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

Abstract Number: 0195 • ACR Convergence 2020
Epidemiology and Characteristics of Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis in Persons with and Without HIV
Jennifer Hanberg¹, Kathleen Akgun², Liana Fraenkel³, Evelyn Hsieh² and Amy Justice⁴, ¹Yale University School of Medicine; West Haven VA, Boston, MA, ²Yale University School of Medicine; West Haven VA, New Haven, CT, ³Yale School of Medicine; West Haven VA; Berkshire Medical Center, Lenox, MA, ⁴Yale University School of Medicine; Yale School of Public Health; West Haven VA, West Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common chronic inflammatory arthritis, affecting 1-2% of the population. Estimates of the incidence of RA in patients with…
Abstract Number: 0993 • ACR Convergence 2020
N-linked Glycosylation of the Immunoglobulin Variable Domain Affects Antigen Binding and Autoreactive B Cell Activation
Theresa Kissel¹, Changrong Ge², Lise Hafkenscheid¹, Linda Slot¹, Marco Cavallari³, Joanneke Kwekkeboom⁴, Manfred Wuhrer¹, Thomas Huizinga¹, Hans Scherer¹, Michael Reth³, Rikard Holmdahl² and René Toes¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden, ³University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, ⁴Leiden Univeristy Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies, the hallmarking autoantibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), are characterized by N-linked glycans in the variable domain (V-domain). The occurrence of these…
Abstract Number: 0481 • ACR Convergence 2020
Subclinical Synovitis in Arthralgia: How Often Does It Result in Clinical Arthritis? A Longitudinal Study to Reflect on Starting Points for DMARD Treatment
Cleo Rogier¹, Fenne Wouters², Laurette van Boheemen³, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg⁴, Pascal de Jong¹ and Annette van der Helm - van Mil⁵, ¹Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center | Reade, Amste, Netherlands, ⁴Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center | Reade and Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Leiden University Medical Center, Erasmus Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: According to guidelines, clinical arthritis is mandatory for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, in the absence of clinical synovitis, imaging-detected subclinical synovitis is increasingly…
Abstract Number: 1456 • ACR Convergence 2020
Exploring the RA Bone Marrow Niche by Single-cell Technology to Identify Long Lived ACPA+ Plasma Cells
Khaled Amara¹, Aase Hensvold², Radha Thyagarajan¹, Lena Israelsson¹, Johanna Steen¹, Heidi Wähämaa¹, Monika Hansson¹, Marianne Engström¹, Annika van Vollenhoven¹, Anca Catrina², Vivianne Malmström³ and Caroline Grönwall¹, ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, ³Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Autoantibodies is a hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis, placing the adaptive immune system and B-cells centrally in the pathogenesis. The anti-citrullinated autoantibodies (ACPA) detected in…
Abstract Number: 0490 • ACR Convergence 2020
Fine Specificity Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies as Biomarkers for Prediction of Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Vanessa Kronzer¹, Weixing Huang², Paul Dellaripa³, Sicong Huang⁴, Vivi Feathers², Bing Lu⁵, Christine Iannaccone⁴, Ritu Gill⁶, Hiroto Hatabu⁷, Mizuki Nishino⁷, Cynthia Crowson⁸, John Davis¹, William Robinson⁹, Tripta Rughwani⁹, Jeremy Sokolove¹⁰, Michael Weinblatt⁴, Nancy Shadick¹¹, Tracy J. Doyle¹² and Jeffrey Sparks¹¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, ³Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Newton, MA, ⁶Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁷Department of Radiology; Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, ⁸Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, MN, ⁹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ¹⁰Stanford University, Mountain View, CA, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹²Brigham and Women's Hospital, West Roxbury, MA
Background/Purpose: Seropositivity for anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) has been shown to increase risk for RA-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD). However, RA-related autoantibodies used in clinical…
Abstract Number: 1720 • ACR Convergence 2020
Factors Associated with an Increased Risk of Imminent Rheumatoid Arthritis in ACPA+ Individuals
Hyoun-Ah Kim¹, Ryan Peterson², Gary Firestein³, David Boyle⁴, Jane Buckner⁵, Sylvia Posso⁶, Eddie James⁵, William Robinson⁷, Jaron Arbet², LauraKay Moss⁸, Roger Gilmore⁸, Lindsay Hartje⁸, Saman Barzideh⁸, Jennifer Seifert⁹, Navin Rao¹⁰, Frédéric Baribaud¹¹, Sunil Nagpal¹², Alyssa Johnson¹³, V Michael Holers¹⁴ and Kevin D. Deane¹⁵, ¹University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Ajou University School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ²Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, ³University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁴UC San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁵Center for Translational Immunology, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA, ⁶Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA, ⁷Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁸University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA, Littleton, CO, ¹⁰Janssen R&D, Spring House, PA, ¹¹Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ¹²Janssen Reserach and Development, Spring House, PA, ¹³Janssen Research and Development, Spring House, PA, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA, Colorado, ¹⁵2 Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA, Colorado
Background/Purpose: Individuals at high-risk for future rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be identified by screening for circulating RA-related autoantibodies including antibodies to citrullinated protein antigens (ACPA).…
Abstract Number: 0743 • ACR Convergence 2020
Higher Baseline Fine-Specificity ACPAs Predict Greater Treatment Response with Abatacept + MTX versus MTX Monotherapy in Seropositive RA: A Post Hoc Analysis
William Robinson¹, Chun Wu², Sarah Hu², Sean Connolly² and Sumanta Mukherjee², ¹Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CT, ²Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: ACPAs are sensitive, highly specific markers of RA. Current tests cannot differentiate ACPA+ RA subtypes. Fine-specificity ACPAs (FS) can distinguish between ACPA+ RA subtypes…
Abstract Number: 1721 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increasing Autoantibody Positivity During Pre-RA Is Associated with the Imminent Development of Classifiable RA
Heinrich-Karl Greenblatt¹, Ted Mikuls², Jess Edison³, Marie Feser⁴, Mark Parish⁵, LauraKay Moss⁵, Elizabeth Mewshaw⁶ and Kevin D. Deane⁷, ¹University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA, Colorado, ⁵University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁶Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ⁷2 Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA, Colorado
Background/Purpose: Autoantibodies including rheumatoid factor (RF) and antibodies to citrullinated protein antigens (ACPA) may be elevated during a period that can be termed ‘Pre-RA’. In…
Abstract Number: 0756 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increased Risk of Hospitalization in Patients with RA Who Are ACPA Positive and Shared Epitope Positive
Joe Zhuo¹, Manasi Suryavanshi¹, Lawshia Priya², Vadim Khaychuk¹, John Vaile¹, Jing Cui³, Nancy Shadick⁴ and Michael Weinblatt³, ¹Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ, ²Mu-Sigma, Bangalore, India, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: A strong genetic association between HLA-DRB1 alleles containing the shared epitope (SE) and RA has been described.1 The SE has been associated with ACPA…
Abstract Number: 2043 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identification and Validation of Citrulline Specific TCRs in CD4+T Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ravi Kumar¹, Niyaz Yoosuf², Sanjay Boddul², Christina Gerstner³, Sara Turcinov⁴, Anatoly Dubnovitsky⁵, Fredrik Wermeling², Karine Chemin⁶ and Vivianne Malmström⁷, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Stickholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine,Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine,Center for Molecular Medicine, Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, ⁷Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Citrulline (cit) autoimmunity is central in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), including both anti-citrulline protein antibodies (ACPA) and autoreactive CD4+ T cells. While the ACPA are…
Abstract Number: 0757 • ACR Convergence 2020
Sunlight Exposure, Sun-protective Behaviour, and Anti-citrullinated Protein Antibody Positivity: A General Population-based Study in Quebec, Canada
Naizhuo Zhao¹, Audrey Smargiassi², Ines Colmegna³, Marie Hudson⁴, Marvin Fritzler⁵ and Sasha Bernatsky⁶, ¹McGill University, Montreal, Canada, ²l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada, ³The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁵Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁶The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Sunlight exposure has been associated with lower rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk, but to our knowledge, no one has ever studied sunlight exposure and anti-citrullinated…
Abstract Number: 0758 • ACR Convergence 2020
Anti-citrullinated Protein Antibodies Are Associated with Functional Disability in Unaffected First-degree Relatives of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Dana Wiens¹, Irene Smolik¹, Xiaobo Meng¹, Vidyanand Anaparti¹, Hani El-Gabalawy¹ and Liam O'Neil¹, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Background/Purpose: The preclinical stage of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is characterized by seropositivity for anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA). We (PubMed ID 30861615), and others, have shown that ACPA seropositivity…

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