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HLA molecules, bacteria and autoimmunity by EBRINGER, A, WILSON, C

“…Division of Life Sciences, Infection and Immunity Group, King's College, 150 Stamford Street, London and *Department of Rheumatology, UCL School of Medicine,…”
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Cross-reactivity between related sequences found in Acinetobacter sp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, myelin basic protein and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein in multiple sclerosis by Hughes, L.E, Smith, P.A, Bonell, S, Natt, R.S, Wilson, C, Rashid, T, Amor, S, Thompson, E.J, Croker, J, Ebringer, A

“…To investigate the possible role of molecular mimicry to bacterial components in multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis we examined antibody responses to mimicry…”
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Rheumatoid arthritis patients have elevated antibodies to cross-reactive and non cross-reactive antigens from Proteus microbes by RASHID, T, JAYAKUMAR, K. S, BINDER, A, ELLIS, S, CUNNINGHAM, P, EBRINGER, A

“…Although a large number of independent studies have shown a paramount role for Proteus mirabilis in the aetiopathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), this…”
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Ankylosing spondylitis is caused by Klebsiella. Evidence from immunogenetic, microbiologic, and serologic studies by Ebringer, A

“…Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of reactive arthritis following Klebsiella infection, usually occurring in an HLA-B27-positive individual. This conclusion is…”
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The Autoimmune Model of Schizophrenia by Adams, D. D., Knight, J. G., Ebringer, Alan

“…Schizophrenia is of mysterious causation. It is not infectious, not congenital, but shows familial aggregation, the Mendelian genetics indicating involvement…”
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Is rheumatoid arthritis a form of reactive arthritis? by Ebringer, A, Wilson, C, Tiwana, H

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Antibodies to prion and Acinetobacter peptide sequences in bovine spongiform encephalopathy by Wilson, C., Hughes, L., Rashid, T., Cunningham, P., Bansal, S., Ebringer, A., Ettelaie, C.

“…An amino acid sequence homology has been identified between the bovine prion sequence (RPVDQ) and the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus enzyme, uridine-diphosphate-…”
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The use of a low starch diet in the treatment of patients suffering from ankylosing spondylitis by Ebringer, A, Wilson, C

“…The majority of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients not only possess HLA-B27, but during active phases of the disease have elevated levels of total serum IgA,…”
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Molecular mimicry and ankylosing spondylitis: possible role of a novel sequence in pullulanase of Klebsiella pneumoniae by Fielder, M., Pirt, S.J., Tarpey, I., Wilson, C., Cunningham, P., Ettelaie, C., Binder, A., Bansal, S., Ebringer, A.

“…Molecular mimicry has been shown between two sequences of Klebsiella pneumoniae pulD secretion protein (DRDE) with HLA-B27 (DRED) and pulA (pullulanase) enzyme…”
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Correlation between the immune responses to collagens type I, III, IV and V and Klebsiella pneumoniae in patients with Crohn's disease and ankylosing spondylitis by Tiwana, H., Natt, R. S., Benitez‐Brito, R., Shah, S., Wilson, C., Bridger, S., Harbord, M., Sarner, M., Ebringer, A.

“…Background. Increased levels of collagen types I, III and V are found in strictures of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) compared with normal gut tissue. Type…”
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Antibacterial and antipeptide antibodies in Japanese and Finnish patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Rashid, T, Leirisalo-Repo, M, Tani, Y, Hukuda, S, Kobayashi, S, Wilson, C, Bansal, S, Ebringer, A

“…It has been suggested that Proteus infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Bacterial and peptide immune responses in…”
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Correlation between anti-Proteus antibodies and isolation rates of P. mirabilis in rheumatoid arthritis by WILSON, C, THAKORE, A, ISENBERG, D, EBRINGER, A

“…In a survey of 89 RA patients, carried out under code, Proteus mirabilis was isolated from the urine of 63% (47/75) of female (P < 0.001) and 50% (7/14) of…”
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Shared amino acid sequences between major histocompatibility complex class II glycoproteins, type XI collagen and Proteus mirabilis in rheumatoid arthritis by Wilson, C, Ebringer, A, Ahmadi, K, Wrigglesworth, J, Tiwana, H, Fielder, M, Binder, A, Ettelaie, C, Cunningham, P, Joannou, C

“…OBJECTIVES--To show molecular similarity between two sequences of Proteus mirabilis (haemolysin--ESRRAL; urease--IRRET) with HLA-DR antigens (EQRRAA) which are…”
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Rheumatoid arthritis as an autoimmune disease caused by Proteus urinary tract infections: a proposal for a therapeutic protocol by Rashid, T, Tiwana, H, Wilson, C, Ebringer, A

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Ankylosing spondylitis and Klebsiella--the debate continues by Ebringer, A

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The link between Proteus mirabilis, environmental factors and autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritis by Rashid, Taha, Ebringer, Alan, Wilson, Clyde

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a relatively common and potentially disabling immune-mediated inflammatory systemic disease, predominantly affecting women and…”
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Decrease in anti-Proteus mirabilis but not anti-Escherichia coli antibody levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with fasting and a one year vegetarian diet by Kjeldsen-Kragh, J, Rashid, T, Dybwad, A, Sioud, M, Haugen, M, Førre, O, Ebringer, A

“…OBJECTIVE--To measure Proteus mirabilis and Escherichia coli antibody levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during treatment by vegetarian diet…”
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Proteus IgG antibodies and C-reactive protein in English, Norwegian and Spanish patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Rashid, T, Darlington, G, Kjeldsen-Kragh, J, Forre, O, Collado, A, Ebringer, A

“…The distribution of Proteus antibody levels was compared in English, Norwegian and Spanish patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Using an indirect…”
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Theoretical models to explain the association of HLA-B27 with ankylosing spondylitis by Ebringer, A

“…A critical examination of the five different models proposed to explain the "AS-B27" problem, has demonstrated, that two of these, the two-gene theory and the…”
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Genetic Diversity in Proteus mirabilis Isolates Found in the Urinary Tract of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients by Whiteford, J.R., Wilson, C., Tiwana, H., Ebringer, A.

“…Objective: Elevated levels of anti- Proteus antibodies but not antibodies to E. coli have been reported in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The…”
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