Abstracts tagged "Fibroblasts, Synovial"

Abstract Number: 0075 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of CXCL2 and IL-11 from Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts on Angiogenesis and Endothelial Cell Network Formation
Elena Neumann¹, Frederik Loetfering², Paula Welbrink³, Corinna Heck³, Daria Kuersammer³, Klaus Frommer¹, Stefan Rehart⁴ and Ulf Müller-Ladner¹, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Justus-Liebig-University, Germany, Bad Nauheim, Hessen, Germany, ²Justus Liebig University Giessen, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, ³Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ⁴Agaplesion Markus Hospital, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), hypervascularization contributes to synovial inflammation. RA synovial fibroblasts (RASF) contribute to cartilage and bone erosion but also promote angiogenesis. Activated…
Abstract Number: 1780 • ACR Convergence 2025
Modeling Osteoarthritis Knee Joint in a Compartmentalized Microfluidic System using IPSC-derived Sensory Neurons and human Synovial Fibroblasts
Abdelhak Belmadani¹, Dongjun Ren¹, Daniel Hoffman², Nirupa Jayraj¹, Paola Pacifico¹, Vince Truong³, Patrick Walsh³, Daniela Menichella¹, Anna Rapp⁴, Carla Scanzello⁵, Rachel Miller⁶, Richard Miller⁷ and Anne-Marie Malfait⁸, ¹Northwestern University Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Rush University, Chicago, IL, ³Anatomic Inc, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁶Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁷Northwestern University, Chicago, ⁸Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
Background/Purpose: Joint pain is one of the most significant clinical hallmarks of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Knee OA is a chronic degenerative disease of the joints…
Abstract Number: 0069 • ACR Convergence 2025
Spatial transcriptomics in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovium reveals distinct region-specific fibroblast functions
Camilla R.L. Machado¹, Mina Yao¹, David Boyle², Robert J. Benschop³, James T. Parker³, Wei Wang² and Gary Firestein¹, ¹University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²University of California, San Diego, San Diego, ³Eli Lilly, San Diego
Background/Purpose: RA synovium displays cellular heterogeneity, with gene expression driving disease pathogenesis. Unbiased cell-specific transcriptomes in RA synovium have previously relied primarily on disaggregated tissues…
Abstract Number: 1757 • ACR Convergence 2025
Skin-to-Joint Immune Cell Migration and Synovial Reprogramming in Psoriatic Arthritis Onset
Maria Gabriella Raimondo¹, Hashem Mohammadian², Mario Angeli², Vladyslav Fedorchenko², Kaiyue Huang³, Yi-Nan Li⁴, Raphael Micheroli⁵, Jörg Distler⁶, Ursula Fearon⁷, Juergen Rech², Francesco Ciccia⁸, Juan Cañete⁹, Adam Croft¹⁰, Mariola Kurowska-Stolarska¹¹, Stefano Alivernini¹², Maria Antonietta D'Agostino¹³, Georg Schett², Simon Rauber¹⁴ and Andreas Ramming¹⁵, ¹Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ³Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, ⁴University Hospital of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁵University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁶University Hospital Duesseldorf and HHU, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁷Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁸Rheumatology Section, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy, Naples, Italy, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic and IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰University of Birmingham, Hagley, Stourbridge, United Kingdom, ¹¹University of Glasgow, Glasgow, ¹²Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy, ¹³Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy, ¹⁴Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ¹⁵Department of Internal Medicine ³, Rheumatology & Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) & Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) develops in about 30% of individuals with psoriasis (PsO), highlighting a critical connection between skin and joint inflammation. However, the mechanisms…
Abstract Number: 0068 • ACR Convergence 2025
Unique Fibroblast-like Synoviocyte Phenotype with Elevated MCSF Expression Induced by TLR5 Activation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Aryan Patel¹, Osama Al Zoubi² and Shiva Shahrara³, ¹University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, ²University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting approximately 1% of the global population, causing significant morbidity and disability. Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) are…
Abstract Number: 1150 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of IL-17A on synovial fibroblast from subacromial bursae
Andre Ramon¹, Hélène Greigert², baptiste lamarthée³, Corentin Richard⁴, claudie Cladière³, Noemie Klopfenstein³, Ludovic Labattut⁵, Alice Bordet⁵, Sylvain Audia⁶, Romain boidot⁴, jean-francis Maillefert¹, Bernard Bonnotte⁷ and Maxime Samson⁸, ¹Rheumatology, Université Bourgogne Europe, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France, ²Vascular Medicine, Université Bourgogne Europe, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France, ³Marie et Louis Pasteur University, EFS, INSERM, UMR RIGHT, Besançon, France, Dijon, France, ⁴Molecular Biology Unit, Georges-François Leclerc Cancer Center, UNICANCER, Dijon, France, Dijon, France, ⁵Orthopedic Surgery, Université Bourgogne Europe, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France, ⁶Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Université Bourgogne Europe, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France, ⁷Internal medicine and clinical immunology, Université Bourgogne Europe , CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France, ⁸CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is characterized by increases in serum IL-6 and the proportion of Th17 cells in circulating blood. During PMR, IL-6 may originate…
Abstract Number: 0063 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effect of alpha-ketoglutarate on Synovial Fibroblasts-Mediated Inflammation in Arthritis
Surabhi Gautam, Vinay Devulapalli, Akash Sathiyamurthi, Jayla Whittaker and Pallavi Bhattaram, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and related autoimmune joint disease patients exhibit cyclic episodes of resolution and exacerbation of joint inflammation, referred to as flares. Fibroblast-like…
Abstract Number: 1005 • ACR Convergence 2025
CD49a Contributes to Binding and Survival of Synovial Resident Memory T cells
Yusuke Miyashita¹, Yang Yang², Madison Mangin³, Maryrose Hahn² and Margaret Chang², ¹Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ²Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Boston Children's Hospital, St Simons Island, GA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease featured with recurrent inflammation in the same joints, a characteristic termed joint-specific memory. We previously demonstrated…
Abstract Number: 0061 • ACR Convergence 2025
IL-22 Contributes to Autoantibody-induced Arthritis Via Modulation of Inflammatory Cytokine and Chemokine Expression in the Inflamed Synovium of a Murine Model
Shinjiro Kaieda¹, Suzuna Sugi¹, Takuma Koga², Takashi Kinoshita¹ and Tomoaki Hoshino¹, ¹Kurume university School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan, ²Kurume Universty School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
Background/Purpose: IL-22 is a key cytokine involved in modulating tissue responses during inflammation and is markedly upregulated in inflammatory diseases, such as psoriasis, inflammatory bowel…
Abstract Number: 0995 • ACR Convergence 2025
Resident Memory T Cells Stimulate Pathogenic Activity in Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes
Madison Mangin¹, Yang Yang², Yusuke Miyashita² and Margaret Chang², ¹Boston Children's Hospital, St Simons Island, GA, ²Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by joint specific memory. We previously demonstrated that joint-specific memory is mediated by CD8+ synovial resident…
Abstract Number: 1840 • ACR Convergence 2024
Synovial Resident Memory T Cell Formation During Inflammation Requires Cell Contact with Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes
Yusuke Miyashita¹, Yang Yang¹, Madison Mangin¹, Maryrose Hahn², Kevin Wei³, Peter Nigrovic⁴ and Margaret Chang¹, ¹Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Boston Children's Hospital, Georgetown, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by recurrent inflammation in the same joints, a feature termed joint-specific memory. We previously demonstrated…
Abstract Number: 1856 • ACR Convergence 2024
Distinct Proliferative and Special Properties of Peripheral Helper T Cells in RA Synovium
Yuki Masuo¹, Akinori Murakami¹, Rinko Akamine¹, Osamu Iri¹, Koichi Murata¹, Kohei Nishitani¹, Hiromu Ito¹, Takayuki Fujii¹, Ryu Watanabe², Takeshi Iwasaki¹, Shinichiro Nakamura¹, Shinichi Kuriyama¹, Yugo Morita¹, Yasuhiro Murakawa¹, Chikashi Terao³, Yukinori Okada⁴, Motomu Hashimoto², Shuichi Matsuda⁵, Hideki Ueno¹ and Hiroyuki Yoshitomi¹, ¹Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, ²Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan, ³RIKEN, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴The University of Tokyo / Osaka University / RIKEN, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Department of Advanced Medicine for Rheumatic Diseases, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Background/Purpose: Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) are organized aggregates of immune cells that are frequently observed in the target tissues of chronic diseases. In patients with…
Abstract Number: 2531 • ACR Convergence 2024
CRISPR Deletion Screen in Fibroblasts Identifies Novel Regulators of Inflammation
Alisa Mueller¹, Suppawat Kongthong², Angela Zou³, Gerald Watts⁴, Cassandra Murphy², Hung Nguyen², Jacqueline Perrigoue⁵, Mathew Chamberlain⁵, Kevin Wei⁶, Soumya Raychaudhuri² and Michael Brenner⁷, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Harvard Medical School, Brookline, MA, ⁵Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), synovial fibroblasts adopt an inflammatory phenotype that catalyzes pathogenic synovial hyperplasia and ultimately bone and cartilage destruction. However, identifying therapeutic…
Abstract Number: 2539 • ACR Convergence 2024
Telocytes Integrated into Mast Cells and Joint-Draining Lymphatic Vessels Potentially Regulate Lymphatic Clearance
Yue Peng¹, H. Mark Kenney², Karen Bentley¹, Lianping Xing³, Benjamin Korman⁴, Christopher Ritchlin⁵ and Edward Schwarz¹, ¹University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, ²University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Henrietta, NY, ³University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Webster, NY, ⁴University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁵Department of Medicine, Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology Division, University of Rochester Medical School, Canandaigua, NY
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and TNF-transgenic mice have lymphatic dysfunction (1). Recently, we showed mast cells involvement, as genetic ablation and drug inhibition decreased…
Abstract Number: 2542 • ACR Convergence 2024
Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells Aggravates Development of Inflammatory Arthritis
Anders Nguyen¹, Miriam Bollmann¹, Agnieszka Lastowska², Anna-Karin Hultgård Ekwall¹, Dietmar Zaiss³, Gary Firestein⁴ and Mattias Svensson⁵, ¹University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden, ²University of Gothenburg, Goteborg, Sweden, ³University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, ⁴University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁵University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Activation of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) by immune cells drives inflammation and joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Hence, understanding factors that induce destructive behaviors…

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