method for differentiation of the reizkolons from inflammatory bowel disease, inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) and monitoring of patients with ibd using endogenous total lactoferrin as a marker

摘要

A method for monitoring a patient having inflammatory bowel disease, the method comprising: obtaining a first fecal sample from the inflammatory bowel disease patient at a first time; determining the concentration of endogenous lactoferrin in said first fecal sample to obtain a first lactoferrin concentration; obtaining a second fecal sample from the inflammatory bowel disease patient at a second time later than said first time; determining the concentration of endogenous lactoferrin in said second sample to obtain a second lactoferrin concentration; and comparing said first lactoferrin concentration to said second lactoferrin concentration to evaluate any differences therebetween.