Abstracts tagged "Rheumatoid Factor"

Abstract Number: 1772 • ACR Convergence 2023
Rheumatoid Arthritis-Specific Rheumatoid Factors Develop in Some COVID-19 Patients
Adam Titi¹, Ryan Adyniec², Nat Murren¹ and Miriam Shelef¹, ¹University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid factors (RFs), antibodies canonically known to bind two conformational epitopes of IgG Fc, are a hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but also can…
Abstract Number: 1915 • ACR Convergence 2023
Scleritis and Development of Autoimmune Disease: A Case Series
Tessalyn Morrison¹, Moriah Gottman², Marcia Friedman³ and Daniela Ghetie⁴, ¹University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Milwaukie, OR, ³Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc., Beaverton, OR, ⁴Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Scleritis involves inflammation of the sclera caused by trauma, infections, or autoimmune conditions. The purpose of our study was to understand the relationship between…
Abstract Number: 2141 • ACR Convergence 2023
Glucocorticoid Treatment in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated with Increased Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) Levels: A Post-hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial (NORD-STAR)
Kristina Lend¹, Jos W.R. Twisk², Nupur Kumar³, John Lampa⁴, Anna Rudin⁵, Merete Hetland⁶, Till Uhlig⁷, Dan Nordstrom⁸, Mikkel Østergaard⁹, Marte Schrumpf Heiberg¹⁰, Espen A Haavardsholm¹⁰, Bjorn Gudbjornsson¹¹, Tuulikki Sokka-Isler¹², Gerdur Maria Grondal¹³, Kim Hørslev-Petersen¹⁴, Michael Nurmohamed², Ronald van Vollenhoven² and Johan Frostegård³, ¹Amsterdam UMC, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Stockholm County, Hãsselby, Sweden, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁶Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁷Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁸Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet; University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹⁰Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹¹Centre for Rheumatology Research, University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, ¹²Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland, ¹³Department for Rheumatology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, ¹⁴University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an elevated risk for developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is a key…
Abstract Number: 2148 • ACR Convergence 2023
Do High RF Titers Impact Response to TNF Inhibitors? Comparison of Certolizumab Pegol and Adalimumab in Patients with RA and High Titers of RF: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Phase 4 Trial
Josef S Smolen¹, Peter C. Taylor², Yoshiya Tanaka³, Carlos Cara⁴, Bernard Lauwerys⁵, Ricardo Xavier⁶, Jeffrey R Curtis⁷, Ted R Mikuls⁸ and Michael Weinblatt⁹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ⁴UCB Pharma, Madrid, Spain, ⁵UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ⁶Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ⁷Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ⁸Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: In patients with RA, high RF titers are considered a poor prognostic factor and are associated with higher disease activity, risk of radiographic progression,…
Abstract Number: 2183 • ACR Convergence 2023
Evolution of Lymphoma Predictors in Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome by Data Driven Analysis in Harmonized Patients
Andreas Goules¹, Loukas Chatzis², Vasileios pezoulas³, Francesco Ferro⁴, Valeria Manfrè⁵, Dimitrios Fotiadis³, Luca Quartuccio Quartuccio⁶, Chiara Baldini⁷, Salvatore De Vita⁵ and Athanasios Tzioufas¹, ¹Dept. of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece, ²Dept. of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Cholargos Athens, Greece, ³Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece, ⁴Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy, ⁵Clinic of Rheumatology, Dept. of Medical and Biological Sciences, Udine University, Udine, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, ⁷University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Lymphoma is the most serious complication of primary Sjogren'ssyndrome (pSS), occurring as a late sequel during disease course. So far, lymphomapredictors have been identified…
Abstract Number: 0205 • ACR Convergence 2023
Changes in Serum Rheumatoid Factor Following Eradication of Hepatitis C Virus Infection with Interferon or Direct Antiviral Therapy
Jamie Chieh Lo¹, Ying-Nan Tsai², Cheng-Hao Tseng³, Yao-Chun Hsu⁴ and Song-Chou Hsieh⁵, ¹School of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ²Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, E-Da Cancer Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ³Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, E-Da Cancer Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ⁴I-Shou University School of Medicine, E-Da Hospital Center of Liver Diseases, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ⁵National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Background/Purpose: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with autoimmune extrahepatic manifestations including increased production of autoantibodies such as rheumatoid factor (RF). Prior to…
Abstract Number: 0416 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association Between Sleep Disorders and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-based Cohort Study
Rakesh Kumar¹, Edward Lovering¹, Chanakya Kodishala², Sara Achenbach³, Diego Carvalho¹, Cynthia Crowson¹, John Davis¹ and Elena Myasoedova¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Some sleep disorders (SD) are more prevalent in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases, such as Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). However, most of the research has…
Abstract Number: 0980 • ACR Convergence 2023
Temporal Trends in Incidence Rates of Seropositive and Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Danish Nationwide Population-based Study
Bolette Soussi¹, René Cordtz², Kirsten Duch², Salome Kristensen³, Asta Linauskas⁴, Christian Bork⁵, Erik Schmidt⁶ and Lene Dreyer³, ¹Center of Rheumatic Research Aalborg, Department of Rheumatology, and Clinical Cancer Research Center, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark, ²Center of Rheumatic Research Aalborg, Department of Rheumatology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark, ³Center of Rheumatic Research Aalborg, Department of Rheumatology, Aalborg University Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, North Denmark Region Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Hjørring, Denmark, ⁵Department of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark, ⁶Department of Medicine and Cardiology, Viborg Regional Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Viborg, Aalborg, Denmark
Background/Purpose: With growing availability of autoantibody testing and autoantibodies gaining more weight in the 2010 ACR/EULAR classification criteria of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an increasing incidence…
Abstract Number: 1046 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Level of RF or Anti-CCP Antibody Affect Ultrasound Synovial Findings in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Tadashi Okano¹, Kenji Mamoto¹, Yutaro Yamada¹, Shohei Anno², Yuka Domae¹, Shingo Washida¹, Asami Yagami¹, Yuko Yoshida¹, Tatsuya Koike³ and Hiroaki Nakamura¹, ¹Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan, ²Yodogawa Christian Hospital, Osaka, Japan, ³Search Institute for Bone and Arthritis Disease (SINBAD), Shirahama Foundation for Health and Welfare, Shirahama, Japan
Background/Purpose: Positive for auto-antibodies such as rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (CCP) or having high autoantibody titers is associated with the progression of…
Abstract Number: 1276 • ACR Convergence 2023
Multimorbidity Burden Predicts Lower Likelihood of Remission in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Cynthia Crowson, Chanakya Kodishala, Tina Gunderson, Atkinson Elizabeth, Vanessa Kronzer, John Davis, Courtney Arment, Delamo Bekele, Thomas Mason, Lynne Peterson, Kerry Wright and Elena Myasoedova, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Seropositivity has historically been associated with poor disease outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Seronegative RA is on the rise and is associated…
Abstract Number: 0883 • ACR Convergence 2022
Serum Cholesterol Loading Capacity on Macrophages Is Dependent on Oxidized Low-density Lipoprotein and Regulated by Seropositivity and C-reactive Protein in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
George A Karpouzas¹, Bianca Papotti², Sarah Ormseth³, Marcella Palumbo², elizabeth Hernandez³, Maria Pia Adorni², Francesca Zimetti², Matthew Budoff⁴ and Nicoletta Ronda⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ²University of Parma, Parma, Italy, ³The Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA, ⁴Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and the Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA, ⁵University of Parma, Parma
Background/Purpose: Excessive cholesterol accumulation in macrophages underlies foam cell formation, initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation and unregulated uptake by macrophages are…
Abstract Number: 0891 • ACR Convergence 2022
Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Rheumatic Disease Comorbidity Index (RDCI): Its Impact on Disease Activity
Sultana Abdulaziz¹, Suzan Attar², Renad Ahmed², Hamza Fida², Omar Bokhary², Anas Alyazidi² and Abdulelah Abumohssin², ¹King Fahad Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ²King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Background/Purpose: Comorbid conditions in the setting of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) play an important role in predicting disease activity and functional impairment (1). Application of a…
Abstract Number: 0906 • ACR Convergence 2022
Patients with Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis Have a Different Ultrasound-assessed Joint Disease Phenotype Than Seropositive Patients
Natalia Carbonell-Bobadilla¹, Carina Soto-Fajardo², Luis M Amezcua-Guerra³, Ana Beatriz Batres Marroquin⁴, Ana Cristina Medina⁵, Tania Vargas³, Adrián Hernández-Diazcouder³, Valentín Jiménez-Rojas³, Carlos Pineda⁵ and Luis H Silveira⁶, ¹National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ²Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion "Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra", Ciudad de México, Mexico, ³Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁴Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁵Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁶Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (SNRA) tends to be less severe in its presentation and evolution than seropositive rheumatoid arthritis(SPRA), but controversy exists because there have…
Abstract Number: 0910 • ACR Convergence 2022
Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: The Role of Non-Criteria Autoantibodies
Albert Pérez-Isidro¹, Raul Castellanos-Moreira¹, Juan Camilo Sarmiento-Monroy², Noemi de Moner¹, Maresa Grundhuber³, Odette Vinas¹, Raimon Sanmarti² and Estibaliz Ruiz-Ortiz¹, ¹Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Thermo Fisher Scientific, Freiburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic joint inflammation. RA-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the most frequent and severe extra-articular…
Abstract Number: 0914 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Impact of Autoantibodies (RF and ACPA) on the Efficacy of Biological Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Kaoru Takase-Minegishi¹, Stephan Böhringer², Jackie Nam³, Yuko Kaneko⁴, Frank Behrens⁵, Saedis Saevarsdottir⁶, Jacqueline Detert⁷, Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo⁸, Désirée van der Heijde⁹, Robert Landewé¹⁰, Sofia Ramiro¹¹ and Diane van der Woude¹², ¹Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan, ²Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵CIRI/Rheumatology and Fraunhofer Institute, Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany, ⁶Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden and Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁷Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ¹⁰Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ¹¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The impact of autoantibodies on the efficacy of bDMARDs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is not yet clear. Despite the fact that this…

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