Validation of an LC-MS/MS Method for Urinary Lactulose and Mannitol Quantification: Results in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Aim. Lactulose/mannitol ratio is used to assess intestinal barrier function. Aim of this work was to develop a robust and rapid method for the analysis of lactulose and mannitol in urine by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. Lactulose/mannitol ratio has been measured in pedia...

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Main Authors: Jacopo Gervasoni, Arcangelo Schiattarella, Valentina Giorgio, Aniello Primiano, Consuelo Russo, Valentina Tesori, Franco Scaldaferri, Andrea Urbani, Cecilia Zuppi, Silvia Persichilli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5340386