The worldwide prevalence of autoimmune diseases that have limited treatment options and preventive strategies is rapidly rising. There is growing evidence that the microbiota and the integrity of the intestinal barrier play a role in autoimmune diseases. The potential to evaluate...
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the blood-clotting process. In this syndrome, the immune system produces antibodies that target certain proteins and phospholipids (a type of fat molecule) in the blood. These antibodies can lead to...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS). The disease leads to the formation of inflammatory lesions in the CNS, in which myelin sheaths break down and demyelinated axons are damaged. This leads to neurological...
The gut microbiome, i.e., the community of bacteria and other microorganisms living in the human gut, has been implicated both directly and indirectly (mediating the effects of diet) on human health. The associations between gut microbiome composition and disease status have been...
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), is a neglected, serious debilitating disease with no proven diagnostic marker and specific therapy. While there is evidence for several pathophysiological abnormalities including the neurological,...
Can the bacteria of our gastrointestinal tract send the wrong "messages" to the body? Researchers at Queen's University in Belfast present new evidence. Researchers discovered for the first time that a specific bacterium in the gastrointestinal tract produces protein molecules...
Autoimmune diseases are a modern health problem for which scientists know little about their causes. But now there are very reasonable suspicions that the role of the intestinal microbiome is crucial! Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that afflicts many people and...