Circulating microbial small RNAs are altered in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Michelle J OrmsethQiong WuShilin ZhaoRyan M AllenJoseph SolusQuanhu ShengYan GuoFei YeMarisol Ramirez-SolanoS Louis BridgesJeffrey R CurtisKasey VickersC Michael SteinPublished in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2020)
Plasma microbial sRNA composition is altered in RA versus control subjects and associated with some measures of RA disease activity. DMARD treatment does not alter microbial sRNA abundance or composition, but increased abundance of microbial sRNAs at baseline was associated with disease activity improvement at 6 months.