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Abstracts tagged "Fibroblasts"

  • Abstract Number: 1616 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Identification of Genes Regulating TRAIL-Induced Apoptosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblasts-like Synoviocytes (RA FLS)

    Rachel Audo1,2, Bernard Combe3,4, Michael Hahne5 and Jacques Morel6, 1Rheumatology, Teaching Hospital of Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, 2IGMM, CNRS UMR5535, Montpellier, Montpellier, France, 3Department of Rheumatology, Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France, 4Montpellier University, Montpellier, France, 5IGMM-CNRS UMR5535, Montpellier, France, 6Department of rheumatology, Lapeyronie Hospital and Montpellier University, Montpellier, France

    Background/Purpose: We previously described that sensitivity to TRAIL-induced apoptosis varied in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fibroblasts-like-synoviocytes (FLS) from one patient to another, and was inversly correlated…
  • Abstract Number: 2714 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblast Potentiates Mast Cell Degranulation and Migration Independent of Cell-to-Cell Contact

    Hee-suk Lim1, Jiyong Choi2,3, Yeong Wook Song4 and Kichul Shin1, 1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, 2Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, 3Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, 4Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

    Background/Purpose: A number of studies have shown that synovial mast cells (MCs) are activated, and elicit a pro-inflammatory role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Synovial MCs…
  • Abstract Number: 1627 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    HIF-1alpha Knockdown Down-Regulates Glycolytic Metabolism and Induces Rheumatoid Synovial Fibroblast Cell Death

    Manuel J. Del Rey1, Alicia Usategui1, Álvaro Valín1, María Sánchez-Aragó2, José M. Cuezva2, Carmen M. García-Herrero1, María Galindo1, Juan D. Cañete3, Francisco J. Blanco4, Gabriel Criado1 and Jose L. Pablos1, 1Servicio de Reumatología, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain, 2Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 3Unitat d’Artritis, Servei de Reumatologia, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pí i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain, 4Laboratorio de Investigación Osteoarticular y del Envejecimiento, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña, INIBIC, A Coruña, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Intense synovial fibroblast (SF) hyperplasia contributes to the chronic inflammation and osteoarticular destruction that characterizes rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) plays a…
  • Abstract Number: 2719 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Track Along: Monocytes Follow Fibroblast-like Synoviocyte Network for Movement and Rest within the Synovial Tissue

    Ruth Byrne1, Karolina von Dalwigk2, Gunter Steiner3, Johannes Holinka4, Reinhard Windhager4, Josef S. Smolen5, Hans Peter Kiener6 and Clemens Scheinecker7, 1Rheumatology, Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 2Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 3Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 4Department of Orthopedics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 5Dept of Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical Univ Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 6Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 7Divison of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Background/Purpose: The synovial lining tissue consists of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) and monocyte-derived macrophage-like synoviocytes (MLS) within a self-built meshwork of dense extracellular matrix (ECM) components.…
  • Abstract Number: 1915 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Pathogenetic Overlap Between Localised and Systemic Scleroderma: A Study of Nodular and Keloidal Morphea Occurring in Systemic Sclerosis

    Emma C. Derrett-Smith1, Nataliya Gak2, Svetlana I. Nihtyanova3, Voon H. Ong3, Victoria Swale2, Cate Orteu2 and Christopher P. Denton4, 1Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases,, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, 2Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, 3Rheumatology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, 4Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose:  Localised scleroderma can occur in overlap with systemic sclerosis (SSc); nodular and keloidal morphea are rare subtypes but can be disfiguring and challenging to…
  • Abstract Number: 3004 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Scleroderma Keratinocytes Promote Fibroblast Activation Independent of TGF-ß

    Sara S McCoy1, Tamra J Reed1, Pei-Suen Tsou2, Dinesh Khanna3, J. Michelle Kahlenberg4 and Celine C. Berthier5, 1Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, 2Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, 3Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 4Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, 5Nephrology, Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a devastating fibrosing disease that primarily involves the skin, but may have life-threatening effects on the heart, lungs, gastrointestinal tract,…
  • Abstract Number: 1922 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Peripheral B Lymphocytes Secrete Both Interleukin 6 and Transforming Growth Factor-Beta and Potentiate Fibroblast Activation in Systemic Sclerosis

    Nicolas Dumoitier1,2,3,4, Sebastien Lofek2,3,5, Alexis Regent6, Jonathan London7, Benjamin Chaigne1,2,3,8, Benjamin Terrier2,7,9,10, Nadine Varin-Blank4,11 and Luc Mouthon1,2,4,6, 1Infection, Immunité, Inflammation, Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, Paris, France, 2CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France, 3Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, 4Labex Inflamex, Université Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France, 5Infection,Immunité, Inflammation, Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, Paris, France, 6Internal Medicine, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, 7Internal Medecine, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, 8Internal Medecine, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochinl, Paris, France, 9Infection, Immunité, Inflammation, Institut Cochin INSERM U1016, Paris, France, 10Université Paris Descartes, paris, France, 11UFR SMBH, INSERM, UMR978, Bobigny, France

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare connective tissue disease characterized by fibroblasts activation, increased extra-cellular matrix synthesis associated with autoimmunity. However, the potential role…
  • Abstract Number: 3007 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Cold Receptor Expression and Function in Human Dermal Fibroblast: Possible Role in the Pathogenesis of Scleroderma Fibrosis

    Yongqing Wang1, John Sun1, Shadia Nada2, Nezam Altorok3 and Bashar Kahaleh4, 1The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 2Internal Medicine, Divison of Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 3Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 4Medicine/Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

    Background/Purpose: Enhanced cold sensitivity is an early and consistent phenomenon in scleroderma (SSc). We previously demonstrated increased expression of the transient receptor potential melastatine 8…
  • Abstract Number: 1923 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Role of Inflammatory Myeloid Cell Compartment in Myocardial Fibrogenesis and Remodelling in Systemic Sclerosis

    Veronika Haunerdinger1, Przemyslaw Blyszczuk2, Elena Pachera1, Rucsandra Dobrota3, Britta Maurer1, Ulrich Grabmaier4, Karl Sotlar5, Oliver Distler1 and Gabriela Kania1, 1Research of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland, 2Cardioimmunology, Center of Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland, 3Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 4Medical Clinic und Polyclinic I, Campus Großhadern, Maximilians University Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany, 5Institute of Pathology, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany

    Background/Purpose: During the last years, there was a shift in systemic sclerosis (SSc)-related causes of death, indicating cardiac involvement and inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy (iDCM) as…
  • Abstract Number: 3008 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Role of PTP4A1 Tyrosine Phosphatase in Systemic Sclerosis

    Cristiano Sacchetti1, Stephanie Stanford2, Yunpeng Bai3, Zhong-Yin Zhang4, Amin Gholami5, Gregory Seumois6, Maria Piera-Velazquez7, Sergio A. Jimenez8 and Nunzio Bottini1, 1Cellular Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA, 2Cell Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA, 3Indiana University, School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 4Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 5Bioinformatics Core, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and immunology, La Jolla, CA, 6Sequencing Facility, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and immunology, La Jolla, CA, 7Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 8Div Connective Tissue Diseases, Thomas Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia, PA

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multi-system autoimmune connective tissue disorder that leads to fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, resulting in significant patient…
  • Abstract Number: 1925 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Interleukin-35 Is Upregulated in Systemic Sclerosis and Its Serum Levels Are Increased in Early Disease

    Michal Tomcík1, Pawel Zerr2, Katrin Palumbo-Zerr2, Hana Storkanova1, Hana Hulejova3, Maja Spiritovic4, Ondrej Kodet5, Jiri Stork5, Radim Becvar1, Jiri Vencovsky1, Karel Pavelka6, Maria Filkova7, Jorg HW Distler2 and Ladislav Senolt8, 1Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 2Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, 3Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, 4Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 5Department of Dermatology and Venereology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 6Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 7Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 8Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic

    Background/Purpose: Interleukin-35 (IL-35) is the most recent addition to the IL-12 family, which also comprises IL-12, IL-23 and IL-27. IL-35 consists of two chains, p35/IL-12a…
  • Abstract Number: 3104 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Abnormal DNA Methylation in a Novel PTPN11 Enhancer Increases Destructive Potential of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes (FLS) and Joint Inflammation

    Keisuke Maeshima1, Stephanie M. Stanford2, Deepa Hammaker1, Cristiano Sacchetti2, Rizi Ai3, Vida Zhang4, David L. Boyle5, Lifan Zeng6, German Muench7, Gen-Sheng Feng8, John Whitaker9, Zhong-Yin Zhang6, Wei Wang10, Nunzio Bottini2 and Gary S. Firestein5, 1Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, 2Cellular Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA, 3Chemistry and Biochemistry, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 4Division of Cellular Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA, 5Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 6Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 7La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, CA, 8Pathology and Division of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 9Janssen Pharmaceuticals, La Jolla, CA, 10Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) mediate disease pathogenesis by invading the joint extracellular matrix. The PTPN11 gene, encoding the tyrosine phosphatase SHP-2, is overexpressed…
  • Abstract Number: 1969 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Neurotrophin Receptor p75 (CD271) Defines a Distinct Synovial Fibroblast Subset in Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritic Synovial Tissues with Enhanced Proinflammatory Potential

    Manuel J. Del Rey1, Regina Faré1, Gabriel Criado2, Alicia Usategui1, Vanessa Miranda1, Juan D. Cañete3 and Jose L. Pablos1, 1Servicio de Reumatología, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (I+12), Madrid, Spain, 2Grupo de Enfermedades Inflamatorias y Autoinmunes, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (I+12), Madrid, Spain, 3Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Background/Purpose Synovial mesenchynmal or stromal cells constitute a heterogeneous cell population difficult to characterize ex vivo due to a paucity of cell markers and are…
  • 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

    Peter J. Wermuth and Sergio A. Jimenez, Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine, Division of Connective Tissue Diseases and Scleroderma Center,Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

    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: 1962 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Inflammatory Properties of Inhibitor of DNA Binding 1 As a Unique Fibroblast Derived Nuclear Protein

    Gautam Edhayan1, Christine M. Ha1, Ray A. Ohara1, Takeo Isozaki1, M. Asif Amin1, Ali Arbab2, Pei-Suen Tsou3, Phillip L. Campbell4, Elena Schiopu3, Dinesh Khanna3, Rachel Morgan1, Sean C. Friday1, David A. Fox1 and Jeffrey Ruth1, 1Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, 2Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, 3University of Michigan Scleroderma Program, Ann Arbor, MI, 4Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI

    Background/Purpose: Inhibitor of DNA binding 1 (Id1) is a nuclear protein containing a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain that regulates cell growth by selective binding and…
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