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Role of Anti-Carbamylated Protein Antibodies Compared to Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies in Indigenous North Americans With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Their First-Degree Relatives, and Healthy Controls.


ABSTRACT:

Objective

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies, including seropositivity for rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs). In addition, antibodies to carbamylated proteins (anti-CarP) are present in patients with RA and are associated with joint damage. This study was undertaken to assess the presence of anti-CarP antibodies in indigenous North Americans (First Nations [FN] populations) with RA compared to their at-risk first-degree relatives (FDRs) and healthy controls.

Methods

Anti-CarP IgG and ACPAs (specifically, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide [anti-CCP] antibodies) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in the sera of FN patients with RA (n?=?95), their unaffected FDRs (n?=?109), and healthy FN controls (n?=?85). Antibodies to additional citrullinated peptides were measured using a multiplex ACPA array, and the number of peptides recognized was reported as an ACPA score. Groups were compared using the chi-square test and Mann-Whitney U test. Associations between RA and seropositivity for RF, ACPAs, and anti-CarP antibodies were determined by logistic regression.

Results

Anti-CarP antibodies were more frequent in FN patients with RA (44.3%) compared to FDRs (18.3%) and FN controls (4.7%) (both P?ConclusionAnti-CarP antibodies are prevalent in FN patients with RA and also more common in their at-risk FDRs compared to healthy controls. The results indicate an association of RF, ACPAs, and anti-CarP with RA that is strongest when all 3 autoantibodies are present. These findings may provide new insights into the evolution of autoimmunity in preclinical RA.

SUBMITTER: Koppejan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6680251 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Role of Anti-Carbamylated Protein Antibodies Compared to Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies in Indigenous North Americans With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Their First-Degree Relatives, and Healthy Controls.

Koppejan H H   Trouw L A LA   Sokolove J J   Lahey L J LJ   Huizinga T J W TJ   Smolik I A IA   Robinson D B DB   El-Gabalawy H S HS   Toes R E M RE   Hitchon C A CA  

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) 20160901 9


<h4>Objective</h4>Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies, including seropositivity for rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs). In addition, antibodies to carbamylated proteins (anti-CarP) are present in patients with RA and are associated with joint damage. This study was undertaken to assess the presence of anti-CarP antibodies in indigenous North Americans (First Nations [FN] populations) with RA compared to their at-risk  ...[more]

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