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  • Abstract Number: 0960 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Serum C3 Level and Glucocorticoid Dose Are Risk Factors for Preterm Birth in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Hiromi Shimada1, Risa Wakiya1, shusaku nakashima2, Mikiya Kato1, taichi miyagi3, Yusuke Ushio4, Koichi Sugihara5, Rina Mino6, mao mizusaki6, Kanako Chujo7, Tomohiro Kameda1 and Hiroaki Dobashi8, 1Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan, 2Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan, 3Kagawa University, Kidagun, Japan, 4Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki, Kita District, Kagawa, Japan, 5Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Japan, 6Kagawa University, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Japan, 7Kagawa University, Miki, Kita District, Kagawa, Japan, 8Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa, Kagawa, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Women with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have more difficulty in achieving a successful pregnancy than healthy women, because of higher risks for adverse pregnancy…
  • Abstract Number: 1054 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Distinct Differences in Complement Perturbation Between Scleroderma-related Interstitial Lung Disease with and Without Emphysema

    Claire Beesley1, Alice Cole2, Nina Goldman1, Odewale Oluwakorede1, Joseph Barnett2, David Abraham1, Chris Denton1, Rizgar Mageed3 and Voon Ong4, 1University College London, London, United Kingdom, 2Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 3Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom, 4UCL Medical School Royal Free Campus, London, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Aberrant complement activation is associated with autoimmune diseases including systemic sclerosis (SSc). As a leading cause of death in SSc, interstitial lung disease (ILD)…
  • Abstract Number: 1077 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Safety of Avacopan in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Combined Data from Three Clinical Trials

    Pirow Bekker1, Peter Merkel2 and David Jayne3, 1ChemoCentryx, San Juan Capistrano, CA, 2U of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 3University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Avacopan is approved as adjunctive treatment for adults with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). This study aimed to combine and report on data of the safety…
  • Abstract Number: 1088 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Longitudinal Pattern of Circulating Complement Activation in ANCA Vasculitis

    Eveline Wu1, Elizabeth McInnis2, Sarah Lewis2, Mary Collie2, Lauren Blazek2, Kristin Kennedy2, Yichun Hu2, Susan Hogan2, Candace Henderson2, Caroline Poulton2, Dhruti Chen2, Vimal Derebail2, J Charles Jennette3, Ronald Falk2 and Donna Bunch2, 1University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 2UNC Kidney Center, The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 3Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

    Background/Purpose: Evidence is accumulating that alternative complement pathway activation is important in ANCA vasculitis pathogenesis. Our group was the first to show that complement activation…
  • Abstract Number: 1135 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Urine Proteomics Implicate Complement C3 and Factor I in Lupus Nephritis Patients with Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy

    Shudan Wang1, Anna Broder2, Daming Shao3, Vartika Kesarwani4, Brianna Lally5, Masako Suzuki6, J. Michelle Kahlenberg7, Jennifer Aguilan6 and Simone Sidoli6, 1Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, 2Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, 3Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 4University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, 5University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI, 6Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 7University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

    Background/Purpose: The complement system has an important and underrecognized role in mediating tubulointerstitial disease in lupus nephritis (LN). The omics big data allows for identifying…
  • Abstract Number: 1442 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Role of Platelet-bound Complement Activation Product (PC4d) in Predicting Risk of Future Thrombotic Events in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Anca Askanase1, John Conklin2, Michelle Petri3, Vasileios Kyttaris4, Yevgeniya Gartshteyn5, Wei Tang1, Anja Kammesheidt6 and Roberta Alexander2, 1Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 2Exagen, Inc., Vista, CA, 3Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, 4Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 5Columbia University Medical Center, Glen Rock, NJ, 6self, Laguna Beach, CA

    Background/Purpose: Platelet-bound complement activation products (PC4d) are associated with a history of thrombosis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (Gartshteyn al., 2021; Petri et al., 2017).…
  • Abstract Number: 1697 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Measurements of Specific Activation Through the Lectin -or Classical Pathway of Complement in Patients with SLE

    Anne Troldborg1, Mads Lamm Larsen1, Erik J.M. Toonen2, Lisa Hurler3, Zoltan Prohaszka3, László Cervenak3, Annette Gudmann Hansen4 and Steffen Thiel4, 1Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, 2Hycult Biotech, Arnhem-Nijmegen, Netherlands, 3Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, 4Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the complement system is activated and commonly thought to occur through the classical pathway (CP) [1]. However, our previous…
  • Abstract Number: 1733 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Granzyme K Elicits a New Pathway for Complement Activation in RA Synovium

    Anna Jonsson1, Carlos Donado2, Emma Gomez-Rivas1 and Michael Brenner3, 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: T cells are major drivers of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. Most research has focused on CD4 T cells, but we have found that CD8+…
  • Abstract Number: L14 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Effect of Avacopan, a Selective C5a Receptor Inhibitor, on Kidney Function in Patients with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

    David Jayne1, Peter Merkel2, Annette Bruchfeld3, Duvuru Geetha4, Alexandre Karras5, John Niles6 and Pirow Bekker7, 1University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 3Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, 4Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 5Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France, 6Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 7ChemoCentryx, Inc., San Carlos, CA

    Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis is a life- or organ-threatening condition in which patients experience severe inflammation of small blood vessels; renal disease is…
  • Abstract Number: 0079 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Association Between Preconception Complement Levels and Use of Hydroxychloroquine with Pregnancy Outcome in Patients with Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Carriers of Antiphospholipid Antibodies: An International Multicenter Study

    Daniele Lini1, Cecilia Nalli2, Laura Andreoli3, Francesca Crisafulli1, Micaela Fredi1, Maria Grazia Lazzaroni1, Viktoria Bitsadze4, Antonia Calligaro5, Valentina Canti6, Roberto Caporali7, Francesco Carubbi8, Cecilia Chighizola9, Paola Conigliaro10, Fabrizio Conti11, Caterina De Carolis12, Teresa Del Ross5, Maria Favaro5, Maria Gerosa9, Annamaria Iuliano13, Jamilya Khizroeva4, Alexander Makatsariya4, Pier Luigi Meroni14, Marta Mosca15, Melissa Padovan16, Roberto Perricone10, Patrizia Rovere Querini6, Gian Domenico Sebastiani13, Chiara Tani17, Marta Tonello18, Simona Truglia11, Dina Zucchi15, Franco Franceschini1 and Angela Tincani19, 1Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, 2ASST SPEDALI CIVILI DI BRESCIA, Brescia, Italy, 3University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, 4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia, 5Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, 6Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy, 7Policlinico S. Matteo University, Pavia, Italy, 8Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Science, Rheumatology Unit, School of Medicine, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy, 9University of Milan, Milan, Italy, 10Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of "Medicina dei Sistemi", University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, 11Lupus Clinic, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Internistiche, Anestesiologiche e Cardiovascolari, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy, 12Polymedical Center for Prevention of Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion, Rome, Italy, 13Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo-Forlanini, Rome, Italy, 14Division of Rheumatology, ASST.G Pini, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan and Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy, 15Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 16Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara and Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy, 17Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 18BSC, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, 19ASST Spedali Civili-University of Brescia, Gussago, Italy

    Background/Purpose: APS is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by thrombotic events and/or pregnancy morbidities in the presence of confirmed positivity for aPL. Complement was demonstrated…
  • Abstract Number: 0325 • ACR Convergence 2021

    A Multianalyte Assay Panel with Cell-bound Complement Activation Products Demonstrates Clinical Utility for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Roberta Alexander1, Scott Rey1, John Conklin1, Vinicius Domingues2, Mansoor Ahmed3, Jazibeh Qureshi4 and Arthur Weinstein5, 1Exagen Inc., Vista, CA, 2Florida State university, Daytona beach, FL, 3Arthritis Osteo Ctr of KY, Richmond, KY, 4Rheumatology Express, Catonsville, MD, 5Loma Linda University (Voluntary Position), Claremont, CA

    Background/Purpose: The multianalyte assay panel (MAP) consists of cell-bound complement activation products (CB-CAPs) with lupus and non-lupus autoantibodies combined in an algorithm (Dervieux et al.,…
  • Abstract Number: 0336 • ACR Convergence 2021

    The Incremental Clinical Utility of a Multianalyte Assay Panel with Cell-Bound Complement Activation Products versus a Traditional ANA Testing Strategy for the Diagnosis and Treatment of SLE

    Tyler O'Malley1, Fenglong Xie2, yujie Su2, cassie Clinton2, Debra J. Zack1, Jeffrey Curtis3 and John Wegener1, 1Exagen Inc., Vista, CA, 2University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 3Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    Background/Purpose: The comparative clinical utility of various diagnostic tests to aid the differential diagnosis of SLE is unclear. We compare the outcomes of testing with…
  • Abstract Number: 0346 • ACR Convergence 2021

    The CB-CAPillaryTM Test Kit: A Tool for Point-of-Care Assays to Measure Cell-Bound Complement Activation Products

    Joseph Ahearn1, Susan Manzi1 and Chau-Ching Liu2, 1Allegheny Health Network, Wexford, PA, 2Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA

    Background/Purpose: Cell-bound complement activation products (CB-CAPs) have been validated as biomarkers for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) diagnosis, monitoring and stratification, and for identification of patients…
  • Abstract Number: 0423 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Urine and Plasma Complement Ba Levels During Flares of Nephritis in Patients with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

    Salem Almaani1, Huijuan Song2, Meshora Sthanithra2, Christopher Toy2, Anna Levesque2, Lynn Fussner3, Alexa Meara3, Haikady Nagaraja2, David Cuthbertson4, Nader Khalidi5, CURRY LEE MD KOENING6, Carol Langford7, Carol McAlear8, Larry Moreland9, Christian Pagnoux10, Philip Seo11, Antoine Sreih12, Kenneth Warrington13, Paul Monach14, Peter Merkel8, Brad Rovin3 and Dan Birmingham2, 1Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 2Ohio State university, Columbus, OH, 3Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 4University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 5McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 6LIMITED TO OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY DUTIES ONLY, Salt Lake City, UT, 7Cleveland Clinic, Moreland Hills, OH, 8University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 9University of Colorado, Denver, CO, 10Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 11Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 12Univeristy of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 13Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 14Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: The alternative complement pathway has been implicated in the pathogenesis of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), however it is not clear whether activation of complement occurs…
  • Abstract Number: 0873 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Clinical and Serological Characteristics of Latin American Patients with Lupus Enteritis: A Case-Control Study

    Marcela Muñoz-Urbano1, Julian Sanchez-Bautista2, Yeison Santamaria-Alza1, Diana C. Quintero-González3, Andres Ramirez2, Adriana Lucía Vanegas-García4, Gloria M. Vasquez1 and Luis Alonso Gonzalez3, 1Rheumatology section, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, 2Department of internal medicine, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, 3Division of rheumatology, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, 4Division of rheumatology, Universidad de Antioquia – Hospital San Vicente Fundación, Medellín, Colombia

    Background/Purpose: Lupus enteritis (LE) is a potentially life-threatening manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with an incidence ranging from 8% to 27%. Timely diagnosis is…
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