Abstracts tagged "Biomarkers"

Abstract Number: 2159 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Biomarkers in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Akihiko Okayama¹, Masako Iwanaga², Yasuko Sagara³, Toshihiko Hidaka⁴, Kunihiko Umekita⁵, Kazumi Nakano⁶, Toshiki Watanabe⁶, Yoshihisa Yamano⁷, Yoshiro Horai⁸, Hideki Nakamura⁹ and Atsushi Kawakami⁹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases and Laboratory Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, ²The Jikei University of School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Japanese Red Cross Kyushu Block Blood Center, Fukuoka, Japan, ⁴Zenjinkai Shimin-No-Mori Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan, ⁵University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, ⁶Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, Department of Medical Genome Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan, ⁸Departments of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁹Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Background/Purpose: Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the causative agent of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). It has been debated recently whether or not immunosuppressive…
Abstract Number: 1632 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Liopxin A4 a Biomarker for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?
Manal Sedky Abdou¹, Dina Effat², Lamiaa Mansour³, Mona mohsen Abdul Salam³ and Noha abd El Baky⁴, ¹rheumatology and rehabilitation kasr el aini hospital, faculty of medicin, cairo university, cairo, Egypt, ²rheumatology and rehabilitation, faculty of medicin, cairo university, giza, Egypt, ³clinical and chemical pathology, faculty of medicin, cairo university, cairo, Egypt, ⁴rheumatology and rehabilitation, faculty of medicin, cairo university, cairo, Egypt
Background/Purpose : Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by autoantibody production and immune complex deposition which trigger both a local and systemic inflammatory response. The…
Abstract Number: 1138 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) Genetic Variants Determine VIP Serum Levels and Could be Used As a Prognosis Biomarker
Amalia Lamana¹, Iria Valino-Seoane², Luis Rodriguez-Rodriguez³, Javier Leceta², Yasmina Juarranz², Ana M. Ortiz Garcia¹, Carmen Martinez-Mora⁴, Benjamín Fernández-Gutiérrez³, Isidoro González-Alvaro⁵, Rosa P Gomariz² and Rosario Garcia-Vicuña⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa. IIS Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ²Cellular Biology, School of Biology. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain, ⁴Cellular Biology, School of Medicine. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa. IIS La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: VIP has shown immunoregulatory properties in assays performed with human or murine cells. VIP has demonstrated a therapeutic effect in a murine model of…
Abstract Number: 629 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biomarkers of Chondrocyte Activity Are Increased in Psoriasis Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis
Natasja Stæhr Gudman¹, Heidi Lausten Munk², Anne Friesgaard Christensen³, Leif Ejstrup⁴, Grith Lykke Sørensen⁵, Anne Gitte Loft³, Morten A. Karsdal⁶, Anne C. Bay-Jensen⁷, Yi He⁸, Anne Sofie Siebuhr⁹ and Peter Junker², ¹Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark, ²Department of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, ³Department of Rheumatology, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Esbjerg Hospital, Esbjerg, Denmark, ⁵Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicin, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ⁶Research & Development, Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark, ⁷Cartilage Biomarkers and Research, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ⁸Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ⁹Rheumatology, Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis arthritis (PsA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) are both inflammatory joint diseases in which the pathogenesis is not fully understood. However, both pathologies are associated…
Abstract Number: 222 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
OA Phenotypes Rather Than Disease Stage Drive Structural Progression – Identification of Structural Progressors from 2 Phase III Randomized Clinical studies with Symptomatic Knee OA
Morten Asser Karsdal¹, Anne C. Bay-Jensen², Asger Bihlet³, Peter Alexandersen⁴, Inger Byrjalsen³, Bente J. Riis³ and Claus Christiansen³, ¹Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark, ²Cartilage Biomarkers and Research, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ³Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ⁴Center for Clinical and Basic Research, Vejle, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a heterogeneous disorder, with several possible drivers of disease progression. Up to 50% of OA patients do not structurally progress, emphasizing…
Abstract Number: 2147 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Automatically Extracted Quantitative Biomarkers for Assessing Connective Tissue Disease Using Nailfold Capillaroscopy
Michael Berks¹, Graham Dinsdale², Andrea Murray², Tonia Moore³, Chris Taylor¹ and Ariane Herrick², ¹Centre for Imaging Sciences, University of Manchester, Institute of Population Health, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose Videomicroscopy can capture high-magnification images of nailfold capillaries, allowing non-invasive assessment of microvasculature change indicative of connective tissue disease. Whilst images may be qualitatively…
Abstract Number: 1631 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cell Bound Complement Activation Products and Their Relationship to Disease Activity and Quality of Life Measures in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Richard Furie¹, Jill P. Buyon², R. Ramsey-Goldman³, Chaim Putterman⁴, Kenneth Kalunian⁵, Tyler O'Malley⁶, John Conklin⁷, Derren Barken⁸ and Thierry Dervieux⁹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, North Shore-LIJ Health System, Great Neck, NY, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴The Division of Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ⁵UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ⁶Research and Development, Exagen Diagnostics, Inc., Vista, CA, ⁷1261 Liberty Way Suite C, Exagen Diagnostics, Inc., Vista, CA, ⁸Exagen Diagnostics, Inc., Vista, CA, ⁹rd, Exagen Diagnostics, Inc., Vista, CA
Background/Purpose: To assess the association between cell bound complement activation products (CBCAPS) and measures of disease activity and quality of life in systemic lupus erythematosus…
Abstract Number: 1135 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genes Involved in Cartilage Synthesis and Risk to Knee Osteoarthritis
Abhishek Mishra Sr., Rajeshwar Srivastava II, Divya Sanghi III, Ajai Singh IV and Devendra Parmar V, Deptt of Orthopaedic Surgery, King George's Medical University,, Lucknow, India
Background/Purpose Osteoarthritis (OA), characterized by gradual loss of articular cartilage in the joint, is a leading cause of disability among the elderly people. Though the…
Abstract Number: 628 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Predictive Value of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Biomarkers for Progression of Atherosclerosis in Psoriatic Disease
Lihi Eder¹, Fatima Abji¹, Cheryl Rosen², Vinod Chandran¹ and Dafna D. Gladman¹, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Dermatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose The pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying the accelerated atherosclerosis in patients with psoriatic disease (PsD) are unknown. We aimed to investigate candidate pathways involved in this…
Abstract Number: 137 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Metalloproteinase-3 As a Soluble Biomarker of Synovitis Using Weighted Joint Counts Assessed Clinically and on Ultrasound Imaging
Agata Burska^1,2, Elizabeth Hensor^2,3, Jackie L. Nam³, Lukasz Kozera⁴, Richard J. Wakefield³, Paul Emery³ and Ann W Morgan⁵, ¹NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds., Leeds, United Kingdom, ²joint first authorship, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Faculty of Pharmacy and Laboratory Diagnostics, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland, Wroclaw, Poland, ⁵NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Synovial inflammation is known to play a central role in articular cartilage degradation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA); it could be a passive marker of…
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.,…

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