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The enteric toxicity of gluten enhances graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Medical hypotheses - 1 Jul 2017
Neuman Taylor, David Kevin, Cooper Dennis, Strair Roger
Abstract excerpt
Pro-inflammatory peptides present in wheat and related grains are associated with celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity. We hypothesize that these peptides induce enteric responses that may exacerbate the gastrointestinal manifestations of graft-versus-host disease after an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Therefore, we propose that a gluten free diet should be tested as a prophylactic...
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