Increased Mercury Levels in Patients with Celiac Disease following a Gluten-Free Regimen

المؤلفون المشاركون

Passoni, Manuela
Roncoroni, Leda
Conte, Dario
Bardella, Maria Teresa
Elli, Luca
Rossi, Valentina
Tomba, Carolina
Guzzi, Gianpaolo
Ronchi, Anna

المصدر

Gastroenterology Research and Practice

العدد

المجلد 2015، العدد 2015 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2015)، ص ص. 1-6، 6ص.

الناشر

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

تاريخ النشر

2015-02-23

دولة النشر

مصر

عدد الصفحات

6

التخصصات الرئيسية

الأمراض

الملخص EN

Background and Aim.

Although mercury is involved in several immunological diseases, nothing is known about its implication in celiac disease.

Our aim was to evaluate blood and urinary levels of mercury in celiac patients.

Methods.

We prospectively enrolled 30 celiac patients (20 treated with normal duodenal mucosa and 10 untreated with duodenal atrophy) and 20 healthy controls from the same geographic area.

Blood and urinary mercury concentrations were measured by means of flow injection inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.

Enrolled patients underwent dental chart for amalgam fillings and completed a food-frequency questionnaire to evaluate diet and fish intake.

Results.

Mercury blood/urinary levels were 2.4±2.3/1.0±1.4, 10.2±6.7/2.2±3.0 and 3.7±2.7/1.3±1.2 in untreated CD, treated CD, and healthy controls, respectively.

Resulting mercury levels were significantly higher in celiac patients following a gluten-free diet.

No differences were found regarding fish intake and number of amalgam fillings.

No demographic or clinical data were significantly associated with mercury levels in biologic samples.

Conclusion.

Data demonstrate a fourfold increase of mercury blood levels in celiac patients following a gluten-free diet.

Further studies are needed to clarify its role in celiac mechanism.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Elli, Luca& Rossi, Valentina& Conte, Dario& Ronchi, Anna& Tomba, Carolina& Passoni, Manuela…[et al.]. 2015. Increased Mercury Levels in Patients with Celiac Disease following a Gluten-Free Regimen. Gastroenterology Research and Practice،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
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نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Elli, Luca…[et al.]. Increased Mercury Levels in Patients with Celiac Disease following a Gluten-Free Regimen. Gastroenterology Research and Practice No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
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نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Elli, Luca& Rossi, Valentina& Conte, Dario& Ronchi, Anna& Tomba, Carolina& Passoni, Manuela…[et al.]. Increased Mercury Levels in Patients with Celiac Disease following a Gluten-Free Regimen. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1064363

نوع البيانات

مقالات

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

الملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references

رقم السجل

BIM-1064363