title: Fasting, intestinal permeability, and rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Otherwise healthy and well-nourished patients with rheumatoid arthritis show significant clinical improvement from practising prolonged fasting for 7 to 10 days. The improvement is reversible and lost when eating is taken up again. Although of little therapeutic value, the anti-inflammatory effect of short-term fasting is of significant interest and better understanding of the mechanisms is desirable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, University of Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sköldstam
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Magnusson
mesh_terms: D000941:Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D001168:Arthritis / Q000503:physiopathology; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D004064:Digestive System / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005215:Fasting; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D010539:Permeability; D012107:Research Design
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens