Multidisciplinary Team From TARC, UNC Microbiome and Gnotobiotic Cores & Nutrition Research Institute Author Paper: “Association of Increased Serum Lipopolysaccharide but not Microbial Dysbiosis with Obesity-related Osteoarthritis”

The research focused on possible factors contributing to the development of osteoarthritis associated with obesity.

In the study, the authors concluded:

The lack of differences in the gut microbiota yet increased serum LPS levels suggest the possibility that increased intestinal permeability allowing for greater absorption of LPS, rather than a dysbiotic microbiota, may contribute to development of OA associated with obesity.

You can access the online article, which was published in Arthritis and Rheumatology.