Abstracts tagged "Inflammation"

Abstract Number: 0903 • ACR Convergence 2022
Plasma Inflammatory Protein Biomarkers May Predict Cardiovascular Events in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Emil Rydell¹, Lennart Jacobsson² and Carl Turesson³, ¹Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ²Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden, ³Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Systemic inflammation, driven by cytokines such as TNF, IL-6 and IL-17A,…
Abstract Number: 1487 • ACR Convergence 2022
Differentiation of Therapeutic Antibodies Targeting Interleukin (IL)-23
James Krueger¹, Kilian Eyerich², Dennis McGonagle³, Carrie Greving⁴, Kacey Sachen⁴, Deepa Hammaker⁴, Phuc Bao⁴, Eilyn Lacy⁴, M. Merle Elloso⁵, Yevgeniya Orlovsky⁵, Iain B McInnes⁶ and Anne Fourie⁷, ¹The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, ²Technical University, Munich, Germany / Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, CA, USA, San Diego, ⁵Janssen Research and Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ⁶Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, ⁷Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, CA, USA, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Clinically relevant differences between therapeutic antibodies against the same target may relate to their unique molecular attributes. Differences in therapeutic profiles across the domains…
Abstract Number: 1706 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinical and Immunological Factors Associated with Chronic Post-COVID19 Syndrome 12 Months After Acute Infection
Emmanuel Abimelec Camacho-Morán¹, jiram torres-Ruiz¹, Jaquelin Lira-Luna¹, Ana Sofía Vargas-Castro², Alfredo Pérez-Fragoso¹, Miroslava Nuñez-Aguirre², Beatriz Alcalá-Carmona³, Abdiel Absalón-Aguilar³ and Diana Gómez-Martín¹, ¹INCMNSZ, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ²Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion "Salvador Zubiran", Ciudad de México, Mexico, ³Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Post-COVID19 syndrome has been defined as the persistence of symptoms and/or organic damage for more than three weeks after the presence of clinical infection…
Abstract Number: 1979 • ACR Convergence 2022
Tc99m Tilmanocept Imaging Can Differentiate the Fibroid Pathotype of Rheumatoid Arthritis from Non-Fibroid Pathotypes in Patients
Costantino Pitzalis¹, rebecca hands², Swamy Venuturupalli³, Ami Ben-artzi⁴, Eric Ruderman⁵, Harris Perlman⁶, Arthur Mandelin⁵, Mara Leach⁷, Addison Hasselbach⁷, Bonnie Abbruzzese⁷, Rachael Hershey⁷, Beth Potter⁷, Jessica Fitzpatrick⁷, Aaron Thornton⁷, Michael Blue⁷, Jonathan Graf⁸, David Ralph⁷ and Michael Rosol⁷, ¹Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ²William Harvey Research Institute, London, United Kingdom, ³Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Ami Ben-Artzi, MD Inc., Beverly Hills, CA, ⁵Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁶Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁷Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Dublin, OH, ⁸Ucsf, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: The primary objective of this study is to assess the relationship between joint-specific Tc99m tilmanocept (TIL) uptake values and the pathobiology of RA-involved joint…
Abstract Number: 0408 • ACR Convergence 2022
Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Certolizumab Pegol Treatment in Patients with Active Non‑Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Stratified by Baseline MRI and C-Reactive Protein Status
Philip C. Robinson¹, Walter P Maksymowych², Lianne Gensler³, Martin Rudwaleit⁴, Bengt Hoepken⁵, Lars Bauer⁵, Thomas Kumke⁵, Mindy Kim⁶ and Atul Deodhar⁷, ¹University of Queensland School of Clinical Medicine, Brisbane, Australia, ²Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld; Germany Klinikum Bielefeld and Charité Berlin, Germany, and Gent University, Gent, Belgium, ⁵UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁶UCB Pharma, Smyrna, GA, ⁷Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Certolizumab pegol (CZP) has demonstrated clinical efficacy in patients (pts) with active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) and objective signs of inflammation (OSI) during the…
Abstract Number: 0608 • ACR Convergence 2022
Wnt Pathway Regulators R-spondin 3 and Dickkopf-related Protein 3 Demarcate a Transcriptional Gradient That Drives Synovial Fibroblast Inflammatory Pathology in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Alisa Mueller¹, Angela Zou², SABA NAYAR³, Emily Taylor³, Triin Major³, David H Gardner³, Gerald FM Watts¹, Adam Croft³, Roche Fibroblast Network Consortium⁴, Andrew Filer³, Christopher Buckley⁵, Kevin Wei⁶, ilya Korsunsky¹, Soumya Raychaudhuri¹ and Michael Brenner⁷, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁴Roche, Basel, Switzerland, ⁵University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Synovial fibroblasts are key players in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) where they secrete inflammatory cytokines and directly instigate cartilage and bone destruction. However, most treatments…
Abstract Number: 0978 • ACR Convergence 2022
Belimumab After Rituximab Targets IgA2 Anti-dsDNA Antibody Production and Shifts Repopulating B-cells Towards an Anergic, Non-pathogenic Phenotype in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Muhammad Shipa¹, liliana ribeiro santos², Dao X Nguyen¹, Andrew Embleton-Thirsk¹, Mariea parvaz¹, David Isenberg¹, Caroline Gordon³ and Michael Ehrenstein¹, ¹University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²University College London, London, ³Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The results from the BEAT-lupus trial comparing belimumab vs placebo, both after rituximab in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have recently been reported (1). We…
Abstract Number: 1498 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Association Between Sonographic Enthesitis with Sonographic Synovitis and Tenosynovitis in Psoriatic Arthritis
gavriel Balulu¹, Victoria Furer¹, Jonathan Wollman², David Levartovsky¹, Valerie Aloush¹, Ofir Elalouf¹, Hagit Sarbagil-Maman³, Liran Mendel², Sara Borok¹, Daphna Paran¹, Ori Elkayam³ and Ari Polachek¹, ¹Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Department of Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is considered a hallmark of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Ultrasound (US) is considered a more accurate tool for the assessment of enthesitis compared to…
Abstract Number: 1766 • ACR Convergence 2022
COVID-19 Cutaneous and Systemic Manifestations Among Race: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Angie El-Said¹, Areeb Ahmad², Massimo Valenti³, Neel K. Shah¹, Susana Soto¹ and Shazia Beg⁴, ¹University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, ²University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, ³Sapienza University of Rome, School of Medicine, Rome, Italy, ⁴UCF, Orlando, FL
Background/Purpose: Although various systemic and dermatologic manifestations associated with COVID-19 have been reported in the literature, investigations of how these manifestations vary by race remain…
Abstract Number: 1993 • ACR Convergence 2022
Changes in Omega-6- and Omega-3-Derived Bioactive Lipids in Response to an Anti-Inflammatory Dietary Intervention
Esha Lal¹, Marta Sala Climent², francesca cedola², Marta Fernandez-Bustamante³, Meritxell Agustín-Perez², Maram Alharti², Abha Singh⁴, Soo-In Choi², Tania Rivera², Katherine Nguyen⁴, Susan Lee², Aaron Armando⁵, Tiffany Holt⁶, Oswald Quehenberger⁵, Shahrokh Golshan⁶, Roxana Coras⁷ and Monica Guma⁸, ¹Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, ²Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ³Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁴University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁵Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁶Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁷University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁸UCSD, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes joint pain, swelling, stiffness, and decreased mobility. Despite the various treatment options for RA, many…
Abstract Number: 0019 • ACR Convergence 2022
Bacterial Peptidoglycan in Synovial Tissue at Time of Total Knee Arthroplasty Is Associated with Inflammatory Synovitis and Younger Patient Age
Meaghan Holub¹, Amanda Wahhab², Joseph Rouse², Brandon Jutras³, Klemen Strle⁴, Adam Edelstein⁵ and Robert Lochhead⁶, ¹Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI, ²Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ³Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, ⁴Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY, ⁵Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁶Medical College of Wisconsin, Germantown, WI
Background/Purpose: Peptidoglycan (PG) is a bacterial cell wall component that is known to induce innate immune responses. PG has been identified as a driver of…
Abstract Number: 0419 • ACR Convergence 2022
Efficacy of Upadacitinib in Patients with Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Stratified by Objective Signs of Inflammation at Baseline
Walter P Maksymowych¹, Xenofon Baraliakos², Atul Deodhar³, Denis Poddubnyy⁴, Fabiana Ganz⁵, Tianming Gao⁶, Jayne Stigler⁶, Anna K Shmagel⁶, Peter Wung⁶ and Filip Van den bosch⁷, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ³Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA, Portland, OR, ⁴Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵AbbVie, Inc., Luzern, Switzerland, ⁶AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, Ghent University and VIB Centre for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: The Phase 3 SELECT-AXIS 2 trial (NCT04169373) assessed the efficacy and safety of upadacitinib (UPA) in patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA). Here, we…
Abstract Number: 0609 • ACR Convergence 2022
Macrophage Response to MAA Modified Fibrinogen in the Presence of Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase Inhibitor
nozima Aripova¹, Michael Duryee¹, carlos hunter¹, Geoffrey Thiele¹ and Ted Mikuls², ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: The formation of citrullinated (CIT) proteins is catalyzed by a calcium-dependent peptidyl arginine deiminase (PAD). In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), synovial macrophages are main contributors…
Abstract Number: 0992 • ACR Convergence 2022
Interim Results from the Phase 2 MISSION Study Evaluating Zetomipzomib (KZR-616), a First-in-Class Selective Immunoproteasome Inhibitor for the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis
Amit Saxena¹, Samir Parikh², Richard Furie³, Richard Leff⁴, Steven Hua⁴, Li Long⁵ and Noreen Henig⁴, ¹NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ³Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ⁴Kezar Life Sciences, South San Francisco, CA, ⁵Kezar Life Sciences, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Zetomipzomib is a first-in-class selective inhibitor of the immunoproteasome that is active in multiple autoimmune disease models, including murine models of SLE and LN.…
Abstract Number: 1503 • ACR Convergence 2022
Is Inflammation-driven Bone Loss Associated with Two-year Bone Formation at the Same Vertebra in Axial Spondyloarthritis? – a Multilevel MRI and Low Dose CT Analysis from the Sensitive Imaging of Axial Spondyloarthritis (SIAS) Cohort
Mary Lucy Marques¹, Nuno Pereira da Silva², Désirée van der Heijde³, Rosalinde Stal⁴, Xenofon Baraliakos⁵, Juergen Braun⁶, Monique Reijnierse⁴, Caroline Bastiaenen⁷, Sofia Ramiro⁴ and floris van Gaalen⁴, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Coimbra, Portugal, ²Radiology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ³Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ⁶Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁷Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA), inflammation-driven trabecular bone loss is hypothesised to trigger bone repair at an anatomically distinct site of the same vertebra…

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