Abstract Number: 58 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Attribution of Cause of End-Stage Renal Disease Among Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Background/Purpose: The attributed cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States Renal Data System (USRDS) is often used to identify systemic lupus erythematosus…Abstract Number: 606 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impaired Kidney Function Improves Treatment Response after 6 Months of Methotrexat Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) and leflunomide are categorized as DMARDs of first choice in treating rheumatoid arthritis patients. MTX should be used cautiously in patients with…Abstract Number: 991 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CaMK4 Facilitates Recruitment of IL-17 Producing Cells to Target Organs through the CCR6/CCL20 Axis in Th17-Driven Inflammatory Diseases
Background/Purpose: The recruitment of IL-17 producing T helper (Th17) cells to the inflammatory sites has been implicated in the development of organ damage in inflammatory…Abstract Number: 1767 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Noninvasive Assessment of Macrophage Activation in Experimental Glomerulonephritis Using Optical Imaging with Near-Infrared Light Serves As a Surrogate of Disease Activity
Background/Purpose: Glomerulonephritis (GN) represents a major cause of morbidity & mortality. The standard for diagnosing GN is through renal biopsy, but this is not performed…Abstract Number: 1768 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improved Tissue Clearing and 2-Photon Imaging of Mouse Kidneys Reveals Immune Cell Architecture in Nephrotoxic Nephritis
Background/Purpose: Tissue clearing approaches such as CLARITY renders tissue transparent, and in combination with two-photon microscopy, enables microscopic visualization deep internal structures within unaltered organs.…Abstract Number: 1850 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Levels of Immunoglobulin Binding Protein 1 Are Associated with Disease Activity Including Renal Damage in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune inflammatory disease. Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most serious complications in patients with SLE.…Abstract Number: 1911 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1, CCL2) Is a Potential Local Marker of Renal Involvement in Scleroderma
Background/Purpose: Renal disease in scleroderma (SSc), including scleroderma renal crisis (SRC), remains a major clinical challenge. Previous studies showed up to 50% of SSc patients…Abstract Number: 2016 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Functional Tertiary Lymphoid Structures within the Kidneys of Lupus Prone Mice Resembles Lymph Nodes in Gene Expression Profiling Analysis and Are Detected By in Vivo Imaging
Background/Purpose: The formation of tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) are known to occur during the development of several diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but in…Abstract Number: 2191 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Risk of Acute and Chronic Renal Lesions Associated with Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose : Renal lesions have been described in patients with antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), however their associations with aPL are inconsistent among studies. Therefore our objective…Abstract Number: 2349 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Efficacy and Tolerability of Febuxostat in Hyperuricemic Patients with Severe Renal Impairment
Background/Purpose: Febuxostat has shown to be effective and safe in the treatment of hyperuricemia in patients with mild-to-moderate renal impairment without dose adjustment. However, there…Abstract Number: 2350 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Febuxostat in 55 Gouty Patients with Stage 4/5 Chronic Kidney Disease: Results from a Retrospective Multicenter Study
Background/Purpose: Although allopurinol is the first urate lowering therapy (ULT), its limited dosage in gouty patients with stage 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD…Abstract Number: 2356 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Major Cardiovascular Events in Gout Patients with Cardiovascular Disease or Heart Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease Initiating on Allopurinol or Febuxostat (Uloric)
Background/Purpose: Xanthine oxidase inhibitors (XOI) reduce both urate levels and oxidative stress in the vasculature, both of which are cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. However,…Abstract Number: 2911 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tubulointerstitial Involvement in Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: Tubulointerstitial disease is frequent in lupus nephritis (LN) with immune deposits being present in up to one third of patients.[1,2] Lesions including interstitial infiltration,…Abstract Number: 2912 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Concomitant Kidney Disease in Patients with Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: The most common and clinically and histologically best-characterized SLE kidney disease is lupus nephritis (LN). However, other forms of kidney disease can and do…Abstract Number: 2917 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combined Proliferative and Membranous Lupus Nephritis: Is the Prognosis Really Poor?
Background/Purpose: Using light microscopy (LM) or immunofluorescence (IF), combined proliferative and membranous lupus nephritis (LN) is defined as an active proliferative class III/IV lesion and…