Pancolitis with Ischemic Injury as a Complication of Immunosuppressive Treatment in a Patient with Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Case Report by A. Dalbeni, E. Capoferro, L. Bernardoni, P. Capelli, A. Caliò, A. Gabbrielli, F. Capra

“…This is the first case of ischemic pancolitis mimicking an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in a patient with immunosuppressive therapy.…”
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QSAR modeling of benzoquinone derivatives as 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors by T.K. Shameera Ahamed, Vijisha K. Rajan, K. Muraleedharan

“…The inhibitors of 5-LOX control the overproduction of pro-inflammatory mediators known as leukotrienes (LTs) and thus have therapeutic relevance in the treatment of various diseases like asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and certain types of cancers. This has increased the search for efficient therapeutic agents for protein 5-LOX and this process is now primarily based on QSAR. …”
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Crosstalk between Inflammation and ROCK/MLCK Signaling Pathways in Gastrointestinal Disorders with Intestinal Hyperpermeability by Lijun Du, John J. Kim, Jinhua Shen, Ning Dai

“…Abnormalities in intestinal barrier function expressed by increased intestinal permeability have long been observed in various gastrointestinal disorders such as Crohn’s disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), celiac disease, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Imbalance of metabolizing junction proteins and mucosal inflammation contributes to intestinal hyperpermeability. …”
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Multi-detector computer tomography as effective method for Crohn's disease diagnostics by A. A. Tikhonov, A. V. Gorinov, I. V. Zarodnyuk, I. L. Khalif, Ye. S. Korolevsky

“…Improvement of diagnostics and efficacy of radiological methods of investigation by technique computer-tomography (CT) enterography at inflammatory bowel diseases.Material and methods. Original investigation was based on the data of comprehensive clinical and instrumental investigation of 111 patients with suspected Crohn's disease (CD). …”
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Herpes Simplex Virus Type II Infection of Ileum Mesothelium: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by SAC Medlicott, VG Falck, KB Laupland, M Akbari, PL Beck

“…A case of a 53-year-old type I diabetic patient with bowel obstruction one week subsequent to bronchitis is reported. …”
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How Bacteria-Induced Apoptosis of Intestinal Epithelial Cells Contributes to Mucosal Inflammation by Martin Hausmann

“…But increased permeability of the epithelial barrier and increased apoptotic rates of epithelial cells have been reported for patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease. Microbiota can both induce or inhibit apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells thus contribute to mucosal inflammation or support epithelial integrity respectively. …”
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis by Marina G Silveira, Keith D Lindor

“…PSC primarily affects young and middle-aged men, often in association with underlying inflammatory bowel disease. The etiology of PSC includes immune-mediated components and elements of undefined nature. …”
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Atlantoaxial fixation for treatment of syringobulbia and syringomyelia: Case report and literature review by Kaunda Emeka Ibebuike, Oluwamayowa Opara

“…We present a 45-year-old male who presented with an inability to walk with associated bladder and bowel symptoms. Neuroradiological studies of the brain and the whole spine revealed an extensive syringomyelia extending from the medulla oblongata to the T12 thoracic spinal level. …”
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Malakoplakia associated with diarrhoea and colonic lesions after rituximab treatment by Yaqoub Alshatti, Meshaan Alenezi

“…Malakoplakia is a rare granulomatous condition that occurs due to defective lysosomal digestion during phagocytosis and can mimic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or malignancies, particularly in immunosuppressed patients. …”
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Hydrogen Peroxide Induced Colitis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Dushyant Pawar, Anna Calara, Roy Jacob, Nancy Beck, Alan N. Peiris

“…Onset of symptoms varied from minutes to a day and bowel ulceration with necrosis and perforation has occurred, although fatality is rare. …”
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Premalignant Lesions of the Colon by Rodger C Haggitt

“…In contrast, sessile lesions containing carcinoma already show invasion into the submucosa of the underlying bowel wall with a significant risk of nodal metastasis. …”
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A Rare Case of Small Intestinal Cancer With Uterine Metastasis After Surgery for Ovarian Metastasis, Diagnosed Using Immunostaining by Sachiko Nagao, Motoki Matsuura, Shoko Kurokawa, Masato Tamate, Taishi Akimoto, Tsuyoshi Saito

“…A nulliparous woman in her 50s underwent laparoscopic partial small bowel resection with lymph node dissection for small intestinal cancer. …”
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The Role of Combining Probiotics in Preventing and Controlling Inflammation: A Focus on the Anti-Inflammatory and Immunomodulatory Effects of Probiotics in an In Vitro Model of IBD by Shadi Aghamohammad, Amin Sepehr, Seyedeh Tina Miri, Saeideh Najafi, Mohammad R. Pourshafie, Mahdi Rohani

“…The use of probiotics could be considered as an appropriate complementary treatment for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.…”
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Treatment of Bulbar Urethral Strictures. A Review, with Personal Critical Remarks by Willem Oosterlinck

“…Some other rare techniques like substitution with bowel and pudendal thigh flap, to cover deep defects, are also discussed.…”
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Safety of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in a Low-Volume Setting: Review of Early and Late Outcome by Robert C. Gandy, Christophe R. Berney

“…There is increasing evidence suggesting that the laparoscopic technique is the treatment of choice for large bowel resection, including for malignancy. The purpose of the study was to assess whether general surgeons, with particular skills in advanced laparoscopy, can adequately provide safe laparoscopic colorectal resections in a low-volume setting. …”
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Zebrafish as a model for human epithelial pathology by Ahmed Abu-Siniyeh, Moayad Khataibeh, Walid Al-Zyoud, Majed Al Holi

“…Zebrafish possess significant cellular and functional homology with mammals, which facilitates the investigation of various diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and polycystic kidney disease. …”
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Large Strangulated Spigelian Hernia: Management of an Uncommon Presentation of Abdominal Hernias in Central Uganda by Wasingya Lucien, Franck Katembo Sikakulya, Kisembo Peter, Atwijukire Vincent

“…On abdominal ultrasound scan, an abdominal wall defect measuring 4.45 cm with herniated bowel loops in the left anterior abdominal region with mild fluid collection in the hernia sac was seen. …”
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Atractylenolide III Improves Mitochondrial Function and Protects Against Ulcerative Colitis by Activating AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α by Jieru Han, Wenhao Li, Guangyu Shi, Yunlei Huang, Xutao Sun, Na Sun, Deyou Jiang

“…Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a complex inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) associated with mitochondrial function. …”
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α1-Adrenoceptor agonist methoxamine inhibits base excision repair via inhibition of apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1) by Kohutova Aneta, Münzova Dita, Pešl Martin, Rotrekl Vladimir

“…Methoxamine (Mox) is a well-known α1-adrenoceptor agonist, clinically used as a longer-acting analogue of epinephrine. 1R,2S-Mox (NRL001) has been also undergoing clinical testing to increase the canal resting pressure in patients with bowel incontinence. Here we show, that Mox hydrochloride acts as an inhibitor of base excision repair (BER). …”
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Anti-inflammatory actions of acupuncture by Freek J. Zijlstra, Ineke van den Berg-de Lange, Frank J. P. M. Huygen, Jan Klein

“…The attributive effect of acupuncture has been investigated in inflammatory diseases, including asthma, rhinitis, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, epicondylitis, complex regional pain syndrome type 1 and vasculitis. …”
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