A Cure On The Horizon?

[mattathayde]

the aussies are working on a vaccine that may cure celiac. personally i am not to convinced that a vaccine could really do a whole lot but the docs probably know something i know not. Open Original Shared Link

-matt

[sbj]

Way to go Dr Tye-Din! I would love to eat a good old cheeseburger again or a corned beef sandwich.

Per another source, the concept:

"Jason is working with Dr Robert P Anderson. His submission focussed on the development of a coeliac vaccine that would target the disease-causing T cells that are reacting to the toxic fragments of gluten, and make them gluten

[EazyE]

Oh I hope this works. Sign me up!

[LuvMoosic4life]

what about people with gluten intolerance and not celiac?

[sbj]

what about people with gluten intolerance and not celiac?

I'm not sure a vaccine would help in that regard, but researchers are looking at different areas:

Transglutaminase inhibitors: To inhibit conversion of gluten to more toxic form

Oral proteases: To destroy toxic fragments in the gut or during baking process

Zonulin inhibitors: To reduce passage of gluten across gut lining

There is hope!

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[mattathayde]

it seems like most of the issue is that the gluten crosses past the gut to the blood, im not sure if the GI issues are caused in the track or because gluten gets to the blood though

-matt

[sbj]

it seems like most of the issue is that the gluten crosses past the gut to the blood, im not sure if the GI issues are caused in the track or because gluten gets to the blood though

Personally, I am asymptomatic - I have no gut issues. I would eat gluten in a heartbeat if not for the worry about my auto-immune system. So the vaccine would be great for me although I don't think that would be the answer for everyone.

[mattathayde]

Personally, I am asymptomatic - I have no gut issues. I would eat gluten in a heartbeat if not for the worry about my auto-immune system. So the vaccine would be great for me although I don't think that would be the answer for everyone.

ya, honestly i wouldnt care if i still would get the stomach issues as long as i knew it wasnt harming me as much, of course i would love to get rid of the GI issues but anything is better at this point (i also think my natural medicine guy could help resolve some of the GI issues with allergy/sensitivity clearing, its a weird method but it works).

honestly now that i think about it if i had to choose one i probably would get rid of the GI issues so that accidental stuff doesnt hit me so hard

-matt