Abstracts tagged "Inflammation"

Abstract Number: 879 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serological Biomarkers Of Specific Mode Of Action For Early Identification Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Respond To Anti-IL6 Or Anti-TNF Treatment
Anne C. Bay-Jensen¹, Natasja Stæhr Gudman², Anne Sofie Siebuhr¹, Claus Christiansen³ and Morten Asser Karsdal², ¹Cartilage Biomarkers and Research, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ²Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark, ³Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized debilitating joint destruction, if not treated aggressively in the patient in most need of treatment. …
Abstract Number: 1861 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neurotrophins Are Involved In Vascular Remodeling Of Giant Cell Arteritis
Kim Heang Ly^1,2, Alexis Régent³, Elsa Molina⁴, Sofiane Saada⁴, Philippe Sindou⁴, Claire Le Jeunne⁵, Antoine Brezin⁶, Veronique witko-Sarsat³, Philippe Bertin⁷, Francois Labrousse⁸, Pierre-Yves Robert⁹, Anne-Laure Fauchais¹⁰, Elisabeth Vidal¹⁰, Luc Mouthon¹¹ and Marie-Odile Jauberteau⁴, ¹CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, Limoges, France, ²Immunology Laboratory, EA3842, Limoges Medical school, Limoges, France, ³Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS UMR 8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, ⁴Immunology Laboratory, EA 3842, Limoges Medical School, Limoges, France, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Hotel-Dieu Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, Paris, France, ⁶Service d’ophtalmologie, hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, France, ⁷Hôpital Dupuytren, Limoges, France, ⁸Department of Pathology, Limoges University Hospital, Limoges, France, ⁹Departement of Ophthalmology, Limoges University Hospital, Limoges, France, ¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine A, Dupuytren Hospital, Limoges University Hospital, Limoges, France, ¹¹Department of Internal Medicine, Referral Center for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large-vessels vasculitis. Hhistopathological findings show cellular infiltrates, internal elastic lumina disruption and intimal hyperplasia leading to luminal stenosis.…
Abstract Number: 887 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Disease In Systemic Lupus Eryhematosus Are Related To An Inflammatory/Oxidative Status Linked To The Autoimmune Condition and The Clinical Activity Of The Disease. Effect Of Statins Treatment
Chary Lopez-Pedrera¹, Patricia Ruiz-Limon¹, Carlos Perez-Sanchez¹, Mª Angeles Aguirre², Nuria Barbarroja¹, Tomás Cerdó-Ráez³, Maria Laura Bertolaccini⁴, Munther A. Khamashta⁵, Antonio Rodriguez-Ariza⁶, Yolanda Almaden⁷, Husam Khraiwesh⁸, Jose Antonio Gonzalez-Reyes⁹, Jose Manuel Villalba¹⁰, Eduardo Collantes¹¹ and Mª Jose Cuadrado¹², ¹Rheumatology Unit, IMIBIC-Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, ²Rheumatology, IMIBIC-Reina Sofia Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, ³Imibic, Córdoba, Spain, ⁴Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, Kings College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas Hospital, Kings College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ⁶Oncology Service and Research Unit, IMIBIC-Reina Sofia Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, ⁷Imibic, Códoba, Spain, ⁸UCO, Córdoba, Spain, ⁹Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ¹⁰Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, Agrifood Campus of International Excelence (ciA3), Cordoba, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology, Hospital Reina Sofia, Cordoba, Spain, ¹²Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Atherosclerosis (AT) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are enhanced systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Although there is evidence that statins have anti-inflammatory properties, their mechanism of…
Abstract Number: 1846 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mitochondrial Dysfunction Induces An Inflammatory, Tissue-Degrading, and Angiogenic Response In Normal Human Synoviocytes
M. Noa Valcárcel-Ares¹, Romina R. Riveiro-Naveira¹, Jesus Loureiro¹, Carlos Vaamonde-García¹, Laura Hermida-Carballo¹, Francisco J. Blanco² and Maria J. López-Armada¹, ¹Aging and Inflammation Research Lab, INIBIC-CHU A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ²Osteoarticular and Aging Res. Lab. CIBER-BBN. INIBIC- University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
Background/Purpose: Tissues affected with inflammatory arthritis (IA) are subjected to great levels of oxidative stress. Synoviocytes from IA patients present a higher rate of mitochondrial…
Abstract Number: 858 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Monosodium Urate Crystal Induced Macrophage Inflammation Is Attenuated By Chondroitin Sulfate: Pre-Clinical Model For Gout Prophylaxis?
Eric W. Orlowsky¹, Thomas V. Stabler², Eulalia Montell³, Josep Verges³ and Virginia B. Kraus², ¹Divsion of Rheumatology, Dept of Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ³Pre-Clinical R&D Area, Pharma Science Division, Bioibérica, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Gout is one of the most common forms of inflammatory arthritis and is characterized by acute episodes of joint pain. Monosodium urate (MSU) crystals…
Abstract Number: 1794 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Jak Inihibitor Tofacitinib Suppresses Synovial Jak-Stat Signalling In Rheumatoid Arthritis
D. L Boyle¹, N. Wei², A. K. Singhal³, D. R. Mandel⁴, P Mease⁵, A. Kavanaugh⁶, R. Shurmur⁷, J. Hodge⁸, Z. Luo⁹, S. Krishnaswami¹⁰, D. Gruben⁹, S. H. Zwillich⁹, K. Soma⁹, J. D. Bradley⁹ and G. S. Firestein¹¹, ¹Div of Rheum, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ²Arthritis Treatment Center, Frederick, MD, ³Southwest Rheumatology Research LLC, Mesquite, TX, ⁴Office of David R Mandel MD, Inc., Mayfield Village, OH, ⁵Seattle Rheumatology Associates, Seattle, WA, ⁶UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ⁷Associated Internal Medicine Specialists, Battle Creek, MI, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁹Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ¹⁰Clinical Pharmacology, Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ¹¹Div of Rheumatology, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is a novel oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The specific JAK-STAT (signal transducer and activator of…
Abstract Number: 638 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Estrogen-Induced STAT1 and STAT4 Expression Is Estrogen Receptor α Dependent and IFNα Independent: A Novel Mechanism For Sex-Bias In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Pathogenesis?
Nicholas A. Young¹, Giancarlo R. Valiente², Lai-Chu Wu¹, Michael Bruss³, Craig Burd⁴ and Wael N. Jarjour⁵, ¹Immunology and Rheumatology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ²Medical Scientist Training Program, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, ³Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ⁴Molecular Genetics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ⁵Dept of Rheumatology/Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a devastating multi-organ autoimmune disease displaying an overwhelming female predilection. Estrogen (E2) influences gene expression by binding to estrogen…
Abstract Number: 1766 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Role Of IL33 In The Inflammation Of Takayasu Arteritis
David Saadoun¹, Marlène Garrido², Julien Gaudric³, Cloé Comarmond⁴, Michele Rosenzwacjg⁵ and Patrice Cacoub⁶, ¹Groupe Hospitalier Pitié Salpétrière, Service de Médecine Interne, DHU i2B, Paris, France, ²I3 laboratory, Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France, ³Department of Vascular surgery GHPS, Paris, France, ⁴Internal Medicine and Clinical Imunology, Referal Center for Autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine and Clinical Imunology, Hôpital Pitié Salpétrière, Paris, France, ⁵Department of Immunology GHPS, Paris, France, ⁶Médecine Interne 2, Hopital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Interleukin (IL)-33, a member of the IL-1 cytokine family, is a recently described novel activator of endothelial cells, which promotes adhesion molecules and proinflammatory…
Abstract Number: 402 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can Modulators Of Inflammation Serve As Biomarkers For Subclinical Atherosclerosis In Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Kimberly P. Liang¹, Douglas P. Landsittel², Suresh R. Mulukutla³, Steven E. Reis⁴, Marc C. Levesque⁵, Donald M. Jones⁶, Rachel Gartland⁷, Ali Shoushtari⁸, Flordeliza S. Villanueva³, Hunter C. Champion⁸ and Larry W. Moreland⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Medicine, Biostatistics and Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh, Center for Health Care Research Data Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Division of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Division of Cardiology and Department of Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁸Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is independently associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and premature atherosclerosis. Mechanisms of atherosclerosis include (1) Endothelial dysfunction/activation mediated…
Abstract Number: 1403 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Non-Receptor Type 2 (PTPN2) Is Expressed In a TNF-Dependent Manner In RA Synovial Tissues
Borbala Aradi¹, Masaru Kato¹, Mária Filková², Stephanie Kasper³, Kerstin Klein¹, Michael Bader¹, Michael Scharl³, Beat A Michel⁴, Renate E Gay¹, Edit I Buzas⁵, Steffen Gay¹ and Astrid Jüngel¹, ¹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich and Zurich Center of Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), Zurich, Switzerland, ²Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zürich and Zürich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵Semmelweis University, Department of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology, Budapest, Hungary
Background/Purpose: Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Non-receptor Type 2 (PTPN2) is a protein phosphatase that has been associated with the development of autoimmune diseases in GWA studies.…
Abstract Number: 385 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Inflammation In Patients With Inflammatory Joint Disease Does Not Influence Statin Dose Needed To Obtain Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Goal In Cardiovascular Prevention
Silvia Rollefstad¹, Eirik Ikdahl², Tore K. Kvien^3,4, Terje R. Pedersen^4,5, Ingar Holme⁶ and Anne G. Semb², ¹Rhuematology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Centre of Preventive Medicine, Oslo University Hospital-Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Department of biostatistics, epidemiology and health economics, Oslo University Hospital-Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: There is a lipid paradox in rheumatoid arthritis (RA): despite low lipids influenced by systemic inflammation, there is an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV)…
Abstract Number: 1332 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Metaflammation, PEDF and Chemerin: Potential Systemic Factors Which Link Obesity To Response To Therapy In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Elisa Gremese, Barbara Tolusso, Anna Laura Fedele, Maria Rita Gigante, Angela Carbonella, Silvia Canestri, Clara Di Mario and Gianfranco Ferraccioli, Division of Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology and Affine Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Obesity per se is a systemic, low-grade inflammatory state and the adipose tissue is an endocrine organ that releases bioactive substances, including pro-inflammatory cytokines,…
Abstract Number: 371 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inflammatory Cell Infiltrates In The Heart Of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease With and Without Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease: A Biopsy Study
Jacqueline Kirsti Andersen¹, Ingvild Oma², Ingjerd Lien Kveldstad², Knut Mikkelsen³, Terje Veel⁴, Sven M. Almdahl⁵, Matthew H. Liang⁶, Øystein T. Førre⁷, Morten Fagerland⁸ and Ivana Hollan⁹, ¹Gjøvik University College, Gjøvik, Norway, ²Innlandet Hospital Trust, Lillehammer, Norway, ³Lillehammer Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Lillehammer, Norway, ⁴Feiringklinikken, Feiring, Norway, ⁵Cardiothoracic surgery, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway, ⁶Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁸Department of Biostatistics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁹Rheumatology, Lillehammer Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Lillehammer, Norway
Background/Purpose: Systemic rheumatic diseases (SRDs) are associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity due to accelerated atherosclerosis. However, SRDs are associated also with cardiac vasculitis that…
Abstract Number: 1294 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Inflammatory Effect Of Resveratrol As a Dietary Supplement In An Antigen-Induced Arthritis Rat Model
Romina R. Riveiro-Naveira¹, Jesus Loureiro¹, Alberto Centeno-Cortés², Eduardo López-Peláez², Carlos Vaamonde-García¹, M. Noa Valcárcel-Ares¹, Francisco J. Blanco³ and Maria J. López-Armada¹, ¹Aging and Inflammation Research Lab, INIBIC-CHU A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ²Experimental Surgery Unit, CHU A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ³Osteoarticular and Aging Research Laboratory, Proteomics Unit-Associated Node to ProteoRed-ISCIII, INIBIC-CHUAC, A Coruña, Spain
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory cells like macrophages, lymphocytes and neutrophils in hyperplasic synovial tissue have been identified as key players in the onset and development of rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 245 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
C-Reactive Protein But Not Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Is Associated With Decrease In Muscle Strength In Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A 2 Year Follow Up Study
Diana C Sanchez-Ramirez¹, Marike van der Leeden², Martin van der Esch³, Leo D. Roorda², Sabine Verschueren⁴, Jaap van Dieen⁵, Joost Dekker⁶ and Willem F. Lems⁷, ¹Human movement sciences, VU university Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center | Reade, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center, Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ⁵Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Rehabilitation Medicine, Psychiatry and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In patients with knee osteoarthritis activity limitations and disease progression have been associated with muscle weakness (OA). Muscle weakness might be determined by factors…

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