Abstract Number: 1019 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Involvement of Mast Cells in the Pathogenesis of Sjögren’s Syndrome By Induction of Tissue Fibrosis Via Fibroblast Collagen Synthesis
Background/Purpose: There is an emerging view that mast cells may play a pivotal role in several inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. However, the role of mast…Abstract Number: 465 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Basement Membrane Remodeling in Rheumatoid Arthritis Associates with Disease Activity, Response to IL-6 Inhibitor Treatment and Radiographic Progression: Analysis of Two Phase III Clinical Trials
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with neovascularization of the synovial membrane and increased risk of cardiovascular co-morbidity. The extra cellular matrix below the endothelial…Abstract Number: 489 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Endotypic Clustering of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients through the Use of Tissue Specific Serum Biomarkers Identifies Structural Progressors
Background/Purpose: Treatment of RA patients is guided by measures of disease activity such as DAS28, best practice recommendation, and less often by a treat-to-target approach.…Abstract Number: 762 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
M10, a Caspase Cleavage Product of the Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor, Downregulates Bone Morphogenetic Protein-9-Induced Smad1/5/8 Phosphorylation and Collagen Production in Human Lung Fibroblasts
Background/Purpose: We recently identified M10, a caspase cleavage product of the hepatocyte growth factor receptor, as an anti-fibrotic peptide that interacts with Smad2 and inhibits…Abstract Number: 1226 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Dorsal Flat Vertebra/Platyspondylia As a Form of Vertebral Dysplasia within Type II Collage Disorders
Background/Purpose: Defects in the type II collagen gene are described. These predispose humans to various phenotypic combinations in families with skeletal dysplasia, and/or disease by…Abstract Number: 1725 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-4 Exerts Anti-Fibrotic Effects and Its Levels Are Reduced in SSc-Associated Lung Fibrosis
Background/Purpose: The Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system plays an important role in cellular growth, proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis and transformation; IGF binding proteins (IGFBP) exert cell…Abstract Number: 1930 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interleukin 1β Decreases Capacity for Repair Human Cartilage Lesions By Mesenchymal Stromal Cells on Collagen/Proteoglycan Scaffolds
Background/Purpose: There is controversy about the effect of catabolic cytokines in regenerative medicine. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of interleukin…Abstract Number: 2688 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Collagen Metabolite Biomarker Levels Are Associated with the Amount of Fibrosis in Internal Organs in Systemic Sclerosis Patients
Background/Purpose: Biomarkers that can monitor the fibrotic burden will aid in trial enrichment and personalized health care in SSc. SSc is associated with internal organ…Abstract Number: 1857 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel Highly Selective 5-Hydroxytryptamine 2B (5-HT2B) Receptor Antagonist Ameliorating Fibrosis in Preclinical Models of Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Methods: Results: Conclusion: The results demonstrate that the 5-HT2B receptor antagonist AM1125 prevents pro-fibrotic events in human dermal fibroblasts and attenuates…Abstract Number: 2070 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long Noncoding RNA H19X Is a Master Regulator of Extracellular Matrix Production in Systemic Sclerosis and Other Fibrotic Disease
Background/Purpose: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are an emerging class of large noncoding transcripts involved in the regulation of gene expression in health and disease. We…Abstract Number: 1103 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gingival Tissue-Derived MSC Cells (GMSC) Suppress Osteoclastogenesis and Bone Erosion in Collagen-Induced Arthritis Thought CD73 Signal Pathway
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by chronic inflammatory synovitis leading to joint destruction and systemic bone loss. Osteoclasts are responsible for bone destruction in…Abstract Number: 1455 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Collagen-Induced Arthritis and Uveitis in Mice Lacking TNF Receptors
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a critical effector of the autoimmune inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and uveitis. TNF inhibitors are preferably used in…Abstract Number: 1652 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Basement Membrane Remodeling Is Significantly Increased with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Suppressed By IL6 Inhibition: Analysis of Two Phase III Clinical Trial
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with neovascularization of the synovial membrane and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, consequent to vascular and endothelial dysfunction, which…Abstract Number: 1147 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
TGFß1 Blocks Chondrocyte Hypertrophy and Increases Cell Viability in Cultured Cartilage Explants but Does Not Protect Against Proteoglycan Loss
Background/Purpose: In osteoarthritis, cartilage degradation is partly due to chondrocytes gaining a hypertrophy-like phenotype. TGFβ1 is considered to be a protective factor for articular cartilage by blocking…Abstract Number: 1306 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
MRI Erosions in Undifferentiated Arthritis. Different Associations with the Collagen IIA N-Terminal Propeptide (PIIANP) and Galectin-3 in Pre-RA and Other Arthritides
Background/Purpose: Galectin-3 has been implicated as a mediator of inflammation and erosive progression in animal arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis(RA). The type IIA procollagen peptide(PIIANP) is…
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