文摘
Intestinal permeability is determined by measuring nonmetabolized sugars. In animals, intestinal permeability is determined in urine, using cumbersome and expensive metabolic cages. We developed an HPLC method for determining concentrations of lactulose (L) and l-rhamnose (R) in blood-drop of rabbits and mice, and we compared these results with the procedure based on sugars excreted in urine. We measured the intestinal permeability induced by a fragment (??G) of the zonula occludens toxin which opens the paracellular pathway.