Differences in the Oral Microbiome in Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis and Individuals at Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to Healthy Individuals.
Johanna Margaretha KroeseBernd W BrandtMark J BuijsWim CrielaardLobbezoo FrankBruno G LoosLaurette van BoheemenDirkjan van SchaardenburgEgija ZauraC M C Catherine VolgenantPublished in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2021)
The results show similarities in the oral microbiome between patients with early RA and at-risk individuals, since in both groups, the oral microbiome was characterized by an increased relative abundance of potentially proinflammatory species when compared to that in healthy controls. These findings suggest a possible association between the oral microbiome and the onset of RA.