Infection With Attenuated Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Mice and Involved Mesenteric T and T Polarization.

Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease with multifactorial etiopathogenesis. Among the environmental factors, mucosal infections and the inducing pathobionts are gaining increasing attention. We here set out to explore the gut-joint-axis and the impact of infection on subsequent arthritis.