Abstract
Excessive alcohol consumption often results in intestinal damage, mediated by inflammatory processes, mainly characterized by an increased influx of leukocytes. Fecal calprotectin is a granulocyte cytosolic protein, representing as a promising marker of subclinical intestinal inflammation. In this study, we assessed fecal calprotectin concentrations (FCCs) in current drinking alcoholics, both at the baseline, and then during a subsequent 84-day period. Moreover, FCCs in the alcoholics were compared with the FCCs in healthy controls.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 76-80 |
Numero di pagine | 5 |
Rivista | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY |
Volume | 23 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2011 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alcohol Drinking
- Alcoholics
- Alcoholism
- Biological Markers
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Feces
- Female
- Humans
- Intestinal Diseases
- Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex
- Longitudinal Studies
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Young Adult