Abstract Number: 44 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Canakinumab in Patients With Active Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA): Results From a Phase III Extension Study
Background/Purpose: The management of SJIA with biological therapies is aimed to achieve and maintain clinical remission (CR), and accordingly taper corticosteroids (CS). Canakinumab (CAN) demonstrated…Abstract Number: 3076 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of a Matrix-Binding Interlukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Fusion Protein for Extended Retention in the Joint Tissues
Background/Purpose: A primary challenge for intra-articular delivery of protein and peptide therapies has been their short residence time in the joint tissues. The IL-1 receptor…Abstract Number: 3147 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Remote Inflammation Triggers Autoimmune Arthritis through Th17 Distribution
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune diseases, such as autoimmune inflammatory arthritis, result through breakdown of immune tolerance and development of self-reactive T cells, or autoantibody-producing B cells. Tolerance…Abstract Number: 214 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anakinra Compared to Prednisone on the Treatment of Acute CPPD Crystal Arthritis, a Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Study
Background/Purpose: Calcium pyrophosphate crystal-induced arthritis (CPPD) is an acute crystal arthritis, frequently involving the wrist or the knee. Monosodium urate in gout or CPPD…Abstract Number: 653 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Thrombospondin-1 Is Highly Expressed By Salivary Gland Epithelial Cells of Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients, Both Constitutively and upon Exposure to Necrotic Cells Debris
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) patients manifest inflammation in salivary glands (SG) (lymphocytic infiltration of salivary and lachrymal glands) and evidence of intrinsic activation in the…Abstract Number: 1034 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Microrna-146a Controls Local Bone Destruction By Regulating Fibroblast Induced Osteoclastogenesis in Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: MicroRNA (MiR-) 146a plays an important role in the regulation of the innate immune response and has also been shown to suppress cancer development…Abstract Number: 1096 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Augmentation of Wnt Signaling By IL-1β in Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes
Background/Purpose: Wnt family proteins canonically stabilize β-catenin to activate T-cell factor (TCF) for the transcription of several genes, including Runx2, which is important for osteoblastogenesis.…Abstract Number: 1120 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interleukin-1β Stabilize CXCL2 mRNA and Increase Its Expression
Background/Purpose: Changes in gene expression are closely related to inflammation and joint destruction in RA. Recently, it has been recognized that post-transcriptional regulation of the…Abstract Number: 1459 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Enhanced Efficacy of Early Vs. Late IL-1β Antagonism in Murine Arthritis Mediated By Deficiency of the IL-1 Receptor Antagonist IL-1ra
Background/Purpose: IL-1 blockade is highly effective for systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA), but clinical observations raise the possibility that initiation of treatment in a “window…Abstract Number: 1963 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Thrombospondin-1 Is Elevated in the Plasma of Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Is Correlated with Free Active TGF-b1 Levels, IL-1b and IL-17A
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an acquired thombophillia characterized by recurrent thromboembolism and pregnancy morbidity. Thrombospondin (TSP-1) is a matricellular glycoprotein secreted by platelets upon…Abstract Number: 2122 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
KiSS1 Is a Regulator of ADAMTS4 and ADAMTS5 Expression and Is Post-Transcriptionally Regulated By Micro-RNA N105 in Human OA Chondrocytes
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic and debilitating disease of the articulating joints in every population. Micro-RNAs are ~22 nucleotides long non-coding single stranded RNAs…Abstract Number: 2128 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Autophagic Clearance of Dysfunctional Mitochondria Requires Parkin in Human Chondrocytes
Background/Purpose:Abstract Number: 2256 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Histopathologic Features and Tissue Interferon-Response Gene Scoring of Lesional Skin Samples for Diagnosis in Autoinflammatory Disorders
Background/Purpose: Many genetically defined autoinflammatory diseases (AID) are caused by innate immune dysregulation and present with “neutrophilic dermatoses”. This study systematically assesses immune-cell infiltrates, and…Abstract Number: 2266 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Melanocortin Fusion Peptide (AQB-565) Optimized for Melanocortin Receptor Engagement Significantly Reduces Inflammation in an In Vivo model of Acute Gout
Background/Purpose: The melanocortins (MCs) are endogenous peptides (including ACTH, α-MSH and γ-MSH), which bind 5 G protein-coupled receptors (MCRs 1 through 5) with varying affinity.…Abstract Number: 2788 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Suppression of IL-1 Signaling Ameliorates Dermatitis in a Murine Model of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a prototypical autoimmune disease defined by autoantibody production, immune dysregulation, and end-organ damage. Our laboratory previously showed that MyD88,…