Abstract Number: 1172 • ACR Convergence 2022
Transcription Analysis of Macrophages Reveals Important Changes Induced by Systemic Sclerosis Fibroblasts
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disease characterized by immune system activation, endothelial dysfunction and widespread tissue fibrosis. Activation of the monocyte/macrophage…Abstract Number: 0028 • ACR Convergence 2022
Microenvironmental Stiffness Modulates Macrophage Responsiveness and Communication with Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Background/Purpose: The synovium envelopes the diarthodial joint and is composed of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) and macrophage-like synoviocytes (MLS). In healthy joints, the synovial cavity maintains…Abstract Number: 1174 • ACR Convergence 2022
Cellular Immunotherapy for Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Pro-fibrotic macrophages (MØs) are implicated in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc). In prior work, we and others have shown that MØs derived from…Abstract Number: 0148 • ACR Convergence 2022
Dysferlin Associated Autoinflammatory Disease Causing Systemic Inflammation and Sterile Lung Abcesses Through Impaired Efferocytosis
Background/Purpose: Using whole exome sequencing (WES), we identified a de novo mutation in DYSF encoding dysferlin in 2 unrelated patients with systemic inflammation and sterile…Abstract Number: 1177 • ACR Convergence 2022
Identification of a New Type of Pro-phagocytic Macrophages in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Phagocytosis is a crucial cellular process, which under certain immuno-pathological conditions can be activated in macrophages in an uncontrolled manner. Biomarker studies have implicated…Abstract Number: 0529 • ACR Convergence 2022
Complex Relationships Between Inflammation and Clonal Hematopoiesis in Systemic Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is defined by somatic mutations in a set of genes commonly associated with myeloid neoplasms in an otherwise…Abstract Number: 1666 • ACR Convergence 2022
Differentiation of Injury-associated Macrophages in Lupus Kidneys Is Conserved in Humans and Lupus Mouse Models
Background/Purpose: Infiltrating monocytes acquire functions that support kidney remodeling in response to tissue damage in lupus nephritis. This process of monocyte differentiation has been difficult…Abstract Number: 0554 • ACR Convergence 2022
Loss of Synovial Tissue Macrophage Homeostasis Precedes Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Onset
Background/Purpose: Synovial-tissue macrophages significantly contribute to Rheumatoid Arthritis, yet the precise nature/function of macrophage subsets within the inflamed joint remains unexplored. Here we explore the…Abstract Number: 1681 • ACR Convergence 2022
Supernatants from Activated Macrophages Contain Citrullinated Vimentin and Induce Extracellular Matrix Deposition from Fibroblasts
Background/Purpose: Studies have shown that activated macrophages secrete several factors that promote human fibroblast-like synoviocyte (HFLS) activation, resulting in an invasive phenotype, that contributes to…Abstract Number: 0596 • ACR Convergence 2022
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NET) Trigger an Enhanced Pro-inflammatory Response in Macrophage Subpopulations in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients via the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR) Pathway
Background/Purpose: Activated neutrophils (PMN) form neutrophil extracellular traps (NET), fibers of DNA and associated proteins expelled in the extracellular space. Increased NET formation has been…Abstract Number: 1682 • ACR Convergence 2022
Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase Expression and Macrophage Polarization Following Stimulation with Citrullinated and Malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde Modified Fibrinogen
Background/Purpose: Post-translational modifications (PTM) of extracellular matrix proteins, such as fibrinogen, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Citrullination, a type of…Abstract Number: 0600 • ACR Convergence 2022
Correlates Between Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Factors and Synovial Cell Phenotypes: Data from the Accelerated Medicines Partnership
Background/Purpose: Prior studies have characterized the diverse cell types in the RA synovium through a multi-center consortium incorporating RNA-seq data. Due to the novelty of…Abstract Number: 1683 • ACR Convergence 2022
Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde (MAA) Modified Matrix Gla Protein (MGP) Increases Citrullination by Human Macrophages
Background/Purpose: Malondialdehyde and acetaldehyde, by-products of lipid peroxidation, react with free amino groups on proteins to form a stable post-translational modification (PTM), termed MAA. MAA…Abstract Number: 0540 • ACR Convergence 2021
Behavioral Deficits May Precede Influx of Brain-Infiltrating Macrophages in Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that affects many end organs including the brain. Despite a prevalence of over 50% in…Abstract Number: 0556 • ACR Convergence 2021
Investigating the Heterogeneity of Skin Macrophages in Systemic Scleroderma
Background/Purpose: The etiology and pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc) are poorly understood; however, an increasing body of evidence supports an early inflammatory phase that precedes…
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