Abstracts tagged "B cells"

Abstract Number: 986 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Integrated Comprehensive Analysis of Immune Cell Subsets and Serum Protein Profile Identifies the Role of Pre-Germinal Center B Cells in Sjogren’s Syndrome Pathogenesis
Yoshiaki Kassai¹, Katsuya Suzuki², Rimpei Morita³, Maiko Takiguchi¹, Rina Kurisu¹, Takahiro Miyazaki¹, Akihiko Yoshimura³ and Tsutomu Takeuchi², ¹Inflammation Drug Discovery Unit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Kanagawa, Japan, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose Whole blood flow cytometric analysis and serum protein profiling were commonly utilized to characterize disease-specific alterations in a wide variety of autoimmune diseases. However,…
Abstract Number: L3 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Protein A20 Expression in Minor Salivary Glands Is Associated with Lymphoma Development in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Svein Joar A. Johnsen¹, Einar Gudlaugsson², Ivar Skaland², Emiel Janssen², Malin V. Jonsson³, Lars Helgeland⁴, Ellen Berget⁵, Roland Jonsson⁶ and Roald Omdal¹, ¹Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway, ²Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway, ³Department of Clinical Dentistry - Section for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, ⁴Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, ⁵University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, ⁶Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Background/Purpose: Patients with primary Sjogrens syndrome (pSS) have an increased risk of developing lymphomas, especially of the subtype mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. Chronic antigen…
Abstract Number: 2870 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B Cell-Intrinsic Deletion of the Type 1 Interferon Receptor Does Not Impact the Development of Murine Lupus
Shaun W. Jackson^1,2, Nicole Scharping¹, Socheath Khim¹ and David Rawlings^1,2, ¹Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ²Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose Type 1 interferon (IFN) is strongly implicated in lupus pathogenesis, and patients with SLE frequently express a “type 1 IFN gene signature”. Type 1…
Abstract Number: 1947 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prolactin Promotes Survival of Immature B Cells from MRL/Lpr Mice
Karina Chavez-Rueda¹, Rocio Flores-Fernández¹, Francisco Blanco-Favela¹, María Legorreta-Haquet², Luis Chávez-Sánchez², Rafael Hernández-González³ and Emiliano Tesoro-Cruz³, ¹UIM en Inmunologia, IMSS, Mexico DF, Mexico, ²IMSS, Mexico DF, Mexico, ³Departamento de Investigación Experimental y Bioterio, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Mexico DF, Mexico
Background/Purpose Prolactin (PRL) plays an important role in modulating the immune response. PRL is secreted by the pituitary gland as well as many other organs…
Abstract Number: 1000 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pathogenic Role of CXC Chemokine receptor 3-Positive B Cells in Bone Destruction of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yuri Hirosaki, Hiroaki Niiro, Shun-ichiro Ota, Naoko Ueki, Hirofumi Tsuzuki, Kumiko Noda, Siamak Jabbarzadeh-Tabrizi, Hiroki Mitoma, Yojiro Arinobu, Mitsuteru Akahoshi, Hiroshi Tsukamoto and Koichi Akashi, Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
Background/Purpose ：B cells can function as potent effector cells by production of autoantibody, immune complex formation and inflammatory cytokines. Clinical efficacy of B-cell depletion therapy…
Abstract Number: 2872 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B-Cell Autoepitope and Tetramer Analysis Reveals Expansion of Apoptotic Autoantigen La and snRNP Reactive B Cells in BXD2 Mice
Jennie Hamilton¹, Jun Li², Qi Wu³, PingAr Yang³, Bao Luo³, Hao Li⁴, Troy Randall⁵, John Edwin Bradley⁵, Justin J. Taylor⁶, John D. Mountz^7,8 and Hui-Chen Hsu^3,4, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Med - Immunology/Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Department of Medicine, Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, ⁷Dept of Med/Rheumatology Div, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁸Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is characterized by production of highly pathogenic IgG autoantibodies (autoAbs). While serum autoAb profiling is standard, it remains challenging to…
Abstract Number: 1946 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CD22 Is Required for Formation of Memory B Cell Precursors within Germinal Centers
Craig Chappell, Kevin Draves and Edward Clark, Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose CD22 is a sialic-acid binding co-receptor expressed primarily on B cells that has a number of functions including adhesion, regulation of B cell homeostasis and…
Abstract Number: 999 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Microrna-155 As an Epigenetic Regulator of B-Cell Activation in Rheumatoid Arthritis: In Vivo and in Vitro Evidences
Stefano Alivernini¹, Barbara Tolusso¹, Silvia Canestri¹, Luca Petricca¹, Clara Di Mario², Elisa Gremese¹ and Gianfranco Ferraccioli¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology and Affine Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy, ²Division of Pathology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: MicroRNAs (miRs) are a novel class of post-transcriptional regulators. miR-155 was shown to be a regulator of B cell biology in haematological diseases as…
Abstract Number: 2873 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Epratuzumab Induces Broad Inhibition of B Cell Receptor Proximal Signaling but Has Opposing Effects on Distal Signaling in B Cell Subsets: A Profile of Effects on Functional Immune Signaling By Single Cell Network Profiling
Alison Maloney¹, Drew Hotson², Stephen Rapecki¹, Gianluca Fossati¹, Simon Lumb¹, David Rosen², Santosh Putta², Nikil Wale², David Spellmeyer², Alessandra Cesano², Rachael Hawtin² and Anthony Shock¹, ¹UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ²Nodality Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose Epratuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the B cell-specific protein CD22 and is in Phase 3 clinical trials in patients with systemic lupus…
Abstract Number: 1945 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pharmacodynamic Effects of the CD22-Targeted Monoclonal Antibody Epratuzumab on B Cells in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Anthony Shock¹, Brian Kilgallen², Willem Koetse², Christian Stach³, Sabine Bongardt³ and Catrinel Galateanu⁴, ¹UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ²UCB Pharma, Raleigh, NC, ³UCB Pharma, Monheim, Germany, ⁴UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium
Background/Purpose Epratuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody (mAb) that targets the B cell-specific protein CD22 and is currently in Phase 3 clinical trials in patients…
Abstract Number: 998 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
β2 Adrenoceptor Signal Is Augmented in B Cells in the Course of Arthritis to Increase IL-10
Georg Pongratz¹, Clemens Wiest², Madlen Melzer² and Rainer Straub³, ¹Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, ²University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, ³Internal Medicine, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Background/Purpose Splenic B cells from collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mice react to a β2-adrenoceptor (AR) stimulus with increased IL-10 production and adoptive transfer of these cells…
Abstract Number: 2836 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects of Blisibimod, an Inhibitor of B Cell Activating Factor, on Patient Reported Outcomes and Disease Activity in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Michelle Petri¹, Renee S. Martin², Colin Hislop², Morton A. Scheinberg³ and Richard Furie⁴, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc, Hayward, CA, ³Rheumatology Hospital Abreu Sodre Pesquisa Clínica, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Allergy-Clinical Immunology, North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System, Great Neck, NY
Background/Purpose: To conduct secondary endpoint analyses of the effects of subcutaneously-administered blisibimod (A-623, AMG 623), an inhibitor of B-cell activating factor (BAFF), on patient-reported outcomes and…
Abstract Number: 1944 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Targeting CD22 with Epratuzumab Impacts Cytokine Production By B Cells
Vanessa Fleischer^1,2, Julia Sieber^1,2, Sarah J. Fleischer^3,4, Anthony Shock⁵, Guido Heine⁶, Capucine Daridon^1,2 and Thomas Dörner^1,2, ¹CC12, Dept. Medicine/Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²German Rheumatism Research Centre Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Charité University Medicine, Dept. Medicine/Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology/German Rheumatism Research Center (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany, ⁴Department of Medicine/Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁶Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose CD22 is a negative co-receptor of the B-cell receptor (BCR) and, when targeted by epratuzumab, partially inhibits BCR signaling, for example by reducing Syk…
Abstract Number: 995 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Have Alterations in Inherently Autoreactive 9G4+ B-Cell Subpopulations in Peripheral Blood
Rita A. Moura^1,2, Maria J. Leandro³, Venkat Reddy¹, João E. Fonseca^2,4 and Geraldine Cambridge³, ¹Centre for Rheumatology Research, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, ³Centre for Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Norte, EPE, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal
Background/Purpose B-cells utilizing the VH-region immunoglobulin gene VH4-34 produce natural autoreactive antibodies. The rat monoclonal antibody 9G4 recognizes B-cells with VH4-34-encoded B-cell receptors (9G4+ B-cells)…
Abstract Number: 2820 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dual Role for B Cells in Promoting Bone Erosion in Rheumatoid Arthritis Via Effects on Osteoclast and Osteoblast Differentiation
Nida Meednu¹, Hengwei Zhang², Teresa Owen³, Lianping Xing⁴ and Jennifer H. Anolik⁵, ¹Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ³Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁴Pathology & Lab Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁵Medicine- Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that often leads to joint damage, a process mediated by an imbalance between bone resorption and…

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