Abstract Number: 18 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of 14-3-3å As a New Subchondral Bone Mediator Involved in Cartilage Degradation During Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: OA is a complex disease not limited to cartilage degeneration. Indeed, several experiments suggest that subchondral bone remodeling could initiate and/or contribute to cartilage…Abstract Number: 2520 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Is Reduced in Obese Patients with Osteoarthritis and Regulates Leptin Responses in Chondrocytes
Background/Purpose: Leptin is an adipokine whose concentrations in circulation are proportional to body fat stores and body mass index (BMI). Initially leptin was discovered to…Abstract Number: 1804 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
TNF-Like Protein 1A/Death Receptor 3 Pathway Regulates Osteoclastogenesis and Is Associated with Erosive Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Bone erosion is a characteristic feature of inflammatory arthritides, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Death Receptor 3 (DR3) and its only known ligand TNF-like…Abstract Number: 1794 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 and Acute Phase Proteins As Markers of Disease Activity and Radiographic Damage in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Although matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) is believed to be intimately involved in the immunopathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), relatively little is known about its relationships…Abstract Number: 1296 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Interim Analysis of the Efficacy of Abatacept in Japanese Biologics-naïve Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients (results from ABROAD study): Comparison of CRP and MMP-3 Level After Treatment with Abatacept Versus Anti-TNF Agents
Background/Purpose: Abatacept (ABA) is a recombinant fusion protein consisting of the extracellular domain of human CTLA-4, binding to CD80/86 on antigen presenting cells (APCs) and…