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Antibodies to Cyclic Citrullinated Peptides in Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Shared Expression of the Inherently Autoreactive 9G4 Idiotype

Peckham, H; Cambridge, G; Bourke, L; Sen, D; Radziszewska, A; Leandro, M; Ioannou, Y; (2017) Antibodies to Cyclic Citrullinated Peptides in Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Shared Expression of the Inherently Autoreactive 9G4 Idiotype. Arthritis & Rheumatology , 69 (7) pp. 1387-1395. 10.1002/art.40117. Green open access

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE Antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can express the inherently autoreactive gene VH4–34, detected using the rat monoclonal antibody 9G4. Patients with the polyarticular subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) share some but not all of the features of adult patients with RA. This study was undertaken to compare serologic findings for rheumatoid factor (RF), anti-CCP, and 9G4-expressing anti-CCP in a large JIA cohort with a cohort of adult RA patients. METHODS: Serum from 88 patients with polyarticular JIA, 29 patients with enthesitis-related arthritis, 38 patients with extended oligoarthritis, 31 adolescent controls, 35 patients with RA, and 30 adult controls were tested for RF, for IgG, IgA, and IgM anti-CCP, and for 9G4-expressing anti-CCP by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Total serum 9G4-positive IgM was also measured. RESULTS: Of 65 patients with RF-negative polyarticular JIA, 4 (6.2%) were IgG anti-CCP positive. Sera from 20 of 23 patients with RF-positive polyarticular JIA (87.0%), 24 of 35 patients with RA (68.6%), and 1 patient with extended oligoarthritis contained IgG anti-CCP. IgA and IgM anti-CCP levels were lower in the adolescent group (P < 0.01). Levels of 9G4-expressing anti-CCP were higher in patients with RF-positive polyarticular JIA than in those with RF-negative polyarticular JIA (P < 0.0001). Median levels of 9G4-expressing anti-CCP in patients with RF-positive polyarticular JIA and those with RA did not differ. Expression of 9G4 on serum total IgM was greater in patients with RF-positive polyarticular JIA than other adolescent groups (P < 0.01), but similar to adult RF-positive RA. CONCLUSION: In healthy individuals, 9G4-positive B cells comprise 5–10% of the peripheral blood pool but serum immunoglobulins utilizing VH4–34 are disproportionately low. The idiotope recognized by 9G4 was detected on anti-CCP antibodies in >80% of patients with RF-positive polyarticular JIA. VH4–34 usage by anti-CCP in both JIA and RA patients suggest elicitation of these autoantibodies through shared pathogenic B cell selection processes.

Type: Article
Title: Antibodies to Cyclic Citrullinated Peptides in Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Shared Expression of the Inherently Autoreactive 9G4 Idiotype
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/art.40117
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Rheumatology, SYSTEMIC-LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS, DISEASE-ACTIVITY SCORE, CCP ANTIBODIES, GENE, CLASSIFICATION, AUTOANTIBODIES, ASSOCIATION, VALIDATION, CHILDREN, ISOTYPES
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Inflammation
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1550328
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