Abstract Number: 3181 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Common Is Inactive Disease in a Prospective Cohort of Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis? the Importance of Definition
Background/Purpose: Patients with JIA are at risk of disability, pain and joint damage in the longer-term. Treating toward clinically inactive disease (ID) has the potential…Abstract Number: 3182 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Body Mass Index Negatively Impacts Time to Achieving Sustained Remission in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from a Multicenter Early Arthritis Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: High BMI has been associated with worse disease severity and lower rates of sustained remission (susREM) in early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA). In this study,…Abstract Number: 3183 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Clinical and Economic Costs of Not Achieving Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Treat to target guidelines recommend achieving a state of remission or low disease activity for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. However, the benefit of lower…Abstract Number: 3184 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Treat-to-Target Really Working? a Longitudinal Analysis in Biodam
Background/Purpose: A Treat-to-Target approach (T2T), treating patients with RA towards a target, either remission or low disease activity (T2T-REM or T2T-LDA), is nowadays recommended. However…Abstract Number: 3185 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Cluster-Randomized Trial of a Behavioral Intervention to Incorporate a Treat-to-Target Approach in the Clinical Care of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in the United States
Background/Purpose: We report the results of a cluster-randomized behavioral intervention trial designed to assess the impact of implementing a treat-to-target (T2T) approach vs usual care…Abstract Number: 3186 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Foot Synovitis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Apparent Remission Is Associated with Unstable Remission Status, Radiographic Progression and Worse Long-Term Functional Outcomes
Background/Purpose: Previous cross-sectional data revealed disease activity (DA) measures that omit foot joint assessment inadequately capture foot synovitis in in apparent remission at 6 months1.…Abstract Number: 3187 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Disease Relapse and Recapture of Remission Following Relapse in an Ontario Rheumatoid Arthritis Population
Background/Purpose: The timing and severity of relapse and likelihood of “recapturing” remission following a relapse in RA is not well known. We aimed to describe…Abstract Number: 3188 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inhibition of Lymphatic Muscle Contraction By Lymphatic Endothelial iNOS Impairs Lymph Drainage from Arthritic Joints in TNF-Tg Mice and Is Prevented By Herbal Drugs
Background/Purpose: We reported previously that inflammation in TNF-Tg mice, a model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), inhibits lymphatic vessel maturation, resulting in decreased lymphatic smooth muscle…Abstract Number: 3189 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Enhancement of Mitochondrial Biogenesis Inhibits Cell Proliferation and MMP-3/RANKL Secretion in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-like Synovial Cells and Joint Destruction in Arthritis Model Mice
Background/Purpose: Joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) progresses via the hyperproliferation of the synovium and secretion of MMP-3/RANKL from fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS). In tumors, we previously…Abstract Number: 3190 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Netrin-1 and Its Receptor Unc5b Are Novel Targets for the Treatment of Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation and destruction of the joints and some extra-articular tissues. Netrin-1 is a laminin-like…Abstract Number: 3191 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Siglec9 Suppresses Arthritis in Collagen-Induced Mice Model and Inhibits M1 Activation of RAW264.7 Macrophages
Background/Purpose: Siglecs (Sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-type lectins) are type1 transmembrane proteins and expressed on cell surface of various immunocytes. Siglec9 is a member of CD33 related…Abstract Number: 3192 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
KCa3.1 Ion Channel in the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis: KCa3.1-/- Mice Do Not Develop CIA
Background/Purpose: KCa3.1 is a Ca2+-activated K+ channel that modulates Ca2+-dependent signaling processes such as activation and cellular proliferation. KCa3.1 is expressed in CCR7+ naïve and…Abstract Number: 3193 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immunomodulatory and Antiviral Therapies in a Mouse Model of Chikungunya Viral Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a rapidly emerging arthritogenic mosquito-borne alphavirus that has infected more than 1 million individuals in the Western Hemisphere since 2014. …Abstract Number: 3194 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Oral to Subcutaneous Methotrexate Dose-Conversion Strategies in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the cornerstone of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapy1 but absorption saturation limitations compromise oral MTX bioavailability (BA). Subcutaneous (SC) MTX has a…Abstract Number: 3195 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circulating Micro-RNA Profiles in Responders to Adalimumab Plus Methotrexate Versus Methotrexate Alone: A Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
Background/Purpose: The variable response to anti-TNF therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains largely unexplained, and biomarkers for treatment response are scarce. We previously…