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Has anyone here studied Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA), and if so, what can you tell me about it?
I have been researching this tricky little lectin and have been suprised to find that it is implicated as being a primary causal factor in the pathogenesis of celiac disease, gluten sensitivity and a variety of autoimmune disorders. If anyone out there has any more data, I would be very excited to hear it. Also, if you find the time please read the article I posted to this group on Wheat Lectin, and let me know if it sparks any new thoughts or directions. I'm just amazed that there isn't more written on the subject, considering how powerful this little chemical is. Thanks!
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asked Dec 22, 2009 at 05:31PM in Nutrition
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1Votesanswered Dec 30, 2009 at 08:42PMWGA seems tied to a variety of autoimmune diseases; there's a good section (page 139-152) in "Protein Power" by the Drs. Eades providing a viable mechanism by which lectins may cause disease. See also "Lectins: Biomedical Perspectives" with Pusztai as one of the lead contributors.
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0Votesanswered Jun 17 at 04:49PMSeems most studies were done on animals. Read this.
http://probes.invitrogen.com/media/pis/mp00831.pdf -
0VotesHere is my piece on wheat lectin: http://www.greenmedinfo.com/content/opening-pandoras-bread-box-critical-role-wheat-lectin-human-disease I hope it helps.
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