{"title":"When to Consider Acupuncture for Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction.","authors":"Anthony J Lembo","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52498,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":"21 2","pages":"125-127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11920022/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143671839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Use of Interleukin-23 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.","authors":"Edouard Louis","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52498,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":"21 3","pages":"180-182"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11920014/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143671846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining the Use of Semaglutide in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis.","authors":"Gary R Lichtenstein","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52498,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":"21 2","pages":"83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11920026/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143671820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent Data From the ESSENCE Trial on Semaglutide in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis.","authors":"Naim Alkhouri","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52498,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":"21 2","pages":"133-135"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11920021/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143671834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ilkay Ergenc, Alexandra Frolkis, Yooyun Chung, Michael A Heneghan
{"title":"Evolution of Therapy in Autoimmune Hepatitis.","authors":"Ilkay Ergenc, Alexandra Frolkis, Yooyun Chung, Michael A Heneghan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an immune-mediated liver disease characterized by a spectrum of clinical manifestations, ranging from asymptomatic liver enzyme abnormalities to fulminant liver failure. Despite significant achievements, the backbone of first-line AIH treatment, including corticosteroids and azathioprine, has remained nearly unchanged for 5 decades. However, up to 20% of patients experience insufficient response, loss of response, or treatment intolerance. For patients intolerant to first-line therapy, second-line options include mercaptopurine and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), with recent debates regarding MMF's potential role in first-line treatment. A significant advancement has been the tailoring of azathioprine doses and manipulating blood levels with the addition of low-dose allopurinol by using therapeutic metabolite monitoring for patients with insufficient or lost biochemical response. Increasing experience with calcineurin inhibitors and biologic agents, particularly rituximab and infliximab, has demonstrated their efficacy as third-line options. Notably, B-cell activating factor blockade emerges as a promising future treatment. This article delves into the chronological evolution of AIH treatment, focusing on recent advances.</p>","PeriodicalId":52498,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":"21 3","pages":"152-160"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11920018/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143671842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Progression of Disease When Mesalamine Fails.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52498,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":"21 1 Suppl 1","pages":"7-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11920013/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143671771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is Functional Lumen Imaging Probe Technology Ready for Prime Time?","authors":"Dustin A Carlson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52498,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":"21 2","pages":"127-129"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11920020/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143671823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimal Approach to Colorectal Cancer Screening.","authors":"Christina Wang, Aasma Shaukat","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in the United States continue to fall short of guideline-recommended benchmarks. Challenges to increasing CRC screening include racial disparities, barriers at multiple levels of the health care system, and inadequate completion of 2-step screening. With new options for CRC screening and employment of programmatic strategies for screening by physicians, patients will have more opportunities to initiate and complete testing, which can ultimately improve CRC detection and prevention. This article highlights the current state of and optimal approach to CRC screening.</p>","PeriodicalId":52498,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":"21 3","pages":"163-171"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11920019/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143671844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can One Plant-Based Meal a Day Help Patients With Hepatic Encephalopathy?","authors":"Jasmohan S Bajaj","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52498,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":"21 2","pages":"122-124"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11920027/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143671800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}