Abstracts tagged "chemokines"

Abstract Number: 0017 • ACR Convergence 2024
Syndecan-1 Plays a Role in the Pathogenesis of Sjögren’s Syndrome by Inducing B-cell Chemotaxis Through CXCL13-heparan Sulfate Interaction
Sang Jin Lee¹, Nan Young Lee², Eun Joo Lee³, Ji Ae Jang³, Gun Woo Kim³ and Eon Jeong Nam², ¹Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea, ²Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea, ³Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a prototypical autoimmune disorder with lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine and non-exocrine epithelia, where complex interactions between innate and adaptive…
Abstract Number: 0048 • ACR Convergence 2024
Role of the Chemokine CCL22 in Rheumatoid Arthritis Development
Marcelo Afonso¹, Masa Filipovic¹, Alexandra Argyriou², Alexandra Circiumaru³, Mikael Ringh¹, Konstantin Carlberg¹, Vijay Joshua¹, Szu-Jing Chen¹, Marianne Engström¹, Heidi Wähämaa¹, Tomas Ekström¹, Marc H Wadsworth II⁴, Ravi Kumar¹, Aaron Winkler⁵, Vivianne Malmström¹, Anca Catrina¹, Karine Chemin¹, Aase Hensvold¹ and Bence Réthi¹, ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden, ³Division for Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet; Center for Rheumatology, Academic Specialist Center, Stockholm region, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Pfizer, Cambridge, ⁵Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Understanding alterations of the immune homeostasis in individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be a key to achieve earlier diagnosis and prevention.…
Abstract Number: 0011 • ACR Convergence 2023
Clock Gene Bmal1 Promotes Transcriptional Activity of NF-κB to Regulate Production of Inflammatory Mediators in RA-FLS
Hikari Tsukamoto¹, Kenta Kaneshiro², Kohsuke Yoshida¹, Koji Tateishi³, Yasuhiro Terashima³, Nao Shibanuma⁴, Yoshitada Sakai⁵ and Akira Hashiramoto¹, ¹Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan, ²Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Osaka, Japan, ³Kohnan Kakogawa Hospital, Kakogawa, Japan, ⁴Kobe Kaisei Hospital, Kobe, Japan, ⁵Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune polyarthritis characterized by 'tumor-like' proliferation of RA fibroblast-like synovial cells (RA-FLS), has characteristic symptoms such as "morning stiffness of…
Abstract Number: 0309 • ACR Convergence 2023
Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Immunogenicity of Repeated Dosing of GSK3858279 in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Phase I, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
Jagtar Singh Nijjar¹, Kathy Abbott-Banner², Riju Ray³, Sam Munoz Vicente¹, Jane H. Bentley¹, Catherine Muya¹, Sarah Siederer¹, Eirini Panoilia¹, Damon Bass⁴, Disala Fernando⁵ and Edward C. Emery¹, ¹GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, United Kingdom, ²GlaxoSmithKline, Brentford, United Kingdom, ³GSK Research, Triangle Park, ⁴GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Providence, RI, ⁵GlaxoSmithKline, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Chronic pain is an unmet need in osteoarthritis (OA) as current therapies have limited analgesia and side effects. The chemokine CCL17 mediates inflammatory pain…
Abstract Number: 0554 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Refined Disease Activity Immune Index Informed by Select Immune Mediators That Characterizes Clinical Disease Activity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Melissa Munroe¹, Derek Blankenship², Daniele DeFreese², Adrian Holloway², Mohan Purushothaman², Wade DeJager³, Susan Macwana³, Joel Guthridge³, Stan Kamp³, Nancy Redinger³, Teresa Aberle³, Eliza Chakravarty³, Cristina Arriens⁴, Yanfeng Li⁵, Hu Zeng⁵, Stephanie Dezzutti⁶, Peter Izmirly⁷, Uma Thanarajasingam⁵, Diane L. Kamen⁶, Jill Buyon⁸, Judith James³ and Eldon Jupe², ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; Progentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, ²Progentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Arthritis & Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁷New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁸NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease marked by varied disease activity, underscored by complex immune dysregulation, including altered immune mediators and…
Abstract Number: 0915 • ACR Convergence 2023
IL-16+ Is Abundantly Expressed by Kidney-infiltrating Myeloid and Lymphoid Cells in Lupus Nephritis: A Spatially Resolved Multiplexed Approach
Alessandra Ida Celia¹, Xiaoping Yang², Hana Minsky², Silvia Malvica², Michelle Petri³, the Accelerating Medicines Partnership in RA/SLE⁴, Avi Rosenberg⁵ and Andrea Fava², ¹John Hopkins University of Medicine, Rome, Italy, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ⁴Multiple, Multiple, ⁵Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: We previously discovered that IL-16 is the urinary protein most strongly correlated with histological activity in lupus nephritis (LN), followed by neutrophil degranulation products…
Abstract Number: 1124 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Double-blind, Placebo-parallel Controlled Phase III Clinical Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Hemay005 Tablets in Patients with Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis in China
Charles Jones¹, Jianzhong Zhang², Lihua Wang³, Xunyi Dai⁴, Huimin Wang⁵, Xiadong Bi⁶, Xinsuo Duan⁷, Zudong Meng⁸, Zhongwei Tian⁹, Aie Xu¹⁰, Bin Yang¹¹, Shuping Guo¹², Wei Li¹³, Qingchun Diao¹⁴, Hong Fang¹⁵, Yongjun Liu¹⁶, Juanli Fan¹⁷, Min Yan¹⁸, Sensen Lin¹⁹, Mingfei Zhu²⁰, xianjun Hu²⁰, Jinfeng Lin²⁰ and Mingye Bi²¹, ¹Hemay Pharmaceuticals, Tianjin, China, ²Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Jinan Central Hospital, Jinan, China, ⁴Wuxi Second People's Hospital, Wuxi, China, ⁵Jinzhong First People's Hospital, Jinzhong, China, ⁶Nanyang First People's Hospital, Nanyang, China, ⁷Chengde Medical College Affiliated Hospital, Chengde, China, ⁸Shiyan City People's Hospital, Shiyan, China, ⁹The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical College, Weihui, China, ¹⁰Hangzhou Third People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China, ¹¹Skin Disease Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, ¹²The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China, ¹³West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, ¹⁴Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing, China, ¹⁵The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, ¹⁶Qiqihar Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Qiqihar, China, ¹⁷Yuncheng Central Hospital, Yuncheng, China, ¹⁸Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital, Dongying, China, ¹⁹Hangzhou Tigermed, Hangzhou, China, ²⁰Clinical Department, Tianjin Hemay Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tianjin, China, ²¹Wuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi, China
Background/Purpose: Hemay005 is an orally active selective PDE4 inhibitor under clinical development for treating chronic inflammatory diseases. Hemay005 significantly inhibits the activation of T lymphocytes,…
Abstract Number: 2176 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cellular and Proteomic Changes Following Administration of Peresolimab, in a Phase 2a Trial in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Robert J. Benschop¹, Jay Tuttle¹, Paul Emery², Christoph Preuss¹, Mark Daniels¹, Veavi Ching-Yun Chan¹, Pia Yachi¹ and Ajay Nirula¹, ¹Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ²Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Peresolimab is a humanized immunoglobulin G1 monoclonal antibody that stimulates human programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1). Peresolimab demonstrated superiority to placebo in Disease…
Abstract Number: 2206 • ACR Convergence 2023
Increased Frequency of Activated MAIT Cells Expressing the Gut Homing Receptor CCR9 in Patients with Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Eric Toussirot¹, Caroline Laheurte², Eléonore Gravelin², Charline Vauchy³, Marc Puyraveau³ and Philippe Saas⁴, ¹University Hospital of Besancon, Besançon, France, ²INSERM UMR1098, plateforme de biomonitoring, EFS Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Besançon, France, ³INSERM CIC-1431, Besançon, France, ⁴INSERM UMR1098, EFS Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
Background/Purpose: MAIT (mucosal associated invariant T) cells are involved in mucosa defense against bacteria. This cellular subset is characterized by a semi-invariant αβ TCR and…
Abstract Number: 2352 • ACR Convergence 2023
High Serum C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 10 (CXCL10) Potentially Predicts New Onset of Systemic Sclerosis-Interstitial Lung Disease
Yehya Al-Adwi, Isabella Atzeni, Berber Doornbos-van der Meer, Marcel J van der Leij, Bart-Jan Kroesen, Alja Stel, Wim Timens, C.Tji Gan, Harry van Goor, Johanna Westra and Douwe J Mulder, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis-interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) is the leading cause of death in SSc patients. There is an unmet need for predictive biomarkers of ILD…
Abstract Number: 2357 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Involvement of CCR3-CCL24 Axis in Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition Process and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis Patients
Itzchak Amoyal¹, Tzipi Hornik-Lurie², Tali Zitman-Gal¹, Hilit Levy³, Ilan Vaknin³, Liat Drucker⁴, Ishai Heusler⁵, Yair Levy¹ and Shelly Tartakover Matalon¹, ¹Meir Medical Center, Autoimmune Research Laboratory, Kfar-Saba, Israel, ²Meir Medical Center, Data Research Department, Kfar-Saba, Israel, ³Chemomab Ltd, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁴Meir Medical Center, Oncogenetics Laboratory, Kfar Saba, Israel, ⁵Meir Medical Center, Department of Obstetric and Genecology, Kfar-Saba, Israel
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by vascular injury and extensive tissue fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. Endothelial cells (ECs),…
Abstract Number: 2519 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Phase II Clinical Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Hemay005 Tablets in Patients with Active Behçet`sDisease
Charles Jones¹, Zhanguo Li², Zhuoli Zhang³, Jian Wu⁴, Guixiu Shi⁵, Wenjie Zheng⁶, Jianping Tang⁷, Xiaobing Wang⁸, Lie Dai⁹, Lin Chen¹⁰, Yasong Li¹¹, Ling Wu¹², Yongfu Wang¹³, Shengyun Liu¹⁴, Yao Ke¹⁵, Jin Lin¹⁶, Zhenchun Zhang¹⁷, Jiankang Hu¹⁸, Wantai Dang¹⁹, Songlou Yin²⁰, Xin Tang²¹, Mingfei Zhu²², Jinfeng Lin²², Richard Jones²², Weiguo Wan²³ and xianjun Hu²², ¹Hemay Pharmaceuticals, Tianjin, China, ²Peking University Health Science Center, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, People's Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Peking University First Hospital, Rheumatology and Immunology Department, Beijing, China, ⁴Suzhou University Affiliated First Hospital, Suzhou, China, ⁵the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ⁷Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Shanghai, China, ⁸The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, ¹⁰Jilin Provincial People's Hospital, Changchun, China, ¹¹11Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China, ¹²University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China, ¹³The First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China, ¹⁴The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China, ¹⁵Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital, Nanjing, China, ¹⁶The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, ¹⁷Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China, ¹⁸Pingxiang People’s Hospital, PingXiang, China, ¹⁹The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China, ²⁰Xuzhou Medical University Affiliated Hospital, Xuzhou, China, ²¹Bestudy (Shanghai) Medical Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China, ²²Clinical Department, Tianjin Hemay Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tianjin, China, ²³Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic and recurrent vascular inflammatory disease with major manifestations including oral ulcers, genital ulcers, skin damage and ophthalmitis, and…
Abstract Number: 2554 • ACR Convergence 2023
Validation of a Flare Risk Index Informed by Select Immune Mediators in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Confirmatory Cohort
Melissa Munroe¹, Derek Blankenship², Daniele DeFreese², Adrian Holloway², Mohan Purushothaman², Wade DeJager³, Susan Macwana³, Joel Guthridge³, Stan Kamp³, Nancy Redinger³, Teresa Aberle³, Eliza Chakravarty³, Cristina Arriens⁴, Yanfeng Li⁵, Hu Zeng⁵, Stephanie Dezzutti⁶, Peter Izmirly⁷, Uma Thanarajasingam⁵, Diane L. Kamen⁶, Jill Buyon⁸, Judith James³ and Eldon Jupe², ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; Progentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, ²Progentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Arthritis & Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁷New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁸NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: SLE is marked by immune dysregulation linked to varied clinical disease activity. Using a unique confirmatory cohort of SLE patients, this study seeks to…
Abstract Number: 1682 • ACR Convergence 2022
Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase Expression and Macrophage Polarization Following Stimulation with Citrullinated and Malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde Modified Fibrinogen
nozima Aripova¹, Michael Duryee¹, carlos hunter¹, Bryant England¹, Debra Romberger¹, James O'Dell¹, Geoffrey Thiele¹ and Ted Mikuls², ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Post-translational modifications (PTM) of extracellular matrix proteins, such as fibrinogen, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Citrullination, a type of…
Abstract Number: 2160 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Role of CCL21 in Serum Samples from Systemic Sclerosis Patients
Henriette Didriksen¹, Øyvind Molberg², Adi Mehta³, Suzana Jordan⁴, Håvard Fretheim³, Einar Gude³, Thor Ueland³, Cathrine Brunborg³, Vyacheslav Palchevskiy⁵, Torhild Garen³, Øyvind Midtvedt³, Arne Andreassen³, Fridtjof Lund-Johansen³, Oliver Distler⁴, John Belperio⁵ and Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold³, ¹Oslo University Hospital, Moss, Norway, ²Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ³Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁵University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Chemokines appear to be important for the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Humans may generate antibodies targeting chemokines leading to inhibition of signaling and driving…

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