Abstracts tagged "Rheumatoid Factor"

Abstract Number: 51 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Cigarette Smoking Has Different Impacts on ACPA and RF Production Depending on Shared Epitope Allele Status in Japanese RA Patients; A Study with the Two Independent Japanese Cohorts (IORRA and KURAMA)
Yuki Ishikawa¹, Motomu Hashimoto ², Katsunori Ikari ³, Koichiro Ohmura ⁴, Masao Tanaka ⁴, Hiromu Ito ⁴, Atsuo Taniguchi ³, Hisashi Yamanaka ³, Tsuneyo Mimori ⁴ and Chikashi Terao ⁵, ¹Joslin Diabes Center, Boston, MA, ²Department of Advanced Medicine for Rheumatic Diseases, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan, ³Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, ⁵RIKEN, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), cigarette smoking affects both rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-citrullinated cyclic peptide/protein antibody (ACPA) production, but its association in relation to…
Abstract Number: 464 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Continuous Decrease in Serum RF Titer During Anti-TNF Therapy Was Associated with Suppression in Progression of RA Joint Damage
Takayoshi Owada¹, Kazuhiro Kurasawa ¹, Yuta Takamura ¹, Toshiyuki Miyao ¹, Ayae Tanaka ¹, Ryutaro Yamazaki ¹, Satoko Arai ¹, Reika Maezawa ¹ and Masafumi Arima ¹, ¹Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, Japan
Background/Purpose: A number of studies have investigated the association between serum RF and joint damage in early and established RA patients, and positive and high-titer…
Abstract Number: 1504 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Utility of Serial ACPA Measurements in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of a Prospective Cohort Study
Alistair Reid^1,2,3, Michael D Wiese⁴, Robert Metcalf⁵, Mihir D Wechalekar^6,7, Anita Lee^8,9, Catherine Hill^2,10,11, Cindy Hall⁸, Leah McWilliams⁵, Les Cleland⁸ and Susanna Proudman¹², ¹Rheumatology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, NORTH ADELAIDE, Australia, ²Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, ³Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia, ⁴School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, ⁶Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ⁷Rheumatology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, ⁸Rheumatology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ⁹Rheumatology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, ¹⁰The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ¹¹Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ¹²Royal Adelaide Hospital, Rheumatology Unit and University of Adelaide, Discipline of Medicine, Adelaide, Australia
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated peptide antibody (ACPA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) define “seropositive” rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Both predict disease course, development of extra-articular features and treatment outcomes.…
Abstract Number: 1858 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Assay Panel Combining Anti-Protein Arginine Deiminase 4 with Rheumatoid Factor Isotypes Distinguishes Anti-Citrullinated Peptide Antibody Negative Rheumatoid Arthritis
Thierry Dervieux¹, Laura Martinez Prat², John Conklin¹, Claudia Ibarra¹, Michael Mahler², Michael E Weinblatt³ and Joel Kremer⁴, ¹Exagen Diagnostics, Inc., Vista, CA, ²Research and Development, Inova Diagnostics, San Diego, CA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPAs) are highly specific for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but lack sensitivity. We evaluated autoantibodies to protein-arginine deiminase 4 (anti-PAD4) in distinguishing…
Abstract Number: 1909 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact and Timing of Smoking Cessation on Reducing Risk for Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Women
Xinyi Liu¹, Cianna Leatherwood¹, Sara K. Tedeschi¹, Medha Barbhaiya², Cameron Speyer¹, Bing Lu³, Karen Costenbader¹, Elizabeth Karlson¹ and Jeffrey A. Sparks¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Compared to never smoking, past and current smoking are both associated with increased risk of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Thus, smoking cessation may delay…
Abstract Number: 2046 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Immunoglobulin G Targets Citrulline-Containing Immunoglobulin G Peptides in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Test Positive for Rheumatoid Factor and Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies
Mandar Bawadekar¹, Zihao Zheng², Alan J. Bridges^3,4, Michael A. Newton⁵ and Miriam A. Shelef^1,4, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, ²Departments of Statistics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, ³Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, ⁴William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, ⁵Departments of Statistics and of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis patients produce a variety of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) as well as antibodies that bind homocitrullinated and malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde adducted proteins leading to…
Abstract Number: 2051 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Factor Peptide Expression By Quantitative Proteomics Delineates Responsive and Resistant Clones after Treatment of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jing Jing Wang¹, William Murray-Brown², Alexander Colella¹, Malcolm D. Smith³, Tim Chataway⁴, Jenny Walker², William H. Robinson⁵, Mihir D Wechalekar² and Tom Gordon^1,6, ¹Immunology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, ²Rheumatology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, ³Rheumotology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, ⁴Proteomic Facility, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, ⁵Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁶Immunology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid factors (RFs) are associated with disease activity and joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and thought to play a pathogenic role in disease.…
Abstract Number: 2054 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In Rheumatoid Arthritis, Changes in Autoantibody Levels Do Not Associate with Treatment Response, but Are a Reflection of Treatment Intensity
Emma de Moel¹, Veerle Derksen¹, LA Trouw¹, Holger Bang², Gerard Collée³, L.R. Lard⁴, Tom W.J. Huizinga⁵, Cornelia F. Allaart⁶, René E.M. Toes⁵ and Diane van der Woude⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Orgentec Diagnostika GmbH, Mainz, Germany, ³Rheumatology, Haaglanden Medical Center Antoniushove, Leidschendam, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies like rheumatoid factor (RF), anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide-2 (anti-CCP2), & anti-carbamylated protein (anti-CarP) antibodies. It…
Abstract Number: 43 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Novel Anti-Malarial Drug Derivative Inhibited Anti-Citrullinated Protein/Peptide Antibodies and Rheumatoid Factors Production in Dnaseii/Ifnr Double Knock out Mice
Jie An¹, Bhanupriya Madarampalli², Xizhang Sun², Lena Tanaka³, Erika H. Noss², Joshua Woodward⁴, Tomikazu Sasaki⁵ and Keith B. Elkon⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁴Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁵Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁶University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a highly prevalent autoimmune disease affecting ~1% of the world population and can lead to permanent joint damage and severe…
Abstract Number: 2983 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Changing Faces of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at Presentation: A 20-Year Study
Nathalie Carrier¹, Sophie Roux², Ariel Masetto², Artur J deBrum Fernandes³, Patrick Liang⁴, Meryem Maoui⁵ and Gilles Boire⁴, ¹Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie -Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ²Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke and Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ³Medicine, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke and Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology Division, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke and Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada., St-Laurent, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: To analyze the evolution of baseline demographic, clinical, serological and genetic characteristics of patients with incident RA over 20 years. Methods: Since July 1998,…
Abstract Number: 87 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Circulating Extracellular Vesicles Positive for IgM Rheumatoid Factor Have Higher Disease Activity
Onno J. Arntz¹, Bartijn C.H. Pieters¹, Rogier Thurlings², Peter M. van der Kraan¹ and Fons A.J. van de Loo¹, ¹Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose:: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease that mainly affects synovial joints. Most research on RA has focused on cytokines as main effectors…
Abstract Number: 211 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Excess in Prevalence of Functional Disability in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Does Serologic Status Matter?
Elena Myasoedova¹, John M. Davis III¹, Sara J. Achenbach², Eric L. Matteson¹ and Cynthia S. Crowson², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Despite the advances in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) over the recent decades, many patients with RA do not achieve remission or full physical…
Abstract Number: 213 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Excessive Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events in Sero-Positive Rheumatoid Arthritis and in Patients with Active Disease
Annette de Thurah^1,2, Ina Trolle Andersen³, Andreas Bugge Tingaard⁴, Josephine Therkildsen⁵, Anders Hammerich Riis³, Morten Böttcher⁵ and Ellen-Margrethe Hauge^6,7, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus C, Denmark, ²Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DK, Aarhus N, Denmark, ³Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁴Department of Cardiology, Regional Hospital of Herning, Herning, Denmark, ⁵Cardiology, Regional Hospital of Herning, Herning, Denmark, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁷Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a known risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the influence of RA on the prognosis after…
Abstract Number: 568 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Change in RF and Anti-CCP Isotype Levels in RA Patients Treated with Anti-TNF, Abatacept, Rituximab or Tocilizumab and Correlation with Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes: Data from a Randomized Trial
Renaud Felten¹, Marie-Alexandra Alyanakian², Lucienne Chatenoud², Jean Sibilia¹, Frédérique Gandjbakhch³, Cédric Lukas⁴ and Jacques-Eric Gottenberg¹, ¹University Hospital of Strasbourg, Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg, France, ²Laboratoire d'Immunologie Biologique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France, ³Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Paris, France, ⁴University Hospital Lapeyronie, Department of Rheumatology, Montpellier, France
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), little is known about the prognostic relevance of the change in autoantibody (ab) levels. Seroconversion was reported to be associated…
Abstract Number: 1452 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combination of Ultrasound Power Doppler-Verified Synovitis and Seropositivity Accurately Identifies Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Shinya Kawashiri¹, Keita Fujikawa², Ayako Nishino¹, Ayuko Takatani¹, Toshimasa Shimizu¹, Masataka Umeda¹, Shoichi Fukui¹, Takashi Igawa¹, Tomohiro Koga¹, Naoki Iwamoto¹, Kunihiro Ichinose¹, Mami Tamai¹, Hideki Nakamura¹, Tomoki Origuchi³ and Atsushi Kawakami¹, ¹Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ²Japan Community Health care Organization Isahaya General Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan, ³Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Background/Purpose: We conducted this retrospective study to determine objective and comprehensive diagnostic criteria for early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that are based on ultrasound (US) and…

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