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ArticleNature communications2025

Associations of 2923 plasma proteins with incident inflammatory bowel disease in a prospective cohort study and genetic analysis.

Xuening Zhang, Hao Zhao, Meng Wan, Jinyu Man, Tongchao Zhang, Xiaorong Yang, Ming Lu

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors.

Xuening ZhangClinical Epidemiology Unit, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9987-030X
Hao ZhaoDepartment of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8799-8533
Meng WanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4675-1577
Jinyu ManClinical Epidemiology Unit, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Tongchao ZhangClinical Epidemiology Unit, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China. zhangtongchao@email.sdu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5491-3882
Xiaorong YangClinical Epidemiology Unit, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China. yangxiaorong@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9866-3029
Ming LuClinical Epidemiology Unit, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China. lvming@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8685-6322

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82103912National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82173591National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82204129Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation) ZR2022QH162Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province tsqn202312328Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province tstp20230654
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prospective relationship between proteomics and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains largely underexplored, presenting potential of therapeutic interventions. Using data from 48,800 IBD-free participants in the UK Biobank Pharma Proteomics Project (UKB-PPP), we assessed associations between 2923 plasma proteins and incident IBD risk using Cox analysis. Mendelian randomization (MR) meta-analysis, integrating cis-protein quantitative trait loci data from the UKB-PPP with IBD genome-wide association study data from the International Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics Consortium and FinnGen studies, identified causal proteins. Colocalization analysis strengthened evidence of shared common causal variants. Cohort study revealed associations of 673, 295, and 125 proteins with the risk of IBD, Crohn's disease (CD), and ulcerative colitis (UC), respectively. MR and colocalization analyses prioritized IL12B, CD6, MXRA8, CXCL9, IFNG, CCN3, RSPO3, and IL18 as having causal and high colocalization evidence with IBD or its subtypes. Our findings advance understanding of IBD's molecular etiology and highlight potential therapeutic targets.

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Blood ProteinsColitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyInflammatory Bowel DiseasesMendelian Randomization AnalysisQuantitative Trait LociAdultAgedFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansInterleukin-12 Subunit p40MaleMeta-Analysis as TopicMiddle AgedBlood ProteinsIL12B protein, humanInterleukin-12 Subunit p40

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PMCPMC11928603

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