Fasting and meal-related zonulin serum levels in a large cohort of obese children and adolescents

Fasting and meal-related zonulin serum levels in a large cohort of obese children and adolescents

IntroductionZonulin recently emerged as a valuable biological marker to assess the integrity of the intestinal mucosal barrier. Nevertheless, data about zonulin in pediatric age are extremely scarce. Aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum zonulin levels, both fasting a...

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Main Authors: Giorgia Pepe, Domenico Corica, Monica Currò, Tommaso Aversa, Angela Alibrandi, Riccardo Ientile, Daniela Caccamo, Malgorzata Wasniewska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
zonulin
childhood obesity
intestinal permeability
insulin resistance
glucose homeostasis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2024.1329363/full

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