Abstract Number: 0949 • ACR Convergence 2020
SLAMF7 Engagement Drives Monocyte Super-Activation in Acute and Chronic Inflammation
Background/Purpose: Monocytes orchestrate immune responses that protect against microbes but can also drive pathological inflammation and autoimmune disease. Monocytes are thought to be activated primarily…Abstract Number: 1037 • ACR Convergence 2020
Relationship Between Air Quality and Sarcoidosis Inflammatory Activity
Background/Purpose: African Americans [AA] and minorities in the lower socioeconomic strata of Chicago are disproportionately affected by pulmonary sarcoidosis, and regularly exposed to poorer air…Abstract Number: 1067 • ACR Convergence 2020
Anti-Viral Proinflammatory Phenotype in Circulating Monocytes from Patients with Anti-Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Gene 5 Antibody-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: Anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibody is associated with interstitial lung disease (ILD), which often represents rapidly progressive course and fatal outcomes. Circulating levels…