The interplay between Epstein-Barr virus DNA and gut microbiota in the development of arthritis in a mouse model

ABSTRACT Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA may influence the development of autoimmune diseases by increasing the production of proinflammatory cytokines. Such cytokines have been associated with inducing the dysbiosis of colonic microbiota, which, in turn, is a risk factor for autoimmune diseases such a...

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Main Authors: Sukayna Fadlallah, Elio R. Bitar, Hadi Hussein, Mary-Ann Jallad, Ghassan M. Matar, Elias A. Rahal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-10-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02042-23