Abstracts tagged "anti-CCP antibodies"

Abstract Number: 476 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Novel Interaction between Anti-Citrulline Monoclonal Antibodies and Apoptotic Cells Is Mediated through Citrullinated Nuclear Antigens
Katy A. Lloyd¹, Peter Sahlström², Johanna Steen¹, Philip J. Titcombe^3,4, Diana Zhou¹, Christina Lundqvist⁵, Olov Ekwall^6,7, Jimmy Ytterberg¹, Johan Rönnelid⁸, Daniel L. Mueller³, Lars Klareskog¹, Vivianne Malmström¹ and Caroline Grönwall⁹, ¹Dept. of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Dept. of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Dept. of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Dept. of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden, Sweden, ⁵Dept. of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden, ⁶Dept. of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden, ⁷Dept of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden, ⁸Department of Immunology Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, ⁹Dep. of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) display broad cross-reactivities and target proteins including a-enolase, filaggrin, vimentin, fibrinogen, and histones. However, every monoclonal ACPA has a distinct…
Abstract Number: 477 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Monoclonal ACPA-IgG Feature Extensive Fab Glycosylation
Katy A. Lloyd¹, Johanna Steen¹, Philip J. Titcombe^2,3, Khaled Amara⁴, Diana Zhou¹, Lena Israelsson⁵, Susanna L. Lundström⁶, Daniel L. Mueller³, Lars Klareskog¹, Vivianne Malmström¹ and Caroline Grönwall⁷, ¹Dept. of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Dept. of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden, Sweden, ³Dept. of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Dept. of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁶Dept. of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division of Physiological Chemistry, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁷Dep. of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Fab-glycosylation is found in ~15-25% serum IgG and while its exact consequence remains unknown, it may alter IgG functionality. Recent data revealed elevated Fab-glycosylation…
Abstract Number: 481 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immunocompetent Cells Expressing Citrullinated Proteins in Joint Synovium of Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Kyoko Honne¹, Masahiro Iwamoto², Shunichiro Hanai¹, Satoshi Machida³, Hitoshi Sekiya⁴, Reina Tsuda⁵, Tatsuhiko Ozawa⁵, Tadayoshi Karasawa⁶, Atsushi Muraguchi⁵, Masafumi Takahashi⁶, Hiroyuki Kishi⁵ and Seiji Minota⁷, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan, ²Deivision of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan, ³Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedics Clinic Medical Papas, Tochigi, Japan, ⁴Department of orthopedic surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan, ⁵Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan, ⁶Division of Inflammation Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan, ⁷Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
Background/Purpose: Human monoclonal ACPA (Human-ACPA) is reported to strongly bind to synovium in RA patients [1]. The aims of our study were 1) To investigate…
Abstract Number: 483 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Peptidylarginine Deiminase-4 Antibodies Are Present in the Sputum of RA Patients and Can Activate Peptidylarginine Deiminase-4 Enzyme Activity
M. Kristen Demoruelle¹, Hong Wang², Ryan L. Davis², A. Itzam Marin¹, Jill M. Norris³, V. Michael Holers¹, Kevin D. Deane¹ and Erika Darrah², ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ²Division of Rheumatology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Anti-peptidylarginine deiminase (PAD)-4 antibodies (Abs) are present in a portion of RA patients and associate with more severe joint disease, suggesting that they play…
Abstract Number: 1033 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Burden of Illness in Patients with RA and Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Positivity
ML Paudel¹, JP Swindle¹, J McPheeters¹, R Szymialis² and K Price², ¹Optum, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN, ²Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: RA is often treated with a biologic DMARD (bDMARD), such as abatacept (ABA) or a TNF inhibitor (TNFi). Real-world data on how economic outcomes…
Abstract Number: 1034 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Presence of Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies Is Associated with Better Treatment Response to Abatacept but Not to TNF Inhibitors in Patients with RA: A Meta-Analysis
E Alemao¹, R Postema², Y Elbez³, C Mamane⁴ and Axel Finckh⁵, ¹Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ²Bristol-Myers Squibb, Uxbridge, United Kingdom, ³Excelya, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ⁴Mapi, London, United Kingdom, ⁵University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: The association between anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) status and erosions, as well as response to TNF inhibitor (TNFi) treatment, has been explored.1,2 Results based…
Abstract Number: 1402 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In RA, Becoming Seronegative over the 1st Year of DMARD Treatment Does Not Improve Chances of Drug-Free Remission in the Long-Term
Emma de Moel¹, Veerle Derksen¹, LA Trouw¹, Holger Bang², Yvonne P. Goekoop-Ruiterman³, GM Steup-Beekman^1,4, Tom W.J. Huizinga⁵, Cornelia F Allaart⁵, Rene E.M. Toes¹ and Diane van der Woude⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Orgentec Diagnostika GmbH, Mainz, Germany, ³Rheumatology, HAGA hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA harbor autoantibodies of various isotypes and directed against several post-translational modifications. Baseline seropositivity is a poor prognostic factor for sustained drug-free…
Abstract Number: 2914 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-CCP Antibody Levels Are Elevated in Cervicovaginal Fluid in Association with Local Inflammation in Premenopausal Women without RA
Sonia Khatter¹, Heather Berens-Norman², Courtney Anderson¹, Justin August¹, Marie L. Feser¹, Chelsie Fleischer¹, Ashley Visser¹, Jill M. Norris³, V. Michael Holers¹, Kevin D. Deane¹ and M. Kristen Demoruelle¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ³Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Data support that anti-CCP antibodies likely originate at a mucosal site prior to the onset of inflammatory arthritis (IA) in the development of RA.…
Abstract Number: 2916 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Presence of a Large Number of Autoantibodies at Baseline Is Favourable for Early Treatment Response but Unfavourable for Drug-Free Remission in RA Patients
Emma de Moel¹, Veerle Derksen¹, LA Trouw¹, Holger Bang², R.J. Goekoop³, I Speyer⁴, TWJ Huizinga¹, CF Allaart¹, REM Toes¹ and Diane van der Woude⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Orgentec Diagnostika GmbH, Mainz, Germany, ³Haga Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁴Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The autoantibody response of seropositive RA is very diverse and consists of various numbers of isotypes and antibodies to multiple post-translational modifications. It is…
Abstract Number: 2117 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B Cell Phenotype and in Vitro Function in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Developing Low Serum Immunoglobulins after Multiple Cycles of Rituximab
Geraldine Cambridge¹, Rita A. Moura², Venkat Reddy³ and Maria J. Leandro¹, ¹Centre for Rheumatology, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, ³Centre for Rheumatology, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Repeat treatment with rituximab (RTX) predisposes some patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to develop low levels of serum immunoglobulins (Igs). Understanding B cell function…
Abstract Number: 2416 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Antibodies to Citrullinated Peptides in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Shared Expression of the Inherently Autoreactive 9G4 Idiotype
Hannah Peckham¹, Lauren Bourke¹, Anna Radziszewska¹, Maria J. Leandro², Debajit Sen¹, Geraldine Cambridge² and Yiannis Ioannou¹, ¹Arthritis Research UK Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Rheumatology, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid factor (RF) positive polyarticular JIA (RF+ve pJIA) frequently progresses into adulthood with a clinical phenotype that ressembles rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Antibodies to cyclic…
Abstract Number: 2608 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-CCP Antibody Titers Decrease with Altered B-Cell Subpopulation in RA Patients Treated with Tocilizumab
Atsushi Noguchi^1,2, Shinsuke Yasuda¹, Ryo Hisada¹, Kazumasa Ohmura¹, Sanae Shimamura¹, Yuka Shimizu¹, Masaru Kato¹, Kenji Oku¹, Toshiyuki Bohgaki¹, Olga Amengual¹, Tetsuya Horita¹, Miho Suzuki³, Yoshihiro Matsumoto⁴ and Tatsuya Atsumi¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan, ²Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³Product research department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Japan, ⁴Product Research Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Japan
Background/Purpose: Consecutive RA patients who initiated treatment with TCZ between December 2013 and September 2015 were enrolled in our prospective study. All patients met 2010…
Abstract Number: 494 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sensitivity and Specificity of 14-3-3η, Anti-CEP-1 and Anti-Sa Antibodies in a Cohort of Seronegative and Suspected Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients from a Community Rheumatology Practice
Dmitry Karayev¹, Guoqiu Shen¹, Yvonne Lam¹, Andrew Rimmer¹, Nayan Lal¹, Eugene Karayev¹, Kristine Azarraga¹, Ronald A. Blum¹, Allan L. Metzger¹, Robert I. Morris¹ and Arash A. Horizon², ¹Rheumatology Diagnostics Laboratory, Inc. (RDL), Los Angeles, CA, ²Center for Rheumatology Medical Group, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: RA is the most common autoimmune inflammatory joint disease, affecting up to 1% of the world population. Detection of antibodies, specifically against IgM rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 3017 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elevated Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Levels Correlate with Anti-CCP3-IgG and Anti-CCP3-IgA Levels in the Sputum of Individuals at-Risk for Future Rheumatoid Arthritis
M. Kristen Demoruelle¹, Monica Purmalek², Heather Rothfuss³, Michael Weisman⁴, Lindsay Kelmenson¹, Michael Mahler⁵, Jill M. Norris⁶, Brian Cherrington³, Mariana Kaplan², V. Michael Holers¹ and Kevin D. Deane¹, ¹Rheumatology Division, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, ²Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ³Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, ⁴Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Research and Development, Inova Diagnostics, San Diego, CA, ⁶Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: The initial site of anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) generation in RA has been proposed to be a mucosal site. We have previously demonstrated ACPA…
Abstract Number: 503 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-CCP Titer and Prevalence Is Influenced By Age at Rheumatoid Arthritis Onset- Analysis Based on a Nationwide Database in Japan
Eri Kato¹, Tetsuji Sawada¹, Koichiro Tahara², Haeru Hayashi², Mayu Tago², Hiroaki Mori², Shigeru Yoshizawa³, Jinju Nishino⁴, Toshihiro Matsui⁵ and Shigeto Tohma⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku Tokyo, Japan, ²Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatology, Fukuoka Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Fukuoka, Japan, ⁴Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Lifetime Clinical Immunology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Sagamihara Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara, Japan
Background/Purpose: Previous studies demonstrated the lower prevalence of anti-CCP antibody and rheumatoid factor (RF) in elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis (EORA). However, anti-CCP antibody titer in EORA…