Abstract Number: 1033 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Mass Cytometric Immunophenotyping Highlights a Dysregulated T cell-B Cell Axis in Patients with New-onset Lupus
Background/Purpose: The immune cell subsets most altered early in SLE disease course remain unclear. Defining abnormalities in lymphocyte populations in patients with new-onset SLE may…Abstract Number: 2799 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sjogren’s Syndrome Minor Salivary Gland CD4+ T Cells Associate with Oral Disease Features and Have a T Follicular Helper-like Transcriptional Profile
Background/Purpose: The predominant salivary gland (SG) T cell types contributing to disease in Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) are unclear. This study assessed the frequency and number…Abstract Number: 1104 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mass Cytometry Analysis Detects Dysregulated T Cell Complement Responses in Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Aberrant CD4+ T cell activation is implicated in disease progression in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Activated T cells release various cytokines that may drive inflammation,…Abstract Number: 85 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Enhanced IFN-γ STAT1 Signaling in CD4 T Cell Populations and Attenuated IL-2 STAT5 Signaling Contribute to the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Background/Purpose: Type I (IFN-α) and type II (IFN-γ) interferons are important mediators of autoimmunity. However, there is conflicting evidence regarding the contribution of IFN-γ to…Abstract Number: 1727 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Analysis in Systemic Sclerosis Reveals Hypomethylation of Interferon-Associated Genes in CD4+ and CD8+ T Cells
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex systemic autoimmune disease caused by complicated interaction between genetic, epigenetic and environmental risk factors. Evidence showed epigenetic modifications,…Abstract Number: 128 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Treatment Response in Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis is Associated With Transcriptional Changes and Chromatin Reorganization in CD4+ T cells
Background/Purpose: The polyarticular form of JIA is associated with well-documented transcriptional abnormalities in peripheral blood cells. The abnormalities can be observed in neutrophils, peripheral blood…Abstract Number: 2418 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rnaseq Reveals Treatment-Associated Gene Expression Dynamics in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis CD4+ T Cells
Background/Purpose: While the field of pediatric rheumatology has made enviable strides in improving the lives of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), there is still…Abstract Number: 3108 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Citrullinated Aggrecan Peptides Are Targets of Auto-Reactive CD4+ T-Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: T-cell frequencies against citrullinated epitopes derived from major auto-antibody targets (vimentin, fibrinogen, α-enolase) are increased in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Emerging serologic data suggests antibody reactivity…Abstract Number: 1255 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Patterns in CD4+ T Reveal Significant Contribution of DNA Methylation to Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints. Recent evidence showed more and more importance of the epigenetic…Abstract Number: 1940 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Circulating Reservoir of Pathogenic-like CD4+ T Cells Shares a Genetic and Phenotypic Signature with the Inflamed Synovial Micro-Environment
Background/Purpose: Systemic immunological processes are profoundly shaped by the micro-environments where antigen recognition occurs. Identifying molecular signatures distinctive of such processes is pivotal to understand…Abstract Number: 2602 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reduced Frequencies Of Circulating CD8 T Cells In Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis Is Associated With Worse Skin Scores
Background/Purpose: Diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Measurement of skin thickness (modified Rodnan skin score (mRss)) is a surrogate…Abstract Number: 2404 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CXCL13-Producing CD4 T-Cells In Rheumatoid Synovitis Are a Distinct Subset
Background/Purpose: Ectopic lymphoid structures are frequently formed in synovial tissues of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Several reports suggested that CD4 T-cells have a crucial…Abstract Number: 2410 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects Of Leptin and Adiponectin On Proliferation and Activation Were Are Significantly Increased In CD4+ T Cells From Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: In vitro and in vivo studies suggest that leptin and adiponectin are involved in the development of inflammation in RA patients. Previous findings by…Abstract Number: 2356 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor Levels and The CD4/CD8 Ratio As Predictors Of The Efficacy Of Abatacept In Biologics-naïve Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Abatacept (ABT) is a recombinant fusion protein consisting of the extracellular domain of human CTLA-4, binding to CD80/86 on antigen presenting cells and thereby…Abstract Number: 2301 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
T Cell Proliferative Response To Type II Collagen In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: To compare the frequency of Collagen II reactive T cells in RA patients and healthy control and evaluating the relationship of Collagen II reactive…