Abstract Number: 64 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dietary Magnesium Modulates the Intestinal Microbiome and T Cell Subsets
Background/Purpose: Several studies have demonstrated that Magnesium (Mg) has a key role in the immune responses. Our previous studies showed that a short-term low Mg…Abstract Number: 65 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bacteria-Derived Indole Drives Autoimmune Arthritis By Altering B Cell Glycosylation of Autoantibodies
Background/Purpose: Ongoing studies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) implicate intestinal dysbiosis of bacteria as a contributing factor, though the mechanism(s) by which bacteria influence disease is…Abstract Number: 66 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Suppression of Inflammatory Arthritis, in Human Paraoxonase 1 Transgenic Mice, Correlates with Upregulation of the Hepatic Glutathione Pathway and Reduction of Bioactive Lipid Mediators
Background/Purpose: Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is an HDL-associated protein, which hydrolyzes biologically active oxidized phospholipids and prevents oxidation of lipids in LDL and HDL. Increased lipid…Abstract Number: 67 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intestinal Inflammation and Netosis Associate with the Presence of Stool IgA ACPA in Subjects at-Risk for RA
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) and inflammation characterized by neutrophil extracellular trap (NET)osis have been detected at mucosal sites such as the lung and periodontium…Abstract Number: 68 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies rs116199914 As an Intergenic Variant Associated with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Spanish Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) [1, 2]. Traditional CV risk factors…Abstract Number: 69 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Possible Association of Early Inflammatory Arthritis with Viral Outbreaks Such As Influenza: Time Series Analysis of the Canadian Early Inflammatory Arthritis Cohort
Background/Purpose: Disease clustering suggests a possible environmental cause. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that may be triggered by environmental factors such as viruses.…Abstract Number: 70 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Colocalization of Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Adducts (MAA) and Extracellular Matrix Proteins in Joint and Lung Tissues from Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde adducts (MAA) are products of oxidative stress that modify self-proteins and stimulate potent cellular and humoral immune responses. We have previously demonstrated…Abstract Number: 71 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Shared Epitope and Poor Prognostic Factors in RA
Background/Purpose: There is a strong genetic association between RA and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) regions, particularly HLA-DRB1 alleles with the shared epitope (SE). SE alleles…Abstract Number: 72 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Altered Serologic Responses to Epstein Barr Virus Precede Clinical Disease Development in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: EBV infects B cells and is associated with several autoimmune diseases, including RA. Prior studies have shown that patients with active classified RA…Abstract Number: 73 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circular RNAs Expression Profile in Chinese Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at Different Disease Activity
Circular RNAs Expression Profile in Chinese Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at Different Disease ActivityBackground/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune-mediated chronic inflammatory joint disease, that is…Abstract Number: 74 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
DNA Methylation of the Dual Specificity Protein Phosphatase 22 (DUSP22) Gene Promoter in Plasma of Patients with Seropositive and Seronegative RA
Background/Purpose: The Dual specificity protein phosphatase 22 (DUSP22) gene is aberrantly methylated in mononuclear cells in RA, and it has been associated with erosive disease.…Abstract Number: 75 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elevated Oxylipin Profile in Autoantibody-Positive Individuals at-Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Preclinical phase of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by presence of autoantibodies, including anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA), years before disease onset. Epidemiological observations suggest…Abstract Number: 76 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Whole Blood Targeted Bisulfite Pyrosequencing Identifies Differentially Methylated Regions within Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is strongly associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. Epigenome-wide association study by Liu et al showed that differential DNA…Abstract Number: 77 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the Gene Encoding Peptidylarginine Deiminase 4 Correlates with Reduced Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Anti-Histone Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: In neutrophils, peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) citrullinates histones allowing chromatin unraveling and neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation. NETs are increased and display proteins targeted…Abstract Number: 78 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Decreased B Cell Ataxia-Telangiectasia Mutated Expression and Receptor Diversity Identify a Subset of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Increased Joint Erosion Prevalence
Background/Purpose: A skewed B cell receptor (BCR) repertoire was observed in some RA patients. In these patients, BCR κ light chains contain a higher percentage…