Arthritis Res Ther. 2009;11(5):125. doi: 10.1186/ar2786. Epub 2009 Sep 14.
In a previous issue of Arthritis Research and Therapy, Ursum and colleagues report the relative stabilities of anticitrullinated protein/peptide antibodies (ACPAs) and IgM rheumatoid factors during the course of rheumatoid arthritis and their differential correlation with markers of the acute-phase response. These findings add to a growing body of evidence highlighting the distinct nature of these two autoantibody systems and the role of ACPAs as a disease-specific marker of rheumatoid arthritis.
在《关节炎研究与治疗》的前一期中,Ursum 及其同事报告了抗瓜氨酸化蛋白/肽抗体(ACPA)和 IgM 类风湿因子在类风湿关节炎病程中的相对稳定性,以及它们与急性期反应物标记物的差异相关性。这些发现增加了越来越多的证据,强调了这两种自身抗体系统的独特性质,以及 ACPA 作为类风湿关节炎特异性疾病标志物的作用。