Serum calprotectin and complement factor 3 may better identify systemic inflammation than CRP in patients with early psoriatic arthritis, especially those who are CRP negative or have obesity.

Age, fecal calprotectin level, toxin B polymerase chain reaction cycle threshold, immunosuppression, sex, and creatinine levels were identified as independent risk factors for developing recurrent ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the synovial joints, leading to inflammation, pain, and eventual joint destruction. In recent years, increasing ...

Zinc sits at the heart of many bacterial enzymes, so one of our immune system's simplest defenses is to keep zinc out of reach. Calprotectin, a neutrophil protein abundant at infection sites, is ...

A RECENT prospective study suggests that [18F]-FDG PET-MRE may be a valuable tool for assessing treatment response in small bowel Crohn’s disease, offering a potential advancement in disease ...

Vitamin D significantly affects IBD by influencing severity, inflammation, and patient outcomes. Optimizing vitamin D levels ...

Among patients with ulcerative colitis in remission who had been treated for a disease relapse, those who underwent laparoscopic appendicectomy combined with standard medical therapy had lower relapse ...

In a recent study published in the Nutrients Journal, researchers determined the links between dairy consumption and gastrointestinal (GI) inflammatory markers. Study: No Associations between Dairy ...