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The role of I-FABP as a biomarker of intestinal barrier dysfunction driven by gut microbiota changes in obesity

BACKGROUND: Intestinal fatty-acid binding protein (I-FABP) is expressed in epithelial cells of the mucosal layer of the small intestine tissue. When intestinal mucosal damage occurs, I-FABP is released into the circulation and its plasma concentration increases. In the context of obesity, the gut ba...

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Autores principales: Lau, Eva, Marques, Cláudia, Pestana, Diogo, Santoalha, Mariana, Carvalho, Davide, Freitas, Paula, Calhau, Conceição
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4851788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27134637
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12986-016-0089-7