Abstract Number: 984 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Apolipoprotein B Is a Target of T and B Cell Responses in a Subgroup of Patients with Lyme Disease
Background/Purpose Borrelia burgdorferi-induced autoimmunity in affected joints has been hypothesized to be a contributing factor to antibiotic-refractory Lyme arthritis (ARLA). Our prior study, which combined…Abstract Number: 923 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Redox Dependent Conformational Changes Of The Autoantigen La Are Responsible For Its Shuttling, Translocation and a Pathophysiological Role Of Anti-La Autoantibodies
Background/Purpose: Since their detection a pathophysiological role of antibodies (abs) to extractable nuclear autoantigens including anti-La abs has been controversially discussed. Stainings of anti-La abs…