Abstracts tagged "cytokines"

Abstract Number: 2332 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biomarkers for the Diagnosis and the Identification of Risk of Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA)
Claudia Bracaglia¹, Denise Pires Marafon², Ivan Caiello³, Kathy de Graaf⁴, Maria Ballabio⁴, Walter Ferlin⁴, Sergio Davì⁵, Grant Schulert⁶, Angelo Ravelli⁷, Alexei A. Grom⁸, Robert Nelson⁴, Cristina de Min⁴ and Fabrizio De Benedetti², ¹Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy, ²Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Rome, Italy, ³Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy, ⁴NovImmune S.A., Geneva, Switzerland, ⁵University of Genova, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy, ⁶Pediatric Rheumatology, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁷University of Genova, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, ⁸Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States Minor Outlying Islands
Background/Purpose: We have recently reported high levels of IFNγ and of the IFNγ-related chemokines, (CXCL9 and CXCL10) in patients with MAS (1). Methods: Circulating levels…
Abstract Number: 1027 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantification of Leukocytes’ Secretome to Guide Diagnosis and Treatment Options in Patients with Suspected Chronic Auto-Inflammatory Syndromes
Philippe A. Tessier¹, Marie-Pier Longchamps¹, Nathalie Amiable¹, Nathalie Pagé¹, Laetitia Michou², Louis Bessette², Paul R. Fortin¹, Alexandra Albert², Anne-Laure Chetaille² and Martin Pelletier¹, ¹Infectious Diseases and Immunity Research Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Auto-inflammatory syndromes are inherited conditions characterized by recurrent inflammation (fever, abdominal pain, dermatitis, arthritis). Diagnosis and treatments are challenging as detection rate of mutations…
Abstract Number: 2339 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Expression of Type I and Type II Interferons Is Increased in Muscle Biopsies of Juvenile Dermatomyositis Patients and Related to Clinical and Histological Features
Rebecca Nicolai¹, Gian Marco Moneta², Silvia Rosina³, Chiara Fiorillo³, Denise Pires Marafon¹, Margherita Verardo⁴, Luisa Bracci Laudiero^5,6, Carlo Minetti^3,7, Angelo Ravelli^3,8 and Fabrizio De Benedetti¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Rome, Italy, ²Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy, Roma, Italy, ³University of Genova, Genova, Italy, ⁴Unit of Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù IRCCS, Roma, Roma, Italy, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù IRCCS, Roma, Roma, Italy, ⁶Institute of Translational Pharmacology, CNR, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy, ⁷Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Disorders, Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genova, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology, Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: There is growing evidence for an involvement of interferons (IFNs) in the chronic inflammation that characterizes juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). The aim of this study…
Abstract Number: 32 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Associations between Rheumatoid Factor and Ex Vivo Cytokine Production Reveal Novel Mechanistic Insights into Rheumatoid Arthritis
John M. Davis III¹, Cynthia S. Crowson², Keith L. Knutson³, Sara J. Achenbach⁴, Terry M. Therneau⁵, Eric L. Matteson⁶, Sherine E. Gabriel⁷ and Peter J. Wettstein⁸, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ³Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ⁷Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, ⁸Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Positive rheumatoid factor (RF) and/or anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) identify a major rheumatoid arthritis (RA) subgroup, characterized by greater propensity to erosive joint damage…
Abstract Number: 1209 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Phospholipase A2 Group 5 Is a Potential Therapeutic Target for Osteoarthritis Treatment
Ming Liu¹, Andrew Furey², Weidong Zhang³, Sergei Likhodi², Edward Randell², Proton Rahman⁴ and Guangju Zhai², ¹Discipline of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada, ²Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada, ³Jilin University, Changchun, China, ⁴Rheumatology, St Claires Mercy Hospital, St Johns, NF, Canada
Background/Purpose: We recently discovered that lysophosphotidylcholines (lysoPCs) to phosphotidylcholines (PCs) ratio was associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA), suggesting that the conversion of PCs to lysoPCs…
Abstract Number: 2346 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Chemokine Ligand 9 (CXCL9) [Monokine Induced By Gamma Interferon (MIG)] As a Predictor of Active Disease Status in Localized Scleroderma
Kathryn S. Torok¹, Qi Mi², Emily Mirizio³, Kaila Schollaert-Fitch¹, Mark Fritzler⁴ and Marvin J. Fritzler⁵, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh Med Ctr, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Pediatric Rhuematology, University of Pittsburgh Med Ctr, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Eve Technologies, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Localized scleroderma (LS) is a fibrotic autoimmune disease of the skin and underlying tissues which can lead to disfiguring sequlea, especially in childhood-onset. Untreated…
Abstract Number: 38 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cytokine Production By CpG-Activated B Cells Require Glutaminolysis to Drive mTOR Activation, Aerobic Glycolysis and Mitochondrial Respiration
Matthew Cheung¹, Dongyue Huang¹, Emily Liu², Jennifer Ra² and Alfred Kim³, ¹Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, ²IM/Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, ³IM/Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: B cells contribute to disease pathophysiology through several mechanisms, including cytokine secretion. A wide variety of stimuli can activate B cells to produce cytokines…
Abstract Number: 1381 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Skeletal Muscle Cytokine and Myostatin Responses to High-Intensity Interval Training in Rheumatoid Arthritis Contrasted with Prediabetes Mellitus
Brian J. Andonian¹, David Bartlett², Virginia B. Kraus³, Janet Huebner², William E. Kraus⁴ and Kim M. Huffman⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁵School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Molecular Physiology and Durham VA Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Sarcopenic obesity and the associated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be related to dysregulated skeletal muscle remodeling…
Abstract Number: 2559 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
KZR-616, a Selective Inhibitor of the Immunoproteasome, Blocks the Disease Progression in Multiple Models of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Tony Muchamuel¹, Janet Anderl², R Andrea Fan², Henry W. B. Johnson³, Christopher J Kirk⁴ and Eric Lowe², ¹Pharmacology and Toxicology, Kezar Life Sciences, South San Francisco, CA, ²Biology, Kezar Life Sciences, South San Francisco, CA, ³Medicinal Chemistry, Kezar Life Sciences, South San Francisco, CA, ⁴Kezar Life Sciences, South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: The proteasome inhibitor bortezomib has been used successfully to treat patients with SLE. The immunoproteasome is a distinct class of proteasome found predominantly in…
Abstract Number: 60 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low and Moderate Intensity Exercise Suppresses Inflammatory Responses in an Acute Mouse Model of Gout and Suggests Therapeutic Efficacy
Nicholas A. Young¹, Kyle Jablonski², Juhi Sharma¹, Evelyn Thomas¹, Brian Snoad¹, Jeffrey Hampton³, Wael Jarjour¹ and Naomi Schlesinger⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ²The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ³Immunology and Rheumatoloty, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ⁴Medicine, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
Background/Purpose: Little is known regarding the potential benefits of exercise on managing acute gout. Consequently, recent clinical practice guidelines released by the American College of…
Abstract Number: 1412 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Yra-1909 suppresses Production of Pro-Inflammatory Mediators and MMPs through Downregulating Akt, p38, JNK and NF-κb Activation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes
Hyun Jung Yoo^1,2, Jeong Yeon Kim¹, Shin Eui Kang¹, Ji Seok Yoo³, Yong Nam Lee³, Dong Goo Lee³, Ji Soo Park¹, Eun Bong Lee⁴, Eun Young Lee⁴ and Yeong Wook Song^2,5, ¹Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ³Central R&D Institute, Yungjin Pharm Co., Ltd., Suwon, Korea, Suwon, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁵Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, and College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by hyperplastic synovial pannus tissue, which mediates destruction of cartilage and bone. Fibroblast-like synoviocyte (FLS) are a key component…
Abstract Number: 2574 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interleukin-33 Ameliorates Murine Lupus Via Induction of Regulatory T Cells and M2 Macrophage Polarisation
Mo Yin Mok¹, Ka Sin Law², Wing Yin Kong¹, Ge Liu¹, Wallace Lau², C Luo², FP Huang³, GC Chan⁴ and Kwok Wah Chan³, ¹Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ³Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁴Department of Paediatrics, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: The levels of IL-33, a Th2 promoting cytokine, and the soluble form of its receptor ST2 were reported to be elevated in serum of…
Abstract Number: 71 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Critical Role of Interleukin-33 in Promoting Angiogenesis and Regulates Inflammation through Mast Cells in Takayasu Arteritis
Anne-Claire Desbois¹, Patrice Cacoub², Aurélie LEROYER³, Edwige Tellier⁴, Marlène Garrido⁵, Anna Maciejewski-Duval⁶, Cloé Comarmond⁷, Stéphane Barete⁶, Michel Arock⁶, Patrick Bruneval⁸, Jean-Marie Launay⁹, Pierre Fouret¹⁰, Ulrich Blank¹¹, Michelle Rosenzwajg⁶, David Klatzman¹², Mohamed Jarraya¹³, Philippe Cluzel¹⁴, Fabien Koskas¹⁵, Gilles Kaplanski¹⁶ and David Saadoun¹⁷, ¹Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Paris, France, ²Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France, ³Faculté de Pharmacie, Marseille, France, ⁴Université Marseille, Marseille, France, ⁵I3 laboratory, Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France, ⁶GHPS, Paris, France, ⁷DHU 2iB Internal Medicine Referal Center for Autoimmune diseases Pitie Hospital, Paris, France, ⁸HEGP, Paris, France, ⁹Hôpital lariboisière, Paris, France, ¹⁰Hôpital La Pitié Salpétrière, Paris, France, ¹¹Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France, ¹²UPMC Université Paris 06, UMR 7211, Paris, France, ¹³Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France, ¹⁴Department of cardiovascular imagery, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié Salpétrière, 83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France., Paris, France, ¹⁵Department of vascular surgery, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France, ¹⁶Aix-Marseille Université - Internal Medicine hopital conception - F-13000 Marseilles, Marseille, France, ¹⁷Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7211, and Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), F-75005, Paris, France; INSERM, UMR_S 959, F-75013, Paris, France; CNRS, FRE3632, F-75005, Paris, France; AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Large vessel vasculitis (LVV) include Takayasu arteritis (TA) and giant cell arteritis (GCA). Arterial lesions in LVV result from chronic inflammation and neoangiogenesis. IL-33,…
Abstract Number: 1413 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cytokine-Induced Aire Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes Regulates Expression of Interferon-γ Response Genes
Beatrice Bergström¹, Christina Lundqvist¹, Hans Carlsten¹, Olov Ekwall² and Anna-Karin Hultgård Ekwall¹, ¹Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden, ²Dept. of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: AIRE is a transcriptional regulator of tissue specific antigens in medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTEC). AIRE orchestrates the negative selection of self-reactive T cells…
Abstract Number: 2596 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hydroxychloroquine Use Is Associated with Decreased Dendritic Cell Activation and Thrombolytic Factors in SLE Patients
Samantha Slight-Webb¹, Rufei Lu², Hua Chen¹, Holden T. Maecker³, Paul J. Utz⁴, Joel M. Guthridge⁵ and Judith A. James⁶, ¹Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁴Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁵Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁶Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has been used for decades to treat various rheumatic diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The efficacy of HCQ…

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