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Abstract Number: 0001 • ACR Convergence 2024
Type I Interferon and Anifrolumab Effects on Bone Marrow and Blood Plasma Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Diana Alzamareh¹, Nida Pellett², Daria Krenitsky², Wesley Durrett¹, Javier Rangel-Moreno¹, Jennifer Anolik² and Jennifer Barnas¹, ¹University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the production of pathogenic anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) by plasma cells (PC). Importantly, long-lived plasma…
Abstract Number: 0082 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparative Immunology of Entheseal Anchorage Sites Between Spine, Hip and Knee Demonstrates up to 70-fold Greater IL-23 Induction from Axial Enthesis Bone: A New Angle on the Failure of IL-23 Blockade in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Mark Harland¹, Paula David², Chi Wong¹, Jake Weddell¹, Abhay Rao³, Almas Khan³, Jake Timothy³, Peter Loughenbury³, Robert Dunsmuir³, Vishal Borse³, Campbell MacEachern³, Antonius Pieter Van der Heuvel⁴, Warner Chen⁴, Tom Macleod¹ and Dennis McGonagle⁵, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Department of Medicine B, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel, Ramat Gan, Israel, ³Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Janssen Research & Development, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, ⁵National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK, Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Both peripheral and axial spondyloarthropathy (SpA), psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease are strongly linked to IL-23 pathway immunogenetics and immunology. Unexpectedly, IL-23 inhibition lacked…
Abstract Number: 0079 • ACR Convergence 2024
Characterization of the Tissue Resident Memorial T Cells in Autoimmune Arthritis: A Comparative Study of Psoriatic Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Siba Raychaudhuri¹, Christine Abria² and Smriti K Raychaudhuri³, ¹UC Davis, School of Medicine/ VA Medical Center, Sacramento, Davis, CA, ²VA Medical Center Sacramento, Mather, CA, ³VA Sacramento Medical Center, Mather, CA
Background/Purpose: Tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM) cells can drive localized, recurrent inflammation. TRM are site-specific T cells that take up long-term residence in peripheral tissues…
Abstract Number: 0064 • ACR Convergence 2024
Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies Arise During Affinity Maturation of Germline-Encoded Antibodies to Carbamylated Proteins in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Marta Escarra-Senmarti¹, Michael Chungyoun², Dylan Ferris¹, Jeffrey Gray² and Felipe Andrade³, ¹The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²The Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering, Baltimore, MD, ³The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD
Background/Purpose: The production of antibodies to modified self-antigens is a hallmark in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Antibodies to citrullinated (ACPAs) and carbamylated proteins (CarP) are of…
Abstract Number: 0061 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparative Transcriptional Profiling of IPF and RA-ILD Lung Tissue Demonstrates Both Overlapping and Distinct Cell-specific Signaling Pathways
Joshua Sciurba¹, Daniel Kass¹, Eleanor Valenzi², John Sembrat², Robert Lafyatis³ and Dana Ascherman⁴, ¹University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Transcriptional profiling represents a powerful tool for deciphering disease-relevant pathways and deriving functional biomarkers. Given the shared demographic, genetic, and clinico-epidemiologic features between rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 0054 • ACR Convergence 2024
Supernatants from Macrophages Stimulated with Citrullinated and MAA-Modified Fibrinogen Contain PDGF-BB and TGF-b and Upregulate Fibrotic Markers in Human Lung Fibroblasts
Nozima Aripova¹, Michael Duryee¹, Bryant England¹, Carlos Hunter¹, Lauren Klingemann¹, Nigina Aripova², Amy Nelson¹, Jill Poole¹, Dawn Katafiasz¹, Kristina Bailey¹, Geoffrey Thiele¹ and Ted Mikuls¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²WUSTL, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Lung tissues from patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) have greater levels of malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde adducts (MAA) that co-localize with citrullinated (CIT) and…
Abstract Number: 0074 • ACR Convergence 2024
Tofacitinib Therapy Ameliorates Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Psoriasis and Arthritis by Inducing Type 2 Immunity
Maria de la Luz Garcia-Hernandez¹, Javier Rangel-Moreno¹, Ananta Paine², Angel Rangel-Garcia¹, Marissa Krantz³, Delaney Martino¹, Marc Nuzzo¹ and Christopher Ritchlin⁴, ¹University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²ORNA Tx, Southborough, MA, ³University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁴Department of Medicine, Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology Division, University of Rochester Medical School, Canandaigua, NY
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a chronic progressive inflammatory arthritis, affects peripheral joints and causes patient disability. PsA patients also have skin plaques initiated by activation…
Abstract Number: 0049 • ACR Convergence 2024
Inflammatory Priming by Anti-MAA Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Marcelo Afonso¹, Jitong Sun¹, Koji Sakuraba¹, Alexandra Circiumaru², Denis Lagutkin¹, Masa Filipovic¹, Anca Catrina¹, Caroline Grönwall¹, Aase Hensvold¹ and Bence Réthi¹, ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Division for Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet; Center for Rheumatology, Academic Specialist Center, Stockholm region, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: We have previously shown that autoantibodies targeting malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde protein adducts (anti-MAA) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients boosted osteoclast differentiation and induced bone erosion in mice…
Abstract Number: 0046 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impaired Neutrophil Extracellular Trap (NET) Degradation in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Pre-clinical RA Is Mediated by Anti-NET Antibodies
Jeba Atkia Maisha¹, Alina Sememenko², Jun Kim², Mario Navarrete², XIAOBO MENG¹, Hani El-Gabalawy¹ and Liam O'Neil¹, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) begins after a prolonged preclinical phase which is marked by the development of RA antibodies, typically against citrullinated proteins (ACPA). The…
Abstract Number: 0106 • ACR Convergence 2024
IgM and IgG Phosphatidylserine Antibody Detection May Improve Classification Accuracy of SLE and APS
Christina Donath¹, Sara Kahlown¹, Ryan Soares², Kamal Gautam², Mariam Saleh³, Banki Katalin⁴ and Andras Perl⁵, ¹SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Fellowship Program, Syracuse, NY, ²SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Syracuse, NY, ³SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, NY, ⁴SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Syracuse, NY, ⁵SUNY, Syracuse, NY
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune coagulopathy that causes microvascular and macrovascular thrombosis in both venous and arterial systems. This can occur as a…
Abstract Number: 0103 • ACR Convergence 2024
CD10highLow-Density Granulocytes Is a Potential Marker of Disease Activity in Antiphospholipid Syndrome
chun Li, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: To investigate the relationship between CD10highLow-Density Granulocytes (LDG) and disease activity in antiphospholipid syndrome(APS).Methods: This study included 99 patients with APS who were treated…
Abstract Number: 0010 • ACR Convergence 2024
Precision Editing of Cyclophilin a to Engineer Cyclosporine- and Voclosporin- Resistant Human CAR-T Cells
Holly Wobma¹, Francesca Alvarez-Calderon², Jiayi Dong², Alexandre Albanese², Kayleigh Omdahl², Rene Bermea³, Gillian Selig⁴, Marlana Winschel², Elisa Rojas Palato², Katherine Michaelis¹, Xianliang Rui², Bruce Blazar⁵, Susan Prockop², Victor Tkachev³, Ulrike Gerdemann² and Leslie Kean², ¹Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Hematology-Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Harvard College, Boston, MA, ⁵Division of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: With exponential demand for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) therapies for autoimmune disease, allogeneic options will be essential. Advantages include use of healthy donor cells,…
Abstract Number: 0002 • ACR Convergence 2024
Preclinical Evaluation of BCMA And/or CD19 Nanobody-based Single or Compound CAR-T Cells Targeting B and Plasma Cells Associated with Autoimmune Disorders
Byeong Hyeok Choi¹, Vincent M DeStefano², Masayuki Wada², Kevin G Pinz¹, Greg Deener², Nabil Hagag¹, Ahmed Abdel-Razek¹, Yu Ma³, Jing Luo³ and Yupo Ma², ¹iCell Gene Therapeutics Inc., Stony Brook, NY, ²iCell Gene Therapeutics, Inc., Stony Brook, NY, ³iCar Bio Therapeutics Ltd, Zhongshan City, Guangdong, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: CD19 single and BCMA-CD19 compound chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has demonstrated remarkable activity against autoimmune disorders, although relapses with CD19 CAR…
Abstract Number: 0018 • ACR Convergence 2024
Preclinical Analysisof CB-010, an Allogeneic anti-CD19CAR-T Cell Therapywith a PD-1 Knockout, for the Treatment of Patients with Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Elizabeth Garner, George Kwong, Tristan W Fowler, Heinrich Kufeldt, Brian Kerfs, Julie Kim, Art Aviles, Lynne Alexander, Franco Davi, Chris Holland, Jean-Yves Maziere, Ashraf Garrett, Mara Bryan, Linh Chu, Sarbani Bhaduri, Michele Gerber, Elaine Alambra, Justin Skoble, Tom Kochy, Tonia Nesheiwat, Socorro Portella, Enrique Zudaire and Steven B Kanner, Caribou Biosciences, Berkeley, CA
Background/Purpose: Autologous CD19-directed CAR-T cell therapy has been shown to eradicate aberrant B cells leading to durable clinical responses in SLE patients (Müller 2024; Wang 2024). However, autologous CAR-T cell…
Abstract Number: 0006 • ACR Convergence 2024
NX-5948, a Clinical-Stage BTK Degrader, Achieves Deep Suppression of BCR, TLR, and FcR Signaling in Immune Cells and Demonstrates Efficacy in Preclinical Models of Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Diseases
Mark Noviski¹, Jun Ma¹, Nivetha Brathaban¹, Aishwarya Kumar¹, Dhwani Haria¹, Jenny McKinnell¹, Robert Cass¹, Frederick Cohen¹, Davorka Messmer², Gwenn Hansen¹ and Ryan Rountree¹, ¹Nurix Therapeutics, San Francisco, CA, ²Nurix Therapeutics, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) mediates signaling downstream of the B cell receptor (BCR), toll-like receptors (TLRs), and Fc receptors (FcRs). This makes BTK an…

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