Abstracts tagged "Inflammation"

Abstract Number: 1571 • ACR Convergence 2021
Elevated Lactate, Procalcitonin Levels and SIRS (Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) in a Subset of Patients with Gout
Christopher Podgorski¹, Paula Skarda² and Elie Gertner³, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Saint Paul, MN, ²Department of Medicine, Regions Hospital, University of Minnesota Medical School, Saint Paul, MN, ³Section of Rheumatology, Regions Hospital and Division of Rheumatology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: The intense inflammatory cascade of acute gouty inflammation makes it difficult to differentiate clinically between acute gouty inflammation and sepsis, particularly since they can…
Abstract Number: 0268 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effect of Biologic Agents on Lipids and Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Dimitrios Pappas¹, George Reed², Kevin Kane², Jeffrey Curtis³ and Joel Kremer⁴, ¹Columbia University, New York, NY, ²University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Albany Medical College, Latham, NY
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk scores incorporating measures of inflammation such as the Reynolds risk score (RRS) may be appropriate to predict CVD risk in…
Abstract Number: 0867 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Proteomic/Transcriptomic Analysis Associates with Subclinical Vascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Christopher Oliveira¹, Yenealem Temesgen-Oyelakin², Mohammad Naqi³, Nidhi Patel², Philip Parel², Massimo Gadina⁴, Stefania Dell'Orso², Stephen Brooks², Sarthak Gupta⁵, Nehal Mehta⁶, Sarfaraz Hasni³ and Mariana Kaplan³, ¹National Institutes of Health (NIH), Vienna, VA, ²National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ³National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁴National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD, ⁵National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁶NHLBI/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with enhanced cardiovascular (CV) risk linked to both traditional Framingham risk factors and lupus-specific immune dysregulation. Characterizing an…
Abstract Number: 1126 • ACR Convergence 2021
Synovial Cell Dysfunction in Obese Patients May Contribute to Poor Outcomes in Knee Osteoarthritis
Holly Philpott¹, Trevor Birmingham², Nicole Aye², Benoit Fiset³, Logan Walsh³, Brent Lanting² and Tom Appleton², ¹Western University, London, ON, Canada, ²University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ³McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Obesity is a major risk factor for poor outcomes in knee osteoarthritis (OA) and may involve both mechanical and physiological stresses on joint tissues.…
Abstract Number: 1578 • ACR Convergence 2021
NLRP3 Inflammasome Pathway Expression at Atheroma Plaques from Peripheral Artery Disease According to the Uricemic Status
MARIANO ANDRES¹, Leticia Mendieta², Elena Argente-delcastillo¹, Miguel Trigueros³ and Alberto Miñano³, ¹Hospital General Universitario de Alicante-ISABIAL, Alicante, Spain, ²Universidad Miguel Hernández, San Juan de Alicante, Spain, ³Hospital General Universitario de Alicante-ISABIAL, Alicante
Background/Purpose: Both hyperuricemia and monosodium urate crystals induce persistent inflammation. In vitro, soluble urate can prime innate immune cells and promote NLRP3 inflammasome activation and…
Abstract Number: 0274 • ACR Convergence 2021
Angiopoietin-Like Protein 4, Apolipoprotein C3 and Lipoprotein Lipase Axis in the Abnormal Lipid Profile of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Relation to Subclinical Atheromatosis
juan Carlos Quevedo¹, Laura de Armás-Rillo², Antonia de Vera-González³, Laura Cáceres¹, Cristina Almeida¹, Alejandra González-Delgado³ and Iván Ferraz-Amaro³, ¹Hospital Universitario Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ²Universidad Europea de Canarias, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increase in cardiovascular (CV) risk, attributed, among other factors, to the existence of an abnormal lipid profile.…
Abstract Number: 0916 • ACR Convergence 2021
Disease Activity and Inflammation in Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients Who Did Not Experience Flares Following Certolizumab Pegol Withdrawal, Dose Reduction or Dose Continuation
Lianne Gensler¹, Xenofon Baraliakos², Lars Bauer³, Bengt Hoepken³, Thomas Kumke³, Mindy Kim⁴ and Robert Landewé⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁴UCB Pharma, Smyrna, GA, ⁵Amsterdam Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Zuyderland MC, Heerlen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: C-OPTIMISE was a phase 3b study investigating certolizumab pegol (CZP) maintenance dose continuation, reduction or withdrawal following achievement of sustained remission in patients with…
Abstract Number: 1196 • ACR Convergence 2021
Morning Stiffness Already Associates with Systemic Inflammation and Subclinical Joint Inflammation in the Pre-RA Phase of Arthralgia
Doortje Krijbolder¹, Fenne Wouters¹, Elise van Mulligen² and Annette H.M van der Helm-van Mil¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Morning stiffness (MS) is characteristic for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and associates with markers of systemic and local inflammation in RA-patients. In patients with arthralgia,…
Abstract Number: 1625 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clinical Characteristics of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Provincial Cohort
Herman Tam¹, Alison Lopez², Mona Patel², Jonathan Rayment³, Lori Tucker⁴ and Catherine Biggs⁵, ¹Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³British Columbia Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵[email protected], Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is a post-infectious complication of COVID-19 infection with overlapping features of Kawasaki Disease (KD) and Toxic Shock Syndrome…
Abstract Number: 0013 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cyclin Dependent Kinase 4 and 6 Determine the Cytokine Responsiveness by Stabilizing JUN in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts
Tadashi Hosoya¹, Tetsuya Saito², Hiroyuki Baba², Nao Tanaka², Seiji Noda², Yoji Komiya², Yasuhiro tagawa², Akio Yamamoto² and Shinsuke Yasuda², ¹Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU), Tokyo, Japan, ²Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Although current inflammation-targeted therapy improved the outcome of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the achievement of complete disease remission was still challenging. Since synovial…
Abstract Number: 0284 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk Factors for Dementia in Patients with Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-based Cohort Study
Elena Myasoedova¹, Michelle Mielke¹, Cassondra Hulshizer¹, John Davis¹, Vijay Ramanan¹, Maria Vassilaki¹ and Cynthia Crowson², ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: Growing evidence from observational studies suggests that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for cognitive impairment and dementia. Longitudinal population-based studies…
Abstract Number: 0921 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effect of Secukinumab on Radiographic Progression and Inflammation in Sacroiliac Joints and Spine in Patients with Non-radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: 2-year Imaging Outcomes from a Phase III Randomized Trial
Juergen Braun¹, Ricardo Blanco², Helena Marzo-Ortega³, Lianne Gensler⁴, Filip Van den Bosch⁵, Stephen Hall⁶, Hideto Kameda⁷, Denis Poddubnyy⁸, Marleen van de Sande⁹, Désirée van der Heijde¹⁰, Tingting Zhuang¹¹, Anna Stefanska¹², Aimee Readie¹¹, Hanno Richards¹³ and Atul Deodhar¹⁴, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²Hospital University Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Division of Rheumatology, Santander, Spain, ³NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre and University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Dept. of Rheumatology - Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, Ghent, Belgium, ⁶Emeritus Research and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne, Australia, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany, ⁹Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ¹¹Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ¹²Novartis Ireland Limited, Dublin, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, ¹³Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ¹⁴Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is characterized by inflammation of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) and the spine. Secukinumab (SEC) treatment was clinically efficacious and reduced SIJ…
Abstract Number: 1216 • ACR Convergence 2021
Evidence of a Tendency for Localized Recurrence of Arthritis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Sascha Heckert¹, Sytske Anne Bergstra¹, Xanthe Matthijssen¹, Yvonne Goekoop-Ruiterman², Faouzia Fodili³, Saskia ten Wolde⁴, Cornelia F. Allaart¹ and Tom WJ Huizinga¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²HagaZiekenhuis, The Hague, Netherlands, ³Stichting ReumaZorg ZWN, Roosendaal, Netherlands, ⁴Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Local inflammation may cause synovial fibroblasts to become sensitized, resulting in higher susceptibility to arthritis. Longitudinal assessment of joint involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…
Abstract Number: 1640 • ACR Convergence 2021
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children at Two Tertiary Hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa: Clinical Phenotype and Distinguishing Features from Similar Acute Inflammatory Conditions
Claire Butters¹, Deepthi Abraham², Heidi Facey-Thomas¹, Debbie Abrahams¹, Ayodele Faleye³, Helena Rabie², Christiaan Scott⁴, Liesl Zühlke⁵ and Kate Webb⁶, ¹Paediatric Rheumatology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, ²Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa, ³Lagos state university teaching hospital Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, ⁴University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Science, Cape Town, South Africa, ⁵Paediatric Cardiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, ⁶University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Background/Purpose: Distinguishing Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) from acute, pyrexial childhood illness can be challenging.…
Abstract Number: 0016 • ACR Convergence 2021
Structural and Functional Neurobiological Alterations of Salience and Sensorimotor Networks in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Hanne van der Heijden¹, Jordan Lemme², Mariesa Cay², Diana Sibai², Benjamin Goodlett³, Jeffrey Lo⁴, Peter Nigrovic⁵, Margaret Chang⁴, Esra Meidan⁴, Olha Halyabar⁴, Melissa Hazen⁶, Maria Taylor⁴, Kacie Hoyt⁴, Camilo Jaimes⁷, Lauren Henderson³, Kirsten Ecklund⁷, Rudy Schreiber⁸, Robert Sundel⁴ and Jaymin Upadhyay⁹, ¹Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA/ Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Section Neuropsychology & Psychopharmacology Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands/ Faculty of Science, Biomedical Sciences Neurobiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Sittard, Netherlands, ²Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA, Boston, MA, ³Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁶Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, ⁸Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Section Neuropsychology & Psychopharmacology Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands., Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁹Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA/ Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA USA, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is a common childhood illness, characterized by inflammation of the joint, chronic pain and decreased physical functioning. To date, the…

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