2022
Somatosensory Profiles Differentiate Pain and Psychophysiological Symptoms Among Young Adults With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Chen J, Zhang Y, Barandouzi Z, Xu W, Feng B, Chon K, Santos M, Starkweather A, Cong X. Somatosensory Profiles Differentiate Pain and Psychophysiological Symptoms Among Young Adults With Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2022, 38: 492-501. PMID: 35686579, PMCID: PMC9205184, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000001046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIrritable bowel syndromeIrritable bowel syndrome patientsHealthy controlsPain intensityPain thresholdBowel syndromeIBS-related painSomatic pain perceptionQuantitative sensory testingIncreased pain thresholdYoung adultsRandomized clinical trialsSelf-management interventionsSomatosensory profilesDifferentiate painPain perceptionPsychophysiological symptomsFollow-upClinical trialsPainNormal thresholdsIncreased thresholdSensory thresholdsSevere symptomsPatients
2021
Altered Gut Microbiota in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Its Association with Food Components
Barandouzi Z, Lee J, Maas K, Starkweather A, Cong X. Altered Gut Microbiota in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Its Association with Food Components. Journal Of Personalized Medicine 2021, 11: 35. PMID: 33429936, PMCID: PMC7827153, DOI: 10.3390/jpm11010035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlpha diversity indicesGut microbiotaIrritable bowel syndromeDiversity indexHealthy controlsHighest alpha-diversity indicesAlterations of gut microbiota compositionGut microbiota patternHigher alpha diversityGut microbiota compositionGut microbiota alterationsAltered gut microbiotaGut microbiome patternsCaffeine consumptionBowel syndromePathophysiology of irritable bowel syndromeIllumina sequencingFood frequency questionnaireAlpha diversityIrritable bowel syndrome groupIrritable bowel syndrome patientsMicrobial diversityMicrobiota compositionMicrobiota alterationsMicrobiota patterns