Abstracts tagged "cytokines and mouse model"

Abstract Number: 1587 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Pathogenic Role of Interleukin 27 in the Nonobese Diabetic Mouse Model of Sjögren Syndrome
Scott Lieberman¹, Jennifer Barr², Xiaofang Wang² and Yi-Guang Chen³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ³Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Background/Purpose: Sjögren syndrome is an immunologically complex autoimmune disease characteristically targeting the lacrimal and salivary glands leading to progressively worsening oral and ocular health and…
Abstract Number: 2869 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Critical Roles of IRAK4 Kinase Activity in Inflammation but Not B Cell Response in SLE
Chia Chi Sun¹, Gang Chen², Nuruddeen Lewis¹, Andrew T Bender¹, Changling Sia³, Ling Zhang², Catherine Jorand Lebrun⁴, Herbert Y Lin⁵, Ravi I Thadhani⁶, Harsukh Parmar¹ and Julie A DeMartino¹, ¹TIP Immunology, EMD Serono, Inc, Billerica, MA, ²EMD Serono, Inc, Billerica, MA, ³TIP Immunology, EMD Serono, Inc, Billeria, MA, ⁴Discovery Technology, EMD Serono, Inc, Billerica, MA, ⁵Division of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Divison of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-1 receptor (IL-1R)-associated kinase 4 (IRAK4) is a key component of the Myddosome complex, which is essential for signalling downstream of IL-1R and most…