Disruption of gut integrity and permeability contributes to enteritis in a fish-parasite model: a story told from serum metabolomics.
Ariadna Sitjà-BobadillaRubén Gil-SolsonaItziar EstensoroM Carla PiazzonJuan Antonio Martos-SitchaAmparo Picard-SánchezJuan FuentesJuan Vicente SanchoJosep A Calduch-GinerFélix HernándezJaume Pérez-SánchezPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2019)
The results demonstrate the disruption of tight junctions and the loss of gut barrier function, a metabolomic profile of absorption dysfunction and anorexia, which further outline the pathophysiological effects of E. leei.