Are Viruses and Parasites linked to Celiac Disease? A question that still has no definite answer.

Are Viruses and Parasites linked to Celiac Disease? A question that still has no definite answer. Curr Pharm Biotechnol. 2019 Aug 28;: Authors: Shariati A, Aslani HR, Shayesteh MRH, Taghipour A, Nasser A, Safari H, Alizade-Sani M, Dehghan A, Azimi T Abstract Celiac disease is a complex autoimmune enteropathy of the small intestine that commonly occurs in genetically predisposed individuals due to intake of gluten and related proteins. Gluten consumption, duration of breast-feeding, various infections, especially frequent intestine infections, vaccinations and use of antibiotics can be linked to celiac disease. It is predicted that it affects 1% of the global population and its incidence rate is increasing. Celiac disease is closely related to Turner's syndrome, type I diabetes mellitus, Down's syndrome, and other autoimmune conditions and most people with the HLA-DQ2 or HLA-DQ8 are at a higher risk of developing this disease. The link between infections and autoimmune diseases has been very much considered in recent years. In several studies, we explained that pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms probably have multiple roles in initiation, exacerbation, and development of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In various studies, the relationship between infections caused by viruses including Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Rotavirus, Hepatitis C (HCV) and Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Cytomegalovirus (CMV)...
Source: Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - Category: Biotechnology Authors: Tags: Curr Pharm Biotechnol Source Type: research