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Methotrexate and Non-surgical Periodontal Treatment Change the Oral-Gut Microbiota in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Longitudinal Study
2023-12-06
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This study evaluated the influence of methotrexate (MTX) and non-surgical periodontal treatment (NSPT) on the composition of the oral-gut microbiota in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Assessments were performed at baseline (T0), 6 months after MTX treatment (T1), and 45 days after NSPT (T2). The composition of the oral and gut microbiota was assessed by amplifying the V4 region of the 16S gene from subgin...
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- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Gut microbiota and health
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
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- Literature Corpus work
- 527fb1bc-66ea-5a39-9740-2a3ab4a11538
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202312.0392.v1
