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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: What Are the Differences?

Hassan Melhem, Jan Hendrik Niess

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Review
  3. [Research Progress on the Biological Functions of Intestinal Eosinophils and Related Diseases].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Hassan MelhemGastroenterology Group, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
Jan Hendrik NiessGastroenterology Group, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6902-5650

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation 310030_219210
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are chronic inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, with EoE predominantly provoked by food and aeroallergens, whereas IBD is driven by a broader spectrum of immunopathological and environmental triggers. This review presents a comprehensive comparison of the pathophysiological and therapeutic strategies for EoE and IBD. We examine the current understanding of their underlying mechanisms, particularly the interplay between environmental factors and genetic susceptibility. A crucial element in both diseases is the integrity of the epithelial barrier, whose disruption plays a central role in their pathogenesis. The involvement of eosinophils, mast cells, B cells, T cells, dendritic cells, macrophages, and their associated cytokines is examined, highlighting the importance of targeting cytokine signaling pathways to modulate immune-epithelial interactions. We propose that advances in computation tools will uncover the significance of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) in connecting immune and epithelial cells, leading to novel therapies for EoE and IBD.

Indexed as

Eosinophilic EsophagitisInflammatory Bowel DiseasesAnimalsCytokinesEosinophilsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansCytokineseosinophilic esophagitisepithelial barrier disruptionimmune–epithelial crosstalkimmune-mediated epithelial damageinflammatory bowel diseasemucosal barrier integrity

Identifiers

PMID39126102
PMCPMC11313654

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