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  • Abstract Number: 1493 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Association of the Soluble Terminal Complement Complex C5b-9 (sC5b-9) with Urinary Signs of Kidney Disease in a Swiss SLE Cohort

    Kristin Schmiedeberg1, Ruediger B. Mueller2, Thomas Neumann3, Ian Pirker1, Philipp Rein4, Camillo Ribi5, Andrea Rubbert-Roth6, Michael Kirschfink7, Jutta Schroeder-Braunstein7, Reinhard Voll8 and Johannes von Kempis1, 1Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland, 2Clinic of Rheumatology, Medical University Hospital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland, 3Kantonsspital St.Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland, 4Landeskrankenhaus Hohenems, Wolfurt, Austria, 5CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland, 6Kantonspital St Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland, 7Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, 8Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Few reliable laboratory biomarkers exist to determine disease activity in SLE. The role of the soluble terminal complement complex, sC5b-9, in active SLE has…
  • Abstract Number: 1504 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Association Between Anti-RNP Antibodies and Interferon Gene Expression but Not Complement Consumption in SLE

    Erika Hubbard1, David Pisetsky2 and Peter Lipsky1, 1AMPEL BioSolutions, Charlottesville, VA, 2Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

    Background/Purpose: Anti-nuclear antibodies are important serologic features of SLE and facilitate diagnosis. Anti-double stranded DNA (dsDNA) antibodies are routinely monitored for disease prognosis and are…
  • 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: 1510 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Platelet-bound C4d Is Associated with Platelet Activation and Arterial Thrombotic Events

    Yevgeniya Gartshteyn1, Adam Mor2, Daichi Shimbo2, Leila Khalili3, Teja Kapoor4, Laura Geraldino-Pardilla5, Roberta Vezza Alexander6, Thierry Dervieux7 and Anca Askanase2, 1Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glen Rock, NJ, 2Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 3Columbia University Medical Center, New Haven, CT, 4Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Leonia, NJ, 5Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, 6Exagen Inc, Vista, CA, 7Prometheus Biosciences Inc, Irvine, CA

    Background/Purpose: Platelets have a well-defined role in arterial thrombosis, and platelet-bound complement activation products (PC4d) correlate with vascular thromboses in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus…
  • Abstract Number: 1636 • ACR Convergence 2020

    8 Years Follow-Up of a Novel Autoinflammatory Disease: CD59 Malfunction Causes Hemolytic Anemia, Recurrent Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Strokes in Pediatric Populations and Respond Well to Eculizumab and Pozelimab

    Dror Mevorach1 and Netanel Karbian1, 1Hadassah-University Hospital, Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel

    Background/Purpose: In 2013 we have described the first patients with a novel autoinflammatory disease manifested in 4 children with recurrent Guillain-Barre syndrome and hemolytic anemia…
  • Abstract Number: 1670 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Low Copy Number of Long C4 Genes Is a Genetic Risk Factor for Childhood Onset SLE (cSLE) but Is Associated with Higher Age of Disease Onset

    Fatima Barbar-Smiley1, Danlei Zhou2, Joanne Drew2, Bi Zhou2, Cagri Yildirim-Toruner2, Vidya Sivaraman3, Wael Jarjour4, Stacy Ardoin2 and Chack-Yung Yu5, 1Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, 3Nationwide Children's Hospital, Bexley, OH, 4The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 5Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH

    Background/Purpose: Hypocomplementemia is a marked feature of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which may be a result of consumption initiated by immune complexes between self-nuclear antigens…
  • Abstract Number: 1791 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Renal Tubular Complement C9 Deposition Is Associated with Renal Tubular Damage and Fibrosis in Lupus Nephritis

    Shudan Wang1, Ming Wu2, Luis Chiriboga2, Beatrice Goilav3, Shuwei Wang4, Chaim Putterman5, Daniel Schwartz6, James Pullman6, Anna Broder7 and H. Michael Belmont8, 1Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 2NYU Langone Health, New York, 3The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 4Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, 5Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 6Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 7Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 8New York University, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Tubulointerstitial damage in lupus nephritis (LN) is a strong predictor of progression to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end stage renal disease (ESRD). While…
  • Abstract Number: 1792 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Platelet-bound C4d Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Arterial and Venous Thromboses in SLE

    Yevgeniya Gartshteyn1, Roberta Vezza Alexander2, John Conklin3, Thierry Dervieux4 and Anca Askanase5, 1Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glen Rock, NJ, 2Exagen Inc, Vista, CA, 3Exagen Inc., Vista, CA, 4Prometheus Biosciences Inc, San Diego, CA, 5Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Platelet-bound complement activation products (PC4d), defined as PC4d20 net mean fluorescent intensity [MFI], or a thrombotic risk score that includes PC4d, C3 and anti-phosphatidylserine/prothrombin…
  • Abstract Number: 1797 • ACR Convergence 2020

    A Multianalyte Assay Panel (MAP) with Algorithm Containing Cell-Bound Complement Activation Products (CB-CAPs) Is Superior to Anti-dsDNA and Low Serum Complement Levels in Predicting Transition of Probable Lupus to ACR Classified Lupus Within 2 Years

    Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman1, Roberta Vezza Alexander2, Cristina Arriens3, Sonali Narain4, Elena Massarotti5, Daniel J Wallace6, Amit Saxena7, Christopher Collins8, Chaim Putterman9, Kenneth Kalunian10, Armida Sace2, Rowena LaFon2, JoAnne Ligayon2, John Conklin11 and Arthur Weinstein12, 1Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2Exagen Inc, Vista, CA, 3Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, 4Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, 5Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 6Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA, 7NYU School of Medicine, New York, 8MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, 9Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 11Exagen Inc., Vista, CA, 12Loma Linda University and Exagen, Inc, Claremont, CA

    Background/Purpose: We reported previously (Ramsey-Goldman et al., Arthritis Rheumatol 2020) that score > 0.8 of a multianalyte assay panel (MAP) with algorithm predicts fulfillment of…
  • Abstract Number: 1801 • ACR Convergence 2020

    An Engineered Extracellular Matrix‐rich Decellularized Substrate Based Podocytes Culture System to Study Intracellular Complement Production and Activation

    Abhigyan Satyam1, Maria Tsokos2 and George Tsokos2, 1Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, boston, 2Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Current technologies do not support long-term cell viability, differentiation and maintenance of podocytes. We developed a biophysical approach, termed macromolecular crowding (MMC), to create…
  • Abstract Number: 1802 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Vitamin D Level: Predictor of SLE Disease Activity in AA Cohort with CLE?

    Ileannette Robledo-Vega1, John Scheinuk2, Emmanuel Pardo2, Ansley Pratt2, Soham Mahato3, Andrew G. Chapple2 and Myriam Guevara4, 1Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orlenas, LA, 2Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, 3LSUHSC School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, 4Lousiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA

    Background/Purpose: There are few predominant African American (AA) epidemiological studies in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE). The Gilliam classification divides CLE into lupus specific, acute cutaneous…
  • Abstract Number: 1808 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Erythrocyte Complement Receptor 1 (ECR1) and Erythrocyte Bound C4d (EC4d) Associate with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Preeclampsia in Pregnant Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

    Jill Buyon1, John Conklin2, Michael Golpanian1, JoAnne Ligayon3, Thierry Dervieux4, Peter Izmirly1, H. Michael Belmont1, Jane Salmon5 and Roberta Vezza Alexander3, 1New York University, New York, NY, 2Exagen Inc., Vista, CA, 3Exagen Inc, Vista, CA, 4Exagen Inc, San Diego, CA, 5Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Despite improvement in management and outcomes of pregnancies complicated by SLE, the risk of adverse events and preeclampsia (PE) continues to exceed that of…
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