title: [Research advances in the role of fecal calprotectin in intestinal development and diseases among children].
abstract: Calprotectin is a calcium- and zinc-binding protein of the S100 family expressed mainly by neutrophils with important extracellular activity. This paper reviews current findings concerning the relationship between faecal calprotectin and intestinal development among children, influencing factors of fecal calprotectin and the implication of faecal calprotectin in the diagnosis, follow-up, assessment of relapses, and response to treatment in pediatric intestinal diseases, such as necrotizing enterocolitis, inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal infection, celiac disease and allergy. Further studies are required to provide insights into the actual role of calprotectin in physiological and pathological processes in pediatrics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Healthcare, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, MOE-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children&prime;s Environmental Health, Shanghai 200092, China. shengxiaoyangcn@aliyun.com.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-Yang
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Sheng
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000254:growth & development*; D039841:Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D039841:Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex