Influence of Oral Microbiota on the Presence of IgA Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies in Gingival Crevicular Fluid

• Main Authors: Menke J. de Smit (Author), Poerwati Soetji Rahajoe (Author), Elisabeth Raveling-Eelsing (Author), Paola Lisotto (Author), Hermie J. M. Harmsen (Author), Nyoman Kertia (Author), Arjan Vissink (Author), Johanna Westra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionThe relation between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis (PD) has been investigated ever since the discovery of the citrullinating enzyme peptidyl arginine deaminase presents in the oral bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis. Recently, we demonstrated the presence of RA autoantibodi...