Dan Turner

Aconitate decarboxylase 1 (ACOD1; also known as IRG-1) is the ubiquitous source of the metabolite itaconate, which dampens inflammasome activation by preventing HIF1α production of IL-1β and prevents TNF production through NRF2 activation…

BACKGROUND The gut microbiome is central to Crohn’s disease (CD) pathogenesis but the relative contribution of different environmental factors to disease compositional variation is unknown…

INTRODUCTION: We aimed to investigate the relationship between consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and: 1) active symptomatic disease and 2) intestinal inflammation in a cohort of adults living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)…

BACKGROUND: Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in persons with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We evaluated temporal trends and relative risks of intestinal and extra-intestinal cancers among persons with IBD and matched controls…

BACKGROUND: Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) are a mainstay of pediatric Crohn’s disease (PCD) therapy; yet not all patients respond, and others lose response over time. Combination therapy with methotrexate may improve response; however, this has not been rigorously evaluated…

Prospective long-term data on vedolizumab (VDZ) in children with Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are lacking. In this prospective, multicenter cohort study, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of maintenance therapy with VDZ in pediatric patients with CD and UC…

Although the cause of Crohn’s disease (CD) is unknown, recent studies have identified a number of biomarkers associated with the risk of developing CD in healthy at-risk individuals…