Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a general term for chronic or remitting/relapsing
inflammatory diseases of the intestinal tract and generally refers to ulcerative colitis (UC) …

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are the principal forms of inflammatory bowel disease.
Both represent chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, which displays …

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an idiopathic inflammatory disorder. These guidelines indicate the
preferred approach to the management of adults with UC and represent the official practice …

The colonic epithelium facilitates host–microorganism interactions to control mucosal
immunity, coordinate nutrient recycling and form a mucus barrier. Breakdown of the …

1.2. Definitions Ulcerative colitis [UC] is a chronic inflammatory condition that causes
continuous mucosal inflammation of the colon, usually without granulomas on biopsy. It …

Background The intestinal microbiota is implicated in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis.
Faecal microbiota transplantation is a novel form of therapeutic microbial manipulation, but …

Colonic antigen-experienced lymphocytes such as tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells can
respond rapidly to repeated antigen exposure. However, their cellular phenotypes and the …

Background: The contemporary management of ambulatory ulcerative colitis (UC) continues
to be challenging with∼ 20% of children needing a colectomy within childhood years. We …

OBJECTIVES: The Selecting Therapeutic Targets in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (STRIDE)
program was initiated by the International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel …

Background & Aims There are intra-and interobserver variations in endoscopic assessment
of ulcerative colitis (UC) and biopsies are often collected for histologic evaluation. We …