Abstract Number: 0069 • ACR Convergence 2024
Activation of Cardiovascular Inflammation and Wnt Signaling in Spondyloarthritis: Insights from the HLA-B27 Transgenic Rat Model
Background/Purpose: Despite the well-documented link between cardiovascular (CV) disease and spondyloarthritis (SpA), no animal studies have empirically validated this connection or integrated SpA, vascular inflammation,…Abstract Number: 0459 • ACR Convergence 2024
Tocilizumab Demonstrates Superior Inhibition of MMP-Mediated Basement Membrane Collagen Degradation Compared to Methotrexate or Placebo
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis involves a range of immune cells, for instance T-cells, neutrophils and macrophages. They produce proinflammatory factors, such as proteolytic enzymes,…Abstract Number: 0470 • ACR Convergence 2024
New Approach for Early and Accurate Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis-related Interstitial Lung Disease: Matrix Metalloproteinases 7 and 9 as Novel Blood Biomarkers
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is one of the main causes of death in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients [1]. Early diagnosis of RA-ILD+ is critical…Abstract Number: 0771 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Modified Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis-Derived Composite Biomarker Score Is Associated with Interstitial Lung Disease Among U.S. Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Based on the overlap in peripheral blood biomarkers associated with rheumatoid arthritis interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a composite biomarker…Abstract Number: 0770 • ACR Convergence 2023
Plasma Matrix Metalloproteinases in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Interstitial Lung Disease: Associations with Disease Presence, Severity, and Subtypes
Background/Purpose: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are enzymes involved in extracellular matrix remodeling that have been implicated in the pathogenesis and progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and…Abstract Number: 0020 • ACR Convergence 2022
Redoxosomes Mediate a Feed-forward Loop of Cartilage Matrix Destruction Through α5β1 Integrin Signaling in Response to a Fibronectin Matrikine
Background/Purpose: Degradation of pericellular matrix proteins creates bioactive fragments called "matrikines" that include fibronectin fragments (FN-f). FN-f found in OA cartilage and synovial fluid exhibit…Abstract Number: 0026 • ACR Convergence 2022
Silencing of WISP-2 Induces Inflammatory Mediators and Catabolic Factors in Cartilage
Background/Purpose: Wnt-1 inducible signaling pathway protein 2 (WISP-2/CCN5) is an adipokine that has been described as an important mediator of canonical Wnt activation in adipogenic…Abstract Number: 2044 • ACR Convergence 2022
Abnormalities of Extracellular Matrix Modeling Gene Expression in Salivary Gland Epithelial Cells of Patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Salivary gland epithelial cells (SGECs) are not only the target of autoimmunity in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). SGECs may interact with lymphocytes and therefore…Abstract Number: 2262 • ACR Convergence 2022
Albumin-hitchhiking MMP13 siRNA Conjugate (siMMP13< (EG18L)2) for the Treatment of Rheumatic Disease
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) decrease quality of life due to joint destruction, pain, and decreased function. Multiple joint osteoarthritis (MJOA) can occur…Abstract Number: 0026 • ACR Convergence 2021
Synovial Fibroblasts Acquire a Proinflammatory and Destructive Phenotype After Exposure to αS1-Casein (CSN1S1)
Background/Purpose: The milk protein αS1-Casein (CSN1S1) was described to be overexpressed in synovial tissue of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA). Recently we…Abstract Number: 1455 • ACR Convergence 2021
IL1β mRNA Expressions in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Increase and May Associate with Cartilage Damage of the Respiratory Tract Probably Through Matrix metalloproteinase-3 Production in Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis
Background/Purpose: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is an inflammatory disorder that affects cartilage of ears, nose, joints, and respiratory tract. The inflammation often spreads to eyes, cardiovascular…Abstract Number: 1106 • ACR Convergence 2020
MMP Mediated Type I Collagen Degradation Is Associated with Erosive Hand Osteoarthritis in a Hospital-based Observational Cohort – the NOR-HAND Study
Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative joint disease affecting mainly the interphalangeal and first carpometacarpal joints. The disease manifests as inflammation and deterioration…