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Abstracts tagged "Interferons and skin"

  • Abstract Number: 2101 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    UV-Induced Skin Inflammation Is Exacerbated in Lupus-Prone Ro60 Knockout Female Mice with Interferon Priming

    Masaoki Kawasumi1, Daiki Rokunohe1, Xizhang Sun2, Lena Tanaka2, Sladjana Skopelja-Gardner3, Edward Chiou2, Anne Davidson4, Sandra L. Wolin5 and Keith B. Elkon2, 1Medicine/Dermatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 3University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 4Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, 5National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD

    Background/Purpose: Photosensitivity is a major symptom of lupus, and excessive sunlight can cause skin rashes and flares of disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).…
  • Abstract Number: 897 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Cutaneous Lupus Is Driven By an Exaggerated Interferon Kappa Loop Which Primes for Interferon Alpha Responses

    Johann Gudjonsson1, Mrinal Sarkar1, Alex Tsoi2, Celine C. Berthier3, Grace Hile4, Yun Liang4, Jianhua Liu5, Paul Harms6 and J. Michelle Kahlenberg7, 1Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2Departments of Dermatology and Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 3Nephrology, Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, 4University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 5Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 6Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 7Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI

    Background/Purpose: Cutaneous inflammation is a common and disfiguring manifestation for 70% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, yet our understanding of the pathogenesis of cutaneous…
  • Abstract Number: 1391 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    Differential Expression of Interferon Gamma in Exudate from Hidradenitis Suppurativa Lesions Compared to Chronic Wounds

    Anirban Banerjee1, Victoria K. Shanmugam1,2, Sean McNish1 and Kara Couch1, 1Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 2Director, Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC

    Background/Purpose: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic recurrent inflammatory disease which affects 1% to 4% of young adults. The purpose of the current study was…
  • Abstract Number: 544 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013

    Ultraviolet-B Induced Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Migration and Type 1 Interferon Signaling In The Skin

    Clayton Sontheimer1, Thomas H. Teal2, Nalini Agrawal2, Denny Liggitt3 and Keith B. Elkon4, 1Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 3Comparative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 4Department of Medicine & Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

    Background/Purpose: Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are highly specialized cells of the innate immune system that secrete very high levels of interferon alpha (IFN-a) following nucleic…

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