Abstract Number: 2568 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ARL15 expressed By Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts Regulates IL6 and Plays a Role in Apoptosis and Hypoxia
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory condition that affects more than 1% population globally. Several studies suggest RA to be controlled by a…Abstract Number: 2569 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Restoration of Decreased Lymphocyte Counts and the Shift to Th1 and Effector Memory CD8+T Cell Subsets Associate with Spontaneous Regression of Lympho-Proliferative Disorders Developed in RA Patients Treated with Methotrexate
Background/Purpose: Methods: Forty-three RA patients complicated with LPD were identified and 76 control patients were selected. Among the 43 LPD patients, 28 were regressive and…Abstract Number: 2570 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pyruvate Regulates Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Production, Dysfunction and Aberrant Metabolism of Mitochondria in Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), fibroblast-like synoviocyte (FLS) is a key component of invasive synovium and mediates inflammation and destruction of joint. Recently, change of…Abstract Number: 2571 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Distinct Oral and Fecal Community Profiles Enriched in Opportunistic Pathogens in RA Patients and First Degree Relatives Are Influenced By Environmental Risk Factors, Including Smoking, Dental History and Lung Infection
Background/Purpose: In the Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) prodrome, genetic predisposition intersects with environmental risk factors, such as smoking, periodontal disease and respiratory infection, however no studies…Abstract Number: 2572 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Study of Two Biomarkers of Biological Age in the Blood of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Accelerated biological aging of blood cells could contribute to the pathogenesis of RA. However, biological age has multiple facets, some as epigenetic aging not…Abstract Number: 2573 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Galectin 1 As Potential Prognostic Biomarker in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Galectin 1 (Gal1) is a type of lectin expressed in a wide variety of tissues and organs. In the immune context, is broadly described…Abstract Number: 2574 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IL-22 As a Biomarker for Erosive Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Consistent with models of experimental arthritis implicating IL-22 – in the development of joint destruction could previously demonstrate that elevated IL-22 serum levels were…Abstract Number: 2575 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Presence of Staphylococcal Toxins in the Urine of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease of unknown etiology;with a pathogenesis that is due to a mixture of genetic, immunological and environmental factors. A…Abstract Number: 2576 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
uPAR Promotes Tumor-like Biologic Role of Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes through PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR), is a multi-functional receptor on cell surface, widely present in endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and a variety of malignant cells.…Abstract Number: 2577 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elevated Matrix Metalloproteinases Levels in Oral Fluids of Most Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, Even without Frank Periodontitis
Background/Purpose: Periodontitis shares pathogenic mechanisms with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and may trigger its onset. However, little information is available about inflammatory responses in oral fluids…Abstract Number: 2578 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma Levels of Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) Subgroups and Their Inhibitors (noggin, sclerostin) in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Correlation with Disease Activity, Clinical and Radiographic Progression
Background/Purpose: Progressive bone destruction occurs in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) due to imbalance of osteoblast/osteoclast activity. Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) regenerate bone damage by stimulating the…Abstract Number: 2579 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Etanercept Treatment Does Not Adversely Affect Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease. This analysis evaluated changes in metabolic and lipid CV risk factors…Abstract Number: 2580 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tofacitinib Do Not Get Worse Subclinical Atherosclerosis Despite up-Regulating Serum Cholesterol in Methotrexate-Resistant Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. We should have strategies for primary cardiovascular prevention in RA. Tofacitinib (Tofa) could possibly…Abstract Number: 2581 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tripterygium Wilfordii Hook F Applied Topically in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF), a traditional Chinese herb, is widely used in China for treating Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), but limited only for eldly…Abstract Number: 2582 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
N-Acetylcysteine Regulates Osteoclastogenesis and Th17 Cell Differentiation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to determine the regulatory role of N-Acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), an antioxidant, in T cell and osteoclast differentiation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods:…
