State of the art: the role of citrulline as biomarker in patients with chemotherapy- or graft-versus-host-disease-induced mucositis

In conclusion, citrulline seems to be a promising noninvasive biomarker for various intestinal conditions in general, and potentially for intestinal function in patients with chemotherapy- or GVHD-induced mucositis. It is unclear from recent literature whether high fecal volume or diarrhea as side effect, results in impaired intestinal function and severe malabsorption and if citrulline biomarkers can be useful to detect this.
Source: Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care - Category: Nutrition Tags: NUTRITION AND THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT: Edited by M. Isabel T.D. Correia and André Van Gossum Source Type: research