On the plasma carnitine ester profile in adult celiac disease
B Gasztonyi, M Juhász, K Horváth, J Bene, K Komlósi, V Havasi, G Talián, T Zágoni, S Varjú, V Vélin, Z Tulassay, I Juricskay, G Mózsik, B Hunyady, B Melegh · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2004 · Heft 05
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Zusammenfassung
Background: The majority of the carnitine (C) reserves derive from alimentary sources, the site of the absorption located to the small intestines. C absorption is known to be influenced by the damaged intestinal uptake. Aim: We determined the plasma C profile in adult patients with CD and compared with healthy controls, first in the literature. Patients and methods: The circulating C profile (including the free C and 12 C esters) were detected by ESI triple quadrupol tandem mass spectrometry in 26 patients with CD (11 were on gluten free diet (GFD) and 17 were not (NGFD)) and in 31 healthy age and sex matched co…
