Serum antibodies to periodontal pathogens prior to rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis: A case-control study

• Published in: Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism Vol. 59; p. 152176
• Main Authors: Lee, Joyce A., Mikuls, Ted R., Deane, Kevin D., Sayles, Harlan R., Thiele, Geoffrey M., Edison, Jess D., Wagner, Brandie D., Feser, Marie L., Moss, Laura K., Kelmenson, Lindsay B., Robinson, William H., Payne, Jeffrey B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2023
• Subjects: ACPA; Antibodies, Bacterial; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Autoantibodies; Case-Control Studies; Histones; Humans; Immunoglobulin A; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Periodontitis; Phosphopyruvate Hydratase; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Prevotella intermedia; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatoid Factor; Vimentin; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Rheumatoid factor; Periodontitis; Prevotella intermedia; ACPA; Rheumatoid arthritis

1) To quantify the association between anti-Porphyromonas gingivalis serum antibody concentrations and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and 2) to quantify the associations among RA cases between anti-P. gingivalis serum antibody concentrations and RA-specific autoantibodies. Additio...