Gastroenterology – Proceedings of the Texas A&M Medical Student Grand Rounds

What’s “Bugging” You? – Investigating the Potential Role of the GI Microbiome in the Association between Appendectomy and Glucose Intolerance

July 25, 2023 Maya Pimentel

Maya Pimentel Background: Approximately 462 million people live with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) worldwide.1 Although, once diagnosed, T2D is a lifelong, often progressive illness that requires regular medical evaluation, it is often a preventable condition. Therefore, attention has switched from a prophylactic response to a preventive approach in T2D…

The NOD2 Gene and Its Role and Extent in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease)

June 25, 2023 Thomas Jacob

Thomas Jacob Background: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a condition that affects 7-16% of the US population. IBD is a group of conditions, namely Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, that mainly impacts the digestive tract. The genetic component of IBD is still vastly unknown, but great strides have been made…

Gastroenterology Inflammation

Traumatic Brain Injury-Induced Immunological Malfunction of the Gut-Brain Axis

June 22, 2023 Priyanka Basu

Priyanka Basu Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a global public health issue affecting millions of people each year with more than 64,000 deaths in the United States in 2020.1 It is commonly caused by a bump or blow to the head. Recent advances in research have confirmed that the…

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Use of Rifabutin-Based Triple Therapy (RHB-105) to Combat Antibiotic Resistance in Helicobacter pylori Infection Treatment

June 22, 2022 Sayali Shelke

Sayali Shelke Introduction. Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative bacterial infection that affects 50% of the global human population and is a topic of interest in several fields of medicine due to its severe sequalae, such as peptic ulcer, gastritis, and gastric cancer.2 H. pylori possesses different virulence factors, such as…

Gastroenterology Microbiology

Probiotic Supplementation May Alleviate Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptomology

June 20, 2022 Zara Nadir

Zara Nadir Introduction. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is the inflammation of the large intestine. Diagnosis of this syndrome is done with the use of the Rome IV Diagnostic Criteria. The prevalence of this syndrome is 10-15% worldwide, and the incidence is 1-2% per year.3 The symptoms associated with IBS are…

Gastroenterology Immunology Microbiology

Soy Isoflavones May Help to Reduce Symptomology in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome via Modulation of Estrogen Receptor Beta.

May 31, 2022 Emilia Coffey

Emilia Coffey Introduction. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder affecting the large intestines.1 It is diagnosed in women more often than men, at a 4:1 ratio. It is estimated to affect between 8-12% of the population.2 IBS is characterized by abdominal pain with altered bowel habits with…

Gastroenterology

Fecal Microbiota Transplant Modulates Clostridium Clusters XIVa, IV, and Caudovirales Bacteriophages to Induce Remission in Ulcerative Colitis Patients

August 16, 2021 Adam Saleh

Adam Saleh Introduction: Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory disorder of the colon with continuous inflammation beginning in the rectum and ascending proximally. The disease can present clinically with varying severity of diarrhea and blood in stool, urgency, and tenesmus1. The pathogenesis of UC likely has contributions from…

Gastroenterology Microbiology