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Abstract Number: 2553 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Abatacept – Review of a Safety Database
H Yu, K Angelini, A Dominique and TA Simon, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
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
Joshua Baker¹, Brian Sauer², Chia-Chen Teng³, Grant W. Cannon⁴, Said Ibrahim⁵, Michael George⁶, Amy C. Cannella⁷, Bryant R. England⁸, Liron Caplan⁹, Lisa A. Davis¹⁰, Kaleb Michaud¹¹, James R. O'Dell¹² and Ted R Mikuls¹³, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²IDEAS Center and Division of Epidemiology, HSR&D SLC VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Section of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁸Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁹Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center and UC Denver SOM, Denver, CO, ¹⁰Div of Rheumatology, Univ of CO Denver School of Med, Aurora, CO, ¹¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ¹²Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ¹³Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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
Katerina Chatzidionysiou¹, Sharzad Emamikia², Jackie L. Nam³, Sofia Ramiro⁴, Josef Smolen⁵, Désirée van der Heijde⁶, Maxime Dougados⁷, Johannes WJ Bijlsma⁸, Gerd Burmester⁹, Marieke Scholte-Voshaar¹⁰, Ronald van Vollenhoven^11,12 and Robert Landewé¹³, ¹Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ⁶Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁷Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁸Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁹Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁰EULAR Standing Committee of People with Arthritis/Rheumatism in Europe, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹¹Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹²Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹³Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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)
Shinji Matsuda¹, Deepa Hammaker², Steven Dowdy³, David L. Boyle⁴ and Gary Firestein⁵, ¹Medicine, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ³UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁵Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, CA
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
Torsten Lowin¹, Rainer Straub² and Georg Pongratz³, ¹Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ²Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Neuroendocrine Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, ³Rheumatology - Hiller Research Center Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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
Chrong-Reen Wang¹, Shih-Yao Chen¹, Ai-Li Shiau², Ming-Fei Liu¹ and Chao-Liang Wu³, ¹Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical College and Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan, ²Microbiology and Immunology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan, ³Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
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
Ted R Mikuls¹, Clay Walker², Fang Qiu³, Fang Yu⁴, Geoffrey M. Thiele⁵ and Jeffrey Payne⁶, ¹Veteran Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ³Biostatistics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁶College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Lincoln, NE
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
Bryant R. England^1,2, Peter Maloley³, Eric Daubach³, Michael J. Duryee⁴, M. Kristen Demoruelle⁵, Kevin D. Deane⁵, Geoffrey M. Thiele⁶ and Ted R Mikuls⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²VA Nebraska-Western Iowa, Omaha, NE, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Internal Medicine Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁶Veteran Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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
Kohjin Suzuki¹, Kohsuke Yoshida¹, Teppei Hashimoto², Kenta Kaneshiro¹, Ayako Nakai¹, Naonori Hashimoto¹, Yoshiko Kawasaki², Nao Shibanuma³, Natsuko Nakagawa⁴, Yoshitada Sakai⁵ and Akira Hashiramoto⁶, ¹Department of Biophysics, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology, Kobe Kaisei Hospital, Kobe, Japan, ³Departmant of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe Kaisei Hospital, Kobe, Japan, ⁴Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konan-Kakogawa Hospital, Kakogawa, Japan, ⁵Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ⁶Department of Biophysics, Department of Biophysics, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan
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
Carol Hitchon¹, Charles O. Elson², David Robinson³, Irene Smolik³ and Hani S. El-Gabalawy¹, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Dept of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Arthritis Center, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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
Hyungjin Kim¹, Hyemin Jeong², Jaejoon Lee², Hoon-Suk Cha¹, Eun-Mi Koh³, Eun-Jung Park⁴ and Young Hee Eun¹, ¹Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ²Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ³Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju University School of Medicine, Jeju, South Korea
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…
Abstract Number: 2564 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Autophagy Alteration Affects Migration and Proliferation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes Stimulated By IL-17A
Ji-Min Kim¹, Jihye Bang², Hye-Jin Jeong³, Chang-Nam Son¹ and Sang-Hyon Kim¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, The Republic of, ²Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Autophagy is required to ensure cellular homeostasis. Perturbations in autophagy have been reported to be involved in the pathogenesis of several diseases such as…
Abstract Number: 2565 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Common Biomarker Elevations in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Karen Fernandez¹, Tracy Doyle², Lisa Harlow³, Ivan O. Rosas⁴ and Dana P. Ascherman⁵, ¹Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ²Medicine/Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ⁴BWH - Pulmonary, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is an extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) which contributes to increased morbidity and mortality. Clinico-epidemiological data indicate some overlap…
Abstract Number: 2566 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hexokinase 2 As a Novel Metabolic Target for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Marta Fernandez Bustamante¹, Ricard Garcia-Carbonell², Jeffrey Smith², Gary Firestein¹, Shigeki Miyamoto² and Monica Guma¹, ¹Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, CA, ²Pharmacology, UCSD, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Hexokinases (HKs) catalyze the first step in glucose metabolism. HK2 constitutes the principal inducible isoform with a restricted distribution in normal adult tissues. Up-regulated…
Abstract Number: 2567 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of Fibroblast Growth Factor 4 on the Proliferation of Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Xiaoxue Feng¹, Shangling Zhu¹, Weixiang Peng², Fang Liu³, Baiyu Zhang¹ and Jianlin Huang¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Zhu Hai People's Hospital, Zhuhai, China, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Background/Purpose: Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) contribute to synovial hyperplasia in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Fibroblast growth factor 4 (FGF4) is a potent mitogen for tumor cells. The…

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