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Abstract Number: 3125 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
White Matter Magnetization Transfer Ratio Histogram Peak Height Helps Identifying Inflammatory Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
César Magro Checa¹, Ece Ercan², Bart J Emmer³, Ron Wolterbeek⁴, Itamar Ronen², Mark A. Van Buchem², T. W. J. Huizinga⁵ and Gerda M. Steup-Beekman⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Radiology, C.J. Gorter Center for High Field MRI, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Medical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) can be used to detect microstructural cerebral changes in normal-appearing brain tissue of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) patients. Our…
Abstract Number: 3126 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biomarkers Associated with Hyperintense White Matter Lesions in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Mariana Postal, Aline Tamires Lapa, Karina O. Peliçari, Nailu A. Sinicato, Fernando A. Peres, Angela C. Gomes, Lilian TL Costallat, Fernando Cendes and Simone Appenzeller, Medicine, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Cytokines and neuronal injury markers act as crucial mediators in the bidirectional signaling between the immune system and the brain and may be biomarkers…
Abstract Number: 3127 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serologic Diagnosis of Human Neuropsychiatric Lupus Using the Immunarray ICHIP®
Chaim Putterman¹, D. Scott Batty², I.R. Cohen³, Nicole Jordan⁴, Debbie Rybak¹, Tamar Rubinstein¹, Keren Jakobi⁵, Rachel Sorek⁵, Anat Reiner-Benaim⁵, Yakov Blumenstein⁵ and Pennina Safer⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²ImmunArray Inc., Richmond, VA, ³Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, ⁴Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁵ImmunArray LTD, Rehovot, Israel
Background/Purpose: Peripheral neurologic syndromes and central nervous system (CNS) manifestations are recognized as primary disease manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) involves…
Abstract Number: 3128 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Analysis in Blood and Dermal Fibroblasts from Twin Pairs Discordant for Systemic Sclerosis
Paula S. Ramos¹, Thomas A. Medsger Jr.² and Carol A. Feghali-Bostwick¹, ¹Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: The etiology and mechanisms underlying the wide variation in disease heterogeneity and severity in systemic sclerosis (SSc) remain unknown. To assess the role of…
Abstract Number: 3129 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Integrative Analysis of the Colonic Microbiota in Systemic Sclerosis
Elizabeth R. Volkmann¹, Yu-Ling Chang², Nashla Barroso³, Daniel E. Furst³, Philip J. Clements¹, Alan Gorn⁴, Bennett Roth³, Jeffrey Conklin³, Terri Getzug³, Maomeng Tong², Jonathan Jacobs³ and Jonathan Braun², ¹Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ³Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) dysfunction is a leading cause of morbidity in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, the etiology of SSc-related lower GIT dysfunction…
Abstract Number: 3130 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Epstein-Barr Virus Induces Activation of Infammatory Markers Via the TLR8 Transduction Pathway in Infected Scleroderma Monocytes
Antonella Farina¹, Giovanna Peruzzi^2,3, Valentina Lacconi⁴, Edoardo Rosato⁵, Silvia Quarta⁶, Stefania Morrone¹, Alberto Faggioni¹, Maria Trojanowska⁴ and Giuseppina Alessandra Farina⁴, ¹Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, Department of Experimental Medicine, Rome, Italy, ²Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), CLNS@Sapienza, Rome, Italy, ³Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), CLNS@Sapienza, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy, ⁴Arthritis Center, Boston University, Arthritis Center, Boston, MA, ⁵Department of Clinical Medicine, Clinical Immunology Unit,, Sapienza University,Department of Clinical Medicine, Rome, Italy, ⁶Department of Clinical Medicine, Clinical Immunology Unit., Sapienza University,Department of Clinical Medicine, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Monocytes from patients with systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma, SSc), are characterized by the increased expression of IFN-regulatory genes, implicating dysregulation of the innate immune response…
Abstract Number: 3131 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interferon Regulatory Factor 7 (IRF7): The Possible Link Between Inflammation and Fibrosis in SSc Pathogenesis
Minghua Wu¹, Gloria Salazar¹, Xiaodong Zhou², Xinjian Guo², John D. Reveille³, Sandeep K. Agarwal⁴, Michael R. Blackburn⁵, Maureen D Mayes¹ and Shervin Assassi¹, ¹Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ²Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ³Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁴Internal Med, Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁵Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: A recent global gene expression profile study in a large early SSc patient samples revealed a type I interferon (IFN) signature. Type I IFN…
Abstract Number: 3132 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Histone Deacetylase 5 Is Overexpressed in Scleroderma Endothelial Cells and Impairs Angiogenesis Via Repressing Pro-Angiogenic Factors
Pei-Suen Tsou^1,2, M. Asif Amin³, Elena Schiopu^2,4, David A. Fox³, Dinesh Khanna^1,2 and Amr H. Sawalha¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan Scleroderma Program, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma (SSc) is a complex disease characterized by inflammation, vascular complications, and excessive deposition of extracellular matrix. Vascular dysfunction represents a disease initiating event…
Abstract Number: 3133 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Anti-Fibrotic Effect of Endostatin-Derived Peptide Is Mediated By the Urokinase Pathway Via Binding to Enolase-1 and Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor
Tetsuya Nishimoto¹, Takahisa Takihara², Logan Mlakar³, Yunyun Su⁴, Roger Chambers³ and Carol Feghali-Bostwick³, ¹Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan, ³Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁴Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Fibroproliferative disorders such as systemic sclerosis (SSc) have no effective therapies and result in significant morbidity and mortality. We recently demonstrated that the C-terminal…
Abstract Number: 3134 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety and Tolerability of Pirfenidone in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Interstitial Lung Disease
Dinesh Khanna¹, Carlo Albera², Aryeh Fischer³, James R. Seibold⁴, Nader A. Khalidi⁵, Ganesh Raghu⁶, Lorinda Chung⁷, Elena Schiopu¹, Dan Chen⁸ and Eduard Gorina⁹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Turin, Turin, Italy, ³National Jewish Health and University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁴Scleroderma Research Consultants LLC, Litchfield, CT, ⁵McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁷Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁸Jazz Pharmaceuticals (formerly of InterMune), Palo Alto, CA, ⁹Formerly of InterMune, Brisbane, CA
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common and serious complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Pirfenidone, a novel antifibrotic agent, has been shown to be…
Abstract Number: 3135 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidences and Predictors of Organ Manifestations in the Early Course of Systemic Sclerosis: A Longitudinal Study
Veronika K. Jaeger¹, Elina G. Wirz^2,3, Yannick Allanore⁴, Gabriela Riemekasten⁵, Eric Hachulla⁶, Oliver Distler⁷, Paolo Airo⁸, Patricia E. Carreira⁹, Alexandra Balbir-Gurman¹⁰, Mohammed Tikly¹¹, Serena Vettori¹², Nemanja Damjanov¹³, Ulf Müller-Ladner¹⁴, Jorg HW. Distler¹⁵, Mangtao Li¹⁶, Ulrich A. Walker¹⁷ and EUSTAR collaborators, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ²Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland, ³Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Department of Rheumatology A, Paris Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁵Clinic of Rheumatology, University of Luebeck, Lübeck, Germany, ⁶Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Huriez, Université de Lille, Lille, France, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁸UO Reumatologia ed Immunologia Clinica, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy, ⁹Servicio de Reumatologia, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁰B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, ¹²Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, ¹³Institute of Rheumatology, University of Belgrade Medical School, Belgrade, Serbia, ¹⁴Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Kerckhoff-Klinik, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ¹⁵Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ¹⁶Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, ¹⁷Rheumatology, University Hospital, Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare and clinically heterogeneous autoimmune disorder characterised by fibrosis and microvascular obliteration of the skin and internal organs, particularly…
Abstract Number: 3136 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Prokinetic Agents on Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Gastrointestinal Disease: A Systematic Review
Annaliese Tisseverasinghe¹, Ahmad Kadhim², Ambica Parmar², Louis Liu² and Sindhu R. Johnson¹, ¹Toronto Scleroderma Program, Division of Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Institue of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Gastroenterology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: More than 90% of patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) have gastroinstestinal (GI) involvement, commonly dysmotility causing complications such as gastroesophageal reflux and constipation. Treatment…
Abstract Number: 3137 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Scleroderma Hand Contracture Study
Joyce Joseph, Rheumatology, Univeristy of Teas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: To investigate the progression of hand contractures in patients with systemic sclerosis and to identify disease features predictive of contractures. A sub-group analysis was…
Abstract Number: 3138 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prognostic Role of Ventricular Ectopic Beats in Systemic Sclerosis
Giacomo De Luca¹, Silvia Laura Bosello¹, Francesca Gabrielli², Giorgia Berardi¹, Federico parisi¹, Manuela Rucco¹, Giovanni Canestrari¹, Leonarda Galiuto³, Filippo Crea³, Francesco Loperfido² and Gianfranco Ferraccioli¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy, ²Division of Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Catholic University - Rome, Rome, Italy, ³Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Heart involvement is common during Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), even if often clinically silent, and represents the leading cause of death in about one third…
Abstract Number: 3139 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Screening Algorithm for Pulmonary Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis – Comparison of Predictive Accuracy of Three Algorithms
Vivek Nagaraja¹, Scott H. Visovatti², Heather Gladue³, Veronica J. Berrocal⁴, Jennifer Serrano⁵, Vallerie McLaughlin² and Dinesh Khanna⁶, ¹Department of Medicine [Division of Rheumatology], University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ²Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Rheumatology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Div of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is the leading cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc), and is associated with a 3-year survival of approximately 50%.…

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