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Impacts of microplastics on gut health: Current status and future directions. 微塑料对肠道健康的影响:现状与未来方向。
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Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI: 10.1007/s12664-025-01744-0
Khaiwal Ravindra, Manpreet Kaur, Suman Mor
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Overlap of 'disorders of gut-brain interaction' and their impact on quality of life and somatization in a tertiary care center- A cross-sectional study. “肠脑相互作用障碍”的重叠及其对三级保健中心生活质量和躯体化的影响——一项横断面研究
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Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Pub Date : 2025-04-15 DOI: 10.1007/s12664-025-01770-y
Omesh Goyal, Prerna Goyal, Manjeet Kumar Goyal, Khushi Jain, Vandana Midha, Ajit Sood
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Impact of bariatric surgery on gut microbiota in obese patients: A systematic review. 减肥手术对肥胖患者肠道菌群的影响:一项系统综述。
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Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Pub Date : 2025-04-12 DOI: 10.1007/s12664-025-01763-x
Nima Mohammadzadeh, Shabnam Razavi, Mahla Shahriari, Gholamhossein Ebrahimipour
{"title":"Impact of bariatric surgery on gut microbiota in obese patients: A systematic review.","authors":"Nima Mohammadzadeh, Shabnam Razavi, Mahla Shahriari, Gholamhossein Ebrahimipour","doi":"10.1007/s12664-025-01763-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-025-01763-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Obesity is a multi-factorial disease linked to various metabolic disorders, including insulin resistance, type-2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular diseases. Traditional treatments often show limited long-term success, while bariatric surgery has emerged as the most effective intervention for sustained weight loss and comorbidity improvement. Alterations in gut microbiota may significantly contribute to these metabolic improvements.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This systematic review was aimed at evaluating changes in gut microbiota composition before and after bariatric surgery and their association with clinical outcomes, including weight loss, insulin sensitivity and lipid metabolism.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a comprehensive search of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and clinicaltrials.gov databases was conducted for studies published between 2004 and 2024. Keywords included \"bariatric surgery,\" \"gut microbiota\" and \"obesity.\" Inclusion criteria focused on human studies with pre and post-surgical microbiota analysis. Non-human studies, pediatric populations and studies without microbiota assessment were excluded. Data extraction covered microbiota profiles, metabolic outcomes and clinical markers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Total 27 articles and 28 clinical trials met the inclusion criteria. Pre-surgery, obese patients exhibited dysbiosis characterized by reduced microbial diversity and imbalances in key bacterial phyla. Post-surgery, especially after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG), patients showed increased microbial diversity, reduced Firmicutes and elevated beneficial bacteria such as Akkermansia muciniphila and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) producing bacteria. These microbiota changes were correlated with significant improvements in weight loss, insulin sensitivity and lipid profiles. However, some studies reported inconsistent or modest microbiota changes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Bariatric surgery leads to significant gut microbiota alterations that are closely linked to metabolic improvements, including enhanced glucose control and lipid metabolism. However, the long-term sustainability of these microbial changes remains unclear. Longitudinal studies are essential to determine whether these alterations persist over time and how they continuously impact metabolic health. Further research should explore targeted microbiota interventions to maintain beneficial microbial profiles post-surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":13404,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143977901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Precut fistulotomy made easy! 预切口切开术变得简单!
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Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Pub Date : 2025-04-05 DOI: 10.1007/s12664-025-01772-w
Venkatesh Vaithiyam, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Ashok Dalal
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Comment on "Abbreviated anorectal biofeedback therapy is beneficial in symptomatic improvement of functional defecatory disorder". 点评“简易肛肠生物反馈疗法有利于改善功能性排便障碍的症状”。
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Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Pub Date : 2025-04-05 DOI: 10.1007/s12664-025-01776-6
Mayank Jain
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Impact of sleeve gastrectomy on the course of metabolic associated fatty liver disease. 袖式胃切除术对代谢性脂肪肝病程的影响。
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Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Pub Date : 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1007/s12664-025-01757-9
Ragaey Ahmad Eid, Dina Attia, Asmaa Srour Soliman, Eman Ahmed Abd Elmaogod, Eman Mohammed AbdelSalam, Ahmed Mohamed Rashad, Ahmed Safaa Ahmed Sayed, Tamer Mohamed Nabil
{"title":"Impact of sleeve gastrectomy on the course of metabolic associated fatty liver disease.","authors":"Ragaey Ahmad Eid, Dina Attia, Asmaa Srour Soliman, Eman Ahmed Abd Elmaogod, Eman Mohammed AbdelSalam, Ahmed Mohamed Rashad, Ahmed Safaa Ahmed Sayed, Tamer Mohamed Nabil","doi":"10.1007/s12664-025-01757-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-025-01757-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aim: </strong>Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is now a leading cause for chronic liver disease worldwide. Bariatric surgery has a beneficial effect on morbid obesity. We aimed at evaluating the impact of sleeve gastrectomy on the course of metabolic associated fatty liver disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An observational prospective cohort study from February 2021 to March 2023 included 66 morbidly obese patients diagnosed with MAFLD. Sleeve gastrectomy was done, where intra-operative liver biopsy was obtained. Baseline values of anthropometric measures, full metabolic profile and liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) using the XL probe were compared with three and six-months post-operatively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Prevalence of MAFLD was histologically diagnosed in 75%. There was a significant decrease in body mass index, circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressures in the low-density lipoprotein (LDL), triglycerides (TG), cholesterol, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), LSM by transient elastography measurements in kilo Pascals (TE-kPa) and CAP level from baseline to three and six months post-operatively. Also, the AST/platelets ratio (APRI), NAFLD fibrosis score (NFS), fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) and atheroscelerosis cardiovascular risk score (ASCVD) scores decreased significantly from baseline to six months of follow-up. In MAFLD patients, there was a significant positive linear correlation between the CAP score and TE, between the CAP and AST, ALT, ASCVD score, but a negative correlation with high density lipoprotein (HDL). Also, there was a significant positive correlation between the percentage of decline TE and APRI scores and percentage of decline of CAP, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There was a very high prevalence of steatosis and steatohepatitis in asymptomatic morbidly obese patients. Sleeve gastrectomy has a beneficial effect on MAFLD and its associated comorbidities.</p>","PeriodicalId":13404,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143763613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The histological grading of fibrosis in Budd-Chiari syndrome: A chronic liver disease, different from others. 巴德-恰里综合征纤维化的组织学分级:一种不同于其他疾病的慢性肝病
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Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-15 DOI: 10.1007/s12664-024-01690-3
Neha Nigam, Rajanikant Yadav, Gaurav Pandey, Zia Hashim, Chhagan Bihari, Rana Vishwadeep, Nirbhay Kumar, Prabhakar Mishra
{"title":"The histological grading of fibrosis in Budd-Chiari syndrome: A chronic liver disease, different from others.","authors":"Neha Nigam, Rajanikant Yadav, Gaurav Pandey, Zia Hashim, Chhagan Bihari, Rana Vishwadeep, Nirbhay Kumar, Prabhakar Mishra","doi":"10.1007/s12664-024-01690-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12664-024-01690-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is an uncommon disease caused by hepatic venous outflow obstruction. They can result in centrilobular fibrosis, nodular regenerative hyperplasia and cirrhosis. Assessing liver fibrosis is crucial for determining the stage of BCS, predicting disease progression and guiding treatment decisions. Although this pathology has been known for decades, no useful grading system was assigned. This study aims to introduce a histologic fibrosis grading system for BCS patients.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>All patients from 2017 to 2022 (Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences [SGPGIMS]), Lucknow diagnosed with BCS for whom liver biopsy was performed were included in the study. The Budd-Chiari syndrome-Hepatic Fibrosis system (BCS-HFS) was implemented to grade fibrosis. The fibrosis grade was compared with the fibrosis percentage area and a correlation was found with the hemodynamic variables (hepatic venous pressure gradient [HVPG]) and the prognostic scores.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 56 patients with BCS. The median age was 27 years, with a male-female ratio of 1.8:1. There was a significant difference in the fibrosis percentage, hemorrhage percentage and model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score among the BCS-HFS grades (p < 0.05). There was a significant correlation between BCS-HFS and HVPG (ρ = 0.699, p < 0.001) and the MELD prognostic score (ρ = 0.474, p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>BCS-HFS is applicable for grading fibrosis in BCS. It can help in uniform histopathology reporting and for further prospective and comparative studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":13404,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"188-197"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142638080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Insights into adverse events and safety profile of upadacitinib in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases - A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. upadacitinib治疗炎症性肠病的不良事件和安全性分析——随机对照试验的荟萃分析
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Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-08 DOI: 10.1007/s12664-024-01720-0
Bruna Thaytala Quintino Falcon, Tamires de Mello Guimaraes, Gabriele Alves Halpern, Cintia Gomes, Taisa de Mello Guimaraes
{"title":"Insights into adverse events and safety profile of upadacitinib in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases - A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.","authors":"Bruna Thaytala Quintino Falcon, Tamires de Mello Guimaraes, Gabriele Alves Halpern, Cintia Gomes, Taisa de Mello Guimaraes","doi":"10.1007/s12664-024-01720-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12664-024-01720-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the incidence of serious adverse events (SAEs) in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) treated with upadacitinib and examined secondary adverse events.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A comprehensive search of PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library was conducted to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing upadacitinib with placebo in adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The primary outcome was the incidence of SAEs, while secondary outcomes included specific adverse events. Risk ratios (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Six RCTs, including 2611 patients, were analyzed. The incidence of SAEs did not significantly differ between upadacitinib (6.1%) and placebo (7%) (RR = 0.77; 95% CI: 0.50-1.20; p = 0.25). Secondary outcomes showed no significant differences in serious infections, hepatic disorders, nasopharyngitis or herpes zoster. However, neutropenia (RR = 5.63; 95% CI: 1.90-16.65; p = 0.0002) and creatine kinase elevation (RR = 2.34; 95% CI: 1.22-4.47; p = 0.01) were higher with upadacitinib, while anemia (RR = 0.36; 95% CI: 0.27-0.48; p < 0.00001) and arthralgia (RR = 0.47; 95% CI: 0.30-0.75; p = 0.001) were reduced.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Upadacitinib did not increase the overall risk of SAEs in IBD patients, with a notable reduction in anemia and arthralgia. However, the higher risks of neutropenia and CK elevation underscore the importance of monitoring. Further research is necessary to assess long-term safety, particularly regarding rare but serious events such as thromboembolism.</p>","PeriodicalId":13404,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"154-162"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143373939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The evolving landscape of live biotherapeutics in the treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection. 难辨梭状芽胞杆菌感染的活体生物疗法的发展前景。
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Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-16 DOI: 10.1007/s12664-024-01717-9
Parul Berry, Sahil Khanna
{"title":"The evolving landscape of live biotherapeutics in the treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection.","authors":"Parul Berry, Sahil Khanna","doi":"10.1007/s12664-024-01717-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12664-024-01717-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection (CDI) is common after antibiotic exposure and presents significant morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs worldwide. The rising incidence of recurrent CDI, driven by hypervirulent strains, widespread antibiotic use and increased community transmission, has led to an urgent need for novel therapeutic strategies. Conventional antibiotic treatments, although effective, face limitations due to rising antibiotic resistance and high recurrence rates, which can reach up to 60% after multiple infections. This has prompted exploration of alternative therapies such as fecal microbiota-based therapies, including fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and live biotherapeutics (LBPs), which demonstrate superior efficacy in preventing recurrence. They are aimed at restoring the gut microbiota. Fecal microbiota, live-jslm and fecal microbiota spores, live-brpk have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in individuals aged 18 years or older for recurrent CDI after standard antimicrobial treatment. They have demonstrated high efficacy and a favorable safety profile in clinical trials. Another LBP under study includes VE-303, which is not derived from human donor stool. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current therapeutic landscape for CDI, including its epidemiology, pathophysiology, risk factors, diagnostic modalities and treatment strategies. The review delves into the emerging role of live biotherapeutics, with a particular focus on fecal microbiota-based therapies. We explore their development, mechanisms of action, clinical applications and potential to revolutionize CDI management.</p>","PeriodicalId":13404,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"129-141"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143004226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The etiological profile of chronic organic non-bloody diarrhea in India: Emergence of inflammatory bowel disease as a dominant cause. 印度慢性器质性非血性腹泻的病因概况:炎症性肠病成为主要病因。
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Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-02 DOI: 10.1007/s12664-024-01649-4
Prachi Daga, Amarender Singh Puri, Lipika Lipi, Sumit Bhatia, Randhir Sud
{"title":"The etiological profile of chronic organic non-bloody diarrhea in India: Emergence of inflammatory bowel disease as a dominant cause.","authors":"Prachi Daga, Amarender Singh Puri, Lipika Lipi, Sumit Bhatia, Randhir Sud","doi":"10.1007/s12664-024-01649-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12664-024-01649-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic non-bloody diarrhea may be attributed either to functional or organic diseases. The latter category may present with malabsorption syndrome if there is extensive involvement of the small bowel, whereas diseases of the large bowel may only present with diarrhea sans malabsorption. Indian data has predominantly focussed on the etiological spectrum of malabsorption syndrome in adults. The primary aim of the current study was to evaluate etiological spectrum of chronic organic non-bloody diarrhea in India.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This prospective observational study was done at a tertiary care hospital in North India. Patients ≥ 18 years presenting with chronic non-bloody diarrhea of > 4 weeks duration were enrolled in the study after exclusion of patients with IBS and anal incontinence.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During the study period of 12 months, 100 patients with chronic organic non-bloody diarrhea were evaluated. A definite etiological diagnosis was made in 97 patients (97%). The mean age of the patients was 48 ± 16.7 years (58% males). The median duration of diarrhea was 5.5 months (interquartile range [IQR] 3.5, 11). Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) accounted for 45% of the cases making it the predominant cause for organic diarrhea. GI infections and adult-onset celiac disease accounted for 18% and 9% of the cases, respectively. Pancreatic disease, benign or neoplastic, accounted for 6% of the total cases. Notably, gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies manifesting as chronic non-bloody diarrhea were diagnosed in 5% of the patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our data suggests a paradigm shift in the etiological spectrum of chronic organic non-bloody diarrhea in India with the emergence of IBD as the predominant cause displacing GI infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":13404,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"181-187"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141874715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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