PATHOGENIC MECH IN IDIOPATHIC CHRONIC DIARRHEA OF RH MACAQUES AT THE CNPRC

University Of California At Davis, Davis CA

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Abstract

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Chronic idiopathic diarrhea (ICD) is a major health and economic problem in the management of rhesus monkeys in captivity. The pathogenic mechanism(s) underlying this condition have not been well studied beyond histological characterization of the colonic inflammatory cellular infiltrate in the absence of recognized enteric pathogens. The goal of this project is to systematically investigate potential pathogenetic mechanisms, including food hypersensitivity, hypersensitivity to normal gut commensal bacteria, and irregularities in composition of colonic microflora (dysbiosis), in the development of this condition. This project will also investigate the therapeutic potential of dietary supplementation with zinc and/or soluble fiber in the treatment and prevention of ICD.