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Abstracts tagged "cytokines and chemokines"

  • Abstract Number: 109 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Targeting CD6 Expression Attenuates T Cell Activity in Murine Collagen Induced Arthritis

    Yan Li 1, Jeffrey H. Ruth 2, Stephanie Rasmussen 3, Kalana S. Athukorala 2, Daniel P. Weber 2, M. Asif Amin 2, Phillip Campbell 3, Nora Singer 4, David Fox5 and Feng Lin 1, 1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 3Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 4The MetroHealth System -Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 5Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Autoimmunity Center of Excellence,University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

    Background/Purpose: CD6, an important regulator of T cell function, interacts with the ligands CD166 and CD318. We previously examined CD318 expression on synovial tissues (STs)…
  • Abstract Number: 1829 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Ability of Inflammatory and Regulatory Soluble Mediators to Forecast Impending Clinical Disease Flare and Inform a Refined Lupus Flare Prediction Index in a Confirmatory Cohort of SLE Patients

    Melissa E. Munroe1, Sarah Kleckner 1, Wade DeJager 1, Susan R. Macwana 1, Joel Guthridge 2, Eldon Jupe 3, Mohan Purushothaman 3, Sanjiv Sharma 3, Nancy Redinger 1, Teresa Aberle 1, Stan Kamp 1, Cristina Arriens 2, Eliza F. Chakravarty 2, Joan T. Merrill 4 and Judith James 2, 1Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, 2Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, 3Progentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, 4Okalahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK

    Background/Purpose: SLE is marked by altered immune regulation linked to waxing and waning clinical disease activity. This study seeks to verify the alteration of inflammatory…
  • Abstract Number: 2008 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Histone Lysine Methyltransferase MLL1 Regulates the Expression of Cytokines and Chemokines in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts

    Yasuto Araki1, Keita Okamoto 1, Yoshimi Aizaki 1, Hiromi Oda 2 and Toshihide Mimura 1, 1Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan, 2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the joints. The inflammatory process causes the activation of synovial fibroblasts (SFs) and…
  • Abstract Number: 2784 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Alterations in Inflammatory, TNF-Superfamily, and IFN-Associated Chemokines Precede Clinical Changes in SLEDAI After Methylprednisolone Treatment of SLE Patients

    Melissa E. Munroe1, Carla J. Guthridge 1, Sarah Kleckner 1, Ly Tran 2, Joel Guthridge 3, Debra J. Zack 4, Judith James 3 and Joan T. Merrill 5, 1Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, 2Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, 3Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, 4Xencor, Inc., San Diego, CA, 5Okalahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK

    Background/Purpose: SLE is typified by a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations and immune dysregulation. Corticosteroids are almost universally effective, but marked by unacceptable side effects.…

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