Helminths and microbiota - partners in arthritis prevention?

Changes in the gut microbiome are thought to be important environmental triggers for inflammatory forms of arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis. Could interactions between gut parasites, such as helminths, and gut microbiota be the key to normalizing an unbalanced microbiome and preventing arth...

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Published inNature reviews. Rheumatology Vol. 15; no. 8; pp. 454 - 455
Main Authors Coakley, Gillian, Harris, Nicola L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Nature Publishing Group 01.08.2019
Subjects
Animals
Arthritis
Bone Marrow
Care and treatment
Complications and side effects
Development and progression
Dysbiosis
Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Health aspects
Helminths
Host-parasite relationships
Inflammation
Intestinal microflora
Microbiomes
Microbiota
Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms)
Parasites
Prevention
Rheumatoid arthritis
Worms, Intestinal and parasitic
Australia
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Summary:Changes in the gut microbiome are thought to be important environmental triggers for inflammatory forms of arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis. Could interactions between gut parasites, such as helminths, and gut microbiota be the key to normalizing an unbalanced microbiome and preventing arthritis?
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ISSN:1759-4790
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DOI:10.1038/s41584-019-0253-3