Abstract Number: 640 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Peptide Mimic Inhibits the Cross Reaction of Anti-DNA Antibodies with Glomerular Antigens
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by high titers of multiple autoantibodies. Of those, anti-DNA antibodies play a key role in…Abstract Number: 659 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Breakdown of Tolerance at the Tissue Level in Systemic Autoimmunity: Role of Tissue-Resident Dendritic Cells
Background/Purpose Systemic autoimmune diseases such as lupus affect multiple organs including skin and kidneys, usually in a diverse fashion where only certain organs are affected…Abstract Number: 646 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ONO-4059 – a Highly Potent and Dual Oral Inhibitor of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) and Tec Kinase: Improves Anti-Nuclear Antibodies–mediated SLE in Mice
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a complex and heterogeneous autoimmune disease associated with the over production of high affinity autoantibodies, mainly raised against nuclear…Abstract Number: 634 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization of CD4+ T Cell Response and Effects of Regulatory T Cells in Pristane Induced Lupus (PIL)
Background/Purpose CD4+ T cells and the Th1 and Th17 subsets in particular play a pivotal role in SLE. Regulatory T cells (Treg) are essential for…Abstract Number: 633 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immunological and Clinical Relationships of Synovial IL-17+ T Cells in Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose We recently reported elevated numbers of synovial fluid IL-17+CD4- T cells (mainly CD8+ (Tc17) cells) in Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA), correlating with clinical, serological and…Abstract Number: 632 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IL-23 Mediates Psoriasis-like Inflammation in the SKG Mouse Model of Spondyloarthropathy
Background/Purpose Psoriasis (Ps) is a common immune-mediated inflammatory skin disease and is a well- recognised extra-articular manifestation of the spondyloathopathies (SpA). Genetic studies implicate IL-23…Abstract Number: 631 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Joint and Bone Related Pathways Discriminate Psoriatic Arthritis Lesional Skin from Psoriasis vulgaris Lesional Skin
Background/Purpose: It is preferable to start therapy as early as possible in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) because of the destructive nature of the arthritis. Starting treatment…Abstract Number: 630 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biomarkers of Bone Remodeling Are Elevated in Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis that develops in about a third of patients with cutaneous psoriasis (PsC). The identification of biomarkers to…Abstract Number: 629 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biomarkers of Chondrocyte Activity Are Increased in Psoriasis Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis arthritis (PsA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) are both inflammatory joint diseases in which the pathogenesis is not fully understood. However, both pathologies are associated…Abstract Number: 628 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Predictive Value of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Biomarkers for Progression of Atherosclerosis in Psoriatic Disease
Background/Purpose The pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying the accelerated atherosclerosis in patients with psoriatic disease (PsD) are unknown. We aimed to investigate candidate pathways involved in this…Abstract Number: 627 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
HLA Markers for Disease Severity Are Associated with a Higher Burden of Atherosclerosis in Patients with Psoriatic Disease
Background/Purpose Recent evidence supports the link between the extent of inflammation and cardiovascular risk in patients with psoriatic disease (PsD). We aimed to investigate the…Abstract Number: 626 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of the Interaction Between Human Leukocyte Antigen Alleles and Obesity on Psoriatic Arthritis Risk
Background/Purpose: Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) class I alleles and obesity are risk factors for psoriatic arthritis (PsA). We aimed to assess whether there is an…Abstract Number: 625 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fine-Mapping Major Histocompatibility Complex Associations Identified Contribution of Multiple Class I and II HLA Genes on Risk of Psoriasis and Its Clinical Subtypes
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis vulgaris (PsV) risk is strongly associated with genetic variation within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region, although its fine genetic architecture has not…Abstract Number: 624 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genome-Wide Methylome Investigation Reveals New Candidate Genes Associated with Arthritis Mutilans
Background/Purpose Arthritis mutilans is a severe form of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Why some patients develop this rapidly progressive destructive disease remains unclear. We hypothesized that…Abstract Number: 623 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Epigenetic Studies in Maternally Versus Paternally Transmitted Psoriatic Disease
Background/Purpose: Epidemiological studies have noted excess paternal transmission in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. To date, there has been no molecular explanation to account for this…