Abstract Number: 1641 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B Cell Depletion with Rituximab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Multiplex Bead Array Reveals Kinetics of IgG and IgA Autoantibodies to Citrullinated Antigens
Background/Purpose: Seropositivity for rheumatoid factors and anti-citrullinated (Cit) protein antibodies (ACPA) are the strongest predictor for clinical response to rituximab (RTX) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).…Abstract Number: 499 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Tocilizumab Monotherapy in Patients with RA Is Not Influenced By ACPA Positivity
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) need a more aggressive therapy (1). Tocilizumab (TCZ) seems to be the biologic with best…Abstract Number: 2020 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elevated BMI and ACPA Together Increase RA Risk and Independently Accelerate Time to RA
Background/Purpose: Obesity and anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) are risk factors for RA. We investigated whether body mass index (BMI) and ACPA interact in determining RA…Abstract Number: 2019 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Antibodies to Citrullinated Clusterin, Filaggrin, Vimentin, and Fibrinogen Are Associated with Blood Pressure in First-Degree Relatives of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: The Studies of the Etiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose Hypertension is common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but it is unclear whether this prevalence is due to RA-related medications or to the disease process…Abstract Number: 448 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Citrulline-Specific Autoimmunity Resides in Quiescent Circulating Memory B Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose . The detection of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) aids RA diagnosis, while B cell depletion by anti-CD20 can provide clinical benefits. We therefore undertook…Abstract Number: 1740 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predicting the Evolution of Inflammatory Arthritis in ACPA-Positive Individuals: Can T-Cell Subsets Model Help?
Background/Purpose: ACPA+ individuals with non-specific musculoskeletal symptoms are at high risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We previously demonstrated dys-regulation of T-cell subsets with loss…Abstract Number: 447 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Factor Isotypes in Relation to Antibodies Against Citrullinated Peptides in Individuals before Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose The presence of rheumatoid factor (RF) and antibodies against citrullinated peptides (ACPA) has been shown to precede the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by…Abstract Number: 1738 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prominent Role of CCR6+ T Helper Cells in the Pathogenesis of ACPA+ Patients with Early RA
Background/Purpose: Presence of serum anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) predicts worse disease course and a more erosive disease. In the…Abstract Number: 453 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In a Periodontal Disease Cohort without RA, Indeterminate or Low-Positive Anti-CCP-2 Antibodies Are Associated with Multiple Distinct ACPA
Background/Purpose: Periodontal disease (PD) and RA share the risk factors HLA DR B1 shared epitope (SE) and tobacco exposure (TE). PD may represent a risk…Abstract Number: 1465 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Follicular Helper T Cells Control Autoimmunity through IL-21/IL-21 Receptor Interaction in RA Patients
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the synovium, causing progressive joint destruction and reduction in quality of life…Abstract Number: 423 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circulating Anti-Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies and Cytokines As Biomarkers of Response to Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs Therapy in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose Serial measurement of circulating anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) and cytokines is of potential importance in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However,…Abstract Number: 1476 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Dose Response Relationship Between Shared Epitope and ACPA Level: But Not All SE Alleles Are Created Equal
Background/Purpose: Indigenous North American populations have high prevalence of seropositive RA. The Cree/Ojibway population in Central Canada and the Alaska Native population have a high prevalence…Abstract Number: 434 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization of Lung Inflammation in the Lungs of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose We have previously demonstrated that lung abnormalities are present already at disease onset in ACPA positive RA patients. We aimed to further investigate lung…Abstract Number: 1475 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Porphyromonas Gingivalis and Bone Turnover Biomarkers in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Periodontitis (PD) associated with P. gingivalis has been implicated as a risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We have previously demonstrated that RA patients…Abstract Number: 433 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bronchiectasis: A Model for Chronic Bacterial Infection Inducing Autoimmunity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose Anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) are associated with smoking in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Bronchiectasis (BR), which tends to occur in non-smokers, has been…
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