VCL and metabolic syndrome: Molecular mimicry accounts for the potential cross-reaction between anti-CdtB and vinculin with resultant anti-vinculin autoantibody production leading to injury to interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) with the development of IBS.12 Based on the suggestion of an association between the metabolic syndrome and liver affection and IBS, this study group performed liver function tests as a simple evaluation of liver affection.