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ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES
卷 70, 期 1, 页码 128-133出版社
B M J PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2010.132662
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- Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) [6100.0010]
- Dutch Arthritis Association [0801034]
Objectives To determine the fine specificity of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) in the early phase of arthritis development, the ACPA repertoire in arthralgia patients and the association with arthritis development were studied. Methods A total of 244 patients with arthralgia positive for anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (aCCPs) and/or IgM rheumatoid factor (IgM-RF), without arthritis were included. Development of arthritis was defined as presence of one or more swollen joints at clinical examination during follow-up. Sera were tested at baseline for reactivity to five citrullinated peptides derived from fibrinogen (three), vimentin (one) and alpha-enolase (one) and five corresponding arginine peptides in an ELISA. Results In all, 69 patients (28%) developed arthritis in a median of 3 joints after a median follow-up of 11 (IQR 5-20) months. Reactivity to each peptide was significantly associated with arthritis development (p < 0.001). The ACPA repertoire did not differ between patients who did or did not develop arthritis. Among aCCP-positive patients, patients recognising two or more additional citrullinated peptides developed arthritis more often (p=0.04). The number of recognised peptides was positively associated with the aCCP level (p < 0.001). Crossreactivity between different peptides was minimal. Conclusions Arthritis development is not associated with recognition of a specific citrullinated peptide once joint complaints are present. The ACPA repertoire in some patients with arthralgia is expanded. High aCCP levels are associated with a qualitatively broad ACPA repertoire. Patients with an extended ACPA repertoire have a higher risk of developing arthritis.
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