Today we will be discussing the microbiome (gut flora), food reactions, and Leaky Gut as it pertains to Lupus. We will be detailing novel research on this subject with the intent of bringing light to connections between the gastrointestinal tract autoimmune responses seen with Lupus.
Amyloid-DNA Composites of Bacterial Biofilms Stimulate Autoimmunity.Gallo PM1, Rapsinski GJ2, Wilson RP2, Oppong GO2, Sriram U1, Goulian M3, Buttaro B2, Caricchio R4, Gallucci S1, Tükel Ç5.
Author information:
1 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA; Laboratory of Dendritic Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA.
2 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA.
3 Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
4 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA.
5 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA. Electronic address: ctukel@temple.edu.
