Abstracts tagged "Biomarkers"

Abstract Number: 2425 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Vasculopathy of Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM); Evidence of Persistent Endothelial Injury, Hypercoagulability, Subclinical Inflammation and Increased Arterial Stiffness
Charalampia Papadopoulou^1,2, Ying Hong¹, Petra Krol^1,2, Yiannis Ioannou³, Clarissa Pilkington^2,4,5, Hema Chaplin⁶, Stephanie Simou¹, Marietta Charakida⁷, Lucy R Wedderburn^5,8,9, Paul Brogan¹⁰ and Despina Eleftheriou^1,8,11, ¹Infection, Inflammation and Rheumatology, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom, ²Paediatric Rheumatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ³Rayne Institute, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Paediatric Rheumatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Infection, Inflammation and Rheumatology Section, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom, ⁶Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, Arthritis Research UK, London, United Kingdom, ⁷Vascular Physiology Unit, Institute of Cardiovascular Science , University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁸Paediatric Rheumatology Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Rheumatology Unit, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ¹¹Arthritis Research UK Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Vasculopathy is considered central to the pathogenesis of Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM). The interplay between persistent JDM-vasculopathy, traditional cardiovascular risk factors, exposure to corticosteroids, and…
Abstract Number: 2823 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Urinary Angiostatin, CXCL4 and VCAM-1 As Biomarkers for Lupus Nephritis
Chi Chiu Mok¹, Samar Soliman², Ling Yin Ho³ and Chandra Mohan², ¹Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, ³Dept of Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: Proteomic screening is an efficient approach for identifying protein biomarkers in various inflammatory diseases. Our preliminary proteomic analysis revealed elevated levels of urinary angiostatin,…
Abstract Number: 3218 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovial Mast Cells Associate with High Disease Activity and Predict Radiographic Progression at 12 Months in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Felice Rivellese¹, Frances Humby¹, Stephen Kelly¹, Amato de Paulis², Gianni Marone² and Costantino Pitzalis¹, ¹Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ²Department of Translational Medical Sciences and Center for Basic and Clinical Immunology Research (CISI), University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Background/Purpose: Mast cells (MCs) are immune cells present in the synovial membrane and implicated in the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis, although their exact contribution…
Abstract Number: 28 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Baseline Serum Inflammatory Biomarkers at Cohort Entry in 1974 Predicted Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Mortality from 1995 through 2015 in a Prospective, Community-Based Study of Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients and Matched Non-RA (CN) Subjects
Alfonse T. Masi¹, Azeem A. Rehman², Laura Jorgenson³ and Jean C. Aldag³, ¹University of Illinois, College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, ²Neurosurgery, University of West Virginia Medical School, Morgantown, WV, ³Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL
Baseline Serum Inflammatory Biomarkers at Cohort Entry in 1974 Predicted Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Mortality from 1995 through 2015 in a Prospective, Community-Based Study of Incident Rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 587 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovial Immunophenotype and Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Relationship to Treatment Response and Radiological Prognosis
Carl Orr¹, Aurélie Najm², Monika Biniecka³, Francis Young¹, Ursula Fearon⁴ and Douglas J. Veale¹, ¹Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland, ²Rheumatology, Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³St. Vincent's University Hospital, Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Trinity College Dublin, Department of Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Circulating anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) have been proposed as an important clinical test for stratification of patients presenting with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). ACPA may…
Abstract Number: 1201 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Deconvolution of Immune Cell Proportions from Whole Blood RNA Using Next-Generation Sequencing
Omar Jabado¹, Sarah Hu², Julie Carman³, Suzanne Suchard³, Deborah Lee⁴, Zhenhao Qi⁵, Stefan Kirov⁶, Ryan Golhar⁷, Aiqing He⁷, Cate Speake⁸, Peter S. Linsley⁸, Steven G. Nadler⁹ and Somnath Bandyopadhyay², ¹3551 Lawrenceville Princeton, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ²Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ³Discovery Translational Sciences Group, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁴Discovery Immunoscience, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁵Exploratory Clinical and Translational Research, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁶Genetically Defined Diseased & Genomics, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁷Genetically Defined Diseases & Genomics, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁸Systems Immunology, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA, ⁹Immunosciences Translational Research, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: Measurements of immune cell proportions from whole blood can be used to detect pharmacodynamic effects, as a marker for prognosis and to aid in…
Abstract Number: 1776 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Progressive Brain and Corpus Callosum Atrophy and Association with Th1 and Th2 Cytokines in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Mariana Postal¹, Aline Tamires Lapa¹, Karina O. Peliçari¹, Nailu A. Sinicato², Fernando A. Peres¹, Wesley Geraldo Ferreira³, Lilian TL Costallat³, Fernando Cendes³ and Simone Appenzeller⁴, ¹Medicine, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ²Pediatrics, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ³State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medical Science, State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: The pathophysiology of brain damage SLE is complex. The aim of this study was to determine brain atrophy progression and the association with Th1…
Abstract Number: 2427 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of Biomarkers Using Tear Proteomics in Children with Chronic Anterior Uveitis
Sheila Angeles-Han^1,2, Duc Duong³, Steven Yeh⁴, Purnima Patel¹, Kirsten Jenkins², Sampath Prahalad^2,5 and Gary Holland⁶, ¹Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ²Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, ³Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ⁵Pediatric Rheumatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ⁶Jules Stein Eye Institute, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are at risk for anterior uveitis which can lead to ocular complications and vision loss. The ANA is…
Abstract Number: 2835 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Analysis of Th1 and Th2 Cytokines in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Mariana Postal¹, Karina O. Peliçari¹, Nailu A. Sinicato², Aline Tamires Lapa¹, Fernando A. Peres¹, André Moreno Morcillo³, Lilian TL Costallat³ and Simone Appenzeller⁴, ¹Medicine, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ²Pediatrics, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ³State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medical Science, State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: While autoantibodies production and immune complex deposition are cornered as hallmark features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), there is growing evidence to propose the…
Abstract Number: 3245 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Surfactant Protein D and Krebs Von Den Lungen-6 Predict Severity of Systemic Sclerosis-Related Interstitial Lung Disease in Two Independent Cohorts
Elizabeth R. Volkmann¹, Donald P. Tashkin², Faye N. Hant³, Galina S. Bogatkevich⁴, Michael Roth⁵, Kim Hyun⁶, Jonathan Goldin¹, Tanjina Akter⁷, Holly Wilhalme¹, Chi-hong Tseng⁵, Shervin Assassi⁸, Dinesh Khanna⁹, Philip J. Clements⁵, Daniel E. Furst¹, Robert Elashoff¹⁰ and Richard Silver¹¹, ¹University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Medicine/Rheumatology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁴Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁵Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Texas-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ⁹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹⁰Biomathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: A prior study of patients with systemic sclerosis-related interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) demonstrated that serum concentrations of surfactant protein D (SP-D) and Krebs von…
Abstract Number: 38 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Does Thiol/Disulphide Homeostasis Change in Fibromyalgia Patients?
Bilge Ekinci¹, Cemile Bicer², Pervin Baran³, Sema Haliloglu⁴, Hulya Uzkeser⁵ and Ayse Carlioglu⁶, ¹Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Erzurum Region Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey, ²Biochemistry, Yildirim Beyazit University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey, ³Biochemistry, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Maltepe Occupational Diseases Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ataturk University Medical Faculty, erzuru, Turkey, ⁶Endocrinology, Erzurum Region Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Our aim was to investigate the thiol/disulphide homeostasis, which has an important role in many cellular activities such as antioxidant protection, detoxification, cell growth…
Abstract Number: 589 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Netosis-Derived Products Might Have Diagnostic Potential for Disease Activity, Atherosclerosis and Analysis of Therapeutic Effectiveness in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Chary Lopez-Pedrera¹, Patricia Ruiz-Limon², Carlos Perez-Sanchez¹, Yolanda Jiménez-Gómez¹, Maria Carmen Abalos-Aguilera², Ivan Arias de la Rosa¹, Pedro Segui¹, Pilar Font-Ugalde¹, Maria Ángeles Aguirre Zamorano¹, Jerusalem Calvo-Gutierrez¹, Rafaela Ortega-Castro¹, M. Carmen Castro-Villegas³, Rocio Gonzalez-Conejero⁴, Constantino Martinez⁴, Eduardo Collantes-Estévez¹, Alejandro Escudero-Contreras² and Nuria Barbarroja¹, ¹Rheumatology service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ²Rheumatology Service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ³Rheumatology Service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain, ⁴Regional Centre for Blood Donation, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Background/Purpose: Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have recently been implicated in vascular damage and atherothrombosis. Extruded DNA fibers containing multiple proinflammatory and thrombotic molecules induce the…
Abstract Number: 1207 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Design of a Multiplex Serum Proteome Assay to Monitor Biologic Drug Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Niamh Callan¹, Aisha Butt¹, Stephen R. Pennington², Cathy McGeough³, Philip Gardiner⁴, Gary Wright⁵, Tony Bjourson³ and David S. Gibson⁶, ¹Proteome Research Centre, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²Proteome Research Centre, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³Northern Ireland Centre for Stratified Medicine, Ulster University, Londonderry, United Kingdom, ⁴Rheumatology, Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry, United Kingdom, ⁵Rheumatology, Musgrave Park Hospital, BELFAST, United Kingdom, ⁶Inflammatory Disease Research Group, Northern ireland Centre for Stratified Medicine, Ulster University, Londonderry, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Biologic drugs have revolutionised the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), however these therapies are expensive and exhibit a high non–response rate (30%). Currently there…
Abstract Number: 1865 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Urinary Cell Adhesion Molecules As Markers of Renal Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis
Edward Stern¹, Voon H. Ong², Aine Burns³, Robert Unwin⁴ and Christopher Denton⁵, ¹UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ³Nephrology, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Nephrology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Disease, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Renal involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) includes scleroderma renal crisis as well as progressive organ fibrosis. Detection and management of these disease complications is…
Abstract Number: 2428 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Autoantibody Diversity in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Evaluation for Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Retrospective Investigation
Anne E Tebo¹, Thomas Haven², Aimee O. Hersh³ and Eyal Muscal⁴, ¹Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine and ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Department of Pathology, University of Utah, ARUP Institute of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Pediatrics/Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴Immunology, allergy and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Antibodies directed against N-methyl-D-aspartate type glutamate receptor (NMDAR), voltage-gated potassium channel (VGKC) or glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD65) are frequently associated with autoimmune encephalitis (AE)…

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