Genetics of ankylosing spondylitis—insights into pathogenesis

MA Brown, T Kenna, BP Wordsworth - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2016 - nature.com
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), an immune-mediated arthritis, is the prototypic member of a
group of conditions known as spondyloarthropathies that also includes reactive arthritis …

Activation of mTOR (mechanistic target of rapamycin) in rheumatic diseases

A Perl - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2016 - nature.com
Mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR, also known as mammalian target of rapamycin) is a
ubiquitous serine/threonine kinase that regulates cell growth, proliferation and survival …

Molecular and pathogenic effects of endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidases ERAP1 and ERAP2 in MHC-I-associated inflammatory disorders: towards a unifying view

JAL de Castro, C Alvarez-Navarro, A Brito, P Guasp… - Molecular …, 2016 - Elsevier
The inflammatory diseases that are most strongly associated with major histocompatibility
Complex class I (MHC-I) alleles are also influenced by endoplasmic reticulum …

The interaction between host genetics and the microbiome in the pathogenesis of spondyloarthropathies

M Asquith, JT Rosenbaum - Current opinion in rheumatology, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Intestinal barrier function, deletional tolerance, Th17 signature response, and endoplasmic
reticulum stress pathways have been recently linked to SpA. Dysregulated immune …

Functional interaction of the ankylosing spondylitis–associated endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 2 with the HLA–B* 27 peptidome in human cells

A Martín‐Esteban, P Guasp, E Barnea… - Arthritis & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the influence of endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 2 (ERAP‐2)
expression on the HLA–B* 27 peptidome in live cells. Methods Using immunoaffinity …

The genetic associations of acute anterior uveitis and their overlap with the genetics of ankylosing spondylitis

PC Robinson, PJ Leo, JJ Pointon, J Harris… - Genes & …, 2016 - nature.com
Acute anterior uveitis (AAU) involves inflammation of the iris and ciliary body of the eye. It
occurs both in isolation and as a complication of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). It is strongly …

Exome-wide study of ankylosing spondylitis demonstrates additional shared genetic background with inflammatory bowel disease

PC Robinson, PJ Leo, JJ Pointon, J Harris… - NPJ genomic …, 2016 - nature.com
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a common chronic immune-mediated arthropathy affecting
primarily the spine and pelvis. The condition is strongly associated with HLA-B* 27 as well …

ERAP1 and ERAP2 Gene Variations Influence the Risk of Psoriatic Arthritis in Romanian Population

OM Popa, M Cherciu, LI Cherciu, MI Dutescu… - Archivum immunologiae …, 2016 - Springer
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that belongs to the group of
spondyloarthritis (SpA). It was found that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of …

Juvenile-onset spondyloarthritis

R Burgos-Vargas, SML Tse - Handbook of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Juvenile-onset spondyloarthritis (SpA), also known as enthesitis-related arthritis, is
a category of juvenile arthritis related to adult-onset SpA including several clinical forms. As …

Μελέτη της εξειδίκευσης και του μηχανισμού λειτουργίας των αμινοπεπτιδασών ERAP1, ERAP2 και IRAP

Α Σταμόγιαννος - 2016 - didaktorika.gr
Οι αμινοπεπτιδάσες ERAP1, ERAP2 και IRAP αποτελούν σημαντικά συστατικά του επίκτητου
ανοσοποιητικού συστήματος του ανθρώπου, συμμετέχοντας ενεργά στους μηχανισμούς …