Diet therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: A controlled double-blind study of two different dietary regimens

Sarzi-Puttini, Piercarlo; Comi, D; Boccassini, L.; Muzzupappa, S.; Turiel, M.; Panni, Benedetta; Salvaggio, A.

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“…Studies have shown that Mediterranean or vegan diet reduces inflammatory activity, increases physical function, and improves vitality [ 19 ]. However, some other studies find benefits without achieving a significant improvement in composite indices to measure disease activity [ 81 , 82 ]. Nevertheless, in these studies, it has not been determined whether a rheumatoid arthritis improvement was actually due to a change in intestinal flora composition.…”

Section: Gut Microbiota In Rheumatoid Arthritismentioning

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Intestinal Dysbiosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Link between Gut Microbiota and the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Horta-Baas

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Montiel-Jarquín

et al. 2017

Journal of Immunology Research

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Characterization and understanding of gut microbiota has recently increased representing a wide research field, especially in autoimmune diseases. Gut microbiota is the major source of microbes which might exert beneficial as well as pathogenic effects on human health. Intestinal microbiome's role as mediator of inflammation has only recently emerged. Microbiota has been observed to differ in subjects with early rheumatoid arthritis compared to controls, and this finding has commanded this study as a possible autoimmune process. Studies with intestinal microbiota have shown that rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by an expansion and/or decrease of bacterial groups as compared to controls. In this review, we present evidence linking intestinal dysbiosis with the autoimmune mechanisms involved in the development of rheumatoid arthritis.

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Section: Gut Microbiota In Rheumatoid Arthritismentioning

confidence: 99%