Abstracts tagged "cytokines"

Abstract Number: 019 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Characterization of DOCK8 as a Novel Gene Associated with Cytokine Storm Syndrome
Mingce Zhang ¹, Remy Cron ¹, Devin Absher ², Prescott Atkinson ¹, W. Winn Chatham ¹ and Randy Cron¹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ²HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville
Background/Purpose: Cytokine storm syndromes (CSS), such as macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) and secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), are life threatening conditions that commonly present with unremitting…
Abstract Number: 154 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
T Helper Cell Differentiation in Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Anna Patrick¹, Tashawna Esmond ², David Flaherty ², Thomas Brent Graham ², Susan Thompson ³ and Thomas Aune ¹, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/Univ of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common autoimmune arthritis in children. Polyarticular JIA and extended oligoarticular JIA both have genetic associations near genes…
Abstract Number: 159 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Interleukin-18 as a Key Cytokine to Understand Pathology and to Decide Appropriate Therapeutic Strategy in Chronic Arthritic Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Takako Miyamae¹, Yumi Tani ¹, Manabu Kawamoto ², Takayuki Kishi ³ and Masayoshi Harigai ², ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, TOKYO, Japan, ³Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Long-term outcomes of systemic JIA are highly variable. approximately half of the patients have chronic persistent arthritis requiring extended anti-inflammatory therapy, sometimes into adulthood.…
Abstract Number: 811 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Monomethyl Fumarate as a Novel Therapy for Macrophage Activation Syndrome: Mechanism of Action in an Animal Model
Chhanda Biswas ¹, Thomas Burn ¹, Niansheng Chu ¹ and Edward Behrens¹, ¹The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a deadly systemic inflammatory condition marked by an increase in enzymes of iron metabolism including ferritin and heme-oxygenase 1…
Abstract Number: 919 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Free Interlukin-18: A New Promising Biomarker for Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Shima Yasin¹, Emiliana Rodriguez ², Thuy Do ³, Elizabeth Baker ¹, Sanjeev Dhakal ³, Scott Canna ⁴, Cem Gabay ⁵, Alexei A. Grom ³ and Grant Schulert ³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, ²Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Switzerland, Geneva, Swaziland, ³Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, ⁵Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) is a childhood arthritis with features of autoinflammation, and is associated with high risk of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS).…
Abstract Number: 1062 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Lymphocyte Subset Abnormalities in Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
David Fox¹, Steven Lundy ², Michael Whitfield ³, Veronica Berrocal ⁴, Phillip Campbell ⁵, Stephanie Rasmussen ⁵, Ray Ohara ⁶, Alexander Stinson ⁶, Evan Wiewiora ⁷, Cathie Spino ⁷, Erica Bush ⁸, Daniel Furst ⁹, Shiv Pillai ¹⁰ and Dinesh Khanna ¹¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Autoimmunity Center of Excellence,University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²SystImmune, Inc., Redmond, WA, ³Department of Biomedical Data Science, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hannover, NH, ⁴Department of Biostatistics, School of Publich Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶Washington University, St. Louis, MO, ⁷Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸Scleroderma Program, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁹University of California, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁰Ragon Institude of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Charlestown, MA, ¹¹Scleroderma Program, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Autoimmunity Center of Excellence, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Background/Purpose: A variety of abnormalities in lymphocyte surface markers and functional subsets have been described in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), but conflicting results abound,…
Abstract Number: 1536 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Novel MK2 Inhibitor for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Other Inflammatory Diseases
Francisco Ramírez-Valle¹, Mary Adams ¹, Lisa Beebe ², Jian Chen ¹, Claudio Chuaqui ¹, Jamie Connarn ¹, Alan Corin ¹, Karen Dingley ¹, J. Michael Ellis ¹, Rajula Gaur ¹, Lawrence Hamann ¹, John Malona ¹, Kofi Mensah ¹ and Maria Palmisano ¹, ¹Celgene Corporation, Summit, NJ, ²Celgene Corporation, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Post-transcriptional control of cytokine and chemokine gene expression is an important checkpoint during inflammation. The MAPKAPK2 (MK2) pathway in particular is critical in regulating…
Abstract Number: 1703 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Increased Levels of IL-2 and IL-4 Promote Th17/Treg Immune Imbalance in Patients with Behcet’s Disease
Yue Liu¹, Yan Yang ¹, Rui Su ², Xinyu Zheng ³, Xiao-feng Li ⁴ and Cai-hong Wang ⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology, the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (People's Republic), ²Department of Rheumatology, the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Tai yuan, Shanxi, China (People's Republic), ³Department of Rheumatology, the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan , Shanxi, China, Tai Yuan, China (People's Republic), ⁴The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China (People's Republic), ⁵The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Tai Yuan, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Behcet’s disease(BD) is a multisystem inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology.Improved understandings indicate the Th17/Treg immune imbalance may play a critical role in BD's pathogenesis,…
Abstract Number: 1764 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
CCL25, a Novel Fibroblast and Macrophage Chemoattractant That Potentiates RA Bone Erosion
Sadiq Umar¹, Katrien Raemdonck ¹, Karol Palasiewicz ¹, Michael Volin ², Shiva Arami ¹, Suncica Volkov ¹, Nadera Sweiss ¹, M Amin ³ and Shiva shahrara ¹, ¹University of Illinois at chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Midwestern University, Downer Grove, IL, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Background/Purpose: CCL25 and its receptor CCR9 have been detected in the inflamed joint; however their role is undefined in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Hence studies…
Abstract Number: 1772 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Chronotherapy Using Baricitinib Attenuates Collagen-induced Arthritis in Mice
Arisa Yaekura¹, Kanta Morii ², Yuto Oketani ³, Ikumi Okumura ², Kenta Kaneshiro ⁴, Kohsuke Yoshida ², Yoshiko Kawasaki ⁵, Nao Shibanuma ⁵, Yoshitada Sakai ⁶ and Akira Hashiramoto ², ¹Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kawanishi, Hyogo, Japan, ²Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, ³Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan, ⁴Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Osaka, Osaka, Japan, ⁵Kobe Kaisei Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, ⁶Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Diurnal variations are observed in symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Among them, “morning stiffness of joints” is closely reflects the daily medical condition of…
Abstract Number: 2418 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Tofacitinib Inhibits Increased Inflammatory Marker Expression in a Human Salivary Cell Line Deficient in Autophagy: A Model of Sjögren’s Syndrome
María José Barrera ¹, Sergio Aguilera², Patricia Carvajal ³, Isabel Castro ⁴, Sergio González ⁵, Claudio Molina ¹, Soledad Matus ⁶, Daniela Jara ³ and María Julieta González ³, ¹Facultad de Odontología, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile, ²Clínica INDISA, Santiago, Chile, ³ICBM, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, ⁴Departamento Tecnología Médica, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, ⁵Escuela de Odontología, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile, ⁶Fundación Ciencia & Vida, Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is an immune-mediated exocrinopathy, where defects in autophagy could contribute to the pathogenesis. Minor labial salivary glands (MLSG) of primary SS…
Abstract Number: 2527 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Cytokine and Autoantibody Profiles During Treatment with Belimumab in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ioannis Parodis¹, Emil Åkerström ¹, Christopher Sjöwall ², Azita Sohrabian ³, Andreas Jönsen ⁴, Alvaro Gomez ¹, Martina Frodlund ², Agneta Zickert ¹, Anders Bengtsson ⁴, Johan Rönnelid ³ and Iva Gunnarsson ¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology/Division of Neuro and Inflammation Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, ³Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, ⁴Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The anti-BAFF monoclonal belimumab is approved for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) since 2011. Effects of belimumab on anti-double stranded (ds)DNA levels,…
Abstract Number: 18 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease at Risk for SSc: Potential Role of Circulating CXCL-10, CXCL-11 and IL-33 in Predicting Disease Evolution
Antonella Riccardi¹, Alessia Borgia ², Serena Fasano ¹, Valentina Messiniti ³, Rosaria Irace ³ and Gabriele Valentini ⁴, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy, Naples, Italy, ²University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy, ³Rheumatology Unit, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy, Naples, ⁴Dipartimento di Medicina di Precisione, II Policlinico U.O. Reumatologia, Napoli, Italy, Napoli, Italy
Background/Purpose: Higher levels of CXCL10 and CXCL11 in patients with a very early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (SSc) subsequently shifted to SSc were pointed out…
Abstract Number: 45 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
bDMARD-experienced Filgotinib-treated Patient Samples Exhibit a Partial Reversion to the Peripheral Molecular Profile of a Demographically Matched Healthy Population
Peter Taylor¹, Emon Elboudwarej ², Bryan Downie ³, Lene Vestergaard ², Jinfeng Liu ², Amer M. Mirza ² and Rachael Hawtin ², ¹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA, ³Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster Citty, CA
Background/Purpose: Filgotinib (FIL), an oral, selective, Janus Kinase 1 (JAK1) inhibitor was effective in Phase 3 studies of active RA in patients (pts) with inadequate…
Abstract Number: 781 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Is down Syndrome Associated Arthritis (DA) a Distinct Disease from Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)?
Charlene Foley¹, Achilleas Floudas ², Sharon Ansboro ², Mary Canavan ², Monika Biniecka ², Emma Jane MacDermott ³, Ronan Mullan ⁴, Gerry Wilson ⁵, Ursula Fearon ⁶ and Orla Killeen ⁷, ¹Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, Ireland, ²TBSI, Dublin, Ireland, ³OLCHC, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁵UCD, Dublin, Ireland, ⁶TBSI, Dublin, ⁷National Centre for Paediatric Rheumatology (NCPR), Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin (OLCHC), Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Down syndrome associated Arthritis (DA) is 20 times more common than JIA. It is an erosive, polyarticular RF negative arthritis with predominance in the…

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