Abstract Number: 2643 • ACR Convergence 2024
Integrated Bulk and Single Cell RNA Sequencing Defines Key Pathways Regulating Myofibroblast Differentiation Across ANA Subgroups in Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Myofibroblasts are key cells in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc). TGFβ is a key growth factor driving myofibroblast formation in SSc. The main…Abstract Number: 0778 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comprehensive Immune Profiling of Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy in Patients with Autoimmune Disease
Background/Purpose: Anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy represents a promising advancement in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, including systemic sclerosis (SSc), idiopathic inflammatory myopathy…Abstract Number: 0892 • ACR Convergence 2024
Peptides from Candidate Sjögren’s Disease Autoantigens and Salivary Gland Tissue-Enriched Proteins Eluted from Human Salivary Gland HLA-DR
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s Disease (SjD) is characterized by aberrant autoimmune reactions in lacrimal and salivary glands (SG) leading to severe dryness. Evidence for B cell help…Abstract Number: 0893 • ACR Convergence 2024
Uncovering Common and Distinctive Molecular Profiles Between Early and Stablished Rheumatoid Arthritis Through Integrative Multi-omics Analysis and Its Association with Disease Status and Clinical Response
Background/Purpose: Characterize the molecular landscape of RA patients using a multi-omic approach encompassing transcriptomics and proteomics and assess its association with disease stage and therapeutic…Abstract Number: 0946 • ACR Convergence 2024
Tissue Resident Monocyte-lineage Cells (TR-MC) Exist as Two Different Subpopulations
Background/Purpose: Monocytes are critical for the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, depletion of peripheral monocytes (PM) is not sufficient to rescue disease in RA…Abstract Number: 1589 • ACR Convergence 2024
Whole Skin Gene Expression Analysis Identifies Discrete Modules That Differentiate Antinuclear Antibody Subsets in Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Hallmark autoantibody reactivities predict different patterns of skin involvement and risk of internal organ involvement. We have asked whether whole skin gene expression may…Abstract Number: 1660 • ACR Convergence 2024
Systemic Inflammation and Transcriptional Reprogramming Contribute to Progression to Active Rheumatoid Arthritis in ACPA+ Individuals
Background/Purpose: Elevated levels of RA-associated autoantibodies (ACPA, RF) prior to the clinical onset of inflammatory arthritis (IA) define a state of risk for future development…Abstract Number: 1762 • ACR Convergence 2024
Multi-omic Analysis Defines Heterogeneous and Cell Specific Type I Interferon Signalling in Juvenile-onset SLE Patients Associated with Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Risk
Background/Purpose: Juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) is an autoimmune disease characterised by chronic inflammation, multi-organ damage, and/or death. Despite their young age, jSLE patients have…Abstract Number: 0874 • ACR Convergence 2023
RNA-Binding Proteins That Are Highly Expressed and Enriched in Healthy Cartilage but Suppressed in Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) have diverse and essential biological functions, but their role in cartilage health and disease is largely unknown. The objectives of this…Abstract Number: 1595 • ACR Convergence 2023
Pharmacological Modulation of Krüppel-like Factor 4 Reduces the Severity of Experimental Osteoarthritis via Tissue Protection and Regeneration
Background/Purpose: Krüppel-like factors (KLFs) are members of the zinc finger family of transcription factors, which includes 17 members in mammals. We found that expression of…Abstract Number: 1644 • ACR Convergence 2023
The EISER Study: Identifying Microbial Factors Associated with Subclinical Gut Inflammation in Spondyloarthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Nearly 8% of patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) manifest symptoms that are compatible with active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), despite not having any previous diagnosis…Abstract Number: 1657 • ACR Convergence 2023
Mapping the Network of Coordinated Immune Dysregulation in Juvenile Dermatomyositis at Single-cell Resolution
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare multisystem autoimmune condition that involves complex immune responses in both innate and adaptive compartments. Currently, we have a…Abstract Number: 1661 • ACR Convergence 2023
Spatial Transcriptional Alterations in the Cellular Landscape of Pediatric Scleroderma Skin
Background/Purpose: Recent single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA seq) data has been generated across several tissues in autoimmune diseases, helping to understand the cellular and molecular underpinnings…Abstract Number: 1762 • ACR Convergence 2023
Single-cell RNA Sequencing Analysis and Immune Profiling of Antigen-specific T Cells in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Healthy Controls
Background/Purpose: Single-cell analysis has emerged as a powerful tool for investigating the transcriptomics and T-cell receptor (TCR) diversity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However,…Abstract Number: 2342 • ACR Convergence 2023
Modulation of B Cell and Interferon Pathways by Ianalumab in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Findings from a Phase 2 Clinical Trial
Background/Purpose: Ianalumab (VAY736) is an afucosylated monoclonal antibody targeting the B cell activating factor receptor (BAFFR) that depletes B cells via enhanced antibody dependent cellular…
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