Siblings of those with type 1 diabetes are at an increased risk of developing the disease themselves. Through prior research, the investigators have found that siblings as well as those with type 1 diabetes have a general level of inflammation in the body. The investigators are examining the role that diet plays in this level of inflammation by asking siblings of children with type 1 diabetes to go on a gluten and Amylase Trypsin Inhibitors (ATI)-free diet for 4 weeks. Blood and stool samples will be measured before the diet, after the diet is completed and again 4 weeks after participants resume their normal diet.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
32
Participants will be asked to avoid foods containing gluten and ATI (a similar protein found in grains) for 4 weeks.
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Change in the plasma-induced transcriptional assay
Investigators will measure the participants overall immune inflammation and regulation by a plasma-induced transcriptional bioassay. The change in this bioassay will be determined for each subject and the entire group both before and after the dietary intervention. This bioassay informs the investigators of which genes may be positively or negatively impacted by this dietary change and whether the removal of gluten and amylase trypsin inhibitors (ATI) affects a participant's immune state.
Time frame: 2 years (study duration)
Stool microbial composition
Stool samples will be collected both before and after the dietary intervention to determine if the removal of gluten and amylase trypsin inhibitors (ATI) from the diet affects the composition and density of the stool microbiota
Time frame: 2 years (study duration)
Plasma microbial antigen detection
Microbial antigen levels in the plasma of participants will be assayed both before and after the dietary intervention. Systemic microbial antigens are a marker of intestinal permeability so this measure will tell the investigators if the removal of gluten and amylase trypsin inhibitors (ATI) affects the degree of intestinal permeability/leakiness.
Time frame: 2 years (study duration)
Leukocyte analyses
The degree of responsiveness of participants leukocytes to stimulation with gluten and amylase trypsin inhibitors (ATI) will be measured in vitro both before and after the dietary intervention.
Time frame: 2 years (study duration)
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