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SUBMITTER: Ferrari E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8067866 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Ferrari Eleonora E Monzani Romina R Saverio Valentina V Gagliardi Mara M Pańczyszyn Elżbieta E Raia Valeria V Villella Valeria Rachela VR Bona Gianni G Pane Marco M Amoruso Angela A Corazzari Marco M
Nutrients 20210407 4
Exposure to gluten, a protein present in wheat rye and barley, is the major inducer for human Celiac Disease (CD), a chronic autoimmune enteropathy. CD occurs in about 1% worldwide population, in genetically predisposed individuals bearing human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DQ2/DQ8. Gut epithelial cell stress and the innate immune activation are responsible for the breaking oral tolerance to gliadin, a gluten component. To date, the only treatment available for CD is a long-term gluten-free diet. Sev ...[more]