Table 2 Biomarkers for studies of environmental enteropathy
From: Environmental enteropathy and malnutrition: do we know enough to intervene?
Biomarker | Indicative of |
|---|---|
Reg1 (fecal) | Intestinal epithelial health |
IGF-1 (plasma) | Growth and proliferation |
Calprotectin (fecal) | Enteric inflammation |
Myeloperoxidase (fecal) | Enteric inflammation |
Neopterin (fecal) | Enteric inflammation |
Alpha-1 anti-trypsin (fecal) | Intestinal barrier disruption |
Lipopolysaccharide (plasma) | Intestinal barrier disruption |
Lactulose:mannitol (urine) | Intestinal barrier disruption |
sCD14 (plasma) | Systemic inflammation |
CRP | Systemic inflammation |
ferritin | Systemic inflammation |
IL-6 | Systemic inflammation |
IL-1b | Systemic inflammation |