Abstracts tagged "Gene Expression"

Abstract Number: 0022 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Effects of MAA-Modified and/or Citrullinated Proteins on Calcium Influx and Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase (PAD) Expression in Macrophage
Andrew Gerber, Michael Duryee, Nozima Aripova, Bryant England, James O'Dell, Ted Mikuls and Geoffrey Thiele, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Expressed in synovial fluid mononuclear and other inflammatory cells, peptidyl arginine deiminase (PAD) catalyzes post-translational citrullination of synovial proteins in a calcium (Ca2+)-dependent manner.…
Abstract Number: 1504 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association Between Anti-RNP Antibodies and Interferon Gene Expression but Not Complement Consumption in SLE
Erika Hubbard¹, David Pisetsky² and Peter Lipsky¹, ¹AMPEL BioSolutions, Charlottesville, VA, ²Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Anti-nuclear antibodies are important serologic features of SLE and facilitate diagnosis. Anti-double stranded DNA (dsDNA) antibodies are routinely monitored for disease prognosis and are…
Abstract Number: 0023 • ACR Convergence 2021
Investigating Temporal Changes in Pregnancy Among Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Healthy Women Using Co-expression Network Analysis
Matthew Wright¹, Dana Goin², Mette Smed³, J Lee Nelson⁴, Nicholas Jewell⁵, Jorn Olsen⁶, Merete Hetland⁷, Vibeke Zoffmann³ and Damini Jawaheer⁸, ¹UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Juliane Marie Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁵University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, ⁶Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁷DANBIO and COPECARE, Centre for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁸UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland / University of California San Francisco, Oakland, CA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), while still an incurable disease, can often improve naturally during pregnancy. The specific mechanism(s) underlying this pregnancy-induced improvement, however, are not…
Abstract Number: 1580 • ACR Convergence 2021
Whole Blood Gene Expression and eQTL Analysis Implicate GGT7 and FADS2 in Gout Pathogenesis
Richard Reynolds¹, Riku Takei¹, Jeffrey Edberg¹, Nicholas Sumpter¹, Tony Merriman² and Megan Leask¹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dunedin, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: Gene expression studies of whole blood represent a powerful approach for understanding the pathogenesis of gout because differentially expressed transcripts may reflect the activation…
Abstract Number: 0061 • ACR Convergence 2021
Harnessing Spatially-Resolved Gene Expression to Characterize the Transcriptional Landscape of Psoriatic Skin
Rochelle Castillo¹, Ikjot Sidhu¹, Di Yan¹, Piotr Konieczny¹, Rebecca Haberman¹, Brandon Hsieh¹, Andrea Neimann¹, Shruti Naik¹ and Jose Scher², ¹NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ²New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: The skin is recognized as a window into the immunopathogenic mechanisms in the psoriatic arthritis (PsA) joint. This is evidenced by the fact that…
Abstract Number: 1665 • ACR Convergence 2021
Physical Activity Moderates Inflammatory Gene Expression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sarah Patterson¹, Shenghuan Sun², Dmitry Rychkov², Alexandra Tsitsiklis², Paula Hayakawa Serpa², Patricia Katz², Charles Langelier² and Marina Sirota², ¹University of California San Francisco, Pacifica, CA, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Prior studies show an independent association between greater physical activity and lower inflammatory markers among adults in the general population, but the impact of…
Abstract Number: 0300 • ACR Convergence 2021
Salivary Gland Epithelial Cells Transcriptomic Analysis Highlight Their Potential Involvement in Extracellular Matrix Modification in Sjögren’s Syndrome
Elodie Rivière¹, Juliette Pascaud¹, Franck Letourneur², Gaetane Nocturne¹ and Xavier Mariette³, ¹Immunology of viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, IDMIT, CEA - Université Paris Sud - INSERM U1184 ; Rheumatology, APHP, Université Paris Saclay, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France, ²Plateforme Génomique : GENOM'IC — Institut Cochin, Paris, France, ³Université Paris- Saclay, Rheumatology, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Salivary gland epithelial cells (SGECs) participate to the hyper activation of the immune system in primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). This study aimed to analyze…
Abstract Number: 1842 • ACR Convergence 2021
Peripheral Blood Cell Gene Expression Profiling Predicts Response to Mycophenolate in Systemic Sclerosis Related Interstitial Lung Disease
Shervin Assassi¹, Wenjin Zheng², Elizabeth Volkmann³, Xuan Wang⁴, Holly Wilhalme⁵, Marka Lyons⁶, Michael Roth⁵ and Donald Tashkin⁵, ¹University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ²School of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas, TX, ⁵University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Response to immunosuppression is variable in systemic sclerosis (SSc) related interstitial lung disease (ILD). Contrary to pulmonary tissue, peripheral blood cell (PBC) RNA can…
Abstract Number: 0351 • ACR Convergence 2021
Gene Signature Fingerprints Divide SLE Patients in Subgroups with Similar Biological Disease Profiles: A Multicenter Longitudinal Study
Javad Wahadat¹, Dieneke Schonenberg-Meinema², Cornelia van Helden-Meeuwsen¹, Sander van Tilburg¹, Noortje Groot³, Ellen Schatorjé⁴, Esther Hoppenreijs⁴, Petra Hissink Muller⁵, Danielle Brinkman⁶, Denis Dvorak⁷, Marleen Verkaaik³, Katerina Bouchalova⁸, Merlijn van den Berg², Sylvia Kamphuis⁹ and Marjan Versnel¹, ¹Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁵Willem Alexander Children’s Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Willem Alexander Children’s Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiderdorp, Netherlands, ⁷Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc and University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic, ⁸Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University and University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic, ⁹Sophia Children’s Hospital, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Clinical phenotyping and predicting treatment responses in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients is challenging. Extensive blood transcriptional profiling has identified various gene modules that…
Abstract Number: 1935 • ACR Convergence 2021
Skewed Escape from X-inactivation: Insights into the Female Bias of Sjögren’s Syndrome
Teressa Shaw¹, Wei Zhang², Sara McCoy³, Xueer Qiu¹, Adam Pagenkopf¹, Robert Hal Scofield⁴, Jacques Galipeau³ and Yun Liang¹, ¹University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ²University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ³University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Many autoimmune diseases feature increased prevalence in females, with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) being the most female-predominant autoimmune disease with a female-to-male ratio of…
Abstract Number: 0502 • ACR Convergence 2021
Global Transcriptomic Profiling Identifies Differential Gene Expression Signatures Between Inflammatory and Non-inflammatory Aortic Aneurysms
Benjamin Hur¹, Matthew Koster¹, Jin Sung Jang¹, Kenneth Warrington² and Jaeyun Sung¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Background/Purpose: Non-infectious aortitis may be a manifestation of systemic large vessel vasculitis such as giant cell arteritis (GCA) or may be a form of single…
Abstract Number: 0518 • ACR Convergence 2021
Predicted Expression of Genes Involved in the Thiopurine Metabolic Pathway Is Associated with Azathioprine Discontinuation Due to Bone Marrow Toxicity
Laura Daniel¹, Alyson Dickson², Jacy Zanussi², Tyne Miller-Fleming², Peter Straub², Wei-Qi Wei², Dale Plummer², William Dupont³, Ge Liu², Prathima Anandi², Tyler Reese², Kelly Birdwell², Vivian Kawai⁴, Adriana Hung², Nancy J. Cox², Qiping Feng², C. Michael Stein² and Cecilia Chung², ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Pegram, TN, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ⁴Vanderbilt Universty Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Azathioprine is a thiopurine used to treat inflammatory conditions; however, it is often discontinued due to dose-dependent bone marrow toxicity. The Pharmacogenomics Knowledgebase (PharmGKB)…
Abstract Number: 0521 • ACR Convergence 2021
Genome-Wide DNA Methylation and Gene Expression Signatures in Classical Monocytes from African Ancestry Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Sarah Smith¹, Peter Allen², Robert Wilson¹, Jena Wirth¹, DeAnna Baker Frost¹, Gary Gilkeson¹, Melissa Cunningham¹, Devin Absher³ and Paula Ramos¹, ¹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem autoimmune disorder that has an unclear etiology and disproportionately affects individuals of African ancestry (AA). Despite this, AA…
Abstract Number: 1038 • ACR Convergence 2020
STAT1 and JAK2 Are the Most Appropriate Targets of JAK-inhibitor Therapy for Sarcoidosis: An In-silico Meta-nalysis
Marcia Friedman¹, Brian Le², Dongseok Choi² and James Rosenbaum², ¹Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Our group was the first to contend that STAT1 mediated genes were expressed in sarcoidosis. Since that time, several other groups have found similar…
Abstract Number: 1911 • ACR Convergence 2020
IL-11 Expression in Systemic Sclerosis Pulmonary Fibroblasts Is Mediated by Caspase-1
Caya McFalls¹ and Carol Artlett¹, ¹Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-11 (IL-11) has been shown to be associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, cardiac and kidney fibrosis. However, conflicting data shows IL-11 can be either…

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