An antibiotic used to treat infective diarrhoea could be an effective drug for a type of inflammatory bowel disease, a new study has found.
University of BirminghamFeb 10 2025 An antibiotic used to treat infective diarrhea could be an effective drug for a type of inflammatory bowel disease, a new study has found.
This study conducted by researchers from the University of Birmingham is significant, as several participants with this disease had not responded to other IBD treatments. Moreover, IBD and PSC are closely correlated, with most individuals who have PSC developing IBD, and up to 14% of patients with IBD also developing PSC. This increases the chances of needing colon surgery and getting colon or liver cancer, needing a liver transplant, and the overall risks of death.
Dr Palak Trivedi, Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Hepatologist at the University of Birmingham's Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy, researcher at the National Institute for Health and Care Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Consultant Hepatologist and Clinician Scientist at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, and senior author of the paper,...
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