Abstracts tagged "Animal Model"

Abstract Number: 0907 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cross-Species Cellular Mapping and Humanization of Fcγ Receptors to Advance Antibody Modeling
Karel Van Damme¹, Dorine Sichien², Katrien Van der Borght³, Sofie Van Gassen³, Elisabeth De Leeuw³, Victor Bosteels⁴, Joseph Jorssen⁵, Seppe De Winter⁶, Alan Korman⁷, Fabio Benigni⁸, Davide Corti⁸, Ariane Morel⁹, Eric Vivier⁹, Hamida Hammad³, Dirk Elewaut¹⁰, Fabiane Sonego¹¹, Kader Thiam¹¹, Sofie Voet², bianca Balbino¹² and Bart Lambrecht³, ¹Ghent University, Ghent, ²argenx, Ghent, Belgium, ³Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, ⁴The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Liège Université, Liege, Belgium, ⁶KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ⁷Vir Biotechnology, San Francisco, ⁸Vir Biotechnology, Bellinzona, Switzerland, ⁹Innate Pharma, Marseille, France, ¹⁰VIB Center for Inflammation Research, and Ghent University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Ghent, Belgium, ¹¹genOway, Lyon, France, ¹²argenx, Gent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Fc receptors mediate the effector functions of antibodies by linking adaptive and innate immunity. Immunoglobulin G (IgG), the most abundant antibody in circulation and…
Abstract Number: 0009 • ACR Convergence 2025
MRT-6160, a VAV1-Directed Molecular Glue Degrader, Attenuates T and B Cell Effector Functions and Inhibits Disease Progression in a Spontaneous MRL-Faslpr Mouse Model
Adam Cartwright¹, Lucas Gyger¹, Foram Desai², Shailee Vora², Anna Kostikova¹, Xudong Wang², Peter Trenh², Katie May², Sophia Nguyen², Chris King², Daniel Lam², Xavi Lucas¹, Mary Zlotosch², Elisa Liardo¹, Daric Wible², Ilaria Lamberto², Bradley Demarco², Debora Bonenfant¹, Sharon Townson², Eswar Krishnan², Filip Janku², John Castle¹, Laura McAllister¹, Alison Paterson² and Marisa Peluso², ¹Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Basel, Switzerland, ²Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: VAV1, an immune cell restricted guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) and scaffolding protein, plays a critical role in mediating T- and B-cell receptor activity.…
Abstract Number: 1803 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patching of Damaged Meniscus and Cartilage of Osteoarthritic Animals by MM-II, a Dispersion of Empty Large Multilamellar Liposomes
Roni Wechsler and Rany Rotem, Moebius Medical, Tel Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose: Cartilage wear in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is linked to reduced boundary lubrication. Occasionally, the meniscus also wears out in KOA, potentially accelerating the disease.…
Abstract Number: 0965 • ACR Convergence 2025
Inhibition of Nicotinamide N-Methyltransferase Reverses Fibroblast Activation via Epigenetic and Metabolic Remodeling in Systemic Sclerosis
Kamal Saba¹, Rong Huang², Priyanka Verma¹, M Asif Amin¹ and John Varga¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by progressive fibrosis driven by sustained fibroblast activation and senescence. Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT), a SAM-dependent enzyme, is upregulated in…
Abstract Number: 0871 • ACR Convergence 2025
The gut microbiome shapes MTX pharmacology and is linked to treatment outcomes
Vanya Sofia Villa Soto¹, Diego Orellana², Erin Reilly³, Chloe Heath², Alexandra Degraeve², Mohana Mukherjee², darren Dumlao², Rebecca Blank⁴, steven Yu², Noah Perlmutter², Judith Ashouri², Jose Scher⁵, andrew Patterson³, Peter Turnbaugh² and Renuka Nayak⁶, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francics, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, ⁴NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ⁵New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Despite advances in targeted therapeutics, methotrexate (MTX) remains the first-line therapy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory arthritides. However, more…
Abstract Number: 1794 • ACR Convergence 2025
OA-associated pain sensitivity is reduced in OA-protected MRL/MpJ mice, partially mediated by the gut microbiome, and transferable via microbiome transplantation
Gabriella Dyson¹, Montana Barrett¹, Nicholas Hanebutt¹, Aleksander Szymczak², Cindy Miranda Brawner¹, Pratibha Dube³, Ausitn Lopez¹, Padmaja Mehta-d'Souza¹ and Matlock Jeffries², ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Edmond, OK
Background/Purpose: MRL/MpJ (MRL) mice are protected from developing post-traumatic osteoarthritis (OA) histologic changes. We have previously shown the gut microbiome to play a key role…
Abstract Number: 0961 • ACR Convergence 2025
Retinoic acid-related orphan receptor-α: A novel upstream regulator of Hippo signaling and potential therapeutic target in fibrosis
Cuong Tran-Manh¹, Thuong Trinh-Minh², Christoph Liebel³ and Jörg Distler⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University., Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ²Clinic for Rheumatology University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany; Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴University Hospital Duesseldorf and HHU, Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: Retinoic acid-related orphan receptor-α (RORα) is a nuclear transcription factor implicated in immune regulation, circadian rhythm, and metabolism. However, its role in fibrotic diseases…
Abstract Number: 0870 • ACR Convergence 2025
Same Model, Different Results: Vendor and Microbiome Influence Reproducibility in Collagen Induced Arthritis
Brenda Seymour¹, Brendan Allen² and Kristine Kuhn³, ¹University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, ²University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ³²⁰²² - ²⁰²³ / Adult/ University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Although collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice is a useful tool for studying inflammatory arthritis, it is a highly variable model with inconsistent disease severity…
Abstract Number: 1786 • ACR Convergence 2025
SEV-101, A Regenerative Exosome Therapeutic for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis
Beth Lindborg¹, Amanda Vegoe², Michael Williams¹, Parthasarathy Rangarajan³, Marc Tompkins⁴, Sabarinathan Ramachandran⁵ and Timothy O'Brien⁶, ¹Sarcio, Inc., St. Paul, ²Department of Veterinary Population Medicine and Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, Sarcio, Inc, St. Paul, ³Schulze Diabetes Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, ⁴Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Sarcio, Inc., Minneapolis, ⁵Schulze Diabetes Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁶Department of Veterinary Population Medicine and Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, Sarcio, Inc, Minneapolis
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, debilitating joint disease affecting 595 million people worldwide, including over 32 million in the United States. It is characterized…
Abstract Number: 0960 • ACR Convergence 2025
Pharmaceutical Blockade of the Neonatal Fc Gamma Receptor Ameliorates Autoimmunity, Inflammation and Fibrosis in the Topoisomerase I Mouse Model of Systemic Sclerosis
Cuong Tran-Manh¹, Thuong Trinh-Minh², Christoph Liebel³, Bas van der Woning⁴, Piotr Zabrocki⁵ and Jörg Distler⁶, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University., Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ²Clinic for Rheumatology University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany; Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴argenx BV, Boston, MA, ⁵argenx, Ghent, Belgium, ⁶University Hospital Duesseldorf and HHU, Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: SSc is a rare, chronic, systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease characterized by progressive skin and internal organ fibrosis, severe vasculopathy and immune dysregulation with production…
Abstract Number: 0859 • ACR Convergence 2025
Trophoblast Dysfunction and Placental Alterations in a Mouse Model of Antiphospholipid Syndrome: The Potential Role of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps
Bruna Mazetto Fonseca¹, Srilakshmi Yalavarthi², Katarina Kmetova², NaveenKumar Somanathapura³, Cyrus Sarosh⁴, Kavya Sugur⁵, Wenying Liang⁶, Yu (Ray) Zuo³, Richard W. Lieberman⁶ and Jason S. Knight³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ³University of Michigan, Ann arbor, MI, ⁴University of Michigan, Temperance, MI, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶University of Michigan, Ann arbor
Background/Purpose: Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are webs of chromatin and proteases (e.g., neutrophil elastase) that have been implicated in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)-associated thrombosis; however, their…
Abstract Number: 1783 • ACR Convergence 2025
Nerve Growth Factor Causes Sensitization, Nociceptor Sprouting, Synovitis, And Osteophyte Formation In Naïve Murine Joints
alia obeidat¹, michael Newton², Jun Li¹, Baofeng Hu³, Shingo Ishihara⁴, Lindsey Lammlin², Lucas Junginger², Easton Farrell², Frank Ko¹, Richard Miller⁵, Carla Scanzello⁶, Tristan Maerz⁷, Rachel Miller⁸ and Anne-Marie Malfait⁹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, ²University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ³University of Pennsylvania, Wynnewood, PA, ⁴Rush University, Chicago, ⁵Northwestern University, Chicago, ⁶University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁷University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁹rush university, CHICAGO, IL
Background/Purpose: The neurotrophin, nerve growth factor (NGF), a key mediator of pain and inflammation, is increased in joints with osteoarthritis (OA). Neutralizing NGF with monoclonal…
Abstract Number: 0958 • ACR Convergence 2025
Asynchronous Resolution of Inflammation and Fibrosis in A Prolonged Experimental Model Suggests Distinct Temporal Dynamics And Resolution Mechanisms in Systemic Sclerosis
Aurore Collet¹, Manel Jendoubi², Thomas Guerrier², Alexis Largy², Silvia Speca², Sylvain Dubucquoi¹ and David Launay³, ¹Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U¹²⁸⁶ – INFINITE – Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, Lille, France ; CHU Lille, Institut d’Immunologie, Lille, France, Lille, France, ²Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U¹²⁸⁶ – INFINITE – Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, Lille, France, Lille, France, ³Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U¹²⁸⁶ – INFINITE – Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, Lille, France ; CHU Lille, Département de Médecine interne et Immunologie Clinique, Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-immunes Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest, Méditerranée et Guadeloupe (CeRAINOM), Lille France, Lille, France
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by tissue fibrosis, which is defined as excessive and irreversible extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation, leading to organ dysfunction. In…
Abstract Number: 0808 • ACR Convergence 2025
Spatial Transcriptomics Show Fibroblast LIF Receptor Drives Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis
Mari Kamiya¹, Hung Nguyen¹, Miles Tran², Ce Gao³, Sergio Poli¹, Yunju Jeong⁴, Louis Merriam⁵, Jinjun Shi⁶, Rachel Knipe⁷, Katharine Black⁸, Lida Hariri⁹, Carol Feghali-Bostwick¹⁰, Rodney Infante¹¹, Janelle Pugashetti¹², Justin Oldham¹², Ilya Korsunsky¹³, Kevin Wei¹⁴ and Edy Kim¹, ¹Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (DOM), Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH); Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, DOM, BWH; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (DOM), Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁵Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (DOM), Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), Boston, MA, ⁶Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH); Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, DOM, Massachusetts General Hospital; Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁸Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, DOM, Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁹Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, DOM, Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ¹¹Center for Human Nutrition, Dept. of Molecular Genetics, DOM, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ¹²Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, DOM, BWH; Division of Genetics, DOM, BWH; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune, fibroinflammatory disease of skin and visceral organs. Current SSc therapies have limited efficacy for progressive fibrosis. Our prior…
Abstract Number: 1781 • ACR Convergence 2025
Specific gut microbiome remodeling occurs after induction of OA via DMM surgery compared to sham surgery
Aleksander Szymczak¹, Cindy Miranda Brawner², Nicholas Hanebutt², Gabriella Dyson², Montana Barrett², Anna Rapp³, Carla Scanzello⁴ and Matlock Jeffries¹, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ³University of Pennsylavnia, Philadelphia, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: The destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM) model is widely used in murine OA research due to its reproducibility and ability to recapitulate key…

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