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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
The objective of the present study was to assess intestinal permeability in patients with infection caused by Strongyloides stercoralis. Twenty-six patients (16 women and 10 men), mean age 45.9, with a diagnosis of strongyloidiasis were evaluated. For comparison, 25 healthy volunteers (18 women and 7 men), mean age 44.9, without digestive disorders or intestinal parasites served as normal controls. Intestinal permeability was measured on the basis of urinary radioactivity levels during the 24 h following oral administration of chromium-labeled ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid ((51)Cr-EDTA) expressed as percentage of the ingested dose. The urinary excretion of (51)Cr-EDTA was significantly reduced in patients with strongyloidiasis compared to controls (1.60 +/- 0.74 and 3.10 +/- 1.40, respectively, P = 0.0001). Intestinal permeability is diminished in strongyloidiasis. Abnormalities in mucus secretion and intestinal motility and loss of macromolecules could explain the impaired intestinal permeability.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0100-879X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
353-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Intestinal permeability in strongyloidiasis.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratório de Investigação Médica (LIM 07), Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't