Study Suggests Altering Gut Bacteria Might Mitigate Lupus (ASM - American Society for Microbiology)

(Source: ASM - American Society for Microbiology) WASHINGTON, DC - October 20, 2014 -- Lactobacillus species, commonly seen in yogurt cultures, correlate, in the guts of mouse models, with mitigation of lupus symptoms, while Lachnospiraceae, a type of Clostridia, correlate with worsening, according to research published ahead of print in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. "Our results suggest that the same investigation shold be performed in human subjects with...