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Crohn's disease

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The epidemiology, immunobiology, amd natural history of Crohn's disease is discussed; new treatment goals and risk stratification of patients are described; and an evidence based rational approach to diagnosis is provided.
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This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2012-11-03. It has received 1700 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pattern recognition receptor & Immune system.

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Nonclinical Toxicology and Toxicokinetic Profile of an Oral Lanthionine Synthetase C-Like 2 (LANCL2) Agonist, BT-11:

TL;DR: Nonclinical studies show BT-11 to be a safe and well-tolerated oral therapeutic with potential as a potent immunometabolic therapy for UC and CD with no-observed adverse effect level >1,000 mg/kg in in vivo studies.
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Is Crohn's Disease the Price to Pay Today for Having Survived the Black Death?

TL;DR: This result argues for a selection of CD-associated NOD2 mutations by plague outbreaks and further questioned the role of exposure to enteropathogenic Yersiniaspecies in CD.
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Progressive Fibrosis: A Progesterone- and KLF11-Mediated Sexually Dimorphic Female Response.

TL;DR: The in vivo and in vitro findings in an animal model and human cells suggest that progressive fibrotic scarring is a sexually dimorphic response irrespective of etiology; moreover, it is responsive to novel, individualized therapeutic intervention.
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Shear Wave and Strain Elastography in Crohn's Disease-A Systematic Review.

TL;DR: A systematic review of the use of sonoelastography in the diagnosis, assessment, and monitoring of strictures in the course of Crohn's disease was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines statement as mentioned in this paper.
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Methods and compositions for treating multiple sclerosis and related disorders

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provided therapeutic compositions and methods for treating multiple sclerosis or a multiple sclerosis-related disorder in a subject in need thereof comprising administering an effective amount of an antigen-MHC-nanoparticle complex to the subject, wherein the antigen is a MS-related antigen.
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Recognition of Commensal Microflora by Toll-Like Receptors Is Required for Intestinal Homeostasis

TL;DR: It is shown that commensal bacteria are recognized by TLRs under normal steady-state conditions, and this interaction plays a crucial role in the maintenance of intestinal epithelial homeostasis and protection from injury.
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Molecular-phylogenetic characterization of microbial community imbalances in human inflammatory bowel diseases

TL;DR: Patient stratification by GI microbiota provides further evidence that CD represents a spectrum of disease states and suggests that treatment of some forms of IBD may be facilitated by redress of the detected microbiological imbalances.
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