Abstract Number: 1044 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
TGF-β Isoforms Modulate the RNA Cargo of Extracellular Vesicles (Exosomes) Isolated from Cultured Normal Human Lung Microvascular Endothelial Cells: A Mechanistic Link Between Endothelial Cell Dysfunction and the Establishment of a Profibrotic Phenotype in SSc?
Background/Purpose: Extracellular vesicles (EV) are a diverse assortment of lipid bilayer-bound vesicles of various sizes and origin. Exosomes are a subset of EV arising from…Abstract Number: 1074 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Epigenetic Regulation-Mediated Reduction in the Expression of Prostacyclin Receptor and Prostacyclin Synthase in Scleroderma Skin, Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells, and Microvascular Endothelial Cells
Background/Purpose: Progressive functional and structural vascular disorder is one of the hallmark features of Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma, SSc). Vascular dysfunction lead to dysregulated vascular tone…Abstract Number: 1789 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Defibrotide Inhibits Antiphospholipid Antibody-Mediated NET Release and Endothelial Cell Activation
Background/Purpose: Defibrotide is a mixture of phosphodiester oligonucleotides derived from porcine intestinal mucosa, currently approved for treatment of hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome. Defibrotide has been…Abstract Number: 1868 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Clinical Correlations of Autoantibodies Against Heat Shock Cognate 71 kDa Protein in Patients with Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is an inflammatory myopathy characterized by prominent vascular and perivascular inflammation in affected skeletal muscles. The mechanisms of vessel injury in…Abstract Number: 1962 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Whole Transcriptome Analysis Maps Proinflammatory and Procoagulant Pathways in aPL Treated HUVECs
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune thrombophillia characterized by recurrent thromboembolism and or pregrancy morbidity in the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), which recognize either…Abstract Number: 2438 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Autoantibody Mediated Salivary Gland Hypofunction in Sjögren’s Syndrome Involves Activation of Innate Immunity and Endothelial Cells
Background/Purpose: The presence of autoantibodies reactive against the Ro52/TRIM21 protein is a hallmark of Sjögren’s syndrome. We have reported that Ro52-immunized mice develop IgG deposits…Abstract Number: 2075 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vascular Endothelial and Inflammatory Differences in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and Psoriasis (PsO) are chronic inflammatory diseases associated with vascular inflammation and increased CVD risk. Few studies have examined vascular inflammatory…Abstract Number: 2076 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Transmembrane TNF (tmTNF) Transgenic Mice Exhibit Enlarged Lymph Nodes and Elevated Numbers of High Endothelial Cells Associated with Increased Lymphocyte Recruitment
Background/Purpose: The NF-κB family of transcription factors plays a crucial role in chronic inflammatory diseases and can be activated via two distinct pathways. Non-canonical NF-κB…Abstract Number: 92 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lupus Nephritis Serum Induces Neutrophil Chemotaxis Towards Glomerular Endothelial Cells in Vitro
Title: Lupus Nephritis Serum Induces Neutrophil Chemotaxis towards Glomerular Endothelial Cells In Vitro Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with…Abstract Number: 2010 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Endothelial Cell Antibodies in Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: Anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) are antibodies detected in multiple autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Increased levels of such antibodies may be involved in disease activity…Abstract Number: 8 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Antiphospholipid Syndrome Leukocytes Demonstrate Increased Adhesive Potential: a Search for Novel Therapeutic Targets
Background/Purpose: Adhesion of leukocytes to the endothelium is an initiating event in the thrombosis inherent to antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Over the years, a number of…Abstract Number: 686 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Endothelial Dysfunction in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients without Cardiovascular events and Risk Factors: Correlation with Microvascular Alterations and angiogenic t Cells
Background/Purpose: early identification of subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients is mandatory to reduce morbidity and mortality. Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is…Abstract Number: 754 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interferon Siganture in Systemic Sclerosis Lung Microvascular Endothelial Cells
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by severe fibroproliferative vasculopathy, exaggerated deposition of extracellular matrix molecules (ECM) in skin and multiple internal organs, and alterations…Abstract Number: 755 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Pattern in Systemic Sclerosis Microvascular Endothelial Cells: Identification of Epigenetically Affected Key Genes and Pathways
Background/Purpose: The etiology of systemic sclerosis (SSc) is not clear, but there is evidence suggesting a critical role for epigenetic alterations in disease pathogenesis and…Abstract Number: 939 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING)-Induced Endothelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EndMT) Contributes to Interstitial Lung Disease in Sting-Associated Vasculopathy with Onset in Infancy (SAVI) Patients
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary fibrosis, is a life-threatening complication of the monogenic autoinflammatory interferonopathy, STING-Associated Vasculopathy with onset in Infancy (SAVI) that is caused by gain-of-function mutations…
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