Abstract Number: 1433 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lack Of Early Clinical Response To Treatment With Baricitinib Predicts Low Probability Of Achieving Long Term DAS28-ESR Low Disease Activity Or Remission In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Baricitinib, an oral inhibitor of JAK1 and JAK2 activity, was investigated as treatment for patients with moderately to severely active RA despite use…Abstract Number: 1434 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessing Janus Kinase inhibitor’s Place In Therapy In Established Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients – From a Simplified Indirect Comparison Versus Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors To a Bayesian Probability Of Response – The Value Of Transparency
Background/Purpose: Bayesian style network meta-analyses and mixed treatment comparisons help address potential bias from effect modifying trial covariates within indirect comparisons and are theoretically easier…Abstract Number: 1435 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness Of TNF-á Inhibitor Therapy Does Not Differ Between Elderly and Younger Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From The Corrona Registry
Background/Purpose: Biologics have revolutionized the therapy and prognosis of patients (pts) with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Studies evaluating whether the effectiveness of TNF-α inhibitor (TNFi) therapy…Abstract Number: 1436 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Changes In a Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Score After Starting Adalimumab Treatment Predict Change In MRI Inflammation At 6 Months
Background/Purpose: A multi-biomarker disease activity (MBDA) score has been validated as a measure of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis. This study aimed to see if…Abstract Number: 1397 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes In MMP In Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes Following Adipogenesis
Background/Purpose: Fibroblast-like synovial cells (FLS) play important roles in the disease progression of RA. FLS produce cytokines and chemokines that contribute to chronic inflammation…Abstract Number: 1398 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Of Atherogenicity Of Plasma From Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are immune mediated inflammatory disorders linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), mostly due to accelerated…Abstract Number: 1399 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Citrullinated Proteoglycan (Aggrecan) Present In Human Cartilage Is Recognized By Serum Antibodies From Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Citrullination is a post-translational protein modification, where arginine (Arg) is converted to citrulline (Cit) by peptidyl arginine deiminases (PADI). The presence of anti-citrullinated protein…Abstract Number: 1400 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (DPP-IV, CD26) Levels In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated With Biologic Therapies and Correlation With The Activity Of The Disease
Background/Purpose: Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV, CD26), a protease cleaving N-terminal X-Pro dipeptides from selected proteins including chemokines is expressed both as a soluble form and…Abstract Number: 1401 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reduced Oral Glucose Tolerance Is Associated With a Lower Risk Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Studies have demonstrated a negative association between high body mass index (BMI) and development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in men, and a neutral or…Abstract Number: 1402 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Regulatory B10 Cells Are Decreased In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inversely Correlated With Disease Activity
Background/Purpose: Regulatory IL-10 producing B cells (B10) have been shown to prevent and cure collagen-induced arthritis in mice. In human, very little is known about…Abstract Number: 1403 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Non-Receptor Type 2 (PTPN2) Is Expressed In a TNF-Dependent Manner In RA Synovial Tissues
Background/Purpose: Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Non-receptor Type 2 (PTPN2) is a protein phosphatase that has been associated with the development of autoimmune diseases in GWA studies.…Abstract Number: 1404 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects Of Smoking On Joint Physiology In Men and Mice
Background/Purpose: Smoking is a major risk factor for the development of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies positive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in individuals who carry shared epitope alleles.…Abstract Number: 1405 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Expression Of High Mobility Group Protein B1 and Its Receptors In Heart Of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease With and Without Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease: A Biopsy Study
Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) have increased risk of morbidity and mortality in coronary artery disease (CAD) compared to the general population. High…Abstract Number: 1406 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Scaffold Protein p62 Is Involved In NF-κB Signaling, Caspase-3 Dependent and -Independent Cell Death and Autophagy In Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts
Background/Purpose: Sequestosome 1 (p62/ SQSTM1) is a multifunctional ubiquitin-binding protein implicated in selective autophagy, cell signaling pathways and regulation of cell death. Recently, we described…Abstract Number: 1407 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Serum Cholesterol Predicts Rheumatoid Arthritis In Women
Background/Purpose: Patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) tend to have low cholesterol levels due to effects of inflammation on lipid metabolism. However, several prospective studies…