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Abstract Number: 1086 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low-Dose IL-2 Combined with Rapamycin Efficiently Promotes Remission of Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Zhaoyun Liang¹, Xiaona Jing¹, Meihua Hao¹, Chong Gao², Xiao-Feng Li³ and Junwei Chen¹, ¹The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China, ²Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA, ³Rheumatology, the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a potentially fatal autoimmune disease. Regulatory T (Treg) cells and T helper type 17 (Th17) cells play opposite roles…
Abstract Number: 1087 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association between Cigarette Smoking and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – a Bayesian Multivariate Meta-Analysis of Case-Control and Cohort Studies
Monica Hui Yan Chua¹, Irene Ai Ting Ng¹, Mike Wai-Leung Cheung² and Anselm Mak³, ¹Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ²Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ³Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: The association between cigarette smoking and the occurrence of SLE has been studied over the past two decades but results are conflicting. The global…
Abstract Number: 1088 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pro-Inflammatory and Regulatory Soluble Mediator Pathways Vary between African American and European American SLE Patients
Samantha Slight-Webb¹, Miles C. Smith¹, Holden T. Maecker², Paul J. Utz³, Joel M. Guthridge¹ and Judith A. James⁴, ¹Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ³Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁴Arthritis & Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects women, and is associated with periods of elevated and suppressed clinical symptoms. SLE…
Abstract Number: 1089 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Commensal Gut Bacteria of Anti-Ro Positive Mothers of Children with Neonatal Lupus in Aggregate Resemble Healthy Subjects without Overt Dysbiosis of Abundance of Microorganisms
Robert M. Clancy¹, Carl Langefeld², Hannah C. Ainsworth³, H. Michael Belmont¹, Martin Blaser⁴, Peter M. Izmirly⁵, Corey Lacher¹, Miranda C Marion⁶, Mala Masson¹, Gregg Silverman⁷ and Jill P. Buyon¹, ¹NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, ³Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, ⁴Director of the NYU Human Microbiome Program, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Biostatistical Sciences and Center for Public Health Genomics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, ⁷Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Anti-Ro60 autoantibodies are present in asymptomatic individuals years before onset of disease. We hypothesize that differences in autoreactivity-inducing commensal abundances may drive progression to…
Abstract Number: 1090 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cell-Free Mitochondrial DNA As a Novel Biomarker in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Bhargavi Duvvuri¹, Richard Moore¹ and Christian Lood², ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: We recently described a fundamental role for mitochondrial (mt)-mediated inflammation in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Briefly, mtROS promoted formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs),…
Abstract Number: 1091 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serine Arginine-Rich Splicing Factor 1 (SRSF1) Is Essential for T Lymphocyte Homeostasis and Decreased Levels of SRSF1 Correlate with Lymphopenia in SLE Patients
Takayuki Katsuyama¹, Kotaro Iida² and Vaishali R. Moulton¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Lymphopenia is one of the most common clinical features in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and associates with severe disease and comorbidities such…
Abstract Number: 1092 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immune Complex-Driven Neutrophil Activation and BAFF Production Promote B Cell Activation and Autoantibody Production in Human SLE
Andrew Vasconcellos¹, John Marken¹, Sladjana Skopelja-Gardner¹, Christian Lood² and Natalia V. Giltiay¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: The production of anti-nuclear auto-antibodies (Ab) and the formation of immune complexes (IC) are hallmarks of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Enhanced neutrophil (PMN) activation…
Abstract Number: 1093 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serologic Evidence Linking Epstein Barr Virus Reactivation, Heightened Interferon Pathway Activation and Increased Disease Activity in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Rebecca Wood¹, Lauren Guthridge¹, Carla J. Guthridge², Rebecka L. Bourn¹, Hua Chen¹, Wade DeJager¹, Susan R. Macwana¹, Stan Kamp¹, Rufei Lu^1,3, Cristina Arriens¹, Eliza Chakravarty¹, Katherine Thanou¹, Joan T. Merrill¹, Joel M. Guthridge^1,4 and Judith A. James^4,5, ¹Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Arthritis & Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Medicine and Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: SLE is a clinically heterogeneous disease oftentimes characterized by a waxing and waning course. Mechanisms of SLE flare remain elusive. This study examined relationships…
Abstract Number: 1094 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Endogenous Ifnβ Production Is Required for Efficient BCR Crosslinking and Survival of SLE B Cells
John D. Mountz¹, Shanrun Liu², PingAr Yang³, Qi Wu⁴, Bao Luo⁵, W. Winn Chatham⁶ and Hui-Chen Hsu⁴, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham and Birmingham VA Medical center, Birmingham, AL, ²Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Department of Medicine, Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Medcine/Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Increased type I interferon (IFN) has been shown to affect survival and activation of B cells in SLE. This study investigated novel mechanisms of…
Abstract Number: 1095 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IFN Gene Expression Correlates with Frequency of Circulating Switched Memory B-Cells in Patients with Incomplete Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Wietske Lambers¹, Geert Lanting¹, Wayel H. Abdulahad², Hendrika Bootsma², Johanna Westra² and Karina de Leeuw³, ¹Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Incomplete systemic lupus erythematosus (iSLE) includes patients with typical features of SLE, who do not meet classification criteria. Still, up to 50% will develop…
Abstract Number: 1096 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Unexpected Association between Health-Related Quality of Life and the Blood Interferon Modular Transcriptional Signatures in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Laurent Chiche¹, julie seguier², stephanie gentile², stephane burtey², bertrand dussol², philippe halfon³, wahiba bidaut³, elisabeth jouve² and Noémie Jourde-Chiche⁴, ¹Internal medicine, Hopital europeen, Marseille, France, ²aphm, marseille, France, ³hopital europeen, marseille, France, ⁴Vascular Research Center of Marseille, Aix-Marseille Univ., Vascular Research Center of Marseille, Marseille, France
Background/Purpose: SLE has important effects on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and is not well correlated to disease activity. As most SLE patients in remission…
Abstract Number: 1097 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Spatial-Time Cluster Analysis of SLE Disease Activity
George Stojan¹, Anton Kvit², Frank Curriero² and Michelle Petri³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Cluster detection is an essential tool in the public health domain with the goal of detecting anomalous clusters of disease cases. We performed a…
Abstract Number: 1098 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Analysis of the Total Proteome of the Skin Lesions from Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE) and Dermatomyositis (DM)
Timothy B. Niewold¹, Alexander Meves², Julia S. Lehman³, Karin Popovic-Silwerfeldt⁴, Cristine Charlesworth⁵, Marie Wahren-Herlenius⁶, Elisabet Svenungsson⁷ and Vilija Oke⁸, ¹Colton Center for Autoimmunity, New York University, New York, NY, ²Cancer Cenetr, Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Pathology and Dermatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, MN, ⁴Department of Clinical Sciences, Dermatology Clinic, Danderyds Hospital,, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁸Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) and dermatomyositis (DM) are autoimmune diseases. The histopathological pattern of skin involvement can be similar, i.e. interface dermatitis, but the…
Abstract Number: 1099 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ongoing DNA Damage, Chromatin Deregulation and Defective DNA Damage Response in Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Maria Pappa¹, Nikolaos I. Vlachogiannis¹, Alexandra Argyriou¹, Vassilis L. Souliotis² and Petros Sfikakis³, ¹National Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece, First Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine & Rheumatology Unit, National Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, ²National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece, Institute of Biology, Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, ³Rheumatology Unit, 1st Dept. of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
Background/Purpose: Recent data highlight that patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) have defects in two main DNA repair pathways, namely nucleotide excision repair (NER) and…
Abstract Number: 1100 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Frequencies and Molecular Profiles of CD16+ Monocyte Subsets in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome, and Antiphospholipid Syndrome with Lupus, Identify Specific Clinical Features of These Diseases
Chary Lopez-Pedrera¹, Maria Ángeles Aguirre Zamorano¹, Nuria Barbarroja², Patricia Ruiz-Limon³, Maria Carmen Abalos-Aguilera⁴, Yolanda Jiménez-Gómez², Ivan Arias de la Rosa⁴, Pedro Segui⁵, Rafaela Ortega-Castro², Eduardo Collantes Estevez¹, Alejandro Escudero-Contreras⁴, Lucas Le Lann⁶, Christophe Jamin⁶, Concepcion Marañón⁷, Marta Alarcón-Riquelme⁸, Jacques-Olivier Pers⁶ and Carlos Perez-Sanchez², ¹IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ²Rheumatology service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ³Research Group of Endocrine Diseases, Research Laboratory. Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA).Virgen de la Victoria Universitary Hospital, Malaga, Spain., Málaga, MA, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ⁵Radiology, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ⁶U1227, Université de Brest, Inserm, Labex IGO, CHU de Brest, Brest, France, ⁷GENYO, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research Pfizer, University of Granada, Andalusian Regional Government, Granada, Spain, ⁸Medical Genomics, Center for Genomics and Oncological Research (GENYO), Granada, Spain
Background/Purpose: This study, developed within the IMI-JU project PRECISESADS framework, aimed to determine the enrichment on CD14+ and CD16+ monocyte subpopulations in SLE, APS and…

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