Abstracts tagged "Biomarkers"

Abstract Number: 713 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Soluble ST2 and CXCL-10 May Serve As Biomarkers of Diastolic Dysfunction in SLE and Correlate with Disease Activity and Damage
Udi Chorin¹, Aviram Hochstadt¹, David Levartovsky², Irena Litinsky³, Ofir Elalouf⁴, Ari Polachek⁵, Ilana Kaufman⁶, Uri Arad⁷, Valerie Aloush⁷, Sara Borok Lev-Ran⁸, Irena Wigler⁷, Jonathan Wollman⁷, Dan Caspi², Yael Lahat², Or Carmi², Shlomo Berliner⁹, Ori Elkayam⁷, Yan Topilsky¹ and Daphna Paran², ¹Cardiology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ²Rheumatology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ³Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁴Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv Univrsity, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁶Rheumatology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ⁷Rheumatology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁸Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel AViv, Israel, ⁹Internal Medicine E, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose: Subclinical myocardial dysfunction has been reported to occur earlyin SLE. The pathogenesis and prognosis of this finding is not clear. The study aims to…
Abstract Number: 1081 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Associations between Daily Alcohol Intake and SLE-Related Cytokines and Chemokines U.S. Female Nurses without SLE
Cianna Leatherwood¹, Xinyi Liu¹, Susan Malspeis², Andrea Roberts³, Jeffrey A. Sparks¹, Elizabeth Karlson¹, Candace H. Feldman¹, Judith A. James⁴, Laura Kubzansky⁵ and Karen Costenbader¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ⁴OMRF & OUHSC, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Low or no alcohol intake (0-5 gm/day or <0.5 drinks/day) has been associated with increased SLE risk among women. Several cytokines and chemokines are…
Abstract Number: 1482 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is 14.3.3η a Predictor of Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Patients with Early Undifferentiated Arthritis?
Karen Marie Carlsen¹, Nina Schmidt², Anne Duer³, Kim Hørslev-Petersen⁴, Cecilie Heegaard Brahe⁵, Merete Lund Hetland², Norma K Biln⁶, Michelle L Zaharik⁷, Bo Jannik Ejbjerg⁸, Lene Bak⁹, Michael Sejer Hansen¹⁰, Julia Sidenius Johansen¹¹, Hanne Merete Lindegaard¹², Jakob M. Møller¹³ and Mikkel Østergaard¹⁴, ¹Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases,, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet Hillerød, Denmark, Hillerød, Denmark, ²Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark, ³Department of Radiology, Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁴King Christian the Xth Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Denmark, Graasten, Denmark, ⁵Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁶Augurex Life Sciences Corp, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷Augurex Life Sciences Corp, Vancouver, DC, Canada, ⁸Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Køge Hospital, Denmark, Køge, Denmark, ⁹Department of Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ¹⁰Reuma-Klinik Roskilde, Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark, ¹¹Dept. of Oncology, Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev and Gentofte, Herlev, Denmark, ¹²Dept. of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ¹³Department of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹⁴Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Optimal management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) requires early diagnosis and therefore sensitive methods for early identification of RA to prevent joint damage and disability.…
Abstract Number: 2019 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Investigating Urine S100A4 and Podocyte Proteins As Biomarkers of Lupus Nephritis Activity
Jessica Turnier¹, Jianghong Deng², Pinar Ozge Avar Aydin³, David Witte⁴, Prasad Devarajan⁵, Matthew Fenchel⁶, Michael Bennett⁷ and Hermine I. Brunner⁸, ¹Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Division of Rheumatology, Beijing Children’s Hospital and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Pathology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁵Nephrology, Cincinnati Children`s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁶Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁷Nephrology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁸Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group (PRCSG), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: We lack accurate clinical tools to identify the degree of active renal inflammation in childhood-onset SLE (cSLE). In this study, we investigated urine S100A4…
Abstract Number: 2884 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation between Salivary Gland Ultrasonography, Minor Salivary Gland Histhopatology and Sialometry: Towards a Composite Assessment of Salivary Gland Involvement in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Chiara Baldini¹, Nicoletta Luciano¹, Francesco Ferro¹, Antonella Cecchettini², Valentina Donati³, Marta Mosca¹ and Stefano Bombardieri¹, ¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ²IFC, CNR, Pisa, Italy, ³Pathology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose:: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that specifically involves salivary glands. Several complementary tools including salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS), histology and…
Abstract Number: 724 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Traditional Biomarkers of Lupus Associated with Renal Pathology in Lupus Nephritis?
Kelly Liang¹, Kimberly P. Liang², Yaming Li³, Alex Hurd³, Douglas Landsittel⁴ and Sheldon Bastacky⁵, ¹Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Traditional biomarkers for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis (LN) include serum creatinine (Cr), complement levels (C3/C4), double-stranded DNA antibody (dsDNA), erythrocyte sedimentation…
Abstract Number: 1084 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dysfunction of the DNASE1L3 Pathway and Antigen Accumulation in Lupus Nephritis
Johannes Hartl¹, Robert M. Clancy¹, Peter M. Izmirly², H. Michael Belmont¹, Nicole Kaiden³, Nicole Bornkamp³, Vanja Sisirak¹, Benjamin Sally¹, Jill P. Buyon¹ and Boris Reizis¹, ¹NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: DNASE1L3 is a unique secreted DNase that is capable of degrading DNA complexed with proteins and/or encapsulated in membranes, such as chromatin within microparticles…
Abstract Number: 1484 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Value of Anti-RA33 Isotypes in an European Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Cohort
Maresa Grundhuber¹, Daniela Sieghart², Günter Steiner², Maryam Poorafshar³ and Sascha Swiniarski¹, ¹Thermo Fisher Scientific, Freiburg, Germany, Freiburg, Germany, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ³Thermo Fisher Scientific, Uppsala, Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) leading to effective treatment is essential to improve prognosis and to prevent disease progression. Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP)…
Abstract Number: 2020 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Novel Serum Biomarkers Monitor Disease Progression and Response to Change in Corticosteroid Therapy in Children with Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Lauren M. Pachman^1,2, Shefa Tawalbeh³, Gabrielle A. Morgan⁴, Wilfredo Marin⁴, Laurie Conklin⁵, Yetrib Hathout⁶ and Eric Hoffman³, ¹Cure JM Program of Excellence in Juvenile Myositis Research, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Pediatric Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Binghampton University, Binghampton, NY, ⁴Cure JM Program of Excellence in Myositis Research, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁵Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, ⁶Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghampton University, Binghampton, NY
Novel Serum Biomarkers Monitor Disease Progression and Response to Change in Corticosteroid Therapy in Children with Juvenile Dermatomyositis Background/Purpose: Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) is a complex autoimmune…
Abstract Number: 2899 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sustained Drug-Free Remission in Early RA Following Methotrexate-Based Strategy: Role of the JAK-STAT Pathway
Xavier M Teitsma¹, Johannes W. G. Jacobs², Arno N Concepcion³, Attila Pethö-Schramm⁴, Michelle EA Borm⁵, Jacob van Laar¹, Johannes W. J. Bijlsma⁶ and Floris PJG Lafeber¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²Rheumatolgy & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁴F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland, ⁵Roche Nederland BV, Woerden, Netherlands, ⁶Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: We previously identified several co-expressed genes associated with achieving sustained drug-free remission (sDFR) following a methotrexate (MTX)-based strategy in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA).1 The…
Abstract Number: 739 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Urine and Plasma Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1 (sTREM-1) Differentially Correlates with Renal and Non-Renal Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Prospective, Case-Control Study
Yair Molad^1,2, Mohammad Egbaria³, Ariela Dortort-Lazar^4,5, Elisheva Pokroy-Shapira^3,5, Shirly Oren⁴, Yonatan Edel^3,5 and Vitaly Kliminski^5,6, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Campus, Petah-Tiqva, Israel, ²Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petah Tikva, Israel, ³Rheumatology Unit, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel, ⁵Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁶Laboratory of Inflammation Research, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
Background/Purpose: Elevated levels of sTREM-1 have been previously found in patients with SLE. A prospective, case-control, longitudinal study aimed to assess the value of urinary…
Abstract Number: 1089 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Commensal Gut Bacteria of Anti-Ro Positive Mothers of Children with Neonatal Lupus in Aggregate Resemble Healthy Subjects without Overt Dysbiosis of Abundance of Microorganisms
Robert M. Clancy¹, Carl Langefeld², Hannah C. Ainsworth³, H. Michael Belmont¹, Martin Blaser⁴, Peter M. Izmirly⁵, Corey Lacher¹, Miranda C Marion⁶, Mala Masson¹, Gregg Silverman⁷ and Jill P. Buyon¹, ¹NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, ³Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, ⁴Director of the NYU Human Microbiome Program, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Biostatistical Sciences and Center for Public Health Genomics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, ⁷Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Anti-Ro60 autoantibodies are present in asymptomatic individuals years before onset of disease. We hypothesize that differences in autoreactivity-inducing commensal abundances may drive progression to…
Abstract Number: 1492 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Methotrexate Response in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Predicted Using a Somamer Proteomic Assay
Carol Hitchon¹, Victor Spicer¹, Nathalie Carrier², Ang Gao¹, Hani El-Gabalawy¹, John Wilkins¹ and Gilles Boire³, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie -Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ³Rheumatology Division, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke and Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Available clinical tools do not adequately identify treatment non-responders in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) leading to delayed disease control. Tools informed by molecular phenotype…
Abstract Number: 2023 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Different Patterns of Interferon-Response-Gene Expression May Elucidate Different Pathomechanisms That Drive IFN-Response-Gene Activation in Patients with Presumed IFN-Mediated Autoinflammatory Diseases
Adriana Almeida de Jesus¹, Yanfeng Hou², Louise Malle³, Scott Canna⁴, Gina A. Montealegre Sanchez¹, Hanna Kim⁵, Rachel VanTries¹, Seza Ozen⁶, Samantha Dill⁷, Dawn C. Chapelle⁷, Bernadette Marrero¹, Yan Huang¹, Angelique Biancotto⁸ and Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky¹, ¹Translational Autoinflammatory Disease Section (TADS), Laboratory of Clinical Investigation and Microbiology (LCIM), NIAID/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ²Department of Rheumatology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Shandong, China, ³Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁴RK Mellon Institute for Pediatric Research, University of Pittsburgh/Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburrgh, PA, ⁵Pediatric Translational Research Branch, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁶Hacettepe University Vasculitis Center (HUVAC), Ankara, Turkey, ⁷Pediatric Translational Research Branch, NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁸Center for Human Immunology Autoimmunity and Inflammation (CHI), NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Many infants and children with early-onset autoinflammatory diseases are mutation-negative for genetically known autoinflammatory diseases. Recent data suggest a role for Type-I interferon dysregulation…
Abstract Number: 2904 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum, Cellular and Imaging Markers of Arthritis in Psoriasis Patients and Healthy Controls
Ralf G. Thiele¹, Yahui Grace Chiu², Nelson Huertas³, Dongge Li⁴, Changyong Feng⁵, Sharon Moorehead⁶, Cristy Bell⁷ and Christopher T. Ritchlin⁸, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA, Rochester, NY, ⁴Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Division of Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology and Center for Musculoskeletal Research, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical School, Rochester, New York, USA, Rochester, NY, ⁵Statistics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁶Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁷Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁸Division of Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology and Center for Musculoskeletal Research, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical School, Rochester, New York, USA, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: The events that underlie the transition from psoriasis (Ps) to psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are not well understood, although up to 30% of Ps patients…

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