Abstract Number: 115 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
CD8+ Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Are Clonally-expanded in IgG4-related Disease and Home to Affected Tissues
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a chronic immune-mediated fibrotic disease often causing multi-organ involvement. We have previously reported the association of SLAMF7+ CD4+ cytotoxic T…Abstract Number: 122 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Inhibition of Necroptosis Suppresses Muscle Cell Death and Inflammatory Infiltrate, and Improves Muscle Strength in Experimental Polymyositis
Background/Purpose: In polymyositis (PM), CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) are assumed to induce muscle cell death. We presumed that the injured muscle cells release pro-inflammatory…Abstract Number: 148 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Level of CD38 Expression in SLE CD8 T Cells Dictates Decreased Cytotoxicity
Background/Purpose: CD38 is an ectonucleotidase that has the ability to degrade nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD). The percentage of CD38 expressing CD8 T cells are increased…Abstract Number: 1080 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hypomethylation of STAT1 and HLA-DRB1 in CD8+ T Cells Is Associated with Type-I Interferon-Dependent HLA-DRB1 Overexpression and Activation of Autologous CD4+ T Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by epigenetic dysregulation, and increased autoantibody and type-I interferon (IFN) production. The goal of this…Abstract Number: 2042 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immunophenotypic Analysis of Tissue-Resident Memory T Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Immunophenotypic analysis of tissue-resident memory T cells in rheumatoid arthritisSeokchan Hong1 Jae Hyung Jung1,2, Jung Sun Lee1, Jae Bum Won1, Doo-Ho Lim3, Yong-Gil Kim1, Chang-Keun…Abstract Number: 2122 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CD38 over-Expression in CD8 Positive Cells Defines a Group of Patients with SLE Prone to Infections
Background/Purpose: It has been previously shown by our laboratory that CD38 gene expression is increased in the peripheral blood T cell from patients with SLE.…Abstract Number: 2544 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes of CD4-(CD8+) Regulatory T Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and during Interleukin-2 Therapy
Background/Purpose: Recent studies have showed that quantitative and/or functional abnormalities of the regulatory T cells (Tregs) may play a vital role in the development of…Abstract Number: 2801 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel B-Cell-Helper IL-21-Producing CD8+ T Cell Subset Involved in the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: A plethora of evidence from genome-wide association studies and relevant animal models implicates a pivotal role of T cells in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid…Abstract Number: 2424 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CD8-Positive Lymphocytes in Biopsy Specimens Predict Spontaneous Regression of Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Methotrexate
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a high risk of developing lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs). LPDs that develop in patients treated with methotrexate (MTX) are…Abstract Number: 2425 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Decline in CD8+IFNγ+ Subset but Rise in CD8+IL17+ on Methotrexate Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: CD8 T cells comprise 40 % of all T cells in the synovial compartment and are detectable in he preclinical stages as well. They…Abstract Number: 176 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Induces Lupus Kidney Disease By Facilitating Antigen Cross-Presentation Via the Increase of Endosomal Sec61
Background/Purpose: Repeated immunization with exogenous antigen such as ovalbumin (OVA) induces SLE in mice otherwise not prone to spontaneous autoimmune diseases, in which autoantibody-inducing CD4…Abstract Number: 1913 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B Cell Depletion Therapy Impact CD8 T Cells in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: In anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies associated vasculitis (AAV), several clues suggest that the efficacy of B cell depletion therapy lies beyond the suppression of ANCA-producing…Abstract Number: 2863 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Frequency of Terminally Differentiated CD8+ T Cells Characterize Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients with Renal Involvement
Background/Purpose: SLE is a highly heterogeneous disease. The identification of disease subtypes with different pathological mechanisms is crucial to identify subjects with different disease progression…Abstract Number: 2930 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Specific Metabolic and Functional Changes in Peripheral CD8+ T Cells Specifically Distinguish RA from PSA and SPA
Background/Purpose: Studies by our team and others have shown that CD8 T cells (CD8s) in RA have a pro-inflammatory, cytotoxic effector phenotype and may, therefore,…Abstract Number: 1929 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Somatic Mutations in Clonally Expanded Cytotoxic Lymphocytes in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the mechanisms initiating immune dysregulation leading to joint damage are incompletely understood. Previous studies show that large CD8+ T cell…