Abstract Number: 1994 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Influence of Percentage Body Fat On Bone Mineral Density in Thin Patients
Background/Purpose: Low Body Mass Index (BMI) is associated with low Bone Mineral Density (BMD) and subsequent risk of fragility fracture. Percentage body fat (%BF), which…Abstract Number: 1995 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Are the Most Clinically Relevant and Feasible Pragmatic Osteoporosis Clinical Trial Designs?
Background/Purpose: Pragmatic clinical trials (PCTs) allow for study of real world patients using efficient study designs, facilitating comparative effectiveness research in resource constrained settings. Although…Abstract Number: 1996 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Changes in Bone Mineral Density Different Between Groups of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated According to a Tight Control Strategy with or without Prednisone, If Osteoporosis Prophylaxis Is Applied?
Background/Purpose: To describe effects on bone mineral density (BMD) of treatment according to EULAR guidelines with a methotrexate-based tight control strategy including 10 mg prednisone…Abstract Number: 1997 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety and Efficacy of Denosumab Vs Ibandronate in Postmenopausal Women Sub-Optimally Treated with Daily or Weekly Bisphosphonates: A Randomized, Open-Label Study
Background/Purpose: Denosumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that specifically targets RANKL to inhibit osteoclast formation, function, and survival, reduces risk for vertebral, non-vertebral, and hip…Abstract Number: 1998 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Changes in Bone Mineral Density and Incidence of Fracture with 6 Years of Denosumab Treatment
Background/Purpose: During the first 3 years of denosumab treatment in FREEDOM, there were continued increases in bone mineral density (BMD) and a robust reduction in…Abstract Number: 1999 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immunogenicity and Safety of Two Doses of Influenza A H1N1⁄2009 Vaccine in Young Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases Patients Under 9 Years Old
Background/Purpose: In 2010 the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices from the CDC recommended that all children should receive the trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine containing the…Abstract Number: 1959 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Fracture Incidence Is Maintained in Postmenopausal Women ≥75 Years with Osteoporosis with Long-Term Denosumab Treatment
Background/Purpose: In the pivotal fracture trial, FREEDOM, denosumab increased bone mineral density (BMD) and reduced the incidence of new vertebral, nonvertebral, and hip fractures in…Abstract Number: 1960 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Initiation of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNFα) Antagonists and Risk of Fractures in Patients with Selected Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases
Initiation of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNFα) antagonists and risk of fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)Background/Purpose: Inflammation mediates bone resorption, in part through…Abstract Number: 1961 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis, Denosumab Significantly Improved Trabecular Bone Score (TBS), an Index of Trabecular Microarchitecture
Background/Purpose: The trabecular bone score (TBS), a novel gray-level texture index determined from lumbar spine DXA scans, correlates with 3D parameters of trabecular bone microarchitecture…Abstract Number: 1962 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Specific Role of Glutaredoxin2 Isoform b (Glrx2b) in RANKL-Induced Osteoclastogenesis Through Activation of the p38-MAPK Signaling Pathway
Background/Purpose: Recently, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidant enzymes were shown to be closely associated with RANKL-mediated osteoclast differentiation. Although glutaredoxin2 (Glrx2) plays a role…Abstract Number: 1963 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fracture Sites, Frequencies and Causes in 9,720 Japanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Although rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a risk factor for osteoporosis and fracture, limited data exist in the literature concerning fracture site and frequency in…Abstract Number: 1964 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rolofylline, an Adenosine A1R Antagonist, Acts As an Inverse Agonist to Inhibit Osteoclast Differentiation
Background/Purpose: Previous work from our laboratory has uncovered a critical role of adenosine A1 receptor (A1R) in osteoclast formation both in vivo and in vitro.…Abstract Number: 1965 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adenosine Regulates Bone Metabolism Via A1, A2A and A2B Receptors in Bone Marrow Cells From Normal and Patients with Multiple Myeloma
Background/Purpose: Multiple myeloma is a haematologic malignancy that is characterized by osteolytic bone lesions, wherein coupled bone remodeling is disrupted with increased osteoclast activation and…Abstract Number: 1966 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cost-Effectiveness of Bazedoxifene Compared with Raloxifene in the Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Women
Background/Purpose: Bazedoxifene is a novel selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) in development for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. In addition to the therapeutic value…Abstract Number: 1967 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hypophosphatemic Osteomalacia Induced by Tenofovir in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Background/Purpose: treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has dramatically changed survival prognosis of these patients.New drugs included in antiretroviral therapy are much more effective. …