title: Ig A antibodies to klebsiella in ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: In this study anti-klebsiella Ig A values were compared in 40 patients with definite diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis and a control group of 40 healthy subjects. Anti-Klebsiella Ig A antibody values were significantly higher in patients with ankylosing spondylitis as compared to the control group (p < 0.001). Correlation between these antibodies and erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP, serum Ig A, HLA B 27, age, sex and disease duration was searched, but no correlation was found. In our opinion, these results support the suggestion that inflammatory response in ankylosing spondylitis is triggered by Klebsiella but is insufficient to prove the causal relationship between ankylosing spondylitis and Klebsiella.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Ankara-School of Medicine, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ardiçoğlu
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Atay
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ataoğlu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Etiz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozenci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000276:immunology*; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D002097:C-Reactive Protein