Abstracts tagged "cytokines"

Abstract Number: 3005 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Essential Role for Alternately Spliced Tenascin C and TLR4 Signaling in Persistent Organ Fibrosis
Swati Bhattacharyya^1,2, Wenxia Wang¹, Luisa Morales-Nebreda³, Katja Lakota³, Robert Lafyatis⁴, Monique E. Hinchcliff⁵, GR Scott Budinger³, Zenshiro Tamaki³ and John Varga⁶, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Medicine, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁶Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose Transforming growth factor-beta stimulates collagen synthesis and myofibroblast differentiation, and is implicated as a key initiating factor in pathological tissue remodeling in scleroderma. However,…
Abstract Number: 1897 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circulating T-Helper Cell- Associated Cytokines and Chemokines in Localized Scleroderma
Kathryn S. Torok¹, Katherine Kurzinski², Christina Kelsey³, Kelsey Magee⁴, Jonathan Yabes⁵, Abbe N. Vallejo⁶, Thomas A. Medsger Jr.⁷ and Carol A. Feghali-Bostwick⁸, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Pediatric Rheumatology, Univ of Pittsburgh Med Ctr, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh/UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁸Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Localized scleroderma (LS) is an autoimmune disease of the skin and underlying tissues which results in disfigurement and orthopedic complications, especially when the onset…
Abstract Number: 760 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Multiplex Cytokine Analysis of Dermal Blister Fluid to Assess Local Inflammatory and Immune Activity in Systemic Sclerosis
Kristina E.N. Clark¹, Henry Lopez², Xu Shiwen¹, Bahja Ahmed Abdi¹, George Martin³, Korsa Khan⁴, David J. Abraham¹, Christopher P. Denton⁵ and Richard J. Stratton¹, ¹Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, UCL Medical School, London, United Kingdom, ²Murigenics, Vallejo, CA, ³Aero Dap, Vallejo, CA, ⁴Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, UCL medical School, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, UCL Medical School Royal Free Campus, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose Clinical diversity in systemic sclerosis (SSc) suggests complex multifaceted pathogenesis involving interplay of growth factors or cytokines within the lesional microenvironment. We analysed dermal…
Abstract Number: 2991 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Ribosomal P Antibody Is a Key Autoantibody Associated with Complications of NP-SLE with High-Levels of CSF IL-8
Hidenaga Kawasumi¹, Takahisa Gono¹, Yasushi Kawaguchi¹, Yasuhiro Katsumata¹, Hisae Ichida¹, Akiko Tochimoto¹, Masanori Hanaoka¹, Yuko Okamoto¹, Sayuri Kataoka¹ and Hisashi Yamanaka², ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Complications of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NP-SLE) are associated with the morbidity and mortality of patients with SLE. Although the detailed pathophysiology of NP-SLE…
Abstract Number: 1741 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-TNFα Treatment Increases IL-17A+ and IL-22+ T Cells in Spondyloarthritis Regardless of Concomittant Gut Inflammation
Thomas Andersen¹, René Østgård^1,2, Bent Deleuran^1,2, Malene Hvid³ and Henning Glerup⁴, ¹Dept. of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ²Dept. of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁴Dept. of Gastroenterology, Regional Hospital of Silkeborg, Silkeborg, Denmark
Background/Purpose The pro-inflammatory Th17 associated cytokines IL-17A and IL-22 have been proposed as important mediators of the inflammation seen in spondyloarthritis (SpA) and inflammatory bowel…
Abstract Number: 754 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Global miRNA Whole Blood Profile in Systemic Sclerosis and Its Correlation with Serum Cytokine Levels
Gloria Salazar¹, Maureen Mayes², John Hagan³, Minghua Wu¹, John D. Reveille^4,5 and Shervin Assassi¹, ¹Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ²Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, University of TX Health Science Center -Houston, Houston, TX, ³Neurosurgery, University of Texas at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁴Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁵Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, Univ of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
The Global miRNA Whole Blood Profile in Systemic Sclerosis and its Correlation with Serum Cytokine LevelsBackground/Purpose: Several studies have implicated miRNAs in the pathogenesis of…
Abstract Number: 2880 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elevated Levels of Soluble Inflammatory Mediators and Lupus-Specific Connective Tissue Disease Questionnaire Scores Discern Unaffected First Degree Relatives of Lupus Patients from Unaffected Individuals Not Related to Lupus Patients
Melissa E. Munroe¹, Kendra A. Young², Jennifer Fessler³, Dustin Fife³, Diane L. Kamen⁴, Joel M. Guthridge³, Timothy B. Niewold⁵, Michael H. Weisman⁶, Mariko L. Ishimori⁶, Daniel J. Wallace⁷, David R. Karp⁸, John B. Harley⁹, Gary S. Gilkeson⁴, Jill M. Norris² and Judith A. James^10,11, ¹Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, ³Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁸Rheumatic Diseases Division, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁹Center for Autoimmune Genomics and Etiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ¹⁰Clinical Arthritis and Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹¹Rheumatology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Identifying populations at risk of SLE is essential to curtail inflammatory damage and select individuals for prevention trials. First-degree relatives (FDRs) of lupus patients…
Abstract Number: 1616 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Functional Profiling of PBMC from SLE Patients Versus Healthy Controls Identifies Subgroups with Disease-Associated Dysfunctional Signaling
Rachael Hawtin¹, Wouter Korver², Erik Evensen², Diane Longo², Drew Hotson², Nikil Wale², Andy Conroy², Alessandra Cesano², Barbara Mittleman², Shirley Tu², Matt Westfall², Tsung Lin³, Vik Rao⁴, Elena Peeva⁵, Stephen Benoit⁵, Martin Hodge³, James D. Clark³, Jean-Baptiste Telliez³ and Aaron R. Winkler⁴, ¹Nodality Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ²Nodality, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ³Immunoscience, Pfizer Biotherapeutics Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, ⁴Inflammation and Remodeling, Pfizer Biotherapeutics Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, ⁵Precision Medicine, Pfizer Biotherapeutics Research and Development, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a multi-system rheumatic disease with widely differing clinical manifestations and outcomes. Treatment is generally immunosuppressive, with no available…
Abstract Number: 651 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inhibiting Tweak (TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis) Signaling Improves Blood Brain Barrier Integrity and Protects from Neuronal Damage in Murine Neuropsychiatric Lupus
Jing Wen¹, Jessica Doerner¹, Ariel Stock², Jennifer Michaelson³, Linda Burkly³, Maria Gulinello² and Chaim Putterman⁴, ¹Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Biogen Idec, Cambridge, MA, ⁴The Division of Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Background/Purpose: While neuropsychiatric involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) is relatively common and appears early, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. The disruption of…
Abstract Number: 2679 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cell Deficiency in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jeong-Hwa Kang¹, Young-Nan Cho¹, Hye Mi Jin¹, Hyun-Ju Jung¹, Sung-Ji Lee¹, Seung-Jung Kee² and Yong-Wook Park¹, ¹Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ²Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea
Background/Purpose Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells contribute to protection against certain microorganism infections and play an important role in mucosal immunity. However, the role of…
Abstract Number: 1622 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Th1 and Th2 Cytokines Are Associated with Cerebral Atrophy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Mariana Postal¹, Aline T. Lapa¹, Karina de Oliveira Peliçari², Nailu A. Sinicato¹, Fernando Augusto Peres¹, Wesley Geraldo Ferreira², Roberto Marini², Lilian Costallat³, Fernando Cendes⁴ and Simone Appenzeller⁵, ¹Medicine, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ²State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ³Medicine, State University of Campinas, Campinas, United Kingdom, ⁴Neurology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ⁵Medicine, Faculty of Medical Science, State University of Campinas Unicamp, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose Cerebral atrophy has been described to occur in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with variable frequency. The pathophysiology of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in…
Abstract Number: 348 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smoking Status Is Associated with Inflammatory Cytokine Profile and Disease Activity: Decreased Inflammation and Disease Improvement with Smoking Cessation?
Jeremy Sokolove¹, Harlan Sayles², Catriona Wagner³, Lauren J. Lahey¹, Geoffrey M. Thiele⁴, William H. Robinson¹, Andreas Reimold⁵, Gail S. Kerr⁶, Grant W. Cannon⁷ and Ted R. Mikuls², ¹VA Palo Alto Healthcare System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³VA Palo Alto Heatlh Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴Internal Medicine, Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Rheumatology, Dallas VA and Univ of TX Southwestern Med Ct, Dallas, TX, ⁶Rheumatology, Washington DC VAMC, Georgetown and Howard University, Washington, DC, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for RA and has been associated with increased disease severity and lower rates of disease remission. We examined…
Abstract Number: 2651 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Therapeutic Outcomes in Patients with Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Kunihiro Ichinose¹, Kazuhiko Arima², Masataka Umeda¹, Shoichi Fukui³, Ayako Nishino¹, Yoshikazu Nakashima¹, Takahisa Suzuki¹, Yoshiro Horai⁴, Tomohiro Koga⁴, Shin-ya Kawashiri², Naoki Iwamoto¹, Mami Tamai¹, Hideki Nakamura¹, Tomoki Origuchi⁵ and Atsushi Kawakami¹, ¹Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ²Department of Public Health, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ³Departments of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁴Departments of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁵Department of Health Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Background/Purpose: Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) is a serious organ disorder with a variety of symptoms. Despite advances in the understanding of the immunopathogenic and…
Abstract Number: 1602 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Th9 Cells in Inflammatory Cascades of Autoimmune Arthritis
Siba Raychaudhuri¹, Anupam Mitra², Ananya Datta Mitra³, Christine Abria⁴ and Smriti K. Raychaudhuri³, ¹Med/Rheumatology, Univ California Davis/VA Sac, Davis, CA, ²Dermatology, VA Sacramento Medical Center, Mather, CA, ³Rheumatology, VA Sacramento Medical Center, Mather, CA, ⁴Research, VA Sacramento Medical Center, Mather, CA
Background/Purpose: Interleukin (IL)-9, a member of IL-2 cytokine family was recently attributed to a novel CD4 T cell subset termed Th9 cells in the murine…
Abstract Number: 332 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement of the Stability of RNA Aptamers Against Interleukin-17A
Natsuki Otaki¹, Asako Sasaki¹, Shinsuke Hiramoto¹, Masakazu Nagamine¹, Shigeyuki Mori¹, Tomoyoshi Kayo¹, Kuniyoshi Hota¹, Masayuki Takahashi¹, Kazuhiko Haruta² and Yoshikazu Nakamura^3,4, ¹Zenyaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, ²2-33-7 Oizumi, Nerima, Zenyaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, ³Division of RNA Medical Science, The Institute of Medical Science, The University Of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴RIBOMIC Inc., Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose Aptamers are RNA or DNA oligonucleotides selected for their capacity to specifically bind and inhibit the function of a target protein. The effect is…

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