Karin Lundberg

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Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2025;64(4):1679-1688
The impact of periodontitis and periodontal treatment on rheumatoid arthritis outcomes: an exploratory clinical trial
Silva DS; de Vries C; Rovisco J; Serra S; Kaminska M; Mydel P; Lundberg K; da Silva JAP; Baptista IP
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2025;55(2):e202451391
Rheumatoid Arthritis Related B-Cell Changes Are Found Already in the Risk-RA Phase.
de Vries C; Huang W; Sharma RK; Wangriatisak K; Turcinov S; Cîrciumaru A; Rönnblom L; Grönwall C; Hensvold A; Lundberg K; Malmström V
Article: RMD OPEN. 2025;11(1):e005111
Porphyromonas gingivalis associates with the presence of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies, but not with the onset of arthritis: studies in an at-risk population
De Vries C; Circiumaru A; Mathsson-Alm L; Westerlind H; Dehara M; Kisten Y; Potempa B; Potempa J; Hensvold A; Lundberg K
Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2025;15:1504975
The PerioGene North study reveals that periodontal inflammation and advanced jawbone loss in periodontitis associate with serum gingipain antibodies but not with systemic autoimmunity
Kindstedt E; de Vries C; Wanman M; Potempa BA; Potempa J; Lindquist S; Esberg A; Lundberg K; Lundberg P
Article: ACR OPEN RHEUMATOLOGY. 2025;7(1):e11767
Revisiting the Link Between HLA-DRB1 Alleles and Autoantibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Association of non-Shared Epitope Alleles*09 and*15 With High Levels of Anti-Citrullinated Peptide/Protein Antibodies
Lagutkin D; Panaifo L; Nurul-Aain A-F; Israelsson L; Hansson M; Lundberg K; Alfredsson L; Askling J; Klareskog L; Too C-L; Padyukov L
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2024;13(17):5297
Impaired Periodontitis-Induced Cytokine Production by Peripheral Blood Monocytes and Myeloid Dendritic Cells in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case-Control Study
Silva DS; Laranjeira P; Silva A; Silva I; Kaminska M; Mydel P; de Vries C; Lundberg K; da Silva JAP; Baptista IP; Paiva A
Article: BIOMEDICINES. 2024;12(5):964
Exhaled Nitric Oxide Reflects the Immune Reactions of the Airways in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Weitoft T; Ronnelid J; Lind A; de Vries C; Larsson A; Potempa B; Potempa J; Kastbom A; Martinsson K; Lundberg K; Hogman M
Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;62(6):2106-2112
The association between autoantibodies and risk for venous thromboembolic events among patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Westerlind H; Kastbom A; Ronnelid J; Hansson M; Alfredsson L; Mathsson-Alm L; Serre G; Cornillet M; Holmdahl R; Skriner K; Bang H; Klareskog L; Saevarsdottir S; Lundberg K; Gronwall C; Askling J
Article: RMD OPEN. 2023;9(2):e002974
Population-based user-perceived experience of Rheumatic?: a novel digital symptom-checker in rheumatology
Lundberg K; Qin L; Aulin C; van Spil WE; Maurits MP; Knevel R
Journal article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2022;81:514-515
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AUTOANTIBODIES AND RISK FOR VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLIC EVENTS AMONG PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Westerlind H; Kastbom A; Ronnelid J; Hansson M; Alfredsson L; Mathsson-Alm L; Serre G; Cornillet M; Holmdahl R; Jakobsson PJ; Skriner K; Bang H; Klareskog L; Saevarsdottir S; Lundberg K; Gronwall C; Askling J
Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2022;13:804822
Antibodies to a Citrullinated Porphyromonas gingivalis Epitope Are Increased in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Can Be Produced by Gingival Tissue B Cells: Implications for a Bacterial Origin in RA Etiology
Sherina N; de Vries C; Kharlamova N; Sippl N; Jiang X; Brynedal B; Kindstedt E; Hansson M; Mathsson-Alm L; Israelsson L; Stalesen R; Saevarsdottir S; Holmdahl R; Hensvold A; Johannsen G; Eriksson K; Sallusto F; Catrina AI; Roennelid J; Groenwall C; Yucel-Lindberg T; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Piccoli L; Malmstroem V; Amara K; Lundberg K
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2022;11(4):1008
Antibodies to Porphyromonas gingivalis Are Increased in Patients with Severe Periodontitis, and Associate with Presence of Specific Autoantibodies and Myocardial Infarction
de Vries C; Ruacho G; Kindstedt E; Potempa BA; Potempa J; Klinge B; Lundberg P; Svenungsson E; Lundberg K
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):13525
Salivary citrullinated proteins in rheumatoid arthritis and associated periodontal disease
Tar I; Csosz E; Vegh E; Lundberg K; Kharlamova N; Soos B; Szekanecz Z; Marton I
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;73(6):963-969
HLA-B*08 Identified as the Most Prominently Associated Major Histocompatibility Complex Locus for Anti-Carbamylated Protein Antibody-Positive/Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide-Negative Rheumatoid Arthritis
Regueiro C; Casares-Marfil D; Lundberg K; Knevel R; Acosta-Herrera M; Rodriguez-Rodriguez L; Lopez-Mejias R; Perez-Pampin E; Triguero-Martinez A; Nuno L; Ferraz-Amaro I; Rodriguez-Carrio J; Lopez-Pedrera R; Robustillo-Villarino M; Castaneda S; Remuzgo-Martinez S; Alperi M; Alegre-Sancho JJ; Balsa A; Gonzalez-Alvaro I; Mera A; Fernandez-Gutierrez B; Gonzalez-Gay MA; Trouw LA; Gronwall C; Padyukov L; Martin J; Gonzalez A
Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2021;12:627986
A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Relationship Between Different IgG and IgA Anti-Modified Protein Autoantibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gronwall C; Liljefors L; Bang H; Hensvold AH; Hansson M; Mathsson-Alm L; Israelsson L; Joshua V; Svard A; Stalesen R; Titcombe PJ; Steen J; Piccoli L; Sherina N; Clavel C; Svenungsson E; Gunnarsson I; Saevarsdottir S; Kastbom A; Serre G; Alfredsson L; Malmstrom V; Ronnelid J; Catrina AI; Lundberg K; Klareskog L
Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2021;12:666114
False Positive Results in SARS-CoV-2 Serological Tests for Samples From Patients With Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
Kharlamova N; Dunn N; Bedri SK; Jerling S; Almgren M; Faustini F; Gunnarsson I; Ronnelid J; Pullerits R; Gjertsson I; Lundberg K; Manberg A; Pin E; Nilsson P; Hober S; Fink K; Fogdell-Hahn A
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2020;72(10):1643-1657
Different Hierarchies of Anti-Modified Protein Autoantibody Reactivities in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sahlstroem P; Hansson M; Steen J; Amara K; Titcombe PJ; Forsstrom B; Stalesen R; Israelsson L; Piccoli L; Lundberg K; Klareskog L; Mueller DL; Catrina AI; Skriner K; Malmstrom V; Gronwall C
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2020;22(1):170
Presence of autoantibodies in "seronegative" rheumatoid arthritis associates with classical risk factors and high disease activity
Reed E; Hedstrom AK; Hansson M; Mathsson-Alm L; Brynedal B; Saevarsdottir S; Cornillet M; Jakobsson P-J; Holmdahl R; Skriner K; Serre G; Alfredsson L; Ronnelid J; Lundberg K
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):19995
Rheumatoid arthritis patients display B-cell dysregulation already in the naive repertoire consistent with defects in B-cell tolerance
Wang Y; Lloyd KA; Melas I; Zhou D; Thyagarajan R; Lindqvist J; Hansson M; Svard A; Mathsson-Alm L; Kastbom A; Lundberg K; Klareskog L; Catrina AI; Rapecki S; Malmstrom V; Gronwall C
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2019;105(3):616-624
Distinct HLA Associations with Rheumatoid Arthritis Subsets Defined by Serological Subphenotype
Terao C; Brynedal B; Chen Z; Jiang X; Westerlind H; Hansson M; Jakobsson P-J; Lundberg K; Skriner K; Serre G; Ronnelid J; Mathsson-Alm L; Brink M; Dahlqvist SR; Padyukov L; Gregersen PK; Barton A; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Raychaudhuri S
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2019;116(34):16955-16960
Molecular mimicry between Anoctamin 2 and Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 associates with multiple sclerosis risk
Tengvall K; Huang J; Hellstrom C; Kammer P; Bistrom M; Ayoglu B; Bomfim IL; Stridh P; Butt J; Brenner N; Michel A; Lundberg K; Padyukov L; Lundberg IE; Svenungsson E; Ernberg I; Olafsson S; Dilthey AT; Hillert J; Alfredsson L; Sundstrom P; Nilsson P; Waterboer T; Olsson T; Kockum I
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2019;8(5):E630-630
Periodontal Health and Oral Microbiota in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eriksson K; Fei G; Lundmark A; Benchimol D; Lee L; Hu YOO; Kats A; Saevarsdottir S; Catrina AI; Klinge B; Andersson AF; Klareskog L; Lundberg K; Jansson L; Yucel-Lindberg T
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2019;71(3):340-350
Generation and Characterization of Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibody-Producing B Cell Clones From Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Germar K; Fehres CM; Scherer HU; van Uden N; Pollastro S; Yeremenko N; Hansson M; Kerkman PF; van der Voort EIH; Reed E; Maassen H; Kwakkenbos MJ; Bakker AQ; Klareskog L; Malmstrom V; de Vries N; Toes REM; Lundberg K; Spits H; Baeten DL
Journal article: RHEUMATOLOGY AND ORTHOPEDIC MEDICINE. 2019;4(2)
Effects of one-year anti-TNF-α therapy on biomarkers of angiogenesis and functional vascular parameters in arthritides
Balogh E; Végh E; Kerekes G; Pusztai A; Hamar A; Hodosi K; Szamosi S; Váncsa A; Csomor P; Bodoki L; Pogácsás L; Balázs F; McCormick J; Biniecka M; Tar I; Lundberg K; Kharlamova N; Szántó S; Szűcs G; Nagy Z; Fearon U; Veale DJ; Szekanecz Z
Article: THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE. 2019;11:1759720X19883152
A cross-sectional investigation into the association between Porphyromonas gingivalis and autoantibodies to citrullinated proteins in a German population
Oluwagbemigun K; Yucel-Lindberg T; Dietrich T; Tour G; Sherina N; Hansson M; Bergmann M; Lundberg K; Boeing H
Article: JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. 2018;16(1):214
Increased citrullination and expression of peptidylarginine deiminases independently of P. gingivalis and A. actinomycetemcomitans in gingival tissue of patients with periodontitis
Engstrom M; Eriksson K; Lee L; Hermansson M; Johansson A; Nicholas AP; Gerasimcik N; Lundberg K; Klareskog L; Catrina AI; Yucel-Lindberg T
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2018;48(6):1030-1045
Variable domain N-linked glycosylation and negative surface charge are key features of monoclonal ACPA: Implications for B-cell selection
Lloyd KA; Steen J; Amara K; Titcombe PJ; Israelsson L; Lundstrom SL; Zhou D; Zubarev RA; Reed E; Piccoli L; Gabay C; Lanzavecchia A; Baeten D; Lundberg K; Mueller DL; Klareskog L; Malmstrom V; Gronwall C
Journal article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2018;57(suppl_3):key075.097
i097 Autoimmunity to citrullinated proteins in the etiopathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis, with focus on alpha-enolase and P. gingivalis
Lundberg K
Article: ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH. 2018;70(4):648-651
Association of Anti-Transcription Intermediary Factor 1γ Antibodies With Paraneoplastic Rheumatic Syndromes Other Than Dermatomyositis
Venalis P; Selickaja S; Lundberg K; Rugiene R; Lundberg IE
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77(2):203-211
Anticitrullinated protein/peptide antibody multiplexing defines an extended group of ACPA-positive rheumatoid arthritis patients with distinct genetic and environmental determinants
Ronnelid J; Hansson M; Mathsson-Alm L; Cornillet M; Reed E; Jakobsson P-J; Alfredsson L; Holmdahl R; Skriner K; Serre G; Lundberg K; Klareskog L
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2017;19(1):219
Low levels of antibodies against common viruses associate with anti-citrullinated protein antibody-positive rheumatoid arthritis; implications for disease aetiology
Sherina N; Hreggvidsdottir HS; Bengtsson C; Hansson M; Israelsson L; Alfredsson L; Lundberg K
Article: JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. 2016;14(1):311
Effects by periodontitis on pristane-induced arthritis in rats
Eriksson K; Lonnblom E; Tour G; Kats A; Mydel P; Georgsson P; Hultgren C; Kharlamova N; Norin U; Jonsson J; Lundmark A; Hellvard A; Lundberg K; Jansson L; Holmdahl R; Yucel-Lindberg T
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2016;75(10):1891-1898
Protective effect of HLA-DRB1*13 alleles during specific phases in the development of ACPA-positive RA
van Heemst J; Hensvold AH; Jiang X; van Steenbergen H; Klareskog L; Huizinga TWJ; van der Helm-van Mil A; Catrina AI; Toes REM; Lundberg K; van der Woude D
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2016;75(10):1876-1883
Identification of an immunodominant peptide from citrullinated tenascin-C as a major target for autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritis
Schwenzer A; Jiang X; Mikuls TR; Payne JB; Sayles HR; Quirke A-M; Kessler BM; Fischer R; Venables PJ; Lundberg K; Midwood KS
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2016;18(1):201
Concentration of antibodies against Porphyromonas gingivalis is increased before the onset of symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
Johansson L; Sherina N; Kharlamova N; Potempa B; Larsson B; Israelsson L; Potempa J; Rantapaa-Dahlqvist S; Lundberg K
Article: JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH. 2016;15(7):2337-2345
Establishing a Proteomics-Based Monocyte Assay To Assess Differential Innate Immune Activation Responses
Tarasova NK; Ytterberg AJ; Lundberg K; Zhang X-M; Harris RA; Zubarev RA
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2016;18(1):96
Antibodies to carbamylated α-enolase epitopes in rheumatoid arthritis also bind citrullinated epitopes and are largely indistinct from anti-citrullinated protein antibodies
Reed E; Jiang X; Kharlamova N; Ytterberg AJ; Catrina AI; Israelsson L; Mathsson-Alm L; Hansson M; Alfredsson L; Ronnelid J; Lundberg K
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2016;75(4):730-738
Autoantibodies to citrullinated proteins induce joint pain independent of inflammation via a chemokine-dependent mechanism
Wigerblad G; Bas DB; Fernades-Cerqueira C; Krishnamurthy A; Nandakumar KS; Rogoz K; Kato J; Sandor K; Su J; Miguel Jimenez-Andrade J; Finn A; Farinotti AB; Amara K; Lundberg K; Holmdahl R; Jakobsson P-J; Malmstrom V; Catrina AI; Klareskog L; Svensson CI
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2016;75(4):721-729
Identification of a novel chemokine-dependent molecular mechanism underlying rheumatoid arthritis-associated autoantibody-mediated bone loss
Krishnamurthy A; Joshua V; Hensvold AH; Jin T; Sun M; Vivar N; Ytterberg AJ; Engstrom M; Fernandes-Cerqueira C; Amara K; Magnusson M; Wigerblad G; Kato J; Jimenez-Andrade JM; Tyson K; Rapecki S; Lundberg K; Catrina S-B; Jakobsson P-J; Svensson C; Malmstrom V; Klareskog L; Wahamaa H; Catrina AI
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2016;68(3):604-613
Antibodies to Porphyromonas gingivalis Indicate Interaction Between Oral Infection, Smoking, and Risk Genes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Etiology
Kharlamova N; Jiang X; Sherina N; Potempa B; Israelsson L; Quirke A-M; Eriksson K; Yucel-Lindberg T; Venables PJ; Potempa J; Alfredsson L; Lundberg K
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2016;75(2):356-361
Changes in the anticitrullinated peptide antibody response in relation to therapeutic outcome in early rheumatoid arthritis: results from the SWEFOT trial
Kastbom A; Forslind K; Ernestam S; Geborek P; Karlsson JA; Petersson IF; Saevarsdottir S; Klareskog L; van Vollenhoven RF; Lundberg K
Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(5):e0155956
Prevalence of Periodontitis in Patients with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Swedish Population Based Case-Control Study
Eriksson K; Nise L; Kats A; Luttropp E; Catrina AI; Askling J; Jansson L; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Lundberg K; Yucel-Lindberg T
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2015;67(12):3135-3145
Release of Active Peptidyl Arginine Deiminases by Neutrophils Can Explain Production of Extracellular Citrullinated Autoantigens in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fluid
Spengler J; Lugonja B; Ytterberg AJ; Zubarev RA; Creese AJ; Pearson MJ; Grant MM; Milward M; Lundberg K; Buckley CD; Filer A; Raza K; Cooper PR; Chapple IL; Scheel-Toellner D
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2015;17(1):239
Serum RANKL levels associate with anti- citrullinated protein antibodies in early untreated rheumatoid arthritis and are modulated following methotrexate
Hensvold AH; Joshua V; Li W; Larkin M; Qureshi F; Israelsson L; Padyukov L; Lundberg K; Defranoux N; Saevarsdottir S; Catrina AI
Article: JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH. 2015;14(9):3940-3947
Proteomics Reveals a Role for Attachment in Monocyte Differentiation into Efficient Proinflammatory Macrophages
Tarasova NK; Ytterberg AJ; Lundberg K; Zhang X-M; Harris RA; Zubarev RA
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2015;17(1):155
Targeting of anti-citrullinated protein/peptide antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis using peptides mimicking endogenously citrullinated fibrinogen antigens
Fernandes-Cerqueira C; Ossipova E; Gunasekera S; Hansson M; Mathsson L; Catrina AI; Sommarin Y; Klareskog L; Lundberg K; Ronnelid J; Goransson U; Jakobsson P-J
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2015;17(1):9
Expression of citrulline and homocitrulline residues in the lungs of non-smokers and smokers: implications for autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis
Lugli EB; Correia RESM; Fischer R; Lundberg K; Bracke KR; Montgomery AB; Kessler BM; Brusselle GG; Venables PJ
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2014;73(10):1761-1768
Anti-CarP antibodies in two large cohorts of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and their relationship to genetic risk factors, cigarette smoking and other autoantibodies
Jiang X; Trouw LA; van Wesemael TJ; Shi J; Bengtsson C; Kallberg H; Malmstrom V; Israelsson L; Hreggvidsdottir H; Verduijn W; Klareskog L; Alfredsson L; Huizinga TWJ; Toes REM; Lundberg K; van der Woude D
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2014;16(4):R167
Affinity purified anti-citrullinated protein/peptide antibodies target antigens expressed in the rheumatoid joint
Ossipova E; Cerqueira CF; Reed E; Kharlamova N; Israelsson L; Holmdahl R; Nandakumar KS; Engstrom M; Harre U; Schett G; Catrina AI; Malmstrom V; Sommarin Y; Klareskog L; Jakobsson P-J; Lundberg K
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(11):e113924
IgG Antibodies to Cyclic Citrullinated Peptides Exhibit Profiles Specific in Terms of IgG Subclasses, Fc-Glycans and a Fab-Peptide Sequence
Lundstrom SL; Fernandes-Cerqueira C; Ytterberg AJ; Ossipova E; Hensvold AH; Jakobsson P-J; Malmstrom V; Catrina AI; Klareskog L; Lundberg K; Zubarev RA
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2013;72(5):652-658
Genetic and environmental determinants for disease risk in subsets of rheumatoid arthritis defined by the anticitrullinated protein/peptide antibody fine specificity profile.
Lundberg K; Bengtsson C; Kharlamova N; Reed E; Jiang X; Kallberg H; Pollak-Dorocic I; Israelsson L; Kessel C; Padyukov L; Holmdahl R; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2012;14(5):R201
Validation of a multiplex chip-based assay for the detection of autoantibodies against citrullinated peptides
Hansson M; Mathsson L; Schlederer T; Israelsson L; Matsson P; Nogueira L; Jakobsson P-J; Lundberg K; Malmstrom V; Serre G; Holmdahl R; Nystrand M; Klareskog L; Ronnelid J
Article: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2012;39(5):929-932
Heterogeneity of anticitrullinated peptide antibodies and response to anti-tumor necrosis factor agents in rheumatoid arthritis.
Fisher BA; Plant D; Lundberg K; Charles P; Barton A; Venables PJ; Biologics in Rheumatoid Arthritis Genetics and Gen
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2011;70(6):1095-1098
Antibodies to citrullinated α-enolase peptide 1 and clinical and radiological outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis
Fisher BA; Plant D; Brode M; van Vollenhoven RF; Mathsson L; Symmons D; Lundberg K; Ronnelid J; Venables PJ
Article: NATURE REVIEWS RHEUMATOLOGY. 2010;6(12):727-730
OPINION Periodontitis in RA-the citrullinated enolase connection
Lundberg K; Wegner N; Yucel-Lindberg T; Venables PJ
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2010;62(9):2662-2672
Peptidylarginine deiminase from Porphyromonas gingivalis citrullinates human fibrinogen and α-enolase: implications for autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis.
Wegner N; Wait R; Sroka A; Eick S; Nguyen K-A; Lundberg K; Kinloch A; Culshaw S; Potempa J; Venables PJ
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2010;62(1):44-52
Antibodies to Several Citrullinated Antigens Are Enriched in the Joints of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Snir O; Widhe M; Hermansson M; von Spee C; Lindberg J; Hensen S; Lundberg K; Engstrom A; Venables PJW; Toes REM; Holmdahl R; Klareskog L; Malmstrom V
Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2009;41(12):1319-1324
Specific interaction between genotype, smoking and autoimmunity to citrullinated α-enolase in the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis
Mahdi H; Fisher BA; Kallberg H; Plant D; Malmstrom V; Ronnelid J; Charles P; Ding B; Alfredsson L; Padyukov L; Symmons DPM; Venables PJ; Klareskog L; Lundberg K
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2009;68(5):736-743
Multiple antibody reactivities to citrullinated antigens in sera from patients with rheumatoid arthritis: association with HLA-DRB1 alleles
Snir O; Widhe M; von Spee C; Lindberg J; Padyukov L; Lundberg K; Engstrom A; Venables PJ; Lundeberg J; Holmdahl R; Klareskog L; Malmstrom V
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2008;58(10):3009-3019
Antibodies to citrullinated alpha-enolase peptide 1 are specific for rheumatoid arthritis and cross-react with bacterial enolase.
Lundberg K; Kinloch A; Fisher BA; Wegner N; Wait R; Charles P; Mikuls TR; Venables PJ
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2008;58(8):2287-2295
Synovial fluid is a site of citrullination of autoantigens in inflammatory arthritis
Kinloch A; Lundberg K; Wait R; Wegner N; Lim NH; Zendman AJW; Saxne T; Malmstrom V; Venables PJ
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2006;145(2):339-345
Arthritogenicity of collagen type II is increased by chlorination
Westman E; Lundberg K; Harris HE
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2006;54(1):38-46
A new model for an etiology of rheumatoid arthritis
Klareskog L; Stolt P; Lundberg K; Källberg H; Bengtsson C; Grunewald J; Rönnelid J; Harris HE; Ulfgren AK; Rantapää-Dahlqvist S; Eklund A; Padyukov L; Alfredsson L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2005;61(3):234-241
Inhibition by Artocarpus tonkinensis of the development of collagen-induced arthritis in rats
Ngoc DDT; Catrina AI; Lundberg K; Harris HE; Ha NT; Anh PT; Larsson P
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2005;7(3):R458-R467
Citrullinated proteins have increased immunogenicity and arthritogenicity and their presence in arthritic joints correlates with disease severity
Lundberg K; Nijenhuis S; Vossenaar ER; Palmblad K; van Venrooij WJ; Klareskog L; Zendman AJW; Harris HE
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2005;7(6):R1421-R1429
Identification of citrullinated alpha-enolase as a candidate autoantigen in rheumatoid arthritis.
Kinloch A; Tatzer V; Wait R; Peston D; Lundberg K; Donatien P; Moyes D; Taylor PC; Venables PJ
Article: JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY. 2004;23(2):95-102
A pH-induced modification of CII increases its arthritogenic properties
Lundberg K; Ottosson L; Westman E; Sunnerhagen M; Hultenby K; Harris HE
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2003;131(2):241-247
Antigen inhibition of collagen-induced arthritis is associated with up-regulation of IL-4 mRNA and induction of Ox40 on T cells in draining lymph nodes
Mattsson L; Lundberg K; Müssener E; Jansson A; Harris HE; Larsson P
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Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2023;82:214-215
HUMAN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES DERIVED FROM GINGIVAL TISSUE B CELLS BIND MALONDIALDEHYDE (MDA)-MODIFIED SELF-PROTEINS AND EXACERBATES ARTHRITIS - A NOVEL AUTOIMMUNE LINK BETWEEN INFLAMED GUMS AND JOINTS
Raposo B; De Vries C; Afonso MG; Sahlstrom P; Israelsson L; Stalesen R; Klareskog L; Malmstrom V; Rethi B; Gronwall C; Lundberg K
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2021;80:996
ANTIBODIES TO PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS ASSOCIATE WITH THE PRESENCE OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS-RELATED AUTOANTIBODIES IN PATIENTS WITH PERIODONTITIS
De Vries C; Ruacho G; Sippl N; Potempa BA; Ryden L; Potempa JS; Klinge B; Svenungsson E; Lundberg K
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2021;80:206-207
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIFFERENT IGG AND IGA ANTI-MODIFIED PROTEIN AUTOANTIBODIES IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Gronwall C; Liljefors L; Bang H; Hensvold A; Hansson M; Mathsson-Alm L; Israelsson L; Svard A; Clavel C; Svenungsson E; Gunnarsson I; Serre G; Saevarsdottir S; Kastbom A; Alfredsson L; Malmstrom V; Ronnelid J; Catrina A; Lundberg K; Klareskog L
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2021;51:255
Antibodies to porphyromonas gingivalis associate with presence of specific autoantibodies and myocardial infarction in patients with periodontitis
de Vries C; Ruacho G; Sippl N; Potempa BA; Kindstedt E; Lundberg P; Ryden L; Potempa JS; Klinge B; Svenungsson E; Lundberg K
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2020
SARS-CoV-2 serological tests can generate false positive results for samples from patients with chronic inflammatory diseases
Kharlamova N; Dunn N; Bedri SK; Jerling S; Almgren M; Faustini F; Gunnarsson I; Rönnelid J; Pullerits R; Gjertsson I; Lundberg K; Månberg A; Pin E; Nilsson P; Hober S; Fink K; Fogdell-Hahn A
Corrigendum: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2019;105(4):880
Distinct HLA Associations with Rheumatoid Arthritis Subsets Defined by Serological Subphenotype (vol 105, pg 616, 2019)
Terao C; Brynedal B; Chen Z; Jiang X; Westerlind H; Hansson M; Jakobsson P-J; Lundberg K; Skriner K; Serre G; Ronnelid J; Mathsson-Alm L; Brink M; Dahlqvist SR; Padyukov L; Gregersen PK; Barton A; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Raychaudhuri S
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78:1439
ANTI-MODIFIED PROTEIN AUTOANTIBODIES IN RA DISPLAY IMPORTANT PEPTIDE CROSS-REACTIVITY BUT YET PROTEIN RECOGNITION SELECTIVITY
Sahlstrom P; Steen J; Forsstrom B; Titcombe P; Stalesen R; Nonhoff U; Konthur Z; Piccoli L; Lundberg K; Bang H; Mueller D; Catrina A; Klareskog L; Skriner K; Malmstrom V; Gronwall C
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78:1072-1073
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS DISPLAY B-CELL DYSREGULATION ALREADY IN THE NAIVE REPERTOIRE
Wang Y; Lloyd KA; Melas I; Ramskold D; Zhou D; Thyagarajan R; Lundberg K; Klareskog L; Catrina A; Rapecki S; Malmstrom V; Gronwall C
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78:1079
CITRULLINE-REACTIVE B CELLS ARE PRESENT IN INFLAMED GINGIVAL TISSUE AND DISPLAY CROSS-REACTIVITY BETWEEN BACTERIAL AND HUMAN ANTIGENS
Sherina N; Joshua V; Thyagarajan R; Sippl N; Israelsson L; Wahamaa H; Stalesen R; Eriksson K; Yucel-Lindberg T; Hensvold A; Gronwall C; Catrina A; Malmstrom V; Lanzavecchia A; Piccoli L; Amara K; Lundberg K
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78:A16-A17
MOLECULAR MIMICRY AND AUTOIMMUNITY: ANTI-P. GINGIVALIS ANTIBODY RESPONSE IN ACPA-POSITIVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Sherina N; Sippl N; Israelsson L; Le Maitre E; Kharlamova N; Hansson M; Eriksson K; Yucel-Lindberg T; Malmstrom V; Amara K; Lundberg K
Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2019;71
Autoreactivity to Acetylated Histones Defines a Subset of RA Patients and Is Associated with Acetyl - Citrulline Anti-Modified Protein Autoantibody (AMPA) Cross-Reactivity
Sahlstrom P; Liljefors L; Joshua V; Sherina N; Thyagarajan R; Israelsson L; Stalesen R; Hansson M; Amara K; Reimer U; Padyukov L; Svenungsson E; Lundberg K; Catrina A; Klareskog L; Malmstrom V; Gronwall C
Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2019;90(6)
Tracking fundamental B-cell selection processes with BCR repertoire sequencing in rheumatoid arthritis
Wang Y; Lloyd KA; Gunasekera S; Eriksson C; Ramskold D; Lundberg K; Jakobsson P-J; Goransson U; Malmstrom V; Gronwall C
Letter: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77(8):1236-1238
Seropositivity combined with smoking is associated with increased prevalence of periodontitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Eriksson K; Nise L; Alfredsson L; Catrina AI; Askling J; Lundberg K; Klareskog L; Yucel-Lindberg T
Corrigendum: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2016;18(1):257
Concentration of antibodies against Porphyromonas gingivalisis increased before the onset of symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (vol 18, 201, 2016)
Johansson L; Sherina N; Kharlamova N; Potempa B; Larsson B; Israelsson L; Potempa J; Rantapaa-Dahlqvist S; Lundberg K
Letter: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2015;74(1):e7
PPAD remains a credible candidate for inducing autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis: comment on the article by Konig et al
Quirke A-M; Lundberg K; Potempa J; Mikuls TR; Venables PJ
Review: ADVANCES IN IMMUNOLOGY, VOL 150. 2013;118:129-158
Autoimmunity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Citrulline Immunity and Beyond
Klareskog L; Lundberg K; Malmstrom V
Review: SEMINARS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2011;23(2):92-98
Smoking, citrullination and genetic variability in the immunopathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis
Klareskog L; Malmstrom V; Lundberg K; Padyukov L; Alfredsson L
Letter: NATURE GENETICS. 2010;42(10):816
Gene-environment interaction influences the reactivity of autoantibodies to citrullinated antigens in rheumatoid arthritis Reply
Lundberg K; Alfredsson L; Kallberg H; Mahdi H; Fisher BA; Malmstrom V; Venables PJ; Klareskog L
Editorial comment: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2010;69(5):939-940
Organ-specific autoantibodies but not anti-cyclic citrullinated peptides are a feature of autoimmunity in Down's syndrome.
Fisher BA; Charles P; Lundberg K; Gillespie KM; Newton RW; Venables PJ
Review: IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS. 2010;233(1):34-54
Autoimmunity to specific citrullinated proteins gives the first clues to the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis
Wegner N; Lundberg K; Kinloch A; Fisher B; Malmstrom V; Feldmann M; Venables PJ
Review: ANNUAL REVIEW OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2008;26:651-675
Immunity to citrullinated proteins in rheumatoid arthritis
Klareskog L; Roennelid J; Lundberg K; Padyukov L; Adfredsson L
Editorial comment: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2008;10(6):122
Epitope spreading in animal models: array of hope in rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.
Lundberg K; Venables PJ
Doctoral thesis: 2005
Arthritogenic and immunogenic properties of modified autoantigens
Lundberg K
Meeting abstract: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2004;6:S7
Citrullinated proteins in arthritis: presence in joints and effects on immunogenicity
Lundberg K; Nijenhuis S; Vossenaar E; Klareskog L; van Venrooij WJ; Harris HE
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Investigations of oral pathogens as causative agents in the development of autoimmunity to citrullinated proteins in rheumatoid arthritis
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2018 - 31 December 2021
Understanding specific autoimmune reactions that cause arthritis - A key step in the development of new therapies
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2011 - 31 December 2014
Understanding specific autoimmune reactions that cause arthritis - A key step in the development of new therapies
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2011 - 31 December 2014
Understanding immune reactions that cause arthritis, a key element in development of new therapies
VINNOVA
1 December 2009 - 31 December 2012

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2028
Senior Research Specialist, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 2005

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