Associations between inflammation-related LL-37 with subgingival microbial dysbiosis in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Chia Wei CheahAnis Rageh Al-MalekiRathna Devi VaithilingamJamuna VadiveluSargunan SockalingamNor Adinar BaharuddinPeter Mark BartoldPublished in: Clinical oral investigations (2022)
The subgingival microbial dysbiosis in RA may predispose these patients to developing periodontal inflammation with an associated detrimental effect on host immune responses. Routine periodontal assessment may allow initiation of treatment strategies to minimize the effects of gingival inflammation on the existing heightened immune response present in RA patients.
Keyphrases
- immune response
- end stage renal disease
- oxidative stress
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- disease activity
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- microbial community
- toll like receptor
- ankylosing spondylitis
- inflammatory response
- systemic sclerosis
- interstitial lung disease
- patient reported