Gliadin is absorbed into the lamina propria and presented in conjunction with HLA-DQ2 or DQ8 cell-surface antigens by antigen-presenting cells, probably dendritic cells, to sensitized T cells ...

If you suffer from malabsorption, you’re not getting enough vitamins and nutrients in your diet. This can cause a number of different symptoms. Your body needs vitamins and nutrients to function ...

This section presents medications that are known to potentially lead to 'Sprue' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. Please be aware that ...

The occurrence of collagenous sprue has been reported in individuals with celiac disease, tropical sprue, milk intolerance, myotonic dystrophy, malignancy-related ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had a duodenum biopsy to rule out sprue. The biopsy results were that my duodenal mucosa showed: “… mucosal inflammation with marked flattening of the mucosa. Micro­scopic ...

Ninety-seven Puerto Rican patients with tropical sprue were studied. Forty-seven patients were untreated at the time of study, and 50 had been receiving therapy for various periods. The untreated ...

Celiac sprue (CS) is a gluten-sensitive enteropathy with many autoimmune features. CS involves multiple organs through immune and nonimmune processes, and is frequently associated with other ...

We eat to live, grow and remain healthy. What happens when the nutrition from the food we eat, is not absorbed in the body? The purpose of food itself is defeated and the condition, not known to many, ...

Evidence is emerging that IBS, a hitherto enigmatic disorder thought to be predominantly related to psychological factors, has a microorganic basis in a subset of patients with the disease.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a duodenum biopsy to rule out sprue. The biopsy results were that my duodenal mucosa showed: “… mucosal inflammation with marked flattening of the mucosa. Microscopic examination ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had a duodenum biopsy to rule out sprue. The biopsy results were that my duodenal mucosa showed: ''... mucosal inflammation with marked flattening of the mucosa. Microscopic ...