This content is machine translated Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (CED) Vedolizumab in subcutaneous formulation proves its worth in everyday practice That vedolizumab in the maintenance treatment of IBD shows comparable efficacy when administered subcutaneously to intravenous administration has been demonstrated several times. Patients can thus carry out the treatment independently…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated "IBD matters" Extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) The leading symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are chronic diarrhea (>4 weeks), abdominal pain, bloody stools, and rapid weight loss. IBD is often relapsing, with active phases alternating with… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (CED) Two new biomarkers identified for targeted therapy Surrogate markers have an important role in the disease management of IBD. Researchers found evidence that microbial butyrate synthesis may predict therapeutic efficacy and thus play an important role in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (CED) Clinical nutrition therapy in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – an update. According to the newly issued ESPEN guidelines, enteral nutrition measures should generally be preferred to parenteral nutrition. There are some exceptions, however, and these include contraindications such as bowel obstruction,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (CED) Calprotectin as a therapy-relevant inflammatory marker Empirical findings show that calprotectin is the most important laboratory parameter for diagnosis as well as for monitoring the disease and therapy adjustments during its course. The treatment goal of…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Vitamin D deficiency Biomarkers in inflammatory bowel disease According to a secondary analysis published in 2019, low vitamin D levels are associated with worse disease progression and impaired quality of life. Regarding possible beneficial effects of vitamin D…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Personalized medicine for CED Ambivalent interleukin-22 Currently, IL-22 is being explored as a therapeutic option for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A Kiel research group has stumbled upon a mechanism that could affect this approach.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Crohn's disease News about the creation: Missing Link found Little is known about the genesis of Crohn’s disease. A look at the TGF-β signaling pathway and the role of CYLD in its inhibition recently provided new insights.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Bronchiectasis A bronchial change that accompanies numerous diseases Bronchiectasis, irreversible dilatation of the bronchi, accompanies many diseases but can also be congenital. If one wants to therapeutically address the entire clinical picture with all its symptoms (bronchiectasis), one…
