Abstract Number: 0025 • ACR Convergence 2024
Vagus Nerve Stimulation: A Promising Approach to Alleviate Pain and Systemic Inflammation in Slow and Rapid Models of Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) causes joint pain, stiffness, swelling, and functional impairment. Pain signals reach the brain, influencing inflammatory and immune responses through the parasympathetic efferent…Abstract Number: 0803 • ACR Convergence 2023
IL10 Inhibits Toll-like Receptor-9-induced T Cell Receptor-mediated T Cell Activation in Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a potentially fatal complication of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA). Gene expression pathway analyses have identified altered Toll-like receptor…Abstract Number: 0870 • ACR Convergence 2023
Targeting Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor α Is a Disease-Modifying Therapy for Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Disease-modifying therapeutic agents to prevent progression of Osteoarthritis (OA) are an urgent clinical need. Targeting senescence and autophagy in chondrocytes with small molecules is…Abstract Number: 0880 • ACR Convergence 2023
CD14 Inhibition as a Potential Therapeutic in Post Traumatic OA
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disorder, and growing evidence has identified inflammation to be a major driver of disease progression. During disease,…Abstract Number: 1591 • ACR Convergence 2023
Complement Factor D/Adipsin Knockout Mice Demonstrate Disparate Pain and Structural Damage Phenotypes in Obesity-induced Post Traumatic Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of musculoskeletal pain, which is a primary driver of care-seeking behavior. There is lack of mechanistic information detailing…Abstract Number: 1730 • ACR Convergence 2023
Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis Impact Autonomic Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular (CV) risks, including accelerated atherosclerosis, left ventricular hypertrophy and decreased heart rate variability…Abstract Number: 1776 • ACR Convergence 2023
Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor May Help Maintain Tight Junctions in the Gut by Enhancing Occludin Expression
Background/Purpose: Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) is a chronic inflammatory disease with multifactorial origins, primarily affecting the musculoskeletal system. Gut inflammation is seen in the majority of…Abstract Number: 1784 • ACR Convergence 2023
Dendritic Cell-specific TNFR2 Depletion Reduces Psoriatic Arthritis-like Disease in a Mouse Model
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic, progressive autoimmune condition that affects both the skin and joints. It is characterized by increased levels of the…Abstract Number: 1786 • ACR Convergence 2023
Newly Identified Gut Commensal Clostridium Fessum AM100 for Treating Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory disease of the spinal joints leading to progressive loss of spinal mobility and chronic pain. Gutdysbiosis has been…Abstract Number: 1788 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Emerging Mechanism of TNF&IL-17A/WNT5a/ROR2 Axis in Pathological Bone Formation of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is one of the most distinctive features and signs of ectopic bone formation in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The Wnt/β-catenin pathway and Th17 cells…Abstract Number: 1789 • ACR Convergence 2023
Microtrauma Exacerbates Arthritis and Enthesitis in Curdlan-administered SKG Mice by Inducing FGF16 Expresssion
Background/Purpose: Microtrauma might be considered a crucial of various environmental factors in AS, but there is still unknown whether microtrauma has a direct/indirect role in…Abstract Number: 1793 • ACR Convergence 2023
Goblet Cell Specific Anti-Apoptotic Role of Interleukin-24 in Spondyloarthritis-Associated Ileitis
Background/Purpose: The loss of intestinal barrier integrity is a key contributor to gut inflammation, however the mechanism behind this dysregulation is not well understood. The…Abstract Number: 1963 • ACR Convergence 2023
Effect of JAK-STAT Inhibition by Baricitinib and Tofacitinib on Disease Phenotype in a Mouse Model of Myositis
Background/Purpose: Dysregulation of the interferon (IFN) pathway plays a major role in the pathophysiology of autoimmune myositis. Upregulation of type 1 IFN stimulated genes (an…Abstract Number: 2192 • ACR Convergence 2023
New Inducible Mouse Model of Sjögren’s Syndrome Represents a Valuable Tool to Assess the Impact of Gene Knockout on the Disease’s Physiopathology
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a chronic rheumatic disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands, resulting in sicca syndrome with extra-glandular autoimmune features.…Abstract Number: 0008 • ACR Convergence 2023
Differential Induction of Anti-Muscarinic Type-3-Receptor Antibodies by Immunization with 4-Hydroxy-2-nonenal-Modified Ro60 in BALB/c Mice
Background/Purpose: Sjögren's Disease is an autoimmune condition in which patients exhibit decreased salivary/lacrimal gland function and express autoantibodies that target the 60k molecular weight Ro…