Abstract Number: 2086 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inhibition of Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 1-Alpha (CCL3) Significantly Reduced Bone Resorption in Vitro and the Development of Erosive Joint Pathology in Collagen-Induced Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The destruction of bone is a common feature of diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and multiple myeloma (MM). CCL3 is significantly elevated in the…Abstract Number: 2087 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Defective Circadian Control in Mesenchymal Cells Reduces Adult Bone Mass
Background/Purpose: Genetic disruption of the circadian molecular clock in mice is a powerful tool to dissect the role of circadian rhythms in health and disease.…Abstract Number: 3008 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Role of PTP4A1 Tyrosine Phosphatase in Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multi-system autoimmune connective tissue disorder that leads to fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, resulting in significant patient…Abstract Number: 1015 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Contribution of TNF and Type I Interferon to the Development of Persistent Post-Inflammatory Mechanical Allodynia in Arthritic Mice
Background/Purpose: Male C57Bl/6 (WT) mice develop transient inflammation in response to K/BxN serum transfer and show a corresponding pain state, which persists beyond the resolution…Abstract Number: 1428 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Subchondral Bone Structure and Pain Behaviors in Complete Freund’s Adjuvant (CFA) Monoarthritis in Mice Treated with Intra-Articular (IA) Neurotoxin
Background/Purpose: Bone histomorphometry can define OA changes in rodents and in Antigen-Induced arthritis (AIA) in rats. We produced painful inflammatory monoarthritis in mouse knees with IA…Abstract Number: 1431 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Age and Sex Impacts the Development of Hypersensitivity in the Murine Partial Medial Menisectomy Model of Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of chronic pain in European adults (37%; painineurope.com). Pain is the foremost symptom of OA, with both episodes…Abstract Number: 1766 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
HPV Vaccination of Nzbxw/F1 Mice
Background/Purpose: Human-papilloma virus vaccine (HPVv) is currently used worldwide. Still this vaccine has been linked to a variety of neurological and autoimmune manifestations. For instance,…Abstract Number: 2910 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tofacitinib Facilitates the Expansion of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and Ameliorates Arthritis in SKG Mice
Background/Purpose Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a heterogeneous population of cells that are characterized by the co-expression of Gr1 and CD11b in mice. MDSCs suppress…Abstract Number: 2364 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
PET-CT Imaging of Joints: A Quantitative Tool for Developing Novel Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Background/Purpose: Mouse collagen induced arthritis (CIA) is the most commonly used preclinical model to screen new drug candidates for inflammatory arthritis. The conventional read out…Abstract Number: 653 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dermal Injury Promotes Nephritis Flare in Lupus-Prone NZM2328 Mice
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease with pleotropic manifestations, including severe skin disease, hematologic abnormalities and nephritis. Clinically, lupus is characterized by episodes…Abstract Number: 345 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Low Salt Diet Ameliorates Clinical Manifestations in Collagen-Induced Arthritis
Background/Purpose A genetic predisposition, but also environmental factors including infections and smoking modulate manifestation and severity of inflammatory autoimmune disease like rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recently,…Abstract Number: 322 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Superior Therapeutic Efficacy of a Novel Oral Small Molecule Retinoic Acid Receptor-Related Orphan Receptor Gamma T [Rorgt] Inverse Agonist Inv-17: A Promising Safe & Efficacious Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: T helper 17 [TH17] cells and its production of TH17 cytokines IL-17A and IL-17F play a critical role in the pathogenesis of RA and…Abstract Number: 2232 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neutralization of Angiopoietin-2 Enhances the Efficacy of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Treatment in a Mouse Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Decreasing Cellular Infiltration into the Joint and Protecting Bone
Background/Purpose: It has recently been established that >75% of patients on methotrexate and a biologic do not achieve complete remission based on the new definition…Abstract Number: 1284 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nuclear Receptor 4A2 Is Differentially Expressed In Animal Models Of RA During Inflammation and Resolution
Background/Purpose: Nuclear receptor 4A2 (NR4A2 / nuclear receptor related 1 / Nurr1) is a constitutively active transcription factor with diverse roles in normal physiology and…Abstract Number: 1251 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Collagen Antibodies Induce Pain-Like Behavior In Mice Without Signs Of Inflammation
Background/Purpose: Collagen Antibody Induced Arthritis (CAIA) is a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is induced by injection of a cocktail of monoclonal antibodies…