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From IPMN to invasive pancreatic cancer: new spatial insights

Early detection and interception of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remain the only realistic strategies to reduce ...
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Kupffer cell autophagy emerges as a central regulator of immune dysregulation in primary biliary cholangitis

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a rare chronic autoimmune cholangiopathy that mainly affects middle-aged women, ...
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Real-world evidence supports earlier treatment in HBeAg-positive but not HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B virus infection

In chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the central debate remains whom and when to treat. The 2025 European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs)1 ...
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Post-infection disorders of gut-brain interaction: results of the Rome Foundation Global Epidemiology Study

Background Post-infection disorders of gut-brain interaction (PI-DGBI) are a subset of chronic gastrointestinal disorders triggered by acute infectious gastroenteritis. These conditions impose a ...
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Resection of pancreatic cancer in Europe and USA: an international large-scale study highlighting large variations

Objective Resection can potentially cure resectable pancreatic cancer (PaC) and significantly prolong survival in some patients. This large-scale international study aimed to investigate variations in ...
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Tacrolimus-binding protein FKBP8 directs myosin light chain kinase-dependent barrier regulation and is a potential therapeutic target in Crohn’s disease

Objective Intestinal barrier loss is a Crohn’s disease (CD) risk factor. This may be related to increased expression and enzymatic activation of myosin light chain kinase 1 (MLCK1), which increases ...
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Cirrhosis as new indication for statins

In the recent years, there have been an increasing number of reports on favourable effects of statins in patients with advanced chronic liver disease. These include reduction in portal pressure, ...
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Thrombospondin-2 is a performant biomarker of at-risk MASH and advanced MASH fibrosis in a large multicentre European cohort

Background Non-invasive biomarkers with biological rationale are needed for identifying patients with progressive metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). Objective To test the ...
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Farnesoid X receptor activation inhibits inflammation and preserves the intestinal barrier in inflammatory bowel disease

1 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands 2 Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, UMC Utrecht and Netherlands Metabolomics Centre, The Netherlands 3 ...
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Piecemeal cold snare polypectomy versus conventional endoscopic mucosal resection for large sessile serrated lesions: a retrospective comparison across two successive periods

Correspondence to Dr Michael J Bourke, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Westmead Hospital, WEstmead, NSW 2145, Australia; michael{at}citywestgastro.com.au Objective Large (≥20 mm) sessile serrated ...
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Cold versus hot snare endoscopic mucosal resection for large (≥15 mm) flat non-pedunculated colorectal polyps: a randomised controlled trial

Correspondence to Dr Michael J Bourke, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead 2145, New South Wales, Australia; michael{at}citywestgastro.com.au Background and aims ...
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Underdevelopment of the gut microbiota and bacteria species as non-invasive markers of prediction in children with autism spectrum disorder

Correspondence to Professor Siew C Ng, Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; siewchienng{at}cuhk.edu.hk; Dr Ruth Chan, Applied Biology and Chemical ...