Abstracts tagged "DNA Methylation"

Abstract Number: 1727 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Analysis in Systemic Sclerosis Reveals Hypomethylation of Interferon-Associated Genes in CD4+ and CD8+ T Cells
Weilin Pu¹, Weifeng Ding², Lei Wang³, Shuai Jiang⁴, Wenzhen Tu³, Shicheng Guo⁵, Qingmei Liu⁶, Yanyun Ma⁴, Sidi Chen⁷, Wenyu Wu⁶, Xiaodong Zhou⁸, Maureen D. Mayes⁹, Shervin Assassi⁹, John D. Reveille⁹, Li Jin¹⁰ and Jiucun Wang¹⁰, ¹State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences,, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Shanghai, China, ²Medical Laboratory Center, Medical Laboratory Center, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China, Nantong, China, ³Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Shanghai TCM-integrated Hospital, Shanghai, China, Shanghai, China, ⁴Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Shanghai, China, ⁵Department of Bioengineering, Department of Bioengineering, University of California at San Diego, CA, USA, San Diego, CA, ⁶Department of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Shanghai, China, ⁷State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences,, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Shanghai, China, ⁸Internal Medicine-Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ⁹University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ¹⁰State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex systemic autoimmune disease caused by complicated interaction between genetic, epigenetic and environmental risk factors. Evidence showed epigenetic modifications,…
Abstract Number: 1791 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
TET1 Is an Important Transcriptional Activator of the Tnfa Locus in Macrophages
Emmanuel Karouzakis¹, Fangfang Sun², Agnieszka Pajak¹, Shuang Ye², Steffen Gay¹, Oliver Distler³ and Michel Neidhart¹, ¹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital South Campus, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Activated macrophages are found in the inflamed and hyperplastic synovial RA tissue. Macrophages are the main producers of high levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines such…
Abstract Number: 2654 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment-Associated DNA Methylation Patterns in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Juliana Imgenberg-Kreuz^1,2, Jonas Carlsson Almlöf¹, Dag Leonard³, Gunnel Nordmark², Maija-Leena Eloranta³, Leonid Padyukov⁴, Iva Gunnarsson⁴, Elisabet Svenungsson⁴, Christopher Sjöwall⁵, Lars Rönnblom², Ann-Christine Syvänen¹ and Johanna K Sandling^1,2, ¹Department of Medical Sciences, Molecular Medicine and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden, ²Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden, ³Rheumatology and Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden, ⁴Department of Medicine Solna, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology/AIR, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, Linköping, Sweden
Background/Purpose: DNA methylation has emerged as an important contributing factor in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE typically requires continuous treatment to control…
Abstract Number: 74 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Arthritis-Associated DNA Hypermethylation Provokes Increased Antibody Expression in Mouse Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Daniel M. Tóth¹, Timea Ocskó¹, Adrienn Markovics¹, Attila Balog², Katalin Mikecz¹, Tibor T. Glant¹ and Tibor A. Rauch¹, ¹Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi University, Szeged, Hungary
Background/Purpose: Although a number of epigenetic alterations have been revealed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it remained an open question whether these epimutations play role in…
Abstract Number: 2108 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
DNA Hypomethylation in Promoter Region of Zbtb38 Gene Ultimately Leads to Downregulated Expression of Anti-Inflammatory IL1r2 in Experiential Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Timea Ocskó¹, Daniel M. Tóth¹, Attila Balog², Katalin Mikecz¹, Tibor T. Glant¹ and Tibor A. Rauch³, ¹Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi University, Szeged, Hungary, ³1735 W. Harrison Str., Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Interleukin 1 beta (IL1B) is a multifunctional cytokine that is highly expressed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and drives pro-inflammatory pathways via interleukin 1 receptor…
Abstract Number: 2867 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Aberrant Epigenetic Alterations at the Promoter up-Regulate cAMP Responsive Element Modulator Alpha in CD4+ T Cells from Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Qing Zhang¹, Huilin Zhang², Shu Ding³, Hai Long⁴, Yi Zhan², Xiangning Qiu⁴ and Qianjin Lu⁴, ¹Department of Dermatology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China, ²Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, ³Department of Dermatology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China, ⁴Department of Dermatology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
Background/Purpose: Recently, accumulating studies have documented that up-regulated cAMP responsive element modulator α (CREMα) which can inhibit IL-2 and induce IL-17A in T cells plays…
Abstract Number: 2928 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hypomethylation of an Intragenic Alternative Promoter Contributes to Impaired Treg Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis By Transcriptional Interference with Expression of the Treg-Specific Protein, Glycoprotein a Repetitions Predominant (GARP)
Alla Skapenko, Jan Leipe and Hendrik Schulze-Koops, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Background/Purpose: The expression of Treg specific genes, such as the master transcription factor of Tregs, FoxP3 or the Treg specific surface molecule, glycoprotein A repetitions…
Abstract Number: 1620 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
DNA Methylation Profiling of Rheumatoid Arthritis Peripheral Blood Identifies Hypermethylation of TRIM69 Promoter Region in CD4+ T Cells Associated with Disease Activity
Amanda Mok¹, Brooke Rhead¹, Calliope Holingue¹, Xiaorong Shao¹, Diana Quach¹, Hong L. Quach¹, Elizabeth Sinclair², Jonathan D. Graf³, Thomas M. Link⁴, Ruby Harrison³, Vladimir Chernitskiy³, Wei Wang⁵, Gary S. Firestein⁶, Lisa F. Barcellos¹ and Lindsey A. Criswell³, ¹Genetic Epidemiology and Genomics Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, ²Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Rosalind Russell / Ephraim P. Engleman Rheumatology Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Musculoskeletal Quantitative Imaging Research, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Epigenetic modifications have been previously associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA [MIM 180300]). This study aimed to determine whether differential DNA methylation in peripheral blood…
Abstract Number: 1623 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genome-Wide Association Study of DNA Methylation in Th1 and Th17 Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Katharina Stutzer¹, Fausto Pirronello¹, Simone Wahl², Hendrik Schulze-Koops¹, Alla Skapenko¹ and Jan Leipe³, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, ²Research Unit of Molecular Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany, ³Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Med. Klinik und Poliklinik IV, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease characterized by systemic inflammation. Although the understanding of the pathogenesis is incomplete, there is substantial evidence…
Abstract Number: 2017 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
DNA Methylation Governs the Ability of Apoptotic Cells to Suppress Inflammatory Arthritis Via Reciprocal Regulation of IL-6 and TGF-Beta
Clare Notley¹, Christine Jordan², Jenny McGovern², Mark Brown² and Michael R. Ehrenstein³, ¹Rheumatology, UCL, London, United Kingdom, ²UCL, London, United Kingdom, ³Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Apoptotic cells (AC) have potent anti-inflammatory effects. Injection of apoptotic dendritic cells into mice suppresses the severity of antigen-induced arthritis through increased TGFβ production…
Abstract Number: 2100 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hypomethylation in Enhancer and Promoter Regions of Interferon Regulated Genes in Multiple Tissues Is Associated with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Juliana Imgenberg-Kreuz¹, Johanna K Sandling^1,2, Jonas Carlsson Almlöf¹, Jessica Nordlund¹, Linnea Signér², Katrine B Norheim³, Roald Omdal³, Majia-Leena Eloranta², Lars Rönnblom², Ann-Christine Syvänen¹ and Gunnel Nordmark², ¹Molecular Medicine and Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, ²Rheumatology and Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, ³Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
Background/Purpose: Epigenetic modifications have emerged as important contributing factors in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, including primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), and may act as a…
Abstract Number: 2174 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neutrophils in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome Are Characterized By a Prominent Activated Phenotype and Uniquely Remodeled Chromatin Architecture
Patrick Coit, Srilakshmi Yalavarthi, Jason S. Knight and Amr H. Sawalha, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by recurrent thrombotic events, pregnancy complications, and the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. The pathogenesis of…
Abstract Number: 3104 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Abnormal DNA Methylation in a Novel PTPN11 Enhancer Increases Destructive Potential of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes (FLS) and Joint Inflammation
Keisuke Maeshima¹, Stephanie M. Stanford², Deepa Hammaker¹, Cristiano Sacchetti², Rizi Ai³, Vida Zhang⁴, David L. Boyle⁵, Lifan Zeng⁶, German Muench⁷, Gen-Sheng Feng⁸, John Whitaker⁹, Zhong-Yin Zhang⁶, Wei Wang¹⁰, Nunzio Bottini² and Gary S. Firestein⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ²Cellular Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA, ³Chemistry and Biochemistry, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁴Division of Cellular Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁶Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁷La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA, ⁸Pathology and Division of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁹Janssen Pharmaceuticals, La Jolla, CA, ¹⁰Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) mediate disease pathogenesis by invading the joint extracellular matrix. The PTPN11 gene, encoding the tyrosine phosphatase SHP-2, is overexpressed…
Abstract Number: 95 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of Differential Methylation in Paternally Versus Maternally Transmitted Psoriatic Disease
Remy Pollock¹, Darren O'Reilly², Amanda Dohey², Dianne Codner², Vinod Chandran³, Dafna Gladman³ and Proton Rahman⁴, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada, ³Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Computer Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada
Background/Purpose: Several studies have demonstrated excessive paternal transmission of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This phenomenon is thought to be mediated by genomic imprinting. We…
Abstract Number: 3128 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Analysis in Blood and Dermal Fibroblasts from Twin Pairs Discordant for Systemic Sclerosis
Paula S. Ramos¹, Thomas A. Medsger Jr.² and Carol A. Feghali-Bostwick¹, ¹Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: The etiology and mechanisms underlying the wide variation in disease heterogeneity and severity in systemic sclerosis (SSc) remain unknown. To assess the role of…

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