Abstract Number: 2770 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Complex Functional Effects Within The HLA Contribute To Sjögren’s Syndrome Pathogenesis and May Influence Both Transcriptional Regulation and Peptide Binding
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a common, heterogeneous exocrinopathy. Etiology involves complex environmental, genetic and genomic influences driving innate and adaptive autoimmune responses. This…Abstract Number: 2771 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The NKp30/B7H6 Axis Contributes To Pathogenesis In Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: NK cells are an important subset of cells involved in innate immunity. Their possible role has never been studies in pSS pathogeny. We aimed…Abstract Number: 2772 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification Of a Sjögren’s Syndrome-Associated Variant That Influences OAS1 Isoform Switching
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a common, progressive autoimmune exocrinopathy characterized by symptoms of dry eyes and mouth present in 0.7-1% of the European population.…Abstract Number: 2773 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Patterns In naïve CD4+ T Cells From Patients With Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (PSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the lacrimal and salivary glands and dryness of the eyes and mouth.…Abstract Number: 2774 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Distinct Role Of Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells and Mast Cells In The Pathogenesis Of Sjӧgren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS) is characterized by the destruction of the lacrimal and salivary grands due to autoreactive lymphocyte infiltration in the early phase and…Abstract Number: 2775 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adenosine A2b Receptor Agonist Bay60-6583 Restores Salivary Gland Function In a Mouse Model For Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder mainly affecting the exocrine glands. However, it is now clear that both immune and non-immune…Abstract Number: 2746 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel Autoinflammatory Disorder Characterized By Ectodermal Dysplasia, Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia, Growth Failure and Hyper-IgD In a Single Family
Background/Purpose: Autoinflammatory disorders are characterized by chronic inflammation, and a variety of systemic complaints. Defects in the NF-kb essential modifier, or NEMO, are associated…Abstract Number: 2747 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Canakinumab Treatment In Schnitzler’s Syndrome: A Multi-Center Randomized Placebo-Controlled 4-Month Study
Background/Purpose: Schnitzler’s syndrome (SchS) is an adult-onset autoinflammatory disease characterized by urticarial exanthema and monoclonal gammopathy in combination with episodes of fever, arthralgia, fatigue, and…Abstract Number: 2736 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Density Microarray Analysis Identifies Novel Differentially Expressed Long Noncoding RNAs In Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts
Background/Purpose: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as key regulators of gene expression. Recently, several new susceptibility loci were identified for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), mapping…Abstract Number: 2737 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In Vivo MiR-146a Administration Ameliorates Murine Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: New Zealand black and white F1 (NZBW/F1) is a classic mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Type I interferon (IFN) infusion accelerates lupus…Abstract Number: 2738 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Microrna-Mediated Regulation Explains Allelic Risk Of TLR7 Variant Predisposing To Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
Background/Purpose: We identified a genome-wide significant association of the TLR7 variant (rs3853839) with SLE susceptibility in multiple ancestries (Pmeta =2.0×10-19, OR =1.25), and the risk…Abstract Number: 2739 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immunochip Analysis Identifies New Susceptibility Loci For Systemic Sclerosis: Implications For Pathogenesis
Background/Purpose : The purpose of this study was to identify SSc risk loci shared with other autoimmune diseases on the Immunochip and to fine-map previously…Abstract Number: 2740 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Efficacy Of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Targeting In Murine and Humanized Models Of Rheumatoid Arthritis In Comparison With IL-1 and TNF Inhibitors
Background/Purpose: Increased expression of Toll-like Receptor (TLR) 4 and its endogenous agonists in rheumatoid joints suggest involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this…Abstract Number: 2741 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evidence That STAT3 controls NLRP3 inflammasome–dependent Release Of IL-1β and Pyronecrosis Through Regulation of mitochondrial activity
Background/Purpose: Self-activating NLRP3 mutations are responsible for cryopyrin-associated periodic fever syndromes (CAPS), the most severe form of which is neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID). Spontaneous…Abstract Number: 2742 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Blau Syndrome-Associated NOD2 Mutations Limit Production Of IL-6 and KC/IL-8 In Knock-In Mice and In Patients Suggesting a Loss Of Function Disease Mechanism
Background/Purpose: Blau syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2 (Nod2) and characterized by arthritis, dermatitis and uveitis. Nod2…