Characteristics of the Peri-Gastric Microflora and Degree of Gastric Dysbiosis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

The immunity of the organism is closely related to the function of the normal microflora, which is currently considered as a peculiar organ of the immune system. This is why maintaining the ecological balance in the gastrointestinal tract is so important. It is known that the loss of normal microflora function, with the subsequent activation of opportunistic pathogens, causes disruptions in both local and systemic immune responses [3,5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15].