Cytokine release after gluten ingestion differentiates coeliac disease from self-reported gluten sensitivity.
Jason A Tye-DinGry I SkodjeVikas K SarnaJohn L DzurisAmy K RussellGautam GoelSuyue WangKaela E GoldsteinLeslie J WilliamsLudvig M SollidKnut Ea LundinRobert P AndersonPublished in: United European gastroenterology journal (2019)
Gluten challenge with high-sensitivity cytokine assessment differentiates CD from SR-GS in patients on a GFD and identifies patients likely to tolerate gluten reintroduction. Systemic cytokine release indicating early immune activation by gluten in CD individuals cannot be detected in SR-GS individuals.