Biomarkers of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. (19th May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fengming, Yi; Jianbing, Wu
• Other Names: Letizia Claudio Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Disease markers. Volume 2014(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-05-19
• Subjects: Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Biochemical markers -- Periodicals; Pathology -- Periodicals; 616
• DOI: 10.1155/2014/710915
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0278-0240

Abstract

Abstract : Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disease mostly involved with intestine with unknown etiology. Diagnosis, evaluation of severity, and prognosis are still present as challenges for physicians. An ideal biomarker with the characters such as simple, easy to perform, noninvasive or microinvasive, cheap, rapid, and reproducible is helpful for patients and clinicians. Currently biomarkers applied in clinic include CRP, ESR, pANCA, ASCA, and fecal calprotectin. However, they are far from ideal. Lots of studies are focused on seeking for ideal biomarker for IBD. Herein, the paper reviewed recent researches on biomarkers of IBD to get advances of biomarkers in inflammatory bowel disease.