Abstract Number: 0078 • ACR Convergence 2024
Inhibition of the Deubiquitinase TRABID in a Pre-clinical Mouse Model of Axial Spondyloarthritis Decreases Disease Severity
Background/Purpose: Axial Spondyloarthritis is characterized by both inflammation and new bone formation. Current therapeutic targets aim to control inflammation, however, over 40% of patients do…Abstract Number: 0083 • ACR Convergence 2024
Culturing and Comparative Analysis of Small Intestinal Organoids from SKG and MIFKO-SKG Mice
Background/Purpose: Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting both the joints and gut, with 60% of patients showing microscopic and 10% overt IBD…Abstract Number: 0834 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evolution of Lung Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Chronic/Recurrent Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated lung disease (SJIA-LD) is a life-threatening complication and associated in >80% of cases with macrophage activation syndrome (MAS); however, the…Abstract Number: 0879 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Novel, Oral, Allosteric Inhibitor of Tyrosine Kinase 2 (TYK2) Demonstrates In Vitro Potency, Selectivity, and In Vivo Efficacy in Mouse Models of Psoriasis
Background/Purpose: Tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2), a member of the Janus kinase (JAK) family, plays a key role in several inflammatory diseases. Orthosteric, small molecule inhibitors…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…Abstract Number: 0110 • ACR Convergence 2023
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps as Mediators of Antiphospholipid Antibody-Induced Trophoblast Dysfunction and Fetal Loss
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) induce obstetric complications associated with placental insufficiency by promoting trophoblast dysfunction and inflammation at the maternal-fetal interface. Neutrophils have been found…