"Lactulose" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A synthetic disaccharide used in the treatment of constipation and hepatic encephalopathy. It has also been used in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal disorders. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p887)
| Descriptor ID |
D007792
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.629.305.423 D09.947.750.423
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lactulose" by people in Profiles.
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The Systemic Availability of Indispensable Amino Acids from Orally Ingested Algal and Legume Protein in Young Children at Risk of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction. Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 07; 118(1):96-102.
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An Alternative Oat-Containing, Ready-To-Use, Therapeutic Food Does Not Alter Intestinal Permeability or the 16S Ribosomal RNA Fecal Microbiome Configuration Among Children With Severe Malnutrition in Sierra Leone: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Nutr. 2023 01 14; 152(12):2744-2753.
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Tryptophan oxidation in young children with environmental enteric dysfunction classified by the lactulose rhamnose ratio. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 10 06; 116(4):970-979.
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A retrospective study of drug utilization and hospital readmissions among Medicare patients with hepatic encephalopathy. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Apr; 99(16):e19603.
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Increased Gut Permeability in First-degree Relatives of Children with Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Functional Abdominal Pain. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 02; 18(2):375-384.e1.
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EB 2017 Article: Interpretation of the lactulose:mannitol test in rural Malawian children at risk for perturbations in intestinal permeability. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2018 05; 243(8):677-683.
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Additional Common Bean in the Diet of Malawian Children Does Not Affect Linear Growth, but Reduces Intestinal Permeability. J Nutr. 2018 02 01; 148(2):267-274.
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Complementary feeding with cowpea reduces growth faltering in rural Malawian infants: a blind, randomized controlled clinical trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Dec; 106(6):1500-1507.
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Lactulose Breath Test Gas Production in Childhood IBS Is Associated With Intestinal Transit and Bowel Movement Frequency. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 04; 64(4):541-545.
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Lactulose Is Associated With Decreased Risk of Clostridium difficile Infection in Decompensated Cirrhosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 06; 15(6):953-954.