Open AccessCirculating microbial small RNAs are altered in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Author(s) -
Michelle J. Ormseth,
Qiong Wu,
Shilin Zhao,
Ryan M. Allen,
Joseph F. Solus,
Quanhu Sheng,
Yan Guo,
Fei Ye,
Marisol RamirezSolano,
S. Louis Bridges,
Jeffrey R. Curtis,
Kasey C. Vickers,
C. Michael Stein
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of the rheumatic diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.333
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1468-2060
pISSN - 0003-4967
DOI - 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217589
Subject(s) - medicine , microbiome , rheumatoid arthritis , staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus epidermidis , lactobacillus casei , staphylococcus , pseudomonas aeruginosa , arthritis , disease , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , bacteria , biology , genetics
To determine if plasma microbial small RNAs (sRNAs) are altered in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with control subjects, associated with RA disease-related features, and altered by disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs).