Abstracts tagged "Inflammation"

Abstract Number: 87 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Risk Gene CCR6 Polymorphism: Drug-Induced “Reversal” of ER Binding and the Expression of Inflammatory Mediators -Potential Molecular Mechanism Links Between Estrogen and RA
Ming-Fen Ho¹, Richard M. Weinshilboum², Liewei Wang², James N. Ingle³ and Tim Bongartz⁴, ¹Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Department of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: The rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk locus CCR6 SNP rs3093024, is in tight linkage disequilibrium with rs3093023 which has been associated with RA risk. RA…
Abstract Number: 1176 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interleukin-37 Prevents New-Onset Joint Inflammation but Does Not Inhibit Existing Experimental Arthritis
Marije I. Koenders¹, Debbie M. Roeleveld¹, Charles Dinarello², Peter M. van der Kraan¹ and Leo Joosten³, ¹Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ³Internal Medicine, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-37 (IL-37) is a recently identified cytokine with potent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive functions. This cytokine has been shown to be expressed in synovial tissue…
Abstract Number: 2613 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Reported Physical Capacity Correlates with Phenylalanine Serum Levels in Patients with Early Untreated Rheumatoid Arthritis
Aulikki Kononoff¹, Leena Arstila^1,2, Hannu Kautiainen^3,4, Pia Elfving¹, Elina Savolainen⁵, Helena Niinisalo^6,7 and Oili Kaipiainen-Seppanen¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland, ²Iisalmi Hospital, Iisalmi, Finland, ³Unit of Primary Health Care, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland, ⁴Unit of Primary Health Care, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁵Kuopio Municipal Hospital, Kuopio, Finland, ⁶Suonenjoki Health Center, Suonenjoki, Finland, ⁷Varkaus Hospital, Varkaus, Finland
Background/Purpose: Lipolysis is increased in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and lipid-induced insulin resistance coincides with anabolic resistance. Ability to maintain skeletal muscle mass is impaired in…
Abstract Number: 99 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Personalised Genetic Medicine: HLA-DRB1 Amino Acid Positions 11, 71 and 74 Predict Inflammation Level, Disease Activity and Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Stephanie Ling¹, Sebastien Viatte², Mark Lunt³, Alper van Sijl⁴, Lucía Silva Fernández^4,5, Soumya Raychaudhuri^2,6,7, Deborah P.M. Symmons^4,8, Adam Young^9,10, Alex J Macgregor¹¹ and Anne Barton¹², ¹Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Mancheser Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Rheumatology, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Ferrol, Ferrol, Spain, ⁶Divisions of Rheumatology and Genetics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Medical and Population Genetics Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, ⁸Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁹Rheumatology, ERAS, St Albans City Hospital, St Albans, United Kingdom, ¹⁰School of Life & Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom, ¹¹School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom, ¹²Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University Of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Amino acid (AA) positions 11, 71 and 74 inside HLA-DRB1 confer susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). AAs from these positions form 16 haplotypes, hierarchically…
Abstract Number: 1361 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovial Macrophages Promote TGF-β Signaling but Protect Against Influx of S100A8/S100A9-Producing Cells after Intra-Articular Injections of Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins
Wouter de Munter¹, Martijn H. van den Bosch¹, Arjen Blom¹, Birgitte Walgreen², Monique Helsen¹, Leo Joosten³, Johannes Roth⁴, Thomas Vogl⁵, Fons van de Loo¹, Marije Koenders¹, Wim van den Berg¹, Peter van der Kraan¹ and Peter van Lent¹, ¹Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Experimentel Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Internal Medicine, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁴Institute of Immunology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany, ⁵University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
Background/Purpose: In previous studies we found that synovial macrophages regulate joint pathology during experimental osteoarthritis (OA). Recently, we found that high systemic levels of LDL…
Abstract Number: 2773 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Novel Mechanisms of Action for Methotrexate and Doxycycline: Prevention of Protein Adduct Formation and Free Radical Scavenging
Daniel Anderson¹, Michael J. Duryee², Matthew Zimmerman³, Jun Tian³, Cleofes Sarmiento³, Lynell W. Klassen⁴, James R. O'Dell¹, Geoffrey M. Thiele⁵ and Ted R. Mikuls¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Internal Medicine Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Dept of Internal Medicine, Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Oxidative stress and free radical formation play an important pathogenic role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and a number of other inflammatory diseases. Oxidative stress…
Abstract Number: 1975 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Profiling 14-3-3η in Human Primary Cell Based BioMAP^® Disease Models Reveals a Unique Pro-Inflammatory Phenotypic Signature Consistent with RA-Inflammation Biology
Alison O'Mahony¹, Ellen L. Berg¹, Walter P. Maksymowych², Yuan Gui³ and Anthony Marotta⁴, ¹BioSeek, South San Francisco, CA, ²Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Augurex Life Sciences Corp., North Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴1423 Dempsey Road, Augurex Life Sciences Corp., North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose 14-3-3 proteins represent a highly conserved seven-member family of ubiquitously expressed intracellular chaperonins that perform a broad range of signaling functions. The 14-3-3 eta…
Abstract Number: 911 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bioluminescent Imaging of Histidyl-Transfer RNA Synthetase-Induced Myositis Reveals Early-Phase Involvement of NF-Kb-Mediated Inflammation
Nicholas A. Young¹, Lai-Chu Wu¹, Michael Bruss², Wael N. Jarjour³ and Dana P. Ascherman⁴, ¹Immunology and Rheumatology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ²Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ³Dept of Rheumatology/Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ⁴Rheumatology, Miami VAMC, Miami, FL
Background/Purpose: The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies represent a group of autoimmune diseases that target muscle as well as extra-muscular organs, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. …
Abstract Number: 1978 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Role of Monocytes Subsets in the Pathology of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Involvement in Endothelial Dysfunction and Proinflammatory Profile
Chary Lopez-Pedrera, Patricia Ruiz-Limon, Carlos Perez-Sanchez, Rosario Carretero, Yolanda Jiménez Gómez, Ángeles Aguirre Zamorano, Jerusalem calvo-Gutierrez, Eduardo Collantes-Estevez, Alejandro Escudero-Contreras and Nuria Barbarroja, Rheumatology Unit, IMIBIC-Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain
Background/Purpose Different frequency of monocytes subsets has been reported in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Human monocytes are divided into three main subpopulations according to expression of the…
Abstract Number: 832 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
NOD2-Associated Autoinflammatory Disease: The Largest Cohort Study
Qingping Yao¹, Min Shen², Christine McDonald³, Felicitas Lacbawan⁴ and Bo Shen⁵, ¹Rheumatic and Immunologic Dis, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Rheumatic and Immunologic Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Pathobiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Molecular Genetics Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose NOD2-associated autoinflammatory disease (NAID) is an emerging systemic inflammatory disease. The aim is to report our extended study of the phenotypic and genotypic features of…
Abstract Number: 2933 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Metabolic Syndrome, Adipocytokines and Inflammation in Sjögren’s Syndrome
Kristopherson Lustosa Augusto¹, Eloisa Bonfá², Rosa M. R. Pereira¹, Cleonice Bueno³, Vilma S. T. Viana⁴ and Sandra G. Pasoto⁵, ¹Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Division of Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose Systemic inflammation has been linked to increased frequency of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in autoimmune diseases. However, there are no studies concerning the frequency of…
Abstract Number: 1964 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes in Soluble CD18 Reflect Latency in the Immune System and Predict Radiographic Progression in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tue Wenzel Kragstrup¹, Babak Jalilian¹, Kresten Krarup Keller², Kristian Stengaard-Pedersen³, Merete Lund Hetland⁴, Kim Hørslev-Petersen⁵, Peter Junker⁶, Mikkel Østergaard⁴, Ellen Margrethe Hauge^7,8, Malene Hvid¹, Thomas Vorup-Jensen¹ and Bent Deleuran^1,3, ¹Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ²Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁴Glostrup University Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁵Research Unit at King Christian X Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Graasten, Denmark, ⁶Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, ⁷Dept. of Anatomi, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁸Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose In early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), clinical disease characterized by swollen and painful joints is caused by synovitis. However, presence of autoantibodies may precede the…
Abstract Number: 735 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sarcopenia in Systemic Sclerosis: Prevalence and Association with Functional Parameters and Quality of Life
Elise Siegert¹, Kristina Norman², Emilie Preis³, Alexander Makowka³, Gerd Burmester⁴ and Gabriela Riemekasten¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ²Geriatrics Research Group, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease that characterized by endothelial dysfunction, inflammation and fibrosis. It is associated with high mortality and physical impairment.…
Abstract Number: 2876 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interleukin-10 Receptor Blockade during Lcmv Infection Results in Macrophage Activation Syndrome-like Disease in Mice
Lehn K. Weaver¹ and Edward M. Behrens², ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Pediatric Rheumatology, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is the rheumatic disease-associated member of a group of hyperinflammatory syndromes characterized by uncontrolled cytokine storm manifest as unremitting fevers,…
Abstract Number: 1894 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is It Worth It to Include MRI of the Spine in the ASAS Classification Criteria for Axial Spondyloarthritis?
Manouk de Hooge¹, Jean-Baptiste Pialat², Antoine Feydy³, Monique Reijnierse¹, Pascal Claudepierre⁴, Alain Saraux⁵, Maxime Dougados³ and Désirée van der Heijde¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France, ³Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁴Henri Mondor Teaching Hospital, Creteil, France, ⁵CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Brest Cedex, France
Background/Purpose: Spinal MRI lesions suggestive of axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) are not included in the ASAS definition of a positive MRI, but do occur in the…

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