Abstracts tagged "Inflammation"

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…
Abstract Number: 2779 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Higher Disease Activity Is Associated with More Spinal Radiographic Progression in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Independently of Prior Exposure to TNF Inhibitors
Alexandre Sepriano¹, Sofia Ramiro ², Stephanie Wichuk ³, Praveena Chiowchanwisawakit ⁴, Terrie MacCosham ³, Joel Paschke ⁵, Désirée van der Heijde ¹, Robert B.M. Landewé ⁶ and Walter Maksymowych ⁷, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center and Zuyderland Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, ³University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, ⁴Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁵CARE Arthritis, Edmonton, Canada, ⁶Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷University of Alberta and CARE Arthritis, Edmonton, Canada
Background/Purpose: The association between disease activity and spinal radiographic progression in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) has been previously shown in a cohort of patients (pts)…
Abstract Number: 4 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
AMP Deaminase 2 Surface Expression Counteracting CD73-Driven Generation of Anti-Inflammatory Extracellular Adenosine
Lisa Ehlers¹, Aditi Kuppe ¹, Cindy Strehl ¹, Marieluise Kirchner ², Frank Buttgereit ³ and Timo Gaber ¹, ¹Charite University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, BIH Core Facility Proteomics, Berlin, Germany, ³Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Adenosine and its nucleotides represent crucial immunomodulators in the extracellular environment. ATP and ADP are released from stressed cells in states of inflammation, whereas…
Abstract Number: L17 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dual Neutralization of IL-17A and IL-17F with Bimekizumab in Patients with Active Psa: Results from a 48-Week Phase 2b, Randomized, Double‑Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Ranging Study
Christopher T. Ritchlin¹, Arthur Kavanaugh², Joseph F. Merola³, Georg Schett⁴, Jose U. Scher⁵, Richard B. Warren⁶, Deepak Assudani⁷, Thomas Kumke⁸, Barbara Ink⁷ and Iain B. McInnes⁹, ¹University of Rochester Medical Centre, Rochester, NY, ²UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁶The Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁷UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁸UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁹University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: IL-17F shares structural homology and overlapping biologic function with IL-17A. In vitro studies demonstrate that IL-17F has biologic effector function that can modulate inflammation.…
Abstract Number: 306 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role of Inflammation in the Evolution of MRI Erosions in the Feet of Patients with Early RA
Hanyan Zou¹, Karen A. Beattie², Saara Totterman³, George Ioannidis¹ and Maggie Larche^2,4, ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Qmetrics Technologies, Pittsford, NY, ⁴St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with aggressive RA develop early structural damage. As persistent inflammation is associated with bone erosions, assessing inflammatory activity may be key in treatment…
Abstract Number: 1952 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Experimental Tendinopathy Treatment with SM04755, a Topical Small Molecule Inhibitor of the Wnt Pathway
Vishal Deshmukh, Timothy Seo and Yusuf Yazici, Samumed, LLC, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Tendinopathy is an inflammatory and degenerative disorder caused by injuries and overuse. The Wnt pathway is upregulated in chronic tendinopathy and involved in inflammation,…
Abstract Number: 562 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Inflammation on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis That Achieved Sustained Clinical Remission on Adalimumab
Paul Emery¹, Gerd R. Burmester², Esperanza Naredo³, Ivan Lagunes Galindo⁴, Ying Zhang⁵, Xin Wang⁵, Maja Hojnik⁶ and Philip G. Conaghan⁷, ¹University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Free University and Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁵AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, ⁶AbbVie, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ⁷University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: ACR and EULAR recommend bDMARD tapering in patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who achieved stable clinical remission. Yet, there are limited systematically collected…
Abstract Number: 1994 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Osteoarthritis Severity Is Reduced By Intra-Articular Administration of Hydrogen Sulfide
Elena F. Burguera^1,2, Angela Vela-Anero³, Carlos Vaamonde-Garcia³, Tamara Hermida-Gómez^1,2, Purificacion Filgueira-Fernandez^1,2, Lucía Gato-Calvo², Rosa Meijide-Failde⁴ and Francisco J Blanco⁵, ¹CIBER-BBN, Madrid, Spain, ²Unidad de Medicina Regenerativa, Grupo de Investigación en Reumatología, Agrupación Estratégica CICA-INIBIC, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, Universidade de A Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain, ³Department of Physiotherapy, Medicine and Biological sciences, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine group (University of A Coruña), A Coruña, Spain, ⁴Department of Physiotherapy, Medicine and Biological Sciences, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine group (University of A Coruña), A Coruña, Spain, ⁵Grupo de Investigación en Reumatología, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas. Universidade da Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain
Background/Purpose: Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is recognized as a therapeutic target in osteoarthritis (OA). Exogenous supplementation with synthetic salts in in vitro models of OA has…
Abstract Number: 757 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Urinary Galectin-3 Binding Protein As a Novel Biomarker of Renal Disease Activity in Lupus Nephritis
Huihua Ding¹, Cheng Ling², Roberto Bassi³, Shinji L Okitsu⁴, Julie A. DeMartino⁴ and Nan Shen¹, ¹Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, ²Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, ³EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc. (a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany), Billerica, MA, ⁴TIP Immunology, EMD Serono Research and Development Institute, Inc., Billerica, MA
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most common and severe manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study investigates urinary galecting-3 binding protein…
Abstract Number: 2005 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of a Human Cartilage Microbial DNA Signature and Characterization of Distinct Microbiome Profiles Associated with Osteoarthritis
Chris Dunn^1,2, Cassandra Velasco^1,3, Alexander Rivas⁴, Madison Andrews^3,5, Paul Jacob⁶ and Matlock A. Jeffries^2,7, ¹Rheumatology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, ⁵Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁶Oklahoma Sport Science and Orthopedics, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁷Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is both the most common form of arthritis and a leading cause of chronic disability. Bacterial products, including lipopolysaccharide (LPS), have been…
Abstract Number: 796 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Demographic and Clinical Features of Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Anti-U1RNP Antibodies: A European Scleroderma Trials and Research (EUSTAR) Analysis
Wanlong Wu^1,2, Petra Hoederath¹, Eric Hachulla³, Paolo Airò⁴, Gabriele Valentini⁵, Marco Matucci Cerinic⁶, Franco Cozzi⁷, Gabriela Riemekasten⁸, Yannick Allanore⁹, Patricia Carreira¹⁰, Suzana Jordan¹¹ and Oliver Distler¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Department of Rheumatology, South Campus, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, ³Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Hôpital Claude Huriez, University of Lille, Lille, France, ⁴Rheumatology and Clinical immunology Unit, Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁵Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein - Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany, ⁹Cochin Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, Paris, France, ¹⁰Servicio de Reumatologia, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Anti-U1RNP antibodies can be detected in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, their prevalence and clinical correlation with organ-specific complications have not been well…
Abstract Number: 2006 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Murine Ear Wound Cartilage Superhealer Trait Is Associated with Gut Microbiota Changes and Is Transferable to Non-Healer Mice By Gut Microbiome Transplant
Chris Dunn^1,2, Cassandra Velasco^1,3, Madison Andrews^3,4, Alexander Rivas⁵ and Matlock A. Jeffries^2,6, ¹Rheumatology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, ⁶Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: MRL/MpJ mice are substantially protected from developing post-traumatic osteoarthritis (OA), a trait with strong correlation to the ability to heal ear wounds. Previous studies…
Abstract Number: 884 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Predicting Incident Clinically-Apparent Interstitial Lung Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study
Jeffrey A. Sparks¹, Tracy Doyle², Jie Huang¹, Beatrice Pan², Elaine Fletcher², Ritu Gill³, Hiroto Hatabu², Mizuki Nishino⁴, David Murphy², Taysir Mahmoud², Christine K Iannaccone⁵, Michelle Frits², Bing Lu⁶, Ivan O. Rosas⁷, Paul Dellaripa², Michael E Weinblatt⁵, Elizabeth Karlson⁶ and Nancy A. Shadick², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, ⁵Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷BWH - Pulmonary, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Determining modifiable risk factors for interstitial lung disease (ILD) is crucial given its substantial morbidity/mortality. Treatment to target of remission/low disease activity improves articular…
Abstract Number: 2067 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dysbiosis-Dependent Inflammasomes Activation Drives Innate Immune Responses in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients
Francesco Ciccia¹, Giuliana Guggino¹, Aroldo Rizzo², Stefania Raimondo³, Simon Milling⁴ and Riccardo Alessandro³, ¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, ²Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia Cervello, Palermo, Italy, ³University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, ⁴University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: A growing body of evidences indicate that the aberrant activation of innate immune systems, occurring in genetically predisposed patients, drives inflammatory processes in Ankylosing…

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