Abstract Number: 2111 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ifnβ Affects Osteogenesis-Adipogenesis Axis in SLE Bone Marrow
Background/Purpose: SLE patients are especially vulnerable to corticosteroid induced avascular necrosis. While it is appreciated that multiple factors contribute to AVN, the bone-fat axis in…Abstract Number: 2112 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IFN-Gene Expression Is Elevated in Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematous and DLE and Decreases with Treatment in DLE
Background/Purpose: Patients with SLE have increased type I IFN-regulated gene expression in peripheral blood, which has been correlated with systemic disease activity. IFN-regulated gene expression…Abstract Number: 2113 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of RNASE2 As a Novel Lupus Candidate Gene
Background/Purpose: Although many factors have been implicated to be involved in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the pathogenesis of this prototypical autoimmune disease…Abstract Number: 2114 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interferon Kappa Regulates Apoptotic Response to UVB in Control and Lupus Keratinocytes
Background/Purpose: Photosensitivity, defined as increased cutaneous erythema and inflammation after ultraviolet light (UV) exposure, is a hallmark of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), cutaneous…Abstract Number: 2115 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Subgroups Using Electronic Health Record and Genetic Databases
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multifactorial disease with genetic and environmental risk factors, and heterogeneous manifestations that encompass a wide range of disease…Abstract Number: 2116 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation Is Dependent on Disease Activity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Determination Using a Flow Cytometry-Based Assay
Background/Purpose: Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are composed of decondensed DNA that is released during an active cell death program is known as NETosis. To date,…Abstract Number: 2117 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Is Attenuated By Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor Modulation
Background/Purpose: About 20-40% of lupus patients suffer from diffuse neuropsychiatric manifestations of SLE, including cognitive impairment and depression. Although the pathogenesis is not well understood,…Abstract Number: 2118 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Acquired Activated Protein C Resistance and Anti-Protein C Antibodies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune rheumatic disease characterised by increased cardiovascular risk, with a 5-20 fold increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE)…Abstract Number: 2119 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of the Variant Form of rs17408553 at Human Leukocyte Antigen-C Supports Evidence That Hypo-Responsive Natural Killer Cells Adversely Influence the Course of Nephritis
Background/Purpose: In subjects with lupus nephritis (LN), tissue injury due to local immune activation involving persistently activated macrophages in the renal parenchyma is limited by…Abstract Number: 2120 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CD47- Signal Regulatory Protein Alpha Interaction Potentiates Proinflammatory Response in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
CD47-Signal Regulatory Protein-Alpha Interaction Potentiates Proinflammatory Response in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease mediated by unbalanced activation of…Abstract Number: 2121 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum High Type I Interferon Is Associated with Active Proliferative Lupus Nephritis in Lupus Patients Accompanied with High Interferon Signature Gene Expression and Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Infiltration in Lupus Nephritis Kidney
Background/Purpose: Despite recent advancements in immunosuppressive therapies, lupus nephritis (LN) remains one of the most severe organ manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). High type…Abstract Number: 2122 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CD38 over-Expression in CD8 Positive Cells Defines a Group of Patients with SLE Prone to Infections
Background/Purpose: It has been previously shown by our laboratory that CD38 gene expression is increased in the peripheral blood T cell from patients with SLE.…Abstract Number: 2123 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Lupus Synovitis Gene Expression Reveals Dysregulation of Pathogenic Pathways Activated within Infiltrating Immune Cells
Background/Purpose: Arthritis is a common manifestation of SLE but the inflammatory and immune cells that infiltrate synovium and the signaling pathways activated are not well…Abstract Number: 2124 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bacterial Biofilm Product Curli/Edna Induces NETs and Serum Anti-Curli/Edna Levels Correlate with Bacteriuria and Lupus Activity
Background/Purpose: Infections are a major contributor to lupus disease. We have previously demonstrated that bacterial amyloid curli, produced by E.coli, can accelerate disease in mouse…Abstract Number: 2125 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pleiotropy of a Positive Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Test: A Phewas and GWAS Approach
Background/Purpose: ANAs are almost always present in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but they are also present in ~12-20% of the population. A positive ANA (ANA+)…
