Abstracts tagged "Biomarkers"

Abstract Number: 2099 • ACR Convergence 2022
Drug Repurposing for Treating Lupus Nephritis Based on Transcriptome Profiling and Autoimmunity-Related Serological Markers
Ioannis Parodis¹, Julius Lindblom¹, Daniel Toro-Domínguez², Elena Carnero-Montoro², Maria Orietta Borghi³, Jessica Castillo⁴, Yvonne Enman⁵, Chandra Mohan⁴, Marta Alarcon-Riquelme² and Guillermo Barturen², ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Center for Genomics and Oncological Research (GENYO), Granada, Spain, ³Università degli Studi di Milano and Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy, ⁴University of Houston, Houston, TX, ⁵Karolinska Institutet, Sundbyberg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: LN is one of the most severe organ manifestations of SLE and constitutes an important cause of morbidity and death among patients with SLE…
Abstract Number: 2252 • ACR Convergence 2022
Higher Matrix Metalloproteinase Levels Are Predictive of Incident Interstitial Lung Disease Among a Cohort of US Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Brent Luedders¹, Dana Ascherman², Joshua Baker³, Michael Duryee¹, Yangyuna Yang¹, Punyasha Roul⁴, Katherine Wysham⁵, Paul Monach⁶, Andreas Reimold⁷, Gail Kerr⁸, Gary Kunkel⁹, Grant Cannon¹⁰, Jill Poole¹, Geoffrey Thiele¹, Ted Mikuls¹¹ and Bryant England¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴UNMC, Omaha, NE, ⁵VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁶VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ⁷University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁸Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ⁹University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹⁰Retired, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) degrade extracellular matrix and have been implicated to play a role in a number of fibrotic processes. Specifically, MMPs have been…
Abstract Number: 0029 • ACR Convergence 2022
Characterizing the Anti-fibrotic Effect of Tofacitinib in TGF-β Stimulated Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes from Patients with OA
Sofie Falkenløve Madsen¹, Sarah Madsen², Elle Hollaar³, Thorbjørn Gantzel⁴, Anne-Christine Bay-Jensen³ and Christian Thudium³, ¹University of Copenhagen / Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ²Nordic Bioscience, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark, ³Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ⁴Gentofte Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Many osteoarthritis (OA) patients develop fibrosis of the synovial membrane leading to joint swelling, stiffness, and pain. Synovial fibroblasts activated in the synovial membrane…
Abstract Number: 0310 • ACR Convergence 2022
Higher Baseline Circulating CD4+CXCR5+PD-1hi Follicular Helper T Cells Predict Therapeutic Efficacy of Abatacept in Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
TING WANG, Natalia V. Giltiay, Christian Lood and Bobby Kwanghoon Han, Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Activation of T cells plays a key role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which is characterized by inflammation of the synovial tissue…
Abstract Number: 0548 • ACR Convergence 2022
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Small Fiber Neuropathy, and Systemic Inflammation: Are They Related?
Elizabeth Bettini, Carolyn Ramwell, Sangeeta Sule and Jeffery Moak, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a dysautonomia associated with chronic autonomic and neuropathic symptoms, including pain in multiple body regions, paresthesia, fatigue, brain…
Abstract Number: 0667 • ACR Convergence 2022
Correlation Matrices Visualize Differential Degree of Cell and Pathway Heterogeneity in Skin of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Treatment Subgroups
Felix Chin¹, Thomas Vazquez², Josh Dan³, DeAnna Diaz⁴, Grant Sprow⁵, Jay Patel⁶, Nilesh Kodali⁷, Rui Feng⁸ and Victoria Werth⁹, ¹University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ²FIU Wertheim College of Medicine, Virginia Beach, VA, ³Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁴Philadelphia College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PN, ⁷New Jersey Medical School, Coppell, TX, ⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁹University of Pennsylvania and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: First-line treatment for cutaneous lupus erythematosus involves the use of antimalarials. Treatment response is highly variable with some patients responding well to hydroxychloroquine (HCQ),…
Abstract Number: 0977 • ACR Convergence 2022
Effect of Belimumab (BEL) on B-cells and Serological Biomarkers for SLE: Results of the Large Integrated Analysis BEL Summary of Lupus Efficacy (Be-SLE)
Jason S Knight¹, Winn Walter Chatham², Christine Henning³, Julia H N Harris⁴, Andre Van Maurik⁵, Roger A Levy⁶ and David Pisetsky⁷, ¹University of Michigan, Division of Rheumatology, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Birmingham, AL, ³GlaxoSmithKline, Global Medical Affairs, Durham, NC, ⁴GlaxoSmithKline, Immunology Biostatistics, Brentford, United Kingdom, ⁵GlaxoSmithKline, Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Medicine, Stevenage, United Kingdom, ⁶GlaxoSmithKline, Global Medical Affairs, Collegeville, PA, ⁷Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Serological and cellular biomarkers are used in clinical practice to guide the management of SLE. Increased levels of anti-dsDNA and decreased levels of complement…
Abstract Number: 1232 • ACR Convergence 2022
Reliability and Validity of Single Axial Slice vs. Multiple Slice Quantitative Measurement of the Volume of Effusion-Synovitis on 3T Knee MRI in Knees with Osteoarthritis
Greg Gilles¹, Arjun Vohra¹, Chelsea Caruso¹, Dagoberto Robles¹, Mihra Taljanovic¹, Jeffrey Duryea², Erin Ashbeck¹, Edward Bedrick³ and Kent Kwoh⁴, ¹University of Arizona Arthritis Center, Tucson, AZ, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ⁴University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Background/Purpose: Effusion-synovitis (ES) on knee MRI has been identified as an important biomarker of OA. Semi-automated software methods offer objective measurements of ES volume on…
Abstract Number: 1500 • ACR Convergence 2022
Investigating Serum Lipids Classifying Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity Using Solid Phase Microextraction – Liquid Chromatography – High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry
John Koussiouris¹, Nikita Looby², Max Kotlyar³, Vathany Kulasingam⁴, Igor Jurisica⁵ and Vinod Chandran⁶, ¹Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto/ Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Osteoarthritis Research Program, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Schroeder Arthritis Institute/ Data Science Discovery Centre for Chronic Diseases, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto/ Division of Clinical Biochemistry, Laboratory Medicine Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Osteoarthritis Research Program, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network/ Departments of Medical Biophysics and Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Departments of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto/ Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease that affects over 7.25 million Americans and 1.25 million Canadians. Approximately 25% of psoriasis patients, have an inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 1685 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Presence of Anti-MAA Antibodies to Extracellular Matrix Proteins in Synovial Fluid and Sera of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Alexandra Taylor¹, Michael Duryee², Carlos Hunter², nozima Aripova², Ted Mikuls³ and Geoffrey Thiele², ¹Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Antibodies to malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde protein adducts (MAA) are increased in both the serum and synovial joint fluid from patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). These antibodies…
Abstract Number: 1901 • ACR Convergence 2022
What Does Radiographic Minimum JSW Actually Measure? Comparison of Radiographic and MRI Measures Using Data from the OAI
Alan Brett¹, Michael Bowes² and Philip G Conaghan³, ¹Stryker, Austin, TX, ²Stryker, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Change in radiographic joint space width (JSW) is used as a surrogate for cartilage loss and recognized by regulatory bodies as a measure of…
Abstract Number: 2104 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Use of Cell-bound Complement Activation Product to Assess Disease Activity in SLE
Jennifer Rogers¹, Amanda Eudy², Roberta Alexander³, David Pisetsky⁴, John Conklin³, Kai Sun⁵, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁶, Jayanth Doss⁵, Rebecca Sadun⁵, Mithu Maheswaranathan¹ and Megan Clowse⁵, ¹Duke, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ³Exagen, Inc., Vista, CA, ⁴Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Manifestations of SLE can be divided into two subtypes. Type 1 SLE includes classic SLE manifestations that are driven by autoimmune inflammatory mechanisms. Type…
Abstract Number: 2253 • ACR Convergence 2022
Sputum Cytokines Are Elevated in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Timothy Wilson¹, Kevin D Deane², Jonathan Dekermanjian², Joyce Lee², Marie Feser³, Stephen Humphries⁴, Joshua Solomon⁴ and Kristen Demoruelle³, ¹University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, ³University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁴National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a well-recognized comorbidity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality. ILD is diagnosed in up…
Abstract Number: 0034 • ACR Convergence 2022
Association of Anti-Tropomyosin Alpha-4 Autoantibodies with Cutaneous Manifestations in Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Rie Karasawa¹, James Jarvis², Toshiko Sato¹, Megumi Tanaka¹, Terrance P O'Hanlon³, Payam Noroozi-Farhadi⁴, Willy A. Flegel⁵, Kazuo Yudoh¹ and Lisa G Rider³, ¹Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, ²Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo Clinical and Translational Research Center, Buffalo, NY, ³Environmental Autoimmunity Group, Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁴NIEHS, NIH, Garrett Park, MD, ⁵NIH, Garrett Park, MD
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) are among the most common forms of inflammatory autoimmune diseases in children. JDM is characterized by…
Abstract Number: 0320 • ACR Convergence 2022
Metabolomics in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Pregnancy – A Prospective Observational Longitudinal Study
Shi-Nan Luong¹, Isabella Sheldon², Charles Raine³, Elizabeth Jury³ and Ian Giles³, ¹University College London, United Kingdom and University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, ²London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ³University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterised by activation of immunological and cellular pathways, disease flares and adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO). Metabolomic…

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