Abstract
Celiac disease is a common and lifelong food intolerance, affecting approximately 1% of the population. Because of a mechanism not completely understood, the ingestion of wheat gluten, and of homologue proteins of barley and rye, induces in genetically predisposed individuals pronounced inflammatory reactions mainly at the site of small intestine. Gluten, the triggering factor, is a complex protein mixture highly resistant to the gastrointestinal enzymatic proteolysis, and this results in the presence of large, and potentially immunogenic, peptides at the intestinal mucosa surface. During the last decade, several studies have defined gluten peptides able to stimulate adaptive T cells, of either CD4 or CD8 phenotype, and to activate innate (non T) immune cells. This review examines the complete repertoire of gluten peptides recognized by celiac T cells and discusses the several translational implications that the identification of these epitopes opens.
Keywords: Celiac disease, glutn epitopes, T cells assays
Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets
Title:Repertoire of Gluten Peptides Active in Celiac Disease Patients: Perspectives For Translational Therapeutic Applications
Volume: 12 Issue: 2
Author(s): Alessandra Camarca, Andrea Del Mastro and Carmen Gianfrani
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Keywords: Celiac disease, glutn epitopes, T cells assays
Abstract: Celiac disease is a common and lifelong food intolerance, affecting approximately 1% of the population. Because of a mechanism not completely understood, the ingestion of wheat gluten, and of homologue proteins of barley and rye, induces in genetically predisposed individuals pronounced inflammatory reactions mainly at the site of small intestine. Gluten, the triggering factor, is a complex protein mixture highly resistant to the gastrointestinal enzymatic proteolysis, and this results in the presence of large, and potentially immunogenic, peptides at the intestinal mucosa surface. During the last decade, several studies have defined gluten peptides able to stimulate adaptive T cells, of either CD4 or CD8 phenotype, and to activate innate (non T) immune cells. This review examines the complete repertoire of gluten peptides recognized by celiac T cells and discusses the several translational implications that the identification of these epitopes opens.
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Camarca Alessandra, Del Mastro Andrea and Gianfrani Carmen, Repertoire of Gluten Peptides Active in Celiac Disease Patients: Perspectives For Translational Therapeutic Applications, Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets 2012; 12 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187153012800493549
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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