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One Year of Gluten Free Diet Impacts Gut Function and Microbiome in Celiac Disease (2024)
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Costigan, C. M., Warren, F. J., Duncan, A. P., Hoad, C. L., Lewis, N., Hill, T., Crooks, C. J., Morgan, P. S., Ciacci, C., Iovino, P., Sanders, D. S., Hildebrand, F., Gowland, P. A., Spiller, R. C., & Marciani, L. (2024). One Year of Gluten Free Diet Impacts Gut Function and Microbiome in Celiac Disease. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2024.11.006

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Currently, the main treatment for celiac disease (CD) is gluten free diet (GFD). This observational cohort study investigated the impact of CD and 1 year of GFD on gut function and microbiome.

METHODS: 36 newly diagnosed pat... Read More about One Year of Gluten Free Diet Impacts Gut Function and Microbiome in Celiac Disease.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Novel Insights into the Dual Mode of Action of Bisacodyl: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial in Constipation (2024)
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Aliyu, A., Dellschaft, N., Hoad, C., Williams, H., Gaudoin, E., Sulaiman, S., Crooks, C., Gowland, P., Alexia, A., Lange, R., Bois de Fer, B., Corsetti, M., Marciani, L., & Spiller, R. (2024). Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Novel Insights into the Dual Mode of Action of Bisacodyl: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial in Constipation. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.3532

Bisacodyl is a widely used laxative that stimulates both motility and secretion. Our aim was to exploit the unique capabilities of MRI to define bisacodyl's mode of action. Two placebo-controlled cross-over trials were performed, one using a single d... Read More about Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Novel Insights into the Dual Mode of Action of Bisacodyl: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial in Constipation.

Novel Use of Manganese Gluconate as a Marker for Visualization of Tablet Dissolution in the Fed Human Stomach Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (2024)
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Akbar, T., Gershkovich, P., Stamatopoulos, K., Gowland, P., Stolnik, S., Butler, J., & Marciani, L. (2024). Novel Use of Manganese Gluconate as a Marker for Visualization of Tablet Dissolution in the Fed Human Stomach Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Molecular Pharmaceutics, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.4c00854

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of dry or solid materials in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract requires the use of contrast agents to enhance visualisation of the dosage forms. In this study, we explore the novel use of manganese gluconate added to ta... Read More about Novel Use of Manganese Gluconate as a Marker for Visualization of Tablet Dissolution in the Fed Human Stomach Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Novel Insights into the Dual Mode of Action of Bisacodyl: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial in Constipation (2024)
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Aliyu, A., Dellschaft, N., Hoad, C., Williams, H., Gaudoin, E., Sulaiman, S., Crooks, C., Gowland, P., Aran, A., Lange, R., Bois De Fer, B., Corsetti, M., Marciani, L., & Spiller, R. (in press). Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Novel Insights into the Dual Mode of Action of Bisacodyl: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial in Constipation. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.3532

Background and aims: Bisacodyl is a widely used laxative which stimulates both motility and secretion. Our aim was to exploit the unique capabilities of MRI to define bisacodyl’s mode of action.
Methods: 2 placebo-controlled cross-over trials, one... Read More about Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Novel Insights into the Dual Mode of Action of Bisacodyl: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial in Constipation.

Association between glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists use and change in alcohol consumption: a systematic review (2024)
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Subhani, M., Dhanda, A., King, J. A., Warren, F. C., Creanor, S., Davies, M. J., Eldeghaidy, S., Bawden, S., Gowland, P. A., Bataller, R., Greenwood, J., Kaar, S., Bhala, N., & Aithal, G. P. (2024). Association between glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists use and change in alcohol consumption: a systematic review. eClinicalMedicine, 78, Article 102920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102920

Background
Despite the availability of various pharmacological and behavioural interventions, alcohol-related mortality is rising. This systematic review aimed to critically evaluate the existing literature on the association between glucagon-like p... Read More about Association between glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists use and change in alcohol consumption: a systematic review.

Combined MRI, high-resolution manometry and a randomised trial of bisacodyl versus hyoscine show the significance of an enlarged colon in constipation: the RECLAIM study (2024)
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Wilkinson-Smith, V., Scott, M., Menys, A., Wiklendt, L., Marciani, L., Atkinson, D., Sansone, S., Zdanaviciene, A., Coupland, C., Knowles, C. H., Dinning, P., Taylor, S. A., Gowland, P., Hoad, C. L., Corsetti, M., & Spiller, R. C. (2024). Combined MRI, high-resolution manometry and a randomised trial of bisacodyl versus hyoscine show the significance of an enlarged colon in constipation: the RECLAIM study. Gut, 74(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2024-332755

Background: Colonic motility in constipation can be assessed non-invasively using MRI.

Objective: To compare MRI with high-resolution colonic manometry (HRCM) for predicting treatment response.

Design: Part 1: 44 healthy volunteers (HVs), 43 pa... Read More about Combined MRI, high-resolution manometry and a randomised trial of bisacodyl versus hyoscine show the significance of an enlarged colon in constipation: the RECLAIM study.

Combined magnetic resonance imaging, high resolution manometry and a randomised trial of bisacodyl versus hyoscine shows the significance of an enlarged colon in constipation: the RECLAIM study (2024)
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Wilkinson-Smith, V., Scott, M., Menys, A., Wiklendt, L., MARCIANI, L., Atkinson, D., Sansone, S., Zdanavciene, A., Coupland, C., Knowles, C., Dinning, P., Taylor, S., Gowland, P., Hoad, C., Corsetti, M., & Spiller, R. (2025). Combined magnetic resonance imaging, high resolution manometry and a randomised trial of bisacodyl versus hyoscine shows the significance of an enlarged colon in constipation: the RECLAIM study. Gut, 74(1), 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2024-332755

Background
Colonic motility in constipation can be assessed non-invasively using MRI.

Objective
To compare MRI with high resolution colonic manometry (HRCM) for predicting treatment response.

Design
Part 1: 44 healthy volunteers (HV), 43... Read More about Combined magnetic resonance imaging, high resolution manometry and a randomised trial of bisacodyl versus hyoscine shows the significance of an enlarged colon in constipation: the RECLAIM study.

Structuring white rice with gellan gum reduces the glycemic response in healthy humans (2024)
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Alshammari, N. A., Riches, K., Muttakin, S., Hoad, C. L., Strkalj, L., Gouseti, O., Bakalis, S., Lovegrove, A., Spiller, R. C., Gowland, P. A., Aithal, G. P., Yakubov, G. E., Taylor, M. A., & Marciani, L. (2024). Structuring white rice with gellan gum reduces the glycemic response in healthy humans. Food Research International, 196, Article 115090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2024.115090

White rice has a high glycemic index and its consumption has been linked to an increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes mellitus, increased diabetes associated complications and obesity. In recent in vitro studies we have shown that addition of f... Read More about Structuring white rice with gellan gum reduces the glycemic response in healthy humans.

Greater hepatic lipid saturation is associated with impaired glycaemic regulation in men with metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease but is not altered by 6 weeks of exercise training (2024)
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Willis, S. A., Malaikah, S., Bawden, S. J., Sherry, A. P., Sargeant, J. A., Coull, N. A., Bradley, C. R., Rowlands, A., Naim, I., Ennequin, G., Yates, T., Waheed, G., Gowland, P., Stensel, D. J., Webb, D. R., Davies, M. J., Aithal, G. P., & King, J. A. (2024). Greater hepatic lipid saturation is associated with impaired glycaemic regulation in men with metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease but is not altered by 6 weeks of exercise training. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 26(9), 4030-4042. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.15755

Aims: To examine the impact of impaired glycaemic regulation (IGR) and exercise training on hepatic lipid composition in men with metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). Materials and Methods: In Part A (cross‐sectional desi... Read More about Greater hepatic lipid saturation is associated with impaired glycaemic regulation in men with metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease but is not altered by 6 weeks of exercise training.

Genetics impact risk of Alzheimer’s disease through mechanisms modulating structural brain morphology in late life (2024)
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Korologou-Linden, R., Xu, B., Coulthard, E., Walton, E., Wearn, A., Hemani, G., White, T., Cecil, C., Sharp, T., Tiemeier, H., Banaschewski, T., Bokde, A., Desrivières, S., Flor, H., Grigis, A., Garavan, H., Gowland, P., Heinz, A., Brühl, R., Martinot, J.-L., …Anderson, E. L. (2024). Genetics impact risk of Alzheimer’s disease through mechanisms modulating structural brain morphology in late life. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2023-332969

Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD)-related neuropathological changes can occur decades before clinical symptoms. We aimed to investigate whether neurodevelopment and/or neurodegeneration affects the risk of AD, through reducing structural brain res... Read More about Genetics impact risk of Alzheimer’s disease through mechanisms modulating structural brain morphology in late life.