Abstract Number: 1238 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Monosodium Urate and Calcium Pyrophosphatecrystal-induced Interleukin 1 Production Depends on Glucose Uptake Through Glut1 Transporter
Background/Purpose: Monosodium urate (MSU) andmonoclinic calcium pyrophosphate dihydrated(mCPPD)crystals are responsible for relapsing acute arthritis which is driven by interleukin 1β (IL-1β).IL-1βproductionrelies onNLRP3 inflammasome activationleading to…Abstract Number: 284 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Metabolic Activity Sustains Macrophage Cytokine Production in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Coronary Artery Disease
Background/Purpose: Accelerated atherosclerosis has become increasingly recognized as a complication of chronic inflammatory disease, such as in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA patients have…