[Autoimmunity to glycolytic enzyme in rheumatoid arthritis]

Nihon Rinsho Meneki Gakkai Kaishi. 2011;34(6):456-63. doi: 10.2177/jsci.34.456.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients has significantly improved with the recent use of biologics targeting TNFα, IL-6, and co-stimulatory molecule. In US and Europe, clear therapeutic benefit of anti-CD20 antibodies is also confirmed. As a disease specific marker, rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated protein antibody are crucial in RA, although the pathology of them is not defined. Here we focus on glycolytic enzyme such as glucose-6-phospate isomerase, that is confirmed as arthritogenic in two different mouse models, and discuss about pathogenic relevance to RA.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigen-Antibody Reactions
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / enzymology*
  • Autoimmunity*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / immunology

Substances

  • Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase