Abstract Number: 2017 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Oral Microbiota in New-Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Oral microbial dysbiosis of specific organisms such as Porphyromonas, Aggregatibacter, Tannerella, and Treponema in dental plaque has been implicated in the pathogenesis of adult…Abstract Number: 2018 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Microenvironment Driven Re-Shaping of Pathogenic T Effector and Regulatory Subset in Active Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritic Patients
Background/Purpose: We have previously identified two CD4 pathogenic circulatory subsets in both T effector (CPLs) and T regulatory (iaTreg) compartments that are both HLA-DR+, antigen…Abstract Number: 2019 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Investigating Urine S100A4 and Podocyte Proteins As Biomarkers of Lupus Nephritis Activity
Background/Purpose: We lack accurate clinical tools to identify the degree of active renal inflammation in childhood-onset SLE (cSLE). In this study, we investigated urine S100A4…Abstract Number: 2020 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Novel Serum Biomarkers Monitor Disease Progression and Response to Change in Corticosteroid Therapy in Children with Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Novel Serum Biomarkers Monitor Disease Progression and Response to Change in Corticosteroid Therapy in Children with Juvenile Dermatomyositis Background/Purpose: Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) is a complex autoimmune…Abstract Number: 2021 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Th22 Cells in Peripheral Blood and Synovial Fluid of Patients with Enthesitis Related Arthritis
Background/Purpose: IL-17 and IL-22 are important cytokines in pathogenesis of spondyloarthropathy. In an IL-23 or IL-22 over-expressing mouse model it was shown that enthesitis is…Abstract Number: 2022 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evidence of Inflammation Amplification By Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-17A in Synovial Compartment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis – Enthesitis Related Arthritis
Background/Purpose: F759 mice with single amino-acid substitution in IL-6 receptor gp130 (Y759F) develops features of autoimmune disorders like arthritis, multiple sclerosis due to IL-17A and IL-6…Abstract Number: 2023 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Different Patterns of Interferon-Response-Gene Expression May Elucidate Different Pathomechanisms That Drive IFN-Response-Gene Activation in Patients with Presumed IFN-Mediated Autoinflammatory Diseases
Background/Purpose: Many infants and children with early-onset autoinflammatory diseases are mutation-negative for genetically known autoinflammatory diseases. Recent data suggest a role for Type-I interferon dysregulation…Abstract Number: 2024 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of B and T Cell Subsets, Cytokine Expression and Synovial Pathology in Down’s Arthritis (DA) and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
Background/Purpose: Down syndrome (DS) is a common chromosomal disorder associated with a range of medical & immune abnormalities e.g. increased susceptibility to infections & a…Abstract Number: 2025 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes from Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Controls Influence Expression of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Antagonists in Chondrocytes
Background/Purpose: Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) may play a role in the pathogenesis of Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and have chondrogenic potential. Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP) are…Abstract Number: 2026 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Calcium Crystal-Mediated Netosis in Juvenile Dermatomyositis and Anti-RNP+ Overlap Syndrome with Skin Involvement
Background/Purpose: Neutrophils are key immune cells participating in host defense through several mechanisms, including the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). Although beneficial from a…Abstract Number: 2027 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Whole Exome Trio Sequencing Implicates DOCK2 in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic disease of childhood and has a strong genetic component to disease risk. Genome-wide association studies…Abstract Number: 2028 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Microwave and Magnetic (M2) Myocardial Proteomics in the Mouse Model of Kawasaki Disease Demonstrates Normalization of the Proteome after Interleukin-1 Inhibition, Potential Novel Biomarkers, and Suggests New Insights into Mechanism of Disease
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki disease (KD), a predominantly coronary vasculitis of childhood, remains the most common cause of acquired heart disease of childhood in the developed world,…Abstract Number: 2029 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Extended Phenotypic Immunome Characterization (EPIC): A Web-Based Immune Reference Atlas
Background/Purpose: An atlas of the developing immune system will aid in our understanding of its normal maturation and identification of disease-associated cell subsets. The availability…Abstract Number: 2030 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patients with Childhood-Onset SLE (cSLE) and Hypertension Have Consistently Higher Serum Concentrations of C3 and C4 Than Those without Hypertension
Background/Purpose: Chronic systemic inflammation, mediated in part by complement, and inadequate vascular repair mechanisms affect patients with cSLE from a young age and are associated…Abstract Number: 2031 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dysregulated NK Cell PLC
Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a debilitating pediatric autoimmune disease manifesting with characteristic rash and proximal muscle weakness. We investigated signaling abnormalities in immune cell…