Abstracts tagged "immunology"

Abstract Number: 0815 • ACR Convergence 2024
Interferon-stimulated Gene Expression in Non-lesional Skin Is Similarly Elevated in Incomplete SLE and SLE
Svenja Henning¹, Lam Tsoi², Benjamin Klein², Celine Berthier², Joseph Kirma², Rachael Wasikowski³, Gilles Diercks⁴, Barbara Horvath¹, Hendrika Bootsma⁵, Johann Gudjonsson², Johanna Westra⁴, Karina de Leeuw⁶ and J. Michelle Kahlenberg², ¹University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Michigan, Dept. of Dermatology, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁶University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Patients with features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who do not fulfill classification criteria are referred to as incomplete SLE (ILE). These patients are…
Abstract Number: 1636 • ACR Convergence 2024
Age-associated B Cells Contribute to Inflammation of Takayasu’s Arteritis in an Antibody-secreting Cell Differentiation Independent Manner
Chenglong Fang¹, Xiaochuan Sun², Shangyi Jin², Lihong du², Jing Li², Xiaofeng Zeng³, Yuexin Chen⁴, Mengtao Li⁵ and Xinping Tian³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China (People's Republic), ²Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁴Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China 2National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Although Takayasu’s arteritis (TAK) is not a prototypical autoantibody-mediated autoimmune disease, several lines of evidence suggested the pathogenic potential of B cells. However, limited…
Abstract Number: 1855 • ACR Convergence 2024
Identification of Autoreactive Cytotoxic T Cells in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Laura van Dam¹, Shady Younis², Jae-Seung Moon³, Mengrui Zhang⁴, Shima Parfasar⁴, Audra Horomanski³, orr Sharpe³, Jolijn van Leeuwen⁵, Tobias Lanz⁴, Cees van Kooten⁶, Onno Teng⁷ and William Robinson⁸, ¹Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, ²Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ³Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁴Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, Stanford, ⁵Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, ⁷Leiden University Medical Center, Leiderdorp, Netherlands, ⁸Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, and VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a rare and severe autoimmune disease, characterized by a pauci-immune necrotizing vasculitis leading to inflammation and damage…
Abstract Number: 2201 • ACR Convergence 2024
Immunodeficiency-Related Monogenic Autoinflammatory Diseases; Expanding Spectrum of Immunodysregulation Disorders
Alhanouf Alsaleem¹, Lujain Akbar² and Sulaiman Al-Mayouf³, ¹KFSH&RC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²RIYADH, RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, ³KFSHRRC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Background/Purpose: Human inborn errors of immunity are caused by monogenic germline mutations characterized by Immunodeficiency like features with increase susceptibility to infection as well as…
Abstract Number: 2678 • ACR Convergence 2024
History of Cutaneous Lupus Promotes Blood and Skin Interferon Signatures in SLE Patients
Svenja Henning¹, Lam Tsoi², Craig Dobry², Celine Berthier², Benjamin Klein², Amy Hurst², Rachael Wasikowski³, Johann Gudjonsson² and J. Michelle Kahlenberg², ¹University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Michigan, Dept. of Dermatology, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Cutaneous lupus (CLE) can present in isolation or as one of the most common manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Interferon (IFN) stimulated genes…
Abstract Number: 0053 • ACR Convergence 2024
Fasting Reduces an IL-17+/IFNg+ T Helper Cell-inducing Gut Pathobiont in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Márcia Pereira¹, Katja Stuhlträger², Natalie Scherff³, Anika Rajput Khokhar⁴, Sylvio Redanz¹, Hebah Ebid⁵, Bérénice Hansen⁵, Cédric C. Lacny⁵, Ulrike Löschberger², Stefan Bletz⁶, Jochen G. Schneider⁷, Paul Wilmes⁷, Christian S. Kessler⁴, Andreas Michalsen⁴, Alexander Mellmann³ and Martin Kriegel¹, ¹Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Münster, Department of Translational Rheumatology and Immunology, Münster, Germany, Münster, Germany, ²Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Münster, Department of Translational Rheumatology and Immunology, Münster, Germany, Muenster, Germany, ³Institute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany, Muenster, Germany, ⁴Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁵4University of Luxembourg, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine (DLSM), 6, Avenue du Swing, L-4367 Belvaux, Luxembourg, Luxemburg, Luxembourg, ⁶Institute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Germany, Muenster, Germany, ⁷University of Luxembourg, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine (DLSM), 6, Avenue du Swing, L-4367 Belvaux, Luxembourg, Luxemburg, Luxembourg
Background/Purpose: The mucosal origins hypothesis suggests rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is triggered at mucosal sites in genetically predisposed hosts1. Animal models support that microbiota‐induced Th17 cells are…
Abstract Number: 0837 • ACR Convergence 2024
Bispecific Autoantigen-T Cell Engagers (BaiTE) to Selectively Target Autoreactive B Cells in Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Yuanxuan Xia¹, Jin Liu¹, Alexander Pearlman¹, Brian Mog¹, Elana Shaw¹, Kyle J. Kaeo¹, Colin Gliech¹, Brock Moritz¹, Tolulope Awosika¹, Sarah DiNapoli¹, Stephanie Glavaris¹, Jiaxin Ge¹, Tushar Nichakawade¹, Nikita Marcou¹, Suman Paul¹, Drew Pardoll¹, Chetan Bettegowda¹, Daniel Goldman², Michelle Petri², Antony Rosen¹, Kenneth W. Kinzler¹, Shibin Zhou¹, Bert Vogelstein¹ and Maximilian F. Konig¹, ¹The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD
Background/Purpose: Available drugs to treat autoimmune diseases are indiscriminate, suppressing self-reactive and protective immune responses alike. This lack of therapeutic precision results in infection and…
Abstract Number: 1657 • ACR Convergence 2024
Immunological Profiling of Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis: Treg Cells as Potential New Key Players in Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis
Marie Binvignat¹, Maria Marco-Salvador¹, Johanna Dubois¹, Paul Stys¹, Alice Courties², Fabien Pitoiset¹, Alexandra Roux³, Michele Barbier⁴, Roberta Lorenzon², Signe Hassler³, Claire Ribet¹, helene Vantomme¹, Leslie Adda¹, Vanessa Mhanna¹, Nicolas Coatnoan², Gwladys Fourcade¹, Vimala Didelot¹, PIerre Barennes¹, Lise Minssen², Caroline Aheng¹, Sanchita Bhattacharya⁵, Yannick Marie⁶, Atul J. butte⁵, Adrien Six¹, Nicolas Tchitcheck¹, Michelle Rosenzwajg¹, Francis Berenbaum¹, David Klatzmann¹, Encarnita Mariotti-Ferrandiz¹ and Jérémie Sellam⁷, ¹Sorbonne University, Paris, France, ²AP-HP, Paris, France, ³Sorbonne University, Paris, ⁴AP-HP, Paris, ⁵UCSF, San Francisco, ⁶ICM, Paris, France, ⁷Saint-Antoine Hospital - AP-HP, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Background/Purpose: Pain is the main osteoarthritis (OA) symptom and remains poorly understood. While significant attention has been given to the potential role of innate immunity,…
Abstract Number: 1857 • ACR Convergence 2024
Thymic Mimetic Cells in Humans, Mice and Fish Are Evolutionarily Ancient with Species-specific Adaptations
Brooke Huisman¹, Daniel Michelson¹, Sara Rubin¹, Katherine Kohlsaat², Wilson Gomarga², Yuan Fang¹, Ji Myung Lee², Pedro del Nido², Meena Nathan², Christophe Benoist¹, Leonard Zon² and Diane Mathis¹, ¹Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Thymic mimetic cells are molecular hybrids between medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs) and diverse peripheral cell types. They are involved in eliminating autoreactive T…
Abstract Number: 2217 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Significant Alteration in Circulating Endocannabinoid Levels in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia Syndrome Patients and Its Correlation with Diseases Severity
Gilad Halpert¹, Eri Govrin², Boris Gilburd³, Shlomo Segev³, Omer Gendelman⁴, Abdulla Watad⁵, Yehuda Shoenfeld⁶, David Meiri⁷ and Howard Amital⁸, ¹CAHIM SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER, Tel Hashomer, Israel, ²Sheba Medical Center, Sdot Micha, Israel, ³Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel, ⁴Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁵Tel Hashomer Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁶sheba medical center , Israel, Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁷Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, ⁸Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel, Ramat Gan, Israel
Background/Purpose: Accumulating evidence suggests that medical cannabis therapy might have beneficial therapeutic effects in the fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and in difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.…
Abstract Number: 2686 • ACR Convergence 2024
Dose Escalation Safety Study of Brentuximab Vedotin for Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis:Clinical Results and Mechanistic Analysis of Skin and Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
David Fox¹, Laura Cooney², Lia Stelzig³, Robert Lafyatis⁴, Johann Gudjonsson⁵, Lam Tsoi⁶, Maureen Mayes⁷, Ankoor Shah⁸, Suzanne Kafaja⁹, William Barry³, Ellen Goldmuntz¹⁰, Dawn Smilek¹¹ and Dinesh Khanna⁶, ¹University of Michigan, Dexter, MI, ²University of Michigan and Immune Tolerance Network, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Rho, Durham, NC, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ⁸Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁰Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rockville, MD, ¹¹Immune Tolerance Network, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Brentuximab vedotin (ADCETRIS®) is a drug antibody conjugate targeting CD30 approved for treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) and other hematologic malignancies. Association of CD30…
Abstract Number: 0060 • ACR Convergence 2024
Spectral Cytometry Shows Increased CD56hi NK Cells and New HLA-DR+CD56+ Phenotypes in RA
Estelle Khairallah¹, Haani Qudsi², Jihad Ben Gabr¹, Andras Perl³ and Christian Geier¹, ¹SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ²Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, ³SUNY, Syracuse, NY
Background/Purpose: Previous studies of RA patients have shown changes in NK cell populations (as defined by CD56 expression). The nature of these cellular changes remains…
Abstract Number: 0875 • ACR Convergence 2024
Targeted IL-15 Muteins Provide Selective Expansion of KIR+ CD8 Regulatory T Cells, with the Potential to Ameliorate Disease in Autoimmune Patients with Deficient CD8 Treg Populations
Daniel Patton, Alex Chen, Justin Bowser, Kaelen Encarnacion, Jennifer Gardell, Emily Gilbertson, Susan Julien, Meghan Maurer, Brent Meengs, Nadine Morgan, Allison O'Rourke, Cong Tan, Jon Therriault, Kristine Swiderek and Courtney Crane, Mozart Therapeutics, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: CD8 Treg, characterized in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) by expression of inhibitory killer immunoglobulin receptors (KIRs), regulate immune balance by eliminating self-reactive…
Abstract Number: 1725 • ACR Convergence 2024
Exploring Risks of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR), Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) and Complications While Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Comparative Analysis
Irakli Tskhakaia and Arthur Lau, Jefferson Einstein Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed cancer treatment, offering significant benefits in various malignancies. However, these therapies can induce immune-related adverse events (irAEs), including…
Abstract Number: 1862 • ACR Convergence 2024
Folate Receptor β CAR-Tregs Induce Monocyte Apoptosis and Immune Polarization: Potential for Therapeutic Application in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Xiangni Wu¹, Pin-I Chen², Magdiel Pérez Cruz³, Kent Jensen³ and Everett Meyer³, ¹UMKC, KANSAS CITY, MO, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cell Therapy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA., Sunnyvale, CA, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cell Therapy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA., Stanford
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects approximately 1.3 million adults in the United States, causing significant morbidity and economic burden. Current treatments reduce inflammation and slow…

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