Abstracts tagged "innate immunity"

Abstract Number: 0041 • ACR Convergence 2023
Interactions Between Synovial Fibroblasts and Macrophages: Implications for Tissue Remodeling in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases and Macrophage Differentiation in Response to the Immune Microenvironment
Jia Li, Yanrong Cai, Xin Guan, Meike Ewald, Lars-Oliver Tykocinski, Hanns-Martin Lorenz and Theresa Tretter, Department of Internal Medicine V, Div. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Activated macrophages (Mph) can be subdivided in at least 2 major subgroups according to their polarization into classical pro-(M1-Mph) or anti-inflammatory (M2-Mph) subtypes. Together…
Abstract Number: 0947 • ACR Convergence 2023
Fcγ Receptors Define Pro-Phagocytic Macrophages and Trigger Pro-Inflammatory Responses in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Amela Hukara¹, Gino Andrea Bonazza¹, Tracy Tabib², Raphael Micheroli¹, Suzana Jordan³, Kristina Bürki¹, Sylvie Schlitz Schönbächler¹, Adrian Ciurea⁴, Oliver Distler³, Robert Lafyatis⁵, Przemyslaw Blyszczuk¹ and Gabriela Kania¹, ¹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Fcy receptors (FcγR) are opsonic phagocytic receptors, requiring tight regulations to prevent uncontrolled activation of pro-inflammatory phagocytosis. SSc macrophages display an alternatively-activated profibrotic phenotype.…
Abstract Number: 0049 • ACR Convergence 2023
Soluble Uric Acid Is an Endogenous Inhibitor of CD38
Shijie Wen¹, Hiroshi Arakawa¹, Shigeru Yokoyama², Yoshiyuki Shirasaka¹, Haruhiro Higashida³ and Ikumi Tamai¹, ¹Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, ²Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University; Division of Socio-Cognitive-Neuroscience, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University and University of Fukui, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, ³Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
Background/Purpose: CD38 is the main NAD+-degrading enzyme that plays a key role in innate immunity, aging, cancer, and metabolic disorders. Pharmacological inhibition of CD38 has…
Abstract Number: 1329 • ACR Convergence 2023
R851, a Potent Second Generation IRAK1 and IRAK4 Inhibitor Suppresses IL-6 in Vitro and in Vivo for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yan Chen¹, Sothy Yi¹, Vadim Markovtsov¹, Bhushan Samant¹, Andrew Chow¹, Esteban Masuda¹ and Simon Shaw², ¹Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc, South San Francisco, CA, ²Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: The Toll-Like Receptor family (except TLR3) signal through IRAK4 and IRAK1 to produce an array of cytokines (including IL-6, IL-23 and TNFα in response…
Abstract Number: 0050 • ACR Convergence 2023
Anti-Citrullinated Histone Antibody CIT-013, a Dual Action Therapeutic for Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Associated Autoimmune Disease
Maarten van der Linden¹, Sangeeta Kumari¹, Daphne Montizaan¹, Stephanie van Dalen¹, Annemarie Kip¹, Martyn FOSTER², Inge Reinieren¹, Elsa Neubert³, Luise Erpenbeck⁴, Tirza Bruurmijn¹, Peter van Zandvoort¹, Paul Vink¹, Eric Meldrum⁵, Helmuth van Es¹ and Renato Chirivi¹, ¹Citryll BV, Oss, Netherlands, ²Experimental Pathology Consultancy, Benfleet, United Kingdom, ³Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴University Medical Center Münster, General Dermatology and Venereology, Münster, Germany, ⁵Citryll BV, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) contribute to the pathophysiology of multiple inflammatory and autoimmune diseases (Chirivi et al., 2021; DOI: 10.1038/s41423-020-0381-3). Targeting the NETosis pathway…
Abstract Number: 1498 • ACR Convergence 2023
First-in-Human Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics Study of DS-7011a, an Anti-TLR7 Antagonistic Monoclonal Antibody for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Giorgio Senaldi¹, Aparna Mohan¹, Li Zhang¹, Jun Tanaka², Grishma Pandya³, Sindee Grossman³, Sarah Urbina⁴, Steven Reynolds⁵ and Alan Hand⁴, ¹Daiichi Sankyo, Basking Ridge, NJ, ²Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ, ³Daiichi Sankyo Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ, ⁴Worldwide Clinical Trials, San Antonio, TX, ⁵Cenexel, Los Alamitos, CA
Background/Purpose: Toll-like receptor (TLR)7 is a pattern recognition receptor, whose ligands include nucleic acids and whose activation is part of the pathogenesis of systemic lupus…
Abstract Number: 0051 • ACR Convergence 2023
CD14+CD64+ Classical Monocytes Are the Main Producers of IL-23 at the Enthesis
Nicole McDermott¹, Thomas Macleod¹, Ala Altaie¹, Liz Straszynski², Robert Dunsmuir³, Vishal Borse³, Peter Loughenbury³, Davide Simone⁴, Stevephen Sansom⁴, Christopher Buckley⁴ and Dennis McGonagle⁵, ¹University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James’s, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁵Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: IL-23 is a key cytokine involved in diseases such as psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and spondyloarthropathies (SpA) and inflammatory bowel disease.IL-23 is produced by activated…
Abstract Number: 1587 • ACR Convergence 2023
Mitochondrial Z-DNA and ZBP1 Drive Autoimmune Photosensitivity
Benjamin Klein, Mack Reynolds, Bin Xu, Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani, Amanda Victory, Shannon Loftus, Mary O'Riordan and J. Michelle Kahlenberg, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune photosensitivity is observed in type I Interferon (IFN) mediated diseases such as systemic and cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SLE/CLE) and dermatomyositis. Type I IFN…
Abstract Number: 0056 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Activation of cGAS-STING Pathway in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jie An¹, Stephen Wilson², Jill Henault³ and Keith Elkon¹, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Cambridge, MA, ³Bristol Myers Squibb, Acton, MA
Background/Purpose: The majority of patients with SLE show a striking Type I Interferon (IFN-I) signature in their peripheral blood. Although this signature can be generated…
Abstract Number: 1662 • ACR Convergence 2023
Chronic Excess IL-18 Induces NK Deficiency, but Drives Hyperinflammation via CD8 T-cell Cytokine Overproduction and Selective Immunodeficiency
Jemy Varghese¹, Scott Canna¹, Emily Landy², Laurence Eisenlohr¹, Elise Peauroi³, Vinh Dang¹, Anastasia Frank-Kamenetskii⁴ and Jeremy Morrissette⁵, ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴CHOP/UPENN, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵University of Pennsylvania - Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA) and Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) are associated with highly elevated peripheral blood levels of the inflammasome-activated cytokine IL-18 and…
Abstract Number: 0259 • ACR Convergence 2023
Preliminary Experience with a Novel “Fix” for Deep Epitope and Transcriptional Phenotyping of Fragile Cells from Autoinflammatory Flares
Hallie Carol¹, Emily Landy² and Scott Canna¹, ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Autoinflammatory diseases (AID) are characterized by inflammation and immunopathology due to primary defects in the innate immune response. Neutrophils (PMN) feature prominently in the…
Abstract Number: 1676 • ACR Convergence 2023
Tofacitinib Accelerates in Vitro Clot Formation and Delays Clot Lysis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Blood by Enhancement of Macrophage TLR4 Mediated Cytokine Responses- a New Angle on Thrombosis with JAKi in Rheumatology
Paula David¹, Thomas Macleod², Yu Shi³, Payal Ganguly¹, Cedric Duval³, Mark Harland¹, Chi Wong¹, Benazir Saleem⁴ and Dennis McGonagle⁵, ¹University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM), Leeds, United Kingdom, ²University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Rheumatology, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients treated with Janus Kinase inhibitors (JAKi) have reportedly higher venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk and atherosclerotic-related complications including myocardial infarction (1).Although…
Abstract Number: 127 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
What’s in a Name? A20 Protein Expression in an in Vitro Model of A20 Haploinsufficiency
Patricia Pontes Aires¹, DANIELA GERENT PETRY PIOTTO¹, Andre Cunha¹, Sandro Perazzio² and Maria Teresa Terreri³, ¹Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Universidade de So Paulo; Fleury Laboratories, São Paulo, Brazil, ³UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) induced protein 3 gene, or TNFAIP3, encodes the A20 protein, an important regulator of the NF-κB pathway. Since its…
Abstract Number: 0562 • ACR Convergence 2022
Large-Scale Targeted Sequencing Study Links Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis with Rare Variants of MEFV, LYST, STXBP2, UNC13D
Mariana Correia Marques¹, Danielle Rubin², Emily Shuldiner², Elizabeth Schmitz², Elizabeth Baskin², Andrew Patt³, Alexei Grom⁴, Dirk Foell⁵, Marco Gattorno⁶, John Bohnsack⁷, Rae Yeung⁸, Sampath Prahalad⁹, Elizabeth Mellins¹⁰, Jordi Antón¹¹, Claudio Len¹², Sheila Oliveira¹³, Patricia Woo¹⁴, Seza Ozen¹⁵, INCHARGE Consortium¹⁶ and Michael Ombrello¹⁷, ¹National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases / Children`s National Hospital, Bethesda, MD, ²National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD, ³National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Divisions of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁵University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany, ⁶Pediatric Clinic and Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy, ⁷University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute, Atlanta, GA, ¹⁰Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ¹¹Pediatric Rheumatology Department. Hospital Sant Joan de Déu. Universitat de Barcelona, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain, ¹²Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ¹³Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, ¹⁴University College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁵Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ¹⁶International Childhood Arthritis Genetics Consortium, Bethesda, MD, ¹⁷National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) is a genetically complex inflammatory condition. It can be marked by severe systemic inflammation that resembles the hereditary periodic…
Abstract Number: 1704 • ACR Convergence 2022
Interaction of Macrophages and Natural Killer Cells in Pathogenesis of HIV-1-Associated Inflammatory Arthritis
Can Sungur¹, Gao Hongbo¹, Li-ping Yang², Liang Shan¹ and Wayne Yokoyama³, ¹Washington University, St. Louis, MO, ²Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ³Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a significant life-threatening agent and burden on public health. Lesser studied and understood aspects of HIV infections include HIV-associated…

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