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  • Abstract Number: 759 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Multi Dimensional Analysis of the Immunome in Systemic Sclerosis Reveals Functionally Related Abnormalities in MAIT and B Cell Compartments

    Bhairav Paleja1, Pavanish Kumar1, Suzan Saidin1, Ahmad Lajam2, Camillus Chua1, Liyun Lai1, Andrea Hsiu Ling Low2 and Salvatore Albani1, 1SingHealth Translational Immunology and Inflammation Centre (STIIC), Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore, 2Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterised by excessive fibrosis of skin and internal organs, and vascular dysfunction. Association of T and B…
  • Abstract Number: 2740 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Cyclophosphamide Treatment Modulates Circulating Cell Populations in Patients with Vasculitis and Autoimmune Systemic Diseases

    Martina Skácelová1, Gabriela Gabčová2, Pavel Horak3, Zuzana Mikulková2, František Mrázek4, Eva Kriegová5 and Andrea Smržová6, 1III. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University of Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 2Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 3III. Department of internal medicine, III. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University of Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 4Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University of Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 5Department of Immunology, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University of Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 6III. Department of Internal Medicine, III. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University of Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic

    Background/Purpose: Although cyclophosphamide (CFA) remain the cornerstone for treatment of patients with severe manifestations of systemic autoimmune diseases, the knowledge about the effect of CFA…
  • Abstract Number: 31 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Single Cell Analysis Revealed That the Response to Cyclophosphamide Therapy Is Regulated By B Cells in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

    Satoshi Ebata1, Ayumi Yoshizaki2, Takemichi Fukasawa1, Kouki Nakamura1, Maiko Hirakawa1, Takashi Yamashita1, Shunsuke Miura3, Ryosuke Saigusa1, Megumi Hirabayashi1, Asako Yoshizaki1, Kaname Akamata1, Yoshihide Asano4, Yutaka Kazoe5, Kazuma Mawatari5, Takehiko Kitamori5 and Shinichi Sato6, 1Dermatology, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 2Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 3University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 4Applied Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 5Applied Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo, Japan, 6Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of several organs. SSc-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a frequent and severe complication…
  • Abstract Number: 773 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Immunophenotyping of Peripheral Blood Associates with Nailfold Microvascular Changes in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

    Satoshi Kubo1, Shingo Nakayamada2, Maiko Yoshikawa1, Yusuke Miyazaki1, Hiroko Yoshinari3, Yurie Satoh3, Yasuyuki Todoroki3, Kazuhisa Nakano2, Shigeru Iwata4, Kentaro Hanami1, Shunsuke Fukuyo3, Ippei Miyagawa5, Minoru Satoh6 and Yoshiya Tanaka7, 1The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, 2First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, 3University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Fukuoka, Japan, 4First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, 5University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, 6Department of Clinical Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, 7The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan

    The immunophenotyping of peripheral blood associates with nailfold microvascular changes in patients with systemic sclerosisBackground/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex disease with autoimmunity and…
  • Abstract Number: 2754 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Comparison of Individually Tailored Vs Systematic Rituximab Regimens to Maintain ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Remissions: Results of a Prospective, Randomized–Controlled, Phase 3 Trial

    Pierre Charles1, Benjamin Terrier2, Elodie Perrodeau3, Pascal Cohen2, Stanislas Faguer4, Antoine Huart5, Mohamed Hamidou6, Christian Agard7, Bernard Bonnotte8, Maxime Samson8, Alexandre Karras9, Noémie Jourde-Chiche10, François Lifermann11, Pierre Gobert12, Catherine Hanrotel-Saliou13, Pascal Godmer14, Nicolas Martin Silva15, Grégory Pugnet16, Marie Matignon17, Olivier Aumaître18, Estibaliz Lazaro19, Xavier Puéchal20, Philippe Ravaud21, Luc Mouthon22 and Loïc Guillevin20, 1Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, 2Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Cochin, Centre de référence national pour les maladies systémiques autoimmunes rares d’Ile de France, DHU Authors, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France, Paris, France, 3Epidemiology, Hopital Hotel Dieu, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, 42Service de Néphrologie et Immunologie Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Toulouse, Toulouse, France, 5CHU, Toulouse, France, 6Internal Medicine Department, Internal Medicine Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, 7Internal Medicine Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, 8Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Hôpital François Mitterrand, CHU de Dijon, Dijon, France, 9Nephrology, HEGP, Paris, France, 10Vascular Research Center of Marseille, Aix-Marseille Univ., Vascular Research Center of Marseille, Marseille, France, 11Dax, Dax, France, 12Nephrology, Centre Hospitalier d'Avignon, Avignon, France, 13Brest, Brest, France, 14Medecine Interne, CH Vannes, Vannes, France, 15Department of Internal Medicine, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France, 16Department of Internal Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, University of Toulouse, INSERM UMR 1027, Toulouse, France, 17Service de Néphrologie, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil, Créteil, France, 18CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière - Department of Internal Medicine 2. Referal center for SLE/APS, Paris, France, 19service de médecine interne et maladies infectieuses, CHU de Bordeaux, Pessac, France, 20National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, 21Hôpital Hôtel Dieu, Paris, France, 22Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Cochin, Centre de référence national pour les maladies systémiques autoimmunes rares d’Ile de France, DHU Authors, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France ;Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: Once ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) remission was obtained, rituximab (RTX) superiority to azathioprine (AZA) to maintain remission was shown.1 In that study, at month 28,…
  • Abstract Number: 104 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium

    Rituximab Treatment for Chronic Steroid-Dependent Henoch-Schonlein Purpura

    Esraa M. A. Eloseily1,2, Courtney Crayne1, Melissa L Mannion3, Saji P Azerf4, Peter Weiser1, Timothy Beukelman1, Matthew L. Stoll1, Dan Feig5, Prescott Atkinson6 and Randy Q. Cron1, 1Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Pediatrics, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, 3Pediatric rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 4School of medicine, Univesity of Alabama at Birmingham,, Birmingham, AL, 5Pediatric Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 6Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    Background/Purpose: Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is a small vessel vasculitis characterized by non-thrombocytopenic purpura, abdominal pain, arthritis, and glomerulonephritis. Typically, HSP is self-limited, but more severe…
  • Abstract Number: 19 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium

    The Lymphocyte Repertoire in Juvenile Dermatomyositis

    Kacie Hoyt1, Edwin Anderson1,2, Megan L. Curran3, Robert Fuhlbrigge4, Luigi Notarangelo5, Lauren M. Pachman6, Susan Kim7 and Lauren Henderson8, 1Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Clinical Research Center/Rheumatology, Boston Children's Hospital, Medford, MA, 3Pediatric Rheumatology, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 4Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, 5National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, 6Cure JM Program of Excellence in Juvenile Myositis Research, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 7Pediatric Rheumatology, University of California, San francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, 8Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: In adult dermatomyositis (DM), clonal populations of T and B cells with shared variable (V) gene usage have been identified in affected muscle, suggesting…
  • Abstract Number: 7 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium

    Activation of Immature, Transitional B cells by Integrated BCR, TLR and TACI signals promotes systemic autoimmunity in high BAFF settings

    Holly Jacobs, Samuel Du, Tanvi Arkatkar and Shaun Jackson, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA

    Background/Purpose: B cell activating factor of the TNF family (BAFF, also known as BLyS) promotes B cell survival and activation by binding distinct B cell…
  • Abstract Number: 457 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Novel Mechanism Mediated By the IL-23/Th17 Axis Contributing to Auto-Immune Arthritis

    René Pfeifle1, Tobias Rothe1, Natacha Ipseiz1, Stephan Culemann1, Ulrike Harre2, Gerhard Krönke3 and Georg Schett4, 1Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, 2Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany, 3Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Austria, 4Department of Internal Medicine III, Institute for Clinical Immunology,, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Checkpoints and mechanisms regulating the onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remain largely elusive. Apart from B cells and auto-antibodies, Th17 cells were shown to…
  • Abstract Number: 1081 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The CRL4CRBN E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Modulator CC-220 Inhibits BAFF-Mediated Plasmablast Differentiation and Immunoglobulin Secretion from Class Switched CD27+IgD- Memory and Lupus-Associated CD27-IgD- Double Negative B-Cells

    Yumi Nakayama1, Jolanta Kosek1, Lori Capone2, Peter H. Schafer3 and Garth Ringheim1, 1Inflammation and Immunology Translational Development, Celgene Corporation, Summit, NJ, 2Celgene Corporation, Summit, NJ, 3Department of Translational Development, Celgene Corporation, Summit, NJ

    Background/Purpose:  Changes in the ratio of circulating memory, naive, and double negative CD27-IgD- B cell subsets are associated with a higher disease activity index in…
  • Abstract Number: 2103 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Peripheral Blood B Cells Are Expanded and Their Cytokine Expression Is Dysregulated in Juvenile Dermatomyositis

    Meredyth Wilkinson1, Christopher Piper2, Georg Otto3, Claire Deakin4, Stefanie Dowle3, Stefania Simou5, Daniel Kelberman3, Yiannis Ioannou6, Claudia Mauri7, Elizabeth Jury8, David Isenberg9, Lucy R Wedderburn10 and Kiran Nistala11, 1Division of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom, 2Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, 3National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, 4Infection, Inflammation and Rheumatology Section,, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom, 5Infection, Inflammation and Rheumatology, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom, 6Arthritis Research UK Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, 7Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology Research, University College London, University College London, London, United Kingdom, 8Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology Research, University College London, London, United Kingdom, 9University College Hospital, London, London, United Kingdom, 10Infection, Inflammation and Rheumatology Section, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom, 11Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare form of childhood autoimmune myositis that presents with proximal muscle weakness and heliotrope rash. B cells are strongly…
  • Abstract Number: 2920 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Effect of Rituximab on B Cells in Skin and Peripheral Blood in Systemic Sclerosis

    Maaike Boonstra1, Annemarie L. Dorjée1, Koen D. Quint2, Tom W.J. Huizinga1, Hans U. Scherer3 and Jeska K. de Vries-Bouwstra1, 1Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Open-label studies provided evidence for possible efficacy of rituximab (RTX) in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Previously, we reported on a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial in…
  • Abstract Number: 467 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Interleukin-21-Signaling in B Cells, but Not in T Cells, Is Indispensable for Development of Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Mice

    Koji Sakuraba1,2, Kenjiro Fujimura1,2, Hisaaki Miyahara1 and Hisakata Yamada2, 1Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan, 2Division of Host Defense, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Background/Purpose:  IL-21 is a T cell-derived cytokine whose receptor is expressed on variety of cells in immune system. IL-21was reported to be involved in the…
  • Abstract Number: 1082 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Type I/II Interferon Commits to Abnormal Expression of Chemokine Receptor on B Cells in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Maiko Yoshikawa1, Shingo Nakayamada2, Satoshi Kubo3, Shigeru Iwata4, Kei Sakata5, Yusuke Miyazaki3, Kazuhisa Nakano2, Kazuyoshi Saito6 and Yoshiya Tanaka7, 1The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyusyu, Japan, 2First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, 3The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, 4First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, 5Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, 6University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, 7University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan

    Background/Purpose:  Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by an expanded population of peripheral memory B cells. However, little is known about the qualitative abnormality of…
  • Abstract Number: 2104 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Treatment with Tocilizumab Decreases CXCL13 Expression in Cultured Temporal Arteries from Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis

    Nekane Terrades-Garcia1, Joana Daradoumis2, Ester Planas-Rigol2, Marc Corbera-Bellalta1, Sergio Prieto-González2, Georgina Espígol-Frigolé2 and Maria C. Cid3, 1Vasculitis Research Unit. Department of Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital Clínic. University of Barcelona. IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, 2Department of Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases, Hospital Clínic. University of Barcelona. IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, 3Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases, Hospital Clínic. University of Barcelona. IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain

    Background/Purpose: IL-6 has been considered a biomarker of disease activity in GCA and a potential therapeutic target. However, the functional role of IL-6 in GCA…
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