Abstract Number: 487 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ARE ANTI-Citrullinated Protein Antibody Levels Associated with Periodontal Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Background/Purpose: Positivity of anti-citrullinated peptides antibodies (ACPA) indicates severity in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). There is evidence for chronic periodontitis (PD) in RA autoimmune response by…Abstract Number: 488 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Expression of TNF-α and PAD-2 in Human Monocytes Following Treatment with Protein Modified with Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde (MAA) and Citrulline
Background/Purpose: We have previously shown that malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde (MAA) and citrullinated proteins are present together in the synovial tissues of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Macrophage are…Abstract Number: 489 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Endotypic Clustering of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients through the Use of Tissue Specific Serum Biomarkers Identifies Structural Progressors
Background/Purpose: Treatment of RA patients is guided by measures of disease activity such as DAS28, best practice recommendation, and less often by a treat-to-target approach.…Abstract Number: 490 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical and Biomarker Factors in the Prediction of Future Inflammatory Arthritis in ACPA Positive Subjects without Inflammatory Arthritis at Baseline
Background/Purpose: Antibodies to citrullinated protein antigens (ACPA) can identify individuals who may develop future inflammatory arthritis (IA) and classifiable rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Indeed, there are…Abstract Number: 491 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Streptococcus Species Enriched in the Oral Cavity of RA Patients: A Persistent Source of Peptidoglycan-Polysaccharide Polymers Which Drive Disseminated Synovial Inflammation
Background/Purpose: In Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), genetic predisposition and environmental risk factors promote dysbiosis of oral and fecal microbiota. We hypothesized that specific microbial taxa (operational…Abstract Number: 492 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Leukotoxin_A Produced By Aggregatibacter Actynomycetemcomitans Important for Initiating Autoimmune Responses Underlying Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Background/Purpose: In a recent publication in Science Translational Medicine, Konig et al. (2016) describe a potential explanation for the link between periodontal infection and RA.…Abstract Number: 493 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Methotrexate Is an Antibacterial Drug Metabolized By Human Gut Bacteria
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology causing inflammation and irreversible damage in joints and other organs. Methotrexate (MTX) is first-line…Abstract Number: 494 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Oral Microbiome Is Altered in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The mouth is the second most abundantly colonized mucosal surface in the human body. Periodontitis, a polymicrobial infectious and inflammatory disease of tooth-supporting structures,…Abstract Number: 495 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Tofacitinib in Patients with Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis By Baseline C-Reactive Protein Levels and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rates
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of RA. This post-hoc analysis investigated the impact of inflammation severity at baseline (BL)…Abstract Number: 496 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Repeated Rituximab Infusions for the Therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Not Associated with Increased Rates of Serious Infections
Background/Purpose: Extended observations in clinical trials have not demonstrated an increased risk of serious infection events (SIE) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with…Abstract Number: 497 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The JAK1 Selective Inhibitor Filgotinib Regulates Both Enthesis and Colon Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Because of their pleotropic role in cytokine signaling, Janus Kinases (JAKs) are key players in inflammatory diseases. Among the 4 members of the JAK…Abstract Number: 498 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Response to Abatacept of Different Patterns of Interstitial Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Multicenter Study of 63 Patients
Background/Purpose: Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) such as methotrexate (MTX), ) or antiTNFα have been implicated in exacerbation of Interstitial lung disease (ILD)of rheumatoid arthritis…Abstract Number: 499 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Early Improvement in Pain and Other ACR Components As Predictors for Achieving Low Disease Activity or Remission in Three Phase 3 Trials of RA Patients Treated with Baricitinib
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this analysis was to assess whether early improvement in ACR components could act as predictors of low disease activity (LDA)…Abstract Number: 500 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Patient Global Assessment Scores in Rheumatoid Arthritis Are Associated with Pain and Physical Function in Patients Treated with Tofacitinib: A Post-Hoc Analysis of Phase 3 Trials
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We examined associations of pain and physical function with Patient…Abstract Number: 501 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient-Reported Outcomes of Long-Term Upadacitinib Use in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Interim Analysis Results of a Phase 2, Open-Label Extension Study
Background/Purpose: Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors are being evaluated for treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The efficacy of upadacitinib (UPA), a selective JAK inhibitor, in…