The incidence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) emerged with Westernisation of dietary
habits worldwide. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic debilitating conditions …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's
disease (CD), is characterized by relapse and remission alternately. It remains a great …

Adipose tissue constitutes an extremely active endocrine organ with a network of signaling
pathways enabling the organism to adapt to a wide range of different metabolic challenges …

Effective gastrointestinal functionality is crucial in determining animal health, welfare and
performance. A new definition of gastrointestinal functionality has been recently presented …

This review focuses on new aspects of extracellular roles of the calgranulins. S100A8,
S100A9 and S100A12 are constitutively expressed in neutrophils and induced in several …

An exosome (30–150 nm size) is a cell-derived vesicle. Exosome-induced regulation in
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is becoming increasingly popular due to their potential …

Background Faecal calprotectin and lactoferrin increasingly serve as surrogate markers of
disease activity in IBD. Data on the correlation of these markers with simple endoscopic …

It is a common experience that gastrointestinal symptoms urge us to differentiate
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from functional disorders. Furthermore, in patients with …

S100A12 is a member of the S100 family of EF-hand calcium-binding proteins. Human
S100A12 is predominantly expressed and secreted by neutrophil granulocytes and …

OBJECTIVES: There is an unmet need for novel blood-based biomarkers that offer timely
and accurate diagnostic and prognostic testing in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). We …