Abstracts tagged "ACPA"

Abstract Number: 327 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Seropositivity and Lean Mass Index with Low Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Katherine D. Wysham¹, Dolores M. Shoback², Kashif Jafri¹, Sarah L. Patterson³, Gabriela Schmajuk⁴, John B. Imboden Jr.⁵ and Patricia P. Katz⁵, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Medicine, San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Osteoporotic fractures are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have twice the risk of osteoporosis-related fracture than age-matched…
Abstract Number: 1383 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IMPACT of Smoking in the Expression of Periodontitis and Anticitrullinated Protein Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jerián González Febles¹, Jorge Luis Garnier Rodríguez², Fernando Sánchez-Alonso³, Sagrario Bustabad⁴, Federico Díaz-González⁵, Mariano Sanz Alonso¹ and Beatriz Rodriguez Lozano⁶, ¹Periodontology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²Odontology, Dental Clinic Garnier, S/C Tenerife, Spain, ³Unidad de Investigación, Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Servicio de Reumatología. Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, ⁵Servicio de Reumatología. Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital de Canarias, S/C Tenerife, Spain
Background/Purpose: Environmental, genetic and epigenetic factors can induce citrullination of structural peptides by the enzyme PAD, which induce anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) preceding RA. Among…
Abstract Number: 410 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association between Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibody Status and the Incidence of Erosive Disease in Patients with RA
Leslie R Harrold¹, Heather J. Litman², SE Connolly³, E Alemao³, Sabrina Rebello⁴, W Hua² and Joel Kremer⁵, ¹University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ²Corrona, Southborough, MA, ³Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁴Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ⁵Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: RA is characterized by the production of autoantibodies including anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs).1 ACPAs are considered a prognostic indicator for more severe RA and…
Abstract Number: 1432 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Prognostic Value of IgA Subtypes of Rheumatoid Factor and Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies (ACPA) for Prediction of Therapeutic Responses to TNF Inhibitory Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Daniela Sieghart¹, Farideh Alasti², Paul Studenic¹ and Günter Steiner², ¹Medical University Vienna, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Vienna, Austria, ²Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid factor (RF) and Anti-Citrullinated Protein antibodies (ACPA) are the most specific diagnostic markers of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These antibodies are predominantly of the…
Abstract Number: 413 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Economic Burden Associated with Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody Positivity in Patients Newly Diagnosed with RA
J An¹, Z Bider², J Kang¹, E Alemao³, SE Connolly³ and TC Cheetham¹, ¹Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, ²Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Pasadena, CA, ³Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibody positivity has been suggested as a strong predictor of joint erosion as well as a potential biomarker for guiding…
Abstract Number: 1454 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Poor Prognostic Factors with Medication Persistence Among Adult RA Patients within a Community of Rheumatology Clinics
Damemarie Paul¹, Laura McDonald², Aarti Rao³, Ruthwik Anupindi⁴ and Keith Knapp^5,6, ¹HEOR, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrence Township, NJ, ²CORDS, Bristol Myers Squibb, Uxbridge, United Kingdom, ³Analytics, Mu-Sigma, Bengaluru, India, ⁴Analytics, Mu-Sigma, Lawrence Township, NJ, ⁵Arthritis Northwest PLLC., Spokane, WA, ⁶Discus Analytics LLC., Spokane, WA
Background/Purpose: A fixed treatment paradigm often exists for Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) patient(pts)1. However, RA is a heterogeneous disease and differences in pts’ serostatus affect disease progression.…
Abstract Number: 432 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ACPA and RF As Predictors of Sustained Clinical Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Data from a Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
Janet E. Pope¹, Emmanouil Rampakakis², Mohammad Movahedi³, Angela Cesta³, John S. Sampalis⁴ and Claire Bombardier³, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, St Joseph's Health Care, London, ON, Canada, ²JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
ACPA and RF as Predictors of Sustained Clinical Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Data From a Rheumatoid Arthritis CohortBackground/Purpose: Positive serology for anti-citrullinated protein antibody…
Abstract Number: 2012 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
First Description of Tenosynovitis Prevalence in a Large Cohort of ACPA-Positive Patients
Gisela Eugénio^1,2,3, Kulveer Mankia^3,4, Peta Pentony^2,3, Jackie L. Nam^2,3, Laura Hunt^2,3, Hanna Gul^2,3, Richard J. Wakefield^2,3 and Paul Emery^3,5, ¹Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ²Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Rheumatology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Tenosynovitis has been regarded as a feature of RA, although its true prevalence in early stages has not been firmly established. The aim of…
Abstract Number: 459 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Course in Seronegative RA Patients Classified According to the 2010 ACR/EULAR Criteria
Lena Bugge Nordberg¹, Siri Lillegraven², Anna-Birgitte Aga², Inge C Olsen³, Elisabeth Lie⁴, Hilde B Hammer², Till Uhlig², Désirée van der Heijde⁵, Tore Kvien⁶ and Espen A. Haavardsholm², ¹Departement of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet hospital, oslo, Norway, ²Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: The development of the 2010 classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has led to a redefinition of the patient population, including classification of seropositive…
Abstract Number: 2016 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Favourable Changes in Power Doppler Scores in the Feet over 1-Year in an Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort: The Role of Rheumatoid Factor and Anti–Citrullinated Protein Antibody
Karen A. Beattie¹, Hanyan Zou², George Ioannidis³ and Maggie Larche¹, ¹Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose : MTP joints are seldom examined in routine clinical visits. As such, it is important to understand how the standard treatment of patients with…
Abstract Number: 478 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ectopic Lymphoid Tissue in the Lung Is Uniquely Associated with the ACPA IgA Isotype Even in Absence of Classifiable RA
Lindsay B. Kelmenson¹, M. Kristen Demoruelle¹, Carlyne D. Cool² and Kevin D. Deane¹, ¹Rheumatology Division, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, ²Pathology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Antibodies to citrullinated protein antigens (ACPA) precede the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and may be generated in the lung of established and preclinical…
Abstract Number: 2375 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does the Body Mass Index Have Any Influence in the Characteristics of Early Arthritis Patients?
Pablo Moreno Fresneda¹, Lola Martínez-Quintanilla Jiménez¹, Ana M. Ortiz Garcia², Eva Tomero³, Rosario García-Vicuña⁴ and Isidoro Gonzalez-Alvaro², ¹Rheumatology, Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, IIS-IP, Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-IP, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital La Princesa. Madrid., Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa. IIS La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Obesity has been proposed as a risk factor to develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and it has been associated with a worse response to several…
Abstract Number: 482 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Link between ACPA and Erosion Development: Is ACPA Sufficient? an Association Study in Clinically Suspect Arthralgia
Robin M ten Brinck¹, REM Toes² and Annette H.M. van der Helm-van Mil¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) associate with more severe joint erosions in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the underlying mechanism is unclear. Recent in vitro and…
Abstract Number: 2406 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Cartilage Damage in Metacarpophalangeal Joints of ACPA Positive Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Using T2 Mapping in 3 Tesla Magnetresonance Imaging (MRI)
Nina Renner¹, Arnd Kleyer², David Simon², Gerhard Krönke³, Juergen Rech², Georg Schett², Goetz Welsch⁴ and Milena L. Pachowsky¹, ¹Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ²Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany., Erlangen, Germany, ³Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany., Erlangen, Austria, ⁴UKE Athleticum, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: T2 mapping is a non-invasive MRI approach to measure cartilage quality, reflecting cartilage hydration and collagen integrity without using contrast enhancement. It has been…
Abstract Number: 484 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sputum Neutrophils Demonstrate Increased Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation in RA-Free Subjects at-Risk of Future RA
Yuko Okamoto¹, Michael P. Mohning², Stacey M. Thomas², Ashley Visser¹, Lindsay B. Kelmenson³, Jill M. Norris⁴, Mariana J. Kaplan⁵, William J. Janssen², V. Michael Holers¹, Kevin D. Deane¹ and M. Kristen Demoruelle¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ²Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, ³Division of Rheumatoloty, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁴Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, ⁵Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Data support that ACPAs are generated in the lung in RA-free subjects At-Risk of future RA. Our group previously demonstrated a significant positive correlation…