Yagame M, Tomino Y, Eguchi K, Miura M, Suga T, Endoh M, Nomoto Y, Sakai H
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Isehara City, Japan.
Nephron. 1988;49(2):104-6. doi: 10.1159/000185033.
Measurement of IgA circulating immune complexes (IgA-CIC) in sera from patients with IgA nephropathy after a gluten-poor diet, an unrestricted diet and a gluten-rich diet is described. High levels of IgA-CIC in sera were detected in patients after these diets. However, the levels of IgA-CIC in sera 2 weeks after the gluten-rich diet were not significantly increased compared with those after the other diets. It is suggested that, for a short duration, the gluten-rich diet might not increase the levels of IgA-CIC in sera from Japanese patients with IgA nephropathy.
