Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 0975 • ACR Convergence 2020
Gasdermin D Modulates Murine Lupus and Its Associated Organ Damage
Xinghao Wang¹, Luz Blanco², Carmelo Carmona-Rivera³, Shuichiro Nakabo³, Hege Pedersen⁴, Zu-Xi Yu⁵ and Mariana Kaplan³, ¹National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Canton, MI, ²National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Centreville, ³National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD, ⁴National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, ⁵National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Pathology Core, Bethesda
Background/Purpose: Gasdermin D (GSDMD) is the key executioner of the inflammatory cell death mechanism pyroptosis. Recent reports have also implicated GSDMD in other mechanisms of…
Abstract Number: 1076 • ACR Convergence 2020
Anti-Jo1 Antibody Quantification Serve as a Prognostic Factor in Anti-synthetase Syndrom
Lois Bolko¹, Kevin Didier², Jean-Hugues Salmon¹, Makoto Miyara³, Segolene Toquet², Amelie Servettaz², Yves Allenbach³, Olivier Benveniste⁴ and Baptiste Hervier⁵, ¹Maison Blanche Hospital, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France, ²Robert Debre Hospital, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France, ³Sorbonne Université, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁴Sorbonne Université, paris, France, ⁵Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Background/Purpose: Anti-Synthetase Syndrome (ASyS) is a rare systemic autoimmune disease defined by a combination of pulmonary, muscle, joint, and skin manifestations and the presence of…
Abstract Number: 1398 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Isolated Nucleolar Pattern ANA Antibody in a Systemic Sclerosis Patient Cohort
Sabrina Elliott¹, Duncan Moore² and Virginia Steen², ¹MedStar Georgetown Hospital, Alexandria, VA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) patients with an isolated nucleolar patterned ANA (NUC ANA) make up about 15% of the SSc population, although the specific nucleolar…
Abstract Number: 1566 • ACR Convergence 2020
Onset and Disease Course of Inflammatory Arthritis in Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy at a Single Institution
Christina Boutsicaris¹, Angelo Ciliberti², Elizabeth Lockerman¹, Faizah Siddique³ and Rochella Ostrowski¹, ¹Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ²Loyola University Medical Center, Oak Park, IL, ³Loyola University Medical Center, Lombard, IL
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have improved outcomes for many types of cancer, but the therapy is known to cause immune-related adverse events (IRAE). ICI…
Abstract Number: 1825 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk Factors for Antimalarial-Induced Retinal Toxicity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Other Rheumatic Diseases
Gemma Cramarossa¹, Hsin-Yen Liu² and Janet Pope³, ¹Western University, Kleinburg, ON, Canada, ²Western University, London, ON, Canada, ³Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine (CQ) are antimalarial (AM) medications prescribed for a variety of rheumatic diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Many patients will…
Abstract Number: PP10 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis (“RP”) and an Advocate Manufactured Custom Cloth Masks to Combat COVID-19: This Mask Project Provided a Sense of Purpose, Created Unity, Increased Awareness of RP, Facilitated Research, and Generated Hope
Isabel Bautista¹ and Michael Linn², ¹Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation, Wilmington, CA, ²Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation, New York, NY

Background/Purpose: In 2013, I was diagnosed with Relapsing Polychondritis ("RP"), a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that can be fatal. The disease affects multiple…
Abstract Number: 147 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Familial Clustering of Immune-mediated Diseases in Children with Abrupt-onset OCD
Avis Chan ¹, Tiffany Phu ¹, Bahare Farhadian ², Theresa Willett ³, Melissa Silverman ¹, Paula Tran ¹, Margo Thienemann ³ and Jennifer Frankovich⁴, ¹Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, ²Stanford Immune Behavioral Health Clinic and PANS Research Program at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, ³Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, ⁴Stanford
Background/Purpose: Recent epidemiologic studies have reported increased rates of immune-mediated comorbidities among first-degree relatives of patients with OCD and tic disorders.(Mataix-Cols et al., Mol Psychiatry…
Abstract Number: L19 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Ianalumab (VAY736), a Dual Mode of Action Biologic Combining BAFF Receptor Inhibition with B Cell Depletion, for Treatment of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: Results of an International Randomized, Placebo Controlled Dose Range Finding Study in 190 Patients
Simon Bowman¹, Robert Fox ², Thomas Dörner ³, Xavier Mariette ⁴, Athena Papas ⁵, Thomas Grader-Beck ⁶, Benjamin A. Fisher ⁷, Filipe Barcelos ⁸, Salvatore De Vita ⁹, Hendrik Schulze-Koops ¹⁰, Robert J. Moots ¹¹, Guido Junge ¹², Janice Woznicki ¹³, Monika Sopala ¹², Wen-Lin Luo ¹³ and Wolfgang Hueber ¹², ¹University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²Scripps Memorial Hospital and Research Institute, La Jolla, California, ³Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin and DRFZ, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Université Paris Sud, INSERM, Paris, France, ⁵Tufts School of Dental Medicine, Massachusetts, ⁶Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, ⁷University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁸Nova Medical School, Hospital Cuf Descobertas, Instituto Português de Reumatologia,, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁹Rheumatology Clinic, Udine University Hospital, Department of Medical Area, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Udine, Italy, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany, ¹¹Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ¹²Novartis Pharma AG, basel, Switzerland, ¹³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, New Jersey
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) is a multi-organ autoimmune disease primarily affecting excretory glands and characterized by B-cell hyperactivity. No approved systemic treatments are available.…
Abstract Number: 1077 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Mediation of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Autoimmune Conditions by Pregnancy Complications
Christina Chambers¹, Gretchen Bandoli ², Namrata Singh ³, Jennifer Strouse ⁴, Rebecca Baer ⁵, Brittney Donovan ⁶, Sky Feuer ⁷, Nichole Nidey ⁶, Kelli Ryckman ⁶ and Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski ⁷, ¹University of California San Diego, La Jolla, ²University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, ³University of Iowa, Iowa City, ⁴University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, ⁵UCSD, La Jolla, ⁶UIOWA, Iowa City, ⁷UCSF, San Francisco
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune conditions are associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy complications and outcomes, suggesting that pregnancy complications may mediate the excess risk. We…
Abstract Number: 2296 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Assisted Reproductive Technology in Patients with Inflammatory and Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease
Elisa Trujillo¹ and Erika Padrón ¹, ¹Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Background/Purpose: Women with chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases increasingly solicit assisted reproductive techniques (ART) due to infertility, but there is little information about success rates…
Abstract Number: 1270 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness and Safety of Off-label Use of Tocilizumab in Refractory Autoimmune Diseases: A Multicenter Study
Martin Michaud¹, Thomas Sene ², Pascal Chazerain ², Geoffrey Urbanski ³, Frederique Retornaz ⁴, Boris Bienvenu ⁵, Laurent Chiche ⁴, Florian Catros ⁶, Laurent Sailler ⁷, Laurent Alric ⁸, Jean Thomas Giraud ⁹, Léo Caudrelier ¹⁰, Slim Lassoued ¹⁰, Sophie Ancellin ⁶, Olivier Lidove ² and Francis Gaches ⁶, ¹Joseph Ducuing Hospital, Toulouse, France, ²Hôpital Croix Saint Simon, Paris, France, ³CHU Angers, Angers, France, ⁴Hôpital Européen, Marseille, France, ⁵Hôpital Saint Joseph, Marseille, France, ⁶Hôpital Joseph Ducuing, Toulouse, France, ⁷University Hospital of Toulouse, Toulouse, France, ⁸CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France, ⁹Hôpital de Tarbes, Tarbes, France, ¹⁰Hôpital de Cahors, Cahors, France
Background/Purpose: There is increasing evidence of Tocilizumab (TCZ) efficacy in refractory auto-immune diseases. The present study aimed at evaluating the real-world experience of using TCZ…
Abstract Number: 2736 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Mucosal-associated Invariant T Cells Can Be Therapeutically Targeted in Lupus
Goh Murayama¹, Asako Chiba ², Tomohiro Mizuno ³, Atsushi Nomura ², Taiga Kuga ⁴, HIrofumi Amano ⁴, Ken Yamaji ⁴, Naoto Tamura ⁴ and Sachiko Miyake ², ¹Department of Internal Medicine and Rhumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Immunology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Immunlogy, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are innate T cells that are restricted by the nonpolymorphic MHC-related molecule-1 (MR1) and express a semi-invariant TCRα chain:…
Abstract Number: 1295 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Otoferlin Is Increased in Muscle and PBMCs from Untreated Children with Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Possible Association with Decreased Circulating Natural Killer Cells
Lauren Pachman¹, Wil Marin ², Gabrielle Morgan ¹, Megan L. Curran ³, Kaveh Ardalan ⁴, Chiang-Ching Huang ⁵ and Eli Roberson ⁶, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, ²Ann and Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁴Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁵University of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, ⁶Washington University at St.Louis, St.Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare inflammatory myopathy in which the immunoregulatory control is not well understood. Collaboration with A.R. French, MD/PhD, documented the…
Abstract Number: 2741 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Integration of Single Cells from Inflammatory Disease Tissues Reveals Common and Unique Pathogenic Cell States
Fan Zhang¹, Joseph Mears ¹, ilya Korsunsky ¹, Kevin Wei ², Anna Helena Jonsson ², Deepak Rao ¹, Edy Kim ³, Laura Donlin ⁴, Jill Buyon ⁵, Michelle Petri ⁶, Chaim Putterman ⁷, Thomas Tuschl ⁸, Nir Hacohen ⁹, Betty Diamond ¹⁰, Michael Brenner ¹¹ and Soumya Raychaudhuri ¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boton, MA, ⁴Hospital For Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁵New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁸Rockefeller Research Laboratories, New York, ⁹Broad Institute, Cambridge, ¹⁰Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, ¹¹Brigham and Women’s Hospital:, Boston
Background/Purpose: Different autoimmune diseases can co-exist in an individual and share similar genetic associations, autoimmune signaling pathways, and clinical manifestations. However, autoimmune diseases present varied…
Abstract Number: 1339 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Risk of Immunotherapy Related Toxicity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Elizaveta Efuni ¹, Samuel Cytryn ², Patrick Boland ² and Sabina Sandigursky³, ¹New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²NYU Langone Health, New York, ³NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have changed the therapeutic landscape in oncology leading to cures in some cancer types. However, patients with pre-existing autoimmune diseases…

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