Abstracts tagged "Epigenetics"

Abstract Number: 1964 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Epigenetic Changes of Energy Metabolism-Related Genes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes
Brian Pedersen¹, Roxana Coras^1,2, Wei Wang³, Gary S. Firestein¹ and Monica Guma^1,2, ¹Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellatera, Spain, ³Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Epigenetic changes contribute to the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and a comprehensive epigenomic characterization of RA fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) has recently been described.…
Abstract Number: 2011 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Juvenile Arthritis-Associated Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Identified on Whole Genome Sequencing Show Enrichment within H3K9me3-Marked Regions
Shannon O'Leary¹, Evan Tarbell², Kaiyu Jiang³, Tao Liu^1,4 and James Jarvis^5,6, ¹Genetics, Genomics, & Bioinformatics Program, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, ²Biochemistry, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ³Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ⁴Biochemistry, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY, ⁵University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Genetics, Genomics, & Bioinformatics Program, Buffalo, NY, ⁶Pediatrics, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY
Background/Purpose: We have found extensive alterations in chromatin accessibility when the CD4+ T cells of children with active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are compared…
Abstract Number: 2044 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impaired microRNA Processing in Neutrophils from Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Confers Their Pathogenic Profile. Modulation By Biological Therapies
Ivan Arias de la Rosa¹, Patricia Ruiz-Limon¹, Carlos Perez-Sanchez², Maria Carmen Abalos-Aguilera¹, Yolanda Jiménez-Gómez², Irene Cecchi³, Rafaela Ortega-Castro², Miguel Angel Caracuel-Ruiz⁴, Jerusalem Calvo-Gutierrez², Alejandro Escudero-Contreras¹, Eduardo Collantes-Estévez², Chary Lopez-Pedrera⁴ and Nuria Barbarroja², ¹Rheumatology Service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ²Rheumatology service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ³Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases- Coordinating Center of Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta Network for Rare Diseases, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy, Turin, Italy, ⁴IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
Background/Purpose: Neutrophils are the most abundant cells in synovial fluid, having all the features of activated cells in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), including prolonged cell survival,…
Abstract Number: 2053 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Global Mirna Expression and Transcriptomic Profiling of Monocytes from RA Patients
Marzena Ciechomska¹, Krzysztof Bonek², Piotr Gluszko², Marzena Olesinska², Bartosz Wojtas³, Vladimir Benes⁴ and Wlodzimierz Maslinski¹, ¹Department of Pathophysiology and Immunology, National Institute of Geriatrics Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland, Warsaw, Poland, ²Department of Rheumatology, National Institute of Geriatrics Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland, Warsaw, Poland, ³Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland, Warsaw, Poland, ⁴The European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany, Heidelberg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Infiltration of the synovium by mononuclear cells, including monocytes, is one of the main features of RA. Monocytes are the first immune cells which…
Abstract Number: 2074 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Micrornas Deregulation in Monocytes and T CD4 Lymphocytes from Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Olivier Fogel¹, Andreas Bugge Tinggaard², Maud Fagny¹, Nelly Sigrist³, Elodie Roché³, Laurence Leclère³, Jean-François Deleuze⁴, Maxime Dougados⁵, Corinne Miceli-Richard^6,7 and Jorg Tost¹, ¹Centre National de Recherche en Génomique Humaine, Institut François Jacob, CEA, Laboratory for Epigenetics and Environment, Evry, France, ²Aarhus University, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Laboratory for Epigenetics and Environment, Evry, France, ⁴Centre National de Recherche en Génomique Humaine, Evry, France, ⁵Paris Descartes University, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ⁶Department of Immunology, Pasteur Institute, Immunoregulation Unit, Paris, France, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Paris Descartes University, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: MicroRNAs have been shown to play a crucial role during innate or adaptive immune response. Deregulation of miRNAs has been described in several autoimmune…
Abstract Number: 2109 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Activation of T Follicular Helper Cells through Epigenetic Regulation By STAT1 and STAT4 in Lupus Patients
Shingo Nakayamada¹, Xiaoxue Ma¹, Satoshi Kubo¹, Yusuke Miyazaki¹, Kaoru Yamagata¹, Kazuhisa Nakano¹ and Yoshiya Tanaka², ¹First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ²University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
Background/Purpose: During the T cell differentiation, signal transducer and activators of transcription (STAT) family transcription factors play pivotal roles in specifying T cell lineages. T…
Abstract Number: 88 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lymphocyte DNA Methylation As a Mediator of Genetic Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Alex Clark^1,2, Nisha Nair³, Andrew Skelton^1,2, Amy Anderson^1,2, Nishanthi Thalayasingam^1,2, Najib Naamane^1,2, Julie Diboll^1,2, Jonathan Massey⁴, Stephen Eyre^3,4, Anne Barton^3,4, John Isaacs^1,2, Louise Reynard⁵ and Arthur Pratt^1,2, ¹Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ²NIHR, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ³Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics and Centre for Epidemiology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have to date identified over 100 genomic loci at which single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) confer an increased risk of developing…
Abstract Number: 113 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Epigenetic Changes in Dermal Fibroblasts By Inhibition of DOT1L Affect Cell Proliferation and Cell Cycle, but Have No Direct Effects on Collagen Deposition in in Vitro and In Vivo models of Fibrosis
Nathalie Berghen^1,2, Jonathan Cremer³, Ellen de Langhe^1,2 and Rik Lories^1,2, ¹Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²Rheumatology, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ³Translational Research in GastroIntestinal Disorders, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Fibrosis is a key feature of systemic sclerosis, a devastating disease that is not well understood. The role of epigenetic factors in the pathophysiology…
Abstract Number: 116 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identifying Matricellular Protein CYR61 As a Potential Anti-Fibrotic and Pro-Angiogenic Mediator in Scleroderma
Pei-Suen Tsou¹, Dinesh Khanna² and Amr H Sawalha¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Scleroderma Program, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Vascular abnormalities represent a fundamental event in the pathogenesis of scleroderma (SSc) in that endothelial cell (EC) damage triggers a self-fueling process ending in…
Abstract Number: 178 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Study in Lupus in an Admixed Mexican Population
Maria Teruel¹, Patrick Coit², Mikhail Dozmorov³, Mario Cardiel⁴, Ignacio Garcia-De La Torre⁵, Marco A Maradiaga-Ceceña Sr.⁶, José Francisco Moctezuma⁷, Maria Teresa Tusié-Luna⁸, Marta Alarcón-Riquelme^9,10 and Amr H Sawalha², ¹GENYO, Center for Genomics and Oncological Research Pfizer/University of Granada/Andalusian Regional Government, Granada, Spain, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁴Centro de Investigación Clínica de Morelia SC, Morelia, Mexico, ⁵Immunology & Rheumatology, Centro de Est. de Invest. Bas. y Clin., S.C., Guadalajara, JAL, Mexico, ⁶Hospital General de Culiacán, Culiacán, Mexico, ⁷Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital General de Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, ⁸Medicina Genómica y Toxicología Ambiental, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, ⁹Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, ¹⁰Centro de Genomica e Investigación Oncológica, Pfizer-University of Granada-Junta de Andalucía, Granada, Spain
Background/Purpose: Our knowledge about the pivotal role DNA methylation plays in the pathogenesis of SLE has significantly increased in the last few years. However, we…
Abstract Number: 184 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Epigenome-Guided Approach to Causal Variant Discovery in Autoimmune Disease
Richard C. Pelikan¹, Jennifer A. Kelly², Yao Fu², Caleb Lareau³, Graham B. Wiley¹, Stuart Glenn¹, Martin Aryee^3,4, Courtney Montgomery⁵ and Patrick Gaffney², ¹Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Charlestown, MA, ⁴Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Genome-wide association studies have identified thousands of genetic associations with complex human diseases and traits. However, establishing the truly causal regions of risk haplotypes…
Abstract Number: 753 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Histone Demethylase Jumonji Domain-Containing Protein 3 (JMJD3) As Central Mediator of Fibroblast Activation
Christina Bergmann¹, Amelie Brandt¹, Clara Dees², Yun Zhang³, Chih-Wei Chen⁴, Tatjana Mallano⁵, Thomas Wohlfahrt⁶, Ruifang Liang⁷, Rosebeth Kagwiria¹, Aline Bozec⁸, Ralf Rieker⁹, David Abraham¹⁰, Andreas Ramming¹¹, Oliver Distler¹², Georg Schett¹³ and Jörg Distler¹⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology,, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany, ³Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁸Department Clinic of Medicine 3 - Immunology und Rheumatology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Department Clinic of Medicine 3 - Immunology and Rheumatology, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁹Department of Pathology, University Clinic Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹⁰Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue, UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences, London, London, United Kingdom, ¹¹Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹³Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹⁴Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Epigenetic modifications are key drivers of chronic fibroblast activation. Trimethylation of histone 3 at lysine residue K27 (H3K27me3) is a repressive modification, that is…
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
Shadia Nada¹, Ibtissam Gad², Ali Alqahtani³, Ahmad Assaly², Sadik Khuder⁴, Yongqing Wang⁵, Bashar Kahaleh¹ and Nezam Altorok¹, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ²University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ³Internal Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ⁴Department of Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ⁵Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
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: 767 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elevated MeCP2 Expression in Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis Dermal Fibroblasts Is Associated with Anti-Fibrotic Effects
Ye He¹, Pei-Suen Tsou², Dinesh Khanna³ and Amr H Sawalha², ¹Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem autoimmune connective tissue disorder characterized by vascular injury and fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. Methyl-CpG-binding protein…
Abstract Number: 903 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Expression of CCN4/WISP1 in Osteoarthritic Articular Cartilage Is Epigenetically Regulated and Disrupts Cartilage Homeostasis
Martijn H. van den Bosch¹, Yolande F. Ramos², Wouter den Hollander², Nils Bömer², Rob G. Nelissen³, Judith V. Bovée⁴, Peter L. van Lent¹, Arjen B. Blom¹, Peter M. van der Kraan¹ and Ingrid Meulenbelt², ¹Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Department of Orthopedics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Previously, we described increased expression of Wnt-1-induced signaling protein 1 (Wisp1) in murine synovium and cartilage after induction of experimental osteoarthritis (OA) models. WISP1…

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