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Abstract Number: 0927 • ACR Convergence 2024
Synovial Macrophage Heterogeneity and Dynamics in Steady Stateand Rheumatoid Arthritis Mouse Model Time Course
Jessica Maciuch¹, Yidan Wang², Tyler Therron³, Harris Perlman¹ and Deborah Winter⁴, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Hanover Park, IL, ³Northwestern University, Chicago, ⁴Northwestern University, Skokie, IL
Background/Purpose: Macrophages are vital contributors to both pro-inflammatory signaling and tissue repair processes involved in the pathogenesis and remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Recent research…
Abstract Number: 0914 • ACR Convergence 2024
RAB19 and Azathioprine-Associated Pancreatic Injury in Patients Taking Azathioprine
Shailja C. Shah¹, Tyler S. Reese², Laura L. Daniel³, Puran Nepal⁴, Jacy Zanussi³, Alyson L. Dickson², Ran Tao², Adriana M. Hung⁵, Wei-Qi Wei², C. Michael Stein², QiPing Feng² and Cecilia P. Chung³, ¹University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³University of Miami, Miami, FL, ⁴Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt, TN, ⁵Veterans Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Pancreatitis is a rare, but potentially life-threatening adverse event associated with the use of azathioprine. Prior studies have found an association between the HLA…
Abstract Number: 0972 • ACR Convergence 2024
Downregulated Fli1 in Scleroderma Myeloid Cells Contributes to Cardiac Fibrosis via a Galectin-3/mTOR Dependent Pathway
Fatima El adili¹, Moyo Mudhibadhi², Giovanni ligresti³, Maria Trojanowska² and Andreea Bujor³, ¹Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Boston university medical school, Boston, MA, ³Boston University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Cardiac fibrosis is a common complication in Systemic sclerosis (SSc), but the pathogenesis is largely unknown. We have previously shown that monocytes isolated from…
Abstract Number: 0939 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Joint-targeting Peptide Enhances the Therapeutic Efficacy of Liposomal Drug Delivery in Experimental Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hemalatha Nanjaiah, Rakeshchandra Meka, Bodhraj Acharya, Shivaprasad Venkatesha and Kamal Moudgil, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease of synovial joints, and it affects over 1 per cent of the population worldwide. Uncontrolled or…
Abstract Number: 2490 • ACR Convergence 2024
Longitudinal Kidney Function Trajectories in Patients Enrolled in the Plasma Exchange and Glucocorticoids in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Trial
Jennifer Hanberg¹, Yuqing Zhang², Andreas Kronbichler³, Anna Matyjek⁴, Carol McAlear⁵, Balazs Odler⁶, Lisa Uchida⁷, Duvuru Geetha⁸, Carmel Hawley⁹, David Jayne⁷, Michael walsh¹⁰, Peter Merkel⁵ and Zachary Wallace¹¹, and the PEXIVAS investigators, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; The Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Medical University Innsbruck and University of Cambridge, Innsbruck, Austria, ⁴Medical University of Lodz and Medical University Innsbruck, Lodz, Poland, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, ⁷University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁸Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁹Princess Alexandra Hospital and Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia, ¹⁰McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) causes kidney damage, leading to a spectrum of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Clinically distinct kidney function…
Abstract Number: 0887 • ACR Convergence 2024
Identification of Rare Variants in Lupus-causing Genes in a Mixed Paediatric and Adult Connective Tissue Disease Cohort
Anastasia-Vasiliki Madenidou¹, Gillian Rice², Terence Garner³, Sarah Dyball⁴, Alice Chieng⁵, Ben Parker⁶, Tracy Briggs⁷, Adam Stevens³ and Ian Bruce⁸, ¹Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester, ³Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁶Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁷Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁸Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) are a family of heterogeneous autoimmune diseases with overlapping clinical features. Not all patients with features suggestive of a mendelian…
Abstract Number: 0974 • ACR Convergence 2024
Number of Days Between Prior Low-dose Weekly Methotrexate Administration and S1-RBD Antibody Response in Adults with Immune Mediated Inflammatory Diseases Vaccinated Against COVID-19: Secondary Analysis of the Vaccine Response On-Off Methotrexate (VROOM) Study Data
Abhishek Abhishek¹, Nicholas Peckham² and Jonathan Cook², and the VROOM Study Author Group, ¹University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ²Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Immunosuppression attenuates immune response to vaccination. A 2-week interruption in low-dose weekly methotrexate immediately after COVID-19 booster improved antibody response to vaccination. There is…
Abstract Number: 0949 • ACR Convergence 2024
CCN1 Is a Novel Therapeutic Target for Reducing Structural Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Demonstration from 2 Preclinical Models
Manon Lesturgie-Talarek¹, Jérôme Avouac², Virginie Gonzalez³, Anne Cauvet¹, Francoise Tilotta⁴ and Yannick Allanore⁵, ¹Université de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016 CNRS UMR8104, Paris, France, ²Rheumatology A Department, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP Centre - Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ³Université de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016 CNRS UMR8104, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁴UFR Odontologie, and Plateforme Imagerie du Vivant, Université Paris Cité, Montrouge, France, ⁵Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: We have previously shown that the matricellular protein CCN1, characterized by angiogenic and immunomodulatory properties, is overexpressed in endothelial cells and synovial tissue of…
Abstract Number: 0890 • ACR Convergence 2024
Pervasive Inflammation Poisons Hematopoiesis and Drives Clonal Dominance in VEXAS Syndrome
Corrado Campochiaro¹, Molteni raffaella², Martina Fiumara³, Alessandro Tomelleri⁴, Elisa Diral⁵, Davide Stefanoni⁶, Angelica Varesi⁶, Alessandra Weber⁷, Roberta Alfieri⁸, Luisa Albano⁷, Maddalena Panigada⁶, Eleonora Cantoni⁶, Daniele Canarutto⁹, Luca Basso-Ricci¹⁰, Pamela Quaranta⁷, Angelo D’Alessandro¹¹, Gregorio Bergonzi¹², Marco Matucci-Cerinic¹³, Raffaella Di Micco³, Alessandro Aiuti³, Fabio Ciceri¹², Ivan Merelli³, Lorenzo Dagna¹⁴, Serena Scala³, Simone Cenci⁶, Luigi Naldini³, Samuele Ferrari³ and Giulio Cavalli¹⁵, ¹IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Milan, Italy, ²Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy, Milan, Italy, ³San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy, Milan, Italy, ⁴Unit of Immunology, Allergology and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy, ⁵Unit of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy, Milan, Lombardia, Italy, ⁶Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy, Milan, Lombardia, Italy, ⁷San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy, ⁸Institute for Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, Segrate, Italy, ⁹Pediatric Immunohematology Unit and BMT Program, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy, ¹⁰San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy, ¹¹Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus, Autora, CO, ¹²Unit of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy, Milan, Italy, ¹³University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy, ¹⁴Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy, ¹⁵Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: VEXAS syndrome is an adult-onset, X-linked, life-threatening, autoinflammatory and hematological disease caused by somatic mutation in UBA1 gene. Our study aims at uncovering pathophysiology…
Abstract Number: 0913 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Association Between PTPN2 and Leukopenia in New Users of Azathioprine
Puran Nepal¹, Laura L. Daniel², Jacy Zanussi², Alyson L. Dickson³, Wei-Qi Wei³, Adriana M. Hung⁴, Nancy J. Cox³, Vivian K. Kawai³, Jonathan D. Mosley³, C. Michael Stein³, QiPing Feng³, Ge Liu³, Ran Tao³ and Cecilia P. Chung², ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt, TN, ²University of Miami, Miami, FL, ³Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁴Veterans Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Leukopenia is a common dose-dependent side effect of azathioprine and often results in discontinuation of the drug. Variants in TPMT and NUDT15 have been…
Abstract Number: 0228 • ACR Convergence 2024
Do Imaging Tests Have a Role in Predicting Progression to Rheumatoid Arthritis in People with Clinically Suspect Arthralgia? A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
Ankita Gupta¹, Sulaiman Anis² and Paola de Pablo², ¹Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Clinically suspect arthralgia (CSA) has been associated with an increased risk of developing inflammatory arthritis (IA). Subclinical inflammation on imaging tests may help to…
Abstract Number: 0985 • ACR Convergence 2024
Specific Causes for Hospitalization in Persons with Inflammatory Arthritis Conditions and Gout: A Systematic Review
Kara Irwin, Ran Huo, Alandra Ward, Ciana Sudheer, Allan Li, Claire Barber and Cheryl Barnabe, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

Background/Purpose: Knowing which diagnoses result in a high frequency of hospitalization in persons with inflammatory arthritis (IA) and gout can inform health system planning and…
Abstract Number: 0984 • ACR Convergence 2024
Predicting Risk of Infection in Hospitalized Patients with Rheumatic Diseases from the MIMIC-IV Clinical Database: A Machine Learning Approach
Mario Felix¹ and Lais Osmani², ¹Yale, Hamden, CT, ²Yale, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases often require immunosuppressive treatment, increasing the risk of infection. Clinicians frequently face challenges distinguishing between infection and disease flare in these patients,…
Abstract Number: 0901 • ACR Convergence 2024
Intergenic Alu Elements Are Uniquely Expressed in Dermatomyositis and Correlate with Interferon Stimulated Genes
Rayan Najjar¹, Andrew Mammen² and Tomas Mustelin¹, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²NIH, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: As genes constitute < 2% of our genomes, there is a need to explore potential roles of other genomic elements in autoimmune disease. We…
Abstract Number: 0784 • ACR Convergence 2024
RUNX1 Is Expressed in a Subpopulation of Dermal Fibroblasts and Is Increased with Systemic Sclerosis Disease Severity
Rezvan Parvizi¹, Zhiyun Gong², Helen Jarnagin², Tamar Abel², Dillon Popovich³, Madeline Morrisson⁴, Tammara Wood⁵, Sasha Shenk⁶, Monique Hinchcliff⁷, jonathan Garlick⁶, Patricia Pioli⁸ and Michael Whitfield¹, ¹Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ²Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, ³Dartmouth College, West Lebanon, NH, ⁴Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, ⁵Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ⁶Tufts University, Boston, MA, ⁷Yale School of Medicine, Westport, CT, ⁸Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) skin fibrosis results in complex changes in transcriptional and signaling pathways in the skin. Through transcription factor activity network analyses, the…

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