PMID- 33763060 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210623 LR - 20210623 IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 12 DP - 2021 TI - Spondyloarthritis and the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-B(*)27 Connection. PG - 601518 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2021.601518 [doi] LID - 601518 AB - Heritability of Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is highlighted by several familial studies and a high association with the presence of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B(*)27. Though it has been over four decades since the association of HLA-B(*)27 with SpA was first determined, the pathophysiological roles played by specific HLA-B(*)27 allotypes are not fully understood. Popular hypotheses include the presentation of arthritogenic peptides, triggering of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress by misfolded HLA-B(*)27, and the interaction between free heavy chains or heavy chain homodimers of HLA-B(*)27 and immune receptors to drive IL-17 responses. Several non-HLA susceptibility loci have also been identified for SpA, including endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidases (ERAP) and those related to the IL-23/IL-17 axes. In this review, we summarize clinical aspects of SpA including known characteristics of gut inflammation, enthesitis and new bone formation and the existing models for understanding the association of HLA-B(*)27 with disease pathogenesis. We also examine newer insights into the biology of HLA class I (HLA-I) proteins and their implications for expanding our understanding of HLA-B(*)27 contributions to SpA pathogenesis. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Kavadichanda, Geng, Bulusu, Negi and Raghavan. FAU - Kavadichanda, Chengappa G AU - Kavadichanda CG AD - Department of Clinical Immunology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India. FAU - Geng, Jie AU - Geng J AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. FAU - Bulusu, Sree Nethra AU - Bulusu SN AD - Department of Clinical Immunology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India. FAU - Negi, Vir Singh AU - Negi VS AD - Department of Clinical Immunology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India. FAU - Raghavan, Malini AU - Raghavan M AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. LA - eng GR - R01 AI044115/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R21 AI126054/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Review DEP - 20210308 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 RN - 0 (HLA-B27 Antigen) RN - 0 (Interleukin-17) RN - 0 (Interleukin-23) SB - IM MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/*immunology MH - HLA-B27 Antigen/*immunology MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-17/*immunology MH - Interleukin-23/*immunology MH - Spondylitis, Ankylosing/*immunology/pathology PMC - PMC7982681 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ER stress OT - ERAP1 OT - HLA-B*27 OT - IL-23/IL-17 axis OT - free heavy chain OT - spondyloarthritis COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/03/26 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/24 06:00 PMCR- 2021/01/01 CRDT- 2021/03/25 06:27 PHST- 2020/09/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/02/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/03/25 06:27 [entrez] PHST- 2021/03/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2021.601518 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2021 Mar 8;12:601518. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.601518. eCollection 2021.