Fecal calprotectin concentrations in alcoholic patients: a longitudinal study

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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 originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)76-80
Numero di pagine5
RivistaEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Volume23
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 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

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