Evidence for the presence of non-celiac gluten sensitivity in patients with functional gastrointestinal symptoms: Results from a multicenter randomized double-blind placebo-controlled gluten challenge

Nutrients

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Elli, Luca ^a   Tomba, Carolina ^a,b   Branchi, Federica ^a,b   Roncoroni, Leda ^a,b   Lombardo, Vincenza ^a   Bardella, Maria Teresa ^a   Ferretti, Francesca ^a,b   Conte, Dario ^a,b   Valiante, Flavio ^c   Fini, Lucia ^d   Forti, Edoardo ^e   Cannizzaro, Renato ^f   Maiero, Stefania ^f   Londoni, Claudio ^g   Lauri, Adriano ^h   Fornaciari, Giovanni ⁱ   Lenoci, Nicoletta ^j   Spagnuolo, Rocco ^k   Basilisco, Guido ^a   Somalvico, Francesco ^l   Borgatta, Bruno ^m   Leandro, Gioacchino ⁿ   Segato, Sergio ^o   Barisani, Donatella ^p   Morreale, Gaetano ^q   Buscarini, Elisabetta ^g   more..

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Center of Sleep Breathing Medicine   (Italy)

^d BUSTO ARSIZIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^f CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^g Ospedale Maggiore di Crema   (Italy)

^h Ospedale Reg Spirito Santo   (Italy)

ⁱ S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^l Alphasearch   (Italy)

^m San Biagio Hospital   (Italy)

ⁿ NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES   (Italy)

^o OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^p UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^q Policlinico Palermo   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Double blind placebo controlled challenge; Functional gastrointestinal disorders; Gluten free diet; Irritable bowel syndrome; Non celiac gluten sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUTEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IRON; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DETERIORATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON CELIAC GLUTEN SENSITIVITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIORBITAL EDEMA; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FOOD ALLERGY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; CELIAC DISEASE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET, GLUTEN-FREE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GLUTENS; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84958046752     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu8020084     Document Type: Article

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