Abstracts tagged "microbiome"

Abstract Number: 1855 • ACR Convergence 2025
Small Bowel Microbial Dysbiosis and Impaired Intestinal Absorptive Function in Systemic Sclerosis- A Single Center Prospective Study
Adam Edwinson¹, Elvira Lesmana², Thomas Guedens³, Ruben Mars³, Margaret Breen-Lyles⁴, Stephen Johnson³, Jun Chen³, Madhusudan Grover⁴ and Ashima Makol¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by peripheral vasculopathy and widespread fibrosis of skin and internal organs. Up to 90% of SSc patients report gastrointestinal…
Abstract Number: 0871 • ACR Convergence 2025
The gut microbiome shapes MTX pharmacology and is linked to treatment outcomes
Vanya Sofia Villa Soto¹, Diego Orellana², Erin Reilly³, Chloe Heath², Alexandra Degraeve², Mohana Mukherjee², darren Dumlao², Rebecca Blank⁴, steven Yu², Noah Perlmutter², Judith Ashouri², Jose Scher⁵, andrew Patterson³, Peter Turnbaugh² and Renuka Nayak⁶, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francics, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, ⁴NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ⁵New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Despite advances in targeted therapeutics, methotrexate (MTX) remains the first-line therapy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory arthritides. However, more…
Abstract Number: 1835 • ACR Convergence 2025
Serum Zonulin As A Biomarker Of Renal Involvement In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Shedding Light On The Gut-Kidney Axis
Alessandra Milone¹, Giulio Forte², Alessia Salzillo², Barbara De Marino², Rosa Giacca², Francesco Ciccia³ and Daniele Mauro⁴, ¹University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, ²University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy, ³Rheumatology Section, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy, Naples, Italy, ⁴University of Campania, Italy, Naples, Italy
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease in which lupus nephritis (LN) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Zonulin, a…
Abstract Number: 0870 • ACR Convergence 2025
Same Model, Different Results: Vendor and Microbiome Influence Reproducibility in Collagen Induced Arthritis
Brenda Seymour¹, Brendan Allen² and Kristine Kuhn³, ¹University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, ²University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ³²⁰²² - ²⁰²³ / Adult/ University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Although collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice is a useful tool for studying inflammatory arthritis, it is a highly variable model with inconsistent disease severity…
Abstract Number: 1806 • ACR Convergence 2025
Sex differences in knee joint microbial DNA of C57BL/6 mice and the effect of cross-sex microbiome transplantation
Veera Durga Vaishnavi Kurra¹, Ausitn Lopez², Aleksander Szymczak³, Gabriella Dyson³, Pratibha Dube⁴, Padmaja Mehta-d'Souza² and Matlock Jeffries³, ¹University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Edmond, OK
Background/Purpose: Recent studies have suggested an association between the gut microbiome and osteoarthritis. We have previously shown that the joint microbiome is derived at least…
Abstract Number: 0800 • ACR Convergence 2025
Microbiota-Derived Indole Promotes Collagen-Induced Arthritis Type-17 Immunity through Intestinal Dendritic Cell Cytokine Production
Jing Jing Li¹, Sucai Liu², Brenda Seymour³, Brendan Allen², Le Yiphyo², Cassandra Levens¹ and Kristine Kuhn⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ³University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, ⁴²⁰²² - ²⁰²³ / Adult/ University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: One of the most substantial impacts of microbe-host interactions at the intestinal mucosa is the development of type 17 immunity. A Th17 signature has…
Abstract Number: 1794 • ACR Convergence 2025
OA-associated pain sensitivity is reduced in OA-protected MRL/MpJ mice, partially mediated by the gut microbiome, and transferable via microbiome transplantation
Gabriella Dyson¹, Montana Barrett¹, Nicholas Hanebutt¹, Aleksander Szymczak², Cindy Miranda Brawner¹, Pratibha Dube³, Ausitn Lopez¹, Padmaja Mehta-d'Souza¹ and Matlock Jeffries², ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Edmond, OK
Background/Purpose: MRL/MpJ (MRL) mice are protected from developing post-traumatic osteoarthritis (OA) histologic changes. We have previously shown the gut microbiome to play a key role…
Abstract Number: 0775 • ACR Convergence 2025
Increased Circulating Microbial Small RNA tDR-1 is Associated with Decreased Progression to Future Clinical Rheumatoid Arthritis In High Risk Individuals and Reduces In Vitro Type 1 Interferon Response Gene Expression
Anastasiia Phothisane¹, Tulsi Joishy², Carolina Ramirez-Becerra¹, Zuofei Wang², Qiong Wu³, Jennifer Seifert⁴, Marie Feser⁵, Jill Norris⁶, Kristen Demoruelle⁷, LauraKay Moss⁵, Kevin Deane⁸, V. Michael Holers⁹ and Michelle Ormseth², ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, ³University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ⁴University of Colorado and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Aurora, CO, ⁵University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁶Colorado School of Public Health, Denver, CO, ⁷University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Golden, CO, ⁸University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁹University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
Background/Purpose: Microbial small RNAs (sRNAs) can regulate human genes, often with anti-inflammatory effects. We previously showed that an increased plasma concentration of a tRNA-derived RNA…
Abstract Number: 1792 • ACR Convergence 2025
OA protection in African spiny (Acomys) mice is partially mediated by the gut microbiome and is transferrable to wild-type mice via microbiome transplantation
Gabriella Dyson¹, Montana Barrett¹, Nicholas Hanebutt¹, Aleksander Szymczak², Cindy Miranda Brawner¹, Pratibha Dube³, Padmaja Mehta-d'Souza¹, Ashley Siefert⁴ and Matlock Jeffries², ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Edmond, OK, ⁴University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Background/Purpose: Mounting evidence suggests that gut microbiome shifts may be associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA) development. We have previously shown that gut microbiome transplantation from…
Abstract Number: 0517 • ACR Convergence 2025
Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis and Clinical Predictors of Fatigue in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: A Multi-Omics Study
Qiguo Cui¹, Pan Wang², Bin Zhou¹ and QIn Huang³, ¹Southern Medical Univercity Nanfang Hospital, guang zhou, China (People's Republic), ²southern medical university Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou, China (People's Republic), ³Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Fatigue affects 70% of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) patients, but its mechanisms remain unclear. We investigated clinical predictors and gut microbiota associations in pSS-related…
Abstract Number: 0264 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinical Value of Metagenomic Next-generation Sequencing in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease Co-infections: A Single-center Study from Southern Hospital in China
Yuan-Yuan Xiao¹, Ai-Ling Lu¹, Han-You Mo², Zhen-Dong He², Jia-Le Wen² and Xuan Yin¹, ¹Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China (People's Republic), ²The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Few studies have been reported on the use of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in patients with connective tissue disease (CTD) co-infections, and more relatively large-scale data…
Abstract Number: 2603 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Human Lupus Gut Pathobiont Accelerates Systemic Inflammation, Autoantibody Production and T Cell Dysregulation
Gregg Silverman¹ and Laurence Morel², ¹NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, San Antonio, TX
Background/Purpose: The mechanisms by which the gut microbiome contributes to autoimmune pathogenesis remain poorly understood. In lupus patients, more than ten-fold blooms of Ruminococcus gnavus…
Abstract Number: 0514 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy, Safety and Mechanism of Butyrate in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Jing He¹, Naidi Wang², Yuhui Li³, Ruoyi Wang², Xiao Tan², Runzhi Zhufeng², Yipeng Han², Hao Li², Yuebo Jin² and Zhanguo Li⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Beijing, China, ²Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Peking University, BeiJing, China, ⁴People’s Hospital Peking University Health Sciences Centre, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: This study aims to investigate the safety and efficacy of butyrate capsules in treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and elucidate the underlying mechanisms.Methods:…
Abstract Number: 2685 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association Between Gastrointestinal Bacterial Species and Radiological Features of Systemic Sclerosis-Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc-ILD): A Multicenter Study from the SSc Microbiome Consortium Project
Arissa Young¹, Kristofer Andreasson², Swapna Joshi³, Jen Labus³, Andrea Low Hsiu Ling⁴, vanessa smith⁵, Zsuzsanna McMahan⁶, Antonia Valenzuela Vergara⁷, Susanna Proudman⁸, Grace Kim³, Gracijela Bozovic², Jonathan Goldin³, Ezinne Aja³, Jonathan Jacobs³ and Elizabeth Volkmann⁹, ¹UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ³UCLA, Los Angeles, ⁴3Singapore General Hospital, Duke-NUS, Singapore, Singapore, ⁵Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ⁶UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ⁷Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, ⁸Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ⁹University of California, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles
Background/Purpose: Variations in gastrointestinal (GI) microbial communities may influence the development of lung diseases. Patients with SSc-ILD have a unique intestinal microbial signature. To further…
Abstract Number: 0812 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Human Gut Pathobiont Drives Platelet Activation with Microparticle Release and NETosis During Lupus Nephritis Flares
Abhimanyu Amarnani¹, Cristobal Rivera-Martinez¹, Marc Scherlinger², Doua Azzouz¹, Andy Lee¹, Kate Trujillo¹, MacIntosh Cornwell¹, Tyler Weinstein¹, Tatiana Borja³, Bharati Matta⁴, Sharon Chung⁵, Laura Cooney⁶, Uzair Chaudhary¹, Steven Medvedovsky¹, Peter Izmirly¹, Jill Buyon¹, Patrick Blanco⁷, Betsy Barnes⁸, Bhama Ramkhelawon¹, Kelly Ruggles⁹ and Gregg Silverman¹, ¹New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, ³Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, New York, NY, ⁴The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ⁵University of California, San Francisco and Immune Tolerance Network, San Francsico, ⁶University of Michigan and Immune Tolerance Network, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷UMR_CNRS 5164 Immunoconcept, BORDEAUX CEDEX, France, ⁸Feinstein Institutes for Medical Science, Manhasset, NY, ⁹NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY
Background/Purpose: SLE is a leading cause of premature death, often from severe complications including lupus nephritis (LN), especially in disadvantaged groups. Despite advances in treatment,…

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