Author/Authors :
Rostami-Nejad, Mohammad shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center - Department of Celiac Diseases, تهران, ايران , Haldane, Thea Alexandra Hospital - Department of Gastroenterology, UK , AlDulaimi, David Alexandra Hospital - Department of Gastroenterology, UK , Alavian, Moayed baqiyatallah university of medical sciences - Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, ايران , Alavian, Moayed Middle East Liver Diseases Center, ايران , Zali, Mohammad Reza shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center - Department of Celiac Diseases, تهران, ايران , Rostami, Kamran Darent Valley Hospital - Department of Gastroenterology, UK
Abstract :
Context: Celiac disease (CD) is defined as a permanent intolerance to ingested gluten. The intolerance to gluten results in immunemediated damage of small intestine mucosa manifested by villous atrophy and crypt hyperplasia. These abnormalities resolve with initiationa gluten-free diet. Evidence Acquisition: PubMed, Ovid, and Google were searched for full text articles published between 1963 and 2012. The associated keywords were used, and papers described particularly the impact of celiac disease on severity of liver disorder were identified. Results: Recently evidence has emerged revealingthat celiac disease not only is associated with small intestine abnormalities and malabsorption, but is also a multisystem disorder affecting other systems outside gastrointestinal tract, including musculo-skeletal, cardiovascular and nervous systems. Some correlations have been assumed between celiac and liver diseases. In particular, celiac disease is associated with changes in liver biochemistry and linked to alter the prognosis of other disorders. This review will concentrate on the effect of celiac disease and gluten-free diets on the severity of liver disorders. Conclusions: Although GFD effect on the progression of CD associated liver diseases is not well defined, it seems that GFD improves liver function tests in patients with a hypertransaminasemia.
