Key result
Chronic pancreatitis with malabsorption is linked to reduced serum apo A-IV levels.
Why the study?
Decreased levels of apolipoprotein A-IV in patients with chronic pancreatitis and malabsorption syndrome and their relation to fat intake and absorption were not well characterized.
Population
Patients with chronic pancreatitis and malabsorption syndrome
Comparison
Apo A-IV levels before and after appropriate oral nutrition in a patient with malabsorption syndrome
Design
Observational study using immunochemical measurement of serum apo A-IV
Authors
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May support apo A-IV as an absorption index in malabsorption; leaves open validation before clinical adoption.
Observational
Measurements of serum apo A-IV may provide a useful index for assessing fat intake and absorption in patients with malabsorption syndromes.
KOGA et al. (2009) conducted an observational in Chronic pancreatitis and malabsorption syndrome. Chronic pancreatitis and malabsorption syndrome was evaluated on Serum levels of apolipoprotein A-IV (apo A-IV). Patients with chronic pancreatitis and malabsorption syndrome had decreased serum levels of apolipoprotein A-IV, which normalized in one patient after appropriate oral nutrition.
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