Journal of Vaccines & Vaccination

Department of General Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan

Biography

Keisuke KONDO is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Medicine. Keisuke KONDO has authored of many research articles/books related to Medicine. Keisuke KONDO is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Keisuke KONDO has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. His research interests includes Medicine

Publications

• Research Article   
  A Low Gluten Diet Suppresses Disease Activity of Rheumatoid Arthritis
  Author(s): Kenji Tani*, Hinako Takagishi, Yoshihiro Okura, Shingo Kawaminami, Keisuke Kawahito, Keisuke Inaba, Kaori Inaba, Akiko Miyatake, Keisuke Kondo, Yoshinori Nakanishi, Ryo Tabata, Teruki Shimizu and Harutaka Yamaguchi
  
  Background: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a low gluten diet in the disease activity of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Methods: Among 109 patients with RA enrolled in this study, 98 patients who completed 16 weeks on a low gluten diet regimen were included in the study. At baseline, we gave the patients the information about gluten-free and gluten-contained foods, and asked them to refrain from the daily gluten consumption during the experimental period. Results: The low gluten diet significantly improved DAS28-CRP and CDAI scores after 16 weeks. The percentages of patients achieving DAS28-CRP and CDAI-defined remission or LDA were significantly increased after 16 weeks. There was a significant increase in the percentage of the responders in EULAR treatment response after 16 weeks. Rheuma.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2157-7560.20.S7:001

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