Effects of probiotic therapy on the activity and activation of mild rheumatoid arthritis - A pilot study

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 211-215

  Hatakka, K ^a   Martio, J ^b   Korpela, M ^c   Herranen, M ^b   Poussa, T ^d   Laasanen, T ^c   Saxelin, M ^a   Vapaatalo, H ^e   Moilanen, E ^f   Korpela, Riita ^a,e,g  

^a VALIO LTD   (Finland)

^b RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d STAT Consulting   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^g FOUNDATION FOR NUTRITION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Intestinal microbiota; Lactobacillus GG; Probiotics; Randomised trial; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; GEFILUS; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; JOINTS; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBIOTICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 10744221767     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740310003695     Document Type: Article

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