immune response

April 26, 2017April 26, 2017

Mutations in INAVA Gene May Increase Risk of IBD, Yale Study Shows

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Mutations of the INAVA gene may boost the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new study whose findings not only explain the pathological mechanisms underlying IBD, but may also help design new ... Read more

March 7, 2017

Epigenetic Enzyme Found Lacking in Some Patients with Crohn’s Disease, Study Suggests

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Understanding epigenetic mechanisms — changes in gene expression that do not involve changing a gene’s DNA sequence itself — regulating intestinal health may lead to tailored inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) therapies, new ... Read more

February 7, 2017

GB Sciences Seeks Patent for Cannabis-based Treatment for Bowel Diseases

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GB Sciences is seeking a patent for marijuana-based mixtures capable of preventing and treating several inflammatory disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The patent application involves using cannabinoid-containing complex mixtures (CCCM) to disrupt the ... Read more

April 21, 2016April 21, 2016

Rutgers Researchers Work Toward Cure for IBD by Studying a Specific Intestinal Cell

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The painful and often debilitating condition called inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is caused by a dysregulated immune response to the host intestinal bacteria. Nan Gao, assistant professor of biology at Rutgers ... Read more

January 5, 2016January 5, 2016

Inflammatory Genes Increase Risk of IBD

News, Ulcerative colitis

A new Danish study investigating the genetics behind inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) found that variants of inflammatory genes TLR1 and IL12B are associated with an increased risk of developing the disease. The ... Read more

November 19, 2015November 19, 2015

Potential Approach to Decrease Immune Responses in IBD Suggested by BIDMC Researchers

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In a new study entitled “NADH oxidase-dependent CD39 expression by CD8+ T cells modulates interferon gamma responses via generation of adenosine,” a team of researchers shed light on the role ... Read more

November 13, 2015November 17, 2015

Good Gut Health May Depend on a Few Good Microbes

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In a recent study published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, a team of researchers from the University of Oregon (UO) discovered that strength in numbers does not hold ... Read more

September 2, 2014September 2, 2014

Study Links Pathogenic Gut Bacteria and IBD

IBD News, News

There is a delicate balance in the human gastrointestinal tract between the potentially harmful bacteria consumed through daily nutrition and the “normal flora or “good bacteria“ that play key roles in ... Read more