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A cutting-edge faecal calprotectin test for precise gastrointestinal insights
Why GIQuest?
Expanding on years of research in human health and approved by NICE, GIQuest is our faecal calprotectin test validated for use in canine and feline gastrointestinal (GI) disease, and is the first of its kind!
Delivering a result in minutes, GIQuest will guide your GI protocols, allowing for non-invasive, efficient and cost effective monitoring of chronic gastrointestinal issues.
Why faecal calprotectin?
A historic legacy of improving gastrointestinal disease outcomes
What is faecal calprotectin?
Faecal calprotectin is a sensitive biomarker of gastrointestinal inflammation1–3, which has been used in the management of human gastrointestinal disease since the 1980s. Since faecal calprotectin's discovery, gastroenterologists have used this simple test to non-invasively manage inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's disease and even predict upcoming flare-ups.
Faecal calprotectin is resistant to degradation by faecal bacteria and stable at room temperature for up to a week.
When are faecal calprotectin concentrations elevated?
Any cause of intestinal inflammation will result in elevated faecal calprotectin concentrations.
This could include:
- Inflammatory bowel disease5
- Neoplasia of the small intestine8,9
- Adverse food reaction10
- Use of certain types of pharmaceuticals11,12
- Dysbiosis in the small intestine13,14
Why testing matters?
Measuring faecal calprotectin provides a non-invasive view of the gut. Faecal calprotectin levels provide insight into the level of gut inflammation in aiding diagnosis of various disease conditions, as well as being used to monitor response to treatment.
However, until GIQuest, there was no validated in-house test for use in canine and feline health.
What is GIQuest?
GIQuest is a simple, non-invasive and inexpensive faecal screening test that can be performed in the veterinary clinic.
Validated for use in dogs and cats, GIQuest measures faecal calprotectin, giving a score that can be measured against varying chronic gastrointestinal enteropathies in minutes.
GIQuest can be used at the start of a diagnosis journey or as a monitoring tool in a patient already identified as having a chronic GI issue, to gauge treatment efficacy without the need for invasive methods.
GIQuest can be used for diagnosis/monitoring of:
Canine chronic gastrointestinal enteropathies:'
- Faecal Calprotectin Concentrations in Adult Dogs with Chronic Diarrhoea
- Association of Faecal Calprotectin Concentrations with Disease Severity, Response to Treatment, and Other Biomarkers in Dogs with Chronic Inflammatory Enteropathies
- Faecal Calprotectin Concentrations and Other Indicators in Dogs with Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease Current and Prospective Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Management
- Serologic and Fecal Markers to Predict Response to Induction Therapy in Dogs with Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Canine cutaneous adverse food reactions:
- Diet Intervention Alleviates Pruritus by Reducing Intestinal Inflammation to Improve Skin Health in Dogs
Canine NSAID gastrointestinal screening:
- Effects of Canine-Obtained Lactic-Acid Bacteria on the Faecal Microbiota and Inflammatory Markers in Dogs Receiving Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Treatment
- The Effect of Combined Carprofen and Omeprazole Administration on Gastrointestinal Permeability and Inflammation in Dogs
Feline chronic gastrointestinal enteropathies:
- FaecalCalprotectin Concentrations in Cats with Chronic Enteropathies
- Treatment Success in Cats with Chronic Enteropathy is Associated with a Decrease in Faecal Calprotectin Concentrations
GIQuest is currently in final trials. We will be launching GIQuest for use in the UK veterinary market very soon. Sign up below to stay in touch with us and be the first to improve your patients' GI outcomes.
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