Abstract Number: 2138 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Radiological Outcomes after Two Years of Remission Steered Treatment in Early Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: We investigated whether early, remission steered treatment can prevent damage progression in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or undifferentiated arthritis (UA), and aimed…Abstract Number: 1470 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Adducts (MAA) and Anti-Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Antibody in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Products of oxidative stress, MAA adducts are highly immunogenic and have been associated with tolerance loss. To examine their potential role in disease-related…Abstract Number: 451 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association of Fine Specificities of Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies (ACPA) with disease Severity in African-Americans with RA
Background/Purpose: RA is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies to citrullinated proteins (ACPA) and joint damage. The role of fine specificities of ACPA in radiographic…Abstract Number: 2406 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Relationship Between Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies and Radiographic Damage In African-Americans With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Joint erosions and joint space narrowing may lead to impaired functional status and disability in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Autoantibodies to citrullinated proteins (ACPA) are present in…Abstract Number: 2264 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Assay Panel Combining Anticitrullinated Peptide Autoantibodies and Rheumatoid Factor Isotypes Has High Yield In The Diagnosis Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: We sought to establish the diagnostic performances of rheumatoid factor isotypes (IgM and IgA) and anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPAs: anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin [anti-MCV] and…Abstract Number: 1309 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prognosis Of Seronegative Patients In a Large Prospective Cohort Of Patients With Early Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Factor (RF) and anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide (anti-CCP) are believed to be associated with more severe clinical outcomes; however, studies in Early Inflammatory Arthritis…Abstract Number: 1158 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Decreased NK-Cell Numbers and Upregulation Of Markers Of Systemic Inflammation In Autoantibody –Positive Arthralgia Patients and Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients But Not In Autoantibody-Negative Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Identification of seropositive individuals at risk for arthritis development would open opportunities for early clinical intervention. In a recent study on seropositive arthalgia patients…Abstract Number: 1208 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Stable Synovial Fluid Phenotype for Anti Citrullinated-Protein Antibodies in Established Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Presence of anti citrullinated-protein antibodies (ACPA) in the peripheral blood of patients with rheumatoid arthritis is a validated disease biomarker. We have previously shown…Abstract Number: 1187 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smoking Status Is Associated with Inflammatory Cytokine Profile and Disease Activity in Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibody Positive Rheumatoid Arthritis: Decreased Inflammation and Disease Improvement with Smoking Cessation?
Background/Purpose: Smoking is a major risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and has been associated with increased disease severity and lower rates disease remission. We…Abstract Number: 1010 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bone Loss Before Clinical Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis o Subjects with Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) are a major risk factor for rapid disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We have recently shown that ACPA directly…Abstract Number: 978 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Genome-Wide Interaction Study with Smoking Suggests New Risk Loci for Two Different Subsets of Rheumatoid Arthritis; Results From Swedish Epidemiological Investigation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Study
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is believed to have a multifactorial etiology, involving both genetic and environmental components, and can be divided into two major subsets…Abstract Number: 411 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Menopause, Smoking and Circulating Antibodies Against Citrullinated Peptides in the Pre-Clinical Phase of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Previous studies indicate that anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPAs) may be detected in individuals who later develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA) years before onset, and that…Abstract Number: 414 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
First-Degree Relatives without Rheumatoid Arthritis Exhibit Reactivity to Multiple Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies in Association with Rheumatoid Arthritis-Related Clinical Characteristics: Studies of the Etiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Prior to diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there are increases in the number of citrullinated proteins that anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) target, suggesting an…Abstract Number: 421 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Factor, Not Antibodies to Citrullinated Proteins, Are Associated with High Disease Activity
Background/Purpose: Autoantibodies in general, and rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) in particular, are a hallmark of RA. After their characterization, ACPA have…Abstract Number: 422 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Antibodies to Citrulline From Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Also Bind Homocitrulline
Background/Purpose: Antibodies to citrullinated proteins/peptides (ACPA) are specific for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). One of ACPA’s targets is citrullinated fibrinogen (citfib) and it is found in…