A Randomized Trial of a Transglutaminase 2 Inhibitor for Celiac Disease
Author(s) -
Detlef Schuppan,
Markku Mäki,
Knut E.A. Lundin,
Jorma Isola,
Tina Friesing-Sosnik,
Juha Taavela,
Alina Popp,
Jari Koskenpato,
Jost Langhorst,
Øistein Hovde,
MarjaLeena Lähdeaho,
Stefano Fusco,
Michael Schümann,
HelgaPaula Török,
Juozas Kupčinskas,
Yurdagül Zopf,
Ansgar W. Lohse,
Mika Scheinin,
Karin Kull,
Luc Biedermann,
Valerie Byrnes,
Andreas Stallmach,
Jørgen Jahnsen,
Jonas Zeitz,
Ralf Mohrbacher,
Roland Greinwald
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa2032441
Subject(s) - tissue transglutaminase , medicine , gastroenterology , placebo , intraepithelial lymphocyte , clinical endpoint , gluten , confidence interval , randomized controlled trial , duodenum , glutamine , immunology , pathology , immune system , enzyme , biochemistry , chemistry , alternative medicine , amino acid
In celiac disease, small intestinal transglutaminase 2 causes deamidation of glutamine residues in gluten peptides, which enhances stimulation of T cells and leads to mucosal injury. Inhibition of transglutaminase 2 is a potential treatment for celiac disease.
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