2008
Pathways leading to early growth faltering: an investigation into the importance of mucosal damage and immunostimulation in different socio-economic groups in Nepal
Panter-Brick C, Lunn PG, Langford RM, Maharjan M, Manandhar DS. Pathways leading to early growth faltering: an investigation into the importance of mucosal damage and immunostimulation in different socio-economic groups in Nepal. British Journal Of Nutrition 2008, 101: 558-567. PMID: 18662426, DOI: 10.1017/s000711450802744x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMucosal damageSmall intestinal mucosal damageSquatter childrenMucosal damage indexSocio-economic groupsIntestinal mucosal damageEarly growth falteringAlpha-1-acid glycoproteinPublic health interventionsChronic immunostimulationNutritional interventionWeight deficitElevated morbidityBlood concentrationsGrowth falteringUbiquitous exposureHigher MDISignificant negative associationPoor growthHealth interventionsMorbidity reportsGrowth retardationImmunostimulationInfectionPathogen exposure
2002
Poor intestinal permeability in mildly stunted Nepali children: associations with weaning practices and Giardia lamblia infection
Goto R, Panter-Brick C, Northrop-Clewes C, Manahdhar R, Tuladhar N. Poor intestinal permeability in mildly stunted Nepali children: associations with weaning practices and Giardia lamblia infection. British Journal Of Nutrition 2002, 88: 141-149. PMID: 12171055, DOI: 10.1079/bjn2002599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal permeabilityPoor intestinal permeabilityMannitol ratioNepali childrenGiardia lamblia infectionIntestinal permeability testDuration of supplementationCross-sectional studyEarly growth retardationFood malabsorptionLamblia infectionMucosal damageStage of weaningMorbidity dataLactose maldigestionHelminth infectionsLate infancyImmune systemPoor heightGrowth retardationUK childrenInfectionParasite infectionChildrenSame age