Abstracts tagged "Biomarkers"

Abstract Number: 2207 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma Cytokine Concentrations Are Associated With Folate Perturbations and Methotrexate Polyglutamate Accumulation In The Peripheral Blood Of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients Treated With Low-Dose Methotrexate
Ryan S. Funk¹, Leon van Haandel¹, Marcia Chan², Lanny J. Rosenwasser², Andrew Lasky³, Maria F. Ibarra⁴, Mark F. Hoeltzel⁵, J.S. Leeder¹ and Mara L Becker⁶, ¹Clinical Pharmacology and Medical Toxicology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, ²Pediatric Immunology Research, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, ³Pediatrics Rheumatology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatolgy, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, ⁵Rheumatology Section, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, ⁶Clinical Pharmacology and Rheumatology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate inhibits the production of inflammatory cytokines, but is also an antifolate. The activity of MTX is thought to depend on the formation of…
Abstract Number: 1747 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma MCP-1 and IL-10 Levels Predict Long-Term Progression Of Interstitial Lung Disease In Patients With Early Systemic Sclerosis
Minghua Wu¹, Claudia Pedroza², Gloria Salazar¹, Xiaodong Zhou¹, John D. Reveille¹, Maureen D. Mayes¹ and Shervin Assassi¹, ¹Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ²Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: The currently available clinical markers are not reliable predictors of long-term progression of systemic sclerosis (SSc) related interstitial lung disease (ILD). SSc patients have…
Abstract Number: 876 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prediction Of TNF Inhibitor Response In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Using Single Cell Network Profiling Of Intracellular Immune Signaling
Jason Ptacek¹, Rachael Hawtin², Brent Louie¹, Erik Evensen¹, James Cordeiro¹, Barbara Mittleman¹, Michelle Atallah¹, Alessandra Cesano², Clifton O. Bingham III³, Stacey Cofield⁴, Jeffrey R. Curtis⁵, Maria I. Danila⁴, Richard A. Furie⁶, MC Genovese⁷, Marc C. Levesque⁸, Larry W. Moreland⁸, Peter A. Nigrovic⁹, James R. O'Dell¹⁰, William H. Robinson¹¹, Nancy A. Shadick⁹, E. William St Clair¹², Christopher C. Striebich¹³, Geoffrey M Thiele¹⁴, Peter K. Gregersen⁶ and S. Louis Bridges Jr.⁴, ¹Nodality, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ²Nodality Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ³Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Lake Success, NY, ⁷Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁸University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁹Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, ¹⁰Veteran Affairs Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ¹¹VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ¹²Medicine, Duke Unversity Medical Center, Durham, NC, ¹³University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, ¹⁴Omaha VA and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Biomarkers predictive of drug efficacy are lacking in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and would be useful in clinical practice and clinical trials. Single cell…
Abstract Number: 83 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Oleuropein Or Rutin Consumption Decreases The Spontaneous Development Of OA In Hartley Guinea Pig
Christelle Sanchez¹, Marie-Noëlle Horcajada², Fanny Membrez Scalfo², Pierre Drion³, Fanny Comblain⁴, Elizabeth Offord² and Yves Henrotin⁴, ¹Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium, ²Nutrition and Health Department, Nestle Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland, ³GIGA CHU animal facilities, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium, ⁴Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Background/Purpose: To assess the potential protective effect of oleuropein and rutin, two polyphenols found in olive oil, fruits or vegetables, on osteoarthritis development Methods: Sixty…
Abstract Number: 2862 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Autoantigen Microarray Analysis Of Sera From New-Onset Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: A Distinct Autoantibody Profile Associated With Class III/IV Lupus Nephritis
Imelda Balboni¹, David Haddon², Vivian Diep², Cindy Limb² and Paul Utz², ¹Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ²Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous systemic autoimmune disease characterized by the production of autoantibodies directed against highly-conserved nuclear antigens. 15-20% of SLE…
Abstract Number: 2189 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
TLR 4 Endogenous Ligand MRP8/14 Levels in Enthesitis Related Arthritis (ERA) and Its Association With Disease Activity and TLR 4 Expression
Amita Aggarwal¹, Mujeeb Rahman¹, Arpita Myles², Priyanka Gaur² and Ramnath Misra¹, ¹Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ²Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis related arthritis (ERA) is an inflammatory disease of childhood that lacks autoreactive T and B cells. We have previously shown that surface expressed…
Abstract Number: 1716 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With Clinical Neurocognitive Dysfunction Have Lower Nodal Density and Connectivity On Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Jordan T. Jones¹, Mark DiFrancesco², Ahmad I. Zaal¹, Marisa S. Klein-Gitelman³, Darren Gitelman⁴, Jun Ying⁵ and Hermine Brunner¹, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Division of Rheumatology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ⁴Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁵Medicine-Internal Medicine-General Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Neurocognitive dysfunction (NCD) is common in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), and often difficult to detect with current resources. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is…
Abstract Number: 879 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serological Biomarkers Of Specific Mode Of Action For Early Identification Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Respond To Anti-IL6 Or Anti-TNF Treatment
Anne C. Bay-Jensen¹, Natasja Stæhr Gudman², Anne Sofie Siebuhr¹, Claus Christiansen³ and Morten Asser Karsdal², ¹Cartilage Biomarkers and Research, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ²Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark, ³Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized debilitating joint destruction, if not treated aggressively in the patient in most need of treatment. …
Abstract Number: L19 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Kellgren-Lawrence Grade (KL) 0 Vs. KL 1 Knees Differ in Their MRI Predictors of Subsequent Radiographic Osteoarthritis
C.Kent Kwoh¹, Ali Guermazi², Tomoko Fujii³, Robert M. Boudreau³, Michael Hannon⁴, Jason Grago⁴, David Hunter⁵, Felix Eckstein⁶ and Frank Roemer⁷, ¹Department of Medicine, The University of Arizona Arthritis Center, Tucson, AZ, ²Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ⁶Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria, ⁷Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Kellgren-Lawrence grade (KL) 1, defined by a questionable osteophyte and/or doubtful joint space narrowing, is thought to be an intermediate stage from non-OA (i.e.,…
Abstract Number: 2865 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gene Expression Profiles Of Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes In Early Stage Of Oligoarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Are Different In Extended Versus Persistent Course
AnneMarie C. Brescia¹, Megan M. Simonds², Suzanne M. McCahan², Paul T. Fawcett² and Carlos D. Rose¹, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Thomas Jefferson University/ AI duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, ²Nemours Research, Nemours/AI duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: Our goal is the identification of informative synovial biomarkers to predict persistent vs extended course in oligoarticular JIA patients. Methods: Stored remnant synovial fluid…
Abstract Number: 2071 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adipokines Contribute To The Inflammatory Response In Adult and Juvenile Myositis
Molly S. Hein¹, Cynthia S. Crowson², Helen Khun², Consuelo Lopez de Padilla³, Erik J. Peterson⁴, Emily Baechler⁵ and Ann M. Reed¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Rheumatology/Immunology Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: Recently adipokines have been implicated for their role in regulating immune and inflammatory responses in autoimmune disease. To test the hypothesis that adipokines are…
Abstract Number: 1609 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
AMG 811 (anti-IFN-gamma) Treatment Leads To a Reduction In The Whole Blood IFN-Signature and Serum CXCL10 In Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results Of Two Phase I Studies
David A. Martin¹, Andrew Welcher², Michael Boedigheimer², Zahir Amoura³, Alan Kivitz⁴, Jill P. Buyon⁵, Jorge Sanchez-Guerrero⁶, Juanita Romero-Diaz⁷, Alla Rudinskaya⁸, Kevin M. Latinis⁹, S Cohen¹⁰, Cynthia Aranow¹¹, Mike Damore², Winnie Sohn², Kit Chiu², Christine Wang¹², Naren Chirmule², Barbara Sullivan² and James Chung², ¹Medical Sciences, Amgen, Seattle, WA, ²Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, ³Department of Internal Medicine 2. Referal center for SLE/APS, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France, ⁴Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ⁵Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶UHN Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁸Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT, ⁹Latinis Rheumatology, Leawood, KS, ¹⁰Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, ¹¹The Feinstein Institute, Manhasset, NY, ¹²Biostatistics, Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA
Background/Purpose: Interferon-gamma (IFN-g) is a major pro-inflammatory cytokine that modulates the function of several important populations of immune cells including B cells, T cells, and…
Abstract Number: 881 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Time To Renal Flare and Renal Disease Activity Over a 1 Year Period Is associated With Urinary TWEAK Levels In Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Nicolas Wisniacki¹, Chris Stebbins², Jadwiga Bienkowska³, Susan Gawlak², Donald Bennett⁴, Yuhong Xiang⁵, Andrea Dearth⁶, Linda C. Burkly⁷, Ann Ranger⁶, Carrie Wager⁵, Laurence S. Magder⁸ and Michelle Petri⁹, ¹Medical Research, Biogen Idec, Maidenhead, United Kingdom, ²Translational Medicine, Biogen Idec, Cambridge, MA, ³Translational Medicine, Biogen Idec Inc., Cambridge, MA, ⁴Biostatistics, Biogen idec, Cambridge, MA, ⁵Biostatistics, Biogen Idec, Cambridge, MA, ⁶Biogen Idec Inc, Cambridge, MA, ⁷Biogen Idec, Cambridge, MA, ⁸Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) is a member of the TNF superfamily that signals through its distinct, highly inducible receptor, FGF-inducible molecule 14…
Abstract Number: L13 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum 14-3-3η Marks RA Development in Arthralgia and Radiographic Progression in Early RA Patients
D. van Schaardenburg¹, Marian van Beers-Tas², Karin Britsemmer², Mairead Murphy³, Walter P. Maksymowych⁴, Maarten Boers⁵ and Anthony Marotta⁶, ¹Jan van Breemen Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Jan van Breemen Research Institute | Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Augurex Life Sciences Corp., North Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Deapartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Jan van Breemen Research Institute/Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Augurex Life Sciences Corp, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The focus of RA management is increasingly towards early detection and treatment. While newly-diagnosed patients will benefit from treatment decisions based on more robust…
Abstract Number: 2805 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovial Explant Inflammatory Mediator Production Is Associated With Synovitis While Not With Bone Marrow Edema In Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross Sectional Study
Martin Andersen¹, Mikael Boesen², Karen Ellegaard¹, Robin Christensen³, Kalle Söderström⁴, Søren Torp-Pedersen¹, Bente Danneskiold-Samsøe¹, Else Marie Bartels⁵, Nina Vendel⁶, Niels H. Søe⁷, Pieter Spee⁸, Ulrik GW Mørch⁹, Lars Karlsson⁴ and Henning Bliddal¹⁰, ¹Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Denmark, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ²Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Department of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Denmark, Frederiskberg, Denmark, ³Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Denmark, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ⁴Biopharmaceutical Research Unit, Novo Nordisk, Translational Immunology, Biopharmaceutical Research Unit, Måløv, Novo Nordisk, Denmark, Måløv, Denmark, ⁵Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital,Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Denmark, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ⁶Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Operations, Gentofte University Hospital, Denmark, Hellerup, Denmark, ⁷Department of Orthopedics, Section of Hand Surgery, Gentofte University Hospital, Department of Orthopedics, Section of Hand Surgery, Gentofte University Hospital, Denmark, Hellerup, Denmark, ⁸Biopharmaceutical Research Unit Novo Nordisk, Translational Immunology, Biopharmaceutical Research Unit, Måløv, Novo Nordisk, Denmark, Måløv, Denmark, ⁹Biomarkers, Søborg, Novo Nordisk, Denmark, Biomarkers, Søborg, Novo Nordisk, Denmark, Søborg, Denmark, ¹⁰The Parker Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Synovitis and bone damage may represent two distinct but overlapping pathological processes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Whereas the bulk of synovial cells contribute to…

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