Molecular Mechanisms of Spondyloarthropathies - López-Larrea, Carlos; Díaz-Peña, Roberto; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009)
Clinical Assessment in the Spondyloarthropathies -- Imaging in Spondyloarthritis -- Spondyloarthritis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) and Chondrocalcinosis -- The Enthesis Organ Concept and Its Relevance to the Spondyloarthropathies -- Synovial and Mucosal Immunopathology in Spondyloarthritis -- Bone Loss in the Spondyloarthropathies: Role of Osteoclast, RANKL, RANK and OPG in the Spondyloarthropathies -- RANKL/RANK as Key Factors for Osteoclast Development and Bone Loss in Arthropathies -- Bone Formation Versus Bone Resorption in Ankylosing Spondylitis -- Biomarkers in Spondyloarthropathies -- Therapy of Spondyloarthritides -- Genomewide Screens in Ankylosing Spondylitis -- Subtypes of HLA-B27: History and Implications in the Pathogenesis of Ankylosing Spondylitis -- Implications of Structural and Thermodynamic Studies of HLA-B27 Subtypes Exhibiting Differential Association with Ankylosing Spondylitis -- HLA-B27-Bound Peptide Repertoires: Their Nature, Origin and Pathogenetic Relevance -- Biochemical Features of HLA-B27 and Antigen Processing -- HLA-B27 Misfolding and Spondyloarthropathies -- HLA-B27 and Host-Pathogen Interaction -- Animal Models of Spondyloarthritis -- T-Cell Responses Against Viral and Self-Epitopes and HLA-B27 Subtypes Differentially Associated with Ankylosing Spondylitis -- Dendritic Cell: T-Cell Interactions in Spondyloarthritis -- The Role of B27 Heavy Chain Dimer Immune Receptor Interactions in Spondyloarthritis -- KIR Genes and Their Role in Spondyloarthropathies -- Innate Immunity of Spondyloarthritis: The Role of Toll-Like Receptors.
Keywords: Medicine; Biomedicine, general