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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"faecal calprotectin"”.
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Measurement of calprotectin (S100A8/S100A9) and S100A12 in serum: method development, analytical validation, and clinical application
Background Faecal biomarkers of intestinal inflammation, in particular faecal calprotectin and to a lesser extent faecal S100A12, are used to discriminate between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and categorise active from inactive disease in established IBD. …
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Microbial, immunological, phenotypic and genetic markers of risk: aspects of Crohn’s disease that are shared by unaffected siblings
… as increased intestinal permeability and raised faecal calprotectin, are also abnormal in some relatives of patients with CD. By using the combination of genotype and biomarkers models of disease prediction become a realistic possibility, and may permit intervention to prevent disease onset. …
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Mapping the microbiota in hidradenitis suppurativa
… questionnaires. 59 patients with HS provided faecal samples, nasal and skin swabs of affected sites for analysis. These 59 patients also provided serum samples and completed questionnaires including the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), Morisky Medication Adherence Scale, International …
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The relationship between enteral nutrition, energy metabolism and gut homeostasis during the course of critical illness.
… affects the gut-host relationship. Collection of faecal samples was required for the assessment of faecal calprotectin, gut microbiota and their metabolites while serum samples were used for the analysis of inflammatory cytokines, and intestinal injury biomarkers. Overall this project has recorded …
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Exploring the spectrum: The heterogeneity of autism and associations with gastrointestinal inflammation
… is a systematic review and meta-analysis of faecal markers of GI inflammation, which found no group differences in studies of calprotectin and lactoferrin. This synthesis was however limited by methodological concerns and highlighted the need for large community-based studies of GI …
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Systemic sclerosis. Novel molecular and epidemiological features of disease.
… protein complex S100A8/A9, also known as calprotectin, has been associated with several rheumatic diseases. Faecal calprotectin (FC) is a validated biomarker in inflammatory bowel disease. We have explored the biomarker potential of FC in SSc. FC correlated with SSc manifestations in the …
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Nutritional aspects and gut microbiota in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease
… in serial stool samples and correlated with faecal calprotectin levels, systemic inflammatory markers and clinical activity. A single stool sample was collected from their first-degree relatives and two serial samples from healthy children with no family history of IBD. Significant changes …
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Composición de la microbiota en pacientes pediátricos con déficit de hormona de crecimiento antes y después de recibir tratamiento con hormona de crecimiento
… to the significant decrease observed in faecal calprotectin levels after GH treatment, which underlines that GH administration is improving not only gut functionality and architecture but also gut inflammation, at a local level. No significant differences in the composition, α- or …
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¿CHIOS MASTIC GUM FROM PISTACIA LENTISCUS AS A MODULATOR OF INFLAMMATION AND INTESTINAL BARRIER FUNCTION: AN IN VITRO AND CLINICAL INVESTIGATION.¿
… inflammation. Standardized questionnaires and faecal biomarkers (calprotectin, zonulin), were utilized to assess clinical outcomes. Concurrently, in vitro experiments compared Selpic with its isolated Supermastic® triterpene fraction in Caco-2 cells and lipopolysaccharide-stimulated THP-1 …