Abstract Number: 81 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovial Expression Of CCL19, MCP-1, and Their Receptors In Patients With Meniscal Injury: Variability and Relationship With Knee Symptoms
Background/Purpose: Patients with meniscal injury are at increased risk for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA), and often already have intraoperative signs of early-stage cartilage degradation. We…Abstract Number: 1674 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Myeloid Related Proteins Induce Muscle Derived Inflammatory Mediators in Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: The etiopathogenesis of Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) remains poorly understood. In particular the contribution of monocytes or macrophages, which are frequently observed to be an…Abstract Number: 42 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Role of Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1 Alpha Through Smad and MAPK Pathway On Endochondral Ossification
Background/Purpose: The main cellular events of articular chondrocytes during osteoarthritis are a loss of the traits as permanent cartilage, and a transition to hypertrophic chondrocytes…Abstract Number: 1603 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inhibitor of DNA Binding 1 As a Secreted Angiogenic Transcription Factor in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by enhanced blood vessel development in joint synovium. This involves the recruitment of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), allowing for…Abstract Number: 1506 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Primary Human Scleroderma Dermal Endothelial Cells Exhibit Defective Angiogenesis
Background/Purpose: Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, plays a critical role in a number of pathological processes including systemic sclerosis (scleroderma, SSc). SSc is…Abstract Number: 1474 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interferon-Inducible Chemokines Correlate with Disease Severity in Systemic Sclerosis
Plasma Interferon Inducible Chemokine Score: Stable Marker of Disease Severity in Systemic SclerosisABSTRACT:Background/Purpose: The most prominent gene expression profile in the peripheral blood of patients…Abstract Number: 1101 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Condroitin Sulfate Decreases Chemokine Levels and Synovitis in knee osteoarthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Synovitis is one of the major signs of structure damage in osteoarthritis (OA) progression. Chondroitin sulfate (CS) is an effective drug in the treatment…Abstract Number: 1064 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CD1c-Expressing Myeloid Dendritic Cells From Joints of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Produce Increased Levels of T Cell-Attracting Chemokines and Strongly Activate Autologous T Cells
Background/Purpose: Myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs) are potent T cell-activating antigen-presenting cells that have been implicated to play a crucial role in the regulation of tolerance…Abstract Number: 899 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Role for Soluble Interleukin-6 Receptor As an Antagonist of Interleukin-27 Signaling
Background/Purpose: Recently, it has been reported that interleukin (IL)-27 treatment reduces inflammation and ameliorates arthritis in collagen-induced arthritis mice. IL-27 is a heterodimeric cytokine composed…Abstract Number: 879 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fucosyltransferase 1 (fut1) Is Overexpressed in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Tissue and Modifies Cytokine Production
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation and joint destruction. Angiogenesis and cytokine production are involved in the pathogenesis of…Abstract Number: 2353 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
TLR2 Activation by Acute Serum Amyloid A Induces Pro-Inflammatory Mechanisms in a Novel Ex Vivo Temporal Artery Explant Culture/Model of Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of primary vasculitis. The pathogenesis of this disease is characterised by disregulated angiogenesis and inflammatory…Abstract Number: 881 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Microrna-155 Regulates Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors in Rheumatoid Arthritis Monocyte
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by synovial tissue inflammation leading to joint destruction. Monocytes/macrophages are major effector cells in RA synovitis, principally by releasing…Abstract Number: 2338 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
1,25(OH)2D3 Modulates the Migration Pattern of Th17 Cells From Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Vitamin D has suppressive effects on autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Within these diseases, T-helper-17 (Th17) cells have been implicated to play…Abstract Number: 883 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Role of Phospholipase D1 (PLD1) in the Expression of Proinflammatory Genes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts (RASF)
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-17 (IL-17) and Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNFa), when co-applied to RASF, induce synergistic expression of proinflammatory genes such as IL-6 and IL-8. Work…Abstract Number: 2288 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role of TCR Vä1+ NKT Cells in Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Interstitial Pneumonitis
Background/Purpose: Interstitial pneumonia (IP) is one of the critical complications in patients with several autoimmune diseases. However, the exact mechanism of IP remains elusive. Recently,…