Monitoring patients with celiac disease on gluten free diet : different outcomes comparing three tissue transglutaminase IgA assays

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OBJECTIVES: Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies are a hallmark for celiac disease (CD). In CD patients on gluten free diet (GFD) these antibodies are transient. Few studies are available comparing the tTG-IgA assay characteristics for monitoring response to GFD. Since discrepant results were reported in patients on GFD after switching tTG-IgA assays, we conducted a retrospective observational study to monitor GFD response using three different tTG-IgA assays.

METHODS: Diagnostic samples from 44 adults and 17 children with CD were included. Of most patients two follow-up samples after introduction of GFD were available. In all samples tTG-IgA were assessed using one fluorochrome-enzyme immuno-assay (FEIA) and two chemiluminescence immuno-assays (CLIA) and intestinal fatty acid binding protein (i-FABP) as surrogate marker for intestinal epithelial damage was measured.

RESULTS: Using CLIA assays, normalization of antibody levels was delayed compared to FEIA (p<0.001). Of all samples taken after at least 6 months on GFD with elevated i-FABP indicating intestinal epithelial damage, 40 % had positive tTG-IgA according to the FEIA, 85 and 90 % according to the two CLIA.

CONCLUSIONS: Normalization of tTG-IgA in patients on GFD depends on the assay used. Both CLIA appear to be more sensitive in detecting suboptimal treatment response in CD-indicated by elevated i-FABP - when applying the manufacturer's recommended cut-off for the diagnosis of CD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 62(2024), 4 vom: 25. Feb., Seite 674-681

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mulder, A H Leontine [VerfasserIn]
Castelijn, Daan A R [VerfasserIn]
van der Pol, Pieter [VerfasserIn]
Vermeer, Marloes [VerfasserIn]
Hollander, Jolien C [VerfasserIn]
Kuiper, Tietie [VerfasserIn]
Bijnens, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Bontkes, Hetty J [VerfasserIn]
Damoiseaux, Jan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autoantibodies
Celiac disease
EC 2.3.2.13
Immunoglobulin A
Intestinal fatty acid binding protein (i-FABP)
Journal Article
Monitoring gluten free diet response
Observational Study
Protein Glutamine gamma Glutamyltransferase 2
Tissue transglutaminase (tTG)-IgA
Transglutaminases

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Date Completed 27.02.2024

Date Revised 27.02.2024

published: Electronic-Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1515/cclm-2023-1076

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364348283