title: [Changes in the blood zinc in the irritable bowel syndrome: a preliminary study].
abstract: Having outlined the important role played by zinc in the human metabolism and the alteration which may occur as a result of a zinc deficit, the paper reports a study of 50 patients affected by irritable bowel syndrome. Two subgroups have been identified (Ac and Ad), characterised by reduced blood zinc [correction of zinchemia] and increased fecal excretion of zinc. This finding suggests that the syndrome has a multifactorial pathogenesis and that over time it may follow a different pattern in the different subgroups.
authors: Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, I Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell'Università di Napoli.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Cavallo
authors: R
authors: R
authors: De Magistris
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Miluccio
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Iannuzzi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003109:Colonic Diseases, Functional / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood* / Q000172:deficiency
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc
vernacular_title: Alterazioni della zinchemia nella sindrome dell'intestino irritabile: studio preliminare.