Abstracts tagged "interleukins (IL)"

Abstract Number: 2503 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IL-17+ CD8+ T Cells Are Enriched In The Joints Of Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis and Correlate With Markers Of Disease Activity and Joint Damage Progression
Bina Menon^1,2, Nicola J. Gullick³, Hayley G. Evans⁴, Gina J. Walter⁴, Megha Rajasekhar⁴, Toby Garrood², Leonie S. Taams⁴ and Bruce W. Kirkham², ¹Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology of Inflammation, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Foundation Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology, King's College Hospital Foundation NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology of Inflammation, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have clear differences in clinical, radiological and genetic features, suggesting that the immunopathology of the conditions may…
Abstract Number: 595 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anemic Hypoxia Is Associated With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension In Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ki-Jo Kim¹, In-Woon Baek², Chong-Hyeun Yoon³, Jin-Jung Choi⁴, Wan-Uk Kim² and Chul-Soo Cho⁵, ¹Internal Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, South Korea, ²Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ³Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, South Korea, ⁴Internal Medicine, CHA University Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea, ⁵Internal Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a serious and often fatal complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but its pathogenesis is still unclear. Hypoxia-induced pulmonary…
Abstract Number: 2225 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
COVA322: A Novel, Bispecific Tumor-Necrosis-Factor-Alpha / Interleukin-17A (TNF/IL-17A) Inhibitor With Excellent Pharmacokinetic Properties In Mice and Cynomolgus Monkeys
Mathias Locher, Dragan Grabulovski, Isabella Attinger-Toller, Susann Koenig-Friedrich, Ulrike von der Bey and Julian Bertschinger, Covagen AG, Schlieren, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: The generation of bispecific antibody molecules with excellent biophysical and pharmacokinetic properties has been a challenging task in the past. We present here COVA322,…
Abstract Number: 410 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation of Carotid Intima Media Thickness With Interleukin-6, Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptides In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lourdes Nuñez Atahualpa¹, Mauricio Figuroa Sanchez¹, Daniel Alberto Rocha Muñoz², Raul Vargas Ramirez³, Beatriz Teresita Martin Marquez⁴, Jorge Ivan Gamez Nava⁵, Laura González López⁶, Erika Martínez García³, Esther Sanchez Corona³, Marcelo Petri⁴, Rosa Navarro Hernandez³, Veronica Gonzalez Diaz⁷, Jorge Aguilar Arreola⁸, Ana Guisllaine Bernard Medina⁹, Alejandra Nuñez Atahualpa¹⁰, Javier Andrade Garduño¹⁰, Eduardo Gomez Bañuelos³ and Monica Vazquez Del Mercado^4,8, ¹Radiology, Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico, ²Unidad de Investigación en Epidemiología Clínica del Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, IMSS, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, ³CUCS, Universidad de Guadalajara, Instituto de Investigación en Reumatología y del Sistema Músculo Esquelético,, Guadalajara, Mexico, ⁴Instituto de Investigación en Reumatología y del Sistema Músculo Esquelético, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, ⁵Unidad de Investigación en Epidemiología Clínica, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, ⁶Medicina Interna-Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna-Reumatología, Hospital General Regional 110, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, ⁷Reumatologia, Antiguo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara - Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico, ⁸Rheumatology, Hospital Civil Dr Juan I Menchaca, Guadalajara, Mexico, ⁹Rheumatology, Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico, ¹⁰Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
Background/Purpose: The main cause of death in rheumatoid arthritis patients are cardiovascular events which cannot be entirely explained by traditional risk factors, suggesting, that systemic…
Abstract Number: 1856 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Potentiating Effects Of IL-17A, IL-17AF, IL-17F In Combination With TNF But Not With IL-1beta In Human Primary Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes From Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Christine Huppertz¹, Marija Curcic Djuric¹, Robert Hennze¹, Friedrich Raulf¹, Frank Kolbinger¹, Anis Mir¹ and David Lee², ¹Autoimmunity, Transplantation and Inflammatory Disease, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, SWITZERLAND, Basel, Switzerland, ²Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: The pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-17A (IL-17A) activates fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) and other mesenchymal cells via the IL-17RA/RC receptor. FLS are a major source of inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 1653 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial IL-21+CD4+ T Cells Specifically Induce Matrix Metalloproteinase Production By Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes
Maria C. Lebre¹, Pedro L. Vieira², Saïda Aarrass¹, Thomas Newsom-Davis², Paul Peter Tak³ and Gavin R. Screaton², ¹Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology & Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Immunology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Academic Medical Center / University of Amsterdam, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology & GlaxoSmithKline, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: IL-21 is a cytokine produced by activated CD4+ T cells and T follicular helper cells (TFh) that has been implicated in several autoimmune diseases…
Abstract Number: 1440 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects Of Tocilizumab On Serum Cytokines In Rheumatoid Arthritis With An Inadequate Response To Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs
Sang Jin Lee^1,2, Kyung Rok Kim³, Sang Hyun Joo³, Jae Myung Lee³, In Ah Choi³, Joo Youn Lee², Hyun Jung Yoo², Eun Young Lee⁴, Eun Bong Lee¹, Won Park⁵, Sung Hwan Park⁶, Seung-Cheol Shim⁷, Dae-Hyun Yoo⁸, Han Joo Baek⁹, Hyun Ah Kim¹⁰, Soo Kon Lee¹¹, Yun Jong Lee¹, Young Eun Park¹², Hoon-Suk Cha¹³ and Yeong Wook Song^2,3, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, ²Department of molecular medicine and biophamaceutical sciences,Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Internal medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, South Korea, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, The Catholic University, Seoul, South Korea, ⁷Medicine, Rheumatology, Eulji University, Daejeon, South Korea, ⁸Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ⁹Rheumatology, Rheumatology, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym university, Kyunggi, South Korea, ¹¹Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ¹²Rheumatology, Rheumatology, Pusan Nationl University, Pusan, South Korea, ¹³Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of tocilizumab on serum cytokines in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with an inadequate response…
Abstract Number: 1375 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synergistic Enhancement Of Aggregated IgG-Induced Tumor Necrosis Factor α In Human Synovial Mast Cells By Interleukin 33
Hyunho Lee^1,2, Jun-ichi Kashiwakura³, Masahiko Yanagisawa^1,2, Yuki Okamura^1,2, Takao Ishii², Masayuki Seki², Shu Saito², Yasuaki Tokuhashi², Chisei Ra¹ and Yoshimichi Okayama¹, ¹Allergy and Immunology Group, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Laboratory for Allergic Disease, RIKEN Center for Integrateive Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan
Background/Purpose: Recent studies suggest that human synovial mast cells (MCs) are involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Circulating IgG isotype autoantibodies and synovial…
Abstract Number: 1291 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
COVA322: Overcoming Limitations Of Current Biologics In Rheumatoid Arthritis By a Novel, Bispecific Tumor-Necrosis-Factor-Alpha / Interleukin-17A (TNF/IL-17A) Inhibitor Moving Towards The Clinic
Dragan Grabulovski, Michela Silacci, Nadja Baenziger-Tobler, Wibke Lembke, Wenjuan Zha, Richard Woods, Isabella Attinger-Toller, Roger Santimaria, Susann Koenig-Friedrich, Ulrike von der Bey, Mathias Locher and Julian Bertschinger, Covagen AG, Schlieren, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Biologic treatment options such as TNF inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. However, there…
Abstract Number: 1168 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Innate Immune Cell Production Of Interleukin-12 Drives CpG-Induced Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Lehn K. Weaver¹ and Edward M. Behrens², ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Pediatrics/Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Hemophagocytic syndromes are caused by an uncontrolled systemic inflammatory response resulting in cytopenias, multisystem organ failure, and rapid death, often despite aggressive therapy. Macrophage…
Abstract Number: 951 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Anti-IL-17A Monoclonal Antibody Secukinumab (AIN457) Inhibits Pro-Inflammatory Mediator Release From Human Primary Synoviocytes Costimulated With IL-17 and TNF
Christine Huppertz, Marija Curcic Djuric, Robert Hennze and Frank Kolbinger, Autoimmunity, Transplantation and Inflammatory Disease, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, SWITZERLAND, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) are targets of the pro-inflammatory IL-17 cytokines and a major source of inflammatory mediators in the inflamed synovium in rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 939 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reduction Of Circulating Blood Neutrophils In Mice By Anti-IL-6R Alpha Monoclonal Antibody is Not Due To Apoptosis Or Blockade Of Neutrophil Differentiation
Ludmila Kelly, Vilma Decman and Dimitris Skokos, Research, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY
Background/Purpose: Blockade of IL-6/IL-6Rα signaling is associated with a reduction of circulating neutrophils in the blood of patients treated with anti-IL-6Rα mAb but the mechanism…
Abstract Number: 931 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect Of Neutralizing IL-17A and IL-17F Antibodies On Host Resistance To Acute Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection In Mice In Comparison With Neutralizing TNF-α Treatment
Michael Kammüller¹, Franco Di Padova², Christian Antoni³, Salah-Dine Chibout⁴, Timothy Wright⁵, Marie-Laure Bourigault⁶, Noria Segueni⁶, Stephanie Rose⁶, Bernhard Ryffel⁶ and Valerie Quesniaux⁶, ¹PCS - Discovery and Investigative Safety, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland, ²Autoimmunity, Transplantation and Inflammation, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁴Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland, ⁵Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁶UMR7355 CNRS and University of Orleans, Orleans, France
Background/Purpose: Antibodies targeting IL-17A or IL-17RA are in clinical trials for the treatment of several autoimmune diseases. However, these therapies, by blocking critical mediators of…
Abstract Number: 940 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Novel Function Of Soluble Interleukin-6 Receptor As An Antagonist Of Interleukin-27-Mediated Anti-Inflammatory Responses
Misato Hashizume¹, Keiko Esaki², Keiko Yoshimoto³, Hideto Kameda³, Tsutomu Takeuchi³ and Yoshihiro Matsumoto¹, ¹Product Research Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Japan, ²Discovery Research Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Japan, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: The immunological roles of interleukin 27 (IL-27) have been reported in various rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), lupus, systemic sclerosis and psoriasis.…
Abstract Number: 943 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synergism Between Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor and Interleukin-17 Causes Joint Damage Via The Production Of Interleukin-23, Receptor Activator Of NF-κB Ligand and S100A8
Annemarie E.M. Van Nieuwenhuijze¹, Fons A.J. Van de Loo², Birgitte Walgreen³, Miranda B. Bennink⁴, Monique M. Helsen³, Liduine Van den Bersselaar¹, Ian P. Wicks^5,6, Wim B. Van den Berg⁷ and Marije I. Koenders⁷, ¹Rheumatology and Advanced Therapeutics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology Research and Advanced Therapeutics, Rheumatology Research and Advanced Therapeutics, Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology Research & Advanced Therapeutics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology Research and Advanced Therapeutics, Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁵Inflammation Division, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, ⁷Rheumatology Research and Advanced Therapeutics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: T helper-17 (Th17) cells are important mediators of inflammatory diseases, and are the main pathogenic cell type in many animal models of autoimmunity. Recent…

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