Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield/INSIGENO, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Academic Unit of Gastroenterology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
PLoS One. 2020 Aug 28;15(8):e0238283. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238283. eCollection 2020.
AIMS: Non-Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS) is poorly understood, particularly in terms of its neurological outcomes. We initially conducted a prospective postal survey to investigate its neurological presentation and symptom course. Results from this then motivated a follow-up pilot study utilising brain MRI to characterise potential diagnostic biomarkers for future research. METHODS: Patients with NCGS were recruited from a specialist centre and completed a prospective postal questionnaire (N = 125). This summarised symptoms experienced, their severity and their course. Onset time was compared by Chi-squared analysis to data from the same centre concerning coeliac disease patients (N = 224). Five respondents on a strict gluten-free diet who self-reported brain fog then attended a pilot study, completing MR brain imaging/questionnaires before/after a gluten challenge. "Baseline" data were assessed for abnormalities, while symptom severity and cerebral blood flow (CBF) were compared before/after challenge. RESULTS: Survey participants were aged 47 (85% female). Prevalence of neurological symptoms were: headaches (51%), brain fog (48%), balance issues (31%), tingling (19%). Median symptom resolution time was 48 hours, while onset was 90 minutes; onset pattern was not significantly different compared to CD patients (p = 0.322). Extra-intestinal symptoms worsened by 37%(±28) during a typical reaction. Predominantly non-statistical observations from the brain imaging study are discussed. CONCLUSIONS: Neurological symptoms in NCGS are common, and onset time is comparable to that in CD. Brain imaging may be a useful future means of investigating physiological injury and responses to gluten in further study.
目的:非乳糜泻麸质敏感性(NCGS)的发病机制尚不清楚,尤其是其神经学结果。我们最初进行了一项前瞻性邮寄调查,以研究其神经表现和症状过程。这项研究的结果促使我们进行了一项后续的试点研究,利用脑 MRI 来描述未来研究的潜在诊断生物标志物。
方法:从专门的中心招募 NCGS 患者,并完成一项前瞻性邮寄问卷(N=125)。该问卷总结了患者经历的症状、严重程度及其病程。通过卡方分析比较发病时间与同一中心关于乳糜泻患者(N=224)的数据。5 名严格遵循无麸质饮食且自述有脑雾的患者参加了试点研究,在进行麸质挑战前后完成了磁共振脑成像/问卷调查。“基线”数据用于评估异常情况,比较挑战前后的症状严重程度和脑血流(CBF)。
结果:调查参与者的年龄为 47 岁(85%为女性)。神经系统症状的患病率为:头痛(51%)、脑雾(48%)、平衡问题(31%)、刺痛(19%)。中位症状缓解时间为 48 小时,而发病时间为 90 分钟;发病模式与 CD 患者无显著差异(p=0.322)。在典型反应中,37%(±28%)的患者出现了肠道外症状恶化。主要讨论了脑成像研究中的非统计学观察结果。
结论:NCGS 中的神经系统症状很常见,发病时间与 CD 相当。脑成像可能是未来研究中进一步研究麸质引起的生理损伤和反应的有用手段。
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