Arthritis and rheumatism, 44(1), 41-47 (2001-02-24)
To understand the regulation of anti-citrulline-containing peptide antibody (anti-CCP) production in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), production of anti-CCP by B cells derived from peripheral blood (PB), bone marrow (BM), and synovial fluid (SF) was examined. Purified PB and SF B cells
Current opinion in rheumatology, 25(2), 241-247 (2013-02-02)
This article reviews the link between periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with regard to similarities in genetic risk factors and immunopathogenesis. Emphasis is paid to the potential role of the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis in the etiopathogenesis of both periodontitis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) represents a disease where we have recently acquired new knowledge on etiology and molecular pathogenesis, by combining data from studies on genetic end environmental determinants of disease with molecular and cellular immunology. This combined approach has provided
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110(29), 11851-11856 (2013-07-03)
Peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) is a Ca(2+)-dependent enzyme that converts arginine and methylarginine residues to citrulline, with histone proteins being among its best-described substrates to date. However, the biological function of this posttranslational modification, either in histones or in nonhistone
Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 73(1), 263-269 (2013-03-07)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by autoimmunity to citrullinated proteins, and there is increasing epidemiologic evidence linking Porphyromonas gingivalis to RA. P gingivalis is apparently unique among periodontal pathogens in possessing a citrullinating enzyme, peptidylarginine deiminase (PPAD) with the potential
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