Research Article

Predictive Value of the Intestinal Free Fatty Acid Binding Protein in Celiac Disease

Volume: 13 Number: 1 January 1, 2022
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Predictive Value of the Intestinal Free Fatty Acid Binding Protein in Celiac Disease

Abstract

Purpose: Non-invasive tests used in the screening and follow-up of celiac disease (CD) are currently below expectations because they show false negatives/positives and are not always correlated with duodenal histology. We aimed to investigate the predictive value of intestinal free fatty acid binding protein (FABP-I) which can easily be released into the circulation in the presence of enterocyte damage in a short time in CD. Methods: This study included 59 patients with CD who were not on gluten free diet (GFD)(n=24) and who were on GFD(n=35) and 52 healthy controls. Demographic variables, complete blood count, ferritin, vitamin D, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, prothrombin time, INR, and serum FABP-I levels were recorded for all groups. Results: There was no difference between the groups in terms of complete blood count, ferritin, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, prothrombin time and INR (all p>0.05). Mean serum FABP-I was determined as 499.2±33.3 ng/L for patients with CD who were not on GFD and as 487.7±48.0 ng/L for who were on GFD, and these values were significantly higher when compared to the healthy controls 432.2±63.8 ng/L(p<0.001). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of FABP-I for a cut-off value of 456.8 ng/L were 84.7%, 69.2%, 10.2% and 61.5%, respectively(AUC=0.785). Conclusion: This study has shown that FABP-I can serve as a non-invasive predictive marker for CD diagnosis. Overlooked diagnosis in serology-negative patients and false serology positivity for reasons other than CD will be prevented with its use in clinical practice since FABP-I directly reflects intestinal damage.

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Supporting Institution

This work is supported by the Scientific Research Project Fund of Cumhuriyet University

Project Number

T-762.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 1, 2022

Submission Date

August 6, 2021

Acceptance Date

November 16, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 13 Number: 1

EndNote
Gökçen P, Çakmak E, Adalı G, Dogan H, Özer H, Ozturk O, Doğanay HL, Ozdil K (January 1, 2022) Predictive Value of the Intestinal Free Fatty Acid Binding Protein in Celiac Disease. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 13 1 30–35.