Abstracts tagged "Lupus"

Abstract Number: 932 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IRF4-Dependent and IRF4-Independent Pathways Contribute to DC Dysfunction in Lupus
Michela Manni¹, Sanjay Gupta², Briana G. Nixon³ and Alessandra B. Pernis⁴, ¹Autoimmunity and Inflammation Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Autoimmunity & Inflammation Research Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Graduate Program in Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, New York, NY, ⁴Autoimmunity & Inflammation, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Interferon Regulatory Factors (IRFs) play fundamental roles in dendritic cell (DC) differentiation and function. In particular IRFs are critical transducers of Toll-like Receptors (TLR)…
Abstract Number: 1786 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvements in Health-Related Quality of Life and Fatigue Following Administration of an IL-6 Monoclonal Antibody (PF-04236921) in an Enriched Population of Subjects with Active SLE
Vibeke Strand¹, Annette Diehl², Jared Christensen², Joseph Wajdula², Sudhakar Sridharan³ and Paul J Healey², ¹Biopharmaceutical Consultant, Portola Valley, CA, ²Pfizer Inc, New York City, NY, ³PPD Inc, Rockville, MA
Background/Purpose: The 10 mg dose of PF-04236921 showed evidence of efficacy in a phase 2 randomized controlled trial (RCT) in SLE.1,2 Here patient-reported outcomes (PROs)…
Abstract Number: 2529 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Decreased Programmed Death Ligand-1 (PD-L1) in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Placenta
Gail Deutsch^1,2, Megan Yuasa³ and Anne M. Stevens^4,5, ¹Pathology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ²School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Seattle Children's Res Institute, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ⁴Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ⁵Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: The increased rates of preeclampsia, preterm birth, and intrauterine growth restriction in SLE pregnancy are only partially explained by the vascular effects of anti-phospholipid…
Abstract Number: 741 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Satisfaction and Impact Associated with the Addition of Belimumab to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Survey of US Rheumatologists and Their Patients
Katie Pascoe¹, Steve Lobosco², David Bell³, Ben Hoskin³, Sulabha Ramachandran⁴, Bonnie Pobiner⁵ and David Chang⁶, ¹Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Uxbridge, United Kingdom, ²Adelphi Real World Ltd., Macclesfield, United Kingdom, ³Autoimmune, Adelphi Real World Ltd., Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Renaissance Centre, PA, ⁵Immuno-Inflammation Therapy Area, GlaxoSmithKline, Triangle Park, NC, ⁶US Medical Affairs, GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Patient and physician treatment satisfaction influences long-term adherence with a treatment regimen. The primary objective was to identify factors linked to satisfaction with the…
Abstract Number: 987 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pre-Emptive Renal Transplantation Among End Stage Renal Disease Patients with and without SLE
Anna R. Broder¹, Wenzhu Mowrey², Ladan Golestaneh³, Mimi Kim⁴, Karen H. Costenbader⁵ and Chaim Putterman⁶, ¹Rheumatology-Forchheimer 701N, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ²Department of Epidemiology and Population Health/Division of Biostatistics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Medicine/Nephrology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ⁴Biostatistics and Research Design Resource, Albert Einstein Coll Med, Bronx, NY, ⁵Rheumatology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Background/Purpose: Lack of evidence-based recommendations about pre-emptive renal transplantation in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) may be unnecessarily delaying…
Abstract Number: 1804 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of the Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) with Vascular Complications, End Stage Renal Failure (ESRF) and Mortality in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Cohort Analysis
Chi Chiu Mok¹, Kar Li Chan¹, Sau Mei Tse¹ and Ling Yin Ho², ¹Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Dept of Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: To study the association between the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and vascular events, end stage renal failure (ESRF) and mortality in patients with SLEMethods: Patients…
Abstract Number: 2901 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-dsDNA Antibodies Measured By Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Show Strong Association with Active Lupus Nephritis
Gabriella Lakos¹, John G. Hanly², Peter Martis¹, Chelsea Bentow¹, Milagros Garcia³, Odette Viñas³, Gerard Espinosa⁴, Ricard Cervera⁴ and Michael Mahler⁵, ¹Research, Inova Diagnostics, San Diego, CA, ²Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Capital Health and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ³Immunology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Department of Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Inova Diagnostics, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Anti-dsDNA antibodies support the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and their quantification is useful for the assessment of lupus nephritis (LN) and the…
Abstract Number: 750 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Belimumab for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Jasvinder A. Singh¹ and Nipam Shah², ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University fo Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Belimumab is a new approved treatment option for patients with lupus. Our objective was to perform a systematic review of benefits and harms of…
Abstract Number: 992 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Therapeutic Targeting of CD4+ T Cell Metabolism in Murine Models of Lupus
Laurence Morel¹, Seung-Chul Choi², Zhiwei Xu², Elisabeth Adkins³, Byron Croker² and Derry Roopenian³, ¹Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ²University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ³The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME
Background/Purpose: Cellular metabolism controls T cell functions, with TCR-mediated activation enhancing metabolism, and substrate utilization modulating effector functions. Autoreactive CD4 T cells are key effectors…
Abstract Number: 1818 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cyclophosphamide and Cumulative Steroid Dose Associated with Higher Risk of Infections in Patients with Lupus Nephritis
Shubhasree Dutta Choudhury¹, Ann Biehl², Maryam Ghaderi-yeganeh³, Zerai Manna⁴ and Sarfaraz Hasni⁴, ¹National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases2, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²Department of Pharmacy, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, ³National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Department of Pharmacy, National Institutes of Health, Bethesa, MD, ⁴National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Immune dysregulation associated with SLE leads to a substantially high background risk of infection. This risk of infection further increases with the use of…
Abstract Number: 2912 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Concomitant Kidney Disease in Patients with Lupus Nephritis
Paul Hoover¹, Jose A. Gomez Puerta², Alexander Fine¹, Helmut Rennke³ and Karen H. Costenbader⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Grupo de Inmunología e Inmunogenética, GICIG, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, Medellín, Colombia, ³Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Rheumatology, Immunology & Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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: 752 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Strong Association Between Gout and Diuretic Use Among Lupus Patients
Eric Wise¹, Emily Lewis², Puja Khanna^2,3, Lili Zhao⁴ and W Joseph McCune⁵, ¹Rhuematology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Division of Rheumatology/Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Department of Statistic, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Int Med/ Rheum, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Although gout has historically been thought to be a rare in patients with SLE, recent case series suggest that the incidence of gout in…
Abstract Number: 1085 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Levamisole Triggers Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation through Muscarinic Receptors in Patients with Drug-Induced Vasculitis
Peter C. Grayson¹, Carmelo Carmona-Rivera², Meryl Waldman³, Karran Phillips⁴, Venkataraman Subramaniam⁵, Paul Thompson⁶, Jonathan D. Graf⁷ and Mariana J. Kaplan¹, ¹National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²Systemic Autoimmunity Branch/ NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ³NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁴NIDA, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, ⁶Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Masshachussetts, Worcester, MA, ⁷Rosalind Russell / Ephraim P. Engleman Rheumatology Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Levamisole, an anti-helminth drug, has been implicated in cases of drug-induced autoimmunity in humans exposed to adulterated cocaine. Clinical manifestations of levamisole-induced autoimmunity include…
Abstract Number: 1820 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence and Risk-Factors for Asymptomatic Coronary-Artery Calcifications in Young Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Juanita Romero-Diaz¹, Rocio Moran-Contla², Eric Kimura-Hayama³, Sergio Criales-Vera³, Carlos Núñez-Álvarez², Roberto Ivan Acosta-Hernandez⁴, Mario César Ocampo-Torres⁵ and Jorge Sánchez-Guerrero⁶, ¹Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico city, Mexico, ²Instituto Nacional de Cs Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico city, Mexico, ³Radiology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁴Society for Worldwide Med Exchange, North Bay Village, FL, ⁵Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁶Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network, Toronto Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Premature atherosclerosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in females with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but little is known about the frequency,…
Abstract Number: 2922 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
HLA-Specific Antibody Profile in Renal Transplant Patients with Systemic LUPUS Erythematosus
Diana Girnita¹, Paul Brailey² and Alin Girnita³, ¹Division of Immunology, Allergy & Rheumatology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Transplant Immunology Division, University of Cincinnati Medical Center -Hoxworth Blood Center, cincinnati, OH, Oman, ³Transplant Immunology Division, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, Hoxworth Blood Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: End stage renal disease due to Systemic lupus erytematosus (SLE) is one of the autoimmune disorder leading to renal transplantation. In this single-center study…

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