Abstracts tagged "Animal models"

Abstract Number: 2798 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
C5orf30 a Novel Regulator of Inflammation and Tissue Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Munitta Muthana¹, Sarah Hawtree¹, Holly Davies², Hannah Roberts¹, Sachin Khetan¹, Mohammed Akil³, Fiona Wright¹, Barbara Ciani⁴, Ursula Fearon⁵, DJ Veale⁶ and Anthony G. Wilson⁷, ¹Infection and Immunity, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, ²University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology Department, Sheffield South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, ⁴Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, ⁵Dublin Academic Medical Centre, Translational Rheumatology Research Group, Dublin, Ireland, ⁶Consultant Rheumatologist, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁷Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose A recent genome wide association study identified the variant rs26232 in the first intron of the uncharacterized gene, C5orf30, as a rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…
Abstract Number: 1004 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elevated Levels of BMP2 Compensate for Loss of TGF-Beta in Articular Cartilage during Experimental Osteoarthritis
Esmeralda Blaney Davidson¹, Arjan van Caam¹, Arjen Blom², Elly Vitters², Miranda Bennink¹, Wim van den Berg², Fons van de Loo³ and Peter van der Kraan⁴, ¹Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁴Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: We have demonstrated that TGF-beta signaling via Smad2/3 is drastically reduced in articular cartilage (AC) with age and loss of Smad2/3-signaling predisposed AC for…
Abstract Number: 655 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hydroxycholorquine Is Cardioprotective in an In Vivo Rat Model of Myocardial Ischaemic Reperfusion Injury
Lauren Bourke^1,2, Valerie Taylor³, James McCormick⁴, Charis Pericelous¹, John Franklin¹, Daniel Stuckey³, Mark Lythgoe⁵, Anastasis Stephanou⁶ and Yiannis Ioannou^2,7, ¹Centre for Rheumatology Research, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Arthritis Research UK Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging (CABI), University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Clinical & Molecular Genetics Unit, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging (CABI), University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁶Medical and Molecular Biology Unit (MMBU), University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁷Centre for Rheumatology Research, University College Hospital London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose A significant amount of myocardial damage during a myocardial infarction (MI) occurs during the reperfusion stage which is known as ischaemic reperfusion (I/R) injury…
Abstract Number: 2793 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
BMP2 Requires TGF-Beta to Induce Osteophytes during Experimental Osteoarthritis
Esmeralda Blaney Davidson¹, Arjen Blom², Arjan van Caam¹, Elly Vitters², Miranda Bennink¹, Wim van den Berg², Fons van de Loo³ and Peter van der Kraan⁴, ¹Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁴Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Osteophytes are a major hallmark of osteoarthritis (OA). Both TGF-beta and BMP2 can induce osteophytes in murine knee joints. We demonstrated that TGF-beta could…
Abstract Number: 998 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
β2 Adrenoceptor Signal Is Augmented in B Cells in the Course of Arthritis to Increase IL-10
Georg Pongratz¹, Clemens Wiest², Madlen Melzer² and Rainer Straub³, ¹Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, ²University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, ³Internal Medicine, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Background/Purpose Splenic B cells from collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mice react to a β2-adrenoceptor (AR) stimulus with increased IL-10 production and adoptive transfer of these cells…
Abstract Number: 652 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of Eat-2 As a Lupus Susceptibility Gene in New Zealand Black (NZB) Mice That Regulates Dendritic Cell Function
Nafiseh Talaei¹ and Joan E. Wither², ¹Genetics and Development, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²1E420/Div of Rheumatology, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: We have previously shown that B6 mice with an introgressed homozygous NZB chromosome (c) 1 interval (70 to 100 cM) develop high titres of…
Abstract Number: 2353 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Nitric Oxide Receptor Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase Is Found in Lymphatic Vessels of Arthritic Mice and Inhibition Alters Lymphatic Pulse
Homaira Rahimi¹, Yawen Ju², Echoe M. Bouta³, Ronald Wood⁴, Christopher T. Ritchlin⁵ and Edward M. Schwarz⁶, ¹Rheumatology, University of Rochester/Golisano Children's Hospit, Rochester, NY, ²Univ of Rochester Med Ctr, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ³University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, ⁴Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁵Allergy Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁶Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic erosive inflammatory condition that is characterized by episodes of “flare” due to synovitis of an affected joint. It…
Abstract Number: 922 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Potential Role for TLR4 Activation in Osteoarthritis Associated Pain
Rachel E. Miller¹, Shingo Ishihara², Phuong Tran³, Richard J. Miller⁴ and Anne-Marie Malfait⁵, ¹Rheumatology/Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁴Molecular Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁵Internal Medicine/Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose - Damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) result from cellular stress and extracellular matrix breakdown. They may contribute to osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenesis by promoting synovitis…
Abstract Number: 648 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection Triggers Severe Pulmonary Inflammation in Lupus-Prone Mice Following Viral Clearance
Samantha Slight-Webb¹, Harini Bagavant¹, Sherry Crowe¹, Jourdan R. Anderson² and Judith A. James³, ¹Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Arthritis & Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Clinical Arthritis and Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Each year, up to one fifth of the United States population is infected with influenza virus. Although mortality rates are low, hundreds of thousands…
Abstract Number: 2356 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Toluenesulfonylamido-Chalcone, 4-(p-toluenesulfonylamido)-4-Hydroxychalcone (TSAHC) Suppresses Inflammatory Response and Joint Destruction in an Experimental Arthritic Mice and Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes
Yun-Hong Cheon¹, Wan-Hee Yoo², Young Sun Suh³, Min-Gyu Jeon⁴, Hyun-Ok Kim³ and Sang-Il Lee³, ¹Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Jeonju, South Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University School of Medicine, Jeonju, South Korea, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, South Korea, ⁴Internal Medicine and Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, South Korea
Background/Purpose TSAHC, a toluenesulfonylamido-chalcone, 4-(p-toluenesulfonylamido)-4-hydroxychalcone is a compound to block proliferation and metastatic potential of cancer cells. Fibroblast-like synoviocytes of rheumatoid arthritis (RA-FLS) have inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 938 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
C1q Is Mandatory for Disease Development in Experimental Arthritis and Expression of Its Receptors Correlates with Disease Activity in Patients
Matthieu Ribon¹, Julie Mussard¹, Roxane Herve¹, Marina Botto², Marie-Christophe Boissier³ and Patrice Decker¹, ¹INSERM UMR 1125, Li2P, University Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité and Rheumatology Department, Avicenne Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Bobigny, France, ²Centre for Complement & Inflammation Research, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, ³INSERM UMR 1125, Li2P, University Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Bobigny, France
Background/Purpose The complement system is a major effector mechanism of innate and adaptive immunity. It is activated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients but the pathway…
Abstract Number: 659 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Breakdown of Tolerance at the Tissue Level in Systemic Autoimmunity: Role of Tissue-Resident Dendritic Cells
Jennifer K. King¹, Rachael Philips¹, Anna Eriksson¹ and Ram Raj Singh^1,2,3,4, ¹Autoimmunity and Tolerance Laboratory, Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Interdepartmental Program in Molecular Toxicology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose Systemic autoimmune diseases such as lupus affect multiple organs including skin and kidneys, usually in a diverse fashion where only certain organs are affected…
Abstract Number: 2223 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Monitoring Of Active Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 Using
Sung Jae Choi¹, Young Ho Seo², Young Ho Lee³, Jong Dae Ji¹, Gwan Gyu Song⁴, Aeju Lee² and Jae-Hoon Kim⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, ²Rheumatology, Korea University Medical center, Seoul, South Korea, ³Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Div of Rheum, Dept of Int Med, Korea Univ College of Med, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Active matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) is a prognostic marker of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recently, we developed the MMP-3 probe which can specifically detect an active…
Abstract Number: 1249 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Contrasting Pathophysiology and Behavioural Responses Associated With Osteoarthritis and An Inflammatory Arthropathy
Sanaa Zaki¹, Margaret M. Smith², Susan Smith¹, Mark Connor³ and Christopher B. Little², ¹Raymond Purves Bone and Joint Research Laboratories, University of Sydney, St Leonards, Australia, ²Raymond Purves Bone and Joint Research Labs, University of Sydney, St Leonards, Australia, ³Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Australia
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) affects more than 15% of the population, and is the major cause of disability in people over 60. There are no therapies…
Abstract Number: 83 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Oleuropein Or Rutin Consumption Decreases The Spontaneous Development Of OA In Hartley Guinea Pig
Christelle Sanchez¹, Marie-Noëlle Horcajada², Fanny Membrez Scalfo², Pierre Drion³, Fanny Comblain⁴, Elizabeth Offord² and Yves Henrotin⁴, ¹Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium, ²Nutrition and Health Department, Nestle Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland, ³GIGA CHU animal facilities, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium, ⁴Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Background/Purpose: To assess the potential protective effect of oleuropein and rutin, two polyphenols found in olive oil, fruits or vegetables, on osteoarthritis development Methods: Sixty…

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