Abstract Number: 1684 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Potent Inhibitor of PAD4 Suppresses Histone Citrullination in Vitro and in Vivo
Background/Purpose: Peptidyl arginine deaminase 4 (PAD4) catalyzes the conversion of arginine residues to citrulline, a post-translational modification that has been implicated in the auto-immune response…Abstract Number: 0020 • ACR Convergence 2021
Citrullination Drives the Expression of Pro-fibrotic Genes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-like Cells
Background/Purpose: The pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is hallmarked by joint inflammation, thickening of the pannus, and resultant joint destruction. Within the synovial tissue, citrullinated…Abstract Number: 0022 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Effects of MAA-Modified and/or Citrullinated Proteins on Calcium Influx and Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase (PAD) Expression in Macrophage
Background/Purpose: Expressed in synovial fluid mononuclear and other inflammatory cells, peptidyl arginine deiminase (PAD) catalyzes post-translational citrullination of synovial proteins in a calcium (Ca2+)-dependent manner.…Abstract Number: 0508 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Impact of Macrophages Stimulated with Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde And/or Citrulline Modified Proteins on Fibroblasts Activation
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), chronic synovial inflammation is accompanied by fibrotic responses that together lead to pannus formation and progressive joint damage. Exposure to…Abstract Number: 1006 • ACR Convergence 2021
MAA Modified and/or Citrullinated Proteins Stimulate Macrophages and Human Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes to Increase the Secretion/Expression of Fractalkine Ligand (CX3CL1) and Fractalkine Receptor (CX3CR1)
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovium, activated synovial fibroblasts and macrophages release inflammatory mediators that affect surrounding cells and accelerate disease progression. One such chemokine…Abstract Number: 1507 • ACR Convergence 2021
Role of CD4+ T Cells in the Pathogenesis of RA: Immunization with Citrullinated T Cell Epitopes Is Sufficient to Induce Immunological and Clinical Manifestations of Arthritis in DR4-Transgenic Mice
Background/Purpose: Although the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains unclear, existing research suggests a complex interplay of both genetic and environmental factors. Citrullinated proteins/peptides, and…Abstract Number: 0770 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effect of Citrullination on the Processing and Presentation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Autoantigens
Background/Purpose: Citrullinated proteins are hallmark targets of the autoimmune response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the mechanism by which immune tolerance is broken to these self-proteins…Abstract Number: 1220 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increased Serum Levels of Circulating Vimentin and Citrullinated Vimentin Are Differently Regulated by Tocilizumab and Methotrexate Monotherapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Presence of citrullinated protein fragments in the circulation of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a highly disease-specific phenomenon. Vimentin is often a target…Abstract Number: 1848 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identification of Native and Citrullinated Autoantibodies to Psoriasis Related-antigen PsoP27 in Synovial Fluids of Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory joint disease with no serological biomarkers, hence diagnosis is based on clinical evaluation alone. PsA is closely associated…Abstract Number: 2043 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identification and Validation of Citrulline Specific TCRs in CD4+T Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis
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: 35 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Mass Cytometry Identifies Enhanced Histone H3 Citrullination and TNFα Production by CD14 Monocytes in Subjects At-Risk for Future Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Our group previously demonstrated that sputum neutrophils from subjects At-Risk for future rheumatoid arthritis (RA) spontaneously form neutrophil extracellular traps with elevated histone H3…Abstract Number: 488 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Citrullinated Antigens with Multiple Citruline Similar Motif Could Be Used for RA Diagnosis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by chronic joint inflammation that ultimately leads to joint destruction. Diagnosis of RA is important…Abstract Number: 991 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Identification of Citrullinated Peptide Specific T-cells in Humanized Mice Immunized with Citrullinated Peptides
Background/Purpose: Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a T-cell mediated disease that is characterized by the presence of antibodies to proteins that have undergone the post-translational…Abstract Number: 2016 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Expression of Peptidyl-arginine Deiminases in Peripheral Blood Neutrophils and Its Association with Single Nucleotide Variants in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Peptidyl-arginine deiminases (PADIs) are enriched in neutrophils and considered to be responsible for citrullination of proteins in vivo. Autoantibody against citrullinated proteins are frequently…Abstract Number: 2818 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Differences in the Phenotypic Landscape and Antigen Specificity of CD4+ T Cells Are Present in CCP+ Subjects Before the Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The “Targeting Immune Responses for Prevention of RA” (TIP-RA) collaboration studies individuals at high risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) because of serum anti-citrullinated…