autoimmune

Probiotic Carbohydrates Reduce Intestinal Permeability and Inflammation in Metabolic Diseases

July 15, 2009

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The epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus is dramatically increasing. Environmental factors, such as sedentary life-style, hypercaloric, fat-rich diet and genetic susceptibility…

Does Diet Have a Role in the Aetiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis?

June 17, 2009

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Although dietary factors have been extensively studied in many chronic diseases, the role of diet in the epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has received…

The Role of Meat in the Expression of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

June 17, 2009

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by inflammation of the synovial tissues in the joints. A number of papers related to dietary components that are…

The Role of Diet in Susceptibility to Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Systematic Review.

June 17, 2009

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OBJECTIVE: Many studies have examined the role of diet in the management of established rheumatoid arthritis (RA), warranting several recent reviews. However, none have…

Mechanisms of Immune Tolerance to Allergens

June 17, 2009

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Co-evolutionary development of the immune system together with infections and non-infectious environmental proteins (allergens) has generated biologically relevant thresholds and major directions to be…

Vitamin D May Help B Cell Mediated Auto Immune Diseases (SLE)

June 8, 2009

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1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25(OH)(2)D(3)) can modulate immune responses, but whether it directly affects B cell function is unknown. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, especially those…