Date of Completion
5-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
Keywords
Tight Junctions, Serum zonulin, biomarker, Liver Diseases, liver damage
Abstract
The study used convenience sampling as a method of choice for the sampling of population. In this method, the participants were selected on the basis of their availability and accessibility to the means of the researchers. This study tested blood ZO levels by using the Human Zonulin ELISA kit from MyBioSource, CA, USA. This study concluded that there has no statistically proven the significant correlation between variables such as age, sex and ALT levels with the serum Zonulin level activity. Further research is needed to completely understand the mechanism serum Zonulin plays in the development, pathogenesis, and progression of liver damage.
First Advisor
Ma. Gladys Aquino
APA Citation
Antiojo, S. R., Moraleja, J. F., Sanchez, N. M. O., & Vargas, R. A. A. (2019, February). Serum zonulin levels and its applications as a potential biomarker for liver damage: a preliminary study. [Bachelor's thesis, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute]. GreenPrints. https://greenprints.dlshsi.edu.ph/bsmls/1/