Abstract Number: L16 • ACR Convergence 2024
Dapirolizumab Pegol Demonstrated Significant Improvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity: Efficacy and Safety Results of a Phase 3 Trial
Background/Purpose: Dapirolizumab pegol (DZP) is a novel, polyethylene glycol (PEG)-conjugated antigen-binding (Fab') fragment, lacking an Fc domain, that inhibits CD40L signaling. By binding to CD40L,…Abstract Number: 0346 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clonally Expanded and Total B Cells in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Show Skewed B Cell Subset Distribution and Reduced Somatic Hypermutation Relative to Healthy Controls
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a collection of rare, systemic rheumatic diseases. A role for B cells in IIM is indicated by the success…Abstract Number: 1648 • ACR Convergence 2024
In Vitro Expansion of ACPA-positive B Cells from Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Effect of Small Molecule NF-κB Inhibitors on Differentiation and Survival of (Autoreactive) Memory B Cells into Plasma Cells
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) play a role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis and are associated with disease severity. Detailed analysis of ACPApos B cells…Abstract Number: 2498 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Methylome Profile of B-cells as a Biomarker of Nephritis in IgA Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Nephritis is the main cause of long-term morbidity and mortality in patients with Immunoglobulin-A vasculitis (IgAV) [1, 2]. Unfortunately, sensitive, specific, and non-invasive biomarkers…Abstract Number: 0424 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Clinical Utility of Serum BAFF Levels in Pregnant Patients with SLE
Background/Purpose: The B cell Activating Factor (BAFF) signaling pathway plays an important role in the selection, maturation, and survival of B cells; it consequently contributes…Abstract Number: 1649 • ACR Convergence 2024
B Cell Subset Contribution to Autoantibodies in Lupus
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematous is characterized by the production of pathogenic autoantibodies that drive inflammation and tissue damage. Defining the B cell subsets that give…Abstract Number: 2599 • ACR Convergence 2024
Xist Deletion in B Cells Results in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Phenotypes
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) exhibits a strong female sex bias but the mechanisms underlying this bias are not well understood. Epidemiological studies demonstrate that…Abstract Number: 0779 • ACR Convergence 2024
Sex Differences in the B Cell Compartment of Patients with Oligoarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: T peripheral helper (Tph) cells accumulate in the joints of children with ANA+ oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (oligo JIA) and may provide pathogenic help…Abstract Number: 1650 • ACR Convergence 2024
IL-33 Expands Plasma Cells, Disrupts Germinal Centers and Increases Autoantibody Production
Background/Purpose: IL-33 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that plays a role in asthma, COPD and autoimmune diseases. The role of IL-33 on B cell maturation and…Abstract Number: 0780 • ACR Convergence 2024
Deep B Cell Tissue Depletion Following Anti-CD19 CART Cells Therapy
Background/Purpose: CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has proved potential for achieving long-term drug-free remission in patients with autoimmune diseases (AIDs). Its effectiveness likely…Abstract Number: 1651 • ACR Convergence 2024
Unlocking the Secrets of Breg Dysfunction in Lupus: Glycosylation Patterns as Therapeutic Targets
Background/Purpose: The immune system is a complex network of cells preventing the invasion of the organism from external particles. The break in the homeostasis will…Abstract Number: 0811 • ACR Convergence 2024
High-Throughput Proteomic Profiling of Longitudinal Serum Samples to Predict Treatment Response in Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) can lead to severe morbidity and early mortality in SLE patients. While therapeutic options for LN have improved, they are not…Abstract Number: 1679 • ACR Convergence 2024
Differential Pharmacodynamic Changes of Circulated Immune Subsets After Treatment with Abatacept or Adalimumab in Patients with ACPA+ Early RA in the AMPLIFIED Study
Background/Purpose: Despite considerable advances in pharmacologic approaches to RA management, a better understanding of the underlying immunopathology is still needed.1,2 A dysregulated immune system is…Abstract Number: 0836 • ACR Convergence 2024
NF-κB Inducing Kinase Is a Therapeutic Target for Autoimmune Diseases by Orchestrating Both B Cell and T Follicular Helper Cell Responses
Background/Purpose: T follicular helper (Tfh) cells are a specialized CD4+ T cell subset which can help B cells in the germinal center (GC) to drive…Abstract Number: 1775 • ACR Convergence 2024
Childhood-onset Sjögren Disease Has an Altered Peripheral Blood Immune Landscape Compared to Adult-onset Disease Characterized by Activated CD4+ T-cells Which Could Drive B-cell Dysregulation
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset Sjögren Disease (cSjD) is a rare, poorly understood autoimmune rheumatic disease with onset before 18 years. Differences in clinical presentation compared to adults/lack…
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