Abstract Number: 1027 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hematopoietic Cell Kinase (HCK) As a Novel Regulator of Fibroblast-like Synoviocyte Function in RA
Background/Purpose: Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) are key mediators of inflammation and joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) through the production of cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)…Abstract Number: 1026 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Monosodium Urate Monohydrate Crystals Induces the Expression of Ihh and MMP-13 in ATDC5 Cells: Implications in Osteoarthritis (OA) Development.
Background/Purpose: Cartilage damage is often observed in affected joints with advance gout1. Musculoskeletal ultrasound studies have highlighted the close relationship between monosodium urate (MSU) crystals…Abstract Number: 1025 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Leptin Production By Osteoarthritis Synovial Fibroblasts: Stimulation By Glucocorticoids and Mineralocorticoids through the Glucocorticoid Receptor and GILZ (Glucocorticoid-Induced Leucine Zipper) Protein
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a metabolic disorder for which leptin is playing a catabolic role on cartilage. In mice, obesity due to impaired leptin did…Abstract Number: 1024 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Racial Differences in Biochemical Knee Cartilage Composition Between African American and Caucasian American Women with MR-Based T2 Relaxation Time Measurements – Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Background/Purpose: To determine whether knee cartilage composition differs between African-American and matched Caucasian-American women at risk for Osteoarthitis (OA) using in-vivo 3T MRI T2 relaxation…Abstract Number: 1023 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Chronic PTHrP Treatment Promotes Hypertrophic Differentiation and Inflammatory Gene Expression in Chondrocytes
Background/Purpose Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) binds to the type 1 PTH receptor (PTH1R), a member of the superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Activation of…Abstract Number: 1021 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Transthyretin and Amyloid in Cartilage Aging and Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose Deposition of amyloid is a common aging-associated phenomenon and a key factor in the pathogenesis of several aging-related diseases. Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent…Abstract Number: 1040 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dysregulated Serum Interleukin 16 Concentration Associated with Clinical Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Efficiently Corrected By Immunological Intervention
Background/Purpose: IL-16 is a chemoattractant factor that evokes massive infiltration of mononuclear cells in the synovial tissue in patients rheumatoid arthritis (RA). IL-16 concentrations are…Abstract Number: 1039 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interleukin-20 Is Triggered By TLR Ligands and Associates with Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by persistent synovial inflammation and subsequent joint damage with systemic manifestations. Interleukin-20 (IL-20) has been…Abstract Number: 1037 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-MDA5 Antibody Associated Myositis Compared to DM Patient: A Distinct Muscular Pattern Associated with a shared IFN Signature
Background/Purpose Anti-MDA5 auto-antibodies are thought to be specifically associated with dermatomyositis (DM). Nevertheless anti-MDA5 auto-antibody positive patients (MDA5+ DM) predominantly suffer from extra-muscular involvement with severe…Abstract Number: 1036 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synergism Between GM-CSF and IL-17 Causes Enhanced Joint Pathology Via the Production of IL-6 and IL-23
Background/Purpose: T helper-17 (Th17) cells are important mediators of inflammatory diseases, and are the main pathogenic cell type in many animal models of autoimmunity. Recent…Abstract Number: 1035 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
TNF-á Modulates the Expression of Circadian Clock Genes Via Calcium Signaling in Rheumatoid Synovial Cells
Background/Purpose: The mammalian clock genes including Clock (circadian locomotor output cycles kaput), Bmal1 (brain and muscle Arnt-like protein 1), Per (Period) and Cry (Cryptochrome) regulate…Abstract Number: 1038 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Macrophage-Fibroblast Crosstalk Pathways Amplify RA Joint Pathology
Background/Purpose Macrophages and synovial fibroblasts represent key cellular drivers of RA. The goal of this study was to define how the complex cellular programs of…Abstract Number: 1022 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibroblast-like Synovial Cells and Monocytes Team up in the Organization and the Dynamic Modelling of the Synovial Tissue
Background/Purpose The synovial lining tissue consists of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) and monocyte-derived macrophage-like synoviocytes (MLS) within a self-built meshwork of dense extracellular matrix (ECM) components.…Abstract Number: 1017 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
BMP9-Induced pSmad1/5/8 Signaling and Chondrocyte Hypertrophy Are Effectively Inhibited By TGFβ1
Background/Purpose Osteoarthritis is characterized by degradation of articular cartilage. TGFβ-superfamily signaling via Smad phosphorylation (pSmad) plays a crucial role in cartilage maintenance. Two distinct pSmad…Abstract Number: 1016 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reduced Expression of Circadian Rhythm Genes in Human Osteoarthritis Cartilage: NR1D1 Suppression Alters Chondrocyte Response to IL-1β Stimulation
Background/Purpose NR1D1 is a negative regulator of BMAL1, a core clock gene that regulate circadian rhythmicity. Involvement of NR1D1 in inflammatory process has been reported,…