Abstracts tagged "IL-6"

Abstract Number: 2549 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can Biomarkers Provide An Objective Standard Against Which To Assess Lupus Clinical Endpoint Measures?
Aikaterini Thanou¹, Melissa E. Munroe², Stan Kamp³, Joel M. Guthridge⁴, Judith A. James⁵ and Joan T. Merrill⁶, ¹Arthritis and Clinical Immmunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Clinical Pharmacology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Clinical Arthritis and Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁶Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Despite the heterogeneity of SLE, specific pathways of immune dysregulation characterize significant subsets of patients. We examined cytokines reflecting IL6-TH17 pathology in lupus as…
Abstract Number: 915 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IL-6R Inhibition Reduces Activation Of Different Peripheral Memory B Cell Subsets In RA
Zafar Mahmood¹, Khalid Muhammad¹, Marc Schmalzing², Petra Roll³, Kathrina Eckert¹, Thomas Dörner⁴ and Hans-Peter Tony⁵, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ²Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ³Rheumatology and Clinical immunology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁴CC12, Dept. Medicine/Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Enhanced B cell activity has been proposed as part of the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis also based on the clinical experiences obtained by B…
Abstract Number: 2355 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sarilumab, a Subcutaneously-Administered, Fully-Human Monoclonal Antibody Against The IL-6 Receptor Alpha: Using Acute Phase Reactants, Efficacy and Safety Parameters To Inform Phase 3 Dose Selection
Janet van Adelsberg¹, Steven P. Weinstein², Neil Graham³, Tanya Momtahen⁴, Chunpeng Fan⁵ and Stefano Fiore⁶, ¹Clinical Science, Regeneron Pharmaceutials, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ²Clinical Development, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Tarrytown, NY, ³Program Direction, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁴Program Direction, Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁵Biostatistics, Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁶Clinical Science, Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ
Background/Purpose: Sarilumab (SAR) is a fully human mAb directed against IL-6Rα. In phase 2 MOBILITY Part A (NCT01061736), SAR administered SC plus MTX (methotrexate 10-25…
Abstract Number: 667 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IL6 and CCL2 Co-Regulate Fibroblast Dependent Trans-Endothelial Migration Of Mononuclear Cells and Fibrotic Response In Scleroderma
Rebecca Alade¹, Korsa Khan², Xu Shiwen³, Christopher P. Denton⁴ and Voon Ong⁵, ¹Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases,, UCL Medical School, London, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, UCL medical School, London, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, UCL Medical School, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, UCL Medical School, London, England
Background/Purpose: IL6 is a key mediator recently implicated in activation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins in scleroderma (SSc) fibroblasts. CCL2 is a proinflammatory chemokine that…
Abstract Number: 2358 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sarilumab, a Subcutaneously Administered, Fully Human Monoclonal Antibody Inhibitor Of The IL-6 Receptor Alpha: 12 Week Infection Rates By Level Of Circulating Neutrophils In Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Kevin L. Winthrop¹, Tanya Momtahen², Stefano Fiore³, Steven P. Weinstein⁴, Janet van Adelsberg⁵, Richard Wu⁶ and Neil Graham⁷, ¹Dept of Infectious Disease, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Program Direction, Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ³Clinical Science, Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁴Clinical Development, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Tarrytown, NY, ⁵Clinical Science, Regeneron Pharmaceutials, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁶BioStatistics, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁷Program Direction, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY
Background/Purpose: Sarilumab is a human monoclonal antibody directed against the alpha subunit of the IL-6 receptor (IL-6Rα). IL-6 blockade is associated with a reduction in…
Abstract Number: 653 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Norepinephrine-Induced IL-6 Regulates Fibrosis In Systemic Sclerosis
Sei-ichiro Motegi, Akihito Uehara, Kazuya Yamada, Akihiko Uchiyama, Sachiko Ogino, Yoko Yokoyama, Yuko Takeuchi and Osamu Ishikawa, Department of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
Background/Purpose: Raynaud phenomenon is freaquently observed in patients of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and characterized by episodic vasospasm and ischemia of extremities in response to cold or…
Abstract Number: 2263 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ADAMTS5 Is a Biomarker For The Efficacy Prediction Of Tocilizumab In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Kensei Tsuzaka, Masako Takao and Jiro Nishida, Dept of Internal Medicine, Ichikawa General Hospital,TDC, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 5 (ADAMTS5) mRNA level. In this study presented here, we investigated whether the efficacy of tocilizumab (TCZ) for…
Abstract Number: 558 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fli-1 Regulates Immune Cell Infiltration Through Affecting Local Chemokine Expression and IL-6 Expression In The Kidney Of Lupus Prone Mice
Shuzo Sato¹, Sarah Williams², Eva Karam³ and Xian Zhang⁴, ¹Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC, ³Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁴Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina and Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Fli-1 expression level, a member of the Ets family of transcription factors, is a mitigating factor in the development of nephritis in murine models…
Abstract Number: 2213 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-IL-6 Receptor Antibody Normalizes Both DKK-1 and Sclerostin As Wnt Inhibitors In a Mouse Model Of Collagen-Induced Arthritis
Hiroto Yoshida¹, Mika Yagoto¹, Miho Suzuki¹, Keisuke Tanaka¹, Isao Matsumoto², Takayuki Sumida³ and Yoshihiro Matsumoto¹, ¹Product Research Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Japan, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine,, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Background/Purpose: The Wnt pathway plays an important role in bone formation and regeneration. This pathway is regulated by several soluble inhibitors such as Dickkopf-1 (DKK-1)…
Abstract Number: 470 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sarilumab, a Subcutaneously Administered, Fully Human Monoclonal Antibody Inhibitor Of The IL-6 Receptor Alpha: Relationship Between Inflammation Suppression and Changes In Cholesterol Levels
Christina Charles-Schoeman¹, Steven P. Weinstein², Janet van Adelsberg³, Tanya Momtahen⁴, Richard Wu⁵, Neil Graham⁶ and Stefano Fiore⁷, ¹Medicine-Rheumatology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²Clinical Development, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Tarrytown, NY, ³Clinical Science, Regeneron Pharmaceutials, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁴Program Direction, Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁵BioStatistics, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁶Program Direction, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁷Clinical Science, Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ
Background/Purpose: Sarilumab (SAR) is a fully human monoclonal antibody directed against the alpha subunit of the IL-6 receptor (IL-6Rα) which is currently being evaluated for…
Abstract Number: 2226 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Involvement Of Suppressor Of Cytokine Signaling In Anti-Arthritic Effect Induced By Anti-IL-6 Receptor Antibody
Miho Suzuki¹, Hiroto Yoshida¹, Keisuke Tanaka¹, Isao Matsumoto², Takayuki Sumida³ and Yoshihiro Matsumoto¹, ¹Product Research Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Japan, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine,, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Background/Purpose: In the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), biologics such as IL-6 and TNF inhibitors have high therapeutic efficacy with extended duration of effect [“LITHE…
Abstract Number: 436 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety Study Of a Sequential Therapy Of Tocilizumab and, If Initially Inadequately Responded To Tocilizumab, Followed By Rituximab In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inadequate Response To Traditional Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (MIRAI)-Interim Analysis 2
Thomas Doerner¹, Hans Peter Tony², Hendrik Schulze-Koops³, Jörg Kaufmann⁴, Peter Kaestner⁵, Herbert Kellner⁶, Reiner Kurthen⁷, S. Wagner⁸, Marvin A. Peters⁹ and Christof Iking-Konert¹⁰, ¹Dept Int Med (Charite), Humdoldt Univ, Berlin, Germany, ²Rheumatology/Immunology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, ⁴Ambulant Centres for Rheumatology, Rheumatologist, Ludwigsfelde, Germany, ⁵Outpatient Department of Rheumatology, Ambulantes Rheumazentrum Erfurt, Germany,, Erfurt, Germany, ⁶Centre for Inflammatory Joint Diseases, Munich, Germany, ⁷Rheumapraxis, Aachen, Germany, ⁸Internistische Schwerpunktpraxis für Rheumatologie, Halle, Germany, ⁹Roche Pharma AG, Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: The MIRAI study evaluates a sequential exposure to two defined biologics under rigorous study conditions within a homogeneous population of patients (pts) who inadequately…
Abstract Number: 1855 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IL-6 Promotes Systemic Bone Loss Via Upregulation Of S1PR2 In Osteoclast Precursors In a Mouse Collagen-Induced Arthritis Model
Keisuke Tanaka, Misato Hashizume, Hiroto Yoshida, Miho Suzuki and Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Product Research Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Japan
Background/Purpose: Systemic bone loss is a hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-6 (IL-6) promote bone resorption by osteoclasts. Recent studies have…
Abstract Number: 1866 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Primary Human Cell BioMAP^® Profiling Of Methotrexate, Tocilizumab, Adalimumab, and Tofacitinib Reveals Different Mechanisms Of Action With Distinct Phenotypic Signatures
Seng-Lai Tan¹, Alison O'Mahony², Ellen L. Berg², Kandeepan Ganeshalingam³ and Ernest H. Choy⁴, ¹Inflammation, Hoffmann-La Roche, Nutley, NJ, ²BioSeek, South San Francisco, CA, ³F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Proinflammatory cytokines cause joint inflammation and destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, as exemplified by the therapeutic success of inhibiting tumor necrosis factor alpha…
Abstract Number: 1833 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combination Of TNF and IL-6 Induces Osteoclast-Like Cells With Bone-Resorption Activity Both In Vitro and In Vivo
Kazuhiro Yokota, Kojiro Sato and Toshihide Mimura, Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
Background/Purpose: Although TNF inhibitors suppress bone destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), TNFα stimulation alone does not directly induce osteoclasts, bone-resorbing cells. With the…

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