Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: PP14 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Use of Social Support as Treatment
Aleta McLean, Open Hand Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: The months leading up to my diagnosis were frustrating. Initially my hair started falling out. I was told it was stress related. I was…
Abstract Number: 0135 • ACR Convergence 2022
Janus Kinase Inhibitors in Severe and Refractory Inflammatory Ocular Pathology. Cases Reports and Literature Review
Lara Sánchez-Bilbao¹, Vanesa Calvo Río², José Luis Martín-Varillas³, José Luis Álvarez-Vega⁴, Emma Beltrán Catalán⁵, Olga Maiz⁶, Ignacio Torre⁷, Raúl Veroz⁸, Carmen Alvarez Reguera¹, Rosalía Demetrio-Pablo¹, Miguel Ángel González-Gay⁹ and Ricardo Blanco¹⁰, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²Valdecilla Hospital, Santander, Spain, ³Hospital de Laredo, Laredo, Cantabria, Spain, ⁴Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, ⁵Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario de Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain, ⁷Hospital de Basurto, Basurto, Spain, ⁸Hospital de Mérida, Mérida, Spain, ⁹Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Universidad de Cantabria; Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla; Research group on genetic epidemiology and atherosclerosis in systemic diseases and in metabolic diseases of the musculoskeletal system, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain. Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory ocular pathology (IOP) includes internal (uveitis) and external [mainly ocular surface pathology such as epi/scleritis and peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK)] involvement. IOP may…
Abstract Number: 0337 • ACR Convergence 2022
Expanded Autoantibody Profiling in Incomplete Lupus Erythematosus
Rebecca Wood¹, Catriona Wagner², Carla J. Guthridge³, Joel Guthridge³, Steve Wallace⁴, Pennina R Safer⁵ and Judith James³, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Edmond, OK, ²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Santa Cruz, CA, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Immunarray, Richmond, ⁵Immunarray, Rehovot, Israel
Background/Purpose: Incomplete lupus erythematosus (ILE) involves clinical and/or serologic manifestations consistent with but insufficient for SLE classification. While a subset of ILE patients transition to…
Abstract Number: 0608 • ACR Convergence 2022
Wnt Pathway Regulators R-spondin 3 and Dickkopf-related Protein 3 Demarcate a Transcriptional Gradient That Drives Synovial Fibroblast Inflammatory Pathology in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Alisa Mueller¹, Angela Zou², SABA NAYAR³, Emily Taylor³, Triin Major³, David H Gardner³, Gerald FM Watts¹, Adam Croft³, Roche Fibroblast Network Consortium⁴, Andrew Filer³, Christopher Buckley⁵, Kevin Wei⁶, ilya Korsunsky¹, Soumya Raychaudhuri¹ and Michael Brenner⁷, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁴Roche, Basel, Switzerland, ⁵University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Synovial fibroblasts are key players in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) where they secrete inflammatory cytokines and directly instigate cartilage and bone destruction. However, most treatments…
Abstract Number: 0715 • ACR Convergence 2022
Safety and Immunogenicity of Mixed COVID19 Vaccine Regimens in Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases: An Observational Cohort
Carol Hitchon¹, Christine Mesa², Charles N Bernstein¹, Catherine Card², RuthAnn Marrie¹, Sheila O'Brien³ and John Kim², ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ³Canada Blood Services, Ottawa, Canada
Background/Purpose: Data on immunogenicity and safety of COVID-19 vaccination strategies exist for the general population, however, such data are limited for immunocompromised people including those…
Abstract Number: 0769 • ACR Convergence 2022
Heterologous Vector versus Homologous mRNA COVID-19 Booster Vaccination in Non-seroconverted Immunosuppressed Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Daniela Sieghart¹, Daniel Mrak¹, Elisabeth Simader¹, Selma Tobudic², Helga Radner¹, Peter Mandl³, Lisa Göschl¹, Maximilian Koblischke⁴, Nikolaus Hommer⁵, Lukas Hartl⁶, Philipp Hofer⁷, Felix Kartnig¹, Thomas Hummel¹, Andreas Kerschbaumer³, Thomas Deimel³, Antonia Puchner¹, Renate Thalhammer⁸, Andreas Zuckermann⁹, Karin Stiasny⁴, Thomas Perkmann⁸, Helmuth Haslacher⁸, Markus Zeitlinger⁵, Ursula Wiedermann¹⁰, Judith Aberle⁴, Daniel Aletaha¹¹, Leonhard Heinz¹ and Michael Bonelli¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Center for Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁶Division of Gastroenterology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁷Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁸Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁹Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁰Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology & Immunology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹¹Medical University Vienna, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: Patients under immunosuppressive therapy have a high risk for severe COVID-19 disease courses. However, efficacy of vaccination and therefore the right vaccination strategy remains…
Abstract Number: 0840 • ACR Convergence 2022
Postoperative Risk of Immunosuppression in Rheumatic Disease Patients Undergoing Arthroscopy
Kinjal Vasvada, Laith Jazrawi and Jonathan Samuels, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Recent literature suggests that rheumatic disease patients hold most immunosuppressive (IS) medications before and after joint replacement surgery, to prevent infections and other complications.…
Abstract Number: 1134 • ACR Convergence 2022
Genome-wide Association Study Identifies Novel Loci for Leukopenia Among TPMT and NUDT15 Normal Metabolizers Taking Azathioprine
Jacy Zanussi, Puran Nepal, Alyson Dickson, Laura Daniel, Peter Straub, Tyne Miller-Fleming, Wei-Qi Wei, Adriana Hung, Nancy Cox, Vivian Kawai, Jonathan Mosley, Michael Stein, QiPing Feng, Ge Liu, Ran Tao and Cecilia Chung, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Azathioprine is a thiopurine drug used for the treatment of several inflammatory and autoimmune conditions. However, its use is limited due to side effects,…
Abstract Number: 1309 • ACR Convergence 2022
Evaluation of Preference and Efficacy in the Treatment of Glucocorticoid-induced Osteoporosis in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases Receiving Zoledronic Acid
Ji-Won Kim¹, Ju-Yang Jung¹, Hyoun-Ah Kim¹ and Chang-Hee Suh², ¹Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea, ²Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: The most commonly used drugs for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) is bisphosphonates, which include oral alendronate and risedronate, and intravenous zoledronic acid. Among them, zoledronic…
Abstract Number: 1625 • ACR Convergence 2022
Single Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Identifies Pathogenic Drivers of Sjogren’s Disease in Humans
Blake Warner¹, Thomas Pranzatelli², Paola Perez², Daniel Martin², Shyh-Ing Jang², Kalie Dominick², Eiko Yamada², Kevin Byrd³, Quinn Easter⁴, A. Darise Farris⁵, Christopher Lessard⁵, Amanda Oliver⁶, Raquel Bartolome-Casado⁶, Zohreh Khavandgar¹, Sarthak Gupta⁷, Sarah Teichmann⁶, Alan Baer⁸ and John Chiorini², ¹National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²NIDCR, Bethesda, MD, ³American Dental Association, Scientific Research Institute, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁴American Dental Association, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁵Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁶Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, ⁷National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁸Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Sjogren's Disease(SjD) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by exocrine dysfunction. The pathogenesis is incompletely understood, but involves gene-environment interactions leading to infiltration of…
Abstract Number: 1763 • ACR Convergence 2022
Different Humoral but Similar Cellular Responses of Patients with Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Under Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs After COVID-19 Vaccination
Ioana Andreica¹, Arturo Blazquez-Navarro², Jan Sokolar³, Moritz Anft⁴, Uta Kiltz⁵, Stephanie Pfaender⁶, Elena Vidal Blanco⁷, Timm Westhoff⁸, Nina Babel⁸, Ulrik Stervbo⁹ and Xenofon Baraliakos¹⁰, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-Universität-Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin Center for Advanced Therapies, Berlin, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁴Marienhospital Herne - Klinik Mitte Medizinische Klinik I - Gastroenterologie, Nieren- und Hochdruckkrankheiten, Center for Translational Medicine and Immune Diagnostics Laboratory, Medical Department I, Herne and Ruhr-Universit t Bochum, Medical Department I, Bochum, Germany, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁶Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Medical Department I, Bochum, Germany, ⁷Ruhr-University Bochum, Department of Molecular and Medical Virology, Bochum, Germany, ⁸Marienhospital Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁹Marienhospital Herne - Klinik Mitte Medizinische Klinik I - Gastroenterologie, Nieren- und Hochdruckkrankheiten, Center for Translational Medicine and Immune Diagnostics Laboratory, Medical Department I, Herne and Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Medical Department I, Bochum, Germany, ¹⁰Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: The interplay between humoral and cellular response after vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in patients (pts.) with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRD) remains unknown. To investigate…
Abstract Number: 2087 • ACR Convergence 2022
Prospective Study of Clinical, Laboratory, and Patient-Reported Outcomes of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Undergoing Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty
David Fernandez, Insa Mannstadt, Mark Figgie, Peter Sculco, Jason Blevins, Caroline Siegel, Deanna Jannat-Khah, DrPH, MSPH, Carey Ford, Mikhail Olferiev, Dina Greenman, Kyriakos Kirou and Susan Goodman, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with SLE have doubled their utilization of THA and TKA, yet postoperative complications remain high. However, disease specific measures have not been assessed.…
Abstract Number: PP20 • ACR Convergence 2022
‘It Is Due to Stress’ – But Which Type of Stress? Cumulative childhood stress is a risk factor for autoimmune disease
Melissa Allman, Michigan State University, Meridian Charter Township, MI
Background/Purpose: Trauma can have profound detrimental influences on our health and well-being. I am tangibly familiar with how trauma can impact the individual due to…
Abstract Number: 0006 • ACR Convergence 2022
Oral Administration of a Novel Pyrrolopyrimidine Derivative That Inhibits BAFF Signaling Suppresses B Cell Differentiation and Production of Autoantibody in Autoimmune Model Mice
Keiko Yoshimoto¹, Katsuya Suzuki², Yumi Ikeda¹, Tsutomu Takeuchi³ and Yuko Kaneko⁴, ¹Div. of Rheumatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Div. of Rheumatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Japan, ³Keio University and Saitama Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: We reported that the expression level of a BAFF receptor (BR3) was upregulated in peripheral monocytes of patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) and…
Abstract Number: 0136 • ACR Convergence 2022
Sarcoidosis Incidence After mTOR Inhibitor Treatment
Matthew Baker¹, Emese Vágó², Yuhan Liu¹, Rong Lu¹, Suzanne Tamang³, Erzsébet Horváth-Puhó² and Henrik Sørensen², ¹Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences, Redwood City, CA
Background/Purpose: Mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors are effective in animal models of granulomatous disease, but their benefit in patients with sarcoidosis is unknown. We…

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