Coeliac disease is an illness of the small bowel that accounts multiple pathological aspects: malabsorption, chronic inflammation, autoimmunity. The altered response of the immune system to gluten and derived peptides is the central event. In this short review, we intend propose some aspects of the immunological network that may address to possible role of the microbiota in this pathology.
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Author Name: Dmitry Stakheev, Luca Vannucci
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Keywords: coeliac disease, gluten, inflammation, Toll-like receptor 4, transglutaminase-2, microbiota
ISSN: 2334-3427
EISSN: 2334-3486
EOI/DOI: 10.12691/ijcd-2-4-6
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