Higher levels of anti-phosphorylcholine autoantibodies in early rheumatoid arthritis indicate lower risk of incident cardiovascular events.
Sofia AjeganovaMaria L E AnderssonJohan FrostegårdIngiäld HafströmPublished in: Arthritis research & therapy (2021)
Protective effects of higher levels of innate IgM anti-PC autoantibodies on CVE were detected in younger patients with RA and those at high risk of CVE: males, presence of obesity, and non-remission at 1 year.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular events
- rheumatoid arthritis
- disease activity
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- immune response
- metabolic syndrome
- ankylosing spondylitis
- type diabetes
- weight loss
- insulin resistance
- interstitial lung disease
- weight gain
- high fat diet induced
- adipose tissue
- systemic sclerosis