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Title: Increased Serum Zonulin Levels as an Intestinal Permeability Marker in Autistic Subjects
Authors: Ayyildiz, Sema Nur
Cirrik, Selma
Dagli, Abdullah
Erdil, Abdullah
Erturk, Emine Yurdakul
Esnafoglu, Erman
Noyan, Tevfik
Ordu Üniversitesi
0000-0001-5366-647X
0000-0001-8474-0185
0000-0001-8685-1153
0000-0002-7733-0177
Keywords: SPECTRUM DISORDERS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS; CELIAC-DISEASE; LARAZOTIDE ACETATE; GLUTEN CHALLENGE; CHILDREN; BARRIER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; ASSOCIATION; RELATIVES
Issue Date: 2017
Publisher: MOSBY-ELSEVIER, 360 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the serum levels of zonulin, which regulates tight junctions between enterocytes and is a physiological modulator controlling intestinal permeability, in patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Study design Serum zonulin levels were determined in 32 patients with ASD and 33 healthy controls using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The severity of ASD symptoms was assessed with the Childhood Autism Rating Scale. Results Serum zonulin levels were significantly higher in the patients with ASD (122.3 +/- 98.46 ng/mL) compared with the healthy controls (41.89 +/- 45.83 ng/mL). There was a positive correlation between zonulin levels and Childhood Autism Rating Scale score when all subjects were assessed (r = 0.523; P <.001). Conclusions This study suggests that zonulin, which regulates intestinal permeability, plays a role in the development of symptoms of ASD.
URI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.04.004
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