Intestinal Disaccharidase and Alkaline Phosphatase Activity in Giardiasis
作者:
Jack,
Welsh J.,
Poley Jess,
Hensley Mira,
期刊:
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
(OVID Available online 1984)
卷期:
Volume 3,
issue 1
页码: 37-40
ISSN:0277-2116
年代: 1984
出版商: OVID
关键词: Giardiasis;Brush-border enzyme activity;Small bowel mucosa;Villus morphology
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
We report results on determinations of small intestinal brush-border enzyme activities in 22 children (aged 11 months to 14 years) with giardiasis. In particular, activities of disaccharidases (lactase, sucrase, maltase) and of alkaline phosphatase were investigated. Forty-one percent of the patients, irrespective of age, had a demonstrable depression of disaccharidase activities, usually in a combination involving two or more enzymes. A depression of intestinal alkaline phosphatase activity was present in 33% of patients, and only in those who demonstrated disaccharidase deficiencies. Mild villus atrophy was present in two mucosal specimens, whereas all others showed normal villus morphology by light microscopy. The results obtained in this study suggest that giardiasis in otherwise healthy children does not cause marked structural damage to the small bowel mucosa, as seen by the light microscope. However, some form of damage to the brush border does occur frequently, as evidenced by a depression of brush-border enzymes. This damage most likely contributes to the diarrhea and also to the carbohydrate intolerance in these patients.
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