Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) commonly affects your back but can affect other joints. Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatments.
Ankylosing spondylitis - Understanding the role of the NOS2 gene in ankylosing spondylitis
Read about our research, which aims to build upon evidence that the NOS2 gene plays a role in ankylosing spondylitis to help to develop new treatments.
Ankylosing spondylitis - Investigating which genes and cell types contribute to inflammation in the early stages of ankylosing spondylitis
Read about investigating which genes and cell types contribute to inflammation in the early stages of ankylosing spondylitis
Ankylosing Spondylitis - Targeting messengers in the immune system
Read more about our research into messengers in the immune system (GM-CSF), their role in causing ankylosing spondylitis and whether they can be targeted.
Ankylosing spondylitis - Understanding the role of T cells in ankylosing spondylitis
Read about our research into understanding how T cells are involved in causing disease and identifying potential new treatments to target the T-cells.
Ankylosing spondylitis - How does the RUNX3 gene increase the likelihood of developing ankylosing spondylitis?
Learn about our research into whether the RUNX3 gene, which is important for immune cells, can be targeted for the development of new and effective treatments.
Ankylosing spondylitis - Lessening the impact of fatigue: Therapies for Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases (LIFT)
Learn about our research into access to treatments, such as physical activity and talking therapy, to alleviate fatigue from inflammatory rheumatic conditions.
Ankylosing spondylitis - Using zebrafish to understand how and why osteoarthritis develops
Read how our research group have pioneered the use of zebrafish, which have similar genes to humans, for research into osteoarthritis and related conditions.
Ankylosing spondylitis - Do anti-inflammatory drugs undermine the use of MRI as a means of assessing inflammation in axial spondyloarthritis?
Learn more about do anti-inflammatory drugs undermine the use of MRI as a means of assessing inflammation in axial spondyloarthritis?
Ankylosing spondylitis - Understanding the role of gut bacteria to develop new treatments for inflammatory arthritis
Learn more about our research into gut bacteria and their role in the development of inflammatory arthritis and in determining your response to treatment.
Etanercept
Etanercept is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and JIA. Learn how it works, the risks and side-effects.
Golimumab
Golimumab is an anti-TNF used for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Learn how it works, risks and side-effects.
Infliximab
Infliximab is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis including ankylosing spondylitis.
Surfing and learning ways to thrive with arthritis
Angharad chats to Toby, an adaptive surfing coach living with ankylosing spondylitis, about how surfing has been a saviour.
Certolizumab pegol
Certolizumab pegol is an anti-TNF drug used for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Learn about the risks and side-effects.