Abstract Number: 1524 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Use of the International Classification of Function, Disability and Health As a Conceptual Framework for Comparison of the Content of Core Outcome Instruments with the Patient Perspective in Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is a general health model endorsed by the World Health Organization. It describes health along…Abstract Number: 1531 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Neutrophils Between Microscopic Polyangiitis and Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Background/Purpose: Both microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) belong to ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), in which dysfunction of polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) is thought to…Abstract Number: 1532 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Angiopoietin-2 Level Reflects the Disease Activity and Renal Function in Antineutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) has emerged as a key mediator of endothelial cell activation. Ang-1 and Ang-2 are antagonistic ligands which bind with similar affinity to…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…Abstract Number: 860 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interleukin-21, B Cell Activating Factor and Unmethylated CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides Synergize in Promoting Anti-Proteinase 3 Autoantibody Production in Vitro
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV) are characterized by the presence of circulating autoantibodies that are often directed against proteinase 3 (PR3). Although the…Abstract Number: 2379 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Successful Treatment of Churg-Strauss Syndrome with Rituximab
Background/Purpose: Rituximab has recently been shown to be equipotent to cyclophosphamide for induction of remission in generalized ANCA-associated vasculitis. A substantial number of observational pro-…Abstract Number: 2383 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rituximab As Induction and Maintenance Therapies for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: A Multicenter Retrospective Study On 80 Patients
Background/Purpose: Rituximab has been shown to induce remission of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). Our study was undertaken to 1) describe the clinical response of AAV to…Abstract Number: 2700 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Multi-Center Study of the Appropriateness of Anti-Neutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibody Testing
A Multi-Center Study of the Appropriateness of Anti-Neutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibody TestingBackground/Purpose: Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) test is an Indirect Immunoflorescence test used as an…Abstract Number: 1774 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of Target Antigens of Anti-Endothelial Cell Antibodies in Patients with ANCA-Associated Systemic Vasculitis: A Proteomic Approach
Background/Purpose: Anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) are frequently detected in anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA)-associated systemic vasculitis (AAV) and are considered to play pathological roles but their…Abstract Number: 1652 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rituximab Versus Azathioprine for Maintenance in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA)-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Once ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) remission has been achieved with CS and cyclophosphamide (CYC), maintenance therapy usually relies on azathioprine (AZA) or methotrexate. However, 18-…Abstract Number: 1654 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Primary Endpoint Failure in the Rituximab in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Trial
Primary Endpoint Failure in the Rituximab in ANCA-associated Vasculitis TrialBackground/Purpose: The RAVE trial demonstrated that rituximab (RTX) is non-inferior to cyclophosphamide (CYC) for remission induction…
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