Figure 2From: Secretion of celiac disease autoantibodies after in vitro gliadin challenge is dependent on small-bowel mucosal transglutaminase 2-specific IgA depositsEnterocyte cell height (ECH) after organ culture. Biopsy samples of treated celiac disease patients with and without mucosal IgA deposits and non-celiac control patients. Biopsies were cultured with medium only or with PT-gliadin for 24 hours. The median values (horizontal line) and P values are calculated for each group showing a statistically significant decrease in ECH only in those treated celiac disease cases who had small-bowel mucosal IgA deposits in the cultured biopsy samples.Back to article page