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Jorgensen R, Devarahalli SS, Shah Y, Gao H, Arul Arasan TS, Ng PKW, Gangur V. Advances in Gluten Hypersensitivity: Novel Dietary-Based Therapeutics in Research and Development. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4399. [PMID: 38673984 PMCID: PMC11050004 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25084399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Gluten hypersensitivity is characterized by the production of IgE antibodies against specific wheat proteins (allergens) and a myriad of clinical allergic symptoms including life-threatening anaphylaxis. Currently, the only recommended treatment for gluten hypersensitivity is the complete avoidance of gluten. There have been extensive efforts to develop dietary-based novel therapeutics for combating this disorder. There were four objectives for this study: (i) to compile the current understanding of the mechanism of gluten hypersensitivity; (ii) to critically evaluate the outcome from preclinical testing of novel therapeutics in animal models; (iii) to determine the potential of novel dietary-based therapeutic approaches under development in humans; and (iv) to synthesize the outcomes from these studies and identify the gaps in research to inform future translational research. We used Google Scholar and PubMed databases with appropriate keywords to retrieve published papers. All material was thoroughly checked to obtain the relevant data to address the objectives. Our findings collectively demonstrate that there are at least five promising dietary-based therapeutic approaches for mitigating gluten hypersensitivity in development. Of these, two have advanced to a limited human clinical trial, and the others are at the preclinical testing level. Further translational research is expected to offer novel dietary-based therapeutic options for patients with gluten hypersensitivity in the future.
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- Rick Jorgensen
- Food Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; (R.J.); (S.S.D.); (Y.S.); (H.G.); (T.S.A.A.)
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- Food Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; (R.J.); (S.S.D.); (Y.S.); (H.G.); (T.S.A.A.)
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- Food Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; (R.J.); (S.S.D.); (Y.S.); (H.G.); (T.S.A.A.)
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- Food Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; (R.J.); (S.S.D.); (Y.S.); (H.G.); (T.S.A.A.)
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- Food Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; (R.J.); (S.S.D.); (Y.S.); (H.G.); (T.S.A.A.)
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- Cereal Science Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA;
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- Food Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; (R.J.); (S.S.D.); (Y.S.); (H.G.); (T.S.A.A.)
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Li X, Miyakawa T, Takano T, Nakajima-Adachi H, Tanokura M, Hachimura S. Induction of Oral Tolerance by Pepsin-Digested Gliadin Retaining T Cell Reactivity in a Mouse Model of Wheat Allergy. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2020; 181:446-455. [PMID: 32299080 DOI: 10.1159/000506945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Wheat is known as the most widely consumed food all over the world. Although many types of wheat allergy have been recognized, their treatment still has a long way to go due to the complex pathogenesis. Oral immunotherapy (OIT) is under investigation for the treatment of wheat allergies. Previous studies have demonstrated that OIT using intact wheat allergens can induce tolerance, but is accompanied by a high risk of anaphylactic reactions. OBJECTIVES Our objective was to prepare modified wheat allergens with hypoallergenic and tolerance-inducing properties to reduce adverse effects during immunotherapy. METHODS Wheat gliadin was degraded by hydrolysis with pepsin and trypsin, and then the hydrolysate was deamidated with hydrochloric acid. The IgE-binding capacity and T cell reactivity of the degraded gliadins were evaluated in vitro. Pepsin-digested gliadin (peptic-GLI) was applied in a mouse model to investigate whether it would induce oral tolerance. RESULTS Degradation with pepsin decreased IgE-binding capacity and maintained T cell reactivity. Oral administration of peptic-GLI to mice before sensitization and challenge with gliadin could significantly suppress the production of IgE, IgG1, and type 2 T helper cytokines. Moreover, the development of anaphylactic reactions and allergic responses of the small intestine induced by gliadin challenge were inhibited by oral administration of peptic-GLI. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study indicate that peptic-GLI with low allergenicity and potential for tolerance induction may become useful in wheat immunotherapy with less adverse effects.
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- Xuyang Li
- Laboratory of Basic Science on Healthy Longevity, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Basic Science on Healthy Longevity, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Center for Food Safety, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Center for Food Safety, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Basic Science on Healthy Longevity, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Center for Food Safety, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan,
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Narasaka S, Endo Y, Fu Z, Moriyama M, Arai S, Abe K, Kato H. Safety Evaluation of Hypoallergenic Wheat Flour by Using a DNA Microarray. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 70:1464-70. [PMID: 16751703 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The effect of the consumption of hypoallergenic wheat flour (HWF) on the expression of a wide spectrum of genes was analyzed by using a DNA microarray. Gene expression profiles in the liver and intestines of rats fed on a diet composed mainly of HWF were compared with those of rats fed on a normal flour-based diet. Among the eight thousand transcripts represented on the GeneChip microarray, no more than 30 genes exhibited up- or down-regulation of two-fold or more after one week or two months of HWF consumption. No adverse effects were apparent. Up-regulation of some of the genes known to respond to the interferon-gamma signal was apparent in the one-week experiment, which may be related to possible oral immunotolerance resulting from HWF feeding. This DNA microarray technology presents an efficient method for evaluating the safety of foods.
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- Sachiko Narasaka
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Kumagai H, Suda A, Sakurai H, Kumagai H, Arai S, Inomata N, Ikezawa Z. Improvement of Digestibility, Reduction in Allergenicity, and Induction of Oral Tolerance of Wheat Gliadin by Deamidation. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 71:977-85. [PMID: 17420594 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Wheat gliadin was deamidated by using a cation-exchange resin in the presence or absence of added cysteine, with the change in digestibility being measured. The allergenicity of the gliadin was evaluated by using sera from patients RAST-positive to wheat. Gliadin-specific IgE was measured after the gliadin had been orally administered to rats. The addition of cysteine before the treatment with a cation exchanger effectively increased the deamidation level of gliadin. Deamidated gliadin showed higher solubility than the undeamidated form. There was no difference in the peptic digestibility of the gliadin, whereas deamidation enhanced the pancreatic digestibility in vitro and the digestibility in the mouse stomach in vivo. Deamidation of gliadin reduced its reactivity toward the sera of patients with wheat allergy. Rats administered with deamidated gliadin showed suppressed elevation of the gliadin-specific IgE level.
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- Hitomi Kumagai
- Department of Agricultural and Biological Chemistry, Nihon University, Fujisawa-Shi, Japan.
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Watanabe J, Tanabe S. The Production of Hypoallergenic Wheat Flour for Wheat-Allergic Patients. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1201/9781420028836.ch20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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OISHI Y, UDAGAWA H, SHINOZAKI Y, MORIYAMA M, TANIGUCHI H, KOBAYASHI-HATTORI K, ARAI S, TAKITA T. Preparation of Hypoallergenic Wheat Flour Noodles and Evaluation of Their Physical Properties. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH 2009. [DOI: 10.3136/fstr.15.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Watanabe H, Sonoyama K, Watanabe J, Yamaguchi N, Kikuchi H, Nagura T, Aritsuka T, Fukumoto K, Kasai T. Reduction of allergic airway eosinophilia by dietary raffinose in Brown Norway rats. Br J Nutr 2007; 92:247-55. [PMID: 15333156 DOI: 10.1079/bjn20041179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Oral administration of raffinose, a naturally occurring indigestible oligosaccharide, has reportedly ameliorated atopic dermatitis in human subjects although the mechanism is unknown. The present study investigated the effect of dietary raffinose on allergen-induced airway eosinophilia in ovalbumin-sensitised Brown Norway rats as an atopic disease model. Brown Norway rats were immunised by subcutaneous injection with ovalbumin on day 0 and fed either a control diet or the diet supplemented with raffinose (50 g/kg diet). The rats were exposed to aerosolised ovalbumin on day 20, and broncho-alveolar lavage fluid was obtained on the next day. The number of eosinophils in the fluid was significantly lower in the rats fed the raffinose diet than in those fed the control diet. Dietary raffinose significantly reduced IL-4 and IL-5 mRNA levels in lung tissue and tended to lower ovalbumin-specific Ig E levels. Suppression of eosinophilia by dietary raffinose was still observed in caecectomised and neomycin-administered rats, suggesting little contribution by the colonic bacteria to the effect of raffinose. Intraperitoneal administration of raffinose also suppressed eosinophilia. Significant concentrations of raffinose were detected in portal venous and abdominal arterial plasma after the intragastric administration of raffinose. Overall, the findings suggest that dietary raffinose ameliorates allergic airway eosinophilia at least partly via post-absorptive mechanisms in Brown Norway rats.
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- Hiroshi Watanabe
- Laboratory of Food Biochemistry, Division of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
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Sonoyama K, Watanabe H, Watanabe J, Yamaguchi N, Yamashita A, Hashimoto H, Kishino E, Fujita K, Okada M, Mori S, Kitahata S, Kawabata J. Allergic airway eosinophilia is suppressed in ovalbumin-sensitized Brown Norway rats fed raffinose and alpha-linked galactooligosaccharide. J Nutr 2005; 135:538-43. [PMID: 15735090 DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.3.538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We recently found that dietary raffinose suppressed allergic airway eosinophilia in ovalbumin-sensitized Brown Norway rats. Using this model in the present study, we compared the efficacy of other oligosaccharides with that of raffinose. Brown Norway rats were immunized s.c. with ovalbumin on d 0 and exposed to aerosolized ovalbumin on d 20; broncho-alveolar lavage fluid was obtained on d 21. In Expt. 1, rats were fed a control diet or diets supplemented with different oligosaccharides (50 g/kg diet, raffinose, alpha-linked galactooligosaccharide, fructooligosaccharide, and xylooligosaccharide). The number of eosinophils in the fluid was significantly lower in rats fed raffinose and alpha-linked galactooligosaccharide diets than in those fed the control diet. Dietary fructooligosaccharide and xylooligosaccharide did not affect airway eosinophilia. In Expt. 2, i.p. administration of raffinose and alpha-linked galactooligosaccharide, but not fructooligosaccharide and xylooligosaccharide, suppressed airway eosinophilia in rats fed the control diet. In Expt. 3, suppression of airway eosinophilia by dietary alpha-linked galactooligosaccharide occurred in cecectomized rats administered neomycin. Reduced levels of interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-5 mRNA in lung tissue were associated with the suppression of airway eosinophilia. We propose that indigestible oligosaccharides differ in their suppressive effect on allergic airway eosinophilia in ovalbumin-sensitized Brown Norway rats and that the effect appears not to be mediated by intestinal microflora.
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- Kei Sonoyama
- Division of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan.
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Saito R, Yamaguchi N, Sonoyama K, Kawabata J. Effect of enzymatic modification of dietary wheat flour for reducing its allergenicity on oral sensitization to and intestinal absorption of ovalbumin. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2004; 67:2483-5. [PMID: 14646216 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.2483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Increase in plasma immunoglobulin G specific to orally administered ovalbumin in Brown Norway rats was retarded by feeding enzyme-treated wheat flour when compared with untreated flour. Because plasma ovalbumin concentrations after feeding ovalbumin tended to be lower in mice fed enzyme-treated flour than in those fed untreated flour, suppression of ovalbumin absorption may be relevant to retarded sensitization observed in rats.
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- Ryo Saito
- Laboratory of Food Biochemistry, Division of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Saporo, Japan
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Watanabe J, Tanabe S, Watanabe M, Shinmoto H, Sonoyama K. The production of hypoallergenic wheat flour and the analysis of its allergy suppressive effects. Biofactors 2004; 22:295-7. [PMID: 15630299 DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520220157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We propose a novel method to produce hypoallergenic wheat flour suitable for patients allergic to wheat by using enzymatic fragmentation with cellulase and actinase. The hypoallergenic flour displayed potent inhibitory activity against allergen absorption and actively suppressed allergic reactions, probably inducing oral tolerance. The results suggest that hypoallergenic wheat flour has allergy-suppressive effects without inducing side effects.
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- Jun Watanabe
- Food Function Division, National Food Research Institute, Japan.
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Dietary proteins and amino acids serve not only as a building block for body components but also as regulators of a variety of body functions. A great many of the functions of ingested proteins, their peptide fragments, and amino acids have been characterized and some have been brought to practical application. Using a GeneChip DNA microarray system, we first compared the gene expression profiles among rats fed on 12% casein, 12% gluten, and protein-free diets for one week. The results revealed that a few hundred genes in the liver and muscle were up- or down-regulated by more than two-fold after feeding of the gluten or the protein-free diet. Interesting findings included the induction of genes for synthesis and catabolism of cholesterol by gluten feeding. In addition, we performed a study to examine the effect of the consumption of an enzymatically produced, hypoallergenic wheat flour on gene expression profiles in rats. The results confirmed the safety of this novel food product.
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- Hisanori Kato
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
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Tesaki S, Watanabe J, Tanabe S, Sonoyama K, Fukushi E, Kawabata J, Watanabe M. An active compound against allergen absorption in hypoallergenic wheat flour produced by enzymatic modification. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2002; 66:1930-5. [PMID: 12400693 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.66.1930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hypoallergenic wheat flour produced by modification with cellulase and actinase showed inhibitory activity against ovalbumin permeation in an in vitro model by using the Caco-2 cell monolayer. The activity was found in the cellulase preparation used for producing the flour. An active compound was isolated by HPLC and identified as Trp-Ser-Asn-Ser-Gly-Asn-Phe-Val-Gly-Gly-Lys by 1H-NMR data and Edman degradation. The undecapeptide, some oligopeptides with the N-terminal sequences and Trp ethyl ester showed activity at 10(-7) M, acetyl Trp being active at 10(-2) M. These data suggest that the Trp residue without a free carboxyl group would be required for the inhibitory activity of ovalbumin absorption through the intestinal tract.
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- Shoko Tesaki
- Department of Nutrition and Life-science, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare, Japan
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