Abstracts tagged "Inflammation"

Abstract Number: 025 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
HLA Genetic Signatures Associated with Inflammatory Sub-type in Juvenile Localized Scleroderma
Christina Schutt¹, Emily Mirizio ², Kaila Schollaert-Fitch ² and Kathryn Torok ², ¹UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, ²Pediatric Rheumatology, Univ of Pittsburgh Med Ctr, Pittsburgh
Background/Purpose: Juvenile localized scleroderma (jLS) is an autoimmune disease of the skin and underlying tissue that is characterized by an earlier inflammatory infiltrate, followed by…
Abstract Number: L10 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Tocilizumab Effects on Coagulation Factor XIII in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Roberta Gualtierotti¹, Francesca Ingegnoli ², Massimo Boscolo ³, Samantha Griffini ³, Elena Grovetti ⁴ and Massimo Cugno ⁵, ¹Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Lombardia, Italy, ²UOC Reumatologia Clinica, ASST Pini-CTO, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy, ³Medicina Interna, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Milano, Italy, Milan, ⁴Medicina Interna, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Milano, Milan, ⁵Medicina Interna, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Milano, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease associated with a prothrombotic state. Tocilizumab, an interleukin-6 receptor inhibitor, is highly effective in controlling…
Abstract Number: 24 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Role of Trained Immunity in the Pathogenesis of Erdheim-Chester Disease
Giulio Cavalli¹, Riccardo Biavasco ¹, Marina Ferrarini ², Elisabetta Ferrero ², Eugenio Montini ², Simone Cenci ², Cardaci Simone ² and Lorenzo Dagna ¹, ¹Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy, ²IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by infiltration of bone and other tissues by foamy macrophages. These cells exhibit activating mutations…
Abstract Number: 27 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Altered Inflammatory Response of Macrophages in the Fosl-2 Transgenic Mouse Model of Systemic Sclerosis
Chantal Rufer ¹, Michal Rudnik¹, Siim Uhtjärv ¹, Mara Stellato ¹, Florian Renoux ², Oliver Distler ³ and Gabriela Kania ¹, ¹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, ³Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, Zürich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Fos-like 2 (Fosl-2) is a transcription factor belonging to the Fos family of proteins which is part of the AP-1 transcription complex. The Fosl-2…
Abstract Number: 819 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Long Noncoding RNA HOTTIP Regulates Cell Cycle and Inflammatory Response in Hand Synovial Fibroblasts
Mojca Frank-Bertoncelj ¹, Tadeja Kuret², Ana Županič ³, Snezna Sodin-Semrl ⁴, Oliver Distler ⁵ and Caroline Ospelt ¹, ¹University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, ²University Hospital Zürich, Zurich, Tajikistan, ³University Hospital Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ⁵Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, Zürich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Previously we showed that the long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) HOTTIP is exclusively expressed in synovial fibroblasts (SF) from distal joints, such as small joints…
Abstract Number: 854 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Do Smoking and Socio-economic Factors Independently Influence Imaging Outcomes in Axial Spondyloarthritis? Five-year Data from the DESIR Cohort
Elena Nikiphorou¹, Sofia Ramiro ², Alexandre Sepriano ³, Adeline Ruyssen Witrand ⁴, Robert B.M. Landewé ⁵ and Désirée van der Heijde ³, ¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Leiden University Medical Center and Zuyderland Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology center, Pierre Paul Riquet Hospital, CHU of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR 1027, Inserm, France, Toulouse, France, ⁵Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Smoking and systemic inflammation have been shown to independently associate with radiographic spinal progression in patients with axSpA. Evidence suggests that certain socioeconomic (SE)…
Abstract Number: 887 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Critical Role of the Cholinergic System Involvement in Osteoarthritis
Alice Courties¹, Ariane Do ¹, Sarah Leite ², Audrey Pigenet ², Morgane Belle ³, Geoffroy Nourissat ⁴, Alain Sautet ⁵, Alain Chedotal ³, Uwe Maskos ⁶, Francis Berenbaum ⁷ and Jérémie Sellam ¹, ¹Service de Rhumatologie, AP-HP Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, Paris, France, Paris, France, ²Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, Paris, France, Paris, France, ³Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁴Chirurgie orthopédique, Clinique Maussins, Groupe Ramsay générale de santé, 67 rue de Romainville, 75019, Paris, Paris, France, ⁵Chirurgie orthopédique, AP-HP Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, Paris, France, ⁶Unité de neurobiologie intégrative des systèmes cholinergiques, CNRS UMR 3571, Institut Pasteur, Paris, Paris, France, ⁷Sorbonne Université-Inserm CDR Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: The efferent vagus nerve can regulate inflammation via its principal neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh), a concept referred as the 'cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway'. ACh interacts with members of…
Abstract Number: 979 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha (PDGFRα) Blockade Inhibits Arthritis in Mice
Bhanupriya Madarampalli¹, Paul Panipinto ¹, Erica Chow ¹, Kendahl Sugai ¹, Fanqi Shi ¹ and Erika Noss ¹, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: The interplay between infiltrating immune cells and activated joint stromal cells drives inflammation, cartilage destruction, and bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Among joint…
Abstract Number: 1228 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1) Ameliorates Monosodium Urate Crystals (MSUC)-induced Inflammation in a Mouse Air-pouch Model of Gout
Vitaly Kliminski ¹ and Yair Molad², ¹Laboratory of Inflammation Research, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Tel Aviv University, Petach Tikva, Israel, ²Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, and Tel Aviv University, Petach Tikva, HaMerkaz, Israel
Background/Purpose: Myeloid cells membrane-bound TREM-1 (mTREM-1) amplifies toll like receptor (TLR)-4-mediated myeloid cells activation, accompanied by release of soluble TREM-1 (sTREM-1) that acts as a…
Abstract Number: 1521 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Ixekizumab Is Effective in the Treatment of Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Regardless of the Level of C-Reactive Protein or Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scores
Walter P. Maksymowych¹, Gaia Gallo ², Rebecca Bolce ³, Fangyi Zhao ², Vladimir Geneus ³, Mikkel Østergaard ⁴, Kurisu Tada ⁵, Atul Deodhar ⁶ and Lianne Gensler ⁷, ¹University of Alberta/CARE ARTHRITIS, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ³Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, ⁴Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁷University San Francisco California, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: IL-17 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA). Elevated CRP levels in serum predict response to TNF inhibitors (TNFi).1-4…
Abstract Number: 1910 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Inflammatory Processes in Experimental Spondyloarthritis Are Accompanied by Formation of Ectopic Lymphoid Structures and B Cell Lineage Alterations in the Bone Marrow
Merlijn Kaaij¹, Jan Piet van Hamburg ¹, Jasper Rip ², George Kollias ³, Leonie van Duivenvoorde ¹, Martijn Nolte ⁴, Dominique Baeten ¹ and Sander Tas ¹, ¹Amsterdam Rheumatology & immunology Center, Amsterdam UMC/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Division of Immunology, Biomedical Sciences Center ”Alexander Fleming”, Vari, Greece, Vari, Greece, ⁴Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Molecular & Cellular Hemostasis, Amsterdam UMC/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Tumour necrosis factor a (TNF) is important in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such as spondyloarthritis (SpA). Transmembrane (tm)TNF-transgenic (tg) mice that overexpress tmTNF develop typical…
Abstract Number: 1973 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Protective Effects of Intra-Articular Formulated Liraglutide in Osteoarthritis: Preclinical Studies
Francis Berenbaum¹, Coralie Meurot ², Margot Vieubled ², Laure Sudre ³, carole bougault ⁴, revital rattenbach ², celine martin ² and claire jacques ⁵, ¹Sorbonne Université-Inserm CDR Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, Paris, France, ²4P Pharma, Lille, France, ³Sorbonne Université-Inserm CDR Saint-Antoine, paris, France, ⁴Université de Lyon - CNRS, lyon, France, ⁵Sorbonne Université-Inserm CDR Saint-Antoine, Paris
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Its development has been reported to be associated with cartilage degradation and…
Abstract Number: 1992 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Adenosine A2A Receptor (A2AR) Stimulation Mitigates Mitochondrial Inflammaging, Enhances Mitochondrial Metabolism and Reduces Reactive Oxygen Species-Mediated Mitochondrial Injury In Vitro and In Vivo in Osteoarthritis
Cristina Castro¹, Carmen Corciulo ², Maria Solecio ³, Benjamin Friedman ⁴, Fengxia Liang ⁵, Zhi Li ⁶, Samson Jacob ⁷, David Fenyo ⁸, Evgeny Pavlov ⁹ and Bruce Cronstein ⁴, ¹Immunology and Inflammation Training Program at Skirball Institute of Graduate Biomolecular Sciences, New York University School of Medicine (NYUSoM), NYC, ²Division of Translational Medicine NYUSoM, NYC, ³NYU College of Dentistry, NYC, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology NYUSoM, NYC, ⁵Department of Cell Biology, NYU Langone Health, NYC, ⁶Institute for Systems Genetics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Langone Helalth, NYC, ⁷Institute for Systems Genetics, NYU Langone Health, NYC, ⁸Institute for Systems Genetics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYC, ⁹Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology, NYU College of Dentistry, NYC
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting nearly 10% of the US population and one of the contributing factors in OA…
Abstract Number: 2154 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Role of Insulin Resistance and Inflammation on Resting Energy Expenditure in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Beatriz Hanaoka¹ and Barbara Gower ², ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
Background/Purpose: In patients with rheumatoid arthritis(RA), elevated resting energy expenditure(REE) is associated with rheumatoid cachexia and protein catabolism driven by pro-inflammatory cytokines. IR is also…
Abstract Number: 2355 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Antirheumatic Therapy Is Associated with Reduced Complement Activation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Thao Nguyen¹, Ingrid Hokstad ², Gia Deyab ³, Tom Eirik Mollnes ⁴, Stefan Agewall ⁴, Morten Fagerland ⁴, Gro Eilertsen ⁵, Mark Feinberg ⁶, Knut Mikkelsen ², Øystein Førre ⁴ and Ivana Hollan ⁷, ¹Lillehammer Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Lillehammer, Norway, ²Lillehammer Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Lillehammer, Oppland, Norway, ³Innlandet Hospital Trust, Bærum, Akershus, Norway, ⁴Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵The Artic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway, ⁶Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women´s Hospital, Boston, Boston, MA, ⁷Lillehammer Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Lillehammer, Oppland, Norway
Background/Purpose: Inflammation and immune dysregulation appear to significantly contribute to increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The complement system is a…

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