PReS-FINAL-2150: Antiocular antibodies in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis

Results The patient groups differed with respect to their presence of antibody-binding to the sections: JIAU (94%), JIA (75%), IAU (75%), and healthy controls (29%) to uveal and/or retinal structures. Serum antibodies of JIAU patients predominantly bound at iris (74%) and ciliary body (cb, 79%). Iris/ cb positive staining correlated with the presence of uveitis complications (p < 0.005) in JIAU patients, but not with positivity for serum anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA), rheumatoid factor (RF) or HLA-B27, and was independent from uveitis activity or type of anti-inflammatory treatment. Conclusion In JIAU patients, anti-ocular serum antibodies can be detected more frequently than in control groups. Binding patterns to ocular tissue correlate with complicated uveitis course but not with uveitis activity and anti-inflammatory treatment. Antibody-binding is not specific for this uveitis entity, and does not correlate with ANA-positivity.