Abstract
This paper assesses the use of d.xylose as a test of function of the small intestine. In general d.xylose excretion is associated with disturbance of the intestinal wall of the upper jejunum. Low readings are found with adult coeliac disease but rarely with regional enteritis.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- BENSON J. A., Jr, CULVER P. J., RAGLAND S., JONES C. M., DRUMMEY G. D., BOUGAS E. The d-xylose absorption test in malabsorption syndromes. N Engl J Med. 1957 Feb 21;256(8):335–339. doi: 10.1056/NEJM195702212560802. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- BRIEN F. S., TURNER D. A., WATSON E. M., GEDDES J. H. A study of carbohydrate and fat absorption from the normal and diseased intestine in man. I. The absorption and excretion of d-xylose. Gastroenterology. 1952 Feb;20(2):287–293. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- COX E. V., MEYNELL M. J., COOKE W. T., GADDIE R. The folic acid excretion test in the steatorrhea syndrome. Gastroenterology. 1958 Oct;35(4):390–397. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- FINLAY J. M., WIGHTMAN K. J. The xylose tolerance test as a measure of the intestinal absorption of carbohydrate in sprue. Ann Intern Med. 1958 Dec;49(6):1332–1347. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-49-6-1332. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- GARDNER F. H., SANTIAGO E. P. Oral absorption tolerance tests in tropical sprue. AMA Arch Intern Med. 1956 Oct;98(4):467–474. doi: 10.1001/archinte.1956.00250280069009. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- HELE M. P. The phosphorylation and absorption of sugars in the rat. 1. Hexokinase activity in the intestinal mucosa. Biochem J. 1953 Dec;55(5):857–863. doi: 10.1042/bj0550857. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- HIATT H. H. Glycogen formation via the pentose phosphate pathway in mice in vivo. J Biol Chem. 1957 Feb;224(2):851–859. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Helmer O. M., Fouts P. J. GASTRO-INTESTINAL STUDIES. VII. THE EXCRETION OF XYLOSE IN PERNICIOUS ANEMIA. J Clin Invest. 1937 May;16(3):343–349. doi: 10.1172/JCI100862. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- McCance R. A., Madders K. The comparative rates of absorption of sugars from the human intestine. Biochem J. 1930;24(3):795–804. doi: 10.1042/bj0240795. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- WYNGAARDEN J. B., SEGAL S., FOLEY J. B. Physiological disposition and metabolic fate of infused pentoses in man. J Clin Invest. 1957 Oct;36(10):1395–1407. doi: 10.1172/JCI103539. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]