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 There is an other work supporting that oat prolamines are not
innocent for the celiac small intestine.
 
 The Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
(1996;22:414) published the abstracts of the forthcoming ESPGAN Meeting
(June 4-8, Munich, Germany). Troncone et al will present their work:
 
"Oat prolamines activate mucosal immune response in the in vitro
cultured treated coeliac mucosa"
 
The conclusion is that "oat prolamines are able to activate the T-cell
mediated mucosal immune response in the coeliac jejunum, and represent a
warning against the inclusion of oats in the diet of coeliac patients."
 
 
Karoly Horvath, M.D.
Baltimore