About 1 million people in the United States have ulcerative colitis, a serious disease of the colon that has no cure and whose cause is obscure. Now, a study by Stanford University School of Medicine investigators has tied the condition to a missing microbe. The microbe makes metabolites that help keep the gut healthy. “This...
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Probiotics, Fecal Transplant Promising in Ulcerative Colitis
PHILADELPHIA — The probiotic VSL#3 and fecal microbiota transplantation could help induce remission in patients with ulcerative colitis, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. There is “abundant evidence” that the intestinal microbiome plays an integral role in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis, said Mina Fransawy Alkomos, MD, from New York...
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Treating inflammatory bowel disorder by delivering microRNAs
Osaka University researchers deliver microRNAs to suppress inflammatory reaction to affected areas in patients with inflammatory bowel disorder OSAKA UNIVERSITY Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic inflammatory diseases of unknown cause, and the number of IBD patients is on the rise. IMAGE: MIR-29 LOADED ON A SUPERCARBONATE APATITE PREVENTS THE DEVELOPMENT...