摘要Objective Several epidemiological observational studies have related particulate matter(PM)exposure to Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD),but many confounding factors make it difficult to draw causal links from observational studies.The objective of this study was to explore the causal association between PM2.5 exposure,its absorbance,and IBD.Methods We assessed the association of PM2.5 and PM2.5 absorbance with the two primary forms of IBD(Crohn's disease[CD]and ulcerative colitis[UC])using Mendelian randomization(MR)to explore the causal relationship.We conducted two-sample MR analyses with aggregated data from the UK Biobank genome-wide association study.Single-nucleotide polymorphisms linked with PM2.5 concentrations or their absorbance were used as instrumental variables(IVs).We used inverse variance weighting(IVW)as the primary analytical approach and four other standard methods as supplementary analyses for quality control.Results The results of MR demonstrated that PM2.5 had an adverse influence on UC risk(odds ratio[OR]=1.010;95％confidence interval[CI]=1.001-1.019,P=0.020).Meanwhile,the results of IVW showed that PM2.5 absorbance was also causally associated with UC(OR=1.012;95％CI=1.004-1.019,P=0.002).We observed no causal relationship between PM2.5,PM2.5 absorbance,and CD.The results of sensitivity analysis indicated the absence of heterogeneity or pleiotropy,ensuring the reliability of MR results.Conclusion Based on two-sample MR analyses,there are potential positive causal relationships between PM2.5,PM2.5 absorbance,and UC.