Tianjin Medical Journal ›› 2024, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (8): 893-896.doi: 10.11958/20231646

• Review • Previous Articles    

Advances in the diagnostic and monitoring value of glycocalyx injury in inflammatory bowel disease

ZHANG Ledan1(), JIN Mingxing2, LIU Yandi2,()   

  1. 1 School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
    2 Department of Gastroenterology, Tianjin Union Medical Center
  • Received:2023-11-14 Revised:2024-02-28 Published:2024-08-15 Online:2024-08-16
  • Contact: E-mail:liuyandi66@163.com

Abstract:

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is no cure at present, and only drugs and surgery can relieve symptoms, delay and reduce recurrence. Therefore, it is very important to monitor the disease activity. Glycocalyx, a polyglycoprotein complex covering luminal side of vascular endothelial cells, is supportive in maintaining the intestinal mucosal barrier, and inflammation leads to its structural damage. This review introduces currently available non-invasive biomarkers of clinical importance for IBD in laboratory testing, and analyzes the value of serum glycocalyx injury markers (syndecan-1, HS and HA) in the diagnosis or monitoring of IBD.

Key words: inflammatory bowel diseases, intestinal mucosa, syndecan-1, heparitin sulfate, hyaluronic acid, glycocalyx damage

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