metabolism and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) Archives

Abstract Number: 1964 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Epigenetic Changes of Energy Metabolism-Related Genes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes
Brian Pedersen¹, Roxana Coras^1,2, Wei Wang³, Gary S. Firestein¹ and Monica Guma^1,2, ¹Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellatera, Spain, ³Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Epigenetic changes contribute to the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and a comprehensive epigenomic characterization of RA fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) has recently been described.…
Abstract Number: 1822 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
The Effect of Sarilumab in Combination with Dmards on Fasting Glucose and Glycosylated Hemoglobin in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis with and without Diabetes
Mark C. Genovese¹, Roy Fleischmann², Owen Hagino³, Chih-Chi Hu⁴, Claudia Pena-Rossi³, Jonathan Sadeh³, Neil M.H. Graham⁵, Erin K. Mangan⁵, Hubert van Hoogstraten⁴ and Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen⁶, ¹Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, ²Metroplex Clinical Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁴Sanofi Genzyme, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁵Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁶University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: IL-6 involvement has been reported in glucose metabolism.1-4 Sarilumab, a human mAb blocking the IL-6Rɑ, was evaluated for treatment of RA in 3 clinical…
Abstract Number: 2566 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Hexokinase 2 As a Novel Metabolic Target for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Marta Fernandez Bustamante¹, Ricard Garcia-Carbonell², Jeffrey Smith², Gary Firestein¹, Shigeki Miyamoto² and Monica Guma¹, ¹Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, CA, ²Pharmacology, UCSD, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Hexokinases (HKs) catalyze the first step in glucose metabolism. HK2 constitutes the principal inducible isoform with a restricted distribution in normal adult tissues. Up-regulated…
Abstract Number: 3107 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Switching from Anabolic to Catabolic Metabolism – a Novel Immunomodulatory Therapy in RA
Zhen Yang¹, Yi Shen¹, Eric L. Matteson², Ebru Hosgur¹, Jison Hong³, Jorg Goronzy⁴ and Cornelia M. Weyand¹, ¹Medicine: Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ²Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Medicine/Immunology & Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴Medicine/Division of Immunology & Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory activity in RA relies on numerous anabolic processes; including cellular proliferation, cell trafficking, secretion of proinflammatory cytokines and release of antibodies. Lasting reversal…
Abstract Number: 21 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Pseudostarvation Using the AMPK Activator Metformin Downregulates Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Tissue
Lorna Gallagher¹, Ursula Fearon², Douglas J. Veale³, David Kane⁴, Luke A. O'Neill⁵ and Ronan Mullan⁴, ¹Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²St. Vincent's University Hospital, Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, Dublin 4, Ireland, ³St Vincent's University Hospital, Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, Dublin 4, Ireland, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Tallaght Hospital, TCD, Dublin 24, Ireland, ⁵Inflammation Research, School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a highly conserved, regulator of cellular energy status. In inflammation, AMPK inactivation is associated with increased glucose consumption through…
Abstract Number: 2137 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Critical Role of Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes Glycolytic Metabolism in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ricard Garcia-Carbonell¹, Ajit Divakaruni¹, Alessia Lodi², Ildefonso Vicente-Suarez³, Hilde Cheroutre⁴, Gerry Boss¹, Arindam Saha¹, Stefano Tiziani⁵, Anne Murphy⁶, Gary S. Firestein⁷ and Monica Guma⁶, ¹University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, ³LIAI, La Jolla, CA, ⁴Autoimmune Research, LIAI, La Jolla, CA, ⁵Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, ⁶Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Glucose metabolism is altered not only in tumor cell growth but also in immune cells on activation. However, little is known about glucose metabolism…
Abstract Number: 935 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Targeting Glycolysis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Monica Guma¹, Alessia Lodi², Ajit Divakaruni³, Anne Murphy³, Stefano Tiziani⁴ and Gary S. Firestein⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, ³Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁴Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Many of the signaling pathways activated in inflammation have a profound effect on cell metabolism. However, little is known about metabolome in rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 327 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
AMPK Activation in Inflammatory Arthritis
Monica Guma¹, Yun Wang² and Ru Liu-Bryan², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²UCSD/VAMC, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a serine/threonine protein kinase involved in the regulation of cellular energy homeostasis. It is a central regulator of both…

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