Abstracts tagged "Biomarkers"

Abstract Number: 0666 • ACR Convergence 2024
Interferon-stimulated Genes on Peripheral CD8+ T Cells of SLE Patients Were the Keys for Early Response to BAFF/APRIL-targeted Therapy
Cuiling Fan¹, Shixian Chen² and Juan Li¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, Guangzhou, China (People's Republic), ²Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, guangzhou, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease. BAFF/APRIL-targeted therapy exert therapeutic effects through the inhibition of B-cell activating factor (BAFF) and a…
Abstract Number: 0803 • ACR Convergence 2024
Serum Adipokines and Interstitial Lung Disease in a Prospective Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
Anna Haggart¹, Joshua Baker², Tate Johnson³, Yangyuna Yang³, Punyasha Roul⁴, Katherine Wysham⁵, grant Cannon⁶, Gary Kunkel⁷, Dana Ascherman⁸, Paul Monach⁹, Gail Kerr¹⁰, Andreas Reimold¹¹, Michael Duryee³, Geoffrey Thiele³, Ted Mikuls³ and Bryant England³, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴UNMC, Omaha, NE, ⁵VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA, ⁶University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷University of Utah and George E Wahlen VAMC, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁹VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ¹¹Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Adipokines are metabolic cytokines shown to be dysregulated in RA and prognostic of RA-related complications such as cardiovascular disease. Similarly, aberrations in adipokines have…
Abstract Number: 0906 • ACR Convergence 2024
Proteomic Signatures of Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis: Identifying Predictive Biomarkers
Klára Mocová¹, Jiri Baloun¹, Aneta Prokopcová², Kristýna Brábníková Marešová¹, Herman Mann³, Jiří Vencovský², Karel Pavelka⁴ and Ladislav Šenolt², ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Revmatologický ústav, Praha, Czech Republic, ⁴Institute of Rheumatology and Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, progressive joint destruction and extra-articular manifestations. Despite the advancements in the…
Abstract Number: 1222 • ACR Convergence 2024
Large Language Model-driven Sentiment Analysis for Facilitating Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
Vincenzo Venerito and Florenzo Iannone, Rheumatology Unit- University of Bari "Aldo Moro", IT, Bari, Italy
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a complex disorder with widespread pain and emotional distress, posing diagnostic challenges. FM patients show altered cognitive and emotional processing, with…
Abstract Number: 1490 • ACR Convergence 2024
Multi-centered Clinical Validation of T Cell-bound C4d (TC4d) and T Cell Autoantibodies (TIgG and TIgM): Sensitive and Specific Biomarkers of SLE with Enhanced Accuracy Compared to Conventional SLE Tests
Vasileios Kyttaris¹, Andrew Concoff², Touba Warsi³, Sepehr Taghavi³, Sudha Kumar³, Stanley Park³, Abigail Patalinghug³, Christine Schleif³, Brittany Partain⁴, Joseph Ahearn⁵, Nicole Wilson⁶, Chau-Ching Liu⁶, Susan Manzi⁶ and Tyler O'Malley⁷, ¹BIDMC, Boston, MA, ²Exagen, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, ³Exagen, Carlsbad, CA, ⁴Exagen, Boston, MA, ⁵Allegheny Health Network, Wexford, PA, ⁶Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Exagen, Vista, CA
Background/Purpose: Conventional SLE diagnostic markers lack sensitivity and are biased towards severe disease, resulting in a subset of clinically ambiguous ANA-positive but specific autoantibody-negative patients.…
Abstract Number: 1709 • ACR Convergence 2024
Sex Differences in Serum Proteomic Profiles of Males and Females with Psoriatic Arthritis
Steven Dang¹, Xianwei Li², Liqun Diao², Joan Wither³, Igor Jurisica⁴, Vinod Chandran⁵ and Lihi Eder⁶, ¹Women's College Hospital, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Departments of Medical Biophysics and Computer Science and Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto and Institute of Neuroimmunology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Women’s College Hospital and Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) affects males and females equally, but differences exist in the clinical presentation and treatment response. The biological mechanisms driving these differences…
Abstract Number: 2048 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prognostic Value of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in CTD-related Interstitial Lung Disease: An Observational Study
Maximilian Gysan¹, Svitlana Pochepnia², Helmut Prosch², Antje Lehmann¹, Silvia Lee¹, Andreas Renner¹, Daniela Gompelmann³, Marco Idzko¹, Iris Aykara⁴, Karolina Anderle⁴, Peter Weber⁴, Hans Kiener⁴, Michael Bonelli⁴, Daniel Mrak⁴, Daniel Aletaha⁵, Helga Lechner-Radner⁴ and Kastriot Kastrati⁴, ¹Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ²Division of General and Paediatric Radiology, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ³Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria., Vienna, Austria, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: The prognostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD) is currently underexplored, resulting in a lack of understanding…
Abstract Number: 2294 • ACR Convergence 2024
Pharmacodynamic Effects of Nipocalimab on Disease Biomarkers in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Active Sjögren’s Disease: Results from a Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled Phase 2 Study
Kathy Sivils¹, Steven Leonardo², He Li³, Keying Ma⁴, Matthew J. Loza⁵, Jonathan J. Hubbard⁴, Kim Campbell⁴ and Sheng Gao⁴, ¹Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Edmond, OK, ²Janssen Research & Development, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Cambridge, MA, ³Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Therapeutics Discovery, Spring House, PA, ⁴Janssen Research & Development, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Spring House, PA, ⁵Janssen Research & Development, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA
Background/Purpose: Nipocalimab is a fully human, immunoglobulin G (IgG) 1 monoclonal antibody that selectively binds to the IgG-binding site of the neonatal crystallizable fragment receptor…
Abstract Number: 2487 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparing Circulating Protein Profiles in Patients with Active Myeloperoxidase (MPO) vs Proteinase-3 (PR3) Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Associated Vasculitis
Colebrook Johnson¹, David O'Dea¹, Natalie Atallah¹, Gary Reynolds¹, Bohang Jiang¹, Shruthi Srivatsan¹, Zachary Williams¹ and Zachary Wallace², ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: ANCA type (e.g., PR3-, MPO-ANCA) may be a better way to subgroup patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) than phenotype (e.g., granulomatosis with polyangiitis [GPA]).…
Abstract Number: 2669 • ACR Convergence 2024
Dysferlin Autoantibodies Compromise Sarcolemmal Repair Capacity and Contribute to the Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Immune Myopathies
Hannah Bulgart¹, Kassidy Banford², Shane Bruckner³, Kevin McElhanon², Nicholas Young¹, Brian Paleo², Eric Beck², Rohit Aggarwal⁴, Chester Oddis⁵, Braden Zeno⁶, Wael Jarjour⁷ and Noah Weisleder³, ¹The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ²The Ohio State University, Columbus, ³Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Ohio State University, upper arlington, OH, ⁷The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic immune myopathies (IIMs) are a group of autoimmune diseases that produce chronic inflammation and degeneration of skeletal muscle structure and function. One process…
Abstract Number: 0067 • ACR Convergence 2024
Psoriasis Patients at Risk for Psoriatic Arthritis Have Increased Levels of Circulating Pro-migratory Dendritic Cells
Shashank Cheemalavagu, Unnikrishnan Chandrasekharan, Oliver Wessely, Uyen Tran and M. Elaine Husni, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) is critical for timely intervention to prevent poor clinical outcomes. Despite well-known clinical predictors of PsA, the mechanisms…
Abstract Number: 0396 • ACR Convergence 2024
Inflammatory Markers of Autoimmune Uveitis in the Eye, Tears and Blood
Maryrose Hahn¹, Madison Mangin², Kellen Winden³, Pui Lee⁴, Mindy Lo², Bharti Nihalani-Gangwani², Yasmin Massoudi⁵, Tate Valerio⁵, Amanda Colombo⁵, Jessica Scott⁶, Stephen Anesi⁶, C. Stephen Foster⁶, Peter Nigrovic⁷, sheila Angeles-Han⁸, Peter Chang⁶ and Margaret Chang², ¹Boston Children's Hospital, Georgetown, MA, ²Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston Children's Hospital, Newton, MA, ⁵Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, MA, ⁶Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, ⁷Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁸Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune uveitis is an inflammatory disorder of the eye that is associated with significant morbidity, including vision-threatening complications and chronic reliance on immunosuppressive therapies.…
Abstract Number: 0532 • ACR Convergence 2024
An Immune-molecular Signature Specifically Modulated by JAK Inhibitors Ex Vivo May Serve as a Predictor of Therapy Response In Vivo to These Drugs
Sagrario Corrales¹, Carlos Perez-Sanchez¹, Laura Muñoz-Barrera¹, Rafaela Ortega-Castro², Elena Moreno-Caño³, Jerusalén Calvo⁴, Concepción Aranda-Valera³, María Lourdes Ladehesa-Pineda⁵, Pilar Font¹, Ismael Sánchez Pareja¹, María Carmen Ábalos-Aguilera⁶, Desiree Ruiz-Vilchez⁴, Christian Merlo⁷, Mª Angeles Aguirre-Zamorano⁸, Tomás Cerdó¹, Nuria Barbarroja¹, Marta Alarcon-Riquelme⁹, Alejandro Escudero-Contreras¹ and Chary Lopez-Pedrera⁵, ¹IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ²Hospital Reina Sofía, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, ³IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Andalucia, Spain, ⁴IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain, ⁵IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, ⁶IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, CÓRDOBA, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology Service, Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ⁸IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, CÓRDOBA, Andalucia, Spain, ⁹Fundación Progreso y Salud, Andalusian Government, Granada, Spain
Background/Purpose: Despite significant therapeutic advancements in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a substantial proportion of patients (20-40%) remain unresponsive to current treatments, including targeted synthetic DMARDs. A…
Abstract Number: 0670 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Randomized, Open-Label, Phase III Trial Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Cyclophosphamide, Mycophenolate Mofetil, or Tacrolimus as Induction Therapy in Lupus Nephritis
Alekhya Amudalapalli, Ashlesha Shukla, Abhichandra Maddineni, Sandeep Nagar, Sudhish Gadde, Harish BV, Rashmi Ranjan Sahoo and Pradeepta Sekhar Patro, IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, India
Background/Purpose: The optimal treatment for lupus nephritis is challenging due to its heterogeneity and the lack of prognostic factors favoring one immunosuppressive drug over another.…
Abstract Number: 0809 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Utility of the sFlt1:PlGF Ratio to Rule out and Predict Preeclampsia in Women with Lupus
Megan Clowse¹, Kateena Addae-Konadu², Jerome Federspiel³, Jennifer Gilner², Andra James², Eugene Kovalik², Anika Lucas³, Laura Neil², Catherine Sims⁴, Amanda Snyderman², Samir Soneji² and Amanda Eudy⁵, ¹Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, ³Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University, Knightdale, NC, ⁵Duke University, Raleigh, NC
Background/Purpose: Women with SLE have high rates of preeclampsia caused by poor placental vascularization. The FDA recently approved the ratio of two angiogenic factors, soluble…

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