Enhanced intestinal permeability in preterm babies with bloody stools.
During a study of the intestinal permeability of newborn babies, three exhibited a sudden increase in lactulose absorption in association with the passage of bloody stools. An enhanced intestinal permeability may be an expression of the disruption of mucosal integrity in necrotising enterocolitis.
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007792:Lactulose / Q000378:metabolism; D008353:Mannitol / Q000378:metabolism; D009780:Occult Blood; D013997:Time Factors
D008353:Mannitol; D007792:Lactulose