Decreased endothelin receptor A autoantibody levels are associated with early ischaemic events in patients with giant-cell arteritis

Ann Rheum Dis. 2019 Oct;78(10):1443-1444. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215341. Epub 2019 Jun 11.

Authors

Sebastian Klapa^{1

2}, Antje Müller³, Andreas Koch², Harald Heidecke⁴, Wataru Kähler², Juliane Junker⁴, Susanne Schinke³, Gabriela Riemekasten³, Peter Lamprecht³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany sebastian.klapa@uksh.de.
² Institute of Experimental Medicine c/o German Naval Medical Institute, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Kronshagen, Germany.
³ Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
⁴ CellTrend GmbH, Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, Germany.

PMID: 31186255
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215341

No abstract available

Keywords: autoantibodies; autoimmunity; giant-cell arteritis; inflammation; systemic vasculitis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Autoantibodies / blood*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Giant Cell Arteritis / blood*
Giant Cell Arteritis / immunology*
Humans
Ischemia / immunology*
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Receptor, Endothelin A / immunology*

Substances

Autoantibodies
Receptor, Endothelin A