A decade ago celiac disease was considered extremely rare outside Europe and, therefore,
was almost completely ignored by health care professionals. In only 10 years, key …

Non Celiac Gluten sensitivity (NCGS) was originally described in the 1980s and recently a
“re-discovered” disorder characterized by intestinal and extra-intestinal symptoms related to …

Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS) is a syndrome characterized by intestinal and extra-
intestinal symptoms related to the ingestion of gluten-containing food, in subjects that are not …

Background: Giardia lamblia causes infection of the small intestine, which leads to
malabsorption and chronic diarrhoea. Aim: To characterise the inherent pathomechanisms …

Purpose: Intestinal non-Hodgkin's lymphomas are not well characterized. We therefore
studied prospectively their clinical features and response to standardized therapy. Patients …

Background & Aims: Gluten sensitivity might cause abdominal symptoms in the absence of
villous atrophy. We examined the prevalence of celiac disease–associated serum …

Recent evidence indicates that regulatory T cells (Tregs) play an important role in HIV
infection. However, although the gastrointestinal mucosa is a key compartment in HIV …

Excerpt Study Objective: To determine small intestinal mucosal structure and function in
patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Design: Prospective …

Saccharomyces boulardii (Sb) is used for the prevention and treatment of diarrhea of
different etiologies. We prospectively investigated the effects of Sb. on lymphocytes and …

Recently, T cell subpopulations presumably representing memory T lymphocytes have been
described in vitro. Intestinal lamina propria T cells (LP-T) have characteristics resembling …