Abstract Number: 1720 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
GATA6 Deficiency Activates UPR Pathways in Endothelial Cells during the Development of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe lung complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc), and accounts for a large proportion of SSc-related deaths. As a…Abstract Number: 780 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Novel Roles for Zyxin in the Pathogenesis of Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose �:The mechanisms of the blood vessel injury in giant cell arteritis (GCA), a systemic vasculitis characterized by inflammation of large- and medium-sized vessels, remain…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…Abstract Number: 764 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ERG and FLI1 in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Complications
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary fibrosis (PF) are the two major lung complications associated with the autoimmune disease systemic sclerosis (SSc), and constitute…Abstract Number: 3003 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Am80 Ameliorates Bleomycin-Induced Dermal Fibrosis By Suppressing the Pro-Fibrotic Phenotype of Fibroblasts, Endothelial Cells, and Immune Cells
Background/Purpose: Am80 is a synthetic retinoid serving as an agonist for retinoic acid receptor α/β with chemical and pharmacological advantages over all-trans retinoic acid, such…Abstract Number: 2445 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Distinct Profile of Circulating Microparticles Is Associated with Disease Features in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Impairs Endothelial Functionality in Vitro
Background/Purpose Cell-derived microparticles (MPs) could be considered biomarkers of cell damage and activation and they are thought to have a role in cardiovascular (CV) and inflammatory…Abstract Number: 1980 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Thrombospondin-1 Is Elevetad in the Plasma of Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Is Correlated with Soluble Fas Ligand and Free Active TGF-B levels
Background/Purpose Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an acquired thombophillia characterized by recurrent thromboembolism and pregnancy morbidity. Thrombospondin (TSP-1) is a matricellular glycoprotein with antiangiogenic and proapoptotic…Abstract Number: 2564 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Functional Activation Of The TRPV1 and TRPV2 Non-Selective Cation Channels Potentiates TGF-β1-Induced Endothelial-To-Mesenchymal Transition In Murine Pulmonary Endothelial Cells Suggest a Potential Role Of Trpv Channels In The Pathogenesis Of Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Transient receptor potential (Trp) cation channel, subfamily V (TRPV) members can impact a diverse range of vascular functions, including vascular tone, vascular permeability, mechanosensing,…Abstract Number: 2565 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synergistic Effects Of Endothelin-1 On Transforming Growth Factor-β1 (TGF-β1) Induced Endothelial-To-Mesenchymal Transition. A Novel Mechanism For The Fibrogenic Effects Of Endothelin
Background/Purpose: The process of endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT) may be a crucial pathway in the generation of activated myofibroblasts, cells that play a pivotal role in…Abstract Number: 2560 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis Of Global Gene Expression Of Pulmonary Endothelial Cells From Caveolin-1 Knock-Out Mice
Background/Purpose: Caveolin-1 (Cav-1) deficiency has recently been shown to participate in the pathogenesis of tissue fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Although the mechanisms involved have…Abstract Number: 2527 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Of Nail Dystrophy With Capillaroscopic Abnormalities, Anti-Endothelial Cell Antibody, Endothelin-1, Activity and Chronicity In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease of unknown etiology, characterized by a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. There is a large…Abstract Number: 1373 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Connective Tissue Growth Factor Promotes Angiogenesis Through Increased Notch-1 Signaling in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Increased angiogenesis has been associated with various inflammatory disease states including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and it has been considered as one of main factors…Abstract Number: 937 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inhibitor Of DNA Binding 1 Mediates Angiogenesis In Rheumatoid Arthritis By Recruitment Of Endothelial Progenitor Cells
Background/Purpose: Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are known to induce vasculoproliferative responses within rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovial tissue (ST). Inhibitor of DNA-Binding 1 (Id1) is a…Abstract Number: 694 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Peripheral Bone Marrow-Derived Endothelial Progenitor Cells and N-Terminal Probrain Natriuretic Peptide in Scleroderma Mexican Patients With and Without Diastolic Dysfunction: A Preliminary Report
Background/Purpose: Diastolic dysfunction (DD) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a marker of increased risk of death. The N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a neurohormone…
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