Abstracts tagged "cytokines"

Abstract Number: 0327 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinical and Immunological Risk Factors Associated with Fybromialgia in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Samuel Govea-Peláez¹, Beatriz Alcalá-Carmona², Jennifer Balderas Miranda³, Yatzil Reyna-Juárez², María José Ostos-prado², Nancy R Mejía-Domínguez², Guillermo Juarez-Vega⁴, Jiram Torres Ruiz⁵ and Diana Gomez-martin⁶, ¹INCMNSZ, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ³Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁴Red de Apoyo a la Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁵INCMNSZ, Mexico, Federal District, Mexico, ⁶INCMNSZ, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) have reported chronic pain despite having normal serum muscular enzymes, physician global assessment (PhGA) and MMT8 scores, thus…
Abstract Number: 0955 • ACR Convergence 2024
Inhibition of Interleukin-2-Inducible T Cell Kinase with Soquelitinib Demonstrates Efficacy in Preventing Lung Damage in Murine Models of Systemic Sclerosis
Goncalo Boleto¹, Anne Cauvet², James Rose³, Lih-Yun Hsu³, Richard A. Miller³ and Yannick Allanore⁴, ¹Rheumatology Department, Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal., Lisbon, Portugal, ²Université de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016 CNRS UMR8104, Paris, France, ³Corvus Pharmaceuticals, 863 Mitten Road, Burlingame, Burlingame, CA, ⁴Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: T cells abnormal activation plays a pivotal role in the early inflammatory stages of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Compelling evidence supports that SSc has a…
Abstract Number: 1799 • ACR Convergence 2024
In VitroEvidence for the Restoration of Glucocorticoid Sensitivity by Toll-Like Receptor 7 and 8 Inhibition in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jia Xin Chow¹, Rochelle Sherlock², Taylah Bennett², Eric Morand³ and Sarah Jones², ¹Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ²Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ³School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: The strategy of inhibiting toll-like receptors (TLR) 7 and 8 is being evaluated in clinical trials in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) to assess its…
Abstract Number: 0342 • ACR Convergence 2024
Measurement of Serum Cytokine and Chemokine Level to Predict Poor Treatment Response in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis
Sung Ik Cho¹, Miriam Kim², Ju yeon Kim³, Jin Kyun Park⁴, Eun Young Lee⁵, eun Bong Lee⁶ and Jun Won park³, ¹Seoul National University Hospital, Jongno-gu, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, Republic of Korea, ²Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, Republic of Korea, ⁴Seoul National University College of Medicine, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁵3Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁶Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: To investigate whether serum levels of cytokine and chemokine can predict a treatment response in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM)Methods: This study included…
Abstract Number: 1132 • ACR Convergence 2024
Guselkumab and Golimumab Combination Induction Therapy in Ulcerative Colitis Results in Early Local Tissue Healing That Is Sustained Through Guselkumab Maintenance Therapy
Dylan Richards¹, Marion Vetter¹, Matthew Germinaro¹, Bram Verstockt², Raja Atreya³, Julián Panés⁴, Bruce E. Sands⁵, Brian G. Feagan⁶, Bradford McRae⁷, Daniel Cua¹, Patrick Branigan¹ and Tom C. Freeman¹, ¹Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, ²Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Leuven, Belgium, ³Department of Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Pneumology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA, New York, NY, ⁶Alimentiv Inc, London, ON, Canada, London, ON, Canada, ⁷Janssen Research & Development, Cambridge, MA, USA, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Combination induction therapy with guselkumab (GUS), an interleukin (IL)-23p19 subunit antagonist, and golimumab (GOL), a tumor necrosis factor (TNFα) antagonist, induced higher rates of…
Abstract Number: 1801 • ACR Convergence 2024
Inhibitory Effects of Dapirolizumab Pegol, a Monovalent Anti-CD40L PEG-Conjugated Antigen-Binding Fragment Lacking a Functional Fc Domain, on In Vitro T Follicular Helper/B Cell Interactions and Cytokine Production in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Tania Rowley¹, Adnan R. Khan¹, Laura McLaughlin¹, Hannah Cherry¹, Farnaz Fallah-Arani¹, Yiannis Ioannou¹, Debasish Pyne² and Anthony Shock¹, ¹UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ²Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The pivotal role of CD40-CD40L interactions in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pathogenesis stems from the orchestration of a range of immune and inflammatory responses…
Abstract Number: 0396 • ACR Convergence 2024
Inflammatory Markers of Autoimmune Uveitis in the Eye, Tears and Blood
Maryrose Hahn¹, Madison Mangin², Kellen Winden³, Pui Lee⁴, Mindy Lo², Bharti Nihalani-Gangwani², Yasmin Massoudi⁵, Tate Valerio⁵, Amanda Colombo⁵, Jessica Scott⁶, Stephen Anesi⁶, C. Stephen Foster⁶, Peter Nigrovic⁷, sheila Angeles-Han⁸, Peter Chang⁶ and Margaret Chang², ¹Boston Children's Hospital, Georgetown, MA, ²Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston Children's Hospital, Newton, MA, ⁵Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, MA, ⁶Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, ⁷Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁸Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune uveitis is an inflammatory disorder of the eye that is associated with significant morbidity, including vision-threatening complications and chronic reliance on immunosuppressive therapies.…
Abstract Number: 1197 • ACR Convergence 2024
Safety and Immunogenicity of an Active Anti-IL-6 Immunotherapy in a Phase 1 Clinical Trial in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients
François Rannou¹, Christelle Nguyen¹, Camille Daste¹, Quentin Kirren¹, marie-martine Lefevre-Colau¹, Odile Launay², Lucille Desallais³, Edita Dolimier³, René Azoulai³, Jean-Pierre Salles³ and Jean-François Zagury⁴, ¹AP-HP. Centre-Université Paris Cité, Hôpital Cochin, Service de Rééducation et de Réadaptation de l'Appareil Locomoteur et des Pathologies du Rachis, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ²Centre d’Investigation Clinique en Vaccinologie (CIC Cochin Pasteur), Hôpital Cochin, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ³Peptinov, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁴Laboratoire Génomique, Bioinformatique, et Chimie Moléculaire, EA 7528, Chaire de Bioinformatique, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a major inflammatory cytokine involved in pain and potentially in osteoarthritis (OA) disease progression. PPV-06 is an IL-6-derived peptide coupled with…
Abstract Number: 1782.5 • ACR Convergence 2024
Monocytes from HLA B27 Positive Enthesitis Related Arthritis Patients Are More Activated Than HLA B27 Negative Patients
Shivika Guleria¹, Anu Balakrishnan¹, Able Lawrence¹ and Amita Aggarwal², ¹SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ²Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Background/Purpose: Enthesitis related arthritis (ERA) is a chronic immune-inflammatory disease with unknown etiology. HLA-B27 is the strongest risk factor predisposing to ERA similar to Spondylarthritis…
Abstract Number: 0408 • ACR Convergence 2024
Analysis of Protein Biomarkers for the Prediction of IL-1 Inhibitor Treatment Response in the CARRA First-line Options for Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Treatment (FROST) Study
Michael Matt¹, Mariana Correia Marques², Sabrina Fuehner³, Lexi Auld¹, George Tomlinson⁴, Michael Ombrello⁵, Yukiko Kimura⁶, Christoph Kessel⁷ and grant schulert¹, and the CARRA FROST Investigators, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ³Universitaetsklinikum Muenster, Muenster, Germany, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD, ⁶Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁷University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
Background/Purpose: IL-1 inhibitors are both widely used and highly effective as first-line therapy for children with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA); however, the mechanisms underlying…
Abstract Number: 1349 • ACR Convergence 2024
Two Composite Cytokine Scores Predict Flare and Drug-free Remission in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jasmine Sim¹, Nandhini Ramamoorthi², Fiona Rayner³, Abbie Degnan¹, Imogen Wilson¹, Julie Diboll¹, Anna Guttman⁴, Andrew Melville⁵, Nisha Rathore², Stefan Siebert⁵, Iain McInnes⁶, Carl Goodyear⁵, Catharien Hilkens¹, Andrew Filer⁷, Karim Raza⁷, Christopher Buckley⁸, Arthur Pratt¹, James Wason⁹, Amy Anderson¹, Michael Townsend², Kenneth Baker¹ and John Isaacs¹, ¹Translational and Clinical Research Institute, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University and The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ²Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, ³Translational and Clinical Research Institute, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University and The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, ⁴Genentech, South San Franscisco, CA, ⁵School of Infection and Immunity, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁶University of Glasgow, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁷Rheumatology Research Group, Institute for Inflammation and Ageing, NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Center and Clinical Research Facility, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁸Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁹Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Recent studies show that half of patients with RA remission can stop conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (csDMARD) therapy to achieve drug-free remission (DFR),…
Abstract Number: 1845 • ACR Convergence 2024
Treg Expansion and IL-6 Induced STAT3 Phosphorylation in CD4+ T Cells Is a Biomarker of Disease Flare in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Amy Anderson¹, Luke Jones², Fiona Rayner³, Jessica Swift¹, Daniel Maunder¹, Henrique de Paula Lemos¹, David Swan⁴, Abbie Degnan¹, Imogen Wilson¹, Julie Diboll¹, Gary Reynolds¹, Jasmine Sim¹, Andrew Melville⁵, Stefan Siebert⁵, Iain McInnes⁶, Carl Goodyear⁵, Catharien Hilkens¹, Karim Raza⁷, Christopher Buckley⁸, Kenneth Baker¹, Arthur Pratt³, Andrew Filer⁷ and John Isaacs¹, ¹Translational and Clinical Research Institute, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University and The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology Research Group, Institute for Inflammation and Ageing, NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Center and Clinical Research Facility, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³Translational and Clinical Research Institute, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University and The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, ⁴Translational and Clinical Research Institute, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University and The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, ⁵School of Infection and Immunity, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁶University of Glasgow, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁷Rheumatology Research Group, Institute for Inflammation and Ageing, NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Center and Clinical Research Facility, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁸Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Understanding the mechanisms that drive disease flares in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may aid in the development of biomarkers to facilitate targeted treatment…
Abstract Number: 0084 • ACR Convergence 2023
Excess IL-18 Protects from Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Mainly via Preferential Augmentation of Suppressor/Regulatory over Autoreactive T-cell Function
Jeremy Morrissette¹, Vinh Dang², Jemy Varghese², Zachary Lanzar¹, Junior Nguyen², Emily Landy³, Anastasia Frank-Kamenetskii⁴ and Scott Canna², ¹University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴CHOP/UPENN, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Interleukin 18 (IL-18) is an inflammasome-activated cytokine that canonically amplifies interferon-gamma (IFNg) production and cytotoxicity by CD8 T-cells (CD8Ts) and Th1 CD4 T-cells (CD4Ts).…
Abstract Number: 0949 • ACR Convergence 2023
Development of Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features in Conditional Tgfb3 Deletion
Toshihiko Komai¹, Tomohisa Okamura², Masanori Kono¹, Kazuhiko Yamamoto³ and Keishi Fujio¹, ¹Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo and Department of Functional Genomics and Immunological Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo and Laboratory for Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, RIKEN, Yokohama, Japan
Background/Purpose: We found that TGF-β3 regulates humoral immunity in a context-dependent manner [1]. Recent genome-wide association study reveals that TGF-β3 might be a novel target…
Abstract Number: 1767 • ACR Convergence 2023
TNF-α Utilizes the TWEAK/Fn-14 Axis in Human Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts to Induce Inflammation
Farheen Sultan Shaikh¹, Anil Singh¹, Paul Panipinto² and Salahuddin Ahmed¹, ¹Washington State University, Spokane, WA, ²Washington State University College of Pharmaceutical Science and Molecular Medicine, Spokane, WA
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF)-α is a proinflammatory cytokine in rheumatoid arthritis that transduces intracellular signal transduction pathways through specific receptors, TNF-R1, and TNF-R2. The…

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