Review Article

Autoantibodies as Diagnostic Markers and Mediator of Joint Inflammation in Arthritis

Table 1

List of autoantibodies to citrullinated antigens detected in RA patients.

AntigenContinentCountrySequencePrevalenceReference

CCPEuropeSwedenNot provided49-57.4%[89, 90]
Italy28.7-72%[61, 90]
UK10%[91]
Denmark44.9%[92]
Netherlands50-75%[90, 93, 94]
France88.9%[95]
Belgium66.1%[51]
Austria81%[96]
Poland66.7%[97]
Spain36.3-66.3%[90, 98100]
Rome61-70%[101, 102]
North AmericaUSA61.3-85%[103105]
Canada48.8%[106]
South AmericaBrazil84.8%[107]
AsiaChina67.9-71.3%[108, 109]
Bangladesh92.3%[110]
Japan75-87.9%[111113]
Thailand60.3%[114]
Israel80%[115]
Sri Lanka71%[116]
AfricaAfrica87%[117]

CCP-2EuropeSwedenNot provided59-81%[118121]
Netherlands54-82%[84, 94, 122125]
Hungary75%[126]
Italy88%[127]
Spain64.2%[79]
AsiaMalaysia64%[118]
AfricaAfrica82%[35]

CCP-3AfricaAfricaNot provided77%[35]
EuropeHungaryNot provided79%[126]

CCP-3.1EuropeHungaryNot provided84%[126]

Collagen IIEuropeSwedenNot providedCit-CII355-378 (13%)[118]
Cit360,365-CII359-369 (33.5%)[121]
AsiaMalaysiaNot providedCit-CII355-378 (17%)[118]

VimentinEuropeSwedenVYAT-Cit-SSAV-Cit-L-Cit-SSVPCit64,69,71-vimentin60-75 (29.8-44%)[27, 28, 118, 128]
Not providedCit-vimentin2-17 (11.7-32%)[118, 121]
Not providedCit-vimentin1-16 (2.7%)[119]
VYAT-Cit-SSAV-Cit-L-Cit-SSVPCit63,68,70-vimentin59-74 (38%)[119, 129]
PolandNot provided58.8%[97]
NetherlandsVYAT-Cit-SSAV-Cit-L-Cit-SSVPCit63,68,70-vimentin59-74 (58%)[123]
AsiaMalaysiaVYAT-Cit-SSAV-Cit-L-Cit-SSVPCit64,69,71-vimentin60-75 (54%)[27, 28, 118, 128]
Not providedCit-vimentin2-17 (25%)[118]

Fibrinogen-alphaEuropeSwedenHHPGIAEFPS-Cit-GKSSSYSKQFCit573-fibrinogen-α563-583 (21.9-43%)[118, 130]
Not providedCit-fibrinogen-α27-43 (19%)[119]
AEGGGV-Cit-GPRVVECit35-fibrinogen-α29-41 (20.2%)[131]
KDLLPS-Cit-D-Cit-QHLPLIKCit216,218-fibrinogen-α201-225 (12.7%)[131]
QMRMELE-Cit-PGGNEIT-Cit-GGSTSYGCit263,271-fibrinogen-α256-278 (21.0%)[131]
NVSPGT-Cit-Cit-EYHTEKCit425,426-fibrinogen-α419-432 (17.0%)[131]
SKQFTSSTSYN-Cit-GDSTFESKSCit591-fibrinogen-α580-600 (9.8-14.4%)[118, 121, 130]
NetherlandsNot providedCit-fibrinogen-α27-43 (28%)[123]
AsiaMalaysiaHHPGIAEFPS-Cit-GKSSSYSKQFCit573-fibrinogen-α563-583 (39%)[118, 130]
SKQFTSSTSYN-Cit-GDSTFESKSCit591-fibrinogen-α580-600 (19%)[118, 130]
AfricaAfricaGP-Cit-VVE-Cit-HQSACKDSCit38,42-fibrinogen-α36-50 (45%)[132, 133]

Fibrinogen-betaEuropeSwedenNEEGFFSA-Cit-GHRPLDKKCit44-fibrinogen-β36-52 (42-64.9%)[118, 129]
APPPISGGGY-Cit-ARPAKAAATCit72-fibrinogen-β62-81 (19-20%)[118, 130]
APPPISGGGYRA-Cit-PAKAAATCit74-Fibrinogen-β62-81 (25.2-30%)[118, 130]
APPPISGGGYRA-Cit-PAKAAATCit74-fibrinogen-β62-81a&b (14.9-35.6%)[121]
NetherlandsNEEGFFSA-Cit-GHRPLDKKCit44-fibrinogen-β36-52 (60%)[123]
AsiaMalaysiaNEEGFFSA-Cit-GHRPLDKKCit44-fibrinogen-β36-52 (47%)[118, 129]
APPPISGGGY-Cit-ARPAKAAATCit72-fibrinogen-β62-81 (18%)[118, 130]
APPPISGGGYRA-Cit-PAKAAATCit74-fibrinogen-β62-81 (15%)[118, 130]
AfricaAfricaCit-PAPPPISGGGY-Cit-A-CitCit60,72,74-fibrinogen-β60-74 (73%)[132, 133]

FilaggrinEuropeSwedenHQEST-Cit-G-Cit-SRGRSGRSGSCit312,314-filaggrin307-324 (44-46.8%)[118, 121]
PolandHQEST-Cit-G-Cit-SRGRSGRSGS23.5%[97]
AsiaMalaysiaHQEST-Cit-G-Cit-SRGRSGRSGSCit312,314-filaggrin307-324 (42%)[118]

Enolase-alphaEuropeSwedenKIHA-Cit-EIFDS-Cit-GNPTVECit9,15-enolase5-21(40-50%)[29, 118, 134]
KIHA-Cit-EIFDS-Cit-GNPTVCit9,15-enolase5-20 (25%)[119]
KIHA-Cit-EIFDS-Cit-GNPTVECit10,16-enolase5-21 68.1%[121]
PolandKIHA-Cit-EIFDS-Cit-GNPTVE70.6%[97]
NetherlandsKIHA-Cit-EIFDS-Cit-GNPTVCit9,15-enolase5-20 (32%)[123]
AsiaMalaysiaKIHA-Cit-EIFDS-Cit-GNPTVECit9,15-enolase5-21(23%)[29, 118, 134]
AfricaAfricaKIHA-Cit-EIFDS-Cit-GNPTVECit9,15-enolase5-21 (72%)[117]