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Abstract Number: 523 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between The Presence Of Amyloidosis In Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis and Polymorphisms In Type 1/Type 2 Serum Amyloid A Protein Genes, Mediterranean Fever Genes
Gozde Yildirim Cetin¹, Eda Ganiyusufoglu², Dilek Solmaz³, Yonca Cagatay⁴, Sibel Yilmaz Oner⁵, Burak Erer⁶, Hasan Sabit Sagliker⁷, Ali Berkant Avci⁸, Servet Akar³, Omer Nuri Pamuk⁹, Metin Kilinc², Timucin Kasifoglu¹⁰, Haner Direskeneli⁵ and Mehmet Sayarlioglu¹¹, ¹Deparment of Rheumatology, Sutcu Imam University, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Kahramanmaras, Turkey, ²Sutcu Imam University, School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Kahramanmaras, Turkey, ³Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Bilim University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine,, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁷Sutcu Imam University, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey, ⁸Antalya University, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Antalya, Turkey, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskisehir, Turkey, ¹¹Rheumatology, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic autoinflammatory disease. The most severe complication of this disease is development of renal amyloidosis. The etiology of AS remains…
Abstract Number: 524 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Expansion Of DC-STAMP⁺ IL-17⁺ Cells In Bone Marrow From Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
Yahui Grace Chiu¹, Edward M. Schwarz², Jamie Biear¹, Debbie Campbell³, Jennifer Hossler¹, Jennifer H. Anolik⁴, R. John Looney¹ and Christopher T. Ritchlin¹, ¹Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ³Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Univerity of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁴Medicine- Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Focal erosions in inflammatory arthritis are mediated by bone marrow (BM) derived osteoclasts (OC) that enter the joint as OC precursors (OCP) from peripheral…
Abstract Number: 525 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evidence For Enhanced Induction Of Unfolded Protein Response Target Genes In Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells From Spondyloarthritis Patients
Grace Kwon¹, Eva Yang¹, Keith A. Sikora¹, Hemalatha Srinivasalu², Gerlinde Layh-Schmitt¹ and Robert A. Colbert³, ¹NIAMS NIH, Bethesda, MD, ²Rheumatology, NIAMS NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is an immune-mediated inflammatory disease strongly associated with HLA-B27 (B27). In a transgenic rat model where B27 causes SpA-like disease, CD8 T…
Abstract Number: 526 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Endochondral Bone Formation and Advanced Enthesitis Are Key Features Of Proteoglycan Induced Spondylitis Mouse Model Of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Gethin P Thomas¹, Hsu-Wen Tseng², Allison Pettit^3,4, Tibor T. Glant⁵, Allan McRae² and Matthew A. Brown⁶, ¹Translational Reserch Institute, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Woolloongabba, Australia, ²University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Woolloongabba, Australia, ³Mater Research, Woolloongabba, Australia, ⁴University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Herston, Australia, ⁵Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁶University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia
Background/Purpose: Transition from an initial inflammatory phase to the disabling osteoproliferative phase in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is very poorly understood. Elucidation of the mechanisms underlying…
Abstract Number: 527 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Presence Of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Autoantibodies In Patients With Spondyloarthritis In A Colombian Population
Consuelo Romero-Sanchez^1,2,3, Wilson Bautista-Molano^1,4, Diana M Munoz C¹, Viviana Parra I¹, Alejandro Escobar¹, Carlos Martínez⁵, Ferney Garcia⁵, Daniel Herrera⁶, Sebastían Segura¹, Juliette De Ávila³, Ana MAría Mesa¹, Haroldo Juliao⁷, John Londono¹ and Rafael Valle-Oñate^8,9, ¹Rheumatology, Spondyloarthropathy Group, Rheumatology Department, Hospital Militar Central/Universidad de La Sabana, Bogotá, Colombia, ²Rheumatology, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia, ³School of Dentistry, UIBO Institute (Oral Basic Research Unit),School of Dentistry, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia, ⁴Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia, ⁵Coloproctology, Coloproctology Deparment, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, Colombia, ⁶Genetic, Instituto de Genética Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia, ⁷Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology Deparment, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, Colombia, ⁸Spondyloarthritis Group. Rheumatology Department. Hospital Militar Central/Universidad de La Sabana. Bogotá. Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, ⁹Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia
Background/Purpose: The frequency of gastrointestinal (GI) involvement in spondyloarthritis (SpA) ranges from 21% to 30% and 5% to 10% are associated with inflammatory bowel disease…
Abstract Number: 528 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Upregulated Th17 and Innate Pathways Are More Characteristic Of The Skin Than The Synovium In Psoriatic Arthritis
Jennifer Belasco¹, Hiroshi Mitsui¹, Mayte Suarez-Farinas¹, James S. Louie², N. Wei³, Nicholas Gulati¹ and James G. Krueger¹, ¹Krueger Laboratory, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, ²Rheumatology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ³Arthritis Treatment Center, Frederick, MD
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory joint disease associated with psoriasis. There is little understanding of the relative levels of cytokines and chemokines between…
Abstract Number: 529 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ankylosing Spondylitis and Dysfunctional Dkk
Rajbir Gulati¹, Maripat Corr², Michael H. Weisman³ and David Hallegua⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Medicine, Univ of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ³Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Medicine, Cedars-Sinai/UCLA, Beverly Hills, CA
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is characterized by inflammation of the spine and entheses followed by formation of syndesmophytes. Wnt pathway is a regulator of bone…
Abstract Number: 530 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pattern Recognition Receptor Stimulated Cytokine Expression By Spondyloarthritis Patient Macrophages
Yi-Ping Liu¹, Ashley Bomkamp², Jens Eickhoff³, Jack Schneck², Mike Khan⁴ and Judith Smith⁵, ¹Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ³Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ⁴Cellular and Molecular Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ⁵Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) encompasses a group of chronic inflammatory conditions involving axial arthritis that includes ankylosing spondylitis (AS). GWAS studies in AS have implicated multiple…
Abstract Number: 532 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Role Of Baseline C-Reactive Protein In Response To Infliximab Plus Naproxen Vs Naproxen Alone In Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis
J Sieper¹, M Rudwaleit¹, J Lenaerts², J Wollenhaupt³, L Myasoutova⁴, S Park⁵, Y Song⁶, R Yao⁷, M Govoni⁸, D Chitkara⁹ and N Vastesaeger¹⁰, ¹University Clinic Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany, ²Practice Rheumatology, Hasselt, Belgium, ³Schön-Klinik, Hamburg, Germany, ⁴Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russia, ⁵Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ⁶Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, ⁷Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, ⁸MSD Italy, Rome, Italy, ⁹Merck Sharp & Dohme, Kenilworth, NJ, ¹⁰Merck Sharp & Dohme, Brussels, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Baseline inflammation has been shown to influence response to tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonist treatment in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA). This study evaluated…
Abstract Number: 535 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Death Receptor 3 Increases Region-Specific, Osteoblast-Dependent Aberrant New Bone Formation In The Axial Skeleton Of Mice In a Spontaneous Model Of Ankylosing Enthesopathy
Fraser L. Collins¹, Jessica O Williams², Anja C. Bloom¹, Michael D. Stone³, Ernest Choy¹, Edward C. Wang⁴ and Anwen S. Williams⁵, ¹Section of Rheumatology, Cardiff University, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ²Institute of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ³University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ⁴Cardiff University, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ⁵Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Clinical management of localised bone formation and joint ankylosis constitute major challenges in patients with seronegative inflammatory spondyloarthropathies (SpAs). Whether TNF receptor superfamily members,…
Abstract Number: 536 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Membrane-Bound TNF Drives Axial and Peripheral Inflammation and Pathologic New Bone Formation
Leonie M. van Duivenvoorde¹, Melissa N. van Tok¹ and Dominique L. Baeten², ¹Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center / University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The morbidity of spondyloarthritis (SpA) is determined not only by inflammation but also by structural damage, in particular osteoproliferation leading to joint ankylosis. The…
Abstract Number: 537 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Investigating a Novel Locus For Psoriatic Arthritis
Ashley Budu-Aggrey^1,2, John Bowes¹, Pauline Ho^1,3, James Bluett¹, Harry Hébert^1,4, Helena Marzo-Ortega⁵, Ann W. Morgan⁶, Matthew A. Brown⁷, Ross McManus⁸, Neil McHugh⁹, Oliver FitzGerald¹⁰, Ian N. Bruce^2,11,12 and Anne Barton^1,2, ¹Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester Academy of Health Sciences, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴The Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵LMBRU, Chapel Allerton Hospital, and University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁷Human Genetics Group, The University of Queensland Diamantina Insititute, Brisbane, Australia, ⁸Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, St.Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ¹¹Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ¹²Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Central Manchester University Hospitals Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a complex genetic disorder with a prevalence of up to 1% in the general population. The association of PsA with…
Abstract Number: 538 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ankylosing Spondylitis Associated Endoplasmic Reticulum Aminopeptidase 1 Variants Alter The Unfolded Protein Response
Nigil Haroon^1,2,3 and Zhenbo Zhang³, ¹Rheumatology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 (ERAP1) has recently been identified to be strongly associated with HLA-B27 positive AS. We have shown that ERAP1 variants cause…
Abstract Number: 540 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exploration Of a Novel Therapeutic Target In a Murine Model Of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Targeting Sphingosine-1-Phosphate (S1P) Receptors
Christopher Tracy¹, Jess Edison², S. Frattalone² and C. Moratz³, ¹Internal Medicine-Rheumatology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ²Department of Rheumatology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ³Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by symptomatic flares that often result in terminal organ failure. The pathogenesis is characterized by…
Abstract Number: 541 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Essential Role For Caspase-1 In The Induction Of Murine Lupus and Its Associated Vascular Damage
J. Michelle Kahlenberg¹, Srilakshmi Yalavarthi², Wenpu Zhao², Jeffrey Hodgin³, Tamra J. Reed⁴, Noriko M. Tsuji⁵ and Mariana J. Kaplan⁶, ¹Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan Rheumatology, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵3Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan, ⁶Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institutes of Health/NIAMS, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune syndrome associated with organ damage and an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) resulting from activation…

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