Abstracts tagged "Fibroblasts"

Abstract Number: 819 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impaired Adiponectin Signaling in SSc Contributes to Myofibroblast Differentiation and Organ Fibrosis
Roberta Goncalves Marangoni¹, Benjamin Korman², Feng Fang¹, Monique Hinchcliff¹, Laszlo Otvos³, Philipp E. Scherer⁴, Warren Tourtellotte⁵ and John Varga⁶, ¹Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Scleroderma Program, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Scleroderma Program, Chicago, IL, ³Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁵Department of Pathology, Ward, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁶Rheumatology and Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Scleroderma Program, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: In systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients, skin fibrosis is accompanied by involution of dermal white adipose tissue (dWAT), a prominent source of adiponectin (APN). We…
Abstract Number: 2566 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hexokinase 2 As a Novel Metabolic Target for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Marta Fernandez Bustamante¹, Ricard Garcia-Carbonell², Jeffrey Smith², Gary Firestein¹, Shigeki Miyamoto² and Monica Guma¹, ¹Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, CA, ²Pharmacology, UCSD, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Hexokinases (HKs) catalyze the first step in glucose metabolism. HK2 constitutes the principal inducible isoform with a restricted distribution in normal adult tissues. Up-regulated…
Abstract Number: 1010 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elucidating the Activation Profile of Systemic Sclerosis Macrophages
Michael S. Ball¹, Emilie P. Shipman¹, Mohamed A. Eltanbouly¹, Viktor Martyanov², Kimberly A. Archambault³, Mary A. Carns⁴, Esperanza Arroyo⁴, Kathleen Aren⁴, Monique Hinchcliff⁵, Michael L. Whitfield^2,3 and Patricia A. Pioli¹, ¹Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ²Department of Molecular and Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ³Molecular and Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁵Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Scleroderma Program, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Genome-wide gene expression studies implicate macrophages (MØs) as mediators of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and our data indicate that MØs constitute the dominant…
Abstract Number: 2926 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rorc Positive Th17, Th17/Th1, and Th17.1 Cells from the Blood of Treatment NaïVe RA Patients Differ in IL-17A but Are All Pathogenic When Co-Cultured with RA Synovial Fibroblasts
Sandra M.J. Paulissen¹, Jan Piet van Hamburg², Nadine Davelaar², Wendy Dankers³, Patrick Asmawidjaja², Anne-Marie Otten-Mus² and Erik Lubberts², ¹Room Nb-84, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology and Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: T cells play a central role in the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this context, we have shown increased proportions of memory…
Abstract Number: 1131 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Regulation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblast Cytokine Production By Inhibitor of DNA Binding-1 Via Crispr/Cas9 Transfection
Ray A. Ohara¹, Gautam Edhayan¹, Thomas L. Saunders², Thomas M. Lanigan³, Rachel Morgan¹, W. Alexander Stinson⁴, Phillip L. Campbell⁵, Jerry Graham⁴, David A. Fox⁵ and Jeffrey H. Ruth⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Molecular Medicine and Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Vector Core, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Inhibitor of DNA binding-1 (Id1) is a nuclear protein actively transcribed in endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and synovial fibroblasts. We previously identified Id1 as…
Abstract Number: 3146 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Selective Deletion of a Pathogenic Subset Synovial Fibroblasts Attenuates Synovial Inflammation
Adam Paul Croft, Joana Campos, Andrew Filer, Francesca Barone and Chris Buckley, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing (IIA), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Despite their role as key effector cells driving synovial inflammation and joint damage, fibroblast like synoviocytes (FLS) have yet to be targeted therapeutically. Fibroblast…
Abstract Number: 1435 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
KCa1.1 Potassium Channels Are a Novel Therapeutic Target on Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mark Tanner¹, Redwan Huq¹, Rajeev Tajhya¹, Michael Pennington², Teresina Laragione³, Pércio Gulko⁴ and Christine Beeton⁵, ¹Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Peptides International, Louisville, KY, ³Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁴Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁵Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) develop a high degree of invasiveness during rheumatoid arthritis (RA), leading to joint degradation. There are currently no therapeutics that specifically…
Abstract Number: 3178 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Heart Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis: Involvement of a Novel Fibrogenic Stromal Cell Subset
Mara Stellato¹, Michal Rudnik¹, Florian Renoux², Elena Pachera¹, Karl Sotlar³, Karin Klingel⁴, Joerg C. Henes⁵, Przemyslaw Blyszczuk⁶, Oliver Distler¹ and Gabriela Kania¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Depertment of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland, ³Institute of Pathology, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany, ⁴Department of Molecular Pathology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, ⁶Cardioimmunology, Center of Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Cardiac dysfunction is a significant cause of the high mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Heart involvement in SSc patients resembles inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy (iDCM)…
Abstract Number: 1558 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lower Expression of a Novel Cytoplasmic Long Noncoding RNA NR_122076 Contributes to Proliferation, Migration and Invasion of Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes from Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yaoyao Zou, Siqi Xu, Qian Qiu, Shan Zeng, Maohua Shi, Youjun Xiao, Mingcheng Huang and Hanshi Xu, Department of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China., Guangzhou, China
Background/Purpose: Emerging evidence indicates that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play critical regulatory roles in various human diseases, especially in cancers and inflammatory disorders. However, the…
Abstract Number: 3215 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ASK1 Is Regulated By IL-1β and TNF and Modulates Key Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Fibroblast-like Synoviocyte Functions (FLS)
Gyrid Nygaard¹, Deepa Hammaker², David L. Boyle³, Astrid Clarke⁴, Li Li⁵, Julie Dipaolo⁶ and Gary Firestein⁷, ¹Medicine, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁴GIlead, South San Francisco, CA, ⁵Gilead Sciences, South San Francisco, CA, ⁶Gilead, South San Francisco, CA, ⁷Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: RA fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) possess a unique aggressive phenotype characterized by increased cell growth, cytokine production and invasion. Previous unsuccessful attempts to target the…
Abstract Number: 1564 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Comprehensive Analysis for the Transcriptional Organization of Stimuli Responses in Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes from Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Haruka Tsuchiya¹, Shuji Sumitomo¹, Kazuyoshi Ishigaki², Akari Suzuki², Yuta Kochi², Mineto Ota¹, Yumi Tsuchida¹, Hiroshi Inui³, Shuji Taketomi³, Yuho Kadono⁴, Sakae Tanaka³, Keishi Fujio¹ and Kazuhiko Yamamoto^1,2, ¹Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ²Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, RIKEN, Yokohama, Japan, ³Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
Background/Purpose: Fibroblast-like synoviocyte (FLS) is expected to be a novel therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) because of their contribution to pathogenesis. FLS expresses…
Abstract Number: 1661 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Toll-like Receptor 4 Induced IL-20 and IL-24 Stimulate Osteoblast Mineralization and Are Increased in Spondyloarthritis
Tue Wenzel Kragstrup^1,2, Morten Nørgaard Andersen³, Berit Schiøttz-Christensen⁴, Anne Grethe Jurik⁵, Malene Hvid⁶ and Bent Deleuran¹, ¹Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ²Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁴Hospital Lillebaelt, Middelfart, Denmark, ⁵Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁶Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: The pathogenesis of spondyloarthritis (SpA) involves activation of the innate immune system, inflammation and new bone formation. The innate immune system is activated through…
Abstract Number: 1671 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pirfenidone Might Inhibit New Bone Formation in Spondyloarthritis: Proof of Concept Study Using Cell Culture Models
Julie Laustsen¹, Søren Lomholt¹, Pernille Andersen², Jens Kelsen³ and Tue Wenzel Kragstrup^1,4, ¹Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ²Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Department of Gastroenterology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: The pathogenesis of spondyloarthritis (SpA) involves both inflammation and new bone formation in the spine. In line with this, the disease has been characterized…
Abstract Number: 1852 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Decreased Expression of Sirtuin 7 By Lung Fibroblasts from Patients with Scleroderma Contributes to Elevated Collagen Production
Anne E. Wyman^1,2, Zahid Noor¹, Nevins W. Todd^1,2, Irina G. Luzina^1,2 and Sergei P. Atamas^1,2, ¹University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Baltimore VA Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary fibrosis is a severe complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Changes in the expression levels of sirtuins (SIRTs), a family of NAD+-dependent histone deacetylases,…
Abstract Number: 1855 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors Attenuate Fibrotic Phenotype and Restore Anti-Fibrotic Resopnses of Cutaneous Fibroblasts in Patients with Scleroderma
Vikas Agarwal¹, Mohit kumar Rai¹, Vinita Agrawal², Harshit Singh¹ and Saurabh Chaturvedi¹, ¹Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ²Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Lucknow, India
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease, characterized by excessive fibrosis of skin and internal organs due to uncontrolled proliferation of fibroblasts and deposition…

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