Abstracts tagged "Inflammation"

Abstract Number: PP10 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis (“RP”) and an Advocate Manufactured Custom Cloth Masks to Combat COVID-19: This Mask Project Provided a Sense of Purpose, Created Unity, Increased Awareness of RP, Facilitated Research, and Generated Hope
Isabel Bautista¹ and Michael Linn², ¹Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation, Wilmington, CA, ²Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation, New York, NY

Background/Purpose: In 2013, I was diagnosed with Relapsing Polychondritis ("RP"), a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that can be fatal. The disease affects multiple…
Abstract Number: 0069 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identification of CD13 as a Potential Cause for SARS-CoV-2-triggered Hyperinflammation and Thrombosis
Eliza Pei-Suen Tsou¹, Gautam Sule¹, Mikel Gurrea Rubio², M. Asif Amin¹, Yu Zuo¹, Jason Knight¹, Yogendra Kanthi³ and David Fox¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Canton, MI, ³Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ann Arbor
Background/Purpose: The ectopeptidase CD13, which is highly expressed on stromal and myeloid cells in joints, lung and other tissues, is a known receptor for many…
Abstract Number: 0449 • ACR Convergence 2020
Cytotoxic T Cells with a Chronic Antigen Exposure Phenotype Drive Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Sicca
Blake Warner¹, Billel Gasmi², David Kleiner³, Paola Perez Riveros⁴, Daniel Barber⁵, Shunsuke Sakai⁵ and Alan Baer⁶, ¹National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, ²National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, ³National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, ⁴National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD, ⁵National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Bethesda, MD, ⁶Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have advanced the field of cancer therapeutics. By blocking the negative co-stimulation of T cells, ICI augment the anti-tumor immune…
Abstract Number: 0739 • ACR Convergence 2020
Toll-like Receptor Inhibitor Peptide Improves the Clinical, Immunologic, and Pathologic Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Chang-Hee Suh¹, Wook-Young Baek¹, Ji-Won Kim¹, Yang-Seon Choi², Sung-Min Lee¹, In-Ok Son¹, Ki-Woong Jeon¹ and Sangdun Choi², ¹Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea, ²Ajou University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a type of protein that plays a major role in the innate immune system. In recent years, several studies have…
Abstract Number: 0967 • ACR Convergence 2020
Absence of Thy1 Associated with Severe Bone Loss in the TNF-transgenic (TNF-Tg) Mice Arthritis Model
Ananta Paine¹, Maria de la Luz Garcia-Hernandez², Marc Nuzzo³, Stacey Duemmel³, Benjamin Korman¹ and Christopher Ritchlin¹, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, West Henrietta, NY, ³Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester
Background/Purpose: Thy1 (CD90) is a glycosylated, glycophosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored membrane protein noted to be expressed on many cells including T lymphocytes, stem cells, osteoblasts and fibroblasts.…
Abstract Number: 1337 • ACR Convergence 2020
Relationship of the Pro12Ala Polymorphism of the PPARg Gene with Inflammatory Activity, Osteoporosis and Obesity in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Olga Compán¹, Maria Elisa Acosta², Sonia Pastor², Guadalupe Manzano Canabal², Luis Gomez-Lechon Quiros³, Cristina Hidalgo Calleja⁴, Noelia Cubino², Ricardo Usategui⁵, Rogelio Gonzalez Sarmiento⁵, Olga Martinez Gonzalez⁶, Ana Isabel Turrión², Javier Del Pino-Montes² and Carlos Montilla Morales², ¹Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, ´Salamanca, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, ³Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, ⁵Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Zamora, Spain
Background/Purpose: In the pathogenesis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), increased inflammatory cytokines lead to increased RANGO-L activity and stimulation of osteoclasts, leading to osteoporosis. This comorbidity,…
Abstract Number: 1692 • ACR Convergence 2020
Poor Physical Activity Levels and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Among Patients with Childhood-Onset Takayasu Arteritis in Remission
Camilla Astley¹, Saulo Gil², Gleice Clemente³, Maria Teresa Terreri⁴, Lucia Campos⁵, Nadia Aikawa⁵, Ana Lucia de-Sá Pinto², Rosa Pereira⁵, Hamilton Roschel² and Bruno Gualano², ¹University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²University of Sao Paulo, Sao paulo, Brazil, ³Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HCFMUSP), Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset Takayasu Arteritis (c-TA) is a rare, granulomatous, chronic large-vessel vasculitis that involves mostly the aorta and its major branches with a high mortality…
Abstract Number: 0070 • ACR Convergence 2020
Neutrophils Transiting Through Megakaryocytes During Emperipolesis Exhibit Distinct Fates and Acquire the Capacity to Guide Other Neutrophils via MK Trails
Frank Huang¹, Pierre Cunin², Felix Radtke³, Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer⁴, Roxane Darbousset⁵ and Peter Nigrovic⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine V, Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany, Darmstadt, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, ²Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine V, Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany, Boston, ⁴Department of Medicine V, Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Heidelberg, Germany, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Boston
Background/Purpose: Megakaryocytes (MKs) can contribute directly to experimental arthritis via pro-inflammatory microparticles containing IL-1 (Cunin et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2017). MKs also interact…
Abstract Number: 0450 • ACR Convergence 2020
In Vitro Characterization of Inflammatory Arthritis Associated with Immune Check Point Inhibition
Anne Sofie Sørensen¹, Morten Nørgaard Andersen¹, Kristian Juul-Madsen², Cæcilie Deisting Skejø¹, Henrik Schmidt¹, Thomas Vorup-Jensen¹ and Tue Wenzel Kragstrup¹, ¹Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ²Aarhus University, Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark
Background/Purpose: During treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) such as the anti-PD-1 antibody pembrolizumab, 2-4% of cancer patients develop inflammatory arthritis as an immune-related adverse…
Abstract Number: 0749 • ACR Convergence 2020
Locating Cellular Subsets in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovium Using CO-Detection by IndEXing (CODEX)
Isabella Wulur¹, David Boyle², Lin Zhang¹, Andrea Martin¹, Robert Benschop³ and Gary Firestein⁴, ¹Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN, ²UC San Diego, San Diego, CA, ³Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: To better understand site-of-disease mechanisms in arthritis, the phenotypes and organization of synovial cells and infiltrates are critical. Conventional histology-based approaches are limited in…
Abstract Number: 1037 • ACR Convergence 2020
Relationship Between Air Quality and Sarcoidosis Inflammatory Activity
Aaron Case¹, Dustin Fraidenburg², Israel Rubinstein² and Christian Ascoli², ¹University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Pulmonary,Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: African Americans [AA] and minorities in the lower socioeconomic strata of Chicago are disproportionately affected by pulmonary sarcoidosis, and regularly exposed to poorer air…
Abstract Number: 1374 • ACR Convergence 2020
Secukinumab in the Treatment of Dactylitis in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Post Hoc Analysis Results from a Randomized Phase 3 Trial
Bruce Kirkham¹, Peter Nash², Sandra Navarra³, Erhard Quebe-Fehling⁴, Corine Gaillez⁴, Carlos Sastre⁴ and Philip Mease⁵, ¹Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ²School of Medicine Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, ³University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, ⁴Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁵Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Dactylitis is a key and frequent clinical manifestation of psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1 associated with significant disease burden and impaired function.2–3 Randomized controlled trials designed…
Abstract Number: 1697 • ACR Convergence 2020
Immune Related Adverse Events from Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: Survey of Hospitalists’ Awareness and Experiences
Cassandra Calabrese¹, Alexa Meara² and Varalakshmi Janamanchi¹, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Ohio State University Wexner School of Medicine, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: The introduction of immunologic checkpoint inhibitor therapy (ICI) has caused a paradigm shift in the world of cancer treatment. Their use, however, is attended…
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…

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