Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 0069 • ACR Convergence 2023
All-trans Retinoic Acid (atRA) Enhances FoxP3 Protein Stability Under Inflammatory Conditions Through Altering the FoxP3 Protein-interactome
William Willis¹, shane Bruckner² and wael Jarjour², ¹Ohio State University, Reynoldsburg, OH, ²Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Treg cells play a central role in the tolerance of self-antigens and prevention of autoimmune disease. FoxP3 is a Treg-specific transcription factor that plays…
Abstract Number: 0137 • ACR Convergence 2023
Incidence of and Risk Factors for Myelodysplastic Syndromes in Patients with Rheumatologic Diseases
YoungEun Kim¹, Hansun Song¹, Wook Jang Seo², Jinseok Kim³, Soo Min Ahn¹, Seokchan Hong⁴, Ji-Seon Oh⁵, Chang-Keun Lee⁶, Bin Yoo⁶ and Yong-Gil Kim¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ²Department of Rheumatology, Veteran Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, ³Department of Rheumatology, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, South Korea, La Jolla, CA, South Korea, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ⁵Department of Information Medicine, Big Data Research Center, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea, ⁶Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a hematologic disorder characterized by dysplasia of bone marrow, leading to ineffective hematopoiesis and cytopenia. Despite sporadic reports of associations…
Abstract Number: 0266 • ACR Convergence 2023
E-selectin, ICAM-1 and ET-1 Biomarkers Address the Concern of the Challenging Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases
Verónica Pulito-Cueto¹, Sara Remuzgo-Martinez², Fernanda Genre Romero², Belén Atienza-Mateo³, Victor Mora-Cuesta⁴, David Iturbe-Fernández⁴, Leticia Lera-Gómez⁵, María Sebastián-Mora¹, Virginia Portilla¹, Alfonso Corrales¹, Ricardo Blanco¹, Jose Cifrian⁶, Miguel A Gonzalez-Gay⁷ and Raquel López-Mejías¹, ¹Rheumatology Department, Immunopathology Group, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁴Immunopathology Group, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital-IDIVAL; Department of Pneumology, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁶Immunopathology Group, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital-IDIVAL; Department of Pneumology, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital; School of Medicine, Cantabria University, Santander, Spain, ⁷IDIVAL and School of Medicine, UC, Santander; Department of Rheumatology, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) constitutes one of the most critical comorbidities in autoimmune diseases (AD), particularly in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic sclerosis (SSc)…
Abstract Number: 0472 • ACR Convergence 2023
Contraception Choices in Individuals with Inflammatory Arthritis and Lupus-like Disease Differ Based on Diagnosis and Teratogen Use
Caroline Siegel¹, Medha Barbhaiya², Lucy Masto¹, Amaya Smole¹, Bessie Stamm¹, Jonah Levine¹, Sarah Lieber², Lisa Mandl², Michael Lockshin² and Lisa Sammaritano², ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Individuals with systemic rheumatic disease (SRD) underutilize effective contraception even when prescribed teratogenic medications. As disease-related factors may impact contraception choice, we evaluated the…
Abstract Number: 0675 • ACR Convergence 2023
Investigating the Impact of anti-IL5 Therapy in the Management of Relapsing and Refractory Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA); A Three Year Longitudinal Perspective and Beyond
allyson egan¹, Pasupathy Sivasothy² and David Jayne³, ¹Trinity Health Kidney Centre, Tallaght University Hospital, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, ²Vasculitis and Lupus Clinic, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ³University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: In the randomized, placebo-controlled MIRRA trial for relapsing and refractory eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), adjuvant therapy with 300mg anti-IL5 mAB Mepolizumab [MEPO] for…
Abstract Number: 0934 • ACR Convergence 2023
Anti-fibrotic Effects of MT-5562, a Novel Potent Selective Autotaxin Inhibitor, in Preclinical Studies: Roles of Lysophosphatidic Acid in Autoimmune Diseases and Clues to Treat Skin and Lung Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis
Hiroshi Matsuura¹, Masahiro Kondo¹, Ryoko Ohno¹, Akina Ishii¹, Mariam Piruzyan¹, Kaori Funayama¹, Yuuichi Ono¹, Atsushi Iwamura¹, Tadashi Endo¹, Tomoya Akashi¹, Taizo Tomari², Noriko Uchiyama², Noriyasu Seki¹, Kenji Chiba¹, Gabriela Kania³, Przemyslaw Blyszczuk⁴, Oliver Distler⁵, Tsutomu Takeuchi⁶ and Yuko Kaneko⁷, ¹Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Yokohama, Japan, ²Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Fujisawa, Japan, ³University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁶Keio University School of Medicine and Saitama Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Targeted small-molecule therapies to autotaxin (ATX), the lysophosphatidic acid (LPA)-producing enzyme, have been shown to be potentially effective in systemic sclerosis (SSc), but the…
Abstract Number: 1068 • ACR Convergence 2023
Multidisciplinary Prospective Study of Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Who Developed Rheumatic Immune-related Adverse Events
Mª Carmen López-González¹, Natividad Martínez Banaclocha², Montserrat García Araque², Yoel Montoyo Pujol² and Mariano Andrés³, ¹General University Hospital Dr. Balmis, Alacante, Spain, ²General University Hospital Dr. Balmis, Alicante, Spain, ³Dr Balmis Alicante General University Hospital-ISABIAL, Alicante, Spain
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), by activating the immune system (specifically, T-cells), foster the reaction against tumor cells. However, parallelly, autoimmune phenomena, known as immune-…
Abstract Number: 1247 • ACR Convergence 2023
Pharmacokinetic, Pharmacodynamic, and Safety Profile of Subcutaneous Belimumab in Pediatric Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Analysis of Data from a Multicenter, Open-Label Trial
Hermine Brunner¹, Diego Oscar Viola², Richard Dimelow³, Inmaculada Calvo Penadés⁴, Christel Wilkinson⁵, Juan Cruz Rizo Rodriguez⁶, Alina Boteanu⁷, Sylvia Kamphuis⁸, Kirsten Minden⁹, Gerd Horneff¹⁰, Jordi Anton¹¹, Masaaki Mori¹², Yuichi Yamasaki¹³, Jose Miyar Olaiz¹⁴, Rebecca Marino¹⁵, Andre van Maurik¹⁶, Mohamed Okily¹⁷, Emad Yanni¹⁸ and Paul WIlde¹⁹, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati, OH, ²CAICI Institute, Pediatric Rheumatology, Santa Fe, Argentina, ³GlaxoSmithKline, Clinical Pharmacology Modelling and Simulation, Stevenage, United Kingdom, ⁴Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, València, Spain, ⁵GlaxoSmithKline, Clinical Statistics, Stevenage, United Kingdom, ⁶Centro de Alta Especialidad en Reumatologia e Investigacion del Potosi, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, ⁷Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Departamento de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Erasmus University Medical Center, Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁹Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁰Asklepios Klinik Sankt Augustin GmbH, Bonn, Germany, ¹¹Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Pediatric Rheumatology Department, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ¹²Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, Department of Lifetime Clinical Immunology, Tokyo, Japan, ¹³Kagoshima University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima, Japan, ¹⁴GlaxoSmithKline, Safety Evaluation and Risk Management, Brentford, United Kingdom, ¹⁵GlaxoSmithKline, Safety Evaluation and Risk Management, Durham, NC, ¹⁶GlaxoSmithKline, Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Medicine, Brentford, United Kingdom, ¹⁷GlaxoSmithKline, Clinical Development, ImmunoInflammation, Brentford, United Kingdom, ¹⁸GlaxoSmithKline, Clinical Development, Rockville, MD, ¹⁹GlaxoSmithKline, Clinical Development, Brentford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Belimumab (BEL) is an approved treatment for SLE, in addition to standard therapy. Intravenous (IV) BEL is approved in patients (pts) ≥5 years of…
Abstract Number: 1514 • ACR Convergence 2023
Phase I Study to Evaluate the Safety of Allogeneic Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Connective Tissue Disorders
Andy Abril¹, Isabel Mira-Avendano², Nisha Durand¹, Hassan Baig¹, augustine Lee¹, Meghan Baer¹ and Abba Zubair¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ²University of Texas, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in connective tissue disorders (CTD) including rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma and inflammatory myopathies.…
Abstract Number: 1708 • ACR Convergence 2023
In Cis SOCS1 Variants Illustrate the Precise Regulation of Interferon Signaling Needed to Prevent Autoimmunity
Yan Du¹, Evan Hsu², Kailey Brodeur³, Meng Liu⁴, Mindy Lo⁵, Craig Platt³ and Pui Lee⁵, ¹Harvard medical school, Boston, MA, ²Wesleyan University, Newton, MA, ³Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Southern Medical University, Boston, MA, ⁵Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Systemic autoimmunity can be driven by monogenic or polygenic risk variants. We aimed to characterize the genetic basis of disease in a family with…
Abstract Number: 1895 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparative Analysis of Existing Tools in Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Exploring the Inadequacies
Pritee Shrestha¹, Peter Larsen¹ and Pablo Weilg Espejo², ¹Mercy One North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City, IA, ²Boston Medical Center, Chelsea, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Despite multiple CVD risk tools available, reliability to RA population is…
Abstract Number: 2036 • ACR Convergence 2023
Switch or Stay the Same? Preferences of People with Autoimmune Disease on Rituximab for Different Types of COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters
Todd Wilson¹, Paul R. Fortin², Ines Colmegna³, Sonia Theriault⁴, Nathalie Amiable⁵, Alexandra Godbout⁵ and Glen Hazlewood¹, ¹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ³The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Centre ARThrite - CHU de Quebec - Universite Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 vaccines are now being offered as regular boosters every 6-12 months for people with autoimmune rheumatic diseases, particularly for people on rituximab, where…
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: 0071 • ACR Convergence 2023
Sex Based Differences in Morphological and Functional Niches of the Human Thymus, Identified by Non-supervised Spatial Transcriptomic Profiling, May Underlie Sex Bias in Autoimmune Disease
Viktoria Hennings, Anneke van Dijk, Andri Lemarquis, Christina Lundqvist and Olov Ekwall, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Females exhibit a more robust response to both self- and non-self-antigens than males which manifests as higher prevalence of autoimmune disease, eg. rheumatic diseases,…

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