Abstract Number: 8 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bay 11-7085 Induces Glucocorticoid Receptor Activation and Autophagy to Initiate Human Synovial Fibroblast Cell Death
Background/Purpose: BAY 11-7085 is an inhibitor of IκBα phosphorylation that leads to NF-κB inactivation and downregulation of inflammation in mouse model of asthma, in articular…Abstract Number: 810 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Human Parvovirus B19 Nonstructural Protein 1 (NS1) Helicase Breaks Tolerance to Self dsDNA: A Model for Viral Induction of Autoimmunity
Background/Purpose: B19 virus (B19V) is common, infects all ages, and is associated with various clinical syndromes including SLE-like autoimmunity. We previously demonstrated that B19 NS1,…Abstract Number: 1037 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impaired Regulatory T Cell Survival in the Pathogenesis of Autoreactive Arthritis Mediated By CD11c-Deletion of Flip
Background/Purpose: We have generated a mouse line with Flip conditionally deleted in CD11c-cre expressing cells (CD11c-Flip-KO, named HUPO), which spontaneously develops erosive arthritis resembling rheumatoid…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
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: 2839 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
BCL-2 As a Potential Therapeutic Target in Human Lupus Tubulointerstitial Inflammation
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
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
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
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
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
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: 1392 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Expression Of Proto-Oncogene Survivin Splicing Variant 2B In Synovial Tissues and Blood From Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: It has been reported that serum survivin level was an independent risk factor for predicting joint destruction in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The proto-oncogene…Abstract Number: 939 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reduction Of Circulating Blood Neutrophils In Mice By Anti-IL-6R Alpha Monoclonal Antibody is Not Due To Apoptosis Or Blockade Of Neutrophil Differentiation
Background/Purpose: Blockade of IL-6/IL-6Rα signaling is associated with a reduction of circulating neutrophils in the blood of patients treated with anti-IL-6Rα mAb but the mechanism…Abstract Number: 569 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hydroxycholorquine Is Cardioprotective In Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes Exposed To Simulated Myocardial Ischaemic/Reperfusion Injury.-An Effect Mediated Through ERK Phosphorylation
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: 546 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Survival Of Gr1+CD11b+ cells Is Differentially Regulated In Male and Female Lupus-Prone Mice
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease that develops far more frequently in females than in males (9:1 ratio). The (NZBxNZW)F1 lupus-prone…Abstract Number: 551 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Different Cell Death Programs Contribute To Severity Of Lupus Glomerulonephritis In Males and Females
Background/Purpose: Lupus glomerulonephritis (GN) is a leading cause of long-term disability in SLE. Although lupus is more common in females, GN occurs earlier and in…