在可卡因使用障碍的个体中表征口服至血液微生物DNA转位

Douglas Johnson1,2,3, Kamala P Sundararaj1, Suganya Subramanian4

  • 1Department of Pharmacology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, 29425, USA.

概括

可卡因使用障碍 (CUD) 与口腔细菌转移到血液中,导致炎症有关. 这种口腔血液屏障的破坏,而不是可卡因本身,可能会导致CUD患者的免疫问题.

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