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Large-scale multicenter study reveals anticitrullinated SR-A peptide antibody as a biomarker and exacerbator for rheumatoid arthritis.

Yang Xie, Chaonan Wei, Dongdong Fu, Wei Zhang, Yan Du, Chuncui Huang, Shuyan Liu, Ranran Yao, Zihao He, Shenghua Zhang and 24 more

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Article in Science advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07147127 (Anti-Citrullinated SR-A Peptide), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Anti-Citrullinated SR-A Peptide (Anti-csp)Antibody as a Biomarker for Rheumatoid Arthritis.

TypeobservationalSponsorWalaa sharif Eid AhmedRan2026 to 2027Enrolled81ConditionsRheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
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Yang XieDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1368-4264
Chaonan WeiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.ORCID 0009-0007-6661-4389
Dongdong FuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Xinxiang Central Hospital, Xinxiang, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7629-7205
Wei ZhangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Hospital Affiliated to Baotou Medical College & Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Autoimmunity, Baotou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8546-3236
Yan DuDepartment of Rheumatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Chuncui HuangKey Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0713-3186
Shuyan LiuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2131-6640
Ranran YaoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2733-0048
Zihao HeArthritis Clinical and Research Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.
Shenghua ZhangDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Xu JinDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.
Bin ShenDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6441-2958
Lulu CaoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2655-678X
Ping WangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1480-5427
Xiangyu FangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.
Xi ZhengDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.
Hongying LinDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.
Xihua WeiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.
Wenhao LinDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.
Mingxin BaiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.
Danxue ZhuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.
Yingni LiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.
Yamin DingDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.
Huaqun ZhuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9146-3753
Hua YeDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.
Jing HeDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3904-8928
Yin SuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1364-1598
Yuan JiaDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.
Huaxiang WuDepartment of Rheumatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Yongfu WangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Hospital Affiliated to Baotou Medical College & Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Autoimmunity, Baotou, China.
Dan XingArthritis Clinical and Research Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6966-3134
Xiaoyan QiuDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Zhanguo LiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2590-6242
Fanlei HuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3892-3164

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is still challenging. More than one-third of patients with RA could not be accurately diagnosed because of lacking biomarkers. Our recent study reported that scavenger receptor-A (SR-A) is a biomarker for RA, especially for anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (anti-CCP)-negative RA. Here, we further identified the B cell autoantigenic epitopes of SR-A. By a large-scale multicenter study including one training and three validation cohorts of 1954 participants, we showed that anticitrullinated SR-A peptide antibody (anti-CSP) was exclusively elevated in RA as a biomarker, particularly useful for seronegative RA. Combination of anti-CSP with anti-CCP demonstrated superior diagnostic value for RA, with sensitivity of 84.83% and specificity of 92.43%. Moreover, RA anti-CSP revealed distinct glycosylation patterns, capable of provoking inflammation in cartilage organoids and exacerbating disease progression in experimental arthritis. Together, these data identify anti-CSP as an RA autoantibody clinically applicable and actively involved in disease pathogenesis.

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Anti-Citrullinated Protein AntibodiesArthritis, RheumatoidAutoantibodiesBiomarkersAdultAgedAutoantigensDisease ProgressionFemaleGlycosylationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPeptides, CyclicAnti-Citrullinated Protein AntibodiesAutoantibodiesAutoantigensBiomarkersPeptides, Cyclic

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