Abstract Number: 737 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Citrullination of ENA-78/CXCL5 Results in Conversion From a Non-Monocyte Recruiting to a Monocyte Recruiting Chemokine
Background/Purpose: Citrullination is a post-translational modification that is the conversion of arginine to citrulline in proteins mediated by peptidylarginine deiminase (PAD). Antibodies directed towards the…Abstract Number: 738 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel Orally Active Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate 5-Kinase (PIKfyve) Inhibitor Ameliorates Mouse Psoriasis-Like Model by Inhibition of Interleukin-12 and Interleukin-23 Production From Macrophages
Background/Purpose: Phosphatidylinositol (3,5)-bisphosphate (PI(3,5)P2) is the most recently-identified phospholipid component of cellular membrane. Phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate 5-kinase (PIKfyve) is a critical enzyme for the synthesis of…Abstract Number: 739 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Serine Arginine Protein SF2/ASF Is a Novel Regulator of IL-2 Transcription and Restores IL-2 Production in T Lymphocytes From SLE Patients
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease which afflicts mainly women in the reproductive years, and causes painful arthritis, skin disease and…Abstract Number: 740 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Select Soluble Inflammatory Mediators Are Detected Prior to and Increase At Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Classification
Background/Purpose: The processes that lead to clinical illness in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) years before diagnosis are not well characterized. Several cytokines have been associated…Abstract Number: 741 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Risk of Recurrent Gout Attacks During Hospitalization
Background/Purpose: While anecdotal evidence suggests that risk of recurrent gout attack increases during hospitalization and gout is one of the most common reasons for in-patient…Abstract Number: 742 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Utility of HLA-B5801 Genotyping and Renal Dosing of the Starting Dose of Allopurinol in Preventing Allopurinol Hypersensitivity Syndrome: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Background/Purpose: Allopurinol is the leading choice of urate-lowering therapy (~ 95%) for gout which affects 8.3 million US adults. However, allopurinol is associated with a…Abstract Number: 743 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anemia and the Onset of Gout in a Population-Based Cohort of Adults: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
Background/Purpose: There is a growing prevalence of gout in the US and worldwide. Gout is a recognized risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is…Abstract Number: 744 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Racial Differences in Reported Knee Pain Severity Persist Even After Adjustment for Knee Examination and Radiographic Findings: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Background/Purpose: African Americans have a higher prevalence of both radiographic and symptomatic radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) than Caucasians. In addition, African Americans with knee OA…Abstract Number: 745 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Soft Drink Intake and Progression of Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Soft Drink Intake and Progression of Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis InitiativeBackground/Purpose : Soft drink consumption has been associated with weight gain and…Abstract Number: 746 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Risk of Acute and Chronic Renal Comorbidity in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Results From a Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose: Clinical evidence points to an increased risk of renal comorbidity in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) compared to the general population. However, there are no population-based…Abstract Number: 747 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Familial Mediterranean Fever: Inhibition of IL-6 Signalling As a New Therapeutic Option in a Frequent Autoinflammatory Syndrome.
Background/Purpose: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is the most prevalent episodic fever syndrome with more than 100.000 affected individuals worldwide. Colchicine is the established first-line therapy…Abstract Number: 748 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Canakinumab in Patients with Cryopyrin Associated Periodic Syndrome: Results From Meta-Analysis of 5 Studies
Background/Purpose: Canakinumab (CAN) is approved in over 60 countries for the treatment of CAPS. This meta-analysis evaluated the efficacy and safety of CAN and assessed…Abstract Number: 749 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Canakinumab in Patients with TNF Receptor Associated Periodic Syndrome
Background/Purpose: TNF-receptor associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) is a rare dominantly inherited periodic fever syndrome due to mutations of the TNFRSF1A gene. It is characterized by…Abstract Number: 750 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Canakinumab in Adults with Colchicine Resistant Familial Mediterranean Fever
Background/Purpose: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is associated with variations in the MEFV gene resulting in proteolytic activation of IL-1β through the inflammasome complex. FMF is…Abstract Number: 751 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Whole Transcriptome Analysis in Erdheim-Chester Disease: A Multicenter Collaborative Study of 58 Patients
Background/Purpose: To date, gene expression profiling has not been performed in Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), a rare, non-Langerhans form of histiocytosis. The aim of this study…