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Laura J. Kushner
Researcher at Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Publications - 3
Citations - 444
Laura J. Kushner is an academic researcher from Saint Barnabas Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Antigen & Eicosapentaenoic acid. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 3 publications receiving 415 citations. Previous affiliations of Laura J. Kushner include United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Hypothesis: The Humoral Immune Response to Oral Bacteria Provides a Stimulus for the Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis
TL;DR: It is suggested that individuals predisposed to periodontal infection are exposed to antigens generated by PAD, with deiminated fibrin as a likely candidate, which become systemic immunogens and lead to intraarticular inflammation.
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Pilot study of dietary fatty acid supplementation in the treatment of adult periodontitis.
TL;DR: In this paper, the anti-inflammatory effects of both n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) have been demonstrated in vitro and in many disease states, in particular in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
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