Abstract Number: 477 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Conventional Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, but Not COX2 Selective Inhibitors, Are Beneficial on Vascular Function in Arthritis: A Study in Adjuvant Induced Arthritis
Background/Purpose: (RA) is associated with an increase in cardiovascular (CV) risk explained in part by an accelerated atherosclerosis as a consequence of endothelial dysfunction. Non-steroidal…Abstract Number: 1127 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Extracellular Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Is Essential for Hypoxia-Induced Angiogenesis in a Hypoxia Inducible Factor Independent Manner
Background/Purpose: Angiogenesis is a hallmark of the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but also of other inflammatory processes, tissue regeneration and progressing tumors. In RA,…Abstract Number: 2066 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Ds-DNA Antibodies Regulate Atherothrombosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus through the Induction of Netosis, the Prothrombotic and Proinflammatory Activities of Monocytes and the Endothelial Activation
Background/Purpose: The role of anti-dsDNA in the pathogenesis of the systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been clearly established. However, the influence of these autoantibodies in…Abstract Number: 4 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Influence of Adipokines on the Interaction of Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts with Endothelial Cells
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a systemic chronic inflammatory disease. Adipose tissue, being an endocrine organ, plays an important role in inflammatory processes. Adipokines are…Abstract Number: 591 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rosuvastatin Improves Endothelial Function in Patients with Inflammatory Joint Diseases, Longitudinal Associations with Atherosclerosis and Arteriosclerosis
Background/Purpose: Endothelial dysfunction is an early step in the formation of atherosclerotic lesions and can be quantified by the degree of flow mediated vasodilation (FMD)…Abstract Number: 1175 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Blood Outgrowth Endothelial Cells Isolated from Systemic Sclerosis Patients Exhibit a Pro-Inflammatory Phenotype
Background/Purpose: Vascular complications are a key pathological feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc) affecting the microcirculation and arterioles. Under normal circumstances the endothelium acts as a…Abstract Number: 1880 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circulating Microparticle Populations May Differentiate Between Connective Tissue Diseases.
Background/Purpose: Microparticles (MPs) are membrane-bound vesicles derived from vascular and intravascular cells such as endothelial cells (EMPs) and platelets (PMPs). Circulating MPs levels are altered…Abstract Number: 1919 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genetic Deletion of Toll-like Receptor 4 (Tlr4) Abrogates TGF-β1-Induced Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EndoMT) in Murine Pulmonary Endothelial Cells
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease of unknown etiology whose pathogenesis involves the regulation of a diverse range of molecular pathways. The…Abstract Number: 2934 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Endothelial Dysfunction in SLE-the Role of Platelets and Type I Interferon
Background/Purpose: Type I interferon (IFN) may affect endothelial progenitor cells leading to endothelial dysfunction in SLE. SLE patients have a type I IFN signature in…Abstract Number: 3009 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fli1 Deficiency Contributes to the Downregulation of Endothelial Protein C Receptor in Systemic Sclerosis: A Possible Role in Pro-Thrombotic Condition
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem connective tissue disease characterized by fibrosis of the skin and certain internal organs due to the constitutive activation…Abstract Number: 3015 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization of the Profibrotic/Antifibrotic Profile of microRNA Contained in Exosomes Isolated from Cultured Normal Human Dermal and Lung Microvascular Endothelial Cells Undergoing Endothelial Mesenchymal Transition in Vitro
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by progressive fibrosis of skin and multiple internal organs, severe alterations in the microvasculature, and numerous immunological abnormalities. Recently…Abstract Number: 3018 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Paracrine Effect of Proteins Secreted By Normal Lung Microvascular Endothelial Cells Undergoing Endothelial Mesenchymal Transition on the Expression of Genes Associated with Tissue Fibrosis in Normal Human Lung Fibroblasts
Background/Purpose: Progressive tissue fibrosis and microvascular alterations are the hallmarks of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). The mechanisms involved in SSc pathogenesis are complex and have not…Abstract Number: 3085 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Platelet Activation and Endothelial Reactivity in the Pathogenesis of Tissue Inflammation/Injury in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at increased risk for widespread endothelial dysfunction, vascular thromboses, and premature cardiovascular disease. Enhanced platelet activation and…Abstract Number: 774 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Endothelin-1 Synergistically Increases TGF-β-Induced Hif1α Expression Under Normoxic Conditions during Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Murine Endothelial Cells. a Novel Mechanism for the Fibrogenic Effects of Endothelin
Background/Purpose: Tissue hypoxia is a consequence of vascular damage and Hif-1α accumulation is a major mechanism of hypoxia response pathways. HIF-1α induces the transcriptional upregulation…Abstract Number: 771 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of a Bifluorescent Lineage Tracker Reporter Mouse Strain to Analyze the Phenotypic Conversion of Endothelial Cells into Myofibroblasts in Vivo. Application to Study the Synergistic Effects of Endothelin-1 on TGF-β1-Induced Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition
Background/Purpose: Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT) may be a crucial pathway in generating activated myofibroblasts, cells that play a pivotal role in the development of tissue and…
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