It could be both, I also wouldnt call some of these possibilities an infection per se, but maybe a type of shift in balance or triggering event. You see all of these thoughts are within the past couple of years.
I still think this could be the closest organic (or non-drug) type of treatment that could be coming.
Otherwise those antibodies are sometimes treated with IVIG, which wont even be an option for most people.
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Feb 2, 2021 — Many patients with PSC have other autoimmune diseases, and some of the genes associated with the condition are also linked to autoimmunity .
Bacterial infections are associated with many autoimmune diseases involving chronic inflammation and demyelination. The possible mechanisms of bacterial involvement as aetiological agents or in the exacerbation of these diseases have been investigated intensively.
Could a bacteria-stuffed pill cure autoimmune diseases?
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by CC Qiu · 2019 · Cited by 20 — Moreover, bacterial infections can release bacterial DNA associated with other bacterial molecules, complexes that can elicit autoimmunity by acting as innate stimuli of pattern recognition receptors and activating autoreactive B cells through molecular mimicry.
Researchers Discover New Link Between Autoimmune …
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Oct 29, 2018 — The culprit in this case is called Bacteroides fragilis, a bacterium that normally lives in the human gut. The Queen’s team has shown that this …
The enemy within: Gut bacteria drive autoimmune disease …
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Mar 8, 2018 — Bacteria found in the small intestines of mice and humans can travel to other organs and trigger an autoimmune response, according to a new …
Gut bacteria may hold key to treating autoimmune disease
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May 31, 2018 — Emerging research supports that the gut bacteria influence various immune cells in autoimmune diseases. The precise mechanisms of how and …