Abstracts tagged "B cells"

Abstract Number: 1763 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role of SYK in Human B CELL Activation and Its Relevance to Autoimmune Diseases
Shigeru Iwata¹, Kunihiro Yamaoka¹, Hiroaki Niiro², Kazuhisa Nakano¹, Sheau-Pey Wang¹, Koichi Akashi² and Yoshiya Tanaka¹, ¹The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ²Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, Fukuoka, Japan
Background/Purpose: B cells play a pivotal role in pathological processes of autoimmune diseases. Spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) functions as a key molecule in B-cell receptor…
Abstract Number: 1530 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma Cell Analysis As a Biomarker for Disease Activity in Patients with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Bimba F. Hoyer¹, Adriano Taddeo², Maika Rothkegel², Gerd Burmester³, Andreas H. Radbruch² and Falk Hiepe⁴, ¹Rheumatology/Immunology, Charite University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ²Deutsches Rheumaforschungszentrum, Berlin, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Med. Klinik m. Sp. Rheumatologie und klin. Immunologie, Charité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: B cells are thought to play an important role in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) due to the presence of autoantibodies reacting with specific neutrophil…
Abstract Number: 521 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Differences in Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Profiles Across Multiple Cell and Tissue Types in Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS)
Lindsey A. Criswell¹, Diana Quach², Hong L. Quach², Emon Elboudwarej² and Lisa F. Barcellos², ¹Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Background/Purpose: Increasing evidence supports a role for epigenetic factors, including DNA methylation status, in autoimmune disease risk and severity. Our goal is to characterize DNA…
Abstract Number: 2577 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization of Circulating Human B Cells That Bind Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antigens in Clinically Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gregg J. Silverman¹, John Jung², Jeffrey D. Greenberg³, Adam J. Pelzek⁴, Caroline Gronwall⁵ and Jaya Vas⁵, ¹Medical and Pathology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²School of Medicine, NYU, New York, NY, ³New York Hospital for Joint Disease, New York, NY, ⁴School of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) were first identified based on their high specificity for RA and now are commonly used as a diagnostic tool. Yet,…
Abstract Number: 1764 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B Cells in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: ZAP-70 More Than SYK Characterize Seropositive Disease
Anna Laura Fedele, Barbara Tolusso, Elisa Gremese, Silvia Laura Bosello, Angela Carbonella, Silvia Canestri and Gianfranco Ferraccioli, Division of Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology and Affine Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: B cells are involved as central players in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our aim was to define whether a specific B cell…
Abstract Number: 1457 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel Small Molecular Anti-Rheumatic Drug, T-614, Ameliorates Lupus-Like Disease in MRL/Lpr Mice by Suppressing B Cell Functions
Qingran Yan¹, Fang Du² and Chunde Bao², ¹Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, ²Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: T-614 is a small molecular drug that has multiple immunomodulatory effects and has been used for treating rheumatoid arthritis. Previous work has revealed this…
Abstract Number: 509 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IL-7 and Toll-Like Receptor 7 Synergistically Increase Th1/Th17/Th22 Cytokine Secretion and Activity of B Cells
A. Bikker¹, A.a. Kruize¹, F. Redegeld², W. de Jager³, F.P.J.G. Lafeber⁴ and J.A.G. van Roon⁵, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²Dept Pharmacology UU, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³Dept Immunology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology/Lab Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: IL-7 is a potent T cell activating cytokine that has been shown to cause proliferation, survival and differentiation of T cells as well as…
Abstract Number: 2578 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Monoclonal IgG Antibodies (ACPAs) From Synovial Fluid B Cells of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients – Antigen-Driven Affinity Maturation and Cross Reactivity
Khaled Amara¹, Johanna Steen², Fiona Murray², Henner Morbach³, Blanca Fernandez-Rodriguez⁴, Vijay Balasingh², Marianne Engström², Omri Snir², Lena Israelsson⁵, Anca Catrina², Hedda Wardemann⁶, Davide Corti⁴, Eric Meffre Sr.³, Lars Klareskog⁷ and Vivianne Malmström⁸, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17176 Solna, Stockholm, Sweden., Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of Medicine, Rheumatology unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ⁴Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland, ⁵Medicine, Rheumatology unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁶Max Planck Research Group Molecular Immunology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Antibodies targeting citrullinated proteins (ACPA) are commonly found in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), strongly associate with distinct HLA-DR alleles and predict a more…
Abstract Number: 1765 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated with Signaling Alterations in Naturally Occurring Autoreactive B-Lymphocytes
Taras Lyubchenko¹, Ganna Liubchenko², Holly C. Appleberry², Christopher C. Striebich², Karen E. Franklin², Lezlie A. Derber³ and V. Michael Holers⁴, ¹Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, ⁴Rheumatology Division, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Alterations in B cell immune tolerance are important in the development of autoimmune rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recent studies in healthy human subjects have identified…
Abstract Number: 1450 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
MEDI-551 Depletes a Majority of Murine B Cells and Reduces Serum Titers of Autoantibodies in the SLE1-huCD19 TG Mice
Sandra Gallagher¹, Yue Wang¹, Isharat Yusuf¹, Thomas McCaughtry¹, Ronald Herbst² and Laura Carter¹, ¹Respiratory, Inflammation and Autoimmune, MedImmune, Gaithersburg, MD, ²Respiration, Inflammation and Autoimmunity, MedImmune, Gaithersburg, MD
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by chronic inflammation that can affect various organs. Hyperactive B cells appear to be key drivers in SLE…
Abstract Number: 482 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B-Lymphocyte Count Is Not Associated with an Increased Risk of Infection in Patients Treated with Rituximab for Auto-Immune Diseases
Ilias Lazarou¹, Axel Finckh², Lara Fischer³, Camillo Ribi³, Joerg Seebach³ and Pierre A. Guerne², ¹University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, ²Rheumatology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, ³Immunology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: B-Lymphocyte (B-Ly) depletion therapy with the monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody rituximab (RTX) is widely used in a variety of autoimmune (AI) diseases. The risk of…
Abstract Number: 2529 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Molecular Mechanism of IgG4 Class Switch Recombination in IgG4-Related Disease
Hiroto Tsuboi¹, Mana Iizuka¹, Hiromitsu Asashima¹, Sayaka Tsuzuki¹, Yuya Kondo¹, Akihiko Tanaka², Masafumi Moriyama², Isao Matsumoto¹, Seiji Nakamura² and Takayuki Sumida¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, ²Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a new disease entity characterized by high serum IgG4 levels, IgG4-positive plasmacytic infiltration and fibrosis in various organs. Although the…
Abstract Number: 1767 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circulating Plasmablasts As a Source of Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Priscilla Kerkman, Ellen I.H. van der Voort, Leendert A. Trouw, Tom W.J. Huizinga, René E.M. Toes and Hans Ulrich Scherer, Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Anti citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) are highly specific for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and predict disease onset and severity. Accumulating evidence indicates that ACPA could…
Abstract Number: 1207 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Anti Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis On Osteoclast Activation and B Cells
Ezinma Ezealah¹, Jennifer Hossler¹, Jamie Biear¹, Christopher A. Cistrone¹, Teresa Owen¹, Nida Meednu¹, Kelly Callahan¹, Arumugam Palanichamy¹, Ignacio Sanz², Allen P. Anandarajah¹, Ralf G. Thiele¹, Darren Tabechian³, R. John Looney¹ and Jennifer H. Anolik¹, ¹Medicine- Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Rheumatology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ³Allergy/Immun/Rheumatology, Univ of Rochester Schl of Med, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Serum receptor activator of NFkB ligand (RANKL) and its natural decoy receptor, osteoprotegerin (OPG), play key roles in osteoclast activation. In a group of…
Abstract Number: 316 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Interleukin-10 (IL-10) Producing Regulatory B Cell (“B10 cell”) Compartment Expands with Disease Activity in Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) and Pediatric-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (pSLE)
Ioannis Kalampokis¹, Jeffrey A. Dvergsten² and Thomas Tedder³, ¹Immunology and Pediatric Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ³Department of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: pSLE and JDM are multisystem inflammatory diseases, whereas juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is typically an organ-limited disease. “B10 cells”, a rare subset of human…

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