Intestinal Permeability to Different-Sized Polyethyleneglycols in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
- Vol. 12 (2) , 124-128
- https://doi.org/10.3109/03009748309102897
Abstract
Intestinal permeability to polyethyleneglycols (PEG) of varying size in patients with rheumatoid arthritis was investigated. Permeability was determined by measuring the 6-hour urinary recovery of different-sized PEGs after oral intake of PEG 400, PEG 1000 or PEG 3000. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis excreted significantly less PEG 400 and PEG 1000 than healthy individuals; excretion of PEG 3000 was the same or even greater than in healthy individuals. Intestinal permeability may be is altered in rheumatoid arthritis.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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