Open AccessIncreased intestinal macromolecular permeability and urine nitrite excretion associated with liver cirrhosis with ascites
Author(s) -
Soong Lee,
Seung-Cheol Son,
Moon-jong Han,
Woo Jin Kim,
Soohyun Kim,
HyeRan Kim,
Woo Kyu Jeon,
Kihong Park,
Myung-Geun Shin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.3884
Subject(s) - ascites , cirrhosis , urine , medicine , intestinal permeability , excretion , endocrinology , nitrite , chemistry , gastroenterology , organic chemistry , nitrate
To determine intestinal permeability, the serum tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha level and urine nitric oxide (NO) metabolites are altered in liver cirrhosis (LC) with or without ascites.