Abstract Number: 1903 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
BTK Overexpression Is Associated with the Risk of Lymphoma in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: Data from Whole Blood Transcriptome of 346 Patients Followed-up Prospectively for 10 Years
Background/Purpose: To identify a molecular signature associated with lymphomagenesis in primary Sjögren’s Syndrome (pSS).Methods: Whole peripheral blood samples were collected from 346 well-phenotyped pSS patients…Abstract Number: 1904 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
IL-6 Receptor Inhibition in Primary Sjögren Syndrome : Results from a Randomized Multicenter Academic Double Blind Placebo-controlled Trial of Tocilizumab in 110 Patients
Background/Purpose: IL-6 is suspected to play an important pathogenic role in primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) through its crucial roles in B-cell activation, and T-cell polarization,…Abstract Number: 1905 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Sicca/Sjögren Syndrome Triggered by PD-1/PD-L1 Checkpoint Inhibitors: Data from the International ImmunoCancer Registry (ICIR)
Background/Purpose: To analyse the worldwide occurrence of sicca/Sjögren (SjS) syndrome associated with the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in patients with cancer.Methods: The ImmunoCancer…Abstract Number: 1906 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Using Multi-modal Ultrasound to Assess Disease Activity Within the Salivary Glands of Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Treated with Ianalumab (VAY736)
Background/Purpose: To use ultrasound (US) to demonstrate that ianalumab, a monoclonal antibody with dual mechanisms-of-action of BAFF:BAFF-R blockade and enhanced, ADCC-mediated B cell depletion, can…Abstract Number: 1907 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Abatacept Reduces Serum CXCL13 and Disease-Relevant Immune Cell Phenotypes in a Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Clinical Trial
Background/Purpose: Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 13 (CXCL13), produced by follicular helper T (Tfh) cells, plays a pivotal role in B-cell homing and activation in germinal…Abstract Number: 1908 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Preliminary Identification of Arthritis-Associated Microbiota in Experimental Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: Gut microbiota are strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of spondyloarthritis (SpA). Previous studies from our lab have documented extensive gut microbial dysbiosis in rats…Abstract Number: 1909 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
miR-21-5p Expression as a Marker of Treatment Response in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis occurring in patients with psoriasis. Links between altered miRNA expression with the pathogenesis of several autoimmune disorders…Abstract Number: 1910 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Inflammatory Processes in Experimental Spondyloarthritis Are Accompanied by Formation of Ectopic Lymphoid Structures and B Cell Lineage Alterations in the Bone Marrow
Background/Purpose: Tumour necrosis factor a (TNF) is important in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such as spondyloarthritis (SpA). Transmembrane (tm)TNF-transgenic (tg) mice that overexpress tmTNF develop typical…Abstract Number: 1911 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Targeting the Oxidative Stress Pathway in Experimental Spondyloarthritis Reduces Pro-inflammatory Response in Rat Macrophages and Modulates Their Metabolic Requirements
Background/Purpose: HLA-B27 is associated with the development of spondyloarthritis (SpA) and has a tendency to generate ER stress due to misfolding which can activate the…Abstract Number: 1912 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
High Dimensional Flowcytometric Profiling Distinguishes Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis (Pso) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease. About 30% of Pso patients develop psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a chronic inflammation of joints and…Abstract Number: 1913 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Associations of HLA-B Alleles, Enthesitis and Peripheral Arthritis in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Recent studies have suggested that peripheral arthritis in patients with spondyloarthritis is associated with HLA-B*15. Studies of white patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have…Abstract Number: 1914 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Increased Risk of Progression to Lupus Nephritis for Lupus Patients with Elevated Interferon Signature
Background/Purpose: The interferon (IFN) signature in SLE is well established, distinguishing lupus patients from healthy controls. Additionally, within lupus patients, higher levels of IFN-responsive gene…Abstract Number: 1915 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Validation of a Serologic Antibody Biomarker Against a Candidate Gut Pathobiont for the Diagnosis of Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the archetypic systemic autoimmune disease, for which there is mounting evidence for roles for intestinal bacteria in the development…Abstract Number: 1916 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Reduced DNASE1L3 Activity in Sporadic SLE Is Linked to Increased DNA Load of Microparticles, Reactivity to DNASE1L3-sensitive Antigens, and Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: Null mutations in DNASE1L3 cause severe familial SLE with prominent anti-DNA antibodies (Abs), suggesting that DNASE1L3 is a key driver of tolerance to DNA.…Abstract Number: 1917 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Tubulointerstitial Inflammation Predicts Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LuN) causes significant morbidity and mortality, but predicting which patients will progress still remains imprecise. Current classification schema for LuN and its…
