Autoimmune Disease News: Newly Discovered Species of Gut Bacteria May Cause Some Cases of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Immune-system targets shared by the bacterium and joint tissue may have a similar structure or amino-acid sequence.

Thursday, January 5, 2023 Newly Discovered Species of Gut Bacteria May Cause Some Cases of Rheumatoid Arthritis A hand disfigured by rheumatoid arthritis. Credit: James Heilman, M.D. Image licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Research by NIAID grantees strongly suggests that immune responses to a newly discovered species of gut bacteria may cause some cases of rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, a common autoimmune disease. RA may develop because immune-system targets shared by this bacterium and joint tissue have a similar structure or amino-acid sequence. The findings were recently published in Science Translational Medicine. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases  |  National Institutes of Health Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact Subscriber Help. This service is provided to you at no charge by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).                             This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 5601 Fishers Lane · Bethesda, MD 20892 · 1-866-284-4107