Abstracts tagged "interferons"

Abstract Number: 2979 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nucleic Acid Sensing Receptors TLR7, RIG-I and MDA5 Collaborate in Driving the Systemic IFN Signature and Amplify the Pathogenic Loop: Potential New Targets for Therapy in Primary Sjogrens Syndrome
Naomi I Maria¹, Cornelia G. van Helden-Meeuwsen¹, Eline C. Steenwijk¹, Arne S. IJpma², Wouter Beumer¹, Zana Brkic¹, Virgil A. Dalm¹, Paul L. van Daele¹, P. Martin van Hagen¹, Peter J. van der Spek², Hemmo A. Drexhage¹ and Marjan A. Versnel¹, ¹Erasmus Medical Center, Immunology, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Erasmus Medical Center, Bioinformatics, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by autoantibodies targeting RNA-associated antigens, anti-SSA/SSB. The IFN-signature is present in over half of…
Abstract Number: 2890 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Novel Selective Inhibitors Of Nuclear Export (SINE) Decrease Type I Interferon Activation and Deplete Autoreactive Plasma Cells In The Kidney In Murine Lupus
Teresa Owen¹, Javier Rangel-Moreno², Boris Klebanov³, Yosef Landesman³, Michael Kauffman³, Sharon Shacham³ and Jennifer H. Anolik⁴, ¹Medicine- Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Medicine- Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ³Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc., Natick, MA, ⁴Medicine- Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: There is great interest in developing new treatment approaches for SLE, but the biologic therapies under investigation over the past several years have yielded…
Abstract Number: 2810 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Follow-Up Testing Of Interferon-Gamma Release Assays For The Diagnosis Of Hidden Tuberculosis Infection In Patients Receiving Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Antagonists
Chan-Nam Son¹, Tae-Hwan Kim², Il-Hoon Sung³, Jae-Bum Jun² and Dae-Hyun Yoo², ¹Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, South Korea, ²Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ³Orthopaedic surgery, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (Anti-TNFα) therapy is often used in patients with rheumatic diseases who do not respond to conventional treatment. Risk of tuberculosis…
Abstract Number: 2347 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Functional Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms In The Interferon-γ and The NLRP3 (Cryopyrin) Genes Associated With Anti-TNF Response In Danish Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Jacob Sode^1,2,3, Niels H. H. Heegaard⁴, Henning Locht², Ulla Vogel⁵, Steffen Bank^6,7, Merete Lund Hetland^8,9 and Vibeke Andersen^3,7,10,11, ¹Clinical Biochemistry, Immunology and Genetics, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen S, Denmark, ²Department of Rheumatology, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ³Institute of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ⁴Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Immunology & Genetics, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Institute of Human Genetics, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁷Medical Department, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark, ⁸The Danish Rheumatologic Database (DANBIO), Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁹Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, The Danish Rheumatologic Database (DANBIO), Glostrup Hospital., Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹⁰Medical Department, Hospital of Southern Jutland Aabenraa, Aabenraa, Denmark, ¹¹Odense University Hospital, OPEN (Odense Patient data Explorative Network), Odense, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Most patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) benefit from tumor necrosis factor-a blocking treatment (anti-TNF). About 1/3, however, do not respond to this costly and…
Abstract Number: 2057 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biomarker and Serologic Predictors Of Clinical Improvement After B Cell Depletion In Refractory Adult and Juvenile Dermatomyositis (DM) and Adult Polymyositis (PM) – The RIM (Rituximab in Myositis) Trial
Ann M. Reed¹, Cynthia S. Crowson², Molly S. Hein¹, Consuelo Lopez de Padilla³, Helen Khun², Rohit Aggarwal⁴, Dana P. Ascherman⁵, Marc C. Levesque⁶ and Chester V. Oddis⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Medicine / Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Rheum/Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the longitudinal utility of a biomarker signature in conjunction with myositis autoantibodies (autoAbs) as biomarkers of…
Abstract Number: 1754 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety and Efficacy Of Peg-IFNa/Ribavirin/Protease Inhibitor Combination In 34 Patients With HCV-Mixed Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis
David Saadoun¹, Stanislas Pol², Vincent Thibault³, Gilles Pialoux⁴, François Blanc⁵, Lucile Musset⁶, Alexandre Karras⁷, Olivier Decaux⁸, Jean-Marc Ziza⁹, Olivier Lambotte¹⁰ and Patrice Cacoub Sr.¹¹, ¹Groupe Hospitalier Pitié Salpétrière, Service de Médecine Interne, DHU i2B, Paris, France, ²Hepatology, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ³Virology, Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France, ⁴hôpital Tenon, Paris, France, ⁵hôpital Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ⁶Laboratoire d'immunochimie, Pitié- Salpêtrière, Paris, France, ⁷Nephrology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, APHP, Paris, France, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France, ⁹Refferal center for bone and joint infections, Croix Saint Simon Hospital, Paris, France, ¹⁰Internal Medicine, Hopital Kremlin Bicêtre, Kremlin Bicêtre, France, ¹¹Department of Internal Medicine 2., CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: The standard of care treatment of patients presenting a HCV-mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) vasculitis includes Peg-IFNaplus Ribavirin, w/wo Rituximab. Thirty to 40% of patients are…
Abstract Number: 1731 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Of Innate Immune Arthritis With a Toll-Like Receptor 7 Agonist Requires Type I Interferon
Maripat Corr¹, Tomoko Hayashi², Dennis A. Carson³, Howard Cottam⁴ and Joshua Yang³, ¹Medicine, Univ of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ³UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ⁴ucsd School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: We previously demonstrated that repeated administration of the low molecular weight Toll-like receptor (TLR) 7 agonist (1V136) substantially reduces arthritic inflammation in mice. Here…
Abstract Number: 1613 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Malarial Drugs (hydroxychloroquine and quinacrine) Decrease The Production Of Interferon-Alfa Initiated By TLR-9 Agonist
Ou Jin¹, Xi Zhang¹, Qiuxia Li¹, Lingkai Fang¹, Hongyue Huang¹, Chengcheng Hou¹, Zetao Liao¹, Qiujing Wei¹, Zhiming Lin², Dongfang Lin¹ and Jieruo Gu³, ¹Rheumatology, The Affiliated Third Hospital of Sun Yat-san University, Rheumatology, Guangzhou, China, ²Rheumatology, third affiliated hospital of Sun Yat-sen Universtiy, Guangzhou, China, ³Medicine, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, GuangZhou, China
Background/Purpose: Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR-9) plays an important role in initiating innate immunity. The recognition of self DNA fragments by TLR-9 may results in the…
Abstract Number: 1614 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hydroxychloroquine Reverse The Elevation Of Interferon-Alfa Initiated By TLR-9 Agonist Which Irresponsive To Glucocorticoid
Ou Jin¹, Xi Zhang¹, Lingkai Fang¹, Qiuxia Li¹, Hongyue Huang¹, Zhiming Lin², Zetao Liao¹, Dongfang Lin¹, Chengcheng Hou¹ and Jieruo Gu³, ¹Rheumatology, The Affiliated Third Hospital of Sun Yat-san University, Rheumatology, Guangzhou, China, ²Rheumatology, third affiliated hospital of Sun Yat-sen Universtiy, Guangzhou, China, ³Medicine, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, GuangZhou, China
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by chronic stimulation of the innate immune system by endogenous nucleic acids through toll-like receptors (TLRs) pathway, which…
Abstract Number: 1615 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Type I Interferons As a Serum Biomarker Of Subclinical Atherosclerosis In Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Smriti Mohan¹, Julie Barsalou², Timothy J. Bradley³, Cameron Slorach³, Lawrence Ng⁴, Deborah M. Levy⁵, Earl D. Silverman² and Mariana J. Kaplan⁶, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Cardiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institutes of Health/NIAMS, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disorder with a marked increase in cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality due to premature atherosclerosis, distinct…
Abstract Number: 1616 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interferon Regulatory Factors 3 and 5 As Key Elements Of The Interferon Signature On Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells From Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Diana Gómez-Martín¹, Karina Santana-de Anda², Adriana Elizabeth Monsivais-Urenda³, Sandra Rajme-Lopez⁴, Luis Aparicio-Vera⁴, Jorge Alcocer-Varela¹ and Roberto González-Amaro³, ¹Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Department of Immunology, Facultad de Medicina. UASLP, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, ⁴Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Salvador Zubirán, Mexico city, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) are considered the main source of type-I interferon (IFN-I). The interferon signature has been widely associated to systemic lupus erythematosus…
Abstract Number: 1572 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Type I Interferon In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Plasma Predicts Future Renal Disease
Kyriakos A. Kirou¹, Mikhail Olferiev¹, Elzbieta E. Jacek¹, Mari Lliguicota¹, Margaret Robotham¹, Wei-Ti Huang², Elena Gkrouzman¹ and Mary K. Crow³, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Biostatistics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Type I interferon (IFN-I) is elevated in many patients with SLE and is associated with more severe disease. However, the relationship between elevated levels…
Abstract Number: 1145 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Regulation Of Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells By Prostaglandin E2
Alice E. Wiedeman¹ and Keith B. Elkon², ¹Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) constitute a rare blood cell subset exquisitely attuned for production of large quantities of interferon-alpha (IFN-α), and these cells have…
Abstract Number: 645 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Transcript Profiling Of Blood and Kidney Biopsies From Chinese Patients With Lupus Nephritis Reveals Concordant Activation Of Type I IFN Signaling In The Blood and Kidney, Reduced B Cell Presence In The Blood, and Increased Macrophages In The Kidney
Zheng Liu¹, Chris, A. Morehouse¹, Xinfang Huang², Philip Brohawn¹, Nan Shen², Yihong Yao¹ and Brandon W. Higgs¹, ¹Translational Sciences, MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD, ²Dept of Rheumatology, Shanghai Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: Up-regulated expression of type I interferon-regulated genes has consistently been observed within the peripheral blood in a large proportion of patients with active systemic…
Abstract Number: 167 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Of Functional Polymorphisms In IRF2 With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus In a Japanese Population
Aya Kawasaki¹, Hiroshi Furukawa², Nao Nishida³, Eiji Warabi⁴, Yuya Kondo⁵, Satoshi Ito⁶, Isao Matsumoto⁷, Makio Kusaoi⁸, Akiko Suda⁹, Shouhei Nagaoka¹⁰, Keigo Setoguchi¹¹, Tatsuo Nagai¹², Shunsei Hirohata¹³, Katsushi Tokunaga¹⁴, Yoshinari Takasaki¹⁵, Hiroshi Hashimoto¹⁶, Takayuki Sumida⁵, Shigeto Tohma² and Naoyuki Tsuchiya¹, ¹Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, ²Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, Sagamihara Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara, Japan, ³Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Ichikawa, Japan, ⁴Environmental Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, ⁶Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Japan, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine,, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁹Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Yokohama Minami Kyousai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan, ¹¹Allergy and Immunological Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ¹²Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan, ¹³Int Med/Rheumatol & Infec Dis, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan, ¹⁴Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁵Department of Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁶Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Interferon regulatory factor (IRF) families are transcription factors involved in type I interferon (IFN) pathway. Recent genetic studies identified association of IRF family genes,…

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