Abstract Number: 2429 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mechanisms for the Development of Lung Fibrosis in Sting-Associated Vasculopathy with Onset in Infancy (SAVI)
Background/Purpose: STING-Associated Vasculopathy with Onset in Infancy (SAVI) is a monogenic autoinflammatory interferonopathy caused by gain-of-function mutations in TMEM173/STING, a nucleic acid sensor adaptor linked…Abstract Number: 2003 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome Is Characterized By Endothelial Progenitor Dysfunction and a Type I Interferon Signature
Background/Purpose: Patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) are at risk for endothelial dysfunction and accelerated atherosclerosis. In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), there is a well-established…Abstract Number: 681 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interferon Alpha Decreases Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Function and Expression in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
Background/Purpose: Premenopausal SLE patients have a devastating increase in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and major associated cardiovascular events (MACE) that are not fully explained by Framingham…