AB0058 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HLA-DRB1*04:01, RHEUMATOID NODULES AND PARTICULAR EPITOPES OF CITRULLINATED FIBRIN IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Autor: G. Offer, G. Larid, Cyril Clavel, P. Lafforgue, Marielle Martin, Vincent Pradel, M. Pancarte, Nathalie Balandraud, Jean Roudier, Isabelle Auger, Guy Serre
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 80:1061.1-1061
ISSN: 1468-2060
0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.2568
Popis: Background:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with HLA-DRB1 genes encoding the shared epitope (SE), a 5 amino acid motive. RA is usually preceded by the emergence of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) detected by anti-CCP2 tests. Citrullin is a neutral amino acid resulting from post translational modification of arginin by Peptidyl Arginyl Deiminases (PADs). ACPAs recognize epitopes from citrullinated human fibrinogen (Fib-cit) and can be specifically detected by the AhFibA assay. Five peptides derived from Fib-cit together represent almost all of the epitopes recognized by patients with ACPA-positive RA: β60–74cit, α36–50cit, α621–635cit, α501–515cit and α171–185cit. As RA is a pleiomorphic disease, whose evolution is difficult to predict, the use of antibody fine specificity as a marker of clinical phenotypes has become a major challenge.Objectives:Our objective was to study whether clinical characteristics and HLA-DRB1 genetic background were associated with a specific reactivity against these epitopes.Methods:184 ACPA positive RA patients fulfilling the 2010 ACR/EULAR criteria were studied. Patients characteristics, including HLA-DRB1 genotype, were collected from their medical files. Anti-CCP2, AhFibA, Rheumatoid Factors (RF), and antibodies against the five major Fib-cit peptides were analyzed using ELISA assays.Results:Anti-CCP2 and AhFibA titres were strongly correlated (rs: 0.7037; p = 5.69x10-29, Pearson’s). Anti-α505-515cit antibodies were associated with HLA-DRB1*04:01 (OR = 5.52 [2.00 – 13.64]; p = 0.0003). High level anti-α505-515cit antibodies were significantly associated with rheumatoid nodules (OR = 2.71 [1.00 – 7.16], p= 0.044). Anti α501–515cit antibodies were associated with RF (OR=2.31 [1.10 – 4.78], p= 0.026).Conclusion:Immune complexes containing anti-α501–515cit antibodies and rheumatoid factors might be involved in the development of rheumatoid nodules on the HLA-DRB1*04:01 background. These findings highlight the role played by the HLA-DRB1*04:01 molecule and its rapid intracellular route into the lysosomes, enabling original antigen processing. Finally, purifying these epitope specific antibodies might be a new therapeutic opportunity for rheumatoid nodules.Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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