Abstract Number: 1331 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Pathogenic Role of Porphyomonas Gingivalis Fimbriae (FimA) in Periodontitis-Associated Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Periodontitis induced by oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) has been suggested to be associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Pg peptidyl arginine deiminase -mediated citrullination…