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Abstract Number: 8 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Repertoire Studies in Rheumatoid Arthritis Reveal B-Cell Distortions and Baseline Shifts in Unmutated IgG
Yan Wang¹, Katy A. Lloyd², Sunithi Gunasekera³, Camilla Eriksson³, Daniel Ramsköld², Karin Lundberg⁴, Per-Johan Jakobsson¹, Ulf Göransson³, Vivianne Malmström¹ and Caroline Grönwall⁵, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Dept. of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Rheumatology Unit, Dept of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Division of Pharmacognosy, Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Dep. of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The immunological hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is autoreactivity to citrullinated proteins and rheumatoid factor activity. Hence, the adaptive immune system and B cells…
Abstract Number: 9 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Integration of Cytokine Profiles with Distinct B-Cell Functions Reveals a Specific Micro-Environmental Framework in Autoimmune Diseases
Quentin Simon¹, Alexis Grasseau², Bénédicte Rouvière², Laetitia Le Pottier², Divi Cornec³, Maria Orietta Borghi⁴, Rocio Aguilar Quesada⁵, Yves Renaudineau^2,6, Marta Alarcón-Riquelme⁷, Jacques-Olivier Pers¹ and Sophie Hillion^2,6, ¹U1227, Université de Brest, Inserm, Labex IGO, CHU de Brest, Brest, France, ²U1227, Lymphocytes B et Autoimmunité, Université de Brest, Inserm, Brest, France, ³Hopital La Cavale Blanche, Brest, France, ⁴University of Milan, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy, ⁵Biobanco Del Sistema Sanitario Publico de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain, ⁶CHU de Brest, Brest, France, ⁷Medical Genomics, Center for Genomics and Oncological Research (GENYO), Granada, Spain
Background/Purpose: The functional duality of B cells is central to balance immune homeostasis by regulating or promoting the immune response. However, the mechanisms by which…
Abstract Number: 10 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibroblast like Synoviocytes (FLS) Are Capable of Inducing Phenotypical Changes Including Class Switch Recombination (CSR) in Naive B Cells, but Additional Factors Are Required to Trigger Immunoglobulin Secretion
Dennis Bleck¹, Torsten Lowin², Matthias Schneider³ and Georg Pongratz⁴, ¹Rheumatology Policlinic & Hiller Research Unit, Medical Faculty, University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ²Department and Hiller Research Center for Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³Department and Hiller Research Center for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁴Dpt. of Rheumatology - Hiller Research Center Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the synovial tissue in joints. It is driven by highly activated B cells.…
Abstract Number: 11 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
PAD4-Independent Interaction of ACPA with Nuclear Antigens in Apoptotic Cells and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) Defines a Subset of Autoantibodies
Gustaf Wigerblad¹, Katy A. Lloyd¹, Peter Sahlström², Karine Chemin², Johanna Steen², Philip J. Titcombe^2,3, Diana Zhou², Ragnhild Stålesen¹, Bianka Marklein⁴, Elena Ossipova², Johan Rönnelid⁵, Luca Piccoli⁶, Antonio Lanzavecchia⁶, Daniel L. Mueller³, Karl Skriner⁴, Lars Klareskog², Fredrik Wermeling¹, Vivianne Malmström² and Caroline Grönwall⁷, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Dept of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Rheumatology Unit, Dept. of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³The Center for Immunology, Dept. of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Dept. of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Dept. of Immunology Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, ⁶Università della Svizzera italiana, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland, ⁷Dep. of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) associated anti-citrullinated protein autoantibodies (ACPA) bind a wide range of citrullinated proteins with high cross-reactivity. Recent findings suggest that certain, but…
Abstract Number: 12 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Protein Phosphatase 2A, a Serine/Threonine Phosphatase, Is Essential for Optimal B Cell Function
Esra Meidan¹, Hao Li², Christina Ioannidis³, Wenliang Pan³, Noe Rodriguez Rodriguez⁴, Jose Crispin⁴, Sokratis Apostolidis⁵, John Manis⁶, Amir Sharabi⁷, Maria G. Tsokos³ and George C Tsokos⁸, ¹Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁵Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a serine/threonine phosphatase ubiquitously expressed in eukaryotic cells. PP2A levels and activity are increased in T cells from patients…
Abstract Number: 13 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Shared Genetic Origins Among Anti-Proteinase 3 and Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Double-Positive Human Autoantibodies
Jeffrey R. Ord¹, Amy G. Clark¹ and Mary H. Foster², ¹Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Patients with ANCA vasculitis and anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) nephritis (Goodpasture’s Disease) develop pathogenic autoantibodies (autoAb) that destroy the microvasculature in lungs and kidneys.…
Abstract Number: 14 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Individual RA-Derived Monoclonal Anti-Citrullinated Protein Autoantibodies (ACPA) Have Extensive Citrulline Multi-Reactivity Demonstrated By a Large-Scale Protein Array Platform
Peter Sahlström¹, Johanna Steen¹, Madeleine Jenning², Philip J. Titcombe^1,3, Ute Nonhoff^4,5, Ragnhild Stålesen⁶, Bianka Marklein², Daniel L. Mueller³, Zoltan Konthur⁴, Karin Lundberg⁷, Anca I. Catrina⁶, Lars Klareskog¹, Vivianne Malmström¹, Karl Skriner² and Caroline Grönwall⁸, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Dept. of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Dept. of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³The Center for Immunology, Dept. of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Engine GmbH, Hennigsdorf, Germany, ⁵Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Dept of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁸Dep. of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The presence of serum IgG anti-citrullinated protein autoantibodies (ACPA) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), is associated with more aggressive disease progression. Although ACPA have been…
Abstract Number: 15 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Abnormal ZAP-70 Expression in B Cells: New Potential Role in Tolerance Breakdown
Mickaël Martin¹, Anne-marie KNAPP¹, Dana GHERGUS¹, Fabien DELMOTTE², Laurent Vallat³, Cédric SCHLEISS³, Raoul HERBRECHT⁴, Anne-sophie KORGANOW¹, Frédéric GROS¹, Sophie JUNG¹, Pauline SOULAS-SPRAUEL¹, Eric Meffre² and Thierry Martin⁵, ¹CNRS UPR 3572 "Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry"/Laboratory of Excellence Medalis, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMC), STRASBOURG, France, ²Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, NEW HAVEN, CT, ³Laboratoire d'hematologie, Hopital Hautepierre, STRASBOURG, France, ⁴Service d'Hématologie et Oncologie, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, STRASBOURG, France, ⁵CNRS UPR 3572 "Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry"/Laboratory of Excellence Medalis, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMC), STRSBOURG, France
Background/Purpose: Abnormal expression of the tyrosine kinase ZAP-70 by tumoral B cells in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is associated with B cell receptor (BCR) hypersignalling…
Abstract Number: 16 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comprehensive Antibody Profiling Using High Density Peptide Arrays Reveals Novel Citrullinated Protein Targets in Rheumatoid Arthritis Serum Samples
Ken Lo¹, Hanying Li², Eric Sullivan² and Jigar Patel², ¹Technology Innovation, Roche Sequencing Solutions - Madison, Madison, WI, ²Roche Sequencing Solutions - Madison, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Autoantibodies against citrullinated proteins are found in 64-89% of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, with a specificity of 88-99%. While citrullinated vimentin, fibrin and histone…
Abstract Number: 17 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Kappa-Deleting Recombination Excision Circles (KREC) in B Cells and Serum B Cell Activating Factor (BAFF): Possible Aids in Predicting Juvenile Dermatomyositis Response to Rituximab
Amer khojah^1,2, Victoria Hans³, Wilfredo Marin⁴, Gabrielle A. Morgan⁴ and Lauren M. Pachman^5,6,7, ¹Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Pediatric Allergy Immunology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁴Cure JM Program of Excellence in Myositis Research, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁵Cure JM Program of Excellence in Juvenile Myositis Research, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁶Pediatric Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁷Rheumatology/Immunology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hosptial of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Rituximab is used for the treatment of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) with variable success. Some of this variability is presumed to be related to the…
Abstract Number: 18 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cytoplasmic FOXO1 Identifies Novel Disease-Activity Associated B Cell Subsets in SLE
Molly Hritzo¹ and Amit Golding², ¹Microbiology and Molecular Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²10 South Pine Street, Baltimore VA/VAMHCS AND University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: A key integrator of external stimuli in lymphocytes, Forkhead box protein O1 (FOXO1) is a highly attractive factor to study in SLE because it…
Abstract Number: 19 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Citrulline-Multispecific B Cell Receptor Clades in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Philip J. Titcombe^1,2, Natalie Sippl³, Monika Hansson⁴, Lena Israelsson³, Khaled Amara³, Timothy B. Niewold⁵, Lars Klareskog², Vivianne Malmström² and Daniel L. Mueller⁶, ¹The Center for Immunology, Dept. of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, ²Rheumatology Unit, Dept. of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Colton Center for Autoimmunity, New York University, New York, NY, ⁶Medicine/Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) have proven highly useful as biomarkers in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and appear to be important to disease pathogenesis. Nevertheless, the…
Abstract Number: 20 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Expression and Functions of the Transcription Factors Ikaros and Aiolos in Sjogren’s Syndrome and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Felice Rivellese^1,2, Daniele Mauro¹, Mattia Congia³, Elena Pontarini¹, Peter Schafer⁴, Michele Bombardieri^1,2, Costantino Pitzalis^1,5 and Myles J. Lewis^1,2, ¹Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kindgdom, London, United Kingdom, ²Barts Health NHS Trust & Barts and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry, London, United Kingdom, London, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology and Rheumatology Unit, University Clinic and AOU of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, Cagliari, Italy, ⁴Celgene Corporation, Summit, NJ, ⁵Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Polymorphisms of the transcription factors Ikaros (IKZF1) and Aiolos (IKZF3), which are essential for the maturation, differentiation and survival of B cells, have been…
Abstract Number: 21 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elevated EPSTI1 Promote B Cells Hyperactivation through NF-Kb Signaling in Patients with Sjögren ’s Syndrome
Jin-Lei Sun¹, Zhi-Lei Chen², Chao-Feng Lian³, Ti-Hong Shao², Hao-Ze Zhang², Hua Chen³ and Feng-Chun Zhang², ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ²Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is a common systemic autoimmune disease characterized with aberrant B cells activation. B cells play a key role in the pathogenesis…
Abstract Number: 22 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Monoclonal Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies Generated from RA-Derived B Cells Recognize Amino Acid Motifs Rather Than Specific Proteins
Johanna Steen¹, Philip J. Titcombe², Bjorn Forsström³, Caroline Grönwall⁴, Anca I. Catrina⁵, Daniel Lightwood⁶, Peter Nilsson⁷, Lars Klareskog¹ and Vivianne Malmström¹, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Dept. of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²The Center for Immunology, Dept. of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, ³SciLifeLab, Royal Technology Highschool,, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Dep. of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁶Antibody-discovery, UCB-Celltech, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁷Affinity Proteomics, SciLifeLab, School of Biotechnology, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) associated anti-citrullinated protein autoantibodies (ACPA) develop before RA diagnosis, at which point a wide range of citrullinated proteins have been shown…

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