Journal of periodontology
Arg-gingipain, myeloperoxidase, and anti-CarP across the rheumatoid arthritis spectrum.
Maliha Shahbaz, Anis Rageh Al-Maleki, Chia Wei Cheah, Jazli Aziz, Karuthan Chinna, Peter Mark Bartold, Rathna Devi Vaithilingam
Published: 202510.1002/jper.70009
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The association between periodontitis (PD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been linked to autoantibodies. In recent years, Arg-gingipain (Rgp) triggered myeloperoxidase (MPO) release, which mediates protein carbamylation to form anti-ca…
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