Abstract Number: 1311 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Aiming Simple Disease Activity Score Remission At One Year Leads To Better 3-Year Radiographic and Functional Outcomes Than aiming low Disease activity in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated In Routine Practice. Data From Espoir Cohort
Background/Purpose: The ultimate goal of Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is to achieve remission in order to prevent structural…Abstract Number: 1312 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Score Correlates With Radiographic Progression In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From a Randomized Trial
Background/Purpose: In early rheumatoid arthritis (eRA), predictors of radiographic damage would be useful for optimal targeting of therapy. It has been suggested that combining various…Abstract Number: 1313 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tobacco Exposure Is Associated With Radiographic Damage In Hispanic and African American Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Although the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is unknown, there are reported interactions of genetic and environmental factors. Tobacco exposure is a well-documented risk…Abstract Number: 1314 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovial Ectopic Lymphoneogenesis Predicts Clinical Response To Certolizumab Pegol In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Predicting response to anti-TNF alpha inhibitors (TNFi) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is challenging. Therefore there is a high need for identification of biomarkers…Abstract Number: 1279 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-IL-6 Receptor Antibody Is Effective In Arthritis Regardless Of Obesity In Mouse Model
Background/Purpose: Compared with non-obese patients, obese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) reportedly experience worsening of symptoms [Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2013; 65: 78-87] and do…Abstract Number: 1293 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase 13 As a Translational Marker For Efficacy Of Anti-Arthritic Treatments In Rat Collagen Induced Arthritis and Mouse Model Of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Bone Resorption
Background/Purpose: Matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP-13) is expressed by chondrocytes and synovial cells in human osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (Takaishi et al., 2008). Serum MMP-13…Abstract Number: 1276 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immunologic Monitoring and Infectious Complications In Pediatric Rheumatology Patients Treated With Rituximab
Background/Purpose: Rituximab is an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody increasingly used in immunologic and malignant conditions to deplete B cells. Suppression of humoral immunity after rituximab exposure may…Abstract Number: 1277 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Pilot Study Of Young Adults With Juvenile Dermatomyositis With Decreased Nailfold Capillary End Row Loops: Brachial Artery Reactivity and Oxidized Lipids
Background/Purpose: Our center previously reported increased carotid intima media thickness, and lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels in young or middle-age adults with a history of…Abstract Number: 1278 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Arthritis Severity and Joint Damage Locus Cia25/Pia42 Is a New Genetic Regulator of the Invasive Properties of Synovial Fibroblasts
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic and commonly disabling disease with a prevalence of 1% world-wide. Disease remission is rarely achieved with current treatments…Abstract Number: 1280 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor 3 Signaling in Murine Collagen-Induced Arthiritis
Background/Purpose: Sphingolipids represent a major class of lipids that are ubiquitously expressed in eukaryotic cell membranes. Through the interaction with a family of five G-protein-coupled…Abstract Number: 1281 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inadequate Glucocorticoid Secretion in Experimental Arthritis in Rats Is Closely Linked to Impaired Mitochondria and Reduced Lipid Breakdown in the Adrenal Cortex
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis a functional deterioration of the HPA-axis in form of inadequately low secretion of glucocorticoids in relation to severity of inflammation can…Abstract Number: 1282 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of RC-3095, An Antagonist of Gastrin-Releasin Peptide Receptor, Regulating Synovial Fibroblasts in Experimental Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) is the mammalian homologue of the bombesin (BN), and its receptor signaling is involved in several functions, including inflammatory response.…Abstract Number: 1283 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Power Doppler Ultrasound Phenotyping of Expanding Versus Collapsed Popliteal Lymph Nodes in Murine Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease manifested by episodic flares in affected joints that are challenging to predict and treat. Longitudinal contrast…Abstract Number: 1284 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nuclear Receptor 4A2 Is Differentially Expressed In Animal Models Of RA During Inflammation and Resolution
Background/Purpose: Nuclear receptor 4A2 (NR4A2 / nuclear receptor related 1 / Nurr1) is a constitutively active transcription factor with diverse roles in normal physiology and…Abstract Number: 1285 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Choline Kinase: A Novel Target For Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Choline kinase (ChoKa) is an essential enzyme for phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis and is required for cell proliferation. The enzyme has also been implicated in cancer…