Fecal short chain fatty acids and urinary 3-indoxyl sulfate do not discriminate between patients with Crohn´s disease and ulcerative colitis and are not of diagnostic utility for predicting disease severity
Abstract Background Urinary 3-indoxyl sulfate levels as well as fecal short chain fatty acid (SCFA) concentrations are surrogate markers for gut microbiota diversity. Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a disease closely associated...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-10-01
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Series: | Lipids in Health and Disease |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-023-01929-6 |