Abstracts tagged "macrophages"

Abstract Number: 1969 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Dynamics of Macrophage Sub-Populations in the Inflammatory Phase Following Joint Trauma
Samuel Hamilton¹, Anna Montgomery¹, Niamh Fahy², Maximilian Mayr¹, Shang-Yang Chen¹, Gaurav Gadhvi¹, Yvonne Bastiaansen-Jenniskens² and Deborah Winter³, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Northwestern University Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Macrophages fulfill critical functions in maintaining tissue homeostasis in steady-state, as well as in inflammation and immune response. In the joint synovium, we have…
Abstract Number: 0037 • ACR Convergence 2020
Lipoprotein-associated Phospholipase A2: A New Biomarker for Lymphoma Development in Sjögren’s Syndrome
Adrianos Nezos¹, Eleni Kotsifaki¹, Charalampos Skarlis², Konstantinos Markakis¹, Haralampos Moutsopoulos³, Michael Koutsilieris¹, Clio Mavragani¹ and Anna Psarrou¹, ¹National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, ²National &Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, ³National & Kapodistrian University of Athens/ Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
Background/Purpose: B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL) is one of the major complications of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (SS). Chronic inflammation and macrophages in SS minor salivary glands…
Abstract Number: 0071 • ACR Convergence 2020
Significant Enrichment of Transcriptionally Distinct CD206+CD163+ Macrophage Population in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Tissue
Megan Hanlon¹, Mary Canavan², Qingxuan Song³, Candice Low⁴, Phil Gallagher⁵, Ronan Mullan⁶, Conor Hurson⁷, Sunil Nagpal⁸, Douglas Veale⁹ and Ursula Fearon², ¹Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland, ²Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, ⁴EULAR Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic diseases, St Vincents University Hospital, UCD, Dublin, Ireland, ⁵St Vincents University Hospital, UCD, Dublin, Ireland, ⁶Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁷St Vincents University Hospital, UCD, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁸Janssen Research & Development, Collegeville, PA, ⁹EULAR Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, St Vincents University Hospital, UCD, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Synovial tissue macrophages are an exquisitely plastic pool of innate cells that play a key role in RA disease progression. However, the precise nature,…
Abstract Number: 0072 • ACR Convergence 2020
Characterizing Heterogeneity of Synovial Macrophages in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Shang-Yang Chen¹, Yidan Wang², Anna Montgomery², Salina Dominguez², Carla Cuda², Gaurav Gadhvi¹, Harris Perlman² and Deborah Winter³, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, ³Northwestern University Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Macrophages in the synovial lining of the joint are critical players in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While they are potent producers of…
Abstract Number: 0669 • ACR Convergence 2020
Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystal Deposition in Gouty Tophi
Hang-Korng Ea¹, Alan Gauffenic², Quand Nguyen³, Nhu Pham³, Oceane Olivier², Vincent Frochot⁴, Dominique Bazin⁵, Nghia Le³, Caroline Marty², Agnès Ostertag², Martine Cohen-Solal¹, Jean-Denis Laredo⁶, Pascal Richette⁷ and Thomas Bardin⁸, ¹Université de Paris, INSERM UMR 1132, BIOSCAR, AP-HP, DMU Locomoteur, Paris, France, ²Université de Paris, INSERM UMR 1132, BIOSCAR, Paris, France, ³Vien Gut Medical Center and French-Vietnamese research center on gout and chronic diseases, Ho Chi Ming, Vietnam, ⁴Hôpital Tenon, Service des explorations fonctionnelles multidisciplinaires, Sorbonne université, UMR_S1155, Paris, France, ⁵Institut de Chimie Physique, Université Paris-Saclay et CNRS - UMR8000, Orsay, France, ⁶AP-HP Université de Paris, Paris, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Lariboisière Hospital, AP-HP Université de Paris, INSERM U1132, Paris, ⁸Université de Paris, INSERM U1132 and Hôpital Lariboisièe, Paris, France, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: The coexistence of calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) and monosodium urate crystals is rarely reported in gouty tophi. We investigated CPP crystal deposits in a series…
Abstract Number: 0738 • ACR Convergence 2020
Systemic Administration of Novel Hydroxyl Dendrimers to Target Inflammation in Arthritic Tissues
Jeffrey Cleland¹, Rishi Sharma², Minghao Sun³, Santiago Appiani La Rosa³ and Rangaramanujam M. Kannan⁴, ¹Ashvattha Therapeutics, Inc, Redwood City, CA, ²Ashvattha Therapeutics, Baltimore, MD, ³Ashvattha Therapeutics, Inc, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammation observed in arthritis and other autoimmune disorders is mediated primarily by pro-inflammatory reactive macrophages. Systemic administration of anti-inflammatory agents does not selectively…
Abstract Number: 996 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Role of Flip in Differentiation and Survival of Synovial Tissue Resident Macrophages
Qi Huang¹, Renee Doyle ¹, Shang-Yang Chen ², Alexander Misharin ³, Deborah Winter ⁴ and Richard Pope ⁵, ¹Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, ³Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, chicago, ⁴Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, ⁵Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: We previously identified that under homeostatic conditions Flip was necessary for macrophage (MΦ) survival. The mechanisms responsible for the differentiation of monocyte-derived MΦs into…
Abstract Number: 1056 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Profibrotic Macrophage Activation in Systemic Sclerosis Is Dependent on the Mechanosensing MRTF-A Pathway
Tricia Lim¹, Kristina Krogmannova ¹, Shiwen Xu ¹, Bahja Ahmed Abdi ², David Abraham ¹, Christopher Denton ³ and Richard Stratton ¹, ¹University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²University College London, London, ³University College London Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, London, UK, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: An M2-like alternative activation state of macrophages has been linked to the pathogenesis of several fibrotic disorders, including systemic sclerosis (SSc). MRTF-A is an…
Abstract Number: 1073 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Identification of Distinct Pro-Fibrotic Monocyte and Macrophage Subsets in Systemic Sclerosis
Angela Tam¹, Lauren Reinke-Breen ², Glenda Trujillo ², Shiwen Xu ¹, Christopher Denton ³, David Abraham ¹, Gabor Jarai ² and Voon Ong ⁴, ¹University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pennington, ³University College London Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, London, UK, London, United Kingdom, ⁴UCL Medical School, Royal Free Campus, London
Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammation may modulate the balance of classical, intermediate and non-classical monocyte subsets (defined by CD14/CD16 expression)1. Monocytes are heterogeneous and subsets can be…
Abstract Number: 2002 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Presence of the MerTK Receptor on Human Synovial Tissue Macrophages Lowers Inflammatory Cytokine Production and Activation of the MerTK+CD206+ Subpopulation Limits the Inflammatory Response of Synovial Fibroblasts
Samuel Finlay¹, Stefano Alivernini ², Aziza Elmesmari ³, Barbara Tolusso ², Luca Petricca ², Clara Di Mario ⁴, Annunziata Capacci ², Andrew Filer ⁵, Gianfranco Ferraccioli ², Iain McInnes ¹, Elisa Gremese ² and Mariola Kurowska-Stolarska ¹, ¹Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ²Division of Rheumatology - Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy, ³Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, ⁴Institute of Rheumatology - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy, ⁵Institute of Inflammation and Ageing College of Medical and Dental Sciences University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Background: A substantial proportion of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients do not respond to treatment and only a small proportion achieve sustained disease remission. We showed…
Abstract Number: 840 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The CCL21/CCR7 Axis Drives Vascular, Inflammatory and Destructive Remodeling in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Katrien Van Raemdonck^1,2, Karol Palasiewicz^1,2, Sadiq Umar^1,2 and Shiva Shahrara², ¹Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: The synovial tissue of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients exhibits abundant expression of CCL21, produced excessively by RA fibroblasts and macrophages. While CCR7 mediates CCL21-driven…
Abstract Number: 846 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CD14 Deficiency Dampens Osteoclastogenesis and Alters Bone Remodeling in a Murine Model of Osteoarthritis
Cheng Zhou^1,2, Vu Nguyen^2,3, Ryan Smalley², Nisha Sambamurthy^1,2, George R. Dodge^2,4 and Carla Scanzello^1,2, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ²Translational Musculoskeletal Research Center, CMC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA) is accompanied by chronic inflammation evidenced by macrophage infiltration into the joint. CD14, is expressed by monocyte/macrophage lineage cells, and…
Abstract Number: 929 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Transcriptional Profiling of the Subcutaneous Rheumatoid Nodule: An Insight into Pathogenic Mechanisms and Cellular Content
Judith Marsman¹, Melanie J Millier¹, John Highton¹, Lisa K. Stamp² and Paul A Hessian¹, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, ²University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid nodules are the most common cutaneous manifestation in patients with RA, often associated with longstanding and a more severe disease course. Paradoxically, therapy…
Abstract Number: 1011 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tissue Resident Macrophages Establish a Niche That Limits Monocyte to Macrophage Differentiation in Synovial Tissue during Homeostasis
Qi Quan Huang¹, Renee E. Doyle², Alexander Misharin³, Shang-Yang Chen⁴, Deborah R. Winter⁵ and Richard M. Pope², ¹Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Medicine/pulmonary, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, chicago, IL, ⁵Department of Medicine Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Monocytes and Macrophages play critical roles in immune homeostasis and host defense. Recent studies identified that macrophages are highly heterogeneous in terms of location,…
Abstract Number: 1353 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Autophagy Marker LC3 Accumulates in Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy Muscle Fibres
Margherita Giannini¹, Francesco Girolamo², Anna Lia², Angela Amati², Luigi Serlenga², Dario D'Abbicco³, Marilina Tampoia⁴, Maria Trojano² and Florenzo Iannone¹, ¹D.E.T.O., Rheumatology Unit - D.E.T.O. - University of Bari (ITALY), Bari, Italy, ²Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, Unit of Neurophysiopathology, Policlinico Hospital, University of Bari, BARI, Italy, ³Institute of General Surgery ‘G Marinaccio’ (DETO), Policlinico Hospital, University of Bari, BARI, Italy, ⁴Laboratory of Clinical Pathology, University Hospital of Bari, BARI, Italy
Background/Purpose: To investigate the expression of autophagy marker LC3, localization of macrophages and accumulation of misfolded proteins in myofibres of immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) muscle…

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