Abstract Number: 2115 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Altered Serum Levels of Bone Metabolism Markers in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease leading to joint destruction and disability. Previous studies showed abnormal activation of osteoclasts as well as…Abstract Number: 2116 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Associations of HLA-DR Shared Epitope Alleles and Serum Cytokines Among Postmenopausal Women with Rheumatoid Factor and Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibody-Positive Rheumatoid Arthritis
Title: The Associations of HLA-DRβ1 Shared Epitope Alleles and Serum Cytokines Among Postmenopausal Women with Rheumatoid Factor and Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibody-Positive Rheumatoid ArthritisBackground/Purpose: This study…Abstract Number: 2117 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Algorithm Using Genome-Wide SNP Analysis for Prediction of Radiographic Progression Per Year in RA Patients From Multiple Medical Cohorts
Background/Purpose: Although not yet fully possible, ideally, since patients with rapidly progressing joint destruction need tight initial control, predicting the progression of joint destruction would…Abstract Number: 2118 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of Prognostic Biomarkers for RA: Testing of 14-3-3 Eta According to the Omeract Soluble Biomarker Criteria
Background/Purpose: The OMERACT soluble biomarker sub-committee has published validation criteria related to truth, discrimination and feasibility for biomarkers reflecting structural damage1. The large majority of…Abstract Number: 2119 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interleukin-6 As a Biomarker for the Clinical and Radiological Effectiveness of Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is now an anchor drug in the treatment strategy of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its effectiveness has been established. However it is…Abstract Number: 2120 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictive Value of Anti-CCP Positivity On Disease Course and Response to Therapy in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis. Results From the Swedish EIRA Study
Background/Purpose: Does anti-CCP-positivity predict disease course and response to therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? Methods: We retrieved clinical follow-up data for patients entering the…Abstract Number: 2081 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Avβ3 Integrin Inhibition with Cilengitide Both Prevents and Treats Collagen Induced Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by synovial inflammation and osteoclast (OC) mediated bone erosions. AlphaVbeta3 (αvβ3) integrin is highly expressed…Abstract Number: 2082 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Peripheral and Local Effects of Anti-C5aR Treatment in the Collagen Induced Arthritis Model
Background/Purpose: The activated C5a-fragment of complement factor C5 is a potent pro-inflammatory effector molecule that chemo-attracts and activates myeloid cells such as neutrophils, monocytes, and…Abstract Number: 2083 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
New Treatment Approach of Rheumatoid Arthritis Based On Inhibition of Cyclin Dependent Kinase-9
Background/Purpose: Cyclin dependent kinase-9 (cdk-9) is transcription regulator of the carboxyterminal domain of RNA polymerase II. The usage of pan-cdk inhibitors such as flavopiridol has…Abstract Number: 2084 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ASP015K: A Novel JAK Inhibitor Demonstrated Potent Efficacy in Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis Model in Rats
Background/Purpose: The Janus kinase (JAK) family of enzymes plays a key role in cytokine signaling, which is involved in the pathogenic events of immune-mediated disorders…Abstract Number: 2085 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
T Cell-Mediated Murine Antigen-Induced Arthritis Is Resistant to Transgenic Disruption of Glucocorticoid Signaling in Osteoblasts and Osteocytes in Vivo
Background/Purpose: The role of endogenous glucocorticoids (GC) in, and their contribution to the susceptibility and severity of rheumatoid arthritis remains inconclusive. We previously demonstrated that…Abstract Number: 2086 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
PI3-Kinase Controls Inflammatory Bone Destruction by Regulating the Osteoclastogenic Potential of Myeloid Cells
Background/Purpose: Local bone destruction in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasisarthritis or ankylosing spondylitis is a serious health burden and the major cause of disability and severely reduced…Abstract Number: 2087 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Regulatory Effect of the Combination of Methotrexate and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 On the Balance of Treg and Th17 in Collagen-Induced Arthritis
Background/Purpose: 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-(OH)2D3) is the physiologically active metabolite of vitamin D, and it may modulate inflammatory response, cell maturation and cell differentiation. More recently,…Abstract Number: 2088 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Annexin A1 Receptor Agonist Suppresses Development of Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Annexin A1 (AnxA1) is recognized as an endogenous anti-inflammatory molecule. An AnxA1 receptor, formyl-peptide receptor 2 (FPR2), has been identified in human and mice.…Abstract Number: 2089 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Local Cathepsin Activity in a Murine Rheumatoid Arthritis Model, but Not in an Osteoarthritis Model, Explains the Difference in Cartilage Vdipen Neoepitope Formation
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by joint inflammation and connective tissue destruction. On the other hand, osteoarthritis (OA) is regarded as…