inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory cues modulate goblet cell products important for intestinal barrier function
In a paper published in the December 2011 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, a team of scientists at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign led by Rex Gaskins, PhD have demonstrated that both microbial and host inflammatory factors modul…
Probiotic identified to treat ulcers
Researchers from Spain have identified a strain of probiotic bacteria that may be useful in treating ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori. They report their findings in the February 2011 issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
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Asthma tied to bacterial communities in the airway
Asthma may have a surprising relationship with the composition of the species of bacteria that inhabit bronchial airways, a finding that could suggest new treatment or even potential cures for the common inflammatory disease, according to a new UCSF…
Research links 29 genome regions with common form of inflammatory bowel disease
An international team of researchers has made new links between 29 regions of the genome and ulcerative colitis — a common form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The new findings increase the total number of genome regions known to be associate…
Researchers find vitamin D absorption is diminished in patients with Crohn’s disease
(Boston) — Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have for the first time shown that reduced vitamin D absorption in patients with quiescent Crohn’s disease (CD) may be the cause for their increased risk for vitamin D defi…
Scientists find the ‘master switch’ for key immune cells in inflammatory diseases
Scientists have identified a protein that acts as a “master switch” in certain white blood cells, determining whether they promote or inhibit inflammation. The study, published in the journal Nature Immunology, could help researchers look for new tr…
Scientists and physicians use genetic sequencing to identify and treat unknown disease
A collaborative team of scientists and physicians at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin uses genetic sequencing to identify and treat an unknown disease.
For the one of the first times in medical history, researc…
Researchers discover new signaling pathway linked to inflammatory disease
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have described for the first time a key inhibitory role for the IL-1 signaling pathway in the human innate immune system, providing novel insights into human inflammatory bowel…
