Abstract Number: 491 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Paradigm Shift in the Disease Assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis : From Blood to Urine Testing
Background/Purpose: To optimize treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it is ideal to monitor disease activity on a daily basis such as glucose measurement since RA…Abstract Number: 607 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Progranulin (PRGN) Level Is Not a Biomarker for Responsiveness to Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-Antagonist Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients
Background/Purpose: PRGN is a growth factor that binds TNF receptors without triggering TNF-like activity, thereby serving as a naturally-occurring antagonist of TNF -mediated inflammatory signaling.…Abstract Number: 618 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Score in Methotrexate Incomplete Responders Predicts Clinical Responses to Non-Biological Versus Biological Therapy in Early RA
Background/Purpose: The Swedish Farmacotherapy (SWEFOT) trial and other trials in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) demonstrated that in MTX incomplete responder patients (MTX-IR) the addition of anti-TNF…Abstract Number: 1244 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Extracellular MicroRNAs in Synovial Fluid Reveal a Marked Proliferative Signature in Patients with Antibiotic-Refractory Lyme Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Lyme arthritis (LA), caused by a tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, usually resolves appropriately with antibiotic treatment, called antibiotic-responsive LA. However, in some patients, arthritis…Abstract Number: 1571 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Substantive Is Heart Rate Variability As a Predictor of Anti-TNF Treatment Outcome for Inflammatory Arthritis?
Background/Purpose: As rheumatologists search for new targets to improve immunosuppressive outcomes, the autonomic nervous system (ANS) as a co-factor in autoimmune disease expression has gained…Abstract Number: 1680 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Selective JAK1 Inhibition with Filgotinib (GLPG0634) Decreases Plasma Markers of Inflammation and Joint Damage in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Among the 4 Janus kinase (JAK) family members, JAK1 often has a dominant role in the intracellular signaling for cytokines involved in auto-immune and…Abstract Number: 2781 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Absence of Effects of Filgotinib on Erythrocytes, CD8+ and NK Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Brings Further Evidence for the JAK1 Selectivity of Filgotinib
Background/Purpose: The distinct role of JAK family members (JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 and TYK2) in signaling for cytokines and growth factors has established these kinases as…Abstract Number: 3196 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictive Biomarkers for Response or Non-Response to MTX Monotherapy in Early RA
Background/Purpose: In early rheumatoid arthritis (eRA), a clinically significant proportion of patients may respond to first-line treatment with methotrexate (MTX). A priori identification of patients…Abstract Number: 2020 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circulating Carotenoids and Subsequent Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Antioxidant components in food may be biologically relevant to the prevention of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Evidence from prospective cohort studies regarding the relationship between…Abstract Number: 409 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Soluble CD163 Is a Marker of Disease Activity in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis and Reflects TNFα Levels
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by joint inflammation and eventually destruction, where TNFa is a central mediator of both processes.…Abstract Number: 404 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Relationship Between Disease Activity and Levels of HMGB1 in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose HMGB1 (High Mobility Group Box 1), a non-histone nuclear protein, is a prototypic alarmin that displays immunological activity following release during cell death or…Abstract Number: 367 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Non-Response to Methotrexate Monotherapy the Change in Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Score Is Differentially Associated with Subsequent Response to Non-Biological Versus Biological Therapy
Background/Purpose For patients with early RA (eRA), methotrexate (MTX) is recommended as first-line treatment and in non-responders both the addition of conventional non-biological disease modifying…Abstract Number: 2086 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Replication of PTPRC As Genetic Biomarker of Response to TNF Inhibitors in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose The use of biomarkers to predict response to the different drugs available for treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a very desirable goal. However, success…Abstract Number: 2416 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Discovery Of Novel Biomarkers In Rheumatoid Urine : Significance Of Urinary CD14
Background/Purpose: Current serum measures for assessing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are invasive and are not highly sensitive to changes in disease activity. Thus, there is a…Abstract Number: 2395 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma Short-Talin Is a New Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring Biomarker Independent Of The Inflammatory Markers
Methods: ). Sixteen (31.4 %) of these 51 patients were untreated, and 18 patients (35.3%) were treated with biologics DMARD at the time of collecting…