#Gutarthritis
The Gut-Arthritis Link--- Evidence is Growing
The gut microbiome may provide the missing link to this puzzle and help solve the mystery of many leaky gut syndromes.
The gut commensals are involved in maintaining host immune homeostasis and function suggesting that they might be critical in altering the immune system that leads to autoimmune diseases like RA.
Mouse models support the role of the gut microbiota in predisposition to RA.
If that is true, the power of gut-derived commensal can be harnessed to our benefit by generating a biomarker profile along with genetic factors to define individuals at risk and by altering the gut microbial composition using various means.
Free Article Link: (read the conclusion for yourself)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4246018/ ... See MoreSee Less
4 days ago ·
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#Neuropathy #StatinsNeuropathy
Statin drugs linked to Nerve Damage...according to this study.
Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2011;32(5):688-90.
Treatment with statins and peripheral neuropathy: results of 36-months a prospective clinical and neurophysiological follow-up.
OBJECTIVES:
To confirm the changes in the results of EMG assessment of lower-limb peripheral nerves in patients treated with statins in the longer follow-up period of 3 years.
BACKGROUND:
Long-term treatment with statins may have adverse effects: affection of muscles or peripheral nervous system. The frequency of affection of the peripheral nervous system has not been thoroughly investigated; our previous study showed the signs of peripheral nerve damage in the results of EMG assessment.
DESIGN/METHODS:
Forty-two patients (23 males, 19 females, mean age 51.9 and 52.3 years) with a definitive diagnosis of combined hyperlipidemia were studied. Other metabolic disorders or chronic ethanol abuse were excluded. Initial examinations included laboratory and neurophysiological measures (peroneal and tibial nerves: MNCV, CMAP, F-wave mean latency; superficial peroneal and sural nerve: SNCV, SNAP). Subsequently, treatment with simvastatin 20 mg daily was initiated. Patients were followed for 36 months with repeated neurophysiological examinations on 24 and 36 months after statin treatment initiation.
RESULTS:
None of the patients reported subjective symptoms typical for peripheral neuropathy. Neurophysiological examination of lower-limb peripheral nerves demonstrated statistically significant prolongation of F-wave mean latency on peroneal and tibial nerves (p<0.0001, paired t-test).
CONCLUSIONS:
The study confirmed that long-term treatment with statins caused a clinically silent but still definite damage to peripheral nerves when the treatment lasts longer than 2 years. ... See MoreSee Less
1 week ago ·
World Health