Abstracts tagged "Fibroblasts"

Abstract Number: 642 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Downstream Effects of Apremilast in Human Arthritic Ex Vivo Models
Tue Wenzel Kragstrup^1,2, Søren Lomholt², Morten Aagaard Nielsen², Line Dam Heftdal², Peter H. Schafer³ and Bent Deleuran^2,4, ¹Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark, ²Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Department of Translational Development, Celgene Corporation, Summit, NJ, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Apremilast (Otezla) is a PDE4 inhibitor approved for the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, but the mechanisms of action of apremilast are not…
Abstract Number: 1717 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Skin Commensal Bacteria Might Affect Wound Repair in SSc By Preventing Fibroblast Activation and By Provoking Chronic Inflammatory Reaction
Masaya Yokota¹, Janine Schniering¹, Oliver Distler² and Britta Maurer³, ¹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Department of Rheumatology, Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Chronic digital ulcers (DU) due to peripheral microangiopathy are a major complication in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Chronic wounds are often enriched in bacteria without…
Abstract Number: 763 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mechanisms of Insulin-like Growth Factor-II-Mediated Fibrosis
Sara Garrett¹, Justin Thomas², Eileen Hsu³ and Carol A. Feghali-Bostwick⁴, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, CA, ³Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Mclean, VT, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Previous work has shown that insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-II is increased in fibrosing lung diseases, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and scleroderma/systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated…
Abstract Number: 1721 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long Noncoding RNA H19X Is a Key Regulator of Apoptosis and Proliferation of Fibroblasts in Systemic Sclerosis and Other TGFβ-Driven Fibrotic Diseases
Elena Pachera¹, Adam Wunderlin¹, Shervin Assassi², Gloria Salazar², Mojca Frank Bertoncelj¹, Rucsandra Dobrota¹, Matthias Brock³, Carol A. Feghali-Bostwick⁴, Gerard Dijkstra⁵, Gerhard Rogler⁶, Tobias van Haaften Wouter⁶, Jörg Distler⁷, Gabriela Kania¹ and Oliver Distler¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ³Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States, Charleston, SC, ⁵Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Switzerland, ⁶Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁷Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a class of transcripts regulating gene expression. We have recently identified a novel lncRNA, H19X, which was upregulated in…
Abstract Number: 769 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Proteomic Analysis of Human Fibroblasts in Systemic Sclerosis Reinforces the Role of Transforming Growth Factor-ß and Points Toward Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor / Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase Pathway Inhibition
Benjamin Chaigne¹, Guilhem Clary², Morgane Le Gall³, Nicolas Dumoitier⁴, Sebastien Lofek⁵, Philippe Chafey², Pia Moinzadeh⁶, Thomas Krieg⁷, Christopher Denton⁸ and Luc Mouthon⁹, ¹Service de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence Maladies Systémiques Autoimmunes Rares d’Ile de France, hôpital Cochin, DHU Authors, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France, ²INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin,, Paris, France, ³INSERM U1016 Institut Cochin, Paris, France, ⁴INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Equipe Neutrophiles et Vascularites, Paris, France, ⁵INSERM U1016, paris, France, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ⁷Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Cochin, Centre de référence national pour les maladies systémiques autoimmunes rares d’Ile de France, DHU Authors, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France ;Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disorder characterized by autoimmunity, vasculopathy and fibrosis. Fibrosis is due to an exaggerated activation of…
Abstract Number: 1927 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Fibrotic Mechanisms of Endostatin-Derived Peptide Are the Result of Reduction in Pro-Fibrotic Mediators and Promotion of Extracellular Matrix Degradation
Tomoya Watanabe¹, Tetsuya Nishimoto², Takahisa Takihara³, Logan Mlakar⁴, Yunyun Su⁵ and Carol A. Feghali-Bostwick⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan, ⁴Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁵Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, charleston, SC, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Fibrotic disorders such as systemic sclerosis (SSc) result in end-stage organ failure and loss of function, consequently causing high morbidity and mortality. We recently…
Abstract Number: 774 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The αV Integrin Inhibitor Abituzumab Inhibits Myofibroblast Differentiation
Eileen Samy¹, Yin Wu¹, Georgianna Higginbotham², Roland Grenningloh² and Daigen Xu², ¹TIP Immunology, EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc. (a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany), Billerica, MA, ²EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc. (a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany), Billerica, MA
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma is a progressive fibrotic multi-organ disease characterized by the hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues. TGF-β1 is a potent mediator…
Abstract Number: 1928 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibroblast-like Synovial Cell Production of ED-a Fibronectin Contributes to Inflammation in Osteoarthritis
Tue Wenzel Kragstrup^1,2,3, Dong Hyun Sohn⁴, Christin Lepus³, Kazuhiro Onuma⁵, Qian Wang³, William H. Robinson³ and Jeremy Sokolove³, ¹Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark, ²Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ³VA Palo Alto Healthcare System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴Microbiology and Immunology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁵VA Palo Alto Healthcare System and Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: The pathophysiology of osteoarthritis (OA) involves wear and tear, and a state of low-grade inflammation. Wear and tear leads to tissue degradation followed by…
Abstract Number: 1857 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel Highly Selective 5-Hydroxytryptamine 2B (5-HT2B) Receptor Antagonist Ameliorating Fibrosis in Preclinical Models of Systemic Sclerosis
Christina Wenglén¹, Lars Pettersson², Helena Arozenius² and Gunilla Ekström¹, ¹R&D, AnaMar AB, Lund, Sweden, ²AnaMar AB, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Methods: Results: Conclusion: The results demonstrate that the 5-HT2B receptor antagonist AM1125 prevents pro-fibrotic events in human dermal fibroblasts and attenuates…
Abstract Number: 2071 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Expression of Neuraminidase 1 (NEU1) Is Upregulated in the Lungs of Scleroderma Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Gene Delivery of NEU1 to Mouse Lungs Elicits Accumulation of CD8+ Lymphocytes and Collagen
Irina G. Luzina^1,2, Anne E. Wyman^1,2, Virginia Lockatell², Zahid Noor², Nevins W. Todd^1,2, Simeon E. Goldblum^1,2 and Sergei P. Atamas^1,2, ¹Baltimore VA Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: We and others have previously reported that pulmonary fibrosis in patients with scleroderma is accompanied by pulmonary accumulation of predominantly CD8+ T lymphocytes. Earlier…
Abstract Number: 2072 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fli1-Haploinsufficient Dermal Fibroblasts Promote Skin-Localized Transdifferentiation of Th2- and Th17-like Regulatory T Cells
Ryosuke Saigusa¹, Yoshihide Asano², Takuya Miyagawa², Megumi Hirabayashi², Kouki Nakamura¹, Shunsuke Miura³, Takashi Yamashita², Yohei Ichimura¹, Takehiro Takahashi¹, Tetsuo Toyama², Takashi Taniguchi¹, Ayumi Yoshizaki², Maria Trojanowska⁴ and Shinichi Sato¹, ¹Dermatology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Arthritis Center, Boston University, Arthritis Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem connective tissue disease characterized by autoimmunity/inflammation, vasculopathy, and tissue fibrosis. Fli1 is a member of Ets family transcription…
Abstract Number: 2155 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Crosstalk Between IL-6 and TNF-Alpha Signaling Pathway in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts
Alvaro Valin¹, Yolanda Ruano², Manuel J. Del Rey³, Carmen M. García-Herrero³, Eduardo Martín-Guerrero¹, Beatriz Bravo⁴, Juan D. Cañete⁵, José L. Rodríguez-Peralto² and Jose L. Pablos^3,6, ¹Grupo de Enfermedades Inflamatorias y Autoimmunes, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain, ²Pathology Department, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain, ³Grupo de Enfermedades Inflamatorias y Autoinmunes, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain, ⁴Servicio de Traumatología y Cirugía Ortopédica, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic and IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Although elevated IL-6 and its soluble receptor (sIL6R) have been found in the serum and synovium of arthritic patients, the molecular mechanisms by which…
Abstract Number: 2157 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Share the Fate: Fibroblast-like Synoviocyte Cell-to-Cell Organelle Transfer Is Directed By the Inflammatory Microenvironment
Ruth Byrne¹, Isabel Olmos Calvo², Thomas Karonitsch³, Felix Kartnig⁴, Johannes Holinka⁵, Günter Steiner⁶, Peter Ertl⁷, Josef Smolen⁸ and Hans Peter Kiener⁹, ¹Rheumatology, Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Nanotechnology, Austrian Institute for Technology, Vienna, Austria, ³Internal Medicine III, Vienna Medical University, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Department of Orthopaedics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁶Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁷Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria, ⁸Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) form a complex tissue network via long-distance intercellular connections with wide intercellular matrix spaces. The adaptive synovial tissue response to inflammation…
Abstract Number: 806 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Single Cell Rnaseq Defines a Unique Transcriptome Profile for Myofibroblasts in the Skin of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Robert A. Lafyatis¹, Lisa Rice², Giuseppina Stifano², Jeff Browning^2,3 and Robert W. Simms⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Boston university, Cambridge, MA, ⁴Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc), as well as a wide variety of other fibrotic diseases, is largely driven by myofibroblasts. Myofibroblasts are known to…
Abstract Number: 2556 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Deficient Expression of the Novel Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Risk Gene, LBH, Induces S Phase Arrest in RA Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes (FLS)
Shinji Matsuda¹, Deepa Hammaker², Steven Dowdy³, David L. Boyle⁴ and Gary Firestein⁵, ¹Medicine, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ³UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁵Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: LBH (Limb-bud and heart development) was recently identified as an RA risk gene that has abnormally methylated loci and a functional enhancer SNP in…

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