The Salivary Microbiota, Cytokines, and Metabolome in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Are Altered and More Proinflammatory than Those in Healthy Controls
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) affects as much as 0.32% of the population in some districts and causes work disability in one-third of these patients. Microbes are considered to play important roles in AS pathogenesis, and the mouth links the environment to the lungs and the gut.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2021-06-01
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Series: | mSystems |
Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.01173-20 |