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Abstract Number: 2183 • ACR Convergence 2023
Evolution of Lymphoma Predictors in Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome by Data Driven Analysis in Harmonized Patients
Andreas Goules¹, Loukas Chatzis², Vasileios pezoulas³, Francesco Ferro⁴, Valeria Manfrè⁵, Dimitrios Fotiadis³, Luca Quartuccio Quartuccio⁶, Chiara Baldini⁷, Salvatore De Vita⁵ and Athanasios Tzioufas¹, ¹Dept. of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece, ²Dept. of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Cholargos Athens, Greece, ³Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece, ⁴Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy, ⁵Clinic of Rheumatology, Dept. of Medical and Biological Sciences, Udine University, Udine, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, ⁷University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Lymphoma is the most serious complication of primary Sjogren'ssyndrome (pSS), occurring as a late sequel during disease course. So far, lymphomapredictors have been identified…
Abstract Number: 1723 • ACR Convergence 2023
3,3-dimethyl-1-butanol and Its Metabolite 3,3-dimethylbutyrate Ameliorate Arthritis Severity in CIA Independent of Choline TMA Lyase Activity
Brendan Allen¹, Sabrina Fechtner², Meagan Chriswell³, Widian Jubair¹, M. Aaron Vrolijk¹, V. Michael Holers⁴ and kristine Kuhn¹, ¹University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ³University of Colorado Anschutz SOM, Denver, CO, ⁴University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Both human and animal studies associate specific microbiota and microbial metabolic pathways with the development of RA and autoimmune arthritis, thereby providing a novel…
Abstract Number: 2187 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association Between Illness Perception, Anxiety and Depression State, Disease Activity and Glucocorticoid Therapy in Patients with Sjӧgren’s Syndrome
Chiara Baldini¹, Elena Elefante², Inmaculada Conception Navarro Garcia², Francesco Ferro³, Gaetano La Rocca⁴, Giovanni Fulvio¹, Silvia Fonzetti⁵, Michele Moretti⁶ and Marta Mosca², ¹University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit, Department of clinical and experimental medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ³Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy, ⁴University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Pisa, Italy, ⁵AOUP, Pisa, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Sjӧgren's syndrome (SS) may affect several aspects of patients' daily lives, leading to impairment of quality of life and patient functioning. Aims of this…
Abstract Number: 2188 • ACR Convergence 2023
Lung Cysts in Primary SS: New Findings on an Allegedly Innocuous Iiagnosis
Regis Sewa Marques, Maria Fernanda Zacarin, Pamela Bellini, Raissa Dudienas D Pereira, Aloma Guinami Scabora, Zoraida Sachetto, Manoel Bertolo and ALISSON PUGLIESI, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Lung cysts are a frequent finding in patients with SS, with previous data indicating a prevalence of approximately 30% on chest CT scans. In…
Abstract Number: 1739 • ACR Convergence 2023
Mass Spectrometry Identified Rheumatoid Arthritis-Specific Modified Proteins and the Discovery of Antigen-Specific Hidden Autoantibodies
Khetam Ghannam¹, Marieluise Kirchner², Holger Bang³, Thomas Häupl⁴, Sarah Ohrndorf¹, Jan Zernicke¹, Ulrike Kuckelkorn⁵, Philipp Mertins⁶, Eugen Feist⁷ and Gerd Burmester⁸, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Proteomics Platform at Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine and Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany, ³Orgentec Diagnostika GmbH, Mainz, Germany, ⁴Helios Department of Rheumatology, Vogelsang-Gommern, Germany, ⁵Institute of Biochemistry, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Proteomics Platform at Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine and Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany, ⁷Helios Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Vogelsang-Gommern, Germany, ⁸Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic and systemic autoimmune disease characterized by synovial inflammation and progressive joint destruction. Given the presumed pathophysiologic role of…
Abstract Number: 1733 • ACR Convergence 2023
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Is a Mediator of Disease in an Animal Model of Rheumatoid-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Nozima Aripova¹, Michael Duryee¹, Amy Nelson¹, Carlos Hunter¹, Breanna Butler¹, Bryant England¹, Jill Poole¹, Geoffrey Thiele¹ and Ted R Mikuls², ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) is a leading cause of mortality in RA with limited treatment options as well as lack of available…
Abstract Number: 2182 • ACR Convergence 2023
Mitochondrial Alterations in Primary Sjögren´s Syndrome
Pavlina Javorova¹, Johannes Fessler¹, Melanie Zeiler¹, Angelika Lackner¹, Josef Hermann², Sabine Zenz³, Jens Thiel⁴ and Martin Stradner¹, ¹Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, ²Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, ³Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, ⁴University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by lymphocytic infiltrations in exocrine glands. T-cells are considered major players in the pathogenesis…
Abstract Number: 2186 • ACR Convergence 2023
Neurological Complications in Sjögren’s: Occurrence & Impact on Patient Quality of Life
Matt Makara, Janet Church and Katherine Hammitt, Sjögren’s Foundation, Reston, VA
Background/Purpose: Sjögren's is a serious and systemic autoimmune disease that affects the entire body, including the nervous system. This study aimed to better understand the…
Abstract Number: 1574 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Role of 18F-FDG PET/CT Scans in Takayasu Arteritis
Sahil Jain¹, Abdulrahman Khormi², Marcela Munoz-Urbano³, Shirish Sangle¹ and David D'Cruz⁴, ¹Louise Coote Lupus Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ²Prince Sattam University Medical College, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, ³Clínica Imbanaco, Cali, Colombia, ⁴Guy’s Hospital, Louise Coote Lupus Unit, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a large-vessel vasculitis which primarily affects the aorta and its main branches. Accurate assessment of disease activity has always been…
Abstract Number: 1725 • ACR Convergence 2023
Distinct Perivascular and Intravascular Lymphatic Mast Cells and Their Role in Lymphatic Clearance, Joint Inflammation, and Bone Erosion in the TNF-Transgenic Murine Arthritis Model
Yue Peng¹, H. Mark Kenney², Karen Bentley³, Lianping Xing⁴, Christopher T Ritchlin⁵ and Edward Schwarz³, ¹University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Henrietta, NY, ³University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁴University of Rochester Medical Center, Webster, NY, ⁵University of Rochester Medical School, Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology Division, Canandaigua, NY
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory-erosive arthritis is exacerbated by lymphatic dysfunction (1), and mast cells (MCs) regulate lymphatic vessel contractions via release of inflammatory and vasoactive mediators (2).…
Abstract Number: 1690 • ACR Convergence 2023
Apremilast Reduces Inflammation as Measured by MRI of the Hand in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Primary Results from the Phase 4 MOSAIC Study
Mikkel Østergaard¹, Walter P. Maksymowych², Mikael Boesen³, Robert Lambert⁴, Guillermo Valenzuela⁵, Michael Bubb⁶, Olga Kubassova⁷, Jyotsna Reddy⁸, Stephen Colgan⁹, Yuri Klyachkin¹⁰, Cynthia Deignan¹¹, Lihua Tang⁸, Maria Paris⁸ and Philip J. Mease¹², ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet; University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Naerum, Denmark, ⁴Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Integral Rheumatology & Immunology Specialists, Plantation, FL, ⁶University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ⁷Image Analysis Group, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁹Amgen, Inc., Halton Hills, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Amgen, Inc., Lexington, KY, ¹¹Amgen, Inc., Agoura Hills, CA, ¹²Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health and University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: PsA is characterized by inflammatory arthritis, enthesitis, dactylitis, and spondylitis. Apremilast (APR) is an oral immunomodulating phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor approved for the treatment of PsA.…
Abstract Number: 1577 • ACR Convergence 2023
Analysis of Takayasu’s Arteritis as Risk Factor for Acute Coronary Syndrome
Maria Romero Noboa¹, Shilpa Arora¹ and Augustine Manadan², ¹John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, ²Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the aorta and its major branches. It has an incidence of 1-3 per million…
Abstract Number: 1155 • ACR Convergence 2023
Identification of Serum Biomarkers Associated with Muscle Damage Detected on MRI in Polymyositis/dermatomyositis
Haruna Matsuo¹, Toshimasa Shimizu², Tomohiro Koga³, Nozomi Oki⁴, Mari Kamiya⁵, Natsuka Umezawa⁵, Shinsuke Yasuda⁶, Masataka Uetani⁷ and Atsushi Kawakami⁸, ¹Nagasaki University, Nagasaki City, Japan, ²Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ³Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁴Department of Radiological Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki City, Japan, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Department of Radiological Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁸Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
Background/Purpose: Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis (PM/DM) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by muscle weakness, and cutaneous manifestations. Although PM/DM exhibits distinct disease phenotypes based on autoantibodies, assessing…
Abstract Number: 1578 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of Anxiety or Depression Status and Fibromyalgia on Adherence to Treatment of Patients with Takayasu Arteritis
Alejandra Espinosa-Orantes¹, David Vera-Bustamante², Jessica Roldan Ortega³, Maria Mejia-Avila⁴, Jose Raul Molina⁵, Evelyn Aranda Cano⁵, Adriana Miguel-Alvarez⁵, Ismael Valenzuela⁵, Viridiana Del Río-Guerrero⁶, Paloma Rodriguez⁵, Mauricio Mora-Ramirez⁵, Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta⁴, Luis H Silveira-torre⁶, Angélica Vargas Guerrero⁷ and Laura A Martínez-Martínez⁸, ¹Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico, ²BENEMERITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE PUEBLA, Mexico City, Mexico, ³INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGIA, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁴Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁵Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁶Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁷Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁸Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a chronic, granulomatous large-vessel vasculitis. As TAK has a chronic course, higher frequency rates of anxiety and depression are reported…
Abstract Number: 1590 • ACR Convergence 2023
Autoimmune Pathway Blockade by a Potent Orally Bioavailable STING Antagonist
Min Yang¹, Hailong Li¹, yangyang liu¹, lili yao¹, Jing Lin¹, Zhi xie² and Wenge zhong¹, ¹Regor Therapeutics, Shanghai, China, ²Regor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway has emerged as a key innate immune mediator of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. However,…

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