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Athletes exposed to high-intensity exercise show an increased occurrence of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms like cramps, diarrhea, bloating, nausea, and bleeding. These problems have been associated with alterations in intestinal permeability and decreased gut barrier function. The increased GI permeability, a so-called 'leaky gut', also leads to endotoxemia, and results in increased susceptibility to infectious and autoimmune diseases, due to absorption of pathogens/toxins into tissue and the bloodstream. Key components that determine intestinal barrier function and GI permeability are tight junctions, protein structures located in the paracellular channels between epithelial cells of the intestinal wall. The integrity of tight junctions depends on sophisticated interactions between the gut residents and their expressed substances, the intestinal epithelial cell metabolism and the activities of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue. Probiotic supplements are an upcoming group of nutraceuticals that could offer positive effects on athlete's gut and entire health. Some results demonstrate promising benefits for probiotic use on the athlete's immune system. There is also evidence that probiotic supplementation can beneficially influence intestinal barrier integrity in acute diseases. With regard to exercise-induced GI permeability problems, there is still a lack of studies with appropriate data and a gap to understand the underlying mechanisms to support such health beneficial statements implicitly. This article refers (i) to exercise-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction, (ii) provides suggestions to estimate increased gut barrier permeability in athletes, and (iii) discusses the potential of probiotic supplementation to counteract an exercise-induced leaky gut.
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PMID:Exercise, intestinal barrier dysfunction and probiotic supplementation. 2307 54

A 69-year-old woman complaining of abdominal bloating underwent ultrasonography, which revealed a small lesion in the left lobe of the liver. The lesion had elevated activity of both 18F-FDG and 11C-acetate on PET/CT scan and was suspected of being malignant. Postresection pathological examination demonstrated that this lesion was a focal intrahepatic lymphoid hyperplasia.
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PMID:Focal hepatic 11C-acetate activity on PET/CT scan due to lymphoid hyperplasia. 2554 26

Richter syndrome (RS) is the development of an aggressive lymphoma in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Most cases of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma variant of RS are clonally related to the original CLL. Here, we present a case of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) that developed sequentially during the clinical course of CLL. A 72-year-old man had been diagnosed with CLL 16 years ago and was followed-up without treatment. He developed autoimmune hemolytic anemia 2 years ago, which resolved with rituximab and prednisolone treatment. Subsequently, he presented with fever, abdominal bloating, and fatigue. Progressive lymphocytosis and splenomegaly with elevated lactic dehydrogenase levels were suggestive of RS. Bone marrow examination revealed a small- to medium-sized lymphoid infiltrate, which was positive for CD5, CD20, CCND1, and SOX-11 and negative for CD23 and LEF1 on immunostaining. Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis was positive for IgH/CCND1, which indicated MCL. Southern blot analysis showed that both the MCL and the previous CLL expressed different IgH gene rearrangement bands. At the time of relapse or progression of CLL, sequential development of MCL should be considered.
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PMID:[Sequential development of mantle cell lymphoma following chronic lymphocytic leukemia]. 3222 86