title: Antigens, the gastrointestinal tract, and arthritis.
abstract: There are a variety of forms of arthritis that appear causally related to a primary process in the gastrointestinal tract. Resolving the normal immune response to gut-acquired antigens of microbial and dietary origin can guide our understanding of the protean manifestations of the interface of arthritis and enteritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Inman
mesh_terms: D000917:Antibody Formation; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000276:immunology*; D004064:Digestive System / Q000276:immunology*; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens