Abstracts tagged "chemokines"

Abstract Number: 0266 • ACR Convergence 2022
Expression of Cytokine and Chemokine Genes in Patients with Clinically Suspect Arthralgia; A Longitudinal Study During Progression to Inflammatory Arthritis or Non-Progression
Judith Heutz¹, Cleo Rogier², Ellis Niemantsverdriet³, Susan van den Eeden⁴, Pascal de Jong⁵, Annemieke Geluk⁶ and Annette van der Helm-van Mil⁷, ¹Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵ErasmusMC, Hendrik Ido Ambacht, Netherlands, ⁶Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ⁷Leiden University Medical Center, Erasmus Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Autoantibody responses rise years before onset of inflammatory arthritis (IA) and are stable during transitioning from clinically suspect arthralgia (CSA) to IA (1). Cytokine…
Abstract Number: 0586 • ACR Convergence 2022
Transcription Factor Fli-1 Impacts CXCL13 Expression and Renal Inflammation in Lupus-like Nephritis of Adult MRL/lpr Mouse
Shuzo Sato¹, Xian Zhang², Naoki Matsuoka¹, Yuya Sumichika¹, Kenji Saito¹, Shuhei Yoshida¹, Haruki Matsumoto¹, Jumpei Temmoku¹, Yuya Fujita¹, Tomoyuki Asano¹, Hiroshi Watanabe¹ and Kiyoshi Migita¹, ¹Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan, ²Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Friend leukemia virus integration 1 (Fli-1) belongs to the Ets family of transcription factors and plays an important role in the development of lupus…
Abstract Number: 0614 • ACR Convergence 2022
Post-translationally Modified Fibrinogen Activated Macrophages Drive the Expression of Fibrotic Genes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes
nozima Aripova¹, Michael Duryee¹, carlos hunter¹, Eric Daubach¹, Evan Ryan¹, Geoffrey Thiele¹ and Ted Mikuls², ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Cellular interactions between synovial macrophages and human fibroblast-like synoviocytes (HFLS) contribute to articular inflammation and fibrosis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), leading to subsequent joint…
Abstract Number: 0655 • ACR Convergence 2022
Proteomic Analysis of Histological Lesions Lupus Nephritis Identifies an Inflammatory Signature of Fibrous Crescents
Alessandra Ida Celia¹, Jeffery Hodgin², Avi Rosenberg³, Laurence S Magder⁴, Jill Buyon⁵, Betty Diamond⁶, Judith James⁷, William Apruzzese⁸, Paride Fenaroli⁹, Derek Fine¹, Jose Monroy-Trujillo¹, Mohamed G. Atta¹, Peter izmirly¹⁰, Michael Belmont⁵, Anne Davidson⁶, Daniel W. Goldman¹¹, the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) RA/SLE¹², Michelle Petri¹¹ and Andrea Fava¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Johns Hopkins University, Ballwin, MO, ⁴University of Maryland, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Baltimore, MD, ⁵NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ⁷Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁸Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁹Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, ¹⁰NYU Long Island School of Medicine, New York, NY, ¹¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ¹²Multiple Insitutions
Background/Purpose: We employed urine proteomics to define the molecular signatures associated with the histological features quantified by the NIH activity and chronicity indices. Methods: Glomerular…
Abstract Number: 1165 • ACR Convergence 2022
Pathogenicity of IL-17 Producing Cells in HLA-B27 Transgenic Rat Model of Spondyloarthritis
Marie Beaufrère¹, Manon Jacoutot¹, Amel Ait Ali Said¹, Roula Said-Nahal², Gina Cosentino³, Chiara Rizzo³, Maxime Breban⁴ and Simon Glatigny⁴, ¹Paris Saclay University / INSERM 1173, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France, ²Rheumatology Division - Ambroise Pare Hospital, APHP, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ³INSERM 1173, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France, ⁴1INSERM U1173, UFR Simone Veil, Versailles-Saint Quentin / Paris-Saclay University, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
Background/Purpose: Spondylarthritis (SpA) is a group of chronic inflammatory disorders with osteoarticular and extraarticular symptoms, including colitis, highly associated with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)…
Abstract Number: 1554 • ACR Convergence 2022
Serum Biomarkers in Association with Clinical and Vascular Disease Activity in Takayasu’s Arteritis
Cameron Rankin¹, Peter Grayson², Bates Gribbons³, Kaitlin Quinn⁴, Christopher Redmond⁵ and Wanxia Tsai¹, ¹NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ²National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ³McGovern Medical School, Colleyville, TX, ⁴National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Washington, DC, ⁵National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD
Background/Purpose: 18FDG-PET imaging can be used to directly assess vascular inflammation; however, limited access to this technology has restricted widespread adoption of this modality in…
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…
Abstract Number: 1381 • ACR Convergence 2021
Chemokines CCL2 and CCL17 as Potential Serum Biomarkers for Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis
Imon Barua¹, Håvard Fretheim², Hilde Jenssen Bjørkekjær³, Henriette Didriksen⁴, Oyvind Midtvedt², Trond Mogens AAløkken², Torhild Garen⁵, Oyvind Molberg⁶, John Belperio⁷ and Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Department of Rheumatology, Sørlandet sykehus HF, Kristiansand, Norway, ⁴Oslo University Hospital, Moss, Norway, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Nepal, ⁶Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Nepal, ⁷University of California Los Angeles Interstitial Lung Disease Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) carries high risk for progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD). Several anti-inflammatory therapies have been used to treat SSc-ILD and recently the…
Abstract Number: 1440 • ACR Convergence 2021
Targeting Endogenous Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Response to Interferong in Sjӧgren’s Syndrome
Sara McCoy, Ilya Gurevic, Maxwell Parker and Jacques Galipeau, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Sjӧgren’s syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disease that is associated with a lymphoma risk 14-fold that of the general population. Greater focal lymphocytic…
Abstract Number: 1767 • ACR Convergence 2021
CXCL5 Dampens Inflammation in Murine Lupus by Orchestral Suppression of Effector Cell Proliferation and Leukocyte Extravasation
Xiubo Fan¹, Chin Teck Ng¹, Dianyang Guo¹, Frances Lim¹, Annie Law², Julian Thumboo¹, William Hwang³ and Andrea Low¹, ¹Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ²Singhealth, Singapore, Singapore, ³National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a potentially fatal autoimmune disease characterized by dysregulation of both innate and adaptive immunity. Current therapeutic options are limited,…
Abstract Number: 1837 • ACR Convergence 2021
KL-6, CXCL11 and CTGF Are Potential Biomarkers in Response to Treatment in CTD-ILD
Yu-Hsiang Chiu¹, Mareye Voortman¹, Eveline Delemarre¹, Stefan Nierkens¹, Pim de Jong¹, Firdaus Mohamed Hoesein¹, Jan Grutters², Jacob van Laar¹ and Julia Spierings³, ¹University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands, ³University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Connective tissue disease related interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD) is common and an important cause of morbidity and mortality. We aimed to identify biomarkers in…
Abstract Number: 0011 • ACR Convergence 2021
Differential Inflammation-mediated Function of Prokineticin 2 in the Synovial Fibroblasts of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to Osteoarthritis
Kentaro Noda, Bianca Dufner and Rainer Straub, Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Neuroendocrine Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Prokineticin 2 (PK2) is a secreted protein involved in several pathological and physiological processes, including the regulation of inflammation, sickness behaviors, and the circadian…
Abstract Number: 0050 • ACR Convergence 2021
Integrative Analysis of mRNAs to Identify Sex Differences in Th-17 Mediated Inflammation in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Maricela Haghiac¹, Maya Breitman², Ricky Chan³, Ahmad Khalil³ and Marina Magrey⁴, ¹Metrohealth Medical center, Cleveland, OH, ²MetroHealth Medical Center,Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ³Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA, Richfield, OH
Background/Purpose: Gender has been shown to impact disease expression in ankylosing spondylitis. Men with AS are more likely to develop radiographic joint damage, while women…
Abstract Number: 0501 • ACR Convergence 2021
Immunogenicity of a Single Dose of Covid-19 Vaccination in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis with or Without Immunosupression
Vishal Kakkar¹, Rebecca Ross², Ranjitha Karanth³, Sumit Lahiri⁴, Panji Mulipa¹, Pamela Hughes⁵, Brendan Clarke⁵, Clive Carter⁵, Mark Lobb⁵, Sinisa Savic⁶ and Francesco Del Galdo¹, ¹University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²LIRMM University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, LTHT, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Transplant and Cellular Immunology, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a rare connective tissue disease with multi-systemic involvement, which at times requires the use of immunosuppressive medication. None of the…

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