Abstract Number: 0870 • ACR Convergence 2021
Blood Brain Barrier Integrity and Brain Imaging Patterns in Patients with SLE
Background/Purpose: The pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) has not been fully elucidated. Recent evidence suggests impaired blood brain barrier (BBB) integrity as a possible mechanism…Abstract Number: 0410 • ACR Convergence 2020
Exploring Gene Expression Profile of Primary Central Nervous System Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Primary CNS vasculitis (PCNSV) is an uncommon and poorly understood disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It includes heterogeneous histopathological patterns, clinical…Abstract Number: 0978 • ACR Convergence 2020
Border-associated Macrophages Drive Recruitment of Immune Cells into the Choroid Plexus in Mice with Neuropsychiatric Lupus
Background/Purpose: Neuropsychiatric manifestations are observed in 20-40% of systemic lupus erythematosus patients, including cognitive deficits and affective behaviors such as anxiety and depression. Neuropsychiatric lupus…Abstract Number: 1747 • ACR Convergence 2020
Brain fMRI Predicts Responses to Certolizumab Pegol in RA. an International, Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial (PreCePRA)
Background/Purpose: Personalization of RA treatment is not optimal due to lack of predictors. We previously demonstrated in RA patients that central nervous system (CNS) pain…Abstract Number: 1750 • ACR Convergence 2020
Longitudinal Change in the Central Nervous System Pain Response After Treatment with Certolizumab or Placebo. a Post-hoc Analysis from the Pre-CEPRA Trial
Background/Purpose: Biologicals - bring a hope of recovery or amelioration to people suffering from RA, but only half of the patients respond to such treatment.…Abstract Number: PP07 • ACR Convergence 2020
Improving Communication with My Physician Drastically Improved My Health
Background/Purpose: In 2011, at the age of 14, I was sent to the emergency room with a platelet count of 19. The hematologist diagnosed me…Abstract Number: 2438 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Autoantibody Mediated Salivary Gland Hypofunction in Sjögren’s Syndrome Involves Activation of Innate Immunity and Endothelial Cells
Background/Purpose: The presence of autoantibodies reactive against the Ro52/TRIM21 protein is a hallmark of Sjögren’s syndrome. We have reported that Ro52-immunized mice develop IgG deposits…
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