The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 5 , Pages 646-650 , November 2008

Increased Gastrointestinal Permeability and Gut Inflammation in Children with Functional Abdominal Pain and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

  • Robert J. Shulman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Houston, TX
    • Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
    • Children's Nutrition Research Center, Wilmington, DE
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Robert J. Shulman, MD, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, TX 77030
    • ,
  • Michelle N. Eakin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
    • ,
  • Danita I. Czyzewski, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Houston, TX
    • Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Houston, TX
    • Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
    • ,
  • Monica Jarrett, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Ching-Nan Ou, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Houston, TX
    • Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX

Received 5 December 2007 ,Revised 3 April 2008 ,Accepted 24 April 2008.

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 Supported by R01 05337 to RJS, the Daffy's Foundation, P30 DK56338 which funds the Texas Medical Center Digestive Disease Center, Daffy's Foundation, and the USDA/ARS under Cooperative Agreement No. 6250-51000-043. This work is a publication of the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the USDA, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the US Government.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.04.062

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 5 , Pages 646-650 , November 2008

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