use of corticosteroids and other anti-inflammatory agents correlated with severe COVID-19 in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), whereas treatment with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists did not, researchers report in Gastroenterology. Corticosteroids, immunomodulators (thiopurines, methotrexate), and biologic agents (TNF antagonists such as infliximab) are commonly

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  • Is Red Wine Consumption Good for Your Intestinal Microbiome?

Is Red Wine Consumption Good for Your Intestinal Microbiome?

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Consumption of red wine increases gut health, based on α-diversity of the intestinal microbiome, researchers report in the January 2020 issue of Gastroenterology. White wine had only weak effects, whereas beer, cider, spirits had none. The researchers propose that even infrequent red wine consumption benefits gut health, possibly via effects

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  • How Is The Intestinal Microbiome Altered in Patients With IBD and Does it Change During Therapy?

How Is The Intestinal Microbiome Altered in Patients With IBD and Does it Change During Therapy?

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Treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) with anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) drugs restores diversity to the intestinal microbiome, researchers report in the November issue of Gastroenterology.  The study associates metabolic interactions among luminal bacteria with outcomes of therapy. Altered interactions between the mucosal immune system and intestinal microbiota contribute to

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  • Does Acute Pancreatitis Increase Risk of Pancreatic Cancer?

Does Acute Pancreatitis Increase Risk of Pancreatic Cancer?

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Patients hospitalized with acute pancreatitis have a 2-fold increased risk of pancreatic cancer compared with the general population, researchers report in the May issue of Gastroenterology. Acute pancreatitis is a sudden-onset inflammatory disease of the pancreas. Although acute pancreatitis promotes development of pancreatic cancer in mouse models, there have been conflicting findings from epidemiology

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  • Review: How Does the Tumor Stroma Contribute to Pancreatic Cancer Progression, and Can We Stop It?

Review: How Does the Tumor Stroma Contribute to Pancreatic Cancer Progression, and Can We Stop It?

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Recently developed approaches for reshaping the pancreatic tumor stroma might be used in treatments for pancreatic cancer, according to a review in the March issue of Gastroenterology. The authors discuss relationships among the pancreatic tumor extracellular matrix, the vasculature, the immune system, and metabolism, and how these might be manipulated to stop pancreatic tumor

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  • Does Immunomodulator Therapy for IBD During Pregnancy Affect Newborn Response to Vaccines?

Does Immunomodulator Therapy for IBD During Pregnancy Affect Newborn Response to Vaccines?

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Rates of adequate serologic response to Haemophilus influenzae B (HiB) and tetanus vaccines are similar among infants born to women with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) treated with immunomodulator or biologic agents compared to women who did not receive these immunosuppressive drugs during pregnancy, researchers report in the January issue of Clinical Gastroenterology

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  • Intestinal Microbes as Carcinogens

Intestinal Microbes as Carcinogens

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Fecal microbiota from patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) have carcinogenic properties, researchers report in the December issue of Gastroenterology. Feeding mice stool from patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) increased numbers of polyps, levels of intestinal dysplasia and proliferation, and markers of inflammation in colon, compared with stool from individuals without CRC, the scientists found.

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  • How Could Lamins Protect Against Steatohepatitis?

How Could Lamins Protect Against Steatohepatitis?

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Lamin A/C acts maintains hepatocyte nuclear shape and protects male mice from steatohepatitis by regulating growth hormone signaling and reducing activity of STAT1, researchers report in the November issue of Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. These observations show how variants in genes encoding lamins affect risk for steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis. Lamins are nuclear intermediate filament proteins that help form

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  • 3-D Imaging of T-cell Localization in Inflamed Colon Tissues

3-D Imaging of T-cell Localization in Inflamed Colon Tissues

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Light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) provides accurate 3-dimensional images of inflammed intestine of mice with colitis, researchers show in a Gastroenterology in Motion article and video in the October issue of Gastroenterology. The authors demonstrate use of the technology to analyze migration of human T cells in colons of mice with colitis. Improved techniques are

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  • What Causes Wheat Sensitivity in People Without Celiac Disease?

What Causes Wheat Sensitivity in People Without Celiac Disease?

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Gluten-containing cereals have high concentrations of amylase-trypsin inhibitors (ATIs), which activate innate immunity via the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), researchers report in the April issue of Gastroenterology. These ATIs are resistant to proteases and heat, and increase intestinal inflammation by activating intestinal and mesenteric lymph node myeloid cells. Wheat is

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