Abstracts tagged "Biomarkers"

Abstract Number: 1845 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Soluble Type I Interferon Receptor 2 Is Elevated By Interferon Treatment and In Certain Autoimmune Diseases
Taher Fatakdawala¹, Michael Skawinski¹, Jonathan Ferriera², Tara Stauffer¹ and Thomas Lavoie¹, ¹Product Research & Development and Assay Services, PBL Assay Science, Piscataway, NJ, ²Quality Control, PBL Assay Science, Piscataway, NJ
Background/Purpose: The Type I Interferon (IFN) receptor is a heterodimer of chain 1 (IFNAR1) which is required for signaling, and chain 2 (IFNAR2) which binds…
Abstract Number: 1250 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serological Markers Of Structural Integrity and Inflammation Is Associated With Pain In Osteoarthritis
Anne Sofie Siebuhr¹, Lars Arendt-Nielsen², Thomas Navndrup Eskehave³, Morten Asser Karsdal⁴, Kristian Kjaer Petersen⁵, Ole Simonsen⁶ and Anne C. Bay-Jensen⁷, ¹Cartilage Biomarkers and Research, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ²Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg, Denmark, ³Center for Clinical and Basic Research and C4Pain, Aalborg, Denmark, ⁴Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark, ⁵Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg, Denmark, ⁶Frederikshavn Hospital, Frederikshavn, Denmark, ⁷Rheumatology, Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Pain is associated with diagnosed osteoarthritis (OA), but little clinically association is found between joint integrity and the pain the individual patient experience. Peripheral…
Abstract Number: 245 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
C-Reactive Protein But Not Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Is Associated With Decrease In Muscle Strength In Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A 2 Year Follow Up Study
Diana C Sanchez-Ramirez¹, Marike van der Leeden², Martin van der Esch³, Leo D. Roorda², Sabine Verschueren⁴, Jaap van Dieen⁵, Joost Dekker⁶ and Willem F. Lems⁷, ¹Human movement sciences, VU university Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center | Reade, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center, Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ⁵Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Rehabilitation Medicine, Psychiatry and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In patients with knee osteoarthritis activity limitations and disease progression have been associated with muscle weakness (OA). Muscle weakness might be determined by factors…
Abstract Number: 2902 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Key Roles For Interferon and Macrophage Activation In Progressive Lung Fibrosis Associated With Systemic Sclerosis
Romy Christmann¹, Giuseppina Stifano², Claudia Borges³, Carlos Carvalho⁴, Ronaldo Kairalla⁴, Edwin R. Parra⁵, Avrum Spira⁶, Robert W. Simms¹, Percival Sampaio-Barros⁷, Vera L. Capelozzi⁵ and Robert Lafyatis¹, ¹Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Rheumatology, CEUMA University, Sao Luis do Maranhao, Brazil, ⁴Pulmonology, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Pathology, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁶Computational Biomedicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁷Rheumatology, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease associate with Systemic Sclerosis(SSc-ILD) is one of the leading causes of mortality. We analyzed the gene expression of lung tissue in…
Abstract Number: 2262 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Antibody To Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Adducts (MAA) Is a Biomarker Of Inflammation and Is Correlated With The Disease Activity In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Kathleen Young¹, Dathe Benissan-Messan², Michael J. Duryee³, Daniel Anderson⁴, Liron Caplan^5,6, Lisa A. Davis^7,8,9, Harlan Sayles⁴, Carlos D. Hunter³, Lynell W. Klassen¹⁰, James R. O'Dell¹¹, Ted R. Mikuls⁴ and Geoffrey M Thiele¹², ¹Int Med/Sec of Rheum/Immun, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Internal Medicine Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Department of Medicine, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, CO, ⁶Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Univ. of Colorado Sch. of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, ⁹Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, CO, ¹⁰Dept of Internal Medicine, Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ¹¹Dept of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ¹²Internal Medicine, Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While there are many markers used…
Abstract Number: 1809 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Topline Results Of The Biomarkers Of Lupus Disease (BOLD) Study: Clinical and Mechanistic Perplexities Of Lupus Treatment Trials Can Be Mitigated By Eliminating Background Immune Suppressants
Joan T. Merrill¹, Frederick W. Immermann², Tianhui Zhou³, Margot O'Toole⁴, Maryann Whitley⁵, Andrew A. Hill⁵, Ying Zhang⁵, David von Schack⁵, Padmalatha S. Reddy⁵, Jaime L. Masferrer⁴, Stan Kamp¹, Joel M. Guthridge⁶, Aikaterini Thanou⁷, Paul Wu⁵, Theresa Paradis⁵, William M. Mounts⁵, Judith A. James⁸ and Sudhakar T. Sridharan², ¹Clinical Pharmacology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²BioTherapeutics R&D, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ³BioTherapeutics R&D, Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁴independent consultant, Cambridge, MA, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Cambridge, MA, ⁶Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁷Arthritis and Clinical Immmunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁸Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: The BOLD study was designed to test the discriminatory capacity and safety of a trial design eliminating background immune suppressants (IS) in SLE patients…
Abstract Number: 1253 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Studies On The Relationship Between Intraplantar Carrageenan-Induced Bradykin B1 Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression and Oedema and Hyperalgesia In Rats: Effects Of Dexamethasone and a B1 Receptor Antagonist, BI-113823
Guy Kennett¹, Jessica Arlott¹, Phil Butler², Mike Comer¹, Andrew Clarkson², Alex Coulthard¹, Sean Lightowler¹, Rachel Upcott-Gill², Rebecca Upton¹, Louise Wray², Philipp Wabnitz³, Sven Kühnert³ and Simon Cruwys³, ¹Saretius Ltd, Reading, United Kingdom, ²Cyprotex Ltd, Macclesfield, United Kingdom, ³Grunenthal GmbH, Aachen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Kinins are a group of peptides formed in plasma and tissues in response to infection, tissue trauma or inflammation (inflamm) whose actions are mediated…
Abstract Number: 248 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hand Osteoarthritis Is Associated With Increased Type II Collagen Degradation In Women: The Ofely Study
Jean-Charles Rousseau¹, Elisabeth Sornay-Rendu¹, Cindy Bertholon¹, Patrick Garnero² and Roland Chapurlat³, ¹INSERM UMR 1033, Lyon, France, ²INSERM, UMR 1033, Lyon and Cisbio Bioassays, Bagnols/Cèze, France, ³Service de Rhumatologie et Pathologie Osseuse, INSERM UMR 1033 and Université de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common sites of OA and predominantly affects women. Patients with knee, hip or spine OA exhibit…
Abstract Number: 2914 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Proteins and Whole Blood Transcripts Suppressed By An Anti-Type I Interferon Receptor Monoclonal Antibody In Subjects With Systemic Sclerosis
Xiang Guo¹, Brandon W. Higgs², Christopher Kane³, Chris, A. Morehouse², Zheng Liu², Liangwei Wang⁴, Stephen Yoo⁵, Yihong Yao², Lorin Roskos⁶ and Wendy White⁷, ¹Translational Sciences, MedImmune LLC, Gaithersburg, MD, ²Translational Sciences, MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD, ³MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁴Biostatistics, MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁵Clinical Development, MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁶One MedImmune Way, Medimmune, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁷Translational Sciences, MedImmune, Gaithersburg, MD
Background/Purpose: To identify serum markers that are modulated by an investigational human IgG1κ monoclonal antibody directed against subunit 1 of the type I interferon receptor…
Abstract Number: 2205 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Galectin-3 and Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling In The Pathogenesis Of Coronary Artery Aneurysms In Kawasaki Disease
Fujito Numano¹, Matthew Vejar², Chisato Shimizu¹, Susan Jimenez-Fernandez¹, Adriana H. Tremoulet³, Jane C. Burns¹ and Lori B. Daniels², ¹Pediatrics, UC San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ²Departments of Medicine, UC San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ³Department of Pediatrics, UC San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a self-limited acute vasculitis of young children, and coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) are the most significant complication. Despite appropriate treatment…
Abstract Number: 1777 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Antibodies Against TIF1-Gamma In Cancer Associated Myositis May Precede Cancer Symptoms and Persist After Cancer Removal
Ingrid E. Lundberg¹, Lara Dani², Maryam Dastmalchi², Maria Angeles Martinez³, Moises Labrador-Horrillo⁴ and Albert Selva O'Callaghan⁴, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Sant Pau Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Vall d'Hebron General Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Antibodies against TIF1-gamma have been detected in patients with cancer associated myositis (CAM) but it is not known whether the antibodies precede the diagnosis…
Abstract Number: 1135 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovial Fluid Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Could Predict Progression Of Osteoarthritis According To Radiological and Ultrasonographic Findings
Sang-Heon Lee, Hae-Rim Kim and Ho-Youn Kim, Division of Rheumatology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) may have important contribution in the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis. MMP-13 is expressed by chondrocytes and synovial cells, and…
Abstract Number: 249 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biomarkers Reflect Differences In Osteoarthritis Phenotypes Of The Lumbar Spine: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
Adam P. Goode¹, Amanda E. Nelson², Virginia B. Kraus³, Jordan B. Renner⁴ and Joanne M. Jordan⁵, ¹Community and Family Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, ²University of North Carolina Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁴University of North Carolina Department of Radiology, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: We have previously identified differences in associations between joint metabolism biomarkers and radiographic features of the lumbar spine (disc space narrowing (DSN) and osteophytes…
Abstract Number: 2894 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells 1 In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Laurie Davis¹, Yong Du², Tianfu Wu³ and Chandra Mohan⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Internal Medicine - Rheumatic Diseases, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, ³Division of Rheumatology/Internal Medicine, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, ⁴University of Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: In healthy individuals, TREM-1 proteins are cell surface receptors expressed by hematopoietic cells of the myeloid lineage. TREM-1 is a potent amplifier of proinflammatory…
Abstract Number: 2207 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma Cytokine Concentrations Are Associated With Folate Perturbations and Methotrexate Polyglutamate Accumulation In The Peripheral Blood Of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients Treated With Low-Dose Methotrexate
Ryan S. Funk¹, Leon van Haandel¹, Marcia Chan², Lanny J. Rosenwasser², Andrew Lasky³, Maria F. Ibarra⁴, Mark F. Hoeltzel⁵, J.S. Leeder¹ and Mara L Becker⁶, ¹Clinical Pharmacology and Medical Toxicology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, ²Pediatric Immunology Research, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, ³Pediatrics Rheumatology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatolgy, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, ⁵Rheumatology Section, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, ⁶Clinical Pharmacology and Rheumatology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate inhibits the production of inflammatory cytokines, but is also an antifolate. The activity of MTX is thought to depend on the formation of…

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