Abstract Number: 477 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Monoclonal ACPA-IgG Feature Extensive Fab Glycosylation
Background/Purpose: Fab-glycosylation is found in ~15-25% serum IgG and while its exact consequence remains unknown, it may alter IgG functionality. Recent data revealed elevated Fab-glycosylation…Abstract Number: 2926 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fucosyltransferase-1 Mediates Macrophage Driven Myofibroblast Differentiation and TGF-β Signaling in Systemic Sclerosis and Bleomycin-Induced Fibrosis
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by dysregulated fibrosis of the skin. During fibrosis, macrophage release of transforming growth factor (TGF-β)…Abstract Number: 584 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Glycoprotein VI: A Potential Target for ACPA-Mediated Platelet Activation?
Background/Purpose: Arterial thrombosis is a major cause of mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA),especially in anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA)-positive patients Recent studies suggest that platelet activation…Abstract Number: 1859 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fucosyltransferase-1 Mediated Fucosylation of TGF-βR1 Is Critical to TGF-β Signaling in Scleroderma and in Bleomycin-Induced Fibrosis
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by systemic fibrosis. The dysregulation of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling causes proliferation of myofibroblasts…Abstract Number: 3072 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Platelet Reactivity in Gout: Relationship to Tophus Burden and Colchicine Use
Background/Purpose: Patients with gout have an increased risk of cardiovascular events. The presence of tophi is associated with enhanced cardiovascular risk. Increased platelet reactivity is…Abstract Number: 2712 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intracellular O-Glc-Nac Alterations in Mononuclear Blood Cell of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Although it has been traditionally assumed that most glycosylation occurs on membrane or secreted proteins and lipids, it is well known that cytoplasmic or…Abstract Number: 1132 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel Epigenetic Mark, Histone H1 Fucosylation, Orchestrates Macrophage Differentiation and Plasticity By Remodeling the Enhancer Landscape in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose There is an imbalance of inflammatory M1 vs. anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages (MΦs) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The epigenetic codes underlying this M1 dominating pathogenesis…Abstract Number: 1892 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High-Throughput Immunoglobulin G Fab Glycosylation Profiling Reveals Differential Glycosylation On Fab and Fc
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis is known to improve during pregnancy, and a flare of disease activity is observed after delivery (1). N-glycosylation of the constant region…Abstract Number: 959 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interleukin 10 Negatively Correlates With Glycoprotein VI-Related Platelet Activation In Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): A Novel Potential Target Of Cardiovascular Morbidity In RA
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) die prematurely of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Platelet mediated thrombosis is a major cause of CVD. Platelets amplify inflammation in RA via the collagen receptor,…Abstract Number: 2344 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Transcriptional Regulation of Garp Expression
Background/Purpose: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) contribute to immune tolerance and play a pivotal role in the prevention of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA).…Abstract Number: 2152 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inhibition of Fucose Incorporation Abrogates the Development of Arthritis by Suppressing the Inflammatory Macrophage Development and TNF-α Production
Background/Purpose: Fucosylation, catalyzed by fucosyltransferases (Futs), is an important glycosylation process involved in inflammation, cell death, and differentiation. We have observed an extremely high positive correlation…Abstract Number: 1239 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Soluble Glycoprotein VI: A Novel Risk Marker for Thrombosis in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at high risk of cardiovascular mortality. Increased platelet reactivity is a risk marker…Abstract Number: 1176 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Galactosylation, and Not Sialylation, of Immunoglobulin G Is Associated with Improvement of Rheumatoid Arthritis During Pregnancy
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is known to improve during pregnancy and to flare after delivery [1]. Changes in the glycosylation of immunoglobulin G’s fragment crystallizable…Abstract Number: 413 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
α(1,2)-Linked Fucosylated Cytokines Are Upregulated in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Glycosylation is a common post-translational modification of proteins in eukaryotes. Fucosylated glycans are synthesized by fucosyltransferases (futs). We previously reported that sialyl Lewisx, synthesized…