Development of Intestinal Permeability Tests for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Health Studies
Development of Intestinal Permeability Tests for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Health Studies
Development of Intestinal Permeability Tests for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Health Studies
Crossover clinical trial on 10 subjects (5 women, 5 men) with 3 intestinal permeability tests (3-day washout) as follows: 1) fasting; 2) meal-provoked; and 3) meal-provoked with acute aspirin challenge to assess the test's feasibility and capacity to detect alterations in intestinal permeability after aspirin-induced intestinal barrier defects.
Each test will be performed after a 12h fast. Subjects will provide fasting blood and urine samples, fully empty their bladders and drink 50mL of water with/without soluble aspirin (650mg). After 30 min., subjects will drink 500mL of water or mixed meal beverage (22g protein, 26g fat, 52g carbs) with mannitol (2g) and lactulose (4g). A standardized snack and water (200mL) will be provided at 3h. Blood samples will be taken at 2h, 3h and 4h. All urine will be collected over 5 hours. Collection times were adapted to account for potential delays in gastric emptying (mixed meal vs. water). Lactulose-to-mannitol ratios, by HPAEC-PAD method, in urine and blood will be compared by phases using mixed linear models.
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