Abstract Number: 522 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Sequential Development of Pulmonary Lesions in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: We previously reported that there was patterns of coexistence of pulmonary lesions and airway disease (AD) were common abnormities of patients with pulmonary involvement.…Abstract Number: 2901 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sputum Neutrophils from Individuals at-Risk for RA Demonstrate Increased Citrullinated Histone H3 Containing Neutrophil Extracellular Traps That Correlate with Sputum Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody Levels
Background/Purpose: Our group previously demonstrated that anti-citrullinated (cit) protein antibodies (ACPA) in the sputum correlate with remnants of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in RA-free subjects…Abstract Number: 484 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sputum Neutrophils Demonstrate Increased Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation in RA-Free Subjects at-Risk of Future RA
Background/Purpose: Data support that ACPAs are generated in the lung in RA-free subjects At-Risk of future RA. Our group previously demonstrated a significant positive correlation…Abstract Number: 586 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between ACPA Fine Specificity and High Resolution Computed Tomography Lung Changes in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Airways abnormalities that are consistent with inflammation are common in anti-CCP2 positive subjects without inflammatory arthritis. Anti-CCP2 antibodies are associated with high-resolution computed tomography…Abstract Number: 1559 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Shared Genetic Predisposition in Rheumatoid Arthritis–Interstitial Lung Disease and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Genetic Association Study
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is one of the leading causes of mortality for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Despite its high prevalence and mortality, little…Abstract Number: 434 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization of Lung Inflammation in the Lungs of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose We have previously demonstrated that lung abnormalities are present already at disease onset in ACPA positive RA patients. We aimed to further investigate lung…Abstract Number: 810 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inducible Bronchus Associated Lymphoid Tissue In The Lung Is Associated With Seropositivity For Rheumatoid Arthritis-Related Autoantibodies In Subjects With and Without Clinically Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Data suggest the lung may be a site of RA-related autoantibody (Ab) generation including findings of airways inflammation prior to onset of articular RA…Abstract Number: 811 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence Of Smoking On Citrullinated Proteins and Porphyromonas Gingivalis In The Lung: A Priming Site For Autoimmunity In RA
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated peptide/protein antibodies (ACPA) may be detected in RA serum more than 10 years before onset of disease, suggesting that the autoimmune response begins…Abstract Number: 1236 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Important Prognostic Factor in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease Is Not Usual Interstitial Pneumonia Pattern but Interstitial Lung Disease Extent On Chest High-Resolution Computed Tomography
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common pulmonary manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and an important cause of morbidity and mortality in RA patients.…Abstract Number: 1200 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Are Not Citrulline-Specific: Implications for the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The association of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with smoking and silica exposure has led to the hypothesis that the lung is the site where RA autoimmunity…Abstract Number: 1213 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Serum Cytokine Profile of Interstitial Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There are currently no proven biomarkers for ILD in…Abstract Number: 423 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sputa Autoantibodies in Patients with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis and Subjects At-Risk for Future Clinically Apparent Disease
Background/Purpose: Elevations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-related autoantibodies (Abs) prior to the symptomatic onset of inflammatory arthritis (IA) suggest that autoimmunity in RA is initiated outside…