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Abstract Number: 2148 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Peer to Peer Mentoring for Individuals with Early Inflammatory Arthritis: Feasibility Pilot
Mary J. Bell¹, Paula Veinot², Gayathri Embuldeniya², Joyce Nyhof-Young³, Joanna Sale⁴, Joan Sargeant⁵, Peter Tugwell⁶, Sydney Brooks⁷, Susan Ross⁷, Ruth Tonon⁷, Sharron Sandhu², Dawn Richards⁸, Jennifer Boyle⁷, Kerry Knickle⁹, Nicky Britten¹⁰, Emma Bell², Fiona Webster¹¹ and Mary Cox-Dublanski¹², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Healthy Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁶Institute of Population Health, Center For Global Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa General Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁷The Arthritis Society, Ontario Division, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Canadian Arthritis Network Consumer Advisory Council, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom, ¹¹Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The goal of this research is to examine the potential benefit of early peer support to improve the health and quality of life of…
Abstract Number: 2149 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Atsttrin-â, an Engineered Protein Derived From Progranulin Growth Factor, Binds to TNF Receptors and Exhibits Potent Anti-Inflammatory Activity in Mice
Yunpeng Zhao, Qingyun Tian, Haicheng Song, Fanhua Wei and Chuanju Liu, Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Progranulin (PGRN) is a multifunctional growth factor. Recently, we reported that PGRN and its derived protein Atsttrin-α (referred to as “Atsttrin” in our previous…
Abstract Number: 2150 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Action of Tofacitinib Via Human Dendritic Cells
Satoshi Kubo¹, Kunihiro Yamaoka², Shigeru Iwata¹ and Yoshiya Tanaka¹, ¹First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ²The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib, an oral Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitor, has gathered attention in treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although JAKs are well known for its importance…
Abstract Number: 2152 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inhibition of Fucose Incorporation Abrogates the Development of Arthritis by Suppressing the Inflammatory Macrophage Development and TNF-α Production
Jun Li¹, Hui-Chen Hsu², PingAr Yang¹, Qi Wu¹, David M. Spalding³, W. Winn Chatham⁴, Robert P. Kimberly⁵, S. Louis Bridges Jr.⁶ and John D. Mountz⁷, ¹Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Department of Medicine, Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Clinical Immunology and Rheum, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Clinical Immun & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Clinical Immunology & Rheum, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Department of Medicine, Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Birmingham VA Medical center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Fucosylation, catalyzed by fucosyltransferases (Futs), is an important glycosylation process involved in inflammation, cell death, and differentiation. We have observed an extremely high positive correlation…
Abstract Number: 2153 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Target-Directed Development of a Proposed Biosimilar Rituximab (GP2013): Comparability of Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity Activity and Pre-Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics with Originator Rituximab
Antonio da Silva¹, Ulrich Kronthaler¹, Ines Meyer¹, Anastassia Papandrikopoulou², Thomas Stangler¹ and Jan Marinus Visser¹, ¹Preclinical Development, Sandoz Biopharmaceuticals / HEXAL AG, Holzkirchen, Germany, ²Medical Communications, Sandoz Biopharmaceuticals / HEXAL AG, Holzkirchen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Biosimilars are biologics approved by highly-regulated markets as similar to existing agents, with the aim of offering more affordable treatment and thereby increasing patient…
Abstract Number: 2154 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Regulation of Folate Pathway Related Genes in Methotrexate naïve and Methotrexate Treated Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Marjolein Blits¹, Gerrit Jansen², Saskia Vosslamber¹, Yehuda G. Assaraf³ and Cornelis L. Verweij¹, ¹Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Haifa, Israel
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most prevalent systemic autoimmune disorders. The folate antagonist methotrexate (MTX) is an anchor drug in the treatment…
Abstract Number: 2155 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Annualized Progression of Radiologic Damage in Placebo Arms of Rheumatoid Arthritis Trials Is Much Lower Than the Mean Annual Progression Since Disease Onset
Jean-Marie Berthelot and Celine Cozic, Rheumatology Unit, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
Background/Purpose : A previous meta-analysis by Graudal and Jürgens (Arthritis Rheum. 2010;62:2852–63) challenged the belief that biologics better protect rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from joint destruction…
Abstract Number: 2156 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Protein Antibodies As a Predictor of Response to Tocilizumab in Patients with Rheumatoid arthritis A Prospective Study
Kensuke Kume¹, Kanzo Amano¹, Susumu Yamada¹, Kuniki Amano², Kazuhiko Hatta³, Hiroyuki Ohta⁴ and Noriko Kuwaba⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Hiroshima Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan, ²Rheumatology, Sky Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan, ³Rheumatology, Hatta Clinic, Kure, Japan, ⁴Medical Research, hiroshima clinic, Hiroshima, Japan, ⁵Medical Research, Sanki Clinical Link, Hiroshima, Japan
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab, interleukin-6 receptor antibody is very effective in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Anti-cyclic citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) are highly specific and sensitive for…
Abstract Number: 2157 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Resveratrol Counters Pro-Atherogenic Effects of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis Plasma On Cholesterol Efflux in Human Macrophages
Allison B. Reiss¹, Iryna Voloshyna¹, Ofek Hai¹, Michael J. Littlefield¹, Elise Belilos², Kristina B. Belostocki², Lois A. Bonetti³, Gary C. Rosenblum² and Steven E. Carsons⁴, ¹Medicine, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY, ²Rheumatology, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY, ³Rheum & Immun, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY, ⁴Div of Rheumatology, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY
Background/Purpose: Our group has demonstrated that resveratrol, a plant polyphenol, possesses atheroprotective properties, enhancing expression of reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) proteins. We have reported that Systemic…
Abstract Number: 2158 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Baseline Folate Related Biomarkers in Serum and erythrocytes Are Not Associated with Methotrexate Response and Adverse Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Maurits C.F.J. De Rotte¹, Saskia M.F. Pluijm², Maja Bulatovic³, Johanna M.W. Hazes⁴ and Robert De Jonge¹, ¹Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Public Health, Erasmus Medical center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Department of Paediatric Immunology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the most commonly used drug in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). 30% of patients fail to respond to the drug or suffer from…
Abstract Number: 2159 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation of a Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Response Assessment to Disease Activity Score 28 (C-Reactive Protein) Response Assessment and Omeract Ramris Scores in a Placebo-Controlled Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trial with Abatacept (ASSET)
DJ Haney¹, G. Cavet², P. Durez³, R. Alten⁴, Gerd Burmester⁵, P. P. Tak⁶, Anca Catrina⁷, C. Gaillez⁸, M. Le Bars⁸, S. Connolly⁹ and R. Townsend⁹, ¹Crescendo Bioscience Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ²Crescendo Bioscience, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ³Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, ⁴Schlosspark-Klinik, University Medicine, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, United Kingdom, ⁷Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁸Bristol-Myers Squibb, Rueil Malmaison, France, ⁹Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: A novel multi-biomarker disease activity (MBDA) score has been validated and is a tool for monitoring disease activity in RA.1 Here, we evaluate the…
Abstract Number: 2160 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fcγ Receptor IIIb Polymorphism Is Associated with Injection Reaction to Adalimumab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Masako Tsukamoto¹, Yosuke Hashimoto¹, Tatsuhiro Ohshige¹, Keiko Yoshimoto², Yuko Kaneko³, Hideto Kameda² and Tsutomu Takeuchi⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Dept of Internal Medicine, Keio Univ School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Japan, ⁴Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Biological agents targeting a specific molecule provide an effective means for therapeutic management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but infusion/injection reaction is a major adverse…
Abstract Number: 2161 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Methotrexate Polyglutamate Concentrations in Erythrocytes Are a Potential Tool for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Methotrexate Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Maurits C.F.J. De Rotte¹, Ethan den Boer², Maja Bulatovic³, Saskia M.F. Pluijm⁴, Johanna M.W. Hazes⁵ and Robert De Jonge¹, ¹Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus University Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Department of Paediatric Immunology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁴Public Health, Erasmus Medical center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the most commonly used drug in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). 30% of patients fail to respond to the drug or suffer from…
Abstract Number: 2121 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity (VECTRA™ DA Algorithm) Score Reflects Clinical Disease Activity and Structural Changes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Tocilizumab
Yoshiya Tanaka¹, Kentaro Hanami², Hisashi Tasaka¹, Shunsuke Fukuyo¹, Douglas J. Haney³, Nadine Defranoux³, Rebecca Bolce³, Guy Cavet³, David Chernoff³, Kunihiro Yamaoka¹, Kazuyoshi Saito¹ and Shintaro Hirata¹, ¹The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ²The First Department of Internal Medicinei, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ³Crescendo Bioscience Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: The multi-biomarker disease activity (MBDA) score assessed with 0.2 mL serum has been reported as a novel composite disease activity index for patients with…
Abstract Number: 2122 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma chemerin as a Useful Marker for Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sang Tae Choi¹, You-Jung HA², Eun-Jin Kang³, Kwang-Hoon Lee⁴ and Jung-Soo Song¹, ¹Rheumatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kwanding University College of Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, South Korea, ³Rheumatology, Busan Medical Center, Busan, South Korea, ⁴Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Chemerin is an adipokine that is linked to adipogenesis and chemotaxis of the innate immune system. It is expressed on macrophage, dendritic cells, and…

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