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Abstract Number: PP14 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Use of Social Support as Treatment
Aleta McLean, Open Hand Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: The months leading up to my diagnosis were frustrating. Initially my hair started falling out. I was told it was stress related. I was…
Abstract Number: 2174 • ACR Convergence 2022
Influence of Immunosuppressive Therapy on Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Lea Stamm¹, Alexandru Garaiman¹, Norina Zampatti¹, Mike Becker¹, Cosimo Bruni¹, Rucsandra Dobrota¹, Muriel Elhai¹, Sherif Ismail², Suzana Jordan¹, Aurora Tatu³, Oliver Distler¹ and Carina Mihai¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ²Department of Internal Medicine, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt, ³Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is frequently affected in systemic sclerosis (SSc), leading to considerable morbidity and even mortality. While important progress has been made…
Abstract Number: 2236 • ACR Convergence 2022
Association of microRNA-30b Plasma Expression with Fibromyalgia Clinical Features and with Corneal Small Nerve Fiber Pathology
Laura Aline Martínez Martínez¹, Fausto Sánchez Muñoz¹, Manuel Ramírez Fernández², Yaneli Juárez Vicuña¹, Mario Peña-Peña¹, Carlos Alfonso Guzman Martin¹, Itzel Palafox Sosa¹ and Manuel Martínez-Lavín¹, ¹Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ²APEC Hospital de la ceguera, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Background/Purpose: There is a clear association between fibromyalgia and small fiber neuropathy. Dorsal root ganglia contain the small nerve fiber nuclei. Severe fibromyalgia is associated…
Abstract Number: PP06 • ACR Convergence 2022
Search for a New Rheumatologist; What Happened When My Trusted Rheumatologist Retired
Lawrence Phillips, Noblesville, IN
Background/Purpose: I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in 1999. In 2015 and 2019, two surgeons independently diagnosed me with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) following two…
Abstract Number: 2041 • ACR Convergence 2022
Single Cell Atlas of Minor Salivary Glands Reveals Key Differential Cellular and Functional Players in Sjögren’s and Sicca Syndrome
SABA NAYAR¹, Jason D. turner¹, Saba Asam¹, Charlotte G. Smith¹, Serena Colfrancesco², Ana Teodósio¹, Joe Flint¹, David H Gardner¹, Professor Simon Bowman³, Adam Croft¹, Andrew Filer¹, Benjamin A. Fisher¹, Christopher Buckley⁴ and Francesca Barone⁵, ¹University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²University of Rome, Rome, Italy, ³University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁵University of Birmingham, Needham, MA
Background/Purpose: Sjögren's syndrome (SjS) shares a series of symptoms with non-SjS Sicca syndrome, a salivary gland disease characterised by glandular dysfunction and dryness. However, unlike…
Abstract Number: 1639 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Phase 3, 56-Week, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial (OA-11) to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a Single Injection of Lorecivivint Injected in the Target Knee Joint of Moderate to Severe Osteoarthritis Participants
Yusuf Yazici¹, Christopher Swearingen², Heli Ghandehari³, Jon Britt⁴, ismail simsek⁵, Mark Fineman⁶, Sarah Kennedy², Jeyanesh Tambiah⁷ and Timothy McAlindon⁸, ¹New York University School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ²Biosplice Therapeutics, Inc, San Diego, CA, ³Biosplice Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA, ⁴Biosplice Therapeutics, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Alpine Immunesciences, San Diego, CA, ⁶Biosplice Therapeutics, San Diego, CA, ⁷Biosplice Ther Inc., San Diego, CA, ⁸Tufts Medical Center, Arlington, MA
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common joint disorder associated with pain, disability, and joint damage. There remains a large unmet need for treatments that…
Abstract Number: 1627 • ACR Convergence 2022
BAFF-var Is a New Predisposing Factor for Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome (pSS) and Impacts Disease Activity
Marie Dulin¹, Maxime Beydon², Bineta Ly³, Veronique Le Guern⁴, Raphaèle Seror⁵, Xavier Mariette⁶ and Gaetane Nocturne⁷, ¹Kremlin Bicêtre Hospital - APHP, Paris, France, ²Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ³INSERM UMR1184, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France, ⁴Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ⁵University Hospital Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France, ⁶Paris-Saclay University, Rueil Malmaison, Ile-de-France, France, ⁷APHP, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
Background/Purpose: Chronic B cell activation plays a key role in pSS pathogeny. BAFF (B-cell activating factor) is largely involved in this process and positive results…
Abstract Number: 1975 • ACR Convergence 2022
Identifying MicroRNAs Associated with Neuropathic Pain in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Lissette Delgado-Cruzata¹, Milena Rodriguez Alvarez², Veronika Zenkeviciute³, Nickolas Almodovar³ and Toni-Ann Bravo³, ¹City University of New York, New York, NY, ²SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York, NY, ³John Jay College, CUNY, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Neuropathic pain is one of the most common clinical characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It often does not subside with the use of DMARD,…
Abstract Number: 2268 • ACR Convergence 2022
Recurrent Thrombosis Risk in Non-anticoagulated Antiphospholipid Syndrome Patients: A Prospective Case-Control Study from AntiPhospholipid Syndrome Alliance for Clinical Trials and InternatiOnal Networking (APS ACTION) Clinical Database and Repository (“Registry”)
Cecile Yelnik¹, Zeynep Belce Erton², Elodie Drumez³, Dachi Cheildze², Danieli Castro Oliveira de Andrade⁴, Ann E Clarke⁵, Maria G. Tektonidou⁶, Vittorio Pengo⁷, Savino Sciascia⁸, Amaia Ugarte⁹, H Michael Belmont¹⁰, Mª Angeles Aguirre¹¹, Paul fortin¹², maria gerosa¹³, Flavio Victor Signorelli¹⁴, Tatsuya Atsumi¹⁵, Zhouli Zhang¹⁶, Hannah Cohen¹⁷, D. Ware Branch¹⁸, Denis Wahl¹⁹, Laura Andreoli²⁰, Esther Rodriguez Almaraz²¹, Michelle Petri²², Ricard Cervera²³, Yu Zuo²⁴, Bahar Artim-Esen²⁵, Guillermo Pons-Estel²⁶, Rohan Willis²⁷, Maria Laura Bertolaccini²⁸, Robert Roubey²⁹, Doruk Erkan² and on behalf of APS ACTION On Behalf Of APS ACTION², ¹Lille University, Lille, France, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Université de Lille, Lille, France, ⁴Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵University of Calgary, Division of Rheumatology, Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁶National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, ⁷Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy, ⁸University of Turin, Torino, Italy, ⁹BioCruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Spain, ¹⁰NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ¹¹Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain, ¹²CHU de Québec, Pavillon CHUL, Québec, Canada, ¹³University of Milan, Milano, Italy, ¹⁴Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, ¹⁵Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, ¹⁶Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China, ¹⁷University College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁸University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹⁹Université de Nancy, Nancy, France, ²⁰Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ²¹Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ²²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ²³Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²⁵Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, ²⁶CREAR, Rosario, Argentina, ²⁷University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ²⁸King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²⁹University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Long-term anticoagulation is the standard of care for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) patients with macrovascular thrombosis. However, in daily practice, long-term anticoagulation may not be…
Abstract Number: PP17 • ACR Convergence 2022
Engaging with the Spoon Theory: How I Make Decisions Using a Cost-Benefit Analysis That Works to Improve My Mental Health While Living with RA
Stephanie Aleite, AiArthritis, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Patients living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often also live with comorbid mental health conditions. Regardless of diagnosed mental health condition, living with a chronic…
Abstract Number: PP02 • ACR Convergence 2022
Patient Mobilization for Vaccine Access and Improved Care During the COVID Pandemic
Marie-Claude Beaulieu¹, Ines Colmegna², Nathalie Amiable³, Jean Légaré⁴ and Paul Fortin⁵, ¹Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ²The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³CHU de Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada, ⁴QC, Canada, ⁵CHU de Quebec - Universite Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The COVID pandemic was particularly difficult for persons like me living with rheumatoid arthritis and immunosuppressed. I had to impose myself months of isolation…
Abstract Number: 2245 • ACR Convergence 2022
Feasibility and Efficacy of a Peer Education Program to Improve Patient Engagement in Lupus Clinical Trials
Saira Sheikh¹, Caroline Donovan², Carla Menezes², Albert T. Roy², Andrew Simkus³, Diane Gross⁴, Anca Askanase⁵, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman⁶, Vikas Majithia⁷, Nicole Wanty³, Annie McNeill³, Kristen Holtz³ and S. Sam Lim⁸, ¹University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Lupus Therapeutics, LLC, New York, NY, ³KDH Research & Communication, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Lupus Research Alliance, New York, NY, ⁵Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁶Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA, Chicago, IL, ⁷University of Mississippi Medical Center, Ridgeland, MS, ⁸Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: To assess outcomes related to Lupus Therapeutics' Patient Advocates for Lupus Studies (LT-PALS) a peer-to-peer clinical trial (CT) education program designed to improve CT…
Abstract Number: 2184 • ACR Convergence 2022
CaMK4 Controls the Humoral Response via the T Follicular Helper Compartment and Regulates Autoimmunity
Marc Scherlinger¹, Hao Li², Wenliang Pan², Maria Tsokos¹ and George Tsokos², ¹BIDMC Harvard University, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by a dysregulated T cell compartment and production of autoantibodies leading to organ damage. We previously identified that…
Abstract Number: 2053 • ACR Convergence 2022
Current State and Completeness of Reporting Clinical Prediction Models Using Machine Learning in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review
Claudia Mendoza-Pinto¹, Ivet Etchegaray-Morales², Pamela Munguía-Realpozo², David Angel Osorio-Peña², Socorro Méndez-Martínez¹ and Mario Garcia-Carrasco², ¹Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Puebla, Mexico, ²Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
Background/Purpose: There is increased interest in machine learning (ML)-based prediction models in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We made a systematic review of adherence in diagnostic…
Abstract Number: 2039 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Tubarial Glands Resemble the Palatal Salivary Glands Based on Further Histological Characterization, and May Represent an Organ of Interest in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Sarah Pringle¹, Floris Bikker², Wouter Vogel³, Ingrid Hofland³, Bert van der Vegt⁴, Hendrika Bootsma¹, Frans Kroese¹, Arjan Vissink⁵ and Matthijs Valstar³, ¹University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²ACTA, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³NKI, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁵UMCG, Leek, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) often results in dysfunction of the salivary glands (hyposalivation and xerostomia) and substantial decrease in patient quality of life. High…

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