Infections Can Trigger Lupus Flares, According to New Research
#LookForLyme #Lupus
Temple University School of Medicine researchers have discovered how infections cause lupus flares. In a study funded by the Lupus Research Institute (LRI) and the NIH’s National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), Stefania Galluci, PhD, and her team identified a mechanism through which a specific type of infection caused by thin films of bacteria (biofilms) triggers lupus flares. The infection may manifest as urinary tract infections, ear infections, and periodontal disease. Understanding biofilms and their role in lupus progression is crucial to manage the disease.
Galluci and her team will now explore if the infections that affect the whole body – caused by bacteria that would typically co-exist on skin, gut, and respiratory tract, among others – can be behind the onset of lupus and cause flares upon disease progression.
http://lupusnewstoday.com/2016/02/17/lupus-research-institute-research-pinpoints-which-infections-trigger-flares/
LDC Note: The bacteria that causes periodontal disease is a spirochete similar to Lyme. Considering that Lyme can cause Lupus or otherwise mimic Lupus symptoms, it is important to consider Lyme as part of the differential diagnosis using more reliable laboratory testing such as an IGeneX Western Blot under the guidance of an ILADS trained physician.
#LookForLyme #Lupus
Temple University School of Medicine researchers have discovered how infections cause lupus flares. In a study funded by the Lupus Research Institute (LRI) and the NIH’s National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), Stefania Galluci, PhD, and her team identified a mechanism through which a specific type of infection caused by thin films of bacteria (biofilms) triggers lupus flares. The infection may manifest as urinary tract infections, ear infections, and periodontal disease. Understanding biofilms and their role in lupus progression is crucial to manage the disease.
Galluci and her team will now explore if the infections that affect the whole body – caused by bacteria that would typically co-exist on skin, gut, and respiratory tract, among others – can be behind the onset of lupus and cause flares upon disease progression.
http://lupusnewstoday.com/2016/02/17/lupus-research-institute-research-pinpoints-which-infections-trigger-flares/
LDC Note: The bacteria that causes periodontal disease is a spirochete similar to Lyme. Considering that Lyme can cause Lupus or otherwise mimic Lupus symptoms, it is important to consider Lyme as part of the differential diagnosis using more reliable laboratory testing such as an IGeneX Western Blot under the guidance of an ILADS trained physician.
