Abstracts tagged "Anti-citrullinated Protein Autoantibodies (ACPAs)"

Abstract Number: 1652 • ACR Convergence 2021
Symptom Burden in Anti-citrullinated Protein Antibody Positive Individuals At-risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Changing over Time and Comparable to Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Paul Studenic¹, Alexandra Circiumaru², Daniel Aletaha³, Katerina Chatzidionysiou⁴, Anca Catrina⁵ and Aase Haj Hensvold⁶, ¹Karolinska Institute; & Medical University of Vienna, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Division for Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet; Center for Rheumatology, Academic Specialist Center, Stockholm Region, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Karolinska Institute, Division of Rheumatology; & Karolinska University Hospital, Rheumatology Unit, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁶Karolinska Institutet, Division for Rheumatology; & Center for Rheumatology, Academic Specialist Center, Stockholm Region, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Symptom burden in individuals at risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) - positive for anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) and musculoskeletal complaints - has not…
Abstract Number: 0038 • ACR Convergence 2021
Arthritis Progression in at Risk Individuals Is Associated with ACPAs Not AMPAs
Alexandra Circiumaru¹, Yogan Kisten², Monika Hansson², Heidi Wähämaa³, Meng Sun³, Vijay Joshua³, Hamed Rezaei⁴, Erik Af Klint⁴, Aleksandra Antovic¹, Anca Catrina³ and Aase Haj Hensvold⁵, ¹Division for Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet; Center for Rheumatology, Academic Specialist Center, Stockholm Region, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Division for Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska university Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Division for Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet; Department of Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Karolinska Institutet, Division for Rheumatology; & Center for Rheumatology, Academic Specialist Center, Stockholm Region, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Individuals with anti citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) and musculoskeletal complaints are at high risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and often seek medical attention…
Abstract Number: 1654 • ACR Convergence 2021
Comparative Characteristics of the Natural Course of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis with Onset at a Young Age (18-49 Years) and Older (50 Years and Older) Patients Who Did Not Take DMARDs, Biologics, Other Targeted Drugs, Corticoids According to the Russian Register of Arthritis OREL
Azamat Satybaldyev, Galina Gridneva, Anna Misiyuk, Natalia Demidova, Kamalia Kasumova and Evgeny Nasonov, V.A. Nasonova Reseach Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia
Background/Purpose: Comparison of frequency of different clinical features of the natural course at the stage of early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients with young and…
Abstract Number: 0039 • ACR Convergence 2021
Elevated IgA Subclass Levels in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Indications of a Mucosal Origin?
Veerle Derksen, Cornelia F. Allaart, Annette H.M van der Helm-van Mil, Tom WJ Huizinga, René Toes and Diane van der Woude, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Mucosal surfaces may be involved in the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (1). IgA is the most abundant class of immunoglobulin at mucosal sites…
Abstract Number: 0042 • ACR Convergence 2021
High-throughput Testing for Modified-protein Antibodies in Patients Diagnosed with “Seronegative” Rheumatoid Arthritis
Michael Richter¹, Hari Krishnamurthy², Sylvia Posso³, Jeffrey Carlin⁴ and Jane Buckner³, ¹University of Washington, Mercer Island, WA, ²Vibrant Sciences, San Carlos, CA, ³Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA, ⁴Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Antibodies to citrullinated and other modified proteins play a critical role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The prevalence and degree of multi-site…
Abstract Number: 0228 • ACR Convergence 2021
Optimizing Social Media as a Recruitment Tool for Hard-to-Reach Populations in Rheumatology Clinical Research
Vladislav Tsaltskan¹, Katherine Nguyen¹, Christina Eaglin¹, Kevin Deane², V. Michael Holers³ and Gary Firestein¹, ¹University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, ³University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Standard methods of recruitment for clinical research, such as traditional media advertisements, can be inefficient and expensive, especially for underserved communities and asymptomatic individuals.…
Abstract Number: 0269 • ACR Convergence 2021
Autoantibodies and the Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease in US Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tate Johnson¹, Michael Duryee², Carlos Hunter², Punyasha Roul², Yangyuna Yang², Jeremy Sokolove³, William Robinson⁴, Joshua Baker⁵, Geoffrey Thiele², Ted Mikuls² and Bryant England², ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Elkhorn, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Stanford University School of Medicine, Berwyn, PA, ⁴Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Autoantibodies are hypothesized as one of the RA specific factors contributing to a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in this population. However, prior…
Abstract Number: 0288 • ACR Convergence 2021
Demographic, Lifestyle, and Clinical Risk Factors for Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Bronchiectasis: Role of RA-related Autoantibodies
Gregory McDermott¹, Ritu Gill², Staci Gagne³, Suzanne Byrne³, Weixing Huang³, Lauren Prisco⁴, Alessandra Zaccardelli³, Lily Martin³, Nancy Shadick⁵, Paul Dellaripa³, Tracy Doyle⁶ and Jeffrey Sparks³, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ²Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Pound Ridge, MA, ⁵Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, West Roxbury, MA
Background/Purpose: Bronchiectasis is a known extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) characterized by bronchial damage and excessive mucus production that predispose patients to risk of…
Abstract Number: 0291 • ACR Convergence 2021
IgA Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid from Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Are Associated with Reduced Mortality
Scott Matson¹, Candace Cephers², Timothy Wilson³, Valerie Minarchick³, Kevin Brown⁴, Joshua Solomon⁴ and Kristen Demoruelle⁵, ¹University of Kansas, Kansas City, MO, ²St Joseph Hospital, Internal Medicine, Denver, CO, ³University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁴National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, ⁵University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a form of interstitial lung disease (ILD) that shares many clinical features with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) associated ILD. Our…
Abstract Number: 0440 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association Between Rheumatic Autoantibody Positivity and Immune-related Adverse Events
Kristen Mathias¹, Marco Lopez Velazquez¹ and Pankti Reid², ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has revolutionized cancer therapy; however, their use can lead to off-target toxicities called immune-related adverse events (irAEs)…
Abstract Number: 0461 • ACR Convergence 2021
Plasmablast-derived Autoantibodies from Individuals At-risk for RA That Target RA-relevant Antigens Are Polyreactive with Arthritogenic Bacteria
Meagan Chriswell¹, Jennifer Seifert², Michelle Bloom³, Cliff Rims⁴, Marie Feser⁵, Kevin Deane⁶, Jill Norris⁷, Eddie James⁸, Jane Buckner⁹, William Robinson¹⁰, V. Michael Holers¹¹ and Kristine Kuhn¹², ¹UC Denver SOM, Denver, CO, ²University of Colorado School of Medicine, Littleton, CO, ³Stanford University, Redwood City, CA, ⁴Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ⁵University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, ⁶University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, ⁷Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, ⁸Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Monroe, WA, ⁹Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA, ¹⁰Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ¹¹University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ¹²University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Circulating autoantibodies like ACPA frequently develop years before symptoms of RA, during which the individual is at-risk for disease. Several lines of evidence suggest…
Abstract Number: 0790 • ACR Convergence 2021
Unraveling Heterogeneity Within ACPA-negative Rheumatoid Arthritis; The Subgroup of Patients with a Strong Clinical and Serological Response to Initiation of DMARD-treatment Favor Disease Resolution
Marloes Verstappen¹, Hanna van Steenbergen², Pascal de Jong³ and Annette H.M van der Helm-van Mil¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden Univeristy Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Erasmus MC, Hendrik Ido Ambacht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a heterogeneous disease, especially ACPA-negative-RA. This is reflected by differences in long-term outcomes, ranging from refractory RA to sustained-DMARD-free-remission(SDFR; sustained…
Abstract Number: 0007 • ACR Convergence 2021
Divergent Reactivities of Rheumatoid Factors and Anti-Modified Protein Antibodies Converge on IgG Epitopes
Aisha Mergaert¹, Zihao Zheng¹, Michael Denny¹, Maya Amjadi¹, Janna Bashar¹, Michael Newton¹, Vivianne Malmström², Caroline Grönwall², Sara McCoy¹ and Miriam Shelef¹, ¹University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ²Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients often develop rheumatoid factors (RFs), antibodies that bind IgG Fc, and anti-modified protein antibodies (AMPAs), multi-reactive autoantibodies that commonly bind…
Abstract Number: 0813 • ACR Convergence 2021
Improvement in Clinical Disease Activity and Patient-Reported Outcomes After 6 Months of Treatment with Abatacept, Stratified by Line of Therapy, in Patients with RA: Results from a Large, US, National Observational Study
Leslie Harrold¹, Keith Wittstock², Sheila Kelly², Sang Hee Park², Xue Han², Ying Shan¹, Carla Roberts-Toler¹, Nicole Middaugh¹ and Vadim Khaychuk², ¹CorEvitas, LLC, Waltham, MA, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: RA is more responsive to treatment in the early stages of disease, and early treatment may lead to better long-term outcomes.1,2 Data on the…
Abstract Number: 0012 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Novel Mechanism Linking Mucosal Bacteria with Autoantibody Responses in RA: Acetylated Bacterial Lysate as a Model Antigen
Mikhail Volkov, Arieke Kampstra, Karin van Schie, Joanneke Kwekkeboom, Tom WJ Huizinga, René Toes and Diane van der Woude, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by autoantibodies against post-translationally modified proteins (AMPA) such as citrullinated, carbamylated and acetylated proteins. Importantly, these antibodies are highly…

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