Interleukin (IL)-11 is produced by inflammatory fibroblasts, one of the stromal cells, during acute colitis. Researchers at Toho University Japan found that IL-11 ameliorated acute colitis in mouse ...

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic relapsing and remitting inflammatory disorder that can generally be managed successfully with maintenance oral medications. However, approximately 15% of patients with ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon driven by an abnormal immune response. It typically begins in the rectum and spreads continuously, occasionally involving a cecal ...

Older adults hospitalized with acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) face substantially higher mortality rates, and current guidelines do not provide specific recommendations for this population. In ...

The diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) is based on clinical evaluation and medical history and confirmed through laboratory, radiologic, endoscopic and histologic findings. Before making the ...

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