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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Dorshow RB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5589723 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dorshow Richard B RB Hall-Moore Carla C Shaikh Nurmohammad N Talcott Michael R MR Faubion William A WA Rogers Thomas E TE Shieh Jeng Jong JJ Debreczeny Martin P MP Johnson James R JR Dyer Roy B RB Singh Ravinder J RJ Tarr Phillip I PI
Scientific reports 20170907 1
The healthy gut restricts macromolecular and bacterial movement across tight junctions, while increased intestinal permeability accompanies many intestinal disorders. Dual sugar absorption tests, which measure intestinal permeability in humans, present challenges. Therefore, we asked if enterally administered fluorescent tracers could ascertain mucosal integrity, because transcutaneous measurement of differentially absorbed molecules could enable specimen-free evaluation of permeability. We indu ...[more]