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Abstract Number: 342 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vascular Permeability As an Imaging Biomarker for Chronic Inflammatory Arthritis: A Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Eon Jeong Nam¹, Yongmin Chang², Jang-Woo Park³, Shijin Sung⁴, Jungwan Hong⁴, Md. Hasan Al Faruque⁴, Jongmin Lee⁵ and Young Mo Kang⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ²Molecular Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ³Medical and Biological Engineering, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ⁴Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ⁵Radiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ⁶Dept of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National Univ Hosp, Daegu, South Korea
Vascular permeability as an imaging biomarker for chronic inflammatory arthritis: A dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging study Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic…
Abstract Number: 343 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Caspase 8/RIPK3 Signaling Axis Has Opposing Roles in Myeloid and Dendritic Cells during Progression of a Murine Model of Acute Inflammatory Arthritis
Carla M. Cuda¹, Alexander Misharin², George Kenneth Haines III³ and Harris R. Perlman⁴, ¹Medicine / Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Pathology, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, ⁴Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) manifests in persistent synovial inflammation, cellular infiltration and pro-inflammatory cytokine production, and results in progressive joint destruction. Both myeloid cells and…
Abstract Number: 341 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Death Receptor 3 Causes Vascular Dysfunction in a Murine Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jessica O Williams¹, Eddie C.Y. Wang², Derek Lang¹ and Anwen S. Williams², ¹Institute of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ²Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Increased cardiovascular (CV) risk is prevalent in several forms of inflammatory arthritides. The mechanisms that regulate CV disease during early inflammatory arthritis are ill-defined.…
Abstract Number: 340 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Role of Beta-Catenin Signaling to Control Dendritic Cell Function in Collagen-Induced Arthritis
Celso Henrique Alves^1,2, Julia L. Ober-Blöbaum³, Inge Brouwers-Haspels^1,2, Patrick S. Asmawidjaja^1,2, Anne-Marie Mus^1,2, Björn E. Clausen³ and Erik Lubberts^2,4, ¹Rheumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Institute for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany, ⁴Erasmus Medical Center, Rheumatology, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation and synovial infiltration of immune cells. T-cell priming by activated dendritic cells (DCs)…
Abstract Number: 339 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Toll-like Receptor Dependent Autoantigens and Vesicles from P.Gingivalis in Animal Models of RA to Modulate Collagen and Collagen Antibody Induced Arthritis
Christina Grimm¹, Bianka Marklein¹, Gerd Burmester^1,2 and Karl Skriner³, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Germany, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose A variety of animal models suggest that TLR signaling is important in the pathogenesis of RA and the generation of specific autoantibodies. This study…
Abstract Number: 334 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inflammatory Arthritis in K/BxN Mice Is Associated with Abnormal HDL Function
C. Charles-Schoeman¹, Ani Shahbazian¹, Yuen Yin Lee¹ and Srinivasa T. Reddy², ¹Medicine-Rheumatology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²Medicine-Cardiology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have significantly increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Abnormal function of high density lipoprotein (HDL) has been implicated as…
Abstract Number: 333 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Deletion of the Prolactin Receptor Aggravates the Course of Antigen-Induced Arthritis
Norma Adan, Maria G. Ledesma-Colunga, Ana L. Reyes-Lopez, Fernando Lopez-Barrera, Gonzalo Martinez de la Escalera and Carmen Clapp, Institute of Neurobiology, National University of Mexico (UNAM), Queretaro, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Prolactin (PRL), the hormone essential for lactation, may protect against joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis. PRL frequently increases in the circulation of patients with…
Abstract Number: 332 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement of the Stability of RNA Aptamers Against Interleukin-17A
Natsuki Otaki¹, Asako Sasaki¹, Shinsuke Hiramoto¹, Masakazu Nagamine¹, Shigeyuki Mori¹, Tomoyoshi Kayo¹, Kuniyoshi Hota¹, Masayuki Takahashi¹, Kazuhiko Haruta² and Yoshikazu Nakamura^3,4, ¹Zenyaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, ²2-33-7 Oizumi, Nerima, Zenyaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, ³Division of RNA Medical Science, The Institute of Medical Science, The University Of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴RIBOMIC Inc., Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose Aptamers are RNA or DNA oligonucleotides selected for their capacity to specifically bind and inhibit the function of a target protein. The effect is…
Abstract Number: 330 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prolactin Reduces Bone Erosion in Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis
Maria G. Ledesma-Colunga, Norma Adan, Ana L. Reyes-Lopez, Fernando Lopez-Barrera, Gonzalo Martinez de la Escalera and Carmen Clapp, Institute of Neurobiology, National University of Mexico (UNAM), Queretaro, Mexico
Background/Purpose Bone erosion is an important feature of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that frequently results in lifelong crippling. The receptor activator of NFkB ligand (RANKL)/osteoprotegerin (OPG)/RANK…
Abstract Number: 329 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel, Small Molecule Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/6 Inhibitor As the New Option for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hiroshi Takahashi¹, Tsuyoshi Mizuno¹, Toshimichi Nakamura¹, Yuri Sakai¹, Yumiko Muroga¹, Kyohei Horie¹, Naoki Hase¹, Hitoshi Kohsaka² and Tsuyoshi Kimura¹, ¹Teijin Pharma Limited, Hino,Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences,, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose The pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by infiltration of immune cells to the synovial tissues and their hyperplasia. Therapeutic strategies to inhibit…
Abstract Number: 328 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Etanercept, Abatacept and Anakinra Treatment Ameliorates Inflammation and Pain in a Novel Mono-Arthritic Multi-Flare Model of Streptococcal Cell Wall Induced Arthritis: Further Characterization in a Rodent Model of Collagen Induced Arthritis
Kalyan Chakravarthy¹, Robert Faltus¹, Anwar Murtaza¹ and Milenko Cicmil², ¹Pharmacology, Merck Research Laboratories, Boston, MA, ²Merck Research Laboratories, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: We developed a novel mono-arthritic multi-flare Rat Streptococcal Cell Wall (SCW) model which captures certain aspects of disease with flares and remission of inflammation…
Abstract Number: 327 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
AMPK Activation in Inflammatory Arthritis
Monica Guma¹, Yun Wang² and Ru Liu-Bryan², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²UCSD/VAMC, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a serine/threonine protein kinase involved in the regulation of cellular energy homeostasis. It is a central regulator of both…
Abstract Number: 326 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IL-1 Receptor Antagonis (IL-1Ra)-Fc Ameliorate Autoimmune Arthritis By Regulation of the Th17 Cells/Treg Balance and Arthrogenic Cytokine Activation
Hong Ki Min¹, Sung Hwan Park², Mi-La Cho³, Ji Hyeon Ju¹, Seung-Ki Kwok⁴, Seon-Yeong Lee³, Seung Min Jung¹, Kyung-Su Park⁵ and Jennifer Lee¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ³Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary’s hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ⁵Internal Medicine, St. Vincent Hospital, SuWon Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Background/Purpose: : IL-1ß signalling has critical role on pathogenesis of various inflammatory arthritis including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of…
Abstract Number: 325 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tadalafil Decreases Joint Inflammation in TNF-Tg Mice By Restoring Passive Lymphatic Transport
Echoe M. Bouta¹, Igor Kuzin², Ronald Wood³, Christopher T. Ritchlin⁴, Andrea Bottaro² and Edward M. Schwarz⁵, ¹University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²Cooper Medical School, Camden, NJ, ³Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁴Allergy Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁵Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease with enigmatic episodic flares. Using longitudinal imaging, we recently demonstrated that arthritic knee flare in…
Abstract Number: 324 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Regulation of TNF-α-Mediated Activation of Rheumatoid Synovial Fibroblasts By Transcription Factor Snail
Chrong-Reen Wang^1,2, Shih-Yao Chen³, Ai-Li Shiau⁴, I-Ming Jou^5,6, Ming-Fei Liu^1,2 and Chao-Liang Wu³, ¹Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan, ²Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan, ³Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan, ⁴Microbiology and Immunology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan, ⁵Orthopedics, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan, ⁶Orthopedics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Background/Purpose: Transcription factor Snail plays active roles in various biological functions and is involved in many disease states. We hypothesized that this molecule regulates TNF-α-mediated…

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