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Query: UNIPROT:P01889 (ankylosing spondylitis)
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Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of reactive arthritis following Klebsiella infection, usually occurring in an HLA-B27-positive individual. This conclusion is based on evidence obtained from several disciplines: immunogenetic studies show that there is molecular mimicry between HLA-B27 and Klebsiella; increased isolation of fecal Klebsiella has been reported in both Europe and North America; and finally, antibodies to Klebsiella have been demonstrated in ankylosing spondylitis patients in England and Finland. It is suggested that therapeutic trials should be set up with the aim of eliminating Klebsiella microbes, in an endeavor to test the validity of this theory.
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PMID:Ankylosing spondylitis is caused by Klebsiella. Evidence from immunogenetic, microbiologic, and serologic studies. 156 97

The proliferative response, as measured by thymidine uptake and the B-cell differentiation response, as measured by Ig secretion, have been studied in peripheral blood mononuclear cells obtained from patients with ankylosing spondylitis, Yersinia reactive arthritis, Klebsiella infections and healthy controls, following stimulation with enterobacterial biostructures.
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PMID:Lymphocyte response to enterobacterial biostructures in seronegative spondarthritis: specific T-cell mediated immunity or non-specific polyclonal B-cell activation? 304 75