Research Article

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

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IgG antibody expressed as optical density (OD) against wheat and all gliadin, glutenin peptides, exorphins, gliadin-transglutaminase, transglutaminase, and WGA in healthy control subjects and patients with gluten sensitivity and Crohn’s disease.

Wheat (OD) 𝛼 -Gliadin 33 (OD) 𝛼 -Gliadin 17 (OD) 𝛾 -Gliadin 15 (OD) 𝜔 -Gliadin 17 (OD)Glutenin 21 (OD)Gluteo-morphin (OD)Pro-dynorphin (OD)Gliadin + transglut (OD)Transglut (OD)WGA (OD)

Control mean ± SD 0 . 2 7 ± 0 . 1 2 0 . 0 9 ± 0 . 0 9 0 . 0 8 ± 0 . 0 9 0 . 0 7 ± 0 . 0 8 0 . 1 3 ± 0 . 1 0 0 . 2 9 ± 0 . 1 8 0 . 2 5 ± 0 . 1 8 0 . 0 9 ± 0 . 0 8 0 . 0 6 ± 0 . 0 9 0 . 0 8 ± 0 . 1 0 0 . 1 0 ± 0 . 1 1

Gluten Sensitive Patient mean ± SD 0 . 4 5 ± 0 . 3 8 0 . 1 8 ± 0 . 3 7 0 . 3 8 ± 0 . 5 3 0 . 6 2 ± 0 . 6 0 0 . 3 7 ± 0 . 5 2 0 . 5 5 ± 0 . 5 2 0 . 3 5 ± 0 . 4 9 0 . 6 4 ± 0 . 5 7 0 . 4 0 ± 0 . 5 0 0 . 8 5 ± 0 . 7 6 0 . 3 6 ± 0 . 6 6

𝑃 values0.01550.12780.00530.00010.01670.01040.15650.00010.00130.00010.0314

Crohn’s patient Mean ± SD 0 . 7 1 ± 0 . 5 7 0 . 2 3 ± 0 . 3 5 0 . 2 2 ± 0 . 3 6 0 . 4 7 ± 0 . 5 3 0 . 2 6 ± 0 . 4 3 0 . 2 9 ± 0 . 3 9 0 . 2 4 ± 0 . 3 4 0 . 5 9 ± 0 . 5 8 0 . 3 4 ± 0 . 4 3 0 . 6 3 ± 0 . 6 5 1 . 0 0 ± 1 . 0 6

𝑃 values0.00050.03060.03410.00060.06920.47440.46210.00020.00210.00020.0002