Subclinical inflammation and alterations in plasma antioxidants in well nourished patients with quiescent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
L Schaper, T Koernicke, L Valentini, S Hengstermann, S Buehner, B Winklhofer-Roob, C Buening, H Lochs · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2006 · Heft 09
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Aim: The aim of this project was to assess the antioxidant and inflammatory status in IBD patients in remission and compare the results to those of healthy controls (CON). Methods: Inflammatory status (C-reactive protein (CRP), orosomucoid and faecal calprotectin, a non-invasive marker of intestinal inflammation) was assessed in 47 IBD patients (38±11yrs.; body mass index (BMI): 22.4±2.1kg/m2) and 47 healthy controls (38±11yrs.; BMI: 22.4±2.0kg/m2) pair-matched for sex-, age- and BMI. All patients were well nourished according to subjective global assessment, BMI and serum albumin >40g/l and in clinical remissio…
