Patrick Daly

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The commensal gut organism, Prevotella copri (Pc), has been reported to play an immunological role in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. As such, researchers investigated anti-Pc antibody responses and when they developed during the natural disease history in a cohort of patients with <a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/rheumatology-picks/impact-of-methotrexate-withdrawal-on-successfully-treated-rheumatoid-arthritis/">rheumatoid arthritis</a>. According to the study&rsquo;s lead author, Jennifer Seifert, MPH, the study&rsquo;s results suggest that&nbsp;Pc does appear to play a role in rheumatoid arthritis evolution.This study assessed serum levels of immunoglobulin A (IgA) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) anti-Pc-p27, an immunogenic&nbsp;Pc protein, in patients who were: at-risk for development of rheumatoid arthritis, transitioned to rheumatoid arthritis, in the first year of rheumatoid arthritis, and in established rheumatoid arthritis. Anti-Pc-p27 antibodies were also evaluated in subgroups stratified according to rheumatoid arthritis-related autoantibody status. Measurements were compared against matched controls.<h3>Prevotella Copri Appears to Drive Rheumatoid Arthritis and Synovitis</h3>The researchers reported that patients with rheumatoid arthritis had significantly higher levels of IgA anti-Pc-p27, and trended towards higher levels of IgG anti-Pc-p27, when compared with matched controls. Patients in early rheumatoid arthritis had overall higher median IgG anti-Pc-p27 antibodies compared with established disease, while patients with established disease had significantly higher median IgA anti-Pc-p27 compared with their matched controls.Additionally, in autoantibody analyses, the investigators found that the at-risk subjects with anti-CCP but without anti-RF antibodies trended towards increased levels of IgG anti-Pc-p27. Similarly, patients with both anti-CCP and -RF antibodies had significantly increased IgA anti-Pc-p27 antibodies and trended towards increased IgG anti-Pc-p27 antibodies when compared with matched controls.In summary, &ldquo;these findings support a potential etiologic role for this microorganism in both RA preclinical evolution and the subsequent pathogenesis of synovitis,&rdquo; the authors closed.View More <a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/rheumatoid-arthritis-resource-center/">Recent Studies and Expert Interviews in Rheumatology</a>

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Role of Prevotella Copri in Rheumatoid Arthritis Development

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The commensal gut organism, Prevotella copri (Pc), has been reported to play an immunological role in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. As such, researchers investigated ...

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