An Association of Gut Microbiota with Different Phenotypes in Chinese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

An Association of Gut Microbiota with Different Phenotypes in Chinese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

We aimed to investigate the association of gut microbiota with disease activity, inflammatory parameters, and auto-antibodies profile in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A total of 138 RA patients and 21 healthy controls (HC) were enrolled. Fecal samples were collected for bacterial DNA extraction and 16S...

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Main Authors: Hsin-I Chiang, Jian-Rong Li, Chun-Chi Liu, Po-Yu Liu, Hsin-Hua Chen, Yi-Ming Chen, Joung-Liang Lan, Der-Yuan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
rheumatoid arthritis
gut microbiota
disease activity
proinflammatory cytokines
seropositivity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/11/1770

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