Abstracts tagged "Biomarkers"

Abstract Number: 2980 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Chemokine CCL21 As a Potential Serum Biomarker for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis
Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold¹, Roger Hesselstrand², Håvard Fretheim¹, Thor Ueland¹, Arne K Andreassen¹, Oyvind Midtvedt¹, Torhild Garen¹, Pål Aukrust¹, John A Belperio³ and Øyvind Molberg¹, ¹Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ³University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose : Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a major cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Murine models indicate key roles of chemokines CCL19/21 and their receptor…
Abstract Number: 414 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity and Autoantibody Status Lead to Cost Effective Tapering Algorithms in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Sustained Remission
Melanie Hagen¹, Matthias Englbrecht², Judith Haschka³, Michaela Reiser⁴, Arnd Kleyer⁵, Axel J. Hueber⁶, Bernhard Manger⁷, Camille Figueiredo⁸, Jayme Fogagnolo Cobra⁹, Hans-Peter Tony¹⁰, Stefanie Finzel¹¹, Stefan Kleinert¹², Joerg Wendler¹³, Florian Schuch¹³, Monika Ronneberger¹³, Martin Feuchtenberger¹⁴, Martin Fleck^15,16, Karin Manger¹⁷, Matthias Schmitt-Haendle¹⁸, H.-M. Lorenz¹⁹, HG Nüßlein²⁰, Rieke Alten²¹, Joerg C. Henes²², Klaus Krüger²³, Georg Schett² and Juergen Rech²⁴, ¹University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ³Medical Department II, St. Vincent Hospital, the VINFORCE Study Group, Academic Teaching Hospital of Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Department of Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Dept of Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁷Dept of Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁸Institution de Rheumatologia, Sao Paolo, Brazil, ⁹Instituto de Reumatologia de Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo, Brazil, ¹⁰Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ¹¹University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, ¹²Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹³Schwerpunktpraxis Rheumatologie, Erlangen, Germany, ¹⁴Rheumatologie/Klinische Immunologie, Kreiskliniken Altötting-Burghausen, Burghausen, Germany, ¹⁵Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Medical Center Bad Abbach, Bad Abbach, Germany, ¹⁶Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, ¹⁷Rheumatology Practice Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany, ¹⁸Rheumatology Practice, Bayreuth, Germany, Bayreuth, Germany, ¹⁹Rheumatology, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, ²⁰Rheumatology Practice Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany, ²¹Schlosspark-Klinik, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²²Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, ²³Praxiszentrum St.Bonifatius, Munich, Germany, ²⁴Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany., Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Achieving remission is the ultimate treatment goal in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). With the development and wider use of highly effective disease modifying…
Abstract Number: 694 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Wisteria Floribunda Agglutinin-Positive Mac-2-Binding Protein Can Reflect Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Activity
Sung Soo Ahn¹, Younhee Park², Seung Min Jung¹, Jason Jungsik Song¹, Yong-Beom Park¹ and Sang-Won Lee¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)
Abstract Background/Purpose : Serum Mac-2-binding protein (M2BP) is elevated in various chronic inflammatory diseases. Recently, the Wisteria floribunda agglutinin positive-M2BP (WFA+-M2BP) immunoassay has shown promise…
Abstract Number: 1187 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Chondroitin Sulfate/Glucosamine Hydrochloride Induce a Reduction in Adrenergic Serum Markers in Osteoarthritis Patients Similar to That Produced By Celecoxib
Marta Herrero¹, Pedro Zapater^2,3, Helena Martinez¹, Rubén Francés^3,4, Josep Vergés⁵ and Jose F Horga², ¹Clinical R&D Area, Bioiberica, SAU, Barcelona, Spain, ²Pharmacology Department, Miguel Hernández University, Alicante, Spain, ³CIBERehd. Carlos III Institute, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Medicine Department, Miguel Hernández University, Alicantes, Spain, ⁵Osteoarthritis Foundation International, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Inflammation in osteoarthritis (OA) has been characterized by infiltration of immune cells and secretion of cytokines into synovial tissues. Noradrenaline levels, sympathetic nerve fiber…
Abstract Number: 1723 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Based Metabolomics Study Identifies Highly Discriminatory Metabolites in 87 Systemic Sclerosis Patients
Sakir Ahmed¹, Mohit Kumar Rai¹, Durgesh Dubey², Atul Rawat³, Dinesh Kumar³, Durga Prasanna Misra¹ and Vikas Agarwal¹, ¹Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ²Centre for Biomedical Research, PhD Student, Lucknow, India, ³Centre for Biomedical Research, Lucknow, India
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance based Metabolomics Study Identifies Highly Discriminatory Metabolites in 87 Systemic Sclerosis Patients Background/Purpose: Proton based Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H NMR) can identify…
Abstract Number: 2363 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Galectin-3 Have Utility As a Biomarker of Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in RA Patients Independently of RA Disease Activity?
Amanda Nussdorf¹, Isabelle Amigues² and Joan Bathon³, ¹Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ³Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Galectin-3 is a beta-galactoside-binding lectin and is a marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general population. However, galectin-3 level is also elevated in…
Abstract Number: 94 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Effects of Age and Gender on Reference Levels of Biomarkers Comprising the Pediatric Renal Activity Index for Lupus Nephritis (p-RAIL)
Michael Bennett¹, Qing Ma², Jun Ying³, Prasad Devarajan¹ and Hermine Brunner⁴, ¹Nephrology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Dept of Nephrology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Center for Biostatistical Services, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Rheumatology, PRCSG, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease that disproportionately effects women and children of minorities. Renal Involvement (lupus nephritis, or LN) with…
Abstract Number: 9 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Biologically-Based Approach for Classifying Chronic Childhood Arthritis
Elham Rezaei¹, Daniel Hogan², Brett Trost², Anthony Kusalik², Susanne Benseler³, Gilles Boire⁴, David A. Cabral⁵, Bonnie Cameron⁶, Sarah Campillo⁷, Gaëlle Chédeville⁸, Paul Dancey⁹, Ciarán M. Duffy¹⁰, Karen N Watanabe Duffy¹¹, Janet Ellsworth¹², Simon Eng¹³, Brian M. Feldman¹⁴, John Gordon², Jaime Guzman¹⁵, Kristin Houghton¹⁶, Adam Huber¹⁷, Quaid Morris¹³, Bianca Lang¹⁸, Deborah M. Levy¹⁹, Loren Matheson²⁰, Kiem Oen²¹, Ross Petty²², Suzanne Ramsey²³, Johannes Roth²⁴, Dax Rumsey²⁵, Claire Saint-Cyr²⁶, Rayfel Schneider²⁷, Rosie Scuccimarri²⁸, Earl Silverman¹⁹, Lynn R. Spiegel²⁹, Elizabeth Stringer¹⁸, Shirley M.L. Tse³⁰, Lori Tucker³¹, Rae S.M. Yeung³² and Alan Rosenberg¹, ¹Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ²University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ³Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology Division, CHUS - Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵Pediatrics/Rm K4-121, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹Pediatrics, Janeway Children's Hospital, St. John's, NL, Canada, ¹⁰Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹¹Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹³University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁴Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁵Rheumatology, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ¹⁶Rheumatology/Pediatrics, British Columbia Childrens Hos, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ¹⁷IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada, ¹⁸Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ¹⁹Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²⁰University of Saskatchewan, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²²Pediatric Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²³Pediatric Rheumatology, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada, ²⁴Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital Eastern On, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²⁵Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²⁶Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²⁷Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²⁸Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Montreal Children's Hospital/McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²⁹Rheumatology/Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³⁰Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³¹Pediatric Rheum/Rm K4-120, BC Childrens Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³²Paediatrics, Immunology and Medical Science, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) comprises a heterogeneous group of conditions that share chronic arthritis as a common characteristic. International uniformity in classifying JIA, based…
Abstract Number: 57 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Quantification of Dynamic MRI examinations in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Nikolay Tzaribachev¹, Romiesa Hagoug², Polymnia Louka³, Joyee Islam³, Mark Hinton³, Olga Kubassova⁴ and Mikael Boesen⁵, ¹PRI - Pediatric Rheumatology Research Institute, Bad Bramstedt, Germany, ²Imaging, Image Analysis Group, London, United Kingdom, ³Image Analysis Group, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Image Analysis Group, Image Analysis Group, London, England, ⁵Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Frederiskberg, Denmark
Background/Purpose: In chronic inflammatory conditions, the need for a more objective measurement of disease activity has been identified, where dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) MRI as…
Abstract Number: 32 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
High Mobility Group Box 1 Protein in Children with Kawasaki Disease and Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Hon Yan Ng¹, Stefan Slomp², Tracy Wilson-Gerwing³, Joan Dietz⁴, Abid Lodhi⁵, Tanya Holt⁶ and Alan Rosenberg³, ¹Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ²Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ⁴University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ⁵Regina Qu'appelle Health Region, Regina, SK, Canada, ⁶University of Saskatchewan, Sasktoon, SK, Canada
Background/Purpose: High Mobility Group Box 1 Protein (HMGB1) is a nuclear protein that stabilizes DNA and modulates gene expression. In sepsis and in certain other…
Abstract Number: 31 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Predicting therapy response to IL-1 blockade in systemic JIA: a biomarker search
Nienke M. ter Haar¹, Rianne C. Scholman¹, Wilco de Jager², Nadia Ryter³, Ariane de Ganck⁴, Dirk Foell⁵, Sytze de Roock⁶ and Bas Vastert⁷, ¹Laboratory for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²Dept Immunology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³BÜHLMANN Laboratories AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Biogazelle NV, Zwijnaarde, Belgium, ⁵Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany, ⁶Laboratory of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁷Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) is an autoinflammatory disease, characterized by fever, rash and arthritis. The IL-1 and IL-6 pathway are crucial in…
Abstract Number: 143 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Influence of Age and Sex on Collagen-Induced Arthritis
Tracy Wilson-Gerwing¹, Arash Panahifar², David M.L. Cooper² and Alan Rosenberg¹, ¹Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ²Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Background/Purpose: Age and sex differences are found in certain subsets of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Collagen Induced Arthritis (CIA) in rodents has utility in assessing…
Abstract Number: 129 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Cell-bound Complement Activation Products Correlate with Disease Activity in Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Joyce Hui-Yuen¹, Derren Barken², John Conklin³, Tyler O'Malley⁴, Andrew Eichenfield⁵, Amy Starr⁶, Lisa F. Imundo⁷, Thierry Dervieux⁴ and Anca Askanase⁸, ¹Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Lake Success, NY, ²Exagen Diagnostics, Vista, CA, ³1261 Liberty Way Suite C, Exagen Diagnostics, Vista, CA, ⁴Research and Development, Exagen Diagnostics, Vista, CA, ⁵Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁶Pediatric Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁷Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁸Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Elevated levels of cell-bound complement activation products (C4d deposition on erythrocytes [EC4d] and B lymphocytes [BC4d], CB-CAPs) have been demonstrated to be sensitive and…
Abstract Number: 130 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Validation of MRP8/14 serum levels as biomarker for the diagnosis of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis in fever of unknown origin
Dirk Holzinger¹, Carolin Pretzer², Maria Miranda-Garcia^2,3, Hans Huppertz⁴, Gerd Horneff⁵, Johannes Peter Haas⁶, Gerd Ganser⁷, Jasmin B. Kuemmerle-Deschner⁸, Michael Frosch⁹, Johannes Roth¹⁰ and Dirk Foell², ¹Department of Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany, ²Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany, ³Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, Langen, Germany, ⁴Prof Hess Children’s Hospital Bremen, Bremen, Germany, ⁵Department of Pediatrics, Asklepios Clinics St. Augustin, Sankt Augustin, Germany, ⁶Centre for Pediatric Rheumatology Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, ⁷Pediatric Rheumatology, Sankt Josef Stift Sendenhorst, Sendenhorst, Germany, ⁸Pediatrics, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, ⁹Pediatric Pain Centre,, Children's and Adolescents' Hospital Datteln, Datteln, Germany, ¹⁰Institute of Immunology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
Background/Purpose: The differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a major challenge in pediatrics especially for differentiation of systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA)…
Abstract Number: 16 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Novel Serum Broad-Based Proteomic Discovery Analysis Identifies Proteins and Pathways Dysregulated in Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) Myositis Autoantibody Groups
Hanna Kim¹, Angélique Biancotto², Foo Cheung³, Terrance P. O'Hanlon⁴, Ira N. Targoff⁵, Yan Huang⁶, Frederick Miller⁴, Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky⁶ and Lisa G. Rider⁴, ¹Pediatric Translational Research Branch, NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ²Center for Human Immunology, Autoimmunity and Inflammation (CHI), NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³Center for Human Immunology Autoimmunity and Inflammation (CHI), NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Environmental Autoimmunity Group, NIEHS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁵VA Medical Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁶Translational Autoinflammatory Disease Studies (TADS), NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a complex heterogeneous autoimmune disease. Myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs), present in up to 80% of JDM patients, help define distinct phenotypes…

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