Abstracts tagged "macrophages"

Abstract Number: 0029 • ACR Convergence 2023
Post-translationally Modified Fibrinogen Activated Macrophages Drive the Expression of Fibrotic Genes in Human Lung Fibroblasts
Nozima Aripova¹, Michael Duryee¹, Carlos Hunter¹, Breanna Butler¹, Amy Nelson¹, Bryant England¹, James O'Dell¹, Jill Poole¹, Geoffrey Thiele¹ and Ted R Mikuls², ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Cellular interactions between alveolar macrophages (MΦ) and human lung fibroblasts (HLFs) contribute to excessive pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic responses in rheumatoid arthritis interstitial lung disease…
Abstract Number: 0911 • ACR Convergence 2023
Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals Normal-density and Low-density Neutrophils Are More Prevalent Than Macrophages in Lupus Nephritis Glomeruli, and Urine DNA Methylation Analyses Capture Both Myeloid Populations
Sladjana Skopelja-Gardner¹, Joshua Skydel², Alecia Roy³, Brenna Kerin³, James Whitley³, Fred Kolling⁴, Noelle Kosarek⁴, Michelle Petri⁵, Andrea Fava⁶, Lucas Salas⁷ and Christopher Burns³, ¹Department of Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, ²Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ³Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ⁴Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ⁶Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Department of Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: Despite compelling evidence that normal-density (NDN) and low-density neutrophils (LDN) are activated in the blood of lupus patients, their role in lupus nephritis (LN)…
Abstract Number: 2526 • ACR Convergence 2023
Single-cell RNA Sequencing Reveals the CRTAC1+ Population Actively Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Spinal Ligament Degeneration by Inducing Macrophage Activation
Yulong Tang¹, Dachun Zhuo¹, Li Jin¹, Qi Zhu², Yuanyuan Chen³, Jiucun Wang⁴ and Jing Liu⁴, ¹Fudan University, Shanghai, China, ²Guanghua Integrative Medicine Hospital, Shanghai, China, ³Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China, ⁴Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: Spinal ligament degeneration is a chronic disease that affects the spine, ligaments, and associated bones, resulting in back pain and functional limitations in the…
Abstract Number: 0042 • ACR Convergence 2023
Effect of the Inflammatory Microenvironment Induced by Monocytes on Fibroblasts and Modulatory Action of Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells
Monia Maccaferri¹, Alessandra Pisciotta¹, Gianluca Carnevale¹, Carlo Salvarani² and ELISA PIGNATTI¹, ¹University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy, ²Azienda USL -IRCCS di Reggio Emilia and Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Background/Purpose: The pathophysiology of viral infection is related to elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines therefore also of the excessive activation of monocytes. Prolonged inflammation can…
Abstract Number: 0914 • ACR Convergence 2023
Transcription Factor RFX1 Promotes M1 Macrophage Polarization in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus via Regulating APOBEC3A
shuang Yang¹, Pei Du¹, Sujie Jia² and Ming Zhao², ¹Department of Dermatology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenomics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China, ²Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, China
Background/Purpose: Aberrant macrophage polarization is generally present in autoimmune diseases. Overwhelming M1 macrophage induces the continuous progression of inflammation, which is one of the vital…
Abstract Number: 2602 • ACR Convergence 2023
Spatially Resolved Cellular Signatures Predict Corticosteroid Treatment Response in Giant Cell Arteritis
Cecilia Ansalone¹, Sam McAllister², Ethan Pickerill³, Lin Zhang³, Annie Peacock², Dominic McGovern⁴, Holly Leslie⁵, Victoria Kellior², Evelyn Qian², David Gemperline³, Aysin Tulunay Virlan², Sylvia Wright⁶, Paul Cauchi⁶, Timothy Beckman⁶, Lisa Hutton⁶, John Cole¹, Isabella Wulur³, Robert Benschop³, Nigel Jamieson⁵, Carl Goodyear¹ and Neil Basu¹, ¹University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ²University of Glasgow - School of Infection & Immunity, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ³Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴University of Glasgow - School of Medicine, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁵University of Glasgow - School of Cancer Sciences, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁶NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Corticosteroids (CS) remain the mainstay of giant cell arteritis (GCA) therapy. Between ~30-70% patients relapse following CS taper and are consequently at risk of…
Abstract Number: 0043 • ACR Convergence 2023
Assessing the Ability of Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells to Modulate the Macrophages Phenotype
Monia Maccaferri, Alessandra Pisciotta, Gianluca Carnevale, Carlo Salvarani and ELISA PIGNATTI, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Background/Purpose: Macrophages have been found to have a key role in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Depending on the microenvironment, macrophages exist in a dynamic functional state which…
Abstract Number: 0940 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Novel Therapeutic Opportunity in Systemic Sclerosis: The Fibrolytic Activities of a Specialized Macrophage Secretome
Françis Bonnefoy¹, Susanne Behlke² and Sylvain Perruche¹, ¹Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, RIGHT Institute/MedINNPharma, Besançon, France, ²MedINNPharma, Besançon, France
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) a complex and rare immune-mediated connective tissue disorder characterized by microvascular damage, inflammatory cell infiltration, and excessive deposition of extracellular matrix…
Abstract Number: 0048 • ACR Convergence 2023
Monosodium Urate Crystals Activate an Immune Tolerance Program That Restrains the Activation of Inflammatory Signaling in Macrophages During Gout Flares
Mohnish Alishala¹, Stephen Calderon¹, Anyan Chen¹, Monica Guma², Christopher glass¹ and Isidoro Cobo¹, ¹University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Gout is the most frequent form of inflammatory arthritis, with episodes of self-resolving acute inflammation in the joint caused by the deposition of monosodium…
Abstract Number: 0944 • ACR Convergence 2023
Macrophages Regulate Adipocyte Differentiation and Proliferation in Skin Fibrosis
Chanhyuk Park, Helen Jarnagin, Michael Whitfield and Patricia Pioli, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by inflammation, vasculopathy, and dermal and internal organ fibrosis. A widely-reported but poorly understood aspect of SSc skin…
Abstract Number: 0051 • ACR Convergence 2023
CD14+CD64+ Classical Monocytes Are the Main Producers of IL-23 at the Enthesis
Nicole McDermott¹, Thomas Macleod¹, Ala Altaie¹, Liz Straszynski², Robert Dunsmuir³, Vishal Borse³, Peter Loughenbury³, Davide Simone⁴, Stevephen Sansom⁴, Christopher Buckley⁴ and Dennis McGonagle⁵, ¹University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James’s, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁵Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: IL-23 is a key cytokine involved in diseases such as psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and spondyloarthropathies (SpA) and inflammatory bowel disease.IL-23 is produced by activated…
Abstract Number: 0947 • ACR Convergence 2023
Fcγ Receptors Define Pro-Phagocytic Macrophages and Trigger Pro-Inflammatory Responses in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Amela Hukara¹, Gino Andrea Bonazza¹, Tracy Tabib², Raphael Micheroli¹, Suzana Jordan³, Kristina Bürki¹, Sylvie Schlitz Schönbächler¹, Adrian Ciurea⁴, Oliver Distler³, Robert Lafyatis⁵, Przemyslaw Blyszczuk¹ and Gabriela Kania¹, ¹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Fcy receptors (FcγR) are opsonic phagocytic receptors, requiring tight regulations to prevent uncontrolled activation of pro-inflammatory phagocytosis. SSc macrophages display an alternatively-activated profibrotic phenotype.…
Abstract Number: 0053 • ACR Convergence 2023
Nintedanib Downregulates the Profibrotic M2 Phenotype of Macrophages Obtained from Systemic Sclerosis Patients Affected by Interstitial Lung Disease
Stefano Soldano¹, Paola Montagna¹, Emanuele Gotelli¹, Andrea Cere¹, Rosanna Campitiello¹, Sabrina Paolino¹, Carmen Pizzorni¹, Alberto Sulli¹, Vanessa Smith² and Maurizio Cutolo³, ¹Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, ²Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ³Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology, Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune connective tissue disease, characterized by microvascular damage, alteration of immune response and progressive fibrosis of skin and…
Abstract Number: 0959 • ACR Convergence 2023
Redirecting Macrophage Immunophenotype Attenuates Inflammation and Fibrotic Activation in Systemic Sclerosis
Heetaek Yang¹, Rajan Bhandari¹, Saemi Han², Chanhyuk Park¹, Chen-Yu Wang², Emily Morris¹, Michael Whitfield¹ and Patricia Pioli¹, ¹Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ²Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease with multiple clinical and pathological manifestations including vascular involvement, immune activation, oxidative stress, and fibrosis. In…
Abstract Number: 0057 • ACR Convergence 2023
GM-CSF receptor/SYK/JNK/FOXO1/CD11c Signaling Enhances Cell Migration to Promote Atherosclerosis
Daisuke Tsukui¹, Kimura Yoshitaka¹ and Hajime Kono², ¹Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Japan, ²Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Atherosclerosis involves both dyslipidemia and chronic inflammatory disease; however, lipid-lowering agents do not completely eliminate the risks of cardiovascular events. In addition, chronic systemic…

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