AB0109 The Lung Microbiome in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Associated Local/systemic Autoimmunity

• Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases Vol. 75; no. Suppl 2; pp. 933 - 934
• Main Authors: Scher, J.U., Joshua, V., Ubeda, C., Artacho, A., Grunewald, J., Segal, L., Catrina, A.I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Limited 01.06.2016

BackgroundAirway abnormalities and increased lung tissue citrullination is found in both RA patients and individuals at at-risk for the development of disease. Recent data suggest that the gut (Prevotella copri) and oral (Porphyromonas gingivalis) microbiome might potentially contribute to the primi...