PMID- 28259985 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170512 LR - 20181113 IS - 1791-3004 (Electronic) IS - 1791-2997 (Print) IS - 1791-2997 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 4 DP - 2017 Apr TI - Role of HLA-B27 in the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis (Review). PG - 1943-1951 LID - 10.3892/mmr.2017.6248 [doi] AB - The study of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) has made significant progress over the last decade. Genome-wide association studies have identified and further substantiated the role of susceptibility genes outside the major histocompatibility complex locus. However, human leukocyte antigen (HLA)‑B27 has been suggested to be important in the pathogenesis of AS, contributing to ~20.1% of AS heritability. The current review will present the classical and non‑classical forms of HLA-B27, as well as their pathogenic roles, and further discuss the hypotheses regarding the potential pathogenesis of AS. In addition, the association between the pathogenic role of HLA‑B27 and inflammatory indexes, including the interleukin-23/‑17 axis will be investigated to provide novel insights into the pathogenesis of AS. The aim of the present review is to provide an update of the current research into the pathogenesis of AS, and provide a comprehensive description of the pathogenic role of HLA-B27 in AS. FAU - Chen, Bin AU - Chen B AD - Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China. FAU - Li, Jia AU - Li J AD - Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China. FAU - He, Chongru AU - He C AD - Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China. FAU - Li, Dahe AU - Li D AD - Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China. FAU - Tong, Wenwen AU - Tong W AD - Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China. FAU - Zou, Yuming AU - Zou Y AD - Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China. FAU - Xu, Weidong AU - Xu W AD - Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20170224 PL - Greece TA - Mol Med Rep JT - Molecular medicine reports JID - 101475259 RN - 0 (HLA-B27 Antigen) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - HLA-B27 Antigen/*analysis/immunology MH - Humans MH - Protein Folding MH - Protein Multimerization MH - Proteostasis Deficiencies/immunology/pathology MH - Spondylitis, Ankylosing/immunology/*pathology PMC - PMC5364987 EDAT- 2017/03/06 06:00 MHDA- 2017/05/13 06:00 PMCR- 2017/02/24 CRDT- 2017/03/06 06:00 PHST- 2015/12/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/12/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/03/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/05/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/03/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/02/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - mmr-15-04-1943 [pii] AID - 10.3892/mmr.2017.6248 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Med Rep. 2017 Apr;15(4):1943-1951. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2017.6248. Epub 2017 Feb 24.