Ankylosing Spondylitis Articles

Tatiana V. Macfarlane, Hadeel M. Abbood, Ejaz Pathan, Katy Gordon, Juliane Hinz, and Gary J. Macfarlane Published: 25th October 2017 Abstract: "The question of whether diet plays a role in the onset of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) or can affect the course of the...

Published: 25th March, 2015Authors: RadhaKrishna Rao and Geetha Samak In Summary: Disruption to gut barrier function could play a crucial role in autoimmune diseasesL-Glutamine is an amino acid which helps maintain mucosal integrity (gut barrier function)There's...

Taha Rashid · Clyde Wilson · Alan Ebringer Published: 11th November 2014 Abstract: "Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis mainly affecting the spinal joints. It would appear that the most likely causative agent in the development of AS is an...

Aslan Tekatas, Omer N. Pamuk Published: 25 February 2014 Objective: "To assess the prevalence of restless leg syndrome (RLS) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to investigate factors potentially associated with RLS." Methods: "One hundred and thirty...

Published: 22nd February, 2014Authors: A. Ebringer, Clyde Wilson     In Summary:   In an initial study of 36 AS patients following the "low starch diet" the majority reported "the severity of their symptoms declined and in some cases completely disappeared" The "low...

Abstract: "Demodex mite is an obligate human ecto-parasite found in or near the pilo-sebaceous units. Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis are two species typically found on humans. Demodex infestation usually remains asymptomatic and may have a pathogenic role...

Linda E. Dean, Gareth T. Jones, Alan G. MacDonald, Christina Downham, Roger D. Sturrock, Gary J. Macfarlane Published: 9th December 2013 Abstract: "For effective health care provision, knowledge of disease prevalence is paramount. There has been no systematic...

Rebecca L Roberts, Mary C Wallace, Gregory T Jones, Andre M van Rij, Tony R Merriman, Andrew Harrison, Douglas White, Lisa K Stamp, Daniel Ching, John Highton & Simon M Stebbings Published: 22nd October 2013 Introduction: "HLA-B27 genotyping is commonly used to...

Neumann-Haefelin, Christoph Published: July 2013 Abstract: "HLA-B27 is associated with low viral load and long-term nonprogression in HIV infection as well as spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. This review summarizes mechanisms that have been...

Karen Angela L. Tiuseco, MD, Ruben Lim Bon Siong, MD, Johann Michael Reyes, MD, and Eleonor B. Iguban, MD Published: December 2012 About: "Blepharitis is a common, often chronic, and recurrent ocular disease characterized by inflammation of the eyelid margin. The most...

Title: "The answer is 17 years, what is the question: understanding time lags in translational research"   Published: December, 2011 | 🔗 View this study here | Authors: Zoë Slote Morris, Steven Wooding, and Jonathan Grant     In Summary:   It's often...

Published: 2011Authors: Lisa Lucas, Aaron Russell and Russell Keast Abstract:"Chronic inflammation is a critical factor in the pathogenesis of many inflammatory disease states including cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, degenerative joint diseases and...

Wellcome Trust Published: July 11, 2011 Summary: "A study involving over 5,000 people living with the joint disorder ankylosing spondylitis has identified a series of genetic variants associated with increased susceptibility to the condition as well as providing new...

Published: 31st August, 2005Authors: Gary K Beauchamp, Russell S J Keast, Diane Morel, Jianming Lin,Jana Pika, Qiang Han, Chi-Ho Lee, Amos B Smith, Paul A S Breslin Abstract:"Newly pressed extra-virgin olive oil contains oleocanthal--a compound whose pungency induces...

M Mijiyawa, O Oniankitan, M A Khan Published: July 2000 Abstract: "HLA-B27 is virtually absent in most of the sub-Saharan Africa populations, and ankylosing spondylitis is rare; only a few patients have been reported from central and southern Africa. HLA-B27 was...

A Bjelle, B Cedergren, S R Dahlqvist Published: June 1982 Abstract: "The frequency of HLA B27 in blood donors born in northern Sweden was found to be 16.6%. This was significantly higher than in southern Sweden or in caucasians generally, with the exception of...

J. T. Gran, A. S. Mellby & G. Husby Published: 22nd February 1983 Abstract: "The incidence of the tissue antigen HLA-B27 has been studied in 176 consecutive blood donors in Tromsø, Northern Norway. The prevalence of HLA-B27 was 15.9%, which was significantly...