- Abstract Number: 0965 • ACR Convergence 2020 - Repetitive Inhalant Lipopolysaccharide Exposure in the Setting of Arthritis Induction Potentiates Pro-Fibrotic Inflammatory Lung Disease in MiceBackground/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with several lung diseases. Various airborne exposures have been implicated as RA disease risk factors including cigarette smoke and…
- Abstract Number: 1479 • ACR Convergence 2020 - Long-Term Effectiveness of Canakinumab in Autoinflammatory Diseases – Interim Analysis of the CAPS Subgroup from the RELIANCE RegistryBackground/Purpose: In the treatment of monogenic autoinflammatory diseases (AID), a heterogeneous group of diseases with excessive interleukin (IL)-1β release and severe systemic and organ inflammation,…
- Abstract Number: 0097 • ACR Convergence 2020 - Does Testing for SAA Is More Beneficial Than CRP for the Follow-up of Patients with FMF?Background/Purpose: In order to follow subclinical inflammation and adjust the therapy for an optimal disease control, clinicians seek for readily accessible, affordable and reproducible markers.…
- Abstract Number: 1035 • ACR Convergence 2020 - Study of Ocular Sarcoidosis and Clusters of Clinical Associations in a Series of 383 Patients with Systemic Sarcoidosis from a Single HospitalBackground/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease which can affect multiple organs. The most frequent affected organs are lungs, skin and eyes. Ocular involvement is a…
- Abstract Number: 1531 • ACR Convergence 2020 - Characterization of Cytokine/chemokine Profile in Patient-derived M1/ M2 Macrophages to Identify Biomarkers for Genetically-defined Systemic Autoinflammatory DiseasesBackground/Purpose: Genetic mutations in key regulatory molecules of the innate immune system cause autoinflammatory diseases through propagation of hyperinflammatory responses. Monocytes/ macrophages regulate inflammatory processes…
- Abstract Number: 0161 • ACR Convergence 2020 - Validation of Patient-reported Outcomes (PRO) Lung Questionnaires for Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA) Patients at Risk for Lung DiseaseBackground/Purpose: Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA) involves dysregulation of inflammation and innate immunity, and can cause life-threatening complications including lung disease (LD). However, there are…
- Abstract Number: 1063 • ACR Convergence 2020 - Spirulina Stimulates Inflammatory Cytokine Production Through the STING and TLR Pathways in Dermatomyositis in VitroBackground/Purpose: Spirulina, a popular herbal supplement, stimulates the immune system, as determined by in vitro and in vivo studies. Our recent epidemiologic data suggest that Spirulina…
- Abstract Number: 1578 • ACR Convergence 2020 - Rituximab Hypersensitivity in Rheumatic and Inflammatory Diseases: Role of Skin TestingBackground/Purpose: Infusion-related reactions have been reported with rituximab, a monoclonal antibody targeting the CD20 antigen on B cells, and may result in discontinuation of the…
- Abstract Number: 0162 • ACR Convergence 2020 - Identifying Sleep Problems in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA) Patients with Patient-reported Outcomes (PRO) QuestionnairesBackground/Purpose: Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA) can cause severe and chronic multisystem involvement. Medical therapies including high-dose corticosteroids can have significant side effects affecting sleep.…
- Abstract Number: 1152 • ACR Convergence 2020 - IL-18: A Biomarker That Reflects Disease Activity, Could It Be the Next Disease Activity Measure in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis?Background/Purpose: Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) is a childhood arthritis with prominent innate immune activity. Disease presentation and flares could largely mimic infections with fever…
- Abstract Number: 1636 • ACR Convergence 2020 - 8 Years Follow-Up of a Novel Autoinflammatory Disease: CD59 Malfunction Causes Hemolytic Anemia, Recurrent Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Strokes in Pediatric Populations and Respond Well to Eculizumab and PozelimabBackground/Purpose: In 2013 we have described the first patients with a novel autoinflammatory disease manifested in 4 children with recurrent Guillain-Barre syndrome and hemolytic anemia…
- Abstract Number: 0164 • ACR Convergence 2020 - What’s in a Name? Patient and Family Perspectives on the Naming of Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic ArthritisBackground/Purpose: The childhood inflammatory disorder systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) has historically had several names, including Still’s disease and systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. While its…
- Abstract Number: 1156 • ACR Convergence 2020 - Comparison of Immunological Biomarkers and Lung Histology in Patients with Elevated IL18 – Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis and Recurrent Macrophage Activation Syndrome (IL-18PAP-MAS) and Other Inflammatory Lung DiseasesBackground/Purpose: Recently, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) and recurrent macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) have been reported in rare patients (pts) with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA)…
- Abstract Number: 1711 • ACR Convergence 2020 - Musculoskeletal Sarcoidosis Learning Module for Internal Medicine Trainees: Developing a Rheumatology CurriculumBackground/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is a systemic, multi-organ disease frequently overlooked in the development of a differential diagnosis. Although typically considered a pulmonary disease, management decisions often fall to the Rheumatologist especially in the context of sarcoid-related arthritis or the initiation of immunosuppressive therapy. We…
- Abstract Number: 0171 • ACR Convergence 2020 - Interferon Response Gene Expression Differs in Whole Blood, Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells, Monocytes, T Cells, B Cells, and NK Cells in Patients with the Autoinflammatory Interferonopathies, CANDLE and SAVIBackground/Purpose: The disease progression of patients (pts.) with type-I interferon (IFN)-mediated diseases undergoing treatment with JAK1 and JAK2 inhibitors is monitored in part by measuring…
