Abstracts tagged "Apoptosis"

Abstract Number: 2705 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
AAA-Atpase p97-HDAC6 Controlled Poly-Ubiquitin Turnover Regulates Apoptotic and Autophagy-Associated Cell Death in Arthritis
Masaru Kato¹, Kerstin Klein², Caroline Ospelt², Christoph Kolling³, Michihito Kono¹, Shinsuke Yasuda¹, Renate E. Gay⁴, Steffen Gay⁵ and Tatsuya Atsumi¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan, ²Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: The AAA-ATPase valosin containing protein (p97) and histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) interact with each other and are implicated in the degradation of ubiquitin-labelled proteins.…
Abstract Number: 3003 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Heparanase Expression in Keratinocytes Promotes Dermal Fibrosis in Scleroderma
In-Woon Baek¹, Wan-Uk Kim², Chul-Soo Cho¹ and Ki-Jo Kim³, ¹Internal Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ²Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ³Internal Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Interactions between keratinocyte and dermal fibroblast via paracrine loop play an important role in wound repair and keloid formation. In this study, we investigated…
Abstract Number: 3215 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bim Suppresses the Development of SLE By Limiting Macrophage Inflammatory Responses
Fu-Nien Tsai¹ and Harris R. Perlman², ¹Medicine, Rhuematology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: The Bcl-2 family guards the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. Among numerous Bcl-2 antagonists, only the loss of Bim in mice leads to the development of…
Abstract Number: 2839 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
BCL-2 As a Potential Therapeutic Target in Human Lupus Tubulointerstitial Inflammation
Kichul Ko¹, Denisse Yanez¹, Natalya Kaverina¹, Vladimir M. Liarski¹, Yahui Peng², Li Lan³, Stuart Perper⁴, Annette Schwartz⁵, Liz O'connor⁶, Andrew Souers⁷, Steven Elmore⁷, Lisa Olson⁵, Maryellen L. Giger³, Li Chun Wang⁴ and Marcus R. Clark¹, ¹Rheumatology and Knapp Center for Lupus Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, ³Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁴Immunology, AbbVie Inc, AbbVie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA, ⁵AbbVie Inc, AbbVie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA, ⁶Toxicology, AbbVie Inc, AbbVie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA, ⁷AbbVie Inc, North Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose Lupus nephritis (LuN) is the most common, severe manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We have previously shown that glomerulonephritis appears to be a…
Abstract Number: 2734 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B55β Regulates T Cell Survival through the Modulation of AKT during Cytokine Deprivation
José C. Crispin¹, Sokratis A. Apostolidis², Noe Rodriguez Rodriguez¹, Tran Nguyen² and George C. Tsokos³, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose . The abundance of cytokines controls the length of immune responses through poorly defined mechanisms. B55β is a molecule that triggers apoptosis in activated…
Abstract Number: 2166 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bim Suppresses the Development of Glomerulonephritis By Inhibiting M2 Polarization
Fu-Nien Tsai, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose Only recently have monocytes and macrophages been accepted as critical players in the pathogenesis of SLE. However, very little is known regarding the molecular…
Abstract Number: 1031 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Induction of Pro-Apoptotic Noxa Expression By Ursolic Acid Sensitizes Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts to Apoptosis: A Role of Mir-181a
Salahuddin Ahmed¹, Laura Walsh², Anil Singh¹, Maria Beamer³, Kuladeep Sudini⁴ and Douglas Leaman⁴, ¹Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, ²Department of Pharmacology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ³Department of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ⁴Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the paucity of pro-apoptotic protein expression may significantly contribute to the resistance of synovial fibroblasts (FLS) to apoptosis. In the…
Abstract Number: 757 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Distinctive Patterns of Telomere Shortening and Apoptosis in Limited and Diffuse cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Jasper Broen¹, Liane McGlynn², Dagmara McGuinness², Rina Wichers³, Jacqueline Thomson², Rajan Madhok⁴, Robert Lafyatis⁵, Carol A. Feghali-Bostwick⁶, Paul Shiels² and T.R.D.J. Radstake¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ³UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁴Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁵Arthritis Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁶Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Aberrant telomere shortening and DNA damage-responses have been previously described in SSc, here we aim to validate these observations and incorporate them in a…
Abstract Number: 343 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Caspase 8/RIPK3 Signaling Axis Has Opposing Roles in Myeloid and Dendritic Cells during Progression of a Murine Model of Acute Inflammatory Arthritis
Carla M. Cuda¹, Alexander Misharin², George Kenneth Haines III³ and Harris R. Perlman⁴, ¹Medicine / Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Pathology, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, ⁴Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) manifests in persistent synovial inflammation, cellular infiltration and pro-inflammatory cytokine production, and results in progressive joint destruction. Both myeloid cells and…
Abstract Number: 2872 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B-Cell Autoepitope and Tetramer Analysis Reveals Expansion of Apoptotic Autoantigen La and snRNP Reactive B Cells in BXD2 Mice
Jennie Hamilton¹, Jun Li², Qi Wu³, PingAr Yang³, Bao Luo³, Hao Li⁴, Troy Randall⁵, John Edwin Bradley⁵, Justin J. Taylor⁶, John D. Mountz^7,8 and Hui-Chen Hsu^3,4, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Med - Immunology/Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Department of Medicine, Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, ⁷Dept of Med/Rheumatology Div, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁸Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is characterized by production of highly pathogenic IgG autoantibodies (autoAbs). While serum autoAb profiling is standard, it remains challenging to…
Abstract Number: 2819 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Administration Of a Multi-Epitope Citrullinated Peptide Attuneuates adjuvant Induced Arthritis In Rats Via Induction Of Immune Tolerance
Howard Amital¹, Smadar Gertel² and Yehuda Shoenfeld³, ¹The Zabludowicz Center For Autoimmune Diseases, and Department of Medicine 'B',, Sheba Medical Center,Tel-Hashomer, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-hashomer, Israel, ²The Zabludowicz Center For Autoimmune Diseases, and Department of Medicine 'B', Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel, ³Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Affiliated to Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University,Tel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose: Antigen-induced peripheral tolerance is a potentially efficient and specific therapeutic approach to attenuate autoimmunity. Citrullinated peptides are major targets of disease-specific autoantibodies in Rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 2822 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IKKε Deficiency Prolongs Neutrophil Survival Paradoxically Prolonging Inflammation In The Absence Of a Type I Interferon Response
Maripat Corr¹, Christopher Chung², Seong-Kyu Kim³, D. L Boyle⁴ and G. S. Firestein⁵, ¹Medicine, Univ of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ³Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ⁴Div of Rheum, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ⁵Div of Rheumatology, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Deficiency of the IKK-related kinases IKKε synergizes with the anti-inflammatory effects of IFNß in a murine model of arthritis., and this effect is mediated…
Abstract Number: 2260 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smoking and Antibodies To Cyclic Citrullinated Peptides Predict Persistently High Levels Of Survivin In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Bjorn Svensson¹, Ingiäld Hafström², Malin Erlandsson³, Kristina Forslind⁴ and Maria Bokarewa³, ¹Section of Rheumatology, Institution of Clinical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ²Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁴Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute,, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: High levels of the oncoprotein survivin may be detected in the majority of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Survivin is a sensitive predictor…
Abstract Number: 2215 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Apoptotic Cell-Based Therapy To Treat Collagen-Induced Experimental Arthritis. Rationale For The Use Of Apoptotic Cells In The Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sylvain Perruche¹, Amandine Clauzon¹, Francis Bonnefoy¹, Eric Toussirot² and Philippe Saas³, ¹UMR1098 INSERM, EFS Bourgogne Franche Comté, Besançon, France, ²Université de Franche Comté , CHRU, CIC Biotherapy 506 and Rheumatology and EA 4266 Pathogens and Inflammation, Besançon, France, ³Etablisement Français du Sang ; Université de Franche Comté, INSERM UMR1098, Besançon, France
Background/Purpose: Most of the currently available biological agents used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) target a cellular or soluble factor involved in the…
Abstract Number: 1860 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Novel Proinflammatory Microvesicles That Carry LL-37 In Patients With Cutaneous Lupus
Ming-Lin Liu^1,2,3, Muhammad Bashir^1,4, Meena Sharma^1,4, Honghui Xu^1,4, Kevin Williams³, Cynthia O. Anyanwu^4,5, Joyce Okawa^1,6 and Victoria P. Werth^1,4, ¹Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Department of Dermatology,, Philadelphia V.A. Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Department of Dermatology, Philadelphia V.A. Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Department of Dermatology, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Department of Dermatology, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) refers to variants of lupus erythematosus (LE) with exclusively or predominantly skin manifestations. CLE is associated with accumulation of autoantibodies…

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