Plasma citrulline level as a biomarker for cancer therapy-induced small bowel mucosal damage.

Regimen-related mucosal toxicity is extremely common following cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Mucositis is as an important determinant of the inflammatory response and infectious complications in cancer treated patients. Most assessment scales for mucosal damage are focussed on oral mucositis, since it is easy to evaluate.

New approach for amino acid profiling in human plasma by selective fluorescence derivatization.

A new approach for the separation of 6-aminoquinolyl-carbamyl (AQC)-derivatized amino acids has been proposed. The chromatography used ion-pairing mechanism to increase the method selectivity. Mobile phase was based on triethylamine buffer containing N,N-dimethyloctylamine as a modifier.

Blood and marrow transplantation and nutritional support.

Introduction: Undernourishment on hospital admission has been considered as risk factor for complications and increased relapse/nonrelapse mortality in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients.

Materials And Methods: All patients undergoing HSCT are at an increased risk for malnutrition. The changes in these patients affect mainly protein, energy, and micronutrient metabolism.