Abstracts tagged "Biomarkers"

Abstract Number: 1662 • ACR Convergence 2024
Using Circulating Soluble Serum Mediator Profiles to Understand the Mechanisms Driving Disease Flare and Drug-free Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Amy Anderson¹, Fiona Rayner², Abbie Degnan¹, Imogen Wilson¹, Julie Diboll¹, Jasmine Sim¹, Andrew Melville³, Stefan Siebert³, Iain McInnes⁴, Carl Goodyear³, Catharien Hilkens¹, Andrew Filer⁵, Karim Raza⁵, Christopher Buckley⁶, Kenneth Baker¹, Arthur Pratt² and John Isaacs¹, ¹Translational and Clinical Research Institute, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University and The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ²Translational and Clinical Research Institute, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University and The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, ³School of Infection and Immunity, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Glasgow, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁵Rheumatology Research Group, Institute for Inflammation and Ageing, NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Center and Clinical Research Facility, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁶Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Little is known of the factors that trigger disease relapses/flares in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The underpinning mechanisms have been difficult to study…
Abstract Number: 1956 • ACR Convergence 2024
Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Analysis of Nailfold Capillaries by Dermatoscopy in Rheumatology Centers
Genessis Maldonado¹, Eduardo Ramos-ibañez², Borja del Carmelo Gracia-Tello³, Radic Mislav⁴ and Tracy Frech¹, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain, ³Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain, ⁴University Hospital of Split, Split, Croatia
Background/Purpose: The use of dermatoscopes in rheumatology has been established for several years. However, the application of artificial intelligence for the detection of abnormalities in…
Abstract Number: 2244 • ACR Convergence 2024
Unveiling Synovial Protein Contributions to Serum Inflammation, Disease Activity, and Treatment Outcomes in RA Patients
Chary Lopez-Pedrera¹, Sagrario Corrales², Julio Osuna³, Rafaela Ortega-Castro⁴, Jerusalén Calvo³, María Lourdes Ladehesa-Pineda¹, Ismael Sánchez Pareja², Laura Muñoz-Barrera², Desiree Ruiz-Vilchez³, Christian Merlo⁵, Mª Angeles Aguirre-Zamorano⁶, Nuria Barbarroja², Tomás Cerdó², Rosa ortega³, Marta Alarcon-Riquelme⁷, Carlos Perez-Sanchez², Alejandro Escudero-Contreras² and Concepción Aranda-Valera⁸, ¹IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, ²IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ³IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain, ⁴Hospital Reina Sofía, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology Service, Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ⁶IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, CÓRDOBA, Andalucia, Spain, ⁷Fundación Progreso y Salud, Andalusian Government, Granada, Spain, ⁸IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Andalucia, Spain
Background/Purpose: Characterize synovial tissue-secreted proteins in RA patients that contibute to serum inflammatory profiles based on immune cell infiltration.Identify RA patient subsets with distinctive serum…
Abstract Number: 2426 • ACR Convergence 2024
Multi-OMICs Analysis Including Lipidomics to Correlate Baseline OMICs Profiles with Disease Activity and Response to Different Immunomodulatory Treatments in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – An Exploratory Pilot Study Using a Multi-OMICs Approach
Michaela Koehm¹, Samuel Rischke², Robert Gurke³, Gerd Geißlinger⁴ and Frank Behrens¹, ¹University Hospital Goethe University Frankfurt and Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Frankfurt, Germany, ²Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Frankfurt, Germany, ³Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Frankfurt, ⁴Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Fraunhofer Insitute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Frankfurt
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with a very heterogeneous clinical presentation and severity. Despite the variety of treatment options available,…
Abstract Number: 2641 • ACR Convergence 2024
Identification of Systemic Sclerosis Intrinsic Subtypes in the ASSET Clinical Trial Using PBC Gene Expression
Zhiyun Gong¹, Timothy Sullivan², Tammara Wood³, David Fox⁴, Dinesh Khanna⁵ and Michael Whitfield⁶, ¹Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, ²Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, ³Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ⁴University of Michigan, Dexter, MI, ⁵University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is molecularly heterogeneous and distinct subtypes of patients have been identified based on gene expression in skin. Although treatments have improved,…
Abstract Number: 0051 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Tight Junction Proteins on Inflammatory Processes and Microbial Imbalance in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arkaitz Mucientes¹, jose Manuel Lisbona-Montañez², Patricia Ruiz-Limón³, Sara Manrique-Arija⁴, Aimara García-Studer⁴, Fernando Ortiz-Márquez⁴, Natalia Mena Vázquez⁵ and Antonio Fernández-Nebro⁶, ¹IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain, ²University of Malaga, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain, ³IBIMA, Instituto de Biomedicina de Málaga, Cordoba, Spain, ⁴Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA)-Bionand Platform, Department of Rheumatology, Regional University Hospital of Malaga, Malaga, Spain, ⁵IBIMA, Málaga, Andalucia, Spain, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Andalucia, Spain
Background/Purpose: The etiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is not fully understood. Recent studies point to intestinal permeability as an important factor in the establishment and…
Abstract Number: 0380 • ACR Convergence 2024
Joint Acoustic Emissions as a Digital Biomarker for Knee Inflammation in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Pilot Study Using Musculoskeletal Ultrasound as Ground Truth
Quentin Goossens¹, Christopher Nichols¹, Diana Sofia Villacis-Nunez², Lori Ponder³, Omer Inan⁴ and Sampath Prahalad⁵, ¹Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, ²Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ³Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Georgia Institute of Technology, Marietta, GA, ⁵Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic childhood arthropathy affecting 1 in 1000 children under 16, classified into seven categories by ILAR. Commonly, JIA…
Abstract Number: 0495 • ACR Convergence 2024
Correlation Between Triglyceride/Glucose Index and Functional Capacity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Yelitza Cecilia Velarde Mejia¹, Manuel Ugarte-Gil², Risto Perich³, Cesar Pastor⁴, Graciela Alarcon⁵ and RV, Gamboa-Cardenas⁶, ¹Hncase, Arequipa, Peru, ²Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Lima, Peru, ³Hospital Almenara, Lima, Peru, ⁴UNMSM, LIMA, Peru, ⁵The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Oakland, CA, ⁶Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Lima, Peru
Background/Purpose: The triglyceride/glucose index (TGI) is a metabolic marker associated with insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk. In patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), chronic inflammation and…
Abstract Number: 0642 • ACR Convergence 2024
Anti-Myxovirus Resistance Protein 1: A Novel Biomarker for Autoimmune Myositis and Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Eugene Krustev¹, Marvin Fritzler², Sasha Bernatsky³, Yvan St-Pierre⁴, Evelyne Vinet⁵, Christian Pineau⁶, Arielle Mendel⁷, Faras Kalache⁸, Louis-Pierre Grenier⁸, Thaisa Cotton⁸, Omid Zahedi⁹ and May Choi¹, ¹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Mitogen Diagnostics Corp, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, McGill University and Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Although autoimmune myositis (AIM) and interstitial lung disease (ILD) are uncommon in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), they are associated with worse outcomes. Myxovirus Resistance…
Abstract Number: 0766 • ACR Convergence 2024
Neutrophil Transcriptomics in VEXAS Syndrome
Chloe Palmer¹, Gustaf Wigerblad¹, Tom Hill², Bhavisha Patel³, Emma Groarke⁴, Neal Young⁴, Stefania Dell'Orso⁵ and Peter Grayson⁶, ¹National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ²National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ³National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Beltsville, MD, ⁴National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁵National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD, ⁶National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Chevy Chase, MD
Background/Purpose: Vacuoles, E1 ubiquitin-activating enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic (VEXAS) syndrome is caused by somatic mutations of the ubiquitin-like modifier activating enzyme 1 (UBA1) gene and…
Abstract Number: 0898 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Blood Transcriptome Signature Distinguishes Between Diverse Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Infection
Kleio-Maria Verrou¹, Argyrios Theophilopoulos², Nikolaos Vlachogiannis³, George Kollias⁴, Christoforos Nikolaou⁵ and Petros Sfikakis¹, ¹Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Centre of New Biotechnologies and Precision Medicine (CNBPM), School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, ²Department of Immunology, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, San Diego, CA, ³Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Centre of New Biotechnologies and Precision Medicine (CNBPM), School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Zografou, Greece, ⁴Centre of New Biotechnologies and Precision Medicine (CNBPM), School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. Institute for Bioinnovation, Biomedical Sciences Research Center “Alexander Fleming”, Vari, Greece. Department of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, ⁵Institute for Bioinnovation, Biomedical Sciences Research Center “Alexander Fleming”, Athens, Greece
Background/Purpose: The most pathogenic responses against self and foreign antigens that lead to systemic autoimmune diseases and infections, respectively, overall engage similar immunologic components. Consequently, there are…
Abstract Number: 1152 • ACR Convergence 2024
Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy Abnormalities in Different Autoimmune Inflammatory Myopathy Subsets
Thaisa Cotton¹, Valérie Leclair², Claudie Berger³, Yves Troyanov⁴, marie Hudson² and Geneviève Gyger², and Canadian Inflammatory Myopathy Study (CIMS), ¹Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) alterations have mostly been described in autoimmune inflammatory myopathies (AIM) classified using Bohan and Peter criteria. The aim of this study…
Abstract Number: 1422 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluation of Salivary Gland Focus Score in Sjogren’s Disease Using Deep Learning: A Step Towards Tissue Biomarker Discovery
Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos¹, Nikos Tsiknakis², Dimitrios Zaridis³, Athanasios Tzioufas⁴, Dimitrios I. Fotiadis⁵ and Andreas Goules⁶, ¹Pathophysiology Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, ²Karolinska Institutet, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Computational BioMedicine Laboratory, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Stockholm, Sweden, ³School of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Biomedical Research Institute National Technical University of Athens and FORTH, Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece, ⁴LAIKO HOSPITAL, Athens, Greece, ⁵Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, University of Ioannina & FORTH, Ioannina, Greece, ⁶GENERAL HOSPITAL LAIKO ATHENS, Athens, Greece
Background/Purpose: Sjogren's Disease (SjD) is characterized by focal sieladenitis in minor salivary gland biopsies (mSGB), which is evaluated using the Focus Score (FS). FS ≥…
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
Nathanial Eddy¹, Jane Buckner², Paul Emery³, Michael Weinblatt⁴, Vivian Bykerk⁵, Andrew Cope⁶, Gerd Burmester⁷, Yoshiya Tanaka⁸, Gustavo Citera⁹, Peter Nash¹⁰, Quentin Dornic¹¹, Peter Schafer¹², Sheila Kelly¹³, Michael Maldonado¹¹ and Jinqi Liu¹¹, ¹Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, ²Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ³University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Waban, MA, ⁵Hospital For Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁶King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁷Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan, ⁹Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁰Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, ¹¹Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ¹²Bristol Myers Squibb, BELLE MEAD, NJ, ¹³Bristol Myers Squibb, Doylestown, PA
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: 1976 • ACR Convergence 2024
Artificial Intelligence Analysis of HRCT Images Reflects Pulmonary Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis Interstitial Lung Disease
Enrico De Lorenzis¹, Lucy Elizabeth Thornton², Stefano Di Donato³, Marco Minerba³, Lesley-Anne Bissell⁴, Riccardo Bixio⁵, Anand Devaraj⁶, Peter George⁷ and Francesco Del Galdo⁸, ¹Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Rome, Italy, ²1. Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, 2. NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, United Kingdom, Leeds, ³1. Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, 2. NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, United Kingdom, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵University of Verona, Verona, Verona, Italy, ⁶Department of Radiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, London, United Kingdom, ⁷Department of Interstitial Lung Disease, Royal Brompton Hospital London, London, United Kingdom, ⁸University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. Current functional, imaging, and clinical measures of…

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