Cellular and molecular diversity in spondyloarthritis
G R Gulino1, M Van Mechelen2, R Lories2
1Department of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, Laboratory of Tissue Homeostasis and Disease, KU Leuven, Belgium.
Abstract:
The spondyloarthritides are a cluster of inflammatory rheumatic diseases characterized by different diagnostic entities with heterogeneous phenotypes. The current classification system groups spondyloarthritis patients in two main categories, axial and peripheral spondyloarthritis, providing a framework wherein the clinical picture guides the treatment. However, the heterogeneity of the clinical manifestations of the pathologies, even when residing in the same group, highlights the importance of analyzing the smallest features of each entity to understand how different cellular subsets evolve, what the underlying mechanisms are and what biological markers can be identified and validated to evaluate the stage of disease and the corresponding efficacy of treatments. In this review, we will focus mostly on axial spondyloarthritis, report current knowledge concerning the cellular populations involved in its pathophysiology, and their molecular diversity. We will discuss the implications of such a diversity, and their meaning in terms of patients' stratification.
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