Abstract Number: 97 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Enhanced IFN-α Production By Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Is Associated with Increased Toll-like Receptor 7 Retention in the Lysosomes and Exosure to Type I IFN in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Type I interferon(IFN) appears to contribute to the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Overexpression of type I IFN regulated genes has been reported…Abstract Number: 2576 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Caspase 8 in Dendritic Cells Suppresses IRF5 Activation through Endosomal TLR Signaling to Prevent SLE-like Disease
Background/Purpose: Previous studies implicate dendritic cells (DCs) in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), yet the mechanisms underlying this involvement are not yet clear.…Abstract Number: 1829 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hyper-Responsiveness to TLR-4 Stimulation in SLE: Association with High Levels of Serum IFN-Alpha and a Distinct Inflammatory Cytokine Profile
Background/Purpose: IFN-alpha is a pathogenic factor in SLE. High serum interferon activity (IFN-high) marks a subgroup of SLE patients strongly associated with double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) antibodies.…Abstract Number: 1754 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
BANK1 Controls the Development of SLE By Modulating TLR7 Signaling and Type I IFN-Induced Translation Initiation Pathway in B Cells
Background/Purpose: BANK1 is a susceptibility gene for SLE, and we have shown that stimulation of TLR9 agonist leads to a reduction in the activation of…Abstract Number: 1813 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Novel Mechanism of Action of Anti-Malarial Drugs in the Inhibition of Type I Interferon Production
Background/Purpose: Anti-malarial drugs (AMD) such as Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and Quinacrine (QC) are effective in the treatment of skin rash and arthritis in systemic lupus erythematosus…Abstract Number: 3024 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fcγriiia Mediated Signal Cause Epigenetic Changes in Human Naive CD4+ T-Cells
Background/Purpose: Signals that trigger epigenetic changes in CD4+ T-cells are unknown. To examine a role for FcγRIIIa mediated co-signal in causing epigenetic changes in human…Abstract Number: 1614 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Functional Analysis of Interferon Responsiveness in PBMC from SLE Donors Identifies Subgroups with Higher and Lower Disease Activity
Background/Purpose: Interferons (IFN) reportedly are central to SLE pathogenesis and increased expression of IFN regulated genes (the ‘IFN signature') is associated with active disease. Clinical…