Researchers have identified a gut-genetic interaction that could trigger an overactive immune response in the colon — offering one possible explanation for the pain and bleeding of ulcerative colitis, ...

Bacteria uses multiple defense mechanisms to survive in the host body. Shigella bacteria, that causes colitis, disable multiple host defense pathways using three specialized effector proteins, as ...

A large international study reveals that the loss of beneficial gut bacteria may trigger inflammatory bowel disease, offering ...

A toxin produced by bacteria found in dirty water kills off immune cells in the lining of the colon, meaning people whose guts are colonised by these bacteria are much more likely to develop a ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder that causes intestinal inflammation. Although the precise cause of IBD is unknown, several factors that lead to this disease ...

Diagram showing the mechanism discovered in the study. Inflammation of the intestines in ulcerative colitis results from an excessive helper Th2 immune response. Smoking leads to aromatic compounds ...

BERLIN — An individual’s profile of antibody responses to a range of herpes viruses and encapsulated bacteria such as Streptococcus could predict the onset of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) up to 10 ...

TUESDAY, Dec. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Early changes in a person's gut bacteria might herald the onset of inflammatory ...