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ArticleOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland)2015

Trefoil factor 3 as a marker of intestinal cell damage during sepsis.

Jiří Žurek, Michal Kýr, Martin Vavřina, Michal Fedora

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Article in Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jiří ŽurekUniversity Children's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Černopolní 9, Brno, 62500, Czech Republic, telephone number: +420 53223 4695, fax: +420 53223 4252.
Michal KýrFaculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Černopolní 9, Brno, 62500, Czech Republic.
Martin VavřinaUniversity Children's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Černopolní 9, Brno, 62500, Czech Republic.
Michal FedoraUniversity Children's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Černopolní 9, Brno, 62500, Czech Republic.
University Hospital Brno · CZMasaryk University · CZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveGastrointestinal dysfunction or gut failure frequently occurs in seriously ill patients and can be responsible for multi-organ failure. Trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) was characterized for its role in reconstitution of an epithelial barrier after mucosal injury in the jejunum. The aims of our study was an analysis of TFF3 levels dynamics in patients with sepsis and the correlation of TFF3 with severity of sepsis and mortality.

methodsProspective observational study, a ten days evaluation period in children aged 0-19 years with systemic inflammatory response syndrome or septic state. Blood tests to determine levels of TFF3 were obtained as long as the patient met the criteria for systemic inflammatory response syndrome or sepsis.

resultsAnalysis of dynamics revealed steady levels of TFF3 during the 10 day period evaluated. TFF3 levels could not differentiate between various septic conditions in patients until a marked organ dysfunction developed. Higher Area Under Curve was noticed between control group and patients with sepsis. We could not make any strong conclusions based on mortality model.

conclusionsLevels of TFF3 are elevated in paediatric patients with sepsis through organ dysfunction.

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