Gut and oral microbiota characterized in systemic lupus erythematosus patients from India: A pilot study

Josna Joseph, Santosh K. Patnaik, Dilip Abraham, John Mathew, Jessy Alexander, Department of Clinical Immunology , Christian Medical College, Tamil Nadu, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Department of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York

Lupus: An International Journal

Published online on March 19, 2026

Abstract

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Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multifaceted autoimmune disorder influenced both intrinsically by immune cell alterations, genetic factors, and the microbiome, as well as extrinsically by environmental factors.Methods: In this pilot ...