A growing body of research is elucidating the role of intestinal microbiota in several autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Research published in December 2018 Arthritis & Rheumatology increases our understanding of the “extent and nature of mucosal immune activation during preclinical arthritis.”1 The research objective, according to the report, was to “dissect intestinal mucosal immune…
Research on IL-17 Cytokine May Lead to Novel Therapies for RA
Research in the laboratory of John D. Mountz, MD, PhD, is opening up a whole new field of study in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).