Helminths and microbiota — partners in arthritis prevention?

Gillian Coakley; Nicola L. Harris

doi:10.1038/s41584-019-0253-3

Helminths and microbiota — partners in arthritis prevention?

Gillian Coakley, Nicola L. Harris

Immunology Alfred Hospital

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Abstract

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?

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	454-455
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Reviews Rheumatology
Volume	15
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-019-0253-3
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2019

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