Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 1586 • ACR Convergence 2023
Keratinocyte VISTA Suppresses Skin IFN-I Production by Regulating DNA Damage Repair and Cytosolic DNA Sensing
Zachary Peters¹, Lindsay Mendyka², Sicong Shan¹, William Rigby³, Christopher Burns⁴, Randolph Noelle⁵ and Sladjana Skopelja-Gardner⁴, ¹Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, ²Dartmouth Hitchcock, Lebanon, NH, ³Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Norwich, VT, ⁴Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ⁵Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
Background/Purpose: Persistent production of type I interferons (IFN-Is) is one of the hallmarks of lupus skin disease that is exacerbated by ultraviolet (UV) light. We…
Abstract Number: 1755 • ACR Convergence 2023
Unique Pattern of Cadherin 6 Localization in Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes
Camilla R. L. Machado¹, David Boyle¹, Narayanan B. Perumal², Robert J. Benschop³ and Gary Firestein¹, ¹University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²Eli Lilly and Company, San Diego, CA, ³Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
Background/Purpose: The synovial lining of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is formed by a network of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS). Cadherins are type I transmembrane proteins and participate…
Abstract Number: 1927 • ACR Convergence 2023
Manifestations, Management and Outcomes of Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Anti-synthetase Syndrome: A Systematic Literature Review
Koushan Kouranloo¹, Mrinalini Dey², Veronica Yioe³, Lisa G Spencer³ and Caroline V Cotton⁴, ¹Rheumatology & Internal Medicine Trainee- Surrey, UK. Education fellow University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ²Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London, United Kingdom; University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ³Liverpool Regional Lung Disease Service, Aintree Hospital, Lower Lane, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of rheumatology, Liverpool University NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory condition, characterized by myositis, interstitial lung disease (ILD), arthritis, Raynaud's phenomenon and mechanic's hands. This systematic…
Abstract Number: 2057 • ACR Convergence 2023
Medical Trauma and Its Association with Pain and Disability Risk in Children with Inflammatory Arthritis
Leah Medrano¹, Brenda Bursch¹, Jennifer Weiss², Alice Hoftman¹, Joshua Li³, Nicholas Jackson³ and Deborah McCurdy¹, ¹David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack, NJ, ³Department of Medicine Statistics Core, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: This study aims to determine the prevalence of medical trauma and its impacts on outcomes in a sample of children with inflammatory arthritis. We…
Abstract Number: 2407 • ACR Convergence 2023
Immuno-permissive Antigen-presenting Cells in Giant Cell Arteritis
Shozo Ohtsuki¹, Chenyao Wang², Ryu Watanabe³, Hui Zhang³, Mitsuhiro Akiyama³, Kenneth Warrington⁴, Gerald J. Berry³, Jorg Goronzy⁴ and Cornelia M. Weyand⁵, ¹Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ³Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and Stanford University, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a medium and large vessel vasculitis with pathognomonic granulomatous infiltrates in the vessel wall. During the early stages of…
Abstract Number: 2571 • ACR Convergence 2023
Identification of Biomarkers Predicting Steroid Resistance in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Arthritis
Rashmi Thimmapuram¹, Maryam Buni², Huifang Lu³, Jean Tayar⁴, Yuanteng Li⁴, Maria Suarez-Almazor⁵, Rene Rico⁴, Naimah Turner⁴, Roza Nurieva⁴ and Sang Kim⁶, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²MD Anderson Cancer Center, Bellaire, TX, ³UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁴The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁵MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁶The Univesrity of Texas MD Andesron Cancer Center, Pearland, TX
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are revolutionizing cancer treatment. However, ICIs often lead to immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Approximately 5% of patients treated with ICIs…
Abstract Number: 0007 • ACR Convergence 2023
Targeting NF-κB Signalling in B Cells from ANCA-associated Vasculitis Impairs B Cell Biology as a Potential Novel Target
Ana Merino-Vico¹, Jan Piet van Hamburg¹, Paul Tuijnenburg¹, Aram Al-Soudi¹, Carlo Bonasia², Boy Helder¹, Abraham Rutgers², Wayel H. Abdulahad², Coen A. Stegeman², Jan-Stephan Sanders², Laura Bergamaschi³, Paul A. Lyons³, Theo Bijma², Laura Van Keep¹, Kirsten wesenhagen¹, Aldo Jongejan¹, Henric Olsson⁴, Niek De Vries¹, Taco W. Kuijpers¹, Peter Heeringa² and Sander Tas⁵, ¹Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁴AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁵Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC, Utrecht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: B cells have gained increased interest in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) research, as the treatment of this autoimmune disease with rituximab (an anti-CD20 B cell…
Abstract Number: 0084 • ACR Convergence 2023
Excess IL-18 Protects from Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Mainly via Preferential Augmentation of Suppressor/Regulatory over Autoreactive T-cell Function
Jeremy Morrissette¹, Vinh Dang², Jemy Varghese², Zachary Lanzar¹, Junior Nguyen², Emily Landy³, Anastasia Frank-Kamenetskii⁴ and Scott Canna², ¹University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴CHOP/UPENN, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Interleukin 18 (IL-18) is an inflammasome-activated cytokine that canonically amplifies interferon-gamma (IFNg) production and cytotoxicity by CD8 T-cells (CD8Ts) and Th1 CD4 T-cells (CD4Ts).…
Abstract Number: 0201 • ACR Convergence 2023
Tolerability and Safety of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Diseases – A Prospective Longitudinal Study over 12 Months
Ioana Andreica¹, Gianna Chierergo², Stefania Reale², Benjamin Wilde³, Styliani Tsiami⁴, David Kiefer⁴, Philipp Sewerin⁴, Hilal Kavruk⁵, Dimitra Karagkiozidou², Barbara Guminski⁴, Andreas Kribben³, Xenofon Baraliakos⁶, Juergen Braun⁴ and Uta Kiltz⁷, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, and Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany, ⁴Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, and Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁶Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁷Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Herpes zoster (HZ) is common in the elderly, with a lifetime risk of 25%. The primary risk factors for HZ are advanced age and…
Abstract Number: 0302 • ACR Convergence 2023
Remission in Anti-HMGCR Positive Immune-mediated Necrotizing Myopathy Without the Use of Glucocorticoids: A Multicentric Study of 24 Patients
David Martinez-Lopez¹, Cristina Corrales Selaya², Diana Prieto-Peña², Piotr Szczesny³, Antonella Notarnicola⁴, Ricardo Blanco⁵, Ingrid Lundberg⁶ and Maryam Dastmalchi⁶, ¹Hospital de Sierrallana, Santander, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ³Department of Rheumatology, National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland, ⁴Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet; Department of Gastroenterology, Dermatotology, Rhematology, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Statin-induced immune mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) is a subtype of inflammatory myopathy associated with anti-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR) autoantibodies. This condition is characterized by progressive…
Abstract Number: 0550 • ACR Convergence 2023
Harnessing Machine Learning to Predict Neuropsychiatric Events in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Nursen Cetrez¹, Julius Lindblom¹, Raffaele Da Mutten², Dionysis Nikolopoulos² and Ioannis Parodis¹, ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) is linked to increased morbidity, mortality, and adverse health-related quality of life. Early disease, a history of NPSLE, aPL…
Abstract Number: 0783 • ACR Convergence 2023
Tolerability of CAR T Cell Therapy in Autoimmune Disease
Jule Taubmann¹, Fabian Müller², Michael Aigner³, Ioanna Minopoulou⁴, Johannes Knitza⁵, Dagmar Werner⁶, Christina Bergmann⁷, Gerhard Kroenke⁸, Andreas Mackensen³ and Georg Schett⁶, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ²Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ³Department of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology and Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg & Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology / Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine 3 Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine 3-Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁸Charite Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: We have previously shown that CD19 CAR T cell therapy can lead to improvement of severe forms of B cell mediated autoimmune disease including…
Abstract Number: 0982 • ACR Convergence 2023
Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases (SARD) in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort: Rates of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Other SARD Among Medicare-linked Participants
Christine Parks¹, Karen Costenbader², Laura Beane Freeman³, Jonathan Hofmann³ and Dale Sandler⁴, ¹Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Some systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD), such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), have been associated with farming, specific pesticides, and…
Abstract Number: 1127 • ACR Convergence 2023
Factors Associated with Vision-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Non-infectious Uveitis: A Longitudinal Analysis
Maria Paula Alvarez Hernandez¹, Inés Pérez Sancristóbal¹, Alfredo Madrid García², Lara Borrego Sanz³, Cristina Hormigos martín¹, Beatriz García Tirado³, Mayte Ariño Gutiérrez³, Cristina lajas Petisco¹, Pedro Arriola Villalobos³, Esperanza Pato Cour³ and Luis Rodríguez Rodríguez¹, ¹Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ²Fundación Investigación Biomédica Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Non-infectious uveitis (NIU) are characterized by inflammation of the middle layer of the eye wall and have a significant impact on patients' visual-related quality…
Abstract Number: 1355 • ACR Convergence 2023
Delivering Care for Pregnant Women with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases in Ireland: Current Challenges and Practices
Rebecca O'Farrell¹, Sinead Maguire², Louise Moore³, Kieran Murray⁴, Áine Gorman⁵, Elisabeth Ball⁶, Claire Riddell⁶, Madeline O'Neill⁷, Natasha Jordan⁸, Barry O'Shea⁹, Douglas Veale¹⁰, Suzanne Donnelly¹¹, Grainne Murphy¹² and Gillian Fitzgerald¹³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Galway, Dublin, Ireland, ²Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Our Lady's Hospice and Care Services, Harold's Cross, Dublin 6W, Harold's Cross,, Ireland, ⁴University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland, ⁵Royal United Hospital, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁶Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, United Kingdom, ⁷Our Lady's Hospice, Harold's Cross, Dublin, Ireland, ⁸Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁹St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ¹⁰St.Vincent's University Hosp, Dublin, Ireland, ¹¹Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ¹²Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland, ¹³University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic disease frequently affects women of childbearing age. Women with pre-existing rheumatic disease who are planning a pregnancy or develop these conditions during pregnancy…

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