Abstract Number: 2549 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Interleukin-6 Receptor Blockade on Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Serum Levels in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been acknowledged to increase cardiovascular mortality probably due, in part, to a lipid profile different from that observed in the…Abstract Number: 2550 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long Persistence of Anti-Drug Antibodies in Adalimumab Treated RA Patients
Background/Purpose: The application of biologic substances is subject to a risk to develop antibodies against these structures causing adverse events or loss of efficacy. For…Abstract Number: 2551 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Multmorbidity on Disability and Disease Activity over Time in Patients with RA Taking Biologics: Results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Multimorbidity is increasingly prevalent in western populations and has the potential to influence disease specific outcomes. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory…Abstract Number: 2552 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictive Value of Chest HRCT Patterns for Respiratory Adverse Event Among RA Patients Treated with Biological Therapy: Long-Term Results from an Observational Study
Background/Purpose: Biological therapy brought an important advance in the treatment strategy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the safety of biological therapy on RA patients with…Abstract Number: 2553 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Abatacept – Review of a Safety Database
Background/Purpose: Women are affected by RA 3–4 times more often than men. RA treatment choice during pregnancy can be a challenge for women to minimize…Abstract Number: 2554 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes in Blood Pressure Following the Initiation of Disease Modifying Therapies in US Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammation is associated with a greater risk of hypertension (HTN) while inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α have been shown to have vasodilator effects.…Abstract Number: 2555 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Conventional and Targeted Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs As Well As Glucocorticoids: A Systematic Literature Review Informing the 2016 Update of the Eular Recommendations for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: To inform the task force for the 2016 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of RA on the evidence regarding the efficacy…Abstract Number: 2556 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Deficient Expression of the Novel Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Risk Gene, LBH, Induces S Phase Arrest in RA Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes (FLS)
Background/Purpose: LBH (Limb-bud and heart development) was recently identified as an RA risk gene that has abnormally methylated loci and a functional enhancer SNP in…Abstract Number: 2557 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Sensitizes Rheumatoid Synovial Fibroblasts to TRPA1-Mediated Calcium Flux, Anti-Proliferation and Cell Death
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), synovial fibroblasts (SF) are one main contributor of joint destruction since they resist apoptosis and secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines and matrix…Abstract Number: 2558 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dissociation of the Inhibitory Apoptosis Stimulating Protein of p53 (iASPP) Binding with Transcription Factor p73 Induces Synovial Fibroblast Apoptosis in the Rheumatoid Joint
Background/Purpose: Apoptosis-resistant synovial fibroblasts (SFs) constitute the major cell component of pannus tissues in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In tumor cells, the binding of inhibitory…Abstract Number: 2559 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Subgingival Microbiome Signatures in Patients with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Periodontitis (PD) is an inflammatory disease of tissues supporting the teeth, caused by microorganisms that adhere to and grow along the tooth’s surface. …Abstract Number: 2560 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sputum Antibody to Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Adduct in Subjects with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Anti-malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde adduct (MAA) antibodies target immunogenic products of oxidative stress, are detected in higher concentration in paired synovial fluid vs serum in RA, and…Abstract Number: 2561 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel Pharmacological Action of MTX on RA Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes Via Circadian Clock Genes
Background/Purpose: The circadian rhythm is disrupted in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and we have shown that tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-ƒ¿ inhibits the expression of circadian…Abstract Number: 2562 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Human Seroreactivity to Gut Microbiota Antigens in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Controls-Lack of Association with Rheumatoid Arthritis Autoantibodies
Background/Purpose: The human gut microbiome maintains normal immune homeostasis. Changes to the microbiota evolve with aging and have been implicated in the development of autoimmune…Abstract Number: 2563 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hypoxia Induce Slug Expression Via JAK/STAT3 Pathway in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes
Background/Purpose: Accumulating evidence implicates hypoxia in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The effect of hypoxia on the expression of Slug, a transcriptional repressor that…