Circulating antibodies in coeliac disease.
Antibodies produced against gliadin were demonstrated in the sera of patients suffering from coeliac disease as well as of immunized rabbits and rats. In the patient sera the specific antibodies proved to be of the IgG type. IgE may have a role in sensitization against gliadin only in the cell-fixed state.
D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005903:Gliadin; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000276:immunology; D010940:Plant Proteins; D051381:Rats
D000906:Antibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D010940:Plant Proteins; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D005903:Gliadin