Abstracts tagged "cytokines"

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…
Abstract Number: 2509 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ADAM-10 As a Tocilizumab Treatment Predictive Factor in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Takeo Isozaki, Sakiko Isojima, Takahiro Tokunaga, Masayu Umemura, Hidekazu Furuya, Ryo Yanai, Ryo Takahashi, Kuninobu Wakabayashi, Nobuyuki Yajima, Yusuke Miwa and Tsuyoshi Kasama, Div of Rheumatology, Showa University School of Med, Shinagawa-ku Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose :A disintegrin and metalloproteinases (ADAMs) are a family of transmembrane and secreted proteins. ADAM-10 has been reported to be the enzyme responsible for the…
Abstract Number: 1512 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Therapeutic Efficacy of a Novel Oral Small Molecule Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor [MIF] Inhibitor: A Promising Safe & Efficacious Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anderson Gaweco^1,2, Samantha Palmer², Rambon Shamilov², Caroline Stremnitzer², Michael Fisher², Gregg Crichlow², William Windsor², Ellen M. Ginzler³ and Jefferson Tilley², ¹SUNY-Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, ²Innovimmune Biotherapeutics, Brooklyn, NY, ³Rheumatology, SUNY-Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Background/Purpose: Macrophage migration inhibitory factor [MIF] is a cytokine secreted by activated T cells and macrophages that plays an important role in RA and autoimmune…
Abstract Number: 31 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interaction of FGF-8 and TNF-a in the Regulation of BMP-Induced Osteoblast Differentiation
Takayuki Katsuyama¹, Fumio Otsuka², Mariko Narazaki¹, Ken-ei Sada¹, Kenichi Inagaki¹, Jun Wada¹ and Hirofumi Makino¹, ¹Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan, ²Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
Background/Purpose: Osteoblasts and osteoclasts play important roles in the bone remodeling. When the balance between these cells is disrupted, bone loss or aberrant bone…
Abstract Number: 2462 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Centrosomal Protein 70kDa Is Down-Regulated By Decoy Receptor 3 in Specifically Rheumatoid Synovial Fibroblasts
Koji Fukuda^1,2, Yasushi Miura^2,3, Toshihisa Maeda², Shinya Hayashi² and Masahiro Kurosaka², ¹Orthopaedic Surgery, Kakogawa City Hospital, Kakogawa, Japan, ²Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ³Rehabilitation Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan
Background/Purpose: Decoy receptor 3 (DcR3) is a secreted decoy tumor necrosis factor receptor and competitively binds and inhibits the TNF family including Fas-ligand, LIGHT, and…
Abstract Number: 1461 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantitave Analysis of Cadherin-11 and Beta-Catenin Signaling during Proliferation of Rheumatoid Arthritis-Derived Synovial Fibroblast Cells
Ryosuke Yoshioka, Yasuhiro Kita, Asako Nagahira, Atsushi Manno, Naoyuki Makita, Urara Tomita and Masao Murakawa, Asubio Pharma Co., Ltd., Kobe, Japan
[Background/Purpose ] Cadherin-11 (CDH11) is a cadherin adhesion molecule that anchors b-catenin, and is involved with various functions of synovial fibroblast cells (SFCs) during the development…

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