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…Abstract Number: 0727 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Novel Active Pemphigus Vulgaris Mouse Model Induced by Immunization with TLR Ligand Adjuvanted Recombinant Desmoglein 3 Protein Vaccine
Background/Purpose: Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune bullous skin disease mediated by desmoglein-3 (Dsg3) specific auto-antibody present in skin and mucosae. The binding of pathogenic…Abstract Number: 079 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Dynamics of Neutrophil Activation in Repeated TLR-9-Induced Mouse Model of Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a life-threatening complication of rheumatic diseases including systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA). SJIA shows prominent neutrophil activation with expansion…Abstract Number: L10 • ACR Convergence 2022
Efgartigimod Prevents Necrosis and Allows for Muscle Fiber Regeneration in a Humanized Mouse Model of Immune-mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM)
Background/Purpose: Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) is a severe form of myositis characterized by muscle weakness and elevated creatine kinase levels in serum. The most frequent…Abstract Number: 0568 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Absence of Blk Leads to Increased Inflammation in a Murine Model of Kawasaki Disease
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries characterized by inflammation of the coronary arteries leading…Abstract Number: 0580 • ACR Convergence 2022
18F-FDG PET-MR Characterization of Aortitis in the IL1rn-/- Mouse Model of Giant-Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: Metabolic imaging is routinely used to demonstrate aortitis in patients with giant-cell arteritis. We aimed to investigate aortitis in BALB/c IL1rn-/- mice, a preclinical…Abstract Number: 1160 • ACR Convergence 2022
Mapping Spondyloarthritis Susceptibility Loci in B10.RIII Mice
Background/Purpose: Overexpression of IL-23 using IL-23 minicircle DNA in B10.RIII mice results in the development of a spondyloarthritis-like disease. B10.RIII (B10.RIII-H2r H2-T18b/(71NS)SnJ) is a major…Abstract Number: 1178 • ACR Convergence 2022
Key Features of Human Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease Are Captured in a Preclinical Mouse Model upon Repetitive, but Not Single Intratracheal Bleomycin Dosing
Background/Purpose: Repetitive alveolar epithelial injury together with dysregulated tissue repair is crucial for the transition of acute self-limiting to chronic-persisting inflammation and fibrosis in fibrosing…Abstract Number: 1622 • ACR Convergence 2022
TNF Receptor 1 Drives Murine Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Is Characterized by Loss of Capillary Endothelial Cells and Pericytes, Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation, and Alterations in Fibroblast Phenotype
Background/Purpose: We previously demonstrated that TNF-transgenic (TNF-Tg) mice have findings consistent with connective-tissue disease associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (CTD-PAH), and that this pathology is mediated…Abstract Number: 1708 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Role for the RAGE Receptor in Chronic Neurotoxicity After Exposure to SLE Antibodies That Cross React with dsDNA and the NMDA Receptor
Background/Purpose: Neurologic dysfunction occurs in up to 80% of SLE patients. Cognitive impairment is one of the most frequent manifestations of neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE). There…Abstract Number: 1732 • ACR Convergence 2022
Novel Human Class II MHC Tetramers Detect Rare, Self-Reactive CD4+ T Cells Relevant to Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
Background/Purpose: Nearly all patients with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) have IgG autoantibodies (autoAb) specific for U170k, a component of the U1-snNRP spliceosomal complex. A…Abstract Number: 1741 • ACR Convergence 2022
Mutated Nod2 Controls T Cell Function and Promotes Uveitis in a Blau Syndrome Mouse Model
Background/Purpose: Mutations in the microbial signaling molecule NOD2 cause granulomatous uveitis, arthritis, and dermatitis in Blau Syndrome. We previously showed a novel role for Nod2…
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