The Characterization of the Repertoire of Wheat Antigens and Peptides Involved in the Humoral Immune Responses in Patients with Gluten Sensitivity and Crohn's Disease

Table 1

Number of specimens with elevated antibodies against 11 tested antigens or peptides at the cutoff point of 0.39 OD.

	IgG						IgA
	Healthy controls		Gluten sensitive		Crohn’s		Healthy controls		Gluten sensitive		Crohn’s
	𝑛=48		𝑛=24		𝑛=24		𝑛=48		𝑛=24		𝑛=24
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Wheat	9	19	13	54	16	67	5	10	24	100	6	25
𝛼-Gliadin 33	1	2	5	21	7	29	2	4	9	38	3	13
𝛼-Gliadin 17	0	0	8	33	4	17	9	19	9	38	3	13
𝛾-Gliadin 15	0	0	11	46	9	38	0	0	12	50	8	33
𝜔-Gliadin 17	1	2	10	42	5	21	2	4	11	46	3	13
Glutenin 21	11	23	12	50	6	25	9	19	15	63	3	13
Gluteomorphin	10	21	8	33	8	33	5	10	12	50	4	17
Prodynorphin	0	0	14	58	11	46	4	8	17	71	10	42
Gliadin + TG	1	2	8	33	8	33	0	0	14	58	2	8
TG	0	0	16	67	10	42	0	0	20	83	8	33
WGA	1	2	4	17	12	50	0	0	13	54	3	13
𝑃 values			0.0004		0.0017				0.0001		0.1262

TG = transglutaminase.