title: Dietary antigens and immunologic disease in humans.
abstract: Absorption of small amounts of various dietary antigens in an intact state is a normal phenomenon in humans. This article discusses the normal mechanisms of excess antigen exclusion, examples of the states in which absorption can occur, and some of the immunologic consequences that have been documented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cunningham-Rundles
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D004032:Diet; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D007154:Immune System Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007109:Immunity; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens