Assessment of Intestinal Barrier Permeability to
Large Antigenic Molecules
Aristo Vojdani, Ph.D., M.T.
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
* Explain why testing for intestinal barrier function should be performed with large (antigenic) molecules and not with very small probes such as lactulose manitol test.
* In assessment of intestinal integrity consider all components of intestinal antigens including: dietary proteins, yeast, aerobic bacteria and anaerobic bacteria.
* Understand why measurements of IgG, IgM and IgA against dietary proteins, yeast, aerobic and anaerobic bacteria can assist in detection of food allergy, intestinal imbalance, candidiasis, intestinal barrier dysfunction and mucosal/ humoral immune deficiency.
* Understand that intestinal barrier function can be measured in oral fluid and its abnormality may indicate the loss of mucosal regulatory mechanisms.
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