Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 2190 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Features of Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Connective Tissue Disease in a Spanish Southwest Cohort
Adela Gallego Flores¹, Carmen Carrasco Cubero², Raul Veroz Gonzalez¹, Luz Maria Mellado Narciso¹, Tamara Libertad Rodriguez Araya¹, Juan Jose Aznar Sánchez¹ and Eugenio Chamizo Carmona¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital de Mérida, Mérida, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital de Merida, Mérida, Spain
Background/Purpose Diffuse interstitial lung disease (ILD) can be associated with connective tissue diseases (CTD), and can increase morbidity and mortality significantly. The predominant patterns of…
Abstract Number: 2182 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Investigating the Roles of Factor H-Related Proteins in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Other Autoimmune Diseases
Alexandra Antonioli¹, Brandon Renner², Joshua Thurman³, V. Michael Holers⁴ and Jonathan Hannan⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ³Renal Division, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁴Rheumatology Division, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose Complement plays a central role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) wherein inappropriate activation of complement leads to substantial tissue damage, especially…
Abstract Number: 2167 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Snapin Is Critical for Cathepsin D Activation and the Normal Lysosomal Function
Bo Shi¹, Qi Quan Huang², Robert Birkett², Renee E. Koessler¹, Andrea Dorfleutner¹, Christian Stehlik¹ and Richard M. Pope¹, ¹Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg school of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg school of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Our recent data indicates that Snapin, a SNAP associated protein, is critical for maintaining healthy autophagy and monocytes to macrophage (MFs) differentiation which requires…
Abstract Number: 1359 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Care of Women with Rheumatological Conditions during Family Planning and Pregnancy
Megan E. B. Clowse¹, Munther Khamashta², Daphnee S. Pushparajah³ and Eliza Chakravarty⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Graham Hughes Lupus Research Laboratory, The Rayne Institute, London, United Kingdom, ³UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ⁴OMRF, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose Rheumatological diseases often affect women of reproductive age and can impact pregnancy outcomes. There is a need to understand how patients (pts) are managed…
Abstract Number: 1073 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prescription Medication Trends in Medicaid-Enrolled Pregnant Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Rishi Desai¹, Krista Huybrechts², Brian Bateman², Helen Mogun², Sonia Hernandez-diaz³ and Seoyoung C. Kim⁴, ¹PharmacoEpidemiology & PharmacoEconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ⁴Div. of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Div. of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Little is known about the trends of medication use in pregnant women with autoimmune disorders. The objective of the current study was to…
Abstract Number: 845 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Risk of Cancer with Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Patients Concomitantly Exposed to Non-Biological Immunosuppressants Differs According to the Indication
Layla Saliba¹, Guillaume Moulis², Malak Aboutaam³, Grégory Pugnet², Vanessa Rousseau¹, Leila Chebane¹, Nadine Petitpain⁴, Bernadette Baldin⁵, Jean-Louis Montastruc¹ and Haleh Bagheri¹, ¹Toulouse University Hospital, Clinical Pharmacology Department, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France, ²Toulouse University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toulouse, INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France, ³Reims University Hospital, Pharmacovigilance Regional Center, Reims, France, ⁴Nancy University Hospital, Pharmacovigilance Regional Center, Nancy, France, ⁵Nice University Hospital, Pharmacovigilance Regional Center, Nice, France
Background/Purpose: The risk of cancer with TNF-a inhibitor (TNFi) in patients concomitantly exposed to non-biological immunosuppressants (NBIS) is highly debated in RA, AS and psoriasis/PsA.…
Abstract Number: 525 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Genetic Basis of Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS) Clinical Manifestations from Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Subphenotype Extremes in an International Cohort
Lindsey A. Criswell¹, Kimberly E. Taylor^2,3, Quenna Wong⁴, David M. Levine⁴, Caitlin McHugh⁴, Cathy Laurie⁴, Kimberly Doheny⁵, Mi Y. Lam⁶, Alan N. Baer⁷, Stephen Challacombe⁸, Yi Dong⁹, Hector Lanfranchi¹⁰, Morten Schiødt¹¹, M. Srinivasan¹², Susumu Sugai¹³, Hisanori Umehara¹⁴, Frederick B. Vivino¹⁵, Zhao Yan¹⁶, Stephen Shiboski¹⁷, Troy Daniels¹⁸, John S. Greenspan⁶, Caroline H. Shiboski⁶ and Sjögren's Syndrome Collaborative Clinical Alliance (SICCA)¹⁹, ¹Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Rosalind Russell / Ephraim P. Engleman Rheumatology Research Center, San Francisco, CA, ²Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, Rosalind Russell / Ephraim P. Engleman Rheumatology Research Center, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of Washington, Biostatistics, Seattle, WA, ⁵Center for Inherited Disease Research, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Orofacial Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁸Kings College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Dept of Rheumatology, Peking Univ Med Coll Hospital, East City Beijing, China, ¹⁰University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹¹Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹²Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India, ¹³Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan, ¹⁴Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Immunology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan, ¹⁵Medicine, Penn Presbyt Med Ctr, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁶Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ¹⁷Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁸Orofacial Sciences, Box 0422, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose Our goal is to define the contribution of genetic factors to two hallmark manifestations of SS, keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) and focal lymphocytic sialadenitis (FLS),…
Abstract Number: 1612 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rituximab For Treatment Of Refractory Auto-Immune Hepatitis
Chadi Rakieh¹, Edward M. Vital², Paul Emery³ and Michael Martin¹, ¹Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, LTHT, Leeds, United Kingdom, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Section of Musculoskeletal Disease, Division of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, LTHT, Leeds, United Kingdom, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Division of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, LTHT, Leeds, United Kingdom, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Auto-immune hepatitis (AIH), also known as lupoid hepatitis, is a chronic progressive disease of unknown aetiology. First-line therapy consists of corticosteroids alone or in…
Abstract Number: 1046 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Of The Incidence Of Influenza Like Illness In Pregnant Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Women Without Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Receive An Influenza Vaccination
Yunjun Luo¹, Diana L. Johnson², Ronghui Xu³ and Christina D. Chambers¹, ¹Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²University of California San Diego Department of Pediatrics, La Jolla, CA, ³Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Influenza infection poses significant risk to pregnant women, therefore it is recommended that all pregnant women be vaccinated. However, it is unknown whether the…
Abstract Number: 848 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake Among Children and Young Adults With Autoimmune Diseases
Candace H. Feldman¹, Linda T. Hiraki², Joyce Lii³ and Seoyoung C. Kim⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ³Department of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Div. of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Div. of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune diseases such as lupus and inflammatory bowel disease are associated with increased rates of human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted disease…
Abstract Number: L17 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety and Immunogenicity of Inactivated Varicella-Zoster Virus Vaccine in Adults with Autoimmune Disease
Lawrence McAdam¹, Michael Eberhardson², William Grainger³, Kim Papp⁴, Stephen Hall⁵, Tina Sterling⁶, Jon Stek⁶, Lei Pang⁶, Yanli Zhao⁶, Ivan Chan⁶, Richard Haupt⁶, Janie Parrino⁶ and Jeffrey Silber⁶, ¹Advanced Rheumatology, Infusion and Clinical Research Center, Thousand Oaks, CA, ²Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Neurological Physicians of Arizona, Gilbert, AZ, ⁴K. Papp Clinical Research,, Waterloo, ON, Canada, ⁵Emeritus Research, Malvern, Australia, ⁶Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune diseases are often immunocompromised, resulting in higher incidence of HZ than in immunocompetent individuals with significant morbidity and occasional mortality from…
Abstract Number: 154 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification Of Autoimmune Disease Genes In Regions Under Selection In The Gullah African American Population Of South Carolina
Paula S. Ramos¹, Nathan Titus², Satria Sajuthi³, Jasmin Divers³, Yiqi Huang⁴, Uma Nayak⁵, Wei-Min Chen⁵, Kelly J. Hunt⁶, Diane L. Kamen⁷, Gary S. Gilkeson⁷, Jyotika K. Fernandes⁸, Ida J. Spruill⁸, W. Timothy Garvey⁹, Michèle M. Sale⁴ and Carl D. Langefeld³, ¹Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, ³Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, ⁴Department of Medicine and Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ⁵Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ⁶Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁷Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁸Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁹Department of Nutrition Sciences and Birmingham VA Medical Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Most autoimmune diseases (ADs) are more prevalent in specific ethnic groups. We hypothesize that one reason for the ethnic disparity may be an effect…
Abstract Number: 2655 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Therapeutic Effect Of β2GPI and Its Synthetic derivative Loaded Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells In Experimental Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Is Associated With miRNA 23b, 142-3p and 221 Expression and Tregs Upregulation
Miri Blank¹, Silvia S. Pierangeli², Honorio Torres-Aguilar³ and Yehuda Shoenfeld⁴, ¹Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, affiliated to Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Gan, Israel, ²Rheumatology/Dept Int Med, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ³National Center for Blood Transfusion, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁴Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Affiliated to Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University,Tel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose: The importance of beta-glycoprotein I (beta2GPI)-specific CD4+ T cells in the development of pathogenic processes in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and APS mice…
Abstract Number: 2555 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development and Validation Of a Questionnaire To Screen For The Presence Of Autoimmune Disease
Alan Boroway¹, Aileen M. Davis², Carolina Landolt-Marticorena¹ and Joan E. Wither³, ¹Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³1E420/Div of Rheumatology, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Healthy family members of patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at higher risk of developing autoimmune disease than the general population. …
Abstract Number: 2044 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Birth Outcomes In Childbearing Women Treated With Thiopurines: A Meta-Analysis
Zeinab F. Saleh¹, Raveendhara R. Bannuru², William F. Harvey² and Timothy E. McAlindon³, ¹Adult Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The thiopurines azathioprine (AZA) and 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) are effective treatments for many rheumatic and autoimmune conditions. These medications have a category D classification from…

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