Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 0159 • ACR Convergence 2023
Understanding the Economic Impact of Autoimmune Eye Disease in the United States
Krati Chauhan¹, Steven Scaife² and Michael Buhnerkempe¹, ¹Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, ²Southen Illinois University - School of Medicine., Springfield, IL
Background/Purpose: Eye involvement is an important cause of morbidity in rheumatology patients. Inflammatory eye diseases include conditions like scleritis, uveitis, retinitis and orbital inflammation. The…
Abstract Number: 0268 • ACR Convergence 2023
Safety and Efficacy of CT-guided Percutaneous Infra-Renal Periaortic Biopsies in Suspected Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
Cody Anderson, Max Guarda, Umar Ghaffar, Thomas Atwell, Kenneth Warrington, Michael Moynagh and Matthew Koster, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) commonly affects the infrarenal abdominal aorta (irAA) and manifests with periaortic soft tissue thickening (pASTT). RPF can be either idiopathic (primary)…
Abstract Number: 0474 • ACR Convergence 2023
Acute Cardiovascular Events During Pregnancy and Delivery in Patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases (ARDs): An Analysis of National Inpatient Sample
Karun Shrestha¹, Prakriti Subedi¹, Manoj Ghimire¹, Sajana Poudel², Kalpana Ghimire¹, Sai Keerthi Parvatheneni¹, Mrunalini Dandamudi¹, Laura Pedraza¹, Luisa Brito¹ and Liliya Gandrabur³, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital, SBH Health System, Bronx, NY, ²Department of Internal Medicine, John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, ³SBH Health System, Forest Hills, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) & vasculitis are autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) with systemic involvement. Management of women with ARDs during pregnancy…
Abstract Number: 0692 • ACR Convergence 2023
Behçet’s Disease-Associated TCR in the Eye Points to HLA Class I-Restricted Autoimmunity
Johannes Nowatzky¹, Ziyan Lin², Yesim Ozguler³, Alireza Khodadadi-Jamayran², Didar Ucar⁴, Aristotelis Tsirigos⁵, Gulen Hatemi⁶ and Olivier Manches⁷, ¹NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Division of Rheumatology, NYU Behçet's Disease Program, NYU Ocular Rheumatology Program, New York, NY, ²NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories, New York, NY, ³NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ⁴Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Department of Medicine, Institute for Computational Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁷EFS, Recherche et Développement, Department of Pulmonology and Physiology, CHU Grenoble-Alpes, Université Grenoble-Alpes, INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble, France
Background/Purpose: Behçet's disease (BD) is an HLA class I-associated disorder, given its strong link to HLA-B*51. However, evidence of HLA class I restriction is lacking,…
Abstract Number: 0946 • ACR Convergence 2023
Immunoglobulins G Purified from Systemic Sclerosis Patients Influence Cytoplasmic and Nuclear Proteins Profile in Dermal Fibroblasts
Aurélien Chepy¹, Marie Duhamel², Solange Vivier¹, Clément Chauvet¹, Lucile Guilbert³, Eric Hachulla⁴, Sylvain Dubucquoi¹, David Launay¹, Michel Salzet² and Vincent Sobanski¹, ¹Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1286 - INFINITE - Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, Lille, France, ²Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1192 - Protéomique Réponse Inflammatoire Spectrométrie de Masse - PRISM, Lille, France, ³CHU Lille, Institut d’Immunologie, Lille, France, ⁴CHU Lille, Département de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-immunes Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest de France (CeRAINO), Lille, France
Background/Purpose: Autoantibodies (Aab) are frequent in systemic sclerosis (SSc). While recognized as potent biomarkers, their pathogenic role is unclear. Recently, we showed that immunoglobulins G…
Abstract Number: 1074 • ACR Convergence 2023
Baseline Clinical Features, but Not Shared Epitope or HLA B27, Predict Severe Outcomes for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-induced Inflammatory Arthritis
Laura Cappelli¹, omer Kamal², Michelle Jones³, Clifton Bingham⁴ and Ami Shah⁵, ¹Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ellicott City, MD
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) can cause inflammatory arthritis (IA) of varying severity. Many patients with ICI-IA require immunosuppression beyond corticosteroids, but there is no…
Abstract Number: 1253 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Novel Florida Scoring System: A Machine Learning-Based Stratification of Clinical and Laboratory Features in Children with Suspected Sjögren’s Disease
Akaluck Thatayatikom¹, Wenjie Zeng², Tyler Lovelace³, Nicole Winn⁴, Ankit Shah⁵, Thomas Schrepfer⁶, Indraneel Bhattacharyya⁷, Renato Gonik⁸, Panayiotis Benos² and Seunghee Cha⁹, ¹AdventHealth for Children, Orlando, FL, Orlando, FL, ²University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, ³Department of Computational & Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL, ⁵Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, ⁶Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, ⁷Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL, ⁸Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, ⁹Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida College of Dentistry and Center for Orphaned Autoimmune Disorders (COAD), Gainesville, FL
Background/Purpose: Childhood Sjögren 's disease (cSjD) is a poorly defined systemic autoimmune disorder. Due to the absence of diagnostic criteria, heterogeneous presentations, and the dissimilarity…
Abstract Number: 1530 • ACR Convergence 2023
Outcomes in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Following Lung Transplantation: An Italian Multicentre Experience
Claudia Iannone¹, Maria Rosa Pellico¹, Letizia Corinna Corinna Morlacchi², Valeria Rossetti², Marco Vicenzi², Paolo Airò³, Marta Saracco⁴, Annamaria iagnocco⁴, Lorenzo Beretta⁵, Adriana Severino⁵, Eleonora Zaccara⁶, paola Faggioli⁶, Fabio Cacciapaglia⁷, Stefano Stano⁸, Silvia Cavalli⁹, Antonina Minniti⁹, giorgia Trignani⁹, francesco Blasi⁵, Roberto F. Caporali¹⁰ and Nicoletta Del Papa¹¹, ¹ASST Gaetano Pini CTO, Milan, Italy, ²Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁴AO Mauriziano di Torino, Torino, Italy, ⁵Policlinico di Milano, Milano, Italy, ⁶Legnano-ASST-Ovest Milanese, Legnano, Italy, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari, Bari, Italy, ⁸Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy, ⁹ASST Gaetano Pini CTO, Milano, Italy, ¹⁰Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, and Department of Rheumatology and Medical Sciences, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy, ¹¹Scleroderma Clinic, Dipartimento di Reumatologia, ASST Gaetano Pini CTO, Milano, Italy
Background/Purpose: Lung transplantation (LT) is gaining ground in managing advanced ILD in SSc patients. However, concerns remain among surgeons due to SSc's complexity, multiorgan involvement…
Abstract Number: 1720 • ACR Convergence 2023
Successful Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Mice Using Cenerimod, a Selective Modulator of the S1P1 Receptor, Demonstrates the Potential Benefits of S1P1 Receptor Immunomodulation for Rheumatic Diseases
Thomas Hoyler, Maxime Bulle, Conrad Wyss, Jeremy Scherer, Sylvie Froidevaux and Marianne Martinic, Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Allschwil, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Discovery of the essential role of S1P signaling in regulating lymphocyte trafficking led to the development of S1P receptor modulators for the treatment of…
Abstract Number: 1914 • ACR Convergence 2023
Intravenous Immunoglobulins in the Treatment of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies in a Region of Northern Spain: Analysis by Subtypes
Cristina Corrales Selaya¹, David Martínez-Lopez², Diana Prieto-Peña¹, Fabricio Benavides¹, Jose Luis Martin-Varillas³ and Ricardo Blanco⁴, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, ³Hospital de Laredo, Laredo, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a heterogeneous group of diseases characterised mainly by the presence of inflammation and muscle weakness. The main subtypes of…
Abstract Number: 2037 • ACR Convergence 2023
Assessing Risk of Depression in Common Rheumatologic Disorders Using Diagnostic Codes, Survey Scores, and Propensity Score Matching Methodology
COMFORT ANIM-KORANTENG¹, YONG EUN², Okeoghene Akpoigbe² and AMANDA SAMMUT², ¹Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY, ²NYCHH- HARLEM, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Many studies have shown that rheumatologic conditions are associated with a higher risk of depression. The two most common methods to detect depression in…
Abstract Number: 2350 • ACR Convergence 2023
Upregulation of Both APRIL and BAFF in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Suggests Non-Redundant Roles, Further Revealed by Dual Inhibition with Povetacicept (ALPN-303; TACI vTD-Fc)
Tiffany Blair, Elizabeth Repash, Armand Bankhead, Amanda Enstrom, Lawrence Evans, Susan Debrot, Allison Chunyk, Sherri Mudri, Stanford Peng and Stacey Dillon, Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc., Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: B cell activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) are cytokines that signal through transmembrane activator and CAML interactor (TACI), B cell maturation…
Abstract Number: 2536 • ACR Convergence 2023
DMARD Adherence During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Association with Risk of COVID-19 Infection
Tanya Selvam, Kelli Peterman, Arezoo Haghshenas and Lucy Liu, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic affected medication adherence in patients with autoimmune disease (AD) due to their fear of contracting COVID-19, financial hardship, and medication shortage.…
Abstract Number: 0074 • ACR Convergence 2023
Distinct PD-1 Receptor Engagement Leads to Different Pharmacodynamic Effects
Yevgeniya Orlovsky, Melissa Swiecki, Kimberly Colby, Changbao Liu, Josephine Wixted, Olesya Chornoguz, Navin Rao, Edith Janssen and Ling-Yang Hao, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA
Background/Purpose: T cells play an important role in the development and progression of many autoimmune diseases. Inhibition of T cells and their effector mechanisms has…
Abstract Number: 0197 • ACR Convergence 2023
Development of a Chikungunya Arthritis Disease Activity Score
Aileen Chang¹, Samuel Simmens¹, Hugh Watson², Richard Amdur³, Andre Siqueira⁴, Abigale Proctor¹, Sarah Tritsch¹, Carlos Herrera¹, Liliana Encinales⁵, Alfonso Sucerquia¹, Alejandro Jaller¹, Juan Jose Jaller⁶, Kennedy Amaral⁷, Gary Simon¹, Larry Moreland⁸, Andres Cadena⁹ and Gary Firestein¹⁰, ¹George Washington University, Washington, DC, ²Evotec, Lyon, France, ³Northwell, Washington, DC, ⁴Fiocruz, Rio, Brazil, ⁵Allied Research Society, Barranquilla, Colombia, ⁶Reumatologos SAS, Barranquilla, Colombia, ⁷Institute of Diagnostic Medicine of Cariri, Pernambuco, Brazil, ⁸University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁹Clinica de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia, ¹⁰University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Chikungunya virus is an alphavirus spread by mosquitos that causes a debilitating chronic arthritis that has no standard treatment to date. The objective of…

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