Abstract Number: 638 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Estrogen-Induced STAT1 and STAT4 Expression Is Estrogen Receptor α Dependent and IFNα Independent: A Novel Mechanism For Sex-Bias In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Pathogenesis?
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a devastating multi-organ autoimmune disease displaying an overwhelming female predilection. Estrogen (E2) influences gene expression by binding to estrogen…Abstract Number: 547 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti Ribosomal P Antibodies Accelerate Lupus Glomerulonephritis and Induce Lupus Nephritis In Naive Mice
Background/Purpose: Circulating anti-phosphoribosomal protein antibodies (anti-Ribos.P) were found to be associated with lupus nephritis. We have assessed the direct role of anti-Ribos.P in the development…Abstract Number: 2893 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intestinal Microbiota Plays a Critical Role In The Production Of Antinuclear Antibodies In Lymphopenia-Induced Autoimmunity
Background/Purpose: Production of antinuclear autoantibodies (ANAs) is one of the major characteristics of the systemic autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but the…Abstract Number: 2195 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Expanding The Spectrum Of Recombination Activating Gene-1 Deficiency To Include Early Onset Autoimmunity
Background/Purpose: We sought to identify the etiology of early onset autoimmunity and T cell lymphopenia in two siblings through genetic and functional studies. Newborn screening…Abstract Number: 1902 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization Of HLA-DRB1 Distribution By 3rd Hypervariable Region Sequence In Systemic Sclerosis and Control Populations
Background/Purpose: HLA class II genes are associated with a wide spectrum of autoimmune diseases. Specific alleles at the DRB1, DQA1 and DQB1 loci are associated…Abstract Number: 1792 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inhibition Of Chemokine Receptors CCR1 and CCR6 As Promising Therapies For Autoimmune Diseases Such As Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriasis
Background/Purpose: Chemokines are key regulators of leukocyte activation and recruitment to sites of inflammation. Of particular relevance in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the chemokine receptors CCR1…Abstract Number: 1639 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
GWAS In Hispanic and Latin American Individuals Enriched For Amerindian Ancestry Identifies a New Locus Associated With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic autoimmune disease with a strong genetic component, exhibits a 9:1 female to male ratio and disproportionate impact on…Abstract Number: 1621 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
T Helper 17 Cells and Interferon Type I: Partners In Crime In SLE?
Background/Purpose: A hallmark of systemic autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematotsus (SLE), is the increased expression of interferon (IFN) type I inducible genes, the…Abstract Number: 1699 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neutropenia After Rituximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Autoimmune Diseases Is a Rare Events : Date From the Autoimmunity and Rituximab Registry
Background/Purpose: Limited data are available regarding the proportion and severity of late onset neutropenia after RTX in large and unselected populations of patients with various…Abstract Number: 1672 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Myosin Skews Effector Immune Cells of Scurfy Mice to Target Muscles in an Adoptive Transfer Model of Myositis
Background/Purpose: Myositis is associated with an inflammatory process that results in pronounced muscle weakness and is observed in some regulatory T cell (Treg) deficient mouse…Abstract Number: 1649 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
French Cohort Study of 141 Cases of Autoimmune Congenital Heart Block
Background/Purpose: Cardiac neonatal lupus manifestations mainly include congenital heart block (CHB), endocardial fibroelastosis and dilated cardiomyopathy. We report the preliminary results of the French registry…Abstract Number: 1072 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Enzymatic Lipid Oxidation Contributes to the Maintenance of Self-Tolerance by Regulating Antigen Clearance and Dendritic Cell Function
Background/Purpose: During inflammation and tissue damage, pathogens as well as dying cells are ingested by different phagocytes such as macrophages and dendritic cells. The uptake…Abstract Number: 979 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cell-Type Specific Type I Interferon Signatures in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Viral Infection: What Makes the Difference?
Background/Purpose: Gene expression profiling experiments using peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) revealed a crucial role of type I interferon (IFN) in the pathogenesis of systemic…Abstract Number: 685 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Using a Library of Synthetic Autoantigen Mimics to Discover Biomarkers of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: The natural history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is felt to evolve from a state of normal immunity to serologic autoimmunity and then…Abstract Number: 686 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cell-Type Specific Type I Interferon Signatures in Autologous Stem Cell Transplanted Lupus Patients: Different Molecular Behavior Between CD4+ T Cells and Monocytes
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that affects multiple organs, whose pathology is mainly caused by the augmented interferon (IFN)…