Abstracts tagged "IL-6"

Abstract Number: 3240 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interferon Kappa Is a Novel Type I IFN That Drives Cutaneous Inflammation in Systemic Lupus
Jasmine Stannard¹, Tamra J. Reed², Emily Myers³, Lori Lowe⁴, Mrinal Sarkar⁴, Xianying Xing⁵, Celine C. Berthier⁶, Johann Gudjonsson⁴ and J. Michelle Kahlenberg⁷, ¹Int. Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, ⁴Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Dermatology, University of Michigan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶Nephrology, Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) lesions are disfiguring, scarring, difficult to treat, and affect up to 70% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Type…
Abstract Number: 969 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety and Efficacy of Subcutaneous Tocilizumab in Early Systemic Sclerosis: Results from the Open-Label Period of a Phase 2 Randomized, Controlled Trial
Dinesh Khanna¹, Christopher Denton², Helen Spotswood³, Angelika Jahreis⁴, Jacob M. van Laar⁵, Laura Burke⁶, Celia J. F. Lin⁴, Janet E. Pope⁷, Yannick Allanore⁸, Ulf Müller-Ladner⁹, Jeffrey Siegel⁶, Daniel E. Furst¹⁰ and faSScinate Clinical Trial Investigators, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Disease, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Roche Products Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, CA, United Kingdom, ⁴Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, ⁵University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁶Roche Products Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Western Ontario, St Joseph's Health Care, London, ON, Canada, ⁸Rheumatology, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁹Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Kerckhoff-Klinik, Bad Nauheim, Germany, Bad-Nauheim, Germany, ¹⁰University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a debilitating disease with few treatment options. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) appears to play a role in SSc pathogenesis (J Rheumatol 1998;25:308;…
Abstract Number: 976 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Tocilizumab in Patients with Refractory Takayasu Arteritis: Results from a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Trial in Japan
Yoshikazu Nakaoka¹, Mitsuaki Isobe², Syuji Takei³, Yoshiya Tanaka⁴, Tomonori Ishii⁵, Shumpei Yokota⁶, Akira Nomura⁷, Seitaro Yoshida⁷ and Norihiro Nishimoto⁸, ¹Department of Vascular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Osaka, Japan, ²Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, ³School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan, ⁴University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ⁵Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan, ⁶Laboratory of Pediatric Research, Medical Research Institute of Tokyo Medical School, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Osaka Rheumatology Clinic, Osaka, Japan
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GC) are the mainstay of treatment options for patients (pts) with Takayasu arteritis (TAK); however, long-term GC therapy is associated with adverse events…
Abstract Number: 1560 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Unique Immune Signature in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis but Normal C-Reactive Protein Levels: Potential for New Therapeutic Targets?
Claire Bradford¹, Rosa González-Serrano¹, Andrew Cole¹, Shashank Ramakrishnan¹, Giampiero Marra¹, Coziana Ciurtin², Elizabeth Jury¹ and Jessica Manson³, ¹Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology Research, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology Department, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology Department, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Using musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) to assess joint erosions and disease activity in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) an atypical subgroup was identified with…
Abstract Number: 1581 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Combination of IL-6 and IL-6 Receptor Levels As a Biomarker of Response to Tocilizumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Cesar Diaz-Torne¹, Maria A. Ortiz², Patricia Moya³, M. Victoria Hernández⁴, Delia Reina⁵, Ivan Castellvi⁶, Juan Jose De Agustin⁷, Diana De La Fuente⁸, Hector Corominas^9,10, Raimon Sanmarti¹¹, Josep Maria De Llobet Zubiaga¹ and Silvia Vidal², ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ²Institut de Recerca Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ³Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital de Sant Joan Despí Moisès Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Baix de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology, Hospital de Viladecans, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology, Hospital Moises Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰Servei de Reumatologia, Hospital Moises Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ¹¹Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology, Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology Department. Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Several predictors of response to tocilizumab have been described. They include a low HAQ, high baseline CRP or NK levels and certain IL-6R polymorphisms.…
Abstract Number: 1530 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neutrophil Function and Survival Unaffected in Healthy Subjects Following Single Administration of Tocilizumab
Laurence Lok¹, Jatinder Juss¹, Neda Farahi¹, Chrystalla Loutsios¹, Chandra Solanki², Adrien Michael Peters³, Sophie Dimonaco⁴, Francis Donaldson⁴, Benjamin Porter-Brown⁴ and Edwin Chilvers¹, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ²Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ³Division of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom, ⁴Roche Products Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Decreases in circulating neutrophil counts have been observed in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and children with systemic or polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis treated…
Abstract Number: 1635 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of New Bioassay System Measuring Inhibitory Strength of IL-6/STAT3 Signal Under Tocilizumab Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Shuntaro Saito¹, Katsuya Suzuki¹, Kunihiro Yamaoka¹ and Tsutomu Takeuchi², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is a IL-6 receptor blockade, administered intravenously every 4 weeks and efficiently inhibits IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway. We have previously reported the usefulness…
Abstract Number: 1682 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Suppression of Chronic Arthritis By a Novel Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Cell 5 (NFAT5) Inhibitor
Wan-Uk Kim¹, Eun-Jin Han², Chong-Hyeon Yoon³, Ki-Jo Kim⁴, Seung-Ah Yoo⁵, Bong Ki Hong⁵ and Saseong Lee⁵, ¹Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ²Institute of Bone & Joint Disease, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ⁵Institute of Bone and Joint Diseases, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: We reported that nuclear factor of activated T-cells 5 (NFAT5), originally identified as an osmo-protective transcription factor, has a critical role in the pathogenesis…
Abstract Number: 1786 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvements in Health-Related Quality of Life and Fatigue Following Administration of an IL-6 Monoclonal Antibody (PF-04236921) in an Enriched Population of Subjects with Active SLE
Vibeke Strand¹, Annette Diehl², Jared Christensen², Joseph Wajdula², Sudhakar Sridharan³ and Paul J Healey², ¹Biopharmaceutical Consultant, Portola Valley, CA, ²Pfizer Inc, New York City, NY, ³PPD Inc, Rockville, MA
Background/Purpose: The 10 mg dose of PF-04236921 showed evidence of efficacy in a phase 2 randomized controlled trial (RCT) in SLE.1,2 Here patient-reported outcomes (PROs)…
Abstract Number: 1986 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Efficacy of Tocilizumab in Polymyalgia Rheumatica: An OPEN-Label Study.
Eric Toussirot¹, Antoine Martin², Martin Soubrier³, serge redeker⁴, Alexis Régent⁵ and Le CRI⁶, ¹Service de Rhumatologie, CHU J Minjoz, Besancon, France, ²Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier, St Brieuc, France, ³Rheumatology department CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁴43 rue de l'isle, Ch Abbeville, Abbeville, France, ⁵Paris Descartes University, UPRES-EA 4058, Paris, France, ⁶Rheumatology, CHU, Strasbourg, France
Background/Purpose: polymyalgia rheumatic (PMR) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that affects elderly people. Glucocorticoids (GC) are still the mainstay of therapy for…
Abstract Number: 2017 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
DNA Methylation Governs the Ability of Apoptotic Cells to Suppress Inflammatory Arthritis Via Reciprocal Regulation of IL-6 and TGF-Beta
Clare Notley¹, Christine Jordan², Jenny McGovern², Mark Brown² and Michael R. Ehrenstein³, ¹Rheumatology, UCL, London, United Kingdom, ²UCL, London, United Kingdom, ³Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Apoptotic cells (AC) have potent anti-inflammatory effects. Injection of apoptotic dendritic cells into mice suppresses the severity of antigen-induced arthritis through increased TGFβ production…
Abstract Number: 2571 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-IL-6 Receptor Antibody Prevents Loss of Bone Strength in a Mouse Model of Collagen-Induced Arthritis
Hiroto Yoshida, Yuanyuan Bi, Miho Suzuki, Keisuke Tanaka and Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Product Research Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Japan
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease that typically induces secondary osteoporosis, which increases the risk of bone fractures and, consequently, mortality. Bone fracture is…
Abstract Number: 2947 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Anti-NR2 and U1RNP Antibodies with Neurotoxic Inflammatory Mediators in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Seiko Kondo-Ishikawa¹, Takao Fujii², Nozomi Ishigooka¹, Kosaku Murakami¹, Ran Nakashima¹, Yoshitaka Imura¹, Motomu Hashimoto², Naoichiro Yukawa¹, Hajime Yoshifuji¹, Koichiro Ohmura¹ and Tsuneyo Mimori¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, ²Department of the Control for Rheumatic Diseases, Department of the Control for Rheumatic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Background/Purpose: Autoantibodies (auto Abs) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and inflammatory mediators (IMs) may be involved in the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE). Previous…
Abstract Number: 3145 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Modified-Release Prednisone in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Results of a Multicenter, Randomized, Active-Controlled Phase 3 Study
Maurizio Cutolo¹, Michael Hopp², Stefan Liebscher², Bhaskar Dasgupta³ and Frank Buttgereit⁴, ¹Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy, ²Medical Science, Mundipharma Research GmbH & Co. KG, Limburg, Germany, ³Rheumatology, Southend University Hospital, Essex, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is characterized by persisting proximal pain and morning stiffness of the neck, shoulder and hip girdles of 2 weeks' duration, an…
Abstract Number: 200 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mast Cell Regulation of Aortic IL-6 Expression Involves Histamine-1 Receptor, Suppressor of Cyotkine Signaling-1 and IL-10
Vineesh Raveendran¹, Jason Springer², Donald Smith³, Mehrdad Maz⁴ and Kottarappat Dileepan¹, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ²Division of Allergy, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ³University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Background/Purpose: IL-6 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of large vessel vasculitis. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), acting through toll-like receptor 4, enhances both the aortic expression…

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