Identification of a peptide from alpha-gliadin resistant to digestive enzymes: implications for celiac disease

J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2007 Aug 15;855(2):236-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2007.05.009. Epub 2007 May 18.

Abstract

Current knowledge indicates that both innate and adaptive immune responses are involved in Celiac disease (CD) driven by different gliadin peptides. By studying a representative recombinant alpha-gliadin form, a further 25-mer peptide resistant to gastric, pancreatic, and human intestinal brush-border membrane enzymes was detected. This peptide latter encompasses the sequence 31-43 known to elicit the innate immune response in CD. The resistance of 25-mer, as well as that of the already described 33-mer related to the CD adaptive immune response, was confirmed on a standard flour wheat sample representative of the most widespread European varieties.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Celiac Disease / metabolism
  • Gliadin / chemistry*
  • Gliadin / genetics
  • Humans
  • Microvilli / metabolism
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptide Fragments / analysis
  • Peptide Fragments / chemistry*
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization

Substances

  • Peptide Fragments
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Gliadin