1Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague 4, CZ
International Journal of Celiac Disease.
2014,
Vol. 2 No. 4, 144-149
DOI: 10.12691/ijcd-2-4-6
Copyright © 2014 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Dmitry Stakheev, Luca Vannucci. Celiac Disease: A Short Overview about Immunological Aspects and Role of Microbiota.
International Journal of Celiac Disease. 2014; 2(4):144-149. doi: 10.12691/ijcd-2-4-6.
Correspondence to: Luca Vannucci, Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague 4, CZ. Email:
vannucci@biomed.cas.czAbstract
Coeliac disease is an illness of the small bowel that accounts multiple pathological aspects: malabsorption, chronic inflammation, autoimmunity. The altered response of the immune system to gluten and derived peptides is the central event. In this short review, we intend propose some aspects of the immunological network that may address to possible role of the microbiota in this pathology.
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