a Department of Medical Sciences, Molecular Epidemiology and Science for Life Laboratory , Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden.
b Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Science for Life Laboratories , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences , Uppsala , Sweden.
Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2018 Feb-Apr;78(1-2):120-124. doi: 10.1080/00365513.2017.1420216. Epub 2017 Dec 28.
Faecal calprotectin is a protein used as a diagnostic marker for inflammatory bowel diseases. We determined upper limits for normal calprotectin values for neonatal, 6, 12 and 24 months old children using a turbidimetric immunoassay in a cohort of Swedish children. The advantage of the method is that opposite to previously used enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method, it enables measuring single samples, and thus, shortens the analysis time significantly. There were 72 samples (41.7% female) collected neonatally, 63 samples (34.9% female) at 6 months, 60 samples (40.0% female) at 12 months and 51 samples (43.1% female) at 24 months. The upper limits for normal values were 233, 615, 136 and 57 µg mg for infants aged 0, 6, 12 and 24 months, respectively.
粪便钙卫蛋白是一种用于诊断炎症性肠病的蛋白质标志物。我们使用比浊免疫分析法在瑞典儿童队列中确定了新生儿、6 个月、12 个月和 24 个月大的儿童正常钙卫蛋白值的上限。该方法的优点是与之前使用的酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)方法不同,它能够测量单个样本,从而显著缩短分析时间。共收集了 72 份(41.7%为女性)新生儿样本、63 份(34.9%为女性)6 个月样本、60 份(40.0%为女性)12 个月样本和 51 份(43.1%为女性)24 个月样本。0、6、12 和 24 个月婴儿的正常钙卫蛋白值上限分别为 233、615、136 和 57µg/mg。