Secretory anti-citrullinated protein antibodies in serum associate with lung involvement in early rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatology (Oxford)
; 59(4): 852-859, 2020 04 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
A 'mucosal connection' in RA presently attracts increasing attention. We recently described the occurrence of secretory antibodies to citrullinated protein (SC-ACPA) in sera from patients with recent-onset RA. The current study was performed to evaluate possible associations between serum levels of secretory ACPA and signs of lung involvement in patients with early, untreated RA.METHODS:
One hundred and forty-two RA patients were included as part of the 'LUng Investigation in newly diagnosed RA' study. One hundred and six patients were examined with high-resolution CT (HRCT) and 20 patients underwent bronchoscopy, where bronchial biopsies and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) samples were obtained. SC-ACPA in serum and BALF were detected by an enzyme-linked immunoassay. Antibody levels were related to smoking history, pulmonary function, HRCT, BALF cell counts and findings in bronchial biopsies.RESULTS:
SC-ACPA occurred in 16% of the serum samples and in 35% of the BALF samples. SC-ACPA levels in serum correlated with SC-ACPA levels in BALF (σ = 0.50, P = 0.027) and were higher among patients with HRCT parenchymal lung abnormalities (P = 0.022) or bronchiectasis (P = 0.042). Also, ever smoking was more frequent among serum SC-ACPA-positive patients (91% vs 67%, P = 0.023), and the SC-ACPA levels correlated with the number of pack-years (σ=0.20, P = 0.020).CONCLUSION:
In early, untreated RA, serum levels of SC-ACPA reflect lung involvement in terms of local ACPA levels, smoking and lung abnormalities on HRCT. These findings strengthen the link between mucosal ACPA responses and the lungs in RA.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Artrite Reumatoide
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Fumar
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Anticorpos Antiproteína Citrulinada
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Pulmão
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Pneumopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged80
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rheumatology (Oxford)
Assunto da revista:
REUMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Suécia