Antibodies against cell envelope antigens of Yersinia enterocolitica in reactive arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.
Yersinia enterocolitica is suspected of involvement in the aetiology of reactive arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Its two major outer membrane proteins are important targets for IgA and other protein A reactive immunoglobulins in the sera of some patients with these diseases.
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000276:immunology
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins