The reactions can be true allergies (
involving an immunologic response) or non-immunologic (food poisoning, reactions to toxins or additives in the food).
The increased anti-gliadin antibody response and its association with GI symptoms points to a potential mechanism
involving immunologic and / or intestinal permeability abnormalities in affected children.»
Not exact matches
Many are now literally feeling the effects of such macronutrient skew either due to gluten sensitivity (or it could be due to another grain protein; we now realize that
immunologic reactivity in celiac disease may not be limited to wheat gluten, but can
involve certain nongluten proteins, too, see Nongluten wheat proteins triggered immune response in celiac patients), fructose malabsorption, or some other food intolerance / sensitivity).
Co-author Peter H. R. Green, MD, the Phyllis and Ivan Seidenberg Professor of Medicine and director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center, said, «These results indicate that
immunologic reactivity in celiac disease may not be limited to wheat gluten, but can
involve certain non-gluten proteins, too.
In a study
involving 12 patients with bladder cancer, who also underwent prostate surgery as part of their treatment, she identified the ICOS molecule as the first
immunologic marker identified in both tumor tissues and the systemic circulation that can be used as a biomarker for monitoring of anti-CTLA-4 treated patients as a possible marker of therapeutic activity.
Dr. Mara De Amici, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy 29th Congress of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, London, June 5 - 9, 2010 Abstract No. 1105 Background Specific foods and food additives can induce adverse gastrointestinal (GI) and cutaneous reactions, including food allergies that
involve an abnormal
immunologic reaction to food proteins or food intolerance which is not pathogenetically immune - mediated.
The ELISA (Enzyme - Linked Immunosorbent Assay) method
involves a protein that catalyzes a biochemical reaction (enzyme), an antibody, and an antigen (
immunologic molecule).
The
immunologic mechanisms
involved in the development of atopic dermatitis are the focus of a great deal of study.