Elevated ectodomain of type 23 collagen is a novel biomarker of the intestinal epithelium to monitor disease activity in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
T Manon-JensenS SunM LindholmViktor DomislovićP GiuffridaM BrinarG MazzaM PinzaniZ KrznarićAntonio Di SabatinoM A KarsdalJ H MortensenPublished in: United European gastroenterology journal (2021)
PRO-C23 was elevated in rats with active colitis, and inflammatory bowel disease patients with active disease. Therefore, PRO-C23 may be used as a surrogate marker for monitoring disease activity in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.