Abstract Number: 872 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 and Eotaxin Are Associated with Parameters of Cardiac Dysfunction in Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose : Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a vasculopathic disease affecting not only skeletal muscle and skin, but other organs as well. Previously we have shown…Abstract Number: 833 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Phase 1, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multiple-Dose Study of Intravenous Staphylococcal Protein A in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis On Methotrexate: Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
Background/Purpose: PRTX-100 is highly-purified GMP staphylococcal protein A (SpA) that binds with extremely high affinity to the Vh antibody framework region of Clade Vh3 immunoglobulins. …Abstract Number: 834 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cetrorelix, a Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist, Significantly Reduces Tumour-Necrosis-Factor-Alpha and Demonstrates Efficacy in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Proof-of-Concept, Double-Blind, Randomised Trial
Background/Purpose: The pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is unclear, and treatment options can be improved. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulates immune responses (1) and therefore might…Abstract Number: 835 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Doses of Ocaratuzumab, a Fc- and Fab-Engineered Anti-CD20 Antibody, Result in Rapid and Sustained Depletion of Circulating B-Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: B-cell depletion provides therapeutic benefits for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Ocaratuzumab, previously known as AME-133v, is a Fc- and Fab-engineered, humanized, anti-CD20…Abstract Number: 836 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Responses and Patient Reported Outcomes to NNC0109-0012 (anti-IL-20 mAb) in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Following 12-Weeks Dosing and 13 Weeks Follow up: Results From a Phase 2a Trial
Background/Purpose: NNC0109-0012 (anti-IL-20 mAb) is a novel human monoclonal IgG4 antibody which binds to and neutralizes the activity of IL-20. Data from a phase 1…Abstract Number: 837 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Response to MMF Therapy for Lupus Nephritis Is Independent of Genetic Variation of Inosine Monophosphate Dehydrogenase
Background/Purpose: The Aspreva Lupus Management Study (ALMS) demonstrated the efficacy of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF-a prodrug of MFA, mycophenolic acid) for both induction and maintenance of…Abstract Number: 838 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Urinary and Serum Soluble Fn14 Levels and TWEAK Levels with Lupus Nephritis Disease Activity
Background/Purpose: We have showed that the cytokine TWEAK is a biomarker for lupus nephritis (LN). However, soluble receptors for key immune pathways are also potential…Abstract Number: 839 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Urinary Levels of High Mobility Group Box 1 Protein Are Elevated in Patients with Active Lupus Nephritis, and Correlate with Renal Histopathology
Background/Purpose: High mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB-1) had been implicated in the pathogenesis of SLE and potentially lupus nephritis (LN). There is increased expression…Abstract Number: 840 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do Serum Hepcidin 25 Levels Predict SLE Renal or Non-Renal Flares?
Background/Purpose: Biomarkers are needed which can accurately predict systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) flare, allowing tailoring of immunosuppressive therapy to minimize disease damage and medication toxicity.…Abstract Number: 841 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Partial and Complete Proteinuria Recovery in Lupus Nephritis On Long Term Outcomes
Background/Purpose: The identification of partial proteinuria recovery (PPR) of ≥ 50% allows for the detection of an additional number of patients who improve their proteinuria…Abstract Number: 842 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Partial and Complete Recovery From Proteinuria in Lupus Nephritis Patients Receiving Standard of Care Treatment
Background/Purpose: In the majority of trials on lupus, partial proteinuria recovery (PPR) (≥ 50% decrease in the proteinuria level) is a component of the composite…Abstract Number: 843 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 Associates with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Through Two Distinct and Independent Effects
Background/Purpose: Powerful evidence suggests that Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE or lupus) autoimmunity is mediated by disregulation of the IRF5-NFκB signaling pathway. The interferon regulatory factor 5…Abstract Number: 844 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Toll-Like Receptor 9-Independent and Immune Complex-Independent Interferon-α Production by Neutrophils Upon Netosis in Response to Circulating Chromatin
Background/Purpose: Chromatin (which is composed of DNA and histones) represents a major autoantigen in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Interferon-α (IFN-α) plays an important role in…Abstract Number: 845 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Immune Complexes Upregulate the Expression of CD319 and CD229 On Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells
Background/Purpose: Patients with SLE have an activated type I interferon (IFN) system due to an ongoing IFN-alpha synthesis by plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) stimulated by…Abstract Number: 846 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Preferential Binding to Elk-1 by SLE-Associated IL10 Risk Allele up-Regulates IL10 Expression
Background/Purpose:The established association between IL10 and multiple autoimmune diseases including SLE and elevated levels of IL-10 in SLE patients correlating with disease activity led us to fine-map…