Abstract Number: 0870 • ACR Convergence 2025
Same Model, Different Results: Vendor and Microbiome Influence Reproducibility in Collagen Induced Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Although collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice is a useful tool for studying inflammatory arthritis, it is a highly variable model with inconsistent disease severity…Abstract Number: 0472 • ACR Convergence 2025
Detrimental Effects of Umbilical Cord Blood-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Intra-articular Injections on Pannus Invasiveness
Background/Purpose: Studies have shown that mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) infusion ameliorates arthritis in animal models. However, the first-pass effect in the lung has directed attention…Abstract Number: 0065 • ACR Convergence 2025
Expression and Co-Localization of Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde and Citrullinated Proteins in Myocardial Tissues Precedes the Development of Cardiac Fibrosis in Collagen-Induced Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience increased morbidity and mortality due to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), a condition characterized by diastolic…Abstract Number: 0060 • ACR Convergence 2025
Dietary Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Functional Investigation of the Synbiotic Medical Food, SBD121
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), affecting approximately 1% of the global population RA is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Despite available treatments, including methotrexate (MTX)…Abstract Number: 0056 • ACR Convergence 2025
Repository Corticotropin Injection Reduces Inflammation and Bone Turnover Markers in the Murine CIA Model
Background/Purpose: Melanocortin receptor agonists, such as adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), are anti-inflammatory with pleotropic functions. We aimed to evaluate the effects of a repository corticotropin injection…Abstract Number: 0052 • ACR Convergence 2025
Profiling of MT-3534, a Humanized Monoclonal Antibody Targeting Peptidylarginine Deiminase 4, as a Candidate Drug for the Treatment of RA
Background/Purpose: Although the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been remarkably improved, there are still patients who have not responded to existing targeted drugs that…Abstract Number: 0051 • ACR Convergence 2025
Spp1+ Macrophages Are Specifically Enriched in Arthritic Joints and Associated with Abnormal Bone Metabolism in Collagen-Induced Arthritis Mice
Background/Purpose: Synovial fluid (SF) of RA patients contains unique SPP1+ macrophages that drive pathogenesis by activating fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS). Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from…Abstract Number: 0050 • ACR Convergence 2025
TL1A expression is upregulated in rheumatic diseases and anti-TL1A antibody reduces disease symptoms and pathological changes in rat collagen-induced arthritis
Background/Purpose: The development of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) has reduced disease activity in patients living with rheumatic diseases. Despite this, there is continued unmet need…Abstract Number: 0080 • ACR Convergence 2024
Enhanced Cytotoxicity of Aging Associated NKG2C+ CD8+ T Cells in Ankylosing Spondylitis via HLA-B27
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an immune-related chronic inflammatory disease characterized by inflammatory pain in the lower back and spinal ankylosing, accompanied by immune system disorders, such…Abstract Number: 0296 • ACR Convergence 2024
Musculoskeletal Manifestations in Patients Diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome
Background/Purpose: There is limited information about musculoskeletal involvement in Marfan syndrome (MS), especially concerning bone metabolism.Methods: We conducted a retrospective and descriptive study of patients…Abstract Number: 0932 • ACR Convergence 2024
IRAK4 Degrader GS-6791 Inhibits TLR and IL-1R-Driven Inflammatory Signaling, and Ameliorates Disease in a Preclinical Arthritis Model
Background/Purpose: Despite advances in treatment, chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) represent areas of high unmet medical need. IRAK4 is a proximal mediator…Abstract Number: 0941 • ACR Convergence 2024
DC-9476, a Novel Selective BRD4(BD2) Inhibitor, Improves Arthritis Scores in Preclinical Models of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Regulating Key Inflammatory Pathways
Background/Purpose: Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal domain (BET) family proteins (BRD2, BRD3, BRD4, and BRDT) control the transcription of a wide range of proinflammatory and immunoregulatory genes.…Abstract Number: 1381 • ACR Convergence 2024
Elimination of CD45RChigh T and B Cells by anti-CD45RC mAb Lead to Efficient Control of Experimental Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: CD45RC is an isoform of CD45, a transmembrane tyrosine phosphatase, essential regulator of T and B cells antigen receptor signaling, expressed by most blood…Abstract Number: 2541 • ACR Convergence 2024
Probiotic Modulation of Gut Microbiota Mitigates Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Progression: Insights from Pre-Clinical Models
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) progression, categorized by EULAR into six stages, includes pre-clinical RA (Pre-RA)[1], where mucosal surfaces are implicated as initiators of autoimmune responses…Abstract Number: 0006 • ACR Convergence 2024
NX-5948, a Clinical-Stage BTK Degrader, Achieves Deep Suppression of BCR, TLR, and FcR Signaling in Immune Cells and Demonstrates Efficacy in Preclinical Models of Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Diseases
Background/Purpose: Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) mediates signaling downstream of the B cell receptor (BCR), toll-like receptors (TLRs), and Fc receptors (FcRs). This makes BTK an…