Abstracts tagged "lupus-like disease"

Abstract Number: PP04 • ACR Convergence 2025
MCTD and Aging – Resilience Required
Carol Kaminski
Background/Purpose: I was diagnosed with MCTD at age 25. My priorities were understanding a disease I had trouble pronouncing, and trying to learn to live with…
Abstract Number: 2598 • ACR Convergence 2025
Keratinocyte-Secreted Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Counteracts Type I IFN-Induced Antigen-Presenting Phenotype in Melanocytes: Utility in Cutaneous Lupus Skin
Rezvan Moallemian¹, Lin Zhang², Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani¹, Rachel Holle³ and J. Michelle Kahlenberg¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Background/Purpose: Current therapies for cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) are limited, highlighting the need for novel approaches. CLE lesions commonly exhibit photosensitivity and heightened type I…
Abstract Number: 2572 • ACR Convergence 2025
Multi-Modal Machine Learning Prediction and Phenotyping of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using Longitudinal EHR and Genomic Data from the All of Us Program
Hunter Sporn¹, Roshni Parulekar-Martins¹, Haopeng Wang¹, Xinran Yu¹, Jeong Yee², Youngmin Kim³, Jing Cui⁴ and Karen H. Costenbader⁵, ¹Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, ²Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, MA, South Korea, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, ⁵Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Timely diagnosis and clinically meaningful stratification of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remain major unmet needs. Existing risk models rely on limited genetic or lifestyle…
Abstract Number: 2428 • ACR Convergence 2025
Differences in Dyspigmentation and Scarring Across Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Categories and Subtypes
Shae Chambers¹, Aretha On², Xiwei Yang², Lais Lopes Almeida Gomes¹, Touraj Khosravi-Hafshejani³, Hammad Ali³, Rui Feng⁴ and Victoria Werth¹, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S./Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, U.S., Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease marked by skin lesions that can vary in appearance and severity. Subacute cutaneous erythematosus (SCLE),…
Abstract Number: 1851 • ACR Convergence 2025
Endotype Discovery in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using Multi-Omic Approaches: Toward Precision Insights into Cardiovascular and Renal Damage
Chary López pedrera¹, Laurel Woodridge², Sagrario Corrales³, Juan Rafael Muñoz-Castañeda⁴, Ana Isabel Torralbo⁴, Anisur Rahman⁵, Filipa Farinha², Rafaela Ortega-Castro⁶, Pedro Seguí-Azpilcueta⁷, Ismael Sanchez-Pareja³, Laura muñoz-Barrera³, Christian Merlo-Ruiz⁸, Desiree Ruiz-Vilchez⁹, M Carmen Abalos-Aguilera⁸, Pilar Font¹⁰, Nuria Barbarroja¹¹, Marta Alarcon-Riquelme¹², Alejandro Escudero Contreras¹³, MARIA ANGELES AGUIRRE ZAMORANO³, Carlos Pérez Sánchez¹⁴, Elizabeth C Jury⁵ and Tomás Cerdó³, ¹Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ²Centre for Rheumatology Research, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, ⁴IMIBIC/Hospital Reina Sofía/University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain, ⁵University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁶Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, ⁷Radiology Service, Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, United Kingdom, ⁸Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Reina Sofía University Hospital / Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC) / Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Córdoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, SpainBiomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain/CobiomicBioscience S.l, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ¹²Fundación Progreso y Salud, Andalusian Government, Granada, Spain, ¹³IMIBIC / Reina Sofia Hospital / University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain, ¹⁴Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain/ CobiomicBioscience S.l, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multifaceted autoimmune disorder characterized by marked clinical variability, which complicates both diagnosis and treatment. Among its most severe…
Abstract Number: 1760 • ACR Convergence 2025
Targeting the Female-biased Factor VGLL3 in Cutaneous and Systemic Lupus
Vincent van Drongelen¹, Joanna Rew¹, Emma Griffin², Kelly Young², Olesya Plazyo¹, Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani¹, Li-Jyun Syu², Stefan Stoll², Jiliang Zhou³, Nicole Ward⁴, J. Michelle Kahlenberg¹, Lam Tsoi¹, Andrzej A Dlugosz², Johann Gudjonsson¹ and Allison C Billi¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ³Augusta University, Augusta, ⁴Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Approximately 90% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus are women, and skin is one of the most frequently affected organs. We previously found that…
Abstract Number: 1758 • ACR Convergence 2025
Treg need a MAIT: Investigating the contribution of MAIT cells to impaired UV-induced Treg expansion in lupus photosensitive reactions
Grace Crossland¹, Lindsay Mendyka¹, Vianey Chavez¹, Kaitlyn Dowling¹, Michael Constantinides² and Sladjana Skopelja-Gardner¹, ¹Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, ²Scripps, La Jolla
Background/Purpose: Most systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients experience sensitivity to ultraviolet (UV) light, which can trigger disfiguring skin lesions or systemic flares. In healthy skin,…
Abstract Number: 1720 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparison of Mortality Trends in Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: A 21-Year Analysis Using CDC WONDER DATABASE.
Khadija Mohib¹, Rameez Qasim², Zaiya Waseem³, Shaheer Ahmad⁴ and Ahmad Ali Hussain⁵, ¹Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, Las Vegas, NV, ²Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan, ³AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, New Jersey, ⁴Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, ⁵Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore, Lahore
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE) are chronic autoimmune diseases with significant morbidity and mortality, collectively accounting for approximately 5,000 deaths…
Abstract Number: 1078 • ACR Convergence 2025
Trends in Hospitalization rate with Lupus in the State of Florida: A retrospective data review from Florida Health Charts from 1992-2023
Muhammad Sohaib Asghar¹, Mohammed Akram², Veerkaran Banga¹, rajkaran Banga¹, Woo Joo Lee¹, Afsana Ansari Shaik³, Syed Muhammad Muneeb Akhtar⁴ and Thomas Shimshak¹, ¹AdventHealth Sebring, Sebring, FL, ²HCA Aventura, Aventura, FL, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Background/Purpose: Lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease that occurs when the body's immune system attacks its own tissues and organs. This study was conducted to…
Abstract Number: 0983 • ACR Convergence 2025
Detecting Autoreactive CD4+ T Cells Relevant to Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
Grace Frechette, Thamotharampillai Dileepan, Marc Jenkins and Shawn Mahmud, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Background/Purpose: Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a systemic autoimmune disorder marked by a U1-small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (U1-snRNP) autoantibody. The majority of U1-snRNP antibodies in…
Abstract Number: 0949 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Cancer-associated Female-biased Factor VGLL3 Drives Autoimmunity and Fibrosis
Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani¹, Poulami Dey², Vincent van Drongelen¹, Joanna Rew¹, Rachael Bogle³, Marisa Hildebrandt¹, Benjamin Klein¹, Rezvan Moallemian¹, Monique E Verhaegen¹, Andrzej A Dlugosz⁴, Lam Tsoi¹, J. Michelle Kahlenberg¹, Johann Gudjonsson¹ and Allison C Billi¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Michigan, Holland, OH, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune disease is far more common in women than men. We have determined that the skin of healthy women is primed for autoimmunity due…
Abstract Number: 0885 • ACR Convergence 2025
MAIT cell-mediated immune modulation in lupus: antigen-driven expansion as a protective strategy
Grace Crossland¹, lennard Ostendorf², Vianey Chavez¹, Lindsay Mendyka¹, Deepak Rao³ and Sladjana Skopelja-Gardner¹, ¹Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a leading cause of death for young women, and over 75% of SLE patients experience skin manifestations – cutaneous…
Abstract Number: 0365 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical Characteristics and Psychosocial Outcomes of Patients with UCTD Compared to SLE
Caroline Siegel¹, Yongjay Kim², Lucy Masto³, Neha Nagpal¹, Amaya Smole⁴, Dongmei Sun¹, Haley Slosberg¹, Margaret Minett⁵, Joann Vega¹, Deanna Jannat-Khah¹, Jane Salmon¹, Michael Lockshin⁶, Lisa Sammaritano¹ and Medha Barbhaiya¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, Brooklyn, NY, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ⁶Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: While UCTD is considered less clinically severe than SLE, our prior qualitative study reported that patients with UCTD experience significant psychosocial challenges (J Clin…
Abstract Number: 0071 • ACR Convergence 2025
Unravelling Transcriptomic Landscapes in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Shared and Unique Molecular Signatures related to relevant clinical features.
Chary López pedrera¹, Tomás Cerdó², Ismael Sanchez-Pareja², Daniel Toro³, MARIA ANGELES AGUIRRE ZAMORANO², Elena Moreno-Caño⁴, Laura muñoz-Barrera², Sagrario Corrales², Rafaela Ortega-Castro⁵, Concepción Aranda-Valera⁶, Lourdes Ladehesa⁷, Jerusalén Calvo⁶, Pilar Font⁸, M Carmen Abalos-Aguilera⁹, Desiree Ruiz-Vilchez¹⁰, Christian Merlo-Ruiz⁹, Nuria Barbarroja¹¹, Carlos Pérez Sánchez¹², Marta Alarcon-Riquelme¹³ and Alejandro Escudero Contreras⁶, ¹Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ²Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, ³GENYO / Karolinska Institutet, Granada / Stockholm, Spain, ⁴IMIBIC-Reina Sofia Hospital-University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, ⁶IMIBIC / Reina Sofia Hospital / University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain, ⁷IMIBIC-Reina Sofia Hospital-University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, SpainBiomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Reina Sofía University Hospital / Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC) / Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Córdoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain/CobiomicBioscience S.l, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ¹²Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain/ CobiomicBioscience S.l, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ¹³Fundación Progreso y Salud, Andalusian Government, Granada, Spain
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to identify shared and distinct gene and protein expression profiles associated with clinical features in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus…
Abstract Number: L01 • ACR Convergence 2024
Targeted Exosite Inhibition of STING Activation of TBK1 Selectively Blocks Type I Interferon and NFκB Responses for Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
Matthew Martin¹, Erik Wilker¹, Diana Gikunju¹, Usha Narayanan¹, Unnati Pandya¹, Vijetha Prakash¹, Ashley Edwards¹, Sameer Kawatkar¹, Tenghui Chen¹, Ragunath Chandran¹, Sai Sunder¹, Sumathi Biradar¹, Joerg Distler², Alexandra Joseph¹, Stephanos Ioannidis¹ and Bhavatarini Vangamudi¹, ¹Exo Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA, ²Exo Therapeutics, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: The cGAS-TBK1-STING pathway senses nucleic acids for innate immunity. Aberrant activation of the pathway is linked to autoimmune diseases including Systemic and Cutaneous Lupus…

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