Lectins in Food: Their Importance in Health and Disease

Acupuncture and a gluten-free diet relieve urticaria and eczema in a case of undiagnosed dermatitis herpetiformis and atypical or extraintestinal celiac disease: a case report

“…5,6 A 69% to 89.5% prevalence of DH is reported with CD. 7 Dermatitis herpetiformis and CD share the common pathogenesis of a gluten enteropathy; the gut must be exposed to gluten, [8][9][10] and they share a common HLA DQ-8 serology. 9 Human leukocyte antigen DQ-8 is often associated with minimal to absent small intestine damage 6 and negative AGA test results.…”

Correlation of Tissue Antibodies and Food Immune Reactivity in Randomly Selected Patient Specimens

“…Lectins and agglutinins are present in a variety of plants, where they serve as defense mechanisms against other plants and fungi. Because of their ability to bind to virtually all cell types and cause damage to several organs [67], lectins/agglutinins are sometimes categorized as food toxicants [68,69]. WGA IgG and IgA levels were significantly higher in patients with untreated Celiac disease compared to healthy controls [70].…”

Phaseolus vulgaris lectins: A systematic review of characteristics and health implications

“…The Phaseolus vulgaris beans are rich sources of lectins in human diet, and it has become clear that this kind of proteins can cause diseases, as their biologically and immunologically intact forms are resistant to digestion in the body (Bardocz et al, 1995;Woodley, 1999). Although complete proof is still lacking in most cases, lectins have been considered by most biomedical scientists for use in therapy in a variety of diseases (Freed, 1991;Mascanfroni et al, 2011;Lam and Ng, 2011b;Melnykova et al, 2013). Thus, increasing concerns are currently established about the safety and efficacy of the Phaseolus vulgaris lectins as shown in Table 1.…”