Abstracts tagged "cytokines"

Abstract Number: 1364 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treating Experimental Arthritis with the Innate Immune Inhibitor IL-37 Reduces Joint and Systemic Inflammation
Giulio Cavalli¹, Marije Koenders², Lorenzo Dagna³, Alberto Mantovani⁴, Cecilia Garlanda⁴, Leo Joosten⁵ and Charles Dinarello¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ²Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano, Italy, ⁴Research Institute Humanitas, Milan, Italy, ⁵Internal Medicine, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Characterized as a fundamental inhibitor of innate inflammation, IL‑1 family member IL‑37 is expressed in the synovia of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. We investigated…
Abstract Number: 3059 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Abnormal Body Composition in Takayasu Arteritis Patients: Role of Inflammatory Cytokines and Adipokines
Thiago Ferreira da Silva, Mauricio Levy Neto, Valéria Caparbo, Liliam Takayama and Rosa M R Pereira, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammatory conditions including rheumatic diseases may alter body composition, especially lean and fat mass. In this process, adipokines and inflammatory cytokines appear to…
Abstract Number: 902 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inhibitor of DNA Binding 1 As a Fibroblast Derived Inflammatory Angiogenic Agonist in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gautam Edhayan¹, Christine M. Ha¹, Ray A. Ohara¹, Takeo Isozaki¹, M. Asif Amin¹, Ali S. Arbab², Phillip L. Campbell¹, Rachel Morgan¹, W. Alexander Stinson³, Sean C. Friday¹, David A. Fox¹ and Jeffrey H. Ruth¹, ¹Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Inhibitor of DNA binding 1 (Id1) is a nuclear protein containing a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain that regulates cell growth by selective binding and…
Abstract Number: 1367 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes Shape and Perpetuate the Inflammatory Immune Responses Associated with Antibiotic-Refractory Lyme Arthritis.
Klemen Strle¹, Robert Locchead², Annalisa Pianta³, Jameson T. Crowley³, Sheila Arvikar¹ and John Aversa⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Allery and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, ³Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Yale Medical Group, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Antibiotic-refractory Lyme arthritis is defined as persistent synovitis for months to years after antibiotic therapy for Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease.…
Abstract Number: 3096 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interferon-Gamma (IFNg) in Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS): CXCL9 Levels As a Biomarker for IFNg Production in MAS
Claudia Bracaglia¹, Denise Pires Marafon², Ivan Caiello¹, Kathy De Graaf³, Florence Guilhot⁴, Walter Ferlin⁴, Sergio Davì⁵, Grant Schulert⁶, Angelo Ravelli⁵, Alexei A. Grom⁷, Robert Nelson⁴, Cristina de Min⁴ and Fabrizio De Benedetti¹, ¹Department of Pediatric Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, IRCCS, Rome, Italy, ²Pediatric Rheumatology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy, ³Novimmune S.A., Geneva, Switzerland, ⁴NovImmune S.A., Geneva, Switzerland, ⁵Istituto Giannina Gaslini and University of Genova, Genova, Italy, ⁶Pediatric Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: A vast body of evidence in animals and humans points to a pivotal pathogenic role of IFNγ, in primary HLH. The role of IFNg…
Abstract Number: 903 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CGEN-15001, a Novel B7-like Protein, Controls Inflammation in a Translational Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Assay and Induces Treg Driven Long-Term Remission in an Autoimmune Disease Model
Iris Hecht¹, Ashley Gilmour², Clare Tange², Donna McIntyre², Joseph R. Podojil³, Kay McNamee⁴, Galit Rotman⁵, Eyal Neria⁵, Mariola Kurowska-Stolarska², Richard O. Williams⁴, Stephen D. Miller³ and Iain B. McInnes^2,6, ¹Therapeutic Proteins, Compugen Ltd., Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ³Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁵Compugen Ltd., Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁶Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: CGEN-15001 is an Fc fusion protein composed of the extracellular domain of a novel B7-like protein. Therapeutic CGEN-15001 treatment is effective in collagen induced…
Abstract Number: 1391 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Differential Expression of Interferon Gamma in Exudate from Hidradenitis Suppurativa Lesions Compared to Chronic Wounds
Anirban Banerjee¹, Victoria K. Shanmugam^1,2, Sean McNish¹ and Kara Couch¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ²Director, Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic recurrent inflammatory disease which affects 1% to 4% of young adults. The purpose of the current study was…
Abstract Number: 3097 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Innovative Approach for the Identification of an Appropriate Dose Regimen of a Targeted Treatment, NI-0501, an Anti-Interferon Gamma (IFNg) Antibody, in Patients with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Cristina De Min¹, Philippe Jacqmin², Christian Laveille³, Robert Nelson¹, Florence Guilhot¹, Maureen Deehan¹, Marie Kosco-Vilbois¹, Walter Ferlin¹ and Genevieve Lapeyre¹, ¹NovImmune S.A., Geneva, Switzerland, ²SGS Exprimo, Mechelen, Belgium, ³SGS Exprimo NV, Mechelen, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Based on the growing evidence that IFNg plays a pivotal role in HLH, NI-0501, an anti-IFNg monoclonal antibody, is being developed as the first…
Abstract Number: 932 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IRF4-Dependent and IRF4-Independent Pathways Contribute to DC Dysfunction in Lupus
Michela Manni¹, Sanjay Gupta², Briana G. Nixon³ and Alessandra B. Pernis⁴, ¹Autoimmunity and Inflammation Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Autoimmunity & Inflammation Research Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Graduate Program in Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, New York, NY, ⁴Autoimmunity & Inflammation, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Interferon Regulatory Factors (IRFs) play fundamental roles in dendritic cell (DC) differentiation and function. In particular IRFs are critical transducers of Toll-like Receptors (TLR)…
Abstract Number: 1616 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of Genes Regulating TRAIL-Induced Apoptosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblasts-like Synoviocytes (RA FLS)
Rachel Audo^1,2, Bernard Combe^3,4, Michael Hahne⁵ and Jacques Morel⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Teaching Hospital of Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ²IGMM, CNRS UMR5535, Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ³Department of Rheumatology, Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France, ⁴Montpellier University, Montpellier, France, ⁵IGMM-CNRS UMR5535, Montpellier, France, ⁶Department of rheumatology, Lapeyronie Hospital and Montpellier University, Montpellier, France
Background/Purpose: We previously described that sensitivity to TRAIL-induced apoptosis varied in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fibroblasts-like-synoviocytes (FLS) from one patient to another, and was inversly correlated…
Abstract Number: 3236 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circulating Cytokine/Chemokine Concentrations Predict Cancer Mortality in Men with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Bryant R. England¹, Jeremy Sokolove², William H. Robinson³, Geoffrey M. Thiele⁴, Apar K. Ganti⁵, Harlan Sayles⁶, Kaleb Michaud⁷, Liron Caplan⁸, Lisa A. Davis⁸, Grant W. Cannon⁹, Brian Sauer¹⁰, E. Blair Solow¹¹, Andreas Reimold¹², Gail S. Kerr¹³, Pascale Schwab¹⁴, Joshua F. Baker¹⁵ and Ted R. Mikuls¹⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Mountain View, CA, ³Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁴Research Services 151, Omaha VA Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁶University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁷Rheumatology & Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center and National Data Base for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ⁸Div of Rheumatology, Univ of CO Denver School of Med, Aurora, CO, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹⁰Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹¹Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹²Rheumatology, VAMC, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹³VAMC, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, ¹⁴Div Arth & Rheum Dis, Oregon Health & Sci Univ OP09, Portland, OR, ¹⁵Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁶Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by chronic inflammation and the dysregulated expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines / chemokines (CK). Chronic inflammation has also been implicated…
Abstract Number: 936 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IL-1 Receptor Antagonist Maintains Intestinal Microbial Homeostasis to Prevent Overt Toll-like Receptor 4-Dependent Intestinal Th17 Differentiation and Autoimmune Arthritis
Rebecca Rogier¹, Tom Ederveen¹, Jos Boekhorst², Harm Wopereis³, Johan Garssen⁴, Peter van der Kraan⁵, Sacha van Hijum², Marije Koenders⁶, Wim van den Berg⁶ and Shahla Abdollahi-Roodsaz^7,8, ¹Rheumatology Research and Advanced Therapeutics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Centre for Molecular Bioinformatics Nijmegen (CMBI), Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Danone Research, Wageningen, Netherlands, ⁴Danone Nutricia Research, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology Research & Advanced Therapeutics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁶Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁷Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁸Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-1 (IL-1) plays a pivotal role in inflammation and immunity. Activation of IL-1 receptor is physiologically inhibited by the IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra). Mice…
Abstract Number: 1757 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Absence of Estrogen Receptor Alpha Is Protective Against Nephrotoxic Serum-Induced Nephritis
Chelsea Corradetti¹, Neelakshi Jog², Michael Madaio³ and Roberto Caricchio⁴, ¹Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ²Rheumatology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, ⁴Medicine, Rheumatology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Glomerulonephritis (GN) is one of the most serious manifestations of systemic lupus erythematous (SLE). Lupus GN is characterized by severe inflammation and necrosis and…
Abstract Number: 1023 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tumor Necrosis Factor-a (TNF-a) and Interferon Gamma Inducible Protein-10 (IP-10) As Predictors of Active Disease Status in Localized Scleroderma
Kathryn S. Torok¹, Jonathan Yabes², Qi Mi³, Christina Kelsey¹ and Kelsey Magee⁴, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Univ of Pittsburgh Med Ctr, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Localized scleroderma has both inflammatory and fibrotic components contributing to its effect on the skin and underlying tissue. The extent and duration of…
Abstract Number: 1924 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Stat1 and Stat 1 Phosphorylation in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)
Martyna Skwarek, Julia Fantana, Babett Heschel, Martin Aringer and Christoph Kittel, Medicine III, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine at the TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Background/Purpose: To analyze Stat1 and phosphorylated Stat1, the interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor-Stat3 axis, and membrane bound tumor necrosis factor (mTNF) and TNF receptors 1 and 2…

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