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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Longxian Lv, Huiyong Jiang, Ren Yan, Danyi Xu, Kaicen Wang, Qiangqiang Wang, Xiaoxiao Chen, Lanjuan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-06-01
Series:mSystems
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.01173-20
Description
Summary: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.
ISSN:2379-5077