Abstract Number: 0749 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of Sprifermin on Denuded Areas of Subchondral Bone (dABs): A Post Hoc Analysis of the FORWARD Study
Background/Purpose: Sprifermin, recombinant human fibroblast growth factor 18 (rhFGF-18), is being investigated as a potential disease-modifying osteoarthritis drug. The Phase 2 FORWARD study demonstrated that…Abstract Number: 0796 • ACR Convergence 2023
Role of Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells in the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Immune-cell mediated activation of joint-lining fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) play a key role in joint inflammation and destruction during Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Thus, identifying factors…Abstract Number: 0821 • ACR Convergence 2023
Effects of Sprifermin on a Novel Outcome of Osteoarthritis Symptom Progression: Post Hoc Analysis of the FORWARD Study
Background/Purpose: People with knee OA (KOA) desire therapies which delay or reverse disease progression supporting the need for disease-modifying OA drugs (DMOADs). Sprifermin, truncated recombinant…Abstract Number: 0846 • ACR Convergence 2023
Preosteoclast Plays a Pathogenic Role in Syndesmophyte Formation of Ankylosing Spondylitis Through the Secreted PDGFB – GRB2/ERK/RUNX2 Pathway
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that mainly affects the sacroiliac joint and spine. However, the real mechanisms of immune cells acting…Abstract Number: 0952 • ACR Convergence 2023
Unraveling the Role of MiR-181 in Skin Fibrosis Pathogenesis by Targeting NUDT21
Background/Purpose: Nudix Hydrolase 21 (NUDT21, also known as CFIm25) is a master regulator of alternative polyadenylation. Previous studies have revealed that NUDT21 is significantly decreased…Abstract Number: 1733 • ACR Convergence 2023
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Is a Mediator of Disease in an Animal Model of Rheumatoid-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) is a leading cause of mortality in RA with limited treatment options as well as lack of available…Abstract Number: 1734 • ACR Convergence 2023
Serum PDGF-BB Levels Correlate with Lung Fibrosis in Mice Injected with Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde and/or Citrulline Modified Vimentin
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), such as interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD), are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality. The mechanism of pulmonary…Abstract Number: 1760 • ACR Convergence 2023
Methotrexate Augments the Release of Granulocyte-macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor from Activated Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes – Possible Consequences for Persistence of Joint Inflammation
Background/Purpose: Activated fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) are important mediators of synovitis and structural damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)[1]. Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF, encoded by the CSF2…Abstract Number: 118 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Serum Hepatocyte Growth Factor in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Only limited data are available on the risk of liver fibrosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) on long-term…Abstract Number: 0150 • ACR Convergence 2022
Growth and Differentiation Factor 15, an Emerging Biomarker of Mitochondrial Dysfunction- Associated Myopathies: Implications for Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: Our prior work has demonstrated mitochondrial involvement in JDM including the accumulation of calcified mitochondria in affected muscle tissue, and elevated levels of circulating…Abstract Number: 1523 • ACR Convergence 2020
Pulmonary Cytokine, Chemokine and Growth Factor Profiles of Distinct Radiographic Patterns of Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: The radiological hallmarks of systemic sclerosis-related interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) include interstitial inflammation (ground glass opacity) with reticular changes (fibrosis). The precise pathobiology of…Abstract Number: 1854 • ACR Convergence 2020
NGF/TrkA System Regulates Pain and the Pannus Formation: Targeting NGF-TrkA in Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Function of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) in the nervous system and its regulatory role in pain is well defined. We have shown earlier that…