Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

Abstract Number: 110 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Differing Disease Expression In Latin American Mestizo and Spanish Caucasian Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis With The Same Access To Healthcare and Antirheumatic Treatment
Virginia Ruiz-Esquide¹, Sonia Cabrera², Julio Ramirez³, M. Victoria Hernández², José Inciarte¹, J. D. Cañete³ and Raimon Sanmarti², ¹Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology Service, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) prevalence and clinical phenotype varies between ethnic groups. Few studies have analyzed differences in disease expression between Latin-Americans mestizos (LA) and…
Abstract Number: 2871 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation Of The FLARE Self-Report Questionnaire For Assessing FLARE Out Of The Clinical Visit In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jacques Morel¹, Jean-Marie Berthelot², Arnaud L. Constantin³, Michel De Bandt⁴, Philippe Gaudin⁵, Olivier Vittecoq⁶, Jean Francis Maillefert⁷, Olivier Meyer⁸, Thao Pham⁹, Alain Saraux¹⁰, Elisabeth Solau Gervais¹¹, Elisabeth Spitz¹², Daniel Wendling¹³, Francis Guillemin¹⁴ and Bruno Fautrel¹⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ²Rheumatology Unit, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, ³Rheumatology, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France, ⁴Rhumatologie Et Médecine Interne, Centre hospitalier Universitaire de Fort de France, Fort de France, Martinique, ⁵Rheumatology Department, CHU Hôpital Sud, Grenoble Teaching Hospital, Echirolles, France, ⁶Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Rouen University Hospital & Inserm 905, Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Rouen, Rouen, France, ⁷University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Dijon, France, ⁸Rheumatology, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Sainte Marguerite Hospital, Marseille, France, ¹⁰Rhumatologie, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Brest Cedex, France, ¹¹Departement of Rheumatology, CHU de Poitiers, Poitiers, France, ¹²UFR Sciences Humaines et Arts, APEMAC-EA4360, Metz, France, ¹³Rheumatology, University Hospital, Besancon, France, ¹⁴CHU Nancy, Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Université de Lorraine, Paris Descartes University, APEMAC, EA 4360, Nancy, France, ¹⁵Paris 6 – Pierre et Marie Curie University; AP-HP, Rheumatology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, - GRC-UPMC 08 – EEMOIS, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Defining flare in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) raises a complex issue related to the difference in perception or concept of flare between patients or health…
Abstract Number: 2446 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Opiate Use In Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis
John D. Reveille¹, Michael M. Ward², MinJae Lee³, Mohammad Rahbar⁴, Manouchehr Ardjomand-Hessabi⁵, Laura A. Diekman⁵, Matthew A. Brown⁶, Lianne S. Gensler⁷ and Michael H. Weisman⁸, ¹Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ²Bldg 10 CRC Rm 4-1339, NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁴The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁵Rheumatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁶Translational Research Institute, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia, ⁷Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁸Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Prescription opiates are commonly prescribed in patients with chronic pain, yet there is no evidence that these drugs ameliorate disease progression, and are associated with numerous…
Abstract Number: 2196 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Aberrant IgG Glycosylation Is Associated With Active Disease In Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients
Esperanza Cleland, Brooke Gilliam and Terry L. Moore, Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Aberrant glycosylation of IgG is an abnormality of humoral immunity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) that is not…
Abstract Number: 1550 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation Of The Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score and Effectiveness Of Infliximab In The Treatment Of Ankylosing Spondylitis Over 4 Years: The Canadian Experience
Proton Rahman¹, Denis Choquette², Majed M. Khraishi³, William G. Bensen⁴, Saeed A. Shaikh⁵, Dalton E. Sholter⁶, Maqbool K. Sheriff⁷, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁸, John S. Sampalis⁸, Francois Nantel⁹, Susan M. Otawa¹⁰, Allen J. Lehman¹⁰ and May Shawi¹¹, ¹Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Institut de rhumatologie de Montréal (IRM), Montréal, QC, Canada, ³Nexus Clinical Research, St John's, NF, Canada, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Clinical Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵Medicine, McMaster University, St Catharines, ON, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology Associates, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁷Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, ⁸JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹Medical Affairs, Janssen Canada Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The efficacy of anti-TNF in the management of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) has been demonstrated in numerous controlled clinical trials. The objective of this study…
Abstract Number: 1322 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Osteoprotegerin and TNF-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand Are Respectively Predictive Factors Of Remission and Erosion In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Included In The French Cohort Espoir
Rachel Audo¹, Laura Papon¹, Claire I. Daien^1,2, Cédric Lukas³, Bernard Combe², Olivier Vittecoq⁴, Michael Hahne¹ and Jacques Morel⁵, ¹IGMM, CNRS UMR5535, Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ²Department of Rheumatology, Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France, ³Immuno-Rhumatologie, Hopital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ⁴Rheumatology, Rouen University Hospital & Inserm905, University of Rouen, Rouen Cedex, France, ⁵Dpartment of Rheumatology, Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France
Background/Purpose: TNF-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand (TRAIL) is a member of the TNF familly. Its soluble receptor Osteoprotegerin (OPG) also inhibits Receptor activator of nuclear factor…
Abstract Number: 665 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
DNA hypermethylation of Forkhead box protein 3 (FOXP3) locus leads to quantitative defects of regulatory T cells in systemic sclerosis
Yaoyao Wang¹, Ye Shu², Qing Wang¹, Ming Zhao¹, Gongping Liang¹, Qianjin Lu¹ and Rong Xiao¹, ¹Department of Dermatology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, ²Department of Dermatology, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China

Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease of which the etiology and pathogenesis remains complex and poorly understood. Attention has recently been directed…
Abstract Number: 25 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
SLE Flares Are Characterized By Generalized Polyclonal Expansions Of Antibody Secreting Cells Without Preference For Autoimmune Responses
H. Travis Ichikawa, Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Increased circulating antibody secreting cells (ASC), including both CD138- plasmablasts and CD138+ plasma cells (PB/PC), correlate with SLE activity and are prominent during Lupus…
Abstract Number: 2837 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Higher Disease Activity Leads To More Damage In The Early Phases Of Ankylosing Spondylitis: 12-Year Data From The OASIS Cohort
Sofia Ramiro¹, A.M. van Tubergen², Désirée van der Heijde³, Carmen Stolwijk⁴, Maxime Dougados⁵, Filip Van den Bosch⁶ and Robert Landewé⁷, ¹Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology B Department, Paris-Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁶Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁷Academic Medical Center Amsterdam & Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: For years, it was unclear if inflammation and radiographic progression were related in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but studies were only of short follow-up and…
Abstract Number: 2449 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient-Reported Disease Activity and Outcome In Male Versus Female Patients Of The Groningen Leeuwarden Axial Spondyloarthritis (GLAS) Cohort
Suzanne Arends^1,2, Fiona Maas¹, Eveline van der Veer³, Reinhard Bos², Monique Efde², Martha K. Leijsma¹, Hendrika Bootsma¹, Elisabeth Brouwer¹ and Anneke Spoorenberg¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, ³Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) occurs more often in males than in females. Most women tend to have milder disease and may therefore be underdiagnosed. Male…
Abstract Number: 2071 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adipokines Contribute To The Inflammatory Response In Adult and Juvenile Myositis
Molly S. Hein¹, Cynthia S. Crowson², Helen Khun², Consuelo Lopez de Padilla³, Erik J. Peterson⁴, Emily Baechler⁵ and Ann M. Reed¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Rheumatology/Immunology Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: Recently adipokines have been implicated for their role in regulating immune and inflammatory responses in autoimmune disease. To test the hypothesis that adipokines are…
Abstract Number: 1528 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient-Tailored Dose Reduction Of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Blocking Agents In Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients With Stable Low Disease Activity
Suzanne Arends^1,2, Eveline van der Veer³, Fleur B.S. Kamps⁴, Monique Efde², Martha K. Leijsma⁴, Hendrika Bootsma¹, Elisabeth Brouwer⁵ and Anneke Spoorenberg^2,4, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, ³Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁵Dept. of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) blocking agents are very effective in controlling inflammation and improving clinical assessments in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). In view…
Abstract Number: 1323 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma Leucine-Rich Alpha-2 Glycoprotein Is a Useful Disease Activity Biomarker In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jung-Soo Song¹, You-Jung Ha², Eun-Jin Kang³, Kwang-Hoon Lee⁴, Sang-Won Lee⁵, Yong-Beom Park⁶, Soo-Kon Lee⁶ and Sang Tae Choi¹, ¹Rheumatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ³Rheumatology, Busan Medical Center, Busan, South Korea, ⁴Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, NV, South Korea, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Leucine-rich a2-glycoprotein (LRG) is a plasma protein which contains leucine-rich repeats (LRRs). Though physiological functions of LRG have not been clarified yet, it has…
Abstract Number: 625 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smoking and Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Controls: Associations With Disease and Disease Damage
Samantha J. Minkin, Stephanie N. Slan, Gary S. Gilkeson and Diane L. Kamen, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Previous reports suggest smoking may be a risk factor for developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), however the significance of this relationship varies among studies.…
Abstract Number: 2840 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors Of Spinal Mobility Progression In A Multi-ethnic Cohort Of Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis
Roozbeh Sharif¹, Trisha M. Parekh², Lianne S. Gensler³, MinJae Lee⁴, Mohammad Rahbar⁵, Laura A. Diekman⁶, Michael H. Weisman⁷, Michael M. Ward⁸, Shervin Assassi⁹ and John D. Reveille⁹, ¹Graduate School of Biomedical Science, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ²Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Core | Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁵The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁶Rheumatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁷Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁸Bldg 10 CRC Rm 4-1339, NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁹Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Clinicians utilize several different clinical measurements (metrology) in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) to assess the spinal mobility. We aimed to examine the pattern…

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