Abstract Number: 1576 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reversal of Damage in Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose Psoriatic arthritis could lead to severe damage and disability. However, cases of improvement in joint damage over time have been reported in the literature.…Abstract Number: 1405 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Five-Year Changes in Myocardial Structure and Function in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) suffer an increased risk of heart failure not explained by traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Previously, we have shown…Abstract Number: 1204 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Oral Administration of Nano-Emulsion Curcumin in Mice Suppresses Inflammatory-Induced NFkB Signaling and Macrophage Migration
Background/Purpose: The major obstacles to successful use of curcumin as an anti-inflammatory agent are its low solubility in water and rapid metabolism, which both translate…Abstract Number: 2995 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Surrogate Measures of Extent of Interstitial Lung Disease As Measured By Quantitative Radiographic Analysis in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Extent of systemic sclerosis (SSc)-related interstitial lung disease (ILD) predicts disease course, mortality and treatment response. While quantitative analyses of total extent of ILD…Abstract Number: 1190 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Osteoarthritis-like Changes Are Present in the Tibia and Femur 1 Year Following ACL Reconstruction
Background/Purpose Statistical Shape Modeling (SSM) is a promising tool that has the ability to characterize complex shapes in a brief feature vector. The application of…Abstract Number: 2930 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Precisely Quantified Fibrosis in Labial Salivary Glands Predicts Sjögren’s Syndrome Classification in a Multiple Regression Model
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS) is a systemic, progressive autoimmune exocrinopathy that presents diagnostic challenges. Focal lymphocytic infiltrates in labial salivary gland (SG) biopsies, serum…Abstract Number: 1184 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Subclinical Inflammation in Psoriatic Patients with No History of Psoriatic Arthritis: An Assessment By Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Background/Purpose Six to 39% of patients with cutaneous psoriasis (PSO) can develop psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The transition from skin disease to joint involvement is only…Abstract Number: 2772 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Use of Imaging in the Diagnosis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose ACR/EULAR provisional classification criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) incorporate musculoskeletal ultrasound of shoulder and hip (bursitis and synovitis given equal weight). Our objective was…Abstract Number: 1169 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hippocampal Atrophy Is Associated with Anti-NR2 Antibodies in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Antibodies against the NR2 subtype of the NMDA-receptor (anti-NR2 antibodies) are detected in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS).…Abstract Number: 2339 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Detecting Inflammation in Vivo Using Activatable Fluorescence Contrast Agents in Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Current medical imaging technology detects structural rather than functional manifestations of disease. Imaging agents designed to enhance signal based on molecular mechanisms might permit…Abstract Number: 1173 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Inflammatory Severity and Cartilage Damage of Finger Joints in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose To assess the association of inflammation severity and cartilage damage measured by delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the cartilage (dGEMRIC) of metacarpophalangeal (MCP)…Abstract Number: 2255 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vertebral Cortical Bone Mass and Structure Significantly Improved with Romosozumab Compared with Teriparatide: HR-QCT Analyses of Postmenopausal Women with Low BMD from a Phase 2 Study
Background/Purpose : Understanding the effect of therapies in the vertebral compartments is relevant to bone biology and clinical practice. We developed an improved technique using…Abstract Number: 1041 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Imaging the Role of Chemoattractants in Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis, is characterized by neutrophil recruitment into the diseased joint. Our previous studies and the work of others have demonstrated…Abstract Number: 2219 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Contribution of Tripartite Motif Proteins Modulating Membrane Repair to the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune-Mediated Myositis
Background/Purpose: The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a heterogeneous group of diseases that result in autoimmunity toward muscles and lead to tissue destruction, but the pathogenesis…Abstract Number: 911 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bioluminescent Imaging of Histidyl-Transfer RNA Synthetase-Induced Myositis Reveals Early-Phase Involvement of NF-Kb-Mediated Inflammation
Background/Purpose: The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies represent a group of autoimmune diseases that target muscle as well as extra-muscular organs, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. …