"Colitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation of the COLON section of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE), usually with symptoms such as DIARRHEA (often with blood and mucus), ABDOMINAL PAIN, and FEVER.
| Descriptor ID |
D003092
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.205.265 C06.405.469.158.188
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Colitis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Colitis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2015 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colitis" by people in Profiles.
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High-throughput analyses of Phocaeicola vulgatus reveal fitness determinants for gut colonization and during colitis. Gut Microbes. 2026 Dec 31; 18(1):2661410.
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Pre-Crohn's Disease Stool From Discordant Siblings Promotes the Development of Colitis in Germ-Free Mice. Gastroenterology. 2026 Sep; 171(3):489-503.
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A myeloid Tet2-IL-1ß axis modulates intestinal inflammation by restricting catecholaminergic stimulation of enterochromaffin cell differentiation. Immunity. 2025 Nov 11; 58(11):2785-2798.e4.
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NFAT5 dictates crosstalk between intestinal epithelial regenerative capacity and microbiota in murine colitis models. J Clin Invest. 2025 09 16; 135(18).
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Gut inflammation promotes microbiota-specific CD4 T cell-mediated neuroinflammation. Nature. 2025 07; 643(8071):509-518.
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Mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis and MECR regulate CD4+ T cell function and oxidative metabolism. J Immunol. 2025 May 01; 214(5):958-976.
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Indole-3-propionic acid protects medium-diversity colitic mice via barrier enhancement preferentially over anti-inflammatory effects. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2025 06 01; 328(6):G696-G715.
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Immunoglobulin A controls intestinal virus colonization to preserve immune homeostasis. Cell Host Microbe. 2025 Apr 09; 33(4):498-511.e10.
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Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG induces STING-dependent IL-10 in intestinal monocytes and alleviates inflammatory colitis in mice. J Clin Invest. 2025 Feb 03; 135(3).
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Protection against Clostridioides difficile disease by a naturally avirulent strain. Cell Host Microbe. 2025 Jan 08; 33(1):59-70.e4.