Abstracts tagged "immunology"

Abstract Number: 0055 • ACR Convergence 2025
TCR Signaling Thresholds Govern Anergy and Tolerance in ZAP70 Hypomorphic Models of Autoimmune Arthritis
Yuka Nakao, Astha Patel, Letitia Yang, Steven yu, Arthur Weiss and Judith Ashouri, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: T cell receptor (TCR) signaling strength is a key determinant of immune tolerance and autoimmunity, yet the threshold needed to prevent pathogenic self-reactivity remains…
Abstract Number: 2399 • ACR Convergence 2025
Identification of an LN endotype linked to intestinal expansion of Pathogenic Strains of a Pathobiont Bacterium that induces Systemic Thrombo-inflammatory Pathways directly measurable in Urine
Gregg Silverman¹, Abhimanyu Amarnani², Zakia Azad² and Brad Rovin³, ¹NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: During disease, ~50% of SLE patients develop lupus nephritis (LN), one of the most serious complication. Despite the best therapy, within 15 years, ~20%…
Abstract Number: 1813 • ACR Convergence 2025
Frequency of Tissue-Specific Activated CD8+ T Cells is Correlated To Disease Severity in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Abigail Thielbar¹, Tracy Ting², Lexi Auld³, Kelly Rogers⁴, Megan Quinlan-Waters⁵, Sheila Angeles-Han⁴, Ekemini Ogbu², Daniel Lovell², Jennifer Huggins⁶, Grant Schulert², Yuriy Baglaenko⁴ and Patricia Vega-Fernandez², ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ⁵Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, CCHMC, ⁶Cincinnati Children's Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is characterized by joint pain and inflammation. Persistent oligoarticular JIA(oligoJIA) is defined by the involvement of up to 4 joints…
Abstract Number: 1646 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Obesity Paradox in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Propensity-Matched Analysis of Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes
Queeneth Edwards¹, Chukwuemelie Okeke², Justin Riley³, Ufuoma Mamoh⁴ and Chekwube Obianyo⁵, ¹Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, ²Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, ³Jefferson Einstein Hospital Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Medstar Health Georgetown University Internal Medicine Residency Program, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Georgia Southern University, statesboro
Background/Purpose: Obesity is traditionally associated with increased morbidity and mortality in the general population. However, in chronic inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an "obesity…
Abstract Number: 1103 • ACR Convergence 2025
Validation of the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Inflammatory Arthritis
Kayla Chubbs¹, Carrie Ye², Shahin Jamal³, Marie Hudson⁴, Janet Pope⁵, Tom Appleton⁶, Sabrina Hoa⁷, Alexandra Saltman⁸, Megan Himmel⁸, Nancy Maltez⁹, Faiza Khokhar¹⁰, Alexandra Ladouceur¹¹, Ines Colmegna¹², May Choi¹³, Manar Elsayed² and Janet Roberts¹, ¹Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁵University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁶Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Montreal, Brossard, QC, Canada, ⁸University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada., Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Hamilton Ontario, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹¹University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹²The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ¹³University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) continues to increase with an expanding number of indications across varying cancer types and stages. ICIs can…
Abstract Number: 0917 • ACR Convergence 2025
Synovial Tissue Neutrophils are Associated with Disease Activity and Early Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Annabelle Small¹, Vincent Wong², Christopher Altmann¹, Helen Weedon³, Malcolm Smith⁴, Susanna Proudman⁵ and Mihir Wechalekar⁶, ¹Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia, ²College of Medicine and Public Health, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia, ³Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia, ⁴Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, ⁵Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide, Medindie, South Australia, Australia, ⁶Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
Background/Purpose: Neutrophils drive local pathology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the synovial tissue (ST) through local production inflammatory mediators, cytokines, and extracellular traps. However, despite…
Abstract Number: 0857 • ACR Convergence 2025
CD14-dependent MAP kinase signaling is required for pathogenic neutrophil extracellular trap formation in APS
Thalia Newman¹, NaveenKumar Somanathapura¹, Chao Liu², Srilakshmi Yalavarthi¹, Pooja Kapoor¹, Ajay Tambralli¹, Jacqueline Madison¹, Yu (Ray) Zuo¹ and Jason S. Knight¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Superior Charter Twp, MI
Background/Purpose: Antibodies targeting beta-2-glycoprotein I (anti-β2GPI) promote inflammation and thrombosis in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). It has been shown that anti-β2GPI activate neutrophils through Toll-like receptor…
Abstract Number: 0054 • ACR Convergence 2025
Microbial Cues Promote Arthritis and Alter T Cell Selection in SKG Mice
Astha Patel¹, Steven yu¹, Yuka Nakao¹, Mohana Mukherjee¹, Diego Orellana², Jose Scher³, Peter Turnbaugh¹, Renuka Nayak⁴ and Judith Ashouri¹, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota has been linked to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but it remains unclear whether these microbial alterations are causal or secondary…
Abstract Number: 2374 • ACR Convergence 2025
Bimekizumab Efficacy And Safety Through 5 Years In Patients With Moderate To Severe Plaque Psoriasis In The US And Canada
Andrew Blauvelt¹, Saakshi Khattri², Phoebe Rich³, Ronald Vender⁴, Kenneth B. Gordon⁵, Balint Szilagyi⁶, Heather Herr⁷, Bertram Knapp⁶, Delphine Deherder⁸, Sarah Kavanagh⁹ and Kim Papp¹⁰, ¹Blauvelt Consulting, LLC, Portland, OR, ²The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, ³Oregon Dermatology and Research Center, Portland, OR, ⁴Dermatrials Research Inc., Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁶UCB, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁷UCB, Smyrna, GA, ⁸UCB, Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium, ⁹UCB, Morrisville, NC, ¹⁰Probity Medical Research and Alliance Clinical Trials, Waterloo, and Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Given the chronic nature of psoriasis, and the loss of response observed with biologic therapies over time, it is crucial to establish the long-term…
Abstract Number: 1789 • ACR Convergence 2025
Spatial Analysis of Advanced Osteoarthritis Synovial Tissue
jacob Dickman¹, Stephanie Ruzicka¹, Holub Meaghan², Jutras Brandon³, Adam Edelstein³ and Robert Lochhead⁴, ¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ²Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI, ³Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Medical College of Wisconsin, GERMANTOWN, WI
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a joint pathology involving joint cartilage destruction and synovial inflammation. Severe knee OA is often surgically treated with total knee arthroplasty…
Abstract Number: 1645 • ACR Convergence 2025
A sex-modified association between Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) blood concentration and prevalent arthritis among young and middle-aged US adults
Queeneth Edwards¹, Samuel Mbadu¹, Jhy-Charm Soo² and Jian Zhang², ¹Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, ²Georgia Southern University, statesboro
Background/Purpose: Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) (PFAS), including Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), are persistent environmental contaminants that may influence inflammatory joint diseases…
Abstract Number: 1096 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of IL-6 Receptor and JAK Inhibitors on Humoral Immunity in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: An Ambispective Study.
Elisabet Perea¹, Antonio Avilés², Cristina RodrÍguez-Alvear³, Paloma Vela², Vega Jovaní⁴, Agustín Martínez², M.Pilar Bernabeu Gonzalvez², Irene Calabuig², Ana Lucia Jiménez-Portillo⁵, Alejandra Bermúdez², Silvia Gomez-Sabater², Rocío Caño², Francisco Marco⁵ and Mariano Andrés⁶, ¹Rheumatology Department, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain, Alicante, Spain, ²Rheumatology Department, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain., Alicante, Spain, ³Virgen de la Peña General Hospital, Fuerteventura, Spain, ⁴Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Reumatología, Alicante, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁵Immunology Department, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain., Alicante, Spain, ⁶Dr Balmis Alicante General University Hospital-ISABIAL, Alicante, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a proinflammatory cytokine involved in B cell differentiation and antibody production through the JAK/STAT pathway. In clinical practice, hypogammaglobulinemia (HGG) has…
Abstract Number: 0907 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cross-Species Cellular Mapping and Humanization of Fcγ Receptors to Advance Antibody Modeling
Karel Van Damme¹, Dorine Sichien², Katrien Van der Borght³, Sofie Van Gassen³, Elisabeth De Leeuw³, Victor Bosteels⁴, Joseph Jorssen⁵, Seppe De Winter⁶, Alan Korman⁷, Fabio Benigni⁸, Davide Corti⁸, Ariane Morel⁹, Eric Vivier⁹, Hamida Hammad³, Dirk Elewaut¹⁰, Fabiane Sonego¹¹, Kader Thiam¹¹, Sofie Voet², bianca Balbino¹² and Bart Lambrecht³, ¹Ghent University, Ghent, ²argenx, Ghent, Belgium, ³Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, ⁴The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Liège Université, Liege, Belgium, ⁶KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ⁷Vir Biotechnology, San Francisco, ⁸Vir Biotechnology, Bellinzona, Switzerland, ⁹Innate Pharma, Marseille, France, ¹⁰VIB Center for Inflammation Research, and Ghent University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Ghent, Belgium, ¹¹genOway, Lyon, France, ¹²argenx, Gent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Fc receptors mediate the effector functions of antibodies by linking adaptive and innate immunity. Immunoglobulin G (IgG), the most abundant antibody in circulation and…
Abstract Number: 0823 • ACR Convergence 2025
Longitudinal model of paired peripheral blood CITE-seq and skin scRNA-seq data in juvenile systemic sclerosis (jSSc) patients following autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) reveals reduced expression of SSc marker genes
Julia Elrod¹, Theresa hutchins², Anwesha Sanyal², Paul Szabolcs², Paulina Horvei², Jon Li², F. William Townes¹ and Kathryn Torok², ¹Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Juvenile systemic sclerosis (jSSc) is a rare, life-threatening autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis and immune dysregulation. Autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) is an emerging…
Abstract Number: 0021 • ACR Convergence 2025
DoCTIS: A Single Cell RNA-Seq Atlas of Drug Response To Targeted Therapies
Antonio Julià¹, Yolanda Guillén², Paloma Vela Casasempere³, Antonio Fernández Nebro⁴, Carlos Marras⁵, Santos Castañeda⁶, Jaime Calvo Alén⁷, Jesús Tornero Molina⁸, Juan Cañete⁹, Eugeni Domènech¹⁰, Javier Gisbert¹¹, Jose M. Carrascosa¹², Eduardo Fonseca¹³, Luis Bujanda Fernández De pierola¹⁴, Valle García Sánchez¹⁵, Britta Siegmund¹⁶, Giampiero Girolomoni¹⁷, Holger Heyn¹⁸, Laura Jiménez Gracia¹⁸, Pere Santamaria¹⁹, Edgar Angelats²⁰, Richard Myers²¹, Sergio H. Martínez Mateu², Juan Ángel Patiño Galindo², Ernest Choy²² and Sara Marsal¹, ¹Vall d'Hebron Hospital Research Institute, Rheumatology Research Group, Barcelona, Spain, ²IMIDomics, Barcelona, Spain, ³Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Rheumatology, Alicante, Spain, ⁴Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Rheumatology, Málaga, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Rheumatology, Murcia, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario de Araba, Rheumatology, Vitoria, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Rheumatology, Guadalajara, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic and IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Gastroenterology, Badalona, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Dermatology, Badalona, Spain, ¹³Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, Dermatology, A Coruña, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Universitario de Donostia, Gastroenterology, San Sebastián, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Gastroenterology, Córdoba, Spain, ¹⁶Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Gastroenterology, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁷University of Verona, Dermatology, Verona, Spain, ¹⁸Centre for Genomic Regulation (CNAG-CRG), Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁹Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelonoa, Spain, ²⁰Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, ²¹HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, ²²Division of Infection and Immunity, CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Targeted therapies have revolutionized the management of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), however, there is a substantial number of patients who respond poorly to a…

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