Immunomodulation of RA Patients' PBMC with a Multiepitope Peptide Derived from Citrullinated Autoantigens

• Main Authors: Smadar Gertel (Author), Gidi Karmon (Author), Sivan Vainer (Author), Ora Shovman (Author), Martin Cornillet (Author), Guy Serre (Author), Yehuda Shoenfeld (Author), Howard Amital (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Citrullinated peptides are used for measuring anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Accumulation of citrullinated proteins in the inflamed synovium suggests that they may be good targets for inducing peripheral tolerance. In view of the multiplicity of citrullinat...