Abstracts tagged "Lupus"

Abstract Number: 393 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
From Childhood to Adulthood: Identifying Latent Classes of Disease Activity Trajectories in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Lily Siok Hoon Lim¹, Eleanor Pullenayegum², Lillian Lim³, Dafna Gladman⁴, Brian Feldman⁵ and Earl Silverman⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Although SLE patients are thought to follow different patterns of disease courses, no information is available about the longitudinal disease activity or the number…
Abstract Number: 799 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Transcriptional Profiling of Cutaneous Lupus Reveals Pronounced Changes in Keratinocyte and Myeloid Lineage Expressed Genes and Demonstrates Uniquely Regulated Interferon Pathways Between Rash Subtypes
Celine C. Berthier¹, Jasmine Stannard², Emily Myers³, William Swindell⁴, Lori Lowe⁴, Tamra J. Reed⁵, Johann Gudjonsson⁴ and J. Michelle Kahlenberg⁶, ¹Nephrology, Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Int. Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, ⁴Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Cutaneous lupus rashes can be substantial, disfiguring, and often refractory to usual lupus therapies. Phenotypic presentation and risk of systemic lupus manifestations differs by…
Abstract Number: 1752 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization of Epitopes Identified with Cerebral Vasculature Injury
Melissa Butts¹, Jess Edison¹, Christopher Tracy¹, Brian Stout¹, Huazhen Chen² and Chantal Moratz², ¹Rheumatology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ²Medicine, Uniformed Services University School of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: There is an association between natural antibodies, such as anti-phospholipid antibodies, and vasculature injury in stroke and in SLE models of systemic ischemic damage. …
Abstract Number: 2080 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Teaching Fellows in Lupus: Rheumatology Fellows Are Successful Educators in Improving Lupus Recognition By Frontline Healthcare Providers
Amy Caron¹, S. Sam Lim², Lexi Rene³, Diane Gross⁴, Maria Dall'Era⁵, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman⁶ and Amanda Sammut⁷, ¹Lupus Research Institute, New York City, NY, ²Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ³Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴S.L.E. Lupus Foundation/Lupus Research Institute, New York, NY, ⁵University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁷Columbia University Medical Center and Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: The heterogeneity and non-specific features of lupus may delay diagnosis. This delay can lead to accrual of organ damage and an increased risk of…
Abstract Number: 3222 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Repeated Administration of Dapirolizumab Pegol (DZP) Appears Safe and Well Tolerated in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Is Accompanied By an Improvement in Disease Activity: Results from a Phase 1 Study
Chris Chamberlain¹, Murray Urowitz^2,3, Julie Soranson¹, Mark Watling¹, Peter Colman¹, Olivier Harari¹, Thomas Dorner⁴ and Falk Hiepe⁴, ¹UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology, U of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: CD40 ligand (CD40L) regulates interactions between T cells, B cells, and antigen presenting cells. Considerable evidence suggests CD40L blockade might provide an effective treatment…
Abstract Number: 397 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Observation of Psychological Factors and Health-Related Quality of Life in Childhood-Onset Lupus
Catherine Donnelly¹, Jordan T. Jones², Ji Li³, Natoshia Cunningham⁴, Susmita Kashikar-Zuck⁵ and Hermine I. Brunner², ¹Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ²Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Department of Pediatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ⁴Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁵Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset Lupus (cSLE) is associated with decreased Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL), and disease activity measures are often unrelated to overall perception of health. The…
Abstract Number: 804 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prolactin Induces Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 Activation and Histone H4 Hyperacetylation in Primary Monocytes Comparable to Changes Seen in Monocytes from Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Yiu Tak Leung¹, Kathleen E. Sullivan², Kelly Maurer³, Li Song⁴ and Lihua Shi³, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Allergy Immunology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Immunology ARC 1216, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Allergy Immunology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: : Epigenetic changes have been described in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and offer a potential explanation for the chronicity of disease. We previously found…
Abstract Number: 1755 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Lymphotoxin/Megakaryoblastic Leukemia 1/Actin Axis As a Master Regulator of TLR Signaling in Lupus
John D. Mountz¹, Jun Li², Jennie Hamilton³, PingAr Yang⁴, Qi Wu⁵, Bao Luo⁶, Yanna Ding³, Hao Li⁶, David Crossman⁷, Erik Malarkey⁸, Yong Zhou², Yang-Xin Fu⁹ and Hui-Chen Hsu⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Birmingham VA Medical center, Birmingham, AL, ²Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Department of Medicine, Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁸Cell, Development, and Integrated Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁹Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Marginal zone macrophages (MZMs) of the spleen are essential for rapid and tolerogenic clearance of apoptotic cells (ACs). MZMs are decreased in two…
Abstract Number: 2081 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The SLE Workshop: An Evaluation of a Long-Standing Hospital-Based Psychoeducational Program
Melissa T. Flores¹, Roberta Horton¹, Jillian A. Rose¹, Stephen A. Paget² and Michael Lockshin³, ¹Social Work Programs, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Barbara Volcker Center for Women & Rheumatic Disease, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: An evaluation was conducted of a monthly hospital-based psychoeducational support group, ongoing since 1985, for people with lupus. Each 2-hour session begins with a…
Abstract Number: 401 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Depression Diagnosis and Treatment for Adolescents with SLE: Analysis of a National Medicaid Sample
Andrea Knight¹, Ming Xie² and David Mandell³, ¹Pediatrics/Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, Philadelphia, PA, ³Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at high risk for depression. Racial/ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by SLE, and previous studies suggest a…
Abstract Number: 806 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
STAT1 Activation Promotes TLR8 Overexpression and Facilitates Mirokine Signaling Via Exosomes Containing a Mir-21 Endogenous Ligand: A Novel Innate Inflammatory Pathway in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Giancarlo R. Valiente^1,2, Nicholas A. Young², Lai-Chu Wu^3,4, Jeffrey Hampton⁵, Mary Severin⁶, Amy Lovett-Racke⁶ and Wael N. Jarjour⁷, ¹Medical Scientist Training Program, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, ²Rheumatology & Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ³Immunology and Rheumatology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ⁴Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, ⁵Immunology and Rheumatoloty, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ⁶Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, ⁷Dept of Rheumatology/Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: The adaptive arm of the immune system plays a significant role in the pathophysiology of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). However, recent studies suggest that…
Abstract Number: 1764 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Type 1 Interferon in the Skin Stimulated By Ultraviolet B Light Generates Immune Suppression Mediated By Idoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase 1
Clayton Sontheimer¹ and Keith B. Elkon², ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Photosensitivity is a common symptom in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus skin lesions show local Type 1 Interferon (IFN-I) profiles similar…
Abstract Number: 2083 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Health Perceptions Among Women with Lupus
Patricia P. Katz¹, Eliza Chakravarty², Robert S. Katz³ and Kaleb Michaud⁴, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁴Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Health perceptions, such as self-rated health, have been shown to predict multiple adverse health outcomes and to have a strong socioeconomic status (SES) gradient. …
Abstract Number: 402 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predicting Area Under the Curve of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Roberto Ezequiel Borgia¹, Masanobu Takeuchi², Deborah M. Levy³, Shinya Ito‎⁴ and Earl Silverman⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Program of Physiology & Experimental Medicine, Peter Gilgan Centre For Research and Learning (PGCRL), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto ON, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴3Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto ON, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is an immunosuppressive drug used off-label for the treatment of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE). Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of MMF’s…
Abstract Number: 814 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lupus Drives Atherosclerosis through CD4+CXCR3+ T Cells and Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells
Tiphaine Goulenok¹, Marc Clement², Nicolas Charles³, Brigitte Escoubet⁴, Marie-Paule Chauveheid⁵, Thomas Papo⁶ and Karim Sacre⁷, ¹University Paris Diderot - APHP - Bichat Hospital, aris, France, ²University Paris Diderot - INSERM U1148, Paris, France, ³INSERM U699, Paris, France, ⁴University Paris- Diderot - APHP - Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France, ⁵Internal Medicine, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, University Paris-7, Paris, France, ⁶CHU Bichat, Paris, France, ⁷Internal Medicine, University Paris-7, INSERM U1149, APHP, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Accelerated atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). How SLE promotes accelerated atherosclerosis remains elusive. The purpose of this…

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