Abstracts tagged "immunology"

Abstract Number: 2191 • ACR Convergence 2023
Efficacy of anti-CD38 Treatment with Daratumumab in Two Cases of Refractory and Severe Sjogren Disease
Gaetane Nocturne¹, Mathilde di Filippo², Oriane Marmontel², Pascale Chretien¹, Roman Krzysiek¹, François Lifermann³, Nawal Rahal¹, Rakiba Belkhir⁴, Philippe Moulin² and Xavier Mariette⁵, ¹APHP, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, ²Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de Dax, Dax, France, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM U1184, Hôpital Bicêtre, APHP, FHU CARE, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, ⁵Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
Background/Purpose: Sjögren's disease (Sjo) is a systemic autoimmune disease. In 80% of the patients, Sjo is responsible for dryness, fatigue, and joint pain. In 10%…
Abstract Number: 0032 • ACR Convergence 2023
Quantification of the Escape from X Chromosome Inactivation with the Million Cell-scale Human Blood Single-cell RNA-seq Datasets Reveals Heterogeneity of Escape Across Immune Cells and Escape in the Autoimmune Disease Conditions
Yoshihiko Tomofuji¹, Ryuya Edahiro¹, Yuya Shirai¹, Kyuto Sonehara², Qingbo Wang¹, Atsushi Kumanogoh¹ and Yukinori Okada³, ¹Osaka University, Suita, Japan, ²University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ³University of Tokyo / Osaka University / RIKEN, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Understanding the differences in the immune system between sexes is important to elucidate the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases which are more prevalent in females…
Abstract Number: 0105 • ACR Convergence 2023
Characterization of B-Cell Subsets in Antiphospholipid Syndrome Patients: Implications for Disease Phenotype and Pathogenesis
Yin Long¹, Jiuliang zhao², Mengtao Li² and Xiaofeng Zeng², ¹Peking Union Medical College Hospital Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Beijing, China, ²Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by the presence of pathogenic autoantibodies. The key immune cell subsets change in PAPS patients…
Abstract Number: 0906 • ACR Convergence 2023
Paired Autoantibody Specificities from Serum and Immune Complexes Do Not Fully Explain the Circulating Immune Complex Load in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Study on 530 Patients
Enrico Fuzzi¹, Anna Svanqvist², Christine Westerberg², Agneta Zickert³, Iva Gunnarsson⁴, Johan Rönnelid² and Elisabet Svenungsson⁵, ¹Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden, ³Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Stocksund, Sweden, ⁴Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Department of Medicine Solna, Unit of Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a prototypical autoimmune disease where autoantibody production and immune complex (IC) formation play a key role. Which antibodies contribute…
Abstract Number: 1676 • ACR Convergence 2023
Tofacitinib Accelerates in Vitro Clot Formation and Delays Clot Lysis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Blood by Enhancement of Macrophage TLR4 Mediated Cytokine Responses- a New Angle on Thrombosis with JAKi in Rheumatology
Paula David¹, Thomas Macleod², Yu Shi³, Payal Ganguly¹, Cedric Duval³, Mark Harland¹, Chi Wong¹, Benazir Saleem⁴ and Dennis McGonagle⁵, ¹University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM), Leeds, United Kingdom, ²University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Rheumatology, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients treated with Janus Kinase inhibitors (JAKi) have reportedly higher venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk and atherosclerotic-related complications including myocardial infarction (1).Although…
Abstract Number: 2242 • ACR Convergence 2023
Irrespective of the Number of Erosions at Baseline, Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Treated with Ixekizumab Show Improved Clinical Outcomes
M. Elaine Husni¹, Vinod Chandran², Jeffrey Lisse³, Rebecca Bolce³, Carlos Diaz³, Baojin Zhu³, Elaine Lui⁴ and Laura Coates⁵, ¹Cleveland Clinic / Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland, OH, ²Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Brightech International, An Everest Clinical Research Company, Somerset, NJ, ⁵University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic and progressive disease characterized by high rates of early joint erosions, which have been associated with impaired quality…
Abstract Number: 0040 • ACR Convergence 2023
Non-canonical NF-κB Signalling Is Required for Extrathymic AIRE Expression and Immunoregulatory Molecules in Cells of the Dendritic Lineage
Guus van Laar¹, Leonie Huitema¹, Boy helder¹, Joanna Fergusson¹, Hergen Spits¹, Jan Piet van Hamburg¹ and Sander Tas², ¹Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC, Utrecht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The transcription factor Autoimmune Regulator (AIRE) is crucial for the establishment of central tolerance in the thymus. Recently, peripheral CD45+ extrathymic AIRE-expressing cells (eTACs)…
Abstract Number: 0200 • ACR Convergence 2023
Herpes Zoster Prevalence in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Rodrigo J. Castillo-de la Garza¹, Jorge A. Esquivel-Valerio², Emmanuel Campos-Tinajero², Anahí Carrazco Chapa³, Gisela García Arellano⁴, Axel A. De Leon-Perez², Pablo Gamez-Siller² and Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁵, ¹Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Mexico, ³Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Herpes zoster (HZ) is a painful rash that is commonly known as shingles. People that had a primary infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus…
Abstract Number: 0919 • ACR Convergence 2023
Investigating the Role of Interferon in Promoting Flares of SLE at a Single Cell Level
Zoha Faheem¹, Giselle Boukhaled², Kieran Manion¹, Carolina Munoz-Grajales³, Carol Nassar¹, Michael Kim¹, Dafna Gladman⁴, Murray Urowitz⁵, Zahi Touma⁶, David Brooks² and Joan Wither⁷, ¹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³UHN/TWH, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute; University of Toronto Lupus Clinic; Division of Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease with unpredictable flares interspersed with prolonged periods of disease quiescence. Interferon (IFN) is a hallmark…
Abstract Number: 1689 • ACR Convergence 2023
Deep Cellular Immune Profiling in Psoriatic Arthritis Correlates with Imaging Phenotypes and Response to Targeted Advanced Therapy
Lihi Eder¹, Xianwei Li², Sydney Thib³, Darshini Ganatra⁴, Liqun Diao² and Vinod Chandran⁵, ¹Women’s College Research Institute, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, ³Women’s College Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: To characterize the relationships between peripheral blood immune cell profiles in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and (1) baseline clinical and imaging disease features;…
Abstract Number: 2290 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association of Mycophenolate and Azathioprine Use with Cognitive Function in Systemic Lupus Using a Bayesian Longitudinal Item-response Theory Model
Chrisanna Dobrowolski¹, Juan Pablo Diaz Martinez², Michelle Barraclough³, Roberta Kretzmann⁴, Sherief Marzouk⁴, Kathleen Bingham³, Lesley Ruttan⁵, Dorcas Beaton⁶, Joan Wither³, Carmela Tartaglia⁷, Patti Katz⁸, Mahta Kakvan⁹, Nicole Anderson¹⁰, Dennisse Bonilla³ and Zahi Touma⁴, ¹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, ²Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University Health Network, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Krembil Brain Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸University of California San Francisco, San Rafael, CA, ⁹University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cognitive dysfunction (CD) is a common and often deleterious manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). CD is usually operationalized on the American College of…
Abstract Number: 0048 • ACR Convergence 2023
Monosodium Urate Crystals Activate an Immune Tolerance Program That Restrains the Activation of Inflammatory Signaling in Macrophages During Gout Flares
Mohnish Alishala¹, Stephen Calderon¹, Anyan Chen¹, Monica Guma², Christopher glass¹ and Isidoro Cobo¹, ¹University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Gout is the most frequent form of inflammatory arthritis, with episodes of self-resolving acute inflammation in the joint caused by the deposition of monosodium…
Abstract Number: 0201 • ACR Convergence 2023
Tolerability and Safety of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Diseases – A Prospective Longitudinal Study over 12 Months
Ioana Andreica¹, Gianna Chierergo², Stefania Reale², Benjamin Wilde³, Styliani Tsiami⁴, David Kiefer⁴, Philipp Sewerin⁴, Hilal Kavruk⁵, Dimitra Karagkiozidou², Barbara Guminski⁴, Andreas Kribben³, Xenofon Baraliakos⁶, Juergen Braun⁴ and Uta Kiltz⁷, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, and Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany, ⁴Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, and Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁶Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁷Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Herpes zoster (HZ) is common in the elderly, with a lifetime risk of 25%. The primary risk factors for HZ are advanced age and…
Abstract Number: 0959 • ACR Convergence 2023
Redirecting Macrophage Immunophenotype Attenuates Inflammation and Fibrotic Activation in Systemic Sclerosis
Heetaek Yang¹, Rajan Bhandari¹, Saemi Han², Chanhyuk Park¹, Chen-Yu Wang², Emily Morris¹, Michael Whitfield¹ and Patricia Pioli¹, ¹Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ²Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease with multiple clinical and pathological manifestations including vascular involvement, immune activation, oxidative stress, and fibrosis. In…
Abstract Number: 1696 • ACR Convergence 2023
Multi-Omic Profiling Reveals Immune Cell Priming Signature Linked to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Prognosis
Michael A. Smith¹, Dominic Sinibaldi², Saifur Rahman¹, Chia-Chien Chiang², Anna M. Hansen¹, Jill Henault¹, Carlos P. Roca³, Shu Wang¹, Kamelia Zerrouki¹, Rebecca Filippi¹, Christopher Groves¹, Zerai Manna⁴, Jun Chu⁴, Michael Davis⁴, sarthak gupta⁴, Christopher Morehouse¹, Melissa De los Reyes¹, Rachel Ettinger¹, Roland Kolbeck¹, Mariana Kaplan⁵, Miguel A. Sanjuan¹, Richard M. Siegel⁶, sarfaraz Hasni⁴ and Kerry A. Casey¹, ¹BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, ²Data Science and AI, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, ³Data Science and AI, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁴Lupus Clinical Trials Unit, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁵Lupus Clinical Trials Unit, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH); Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁶Office of the Clinical Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Much of our understanding of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) immunopathogenesis is derived from gene profiling studies, where core pathways such as neutrophil dysregulation and…

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