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Intestinal pathophysiological abnormalities in steady state and after vaso-occlusive crisis in murine sickle cell disease.
British journal of haematology - 1 Feb 2022
Poplawska Maria, Dutta Dibyendu, Jayaram Manjunath, Salifu Moro, Chong Ngee S, Lim Seah H
Abstract excerpt
We showed in the present study that, not unlike in adult patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), Townes mice exhibit increases in serum intestinal fatty acid binding proteins and lipopolysaccharides (LPS), together with a breach in the intestinal barrier. These abnormalities increased rapidly after the induction of vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC). We also confirmed higher intestinal microbial density in SCD. These...
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