Mucosal and faecal neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as potential biomarkers for collagenous colitis

Collagenous colitis (CC) is an inflammatory bowel disease where chronic diarrhoea is the main symptom. Diagnostic markers distinguishing between CC and other causes of chronic diarrhoea remain elusive. This study explores neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and its mRNA lipocalin2 (LCN2) as histological and faecal disease markers in CC.NGAL/LCN2 were studied in colonic biopsies from CC patients before and during budesonide...