091: Psoriasis & Bacterial DNA: An Interesting Connection (RESEARCH)

The Healthy Skin Show · Nov 24, 2019 · 9m

As you probably know, psoriasis is so much more than JUST a skin rash condition. That’s why looking at the psoriasis gut connection is crucial!

In this episode:

Study discussion looking at bacterial DNA found in blood of patients with psoriasis

What form of psoriasis did this impact the most

Bacterial DNA can trigger cytokines and other inflammatory markers

Types of bacterial DNA found

Where researchers suspect the bacterial DNA came from

Quotes:

Out of the 45 total participants, 35.5% with with plaque psoriasis were found to have bacterial DNA fragments in their blood samples.

In those with…