Abstract Number: 747 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy Of Glucocorticoids To Treat Limited Flares In ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: The great majority of patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) achieve disease remission initially, but relapses occur in up to…Abstract Number: 2785 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Urinary Inflammatory Cells Strongly Reflect the Disease Activity and Renal Function in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: The antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)- associated vasculitides (AAVs) include microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), granulomatosis with polyangitis (GPA; formerly Wegener’s), and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis (EGPA).…Abstract Number: 748 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy Of Methotrexate For Remission Induction and Maintenance In Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis In Routine Clinical Practice
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate has been shown to be effective for both induction (non-severe disease) and maintenance of remission in patients with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) in…Abstract Number: 749 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Clinical Remission Rate With Relatively High Incidence Of Serious Infection In Newly-Onset ANCA-Associated Vasculitides In Japan – A Report From The Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Clinical characteristics and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-serology of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients are substantially different between Western and Asian countries. We investigated effectiveness and…Abstract Number: 750 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Maintenance Treatment In Childhood Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) is a rare but life threatening disease. Most children present with pulmonary bleeds and/or renal failure. Most treatment regimens are…Abstract Number: 753 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation Of The New Histopathological Classification Of ANCA Glomerulonephritis and Its Association With Renal Outcomes In a Paediatric Population
Background/Purpose: Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) associated glomerulonephritides (ANCA GN) include granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and Churg-Strauss. A novel histopathologic classification for GPA…Abstract Number: 754 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Outcome Of Kidney Transplantation In Paediatric Patients With ANCA Associated Glomerulonephritis: A Single-Center Experience
Background/Purpose: Kidney transplant outcomes for paediatric patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) secondary to ANCA GN, particularly granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis…Abstract Number: 755 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Survival Of Patients With ANCA-Associated Vasculitides In Chronic Dialysis In France From 2002 To 2011: Data From The National Rein Registry
Background/Purpose: Despite dramatic outcome improvement in ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV), renal involvement is still leading to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in 20-30% of patients. This study…Abstract Number: 760 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cluster Analysis To Explore Clinical Subclassification Of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Churg–Strauss)
Background/Purpose: Results from descriptive studies of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) suggest distinct clinical subclasses that may be determined by anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) status.…Abstract Number: 729 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Role Of Innate Immunity In The Pathogenesis Of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Natural killer cells (NK) represent one of the main effectors of the innate immune response through the defense against viral infections and the production…Abstract Number: 2564 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Risk Score for Predicting Short-Term Incidence of Death or Relapse in Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), combining granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), is associated with a substantial risk of relapse or…Abstract Number: 1535 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genetic Background of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis in a Japanese Population: Association of STAT4 with Myeloperoxidase Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Positive Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: In antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), geographic difference in the type of vasculitis is well known. While granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is the…Abstract Number: 2565 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies in Infective Endocarditis: An Analysis of 109 Cases
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs), particularly those directed against proteinase 3 (anti-PR3) or myeloperoxydase (anti-MPO), are considered a highly specific hallmark of ANCA-associated vasculitis. Thus,…Abstract Number: 1536 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Features of Patients with Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies Targeting Native Myeloperoxidase Antigen
Background/Purpose: ANCA is a useful diagnostic marker in systemic vasculitic disorders with small-vessel involvement, but depending on the particular test used the myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA results…Abstract Number: 2393 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Mobility Group Box 1 Levels Are Not Associated with Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis in Patients with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis but Are Reduced by Glucocorticoids and Statins
Background/Purpose: High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is a non-histone DNA binding protein that is passively released by dying cells or actively secreted by immunocompetent…