Abstracts tagged "Myositis"

Abstract Number: 0151 • ACR Convergence 2022
Novel Innate Immunity Predictors of Infections in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Patients: A Cohort Study
Diana Gómez-Martín¹, jiram torres-Ruiz¹, victor Hugo Tovar-Méndez², Fabiola Cassiano-Quezada³, Daniel Alberto Carrillo-Vázquez⁴, Alfredo Pérez-Fragoso⁴, Nancy Mejía-Rodríguez⁵ and guillermo Juárez-Vega⁵, ¹INCMNSZ, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ²Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ³Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁴Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁵Red de Apoyo a la Investigación. UNAM, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Risk factors associated with the development of infections in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) have not been fully addressed, particularly those related to…
Abstract Number: 0170 • ACR Convergence 2022
Minimal Clinically Important Difference in Myositis Response Criteria
Khushboo Singh¹, Sara Faghihi Kashani², Tissa Bijoy George³, Siamak Moghadam-Kia⁴, Dana Ascherman⁵, Rohit Aggarwal⁶ and Chester Oddis⁵, ¹UPMC McKeesport, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ³UPMC McKeesport, Monroeville, PA, ⁴University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: ACR/EULAR myositis response criteria were developed to assess the patient's disease activity, response to therapy, and long-term outcome as a standardized measure to be…
Abstract Number: 1857 • ACR Convergence 2022
Increasing Proportion of MDA-5 Associated Conditions in a Tertiary Myositis Centre Following Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Jennifer Hannah¹, Saadia Sasha Ali¹, Sloni Arora¹, John Cazabon¹, James Galloway¹ and Patrick Gordon², ¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Anti-MDA5 dermatomyositis is a clinical subtype of DM that is strongly associated with a rapidly progressive phenotype of interstitial lung disease resulting in a…
Abstract Number: 1882 • ACR Convergence 2022
Efficacy of Immune-apheresis in Patients with Inflammatory Myopathies: A Case Series
Kastriot Kastrati¹, Hanien Rajab², Anna Rader², Elisabeth Anna Aichner², Thomas Karonitsch², Hans-Peter Kiener², Michael Bonelli³, Daniel Aletaha⁴ and Helga Radner³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Vienna, Austria, ²Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Medical University Vienna, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) comprise a heterogenous group of acquired autoimmune diseases characterised by inflammation of muscle and affection of other organs, including lung…
Abstract Number: 0152 • ACR Convergence 2022
Pm/Scl Patients Have an Expanded Population of CD19+CD21lo/negCD11c+CD11b+ Cells Expressing a Monocyte, Not B Cell, Transcriptome
Erin Wilfong, Leslie Crofford and Rachel Bonami, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: CD19 is considered a canonical B cell lineage marker. Previously, we have reported that CD19+CD21lo/negCD11c+ cells were increased in both systemic sclerosis [PMC8828801] as…
Abstract Number: 0172 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Inflammatory Myositis Related Interstitial Lung Disease: A 15 Year Retrospective Study
Ian Ward¹, Elizabeth Pepper² and Geoffrey Loh², ¹United States Army, Evans, GA, ²DDEAMC, Ft. Gordon, GA
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common complication of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy (IIM). This extra-muscular manifestation is a significant source of morbidity and has…
Abstract Number: 1858 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Multi-center Clinical Cohort Study of Chinese Anti-synthetase Syndrome Patients
mingwei tang¹, Qian Wang¹, wei Wei², Pingting Yang³, Xinwang Duan⁴, Hongbin Li⁵, Chanyuan Wu⁶, JIULIANG ZHAO⁷, jia shi¹, Xiaomei Leng⁸, Xinping Tian¹, MENGTAO LI⁹, Yan Zhao¹ and Xiaofeng Zeng¹⁰, ¹Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ²Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China, ³The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China, ⁴the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China, ⁵Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot City, China, ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ⁷Beijing Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ⁸Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Beijing, China, ⁹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, Ministry of Science & Technology, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Ministry of Science & Technology, Beijing, China, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Based on the Chinese Rheumatology Data Center Inflammatory Myopathy Registry (CRDC-MYO), this study aimed to describe the baseline characteristics of a subgroup of patients…
Abstract Number: 1883 • ACR Convergence 2022
Auto-antibodies Targeting Membrane Repair Proteins Enhances Myositis Phenotype
Shane Bruckner¹, Kassidy Banford², hannah Bulgart², Kevin mcElhanon³, Rohit Aggarwal⁴, Chester Oddis⁵, Noah Weisleder¹ and Wael Jarjour¹, ¹The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ³Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a group of disorders in which autoimmune responses produce a chronic state of inflammation resulting in degeneration of skeletal…
Abstract Number: 0153 • ACR Convergence 2022
Obesity Is Associated with Higher Odds of Malignancy Development Among Dermatomyositis Patients
Astia Allenzara¹, Nakisa Sadeghi¹, Carolina Alvarez², Steve Maczuga³, Matthew Helm³, Amanda Nelson² and Galen Foulke¹, ¹University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with an increased risk of mortality and morbidity from cancer. Across the general population, excess body weight…
Abstract Number: 0176 • ACR Convergence 2022
Diagnostic Accuracy and Clinical Relevance of Muscle Biopsy in Patients with Suspected Myositis
Kastriot Kastrati¹, Nasim NAKHOST LOTFI², Marwa Tawfik³, Ellen Gelpi², Romana Hoeftberger², Hans-Peter Kiener², Daniel Aletaha⁴, Michael Bonelli⁵ and Helga Radner⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Vienna, Austria, ²Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt, ⁴Medical University Vienna, Wien, Austria, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Diagnosis of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) represents a clinical challenge and muscle biopsy is regarded as a fundamental procedure for confirming diagnosis. However, the…
Abstract Number: 1860 • ACR Convergence 2022
Lenabasum, a Cannabinoid Type 2 Receptor Agonist, Activates Diverse Cell-specific Pathways in Whole Blood Leukocytes in Dermatomyositis
Nilesh Kodali¹, Thomas Vazquez², DeAnna Diaz³, Josh Dan⁴, Grant Sprow⁵, Rohan Dhiman⁶, Mariko Ogawa-Momohara⁷, Muhammad Bashir⁶, Meena Sharma⁸ and Victoria Werth⁹, ¹New Jersey Medical School, Coppell, TX, ²FIU Wertheim College of Medicine, Virginia Beach, VA, ³Philadelphia College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁵Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan, ⁸Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹University of Pennsylvania and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a systemic autoimmune disease that affects the skin and muscle. Lenabasum, a cannabinoid type 2 receptor (CB2R) agonist, has been developed…
Abstract Number: 1885 • ACR Convergence 2022
Histopathological Patterns of Muscle Involvement and Clinical Correlations in a Retrospective Cohort of Scleroderma Patients
Noemie Le Gouellec¹, Louai Zaidan², Eric Hachulla³, Nicolas Dognon³, Robin Dhote⁴, Sebastien Riviere⁵, Yurdagul Uzunhan⁴, Luc Mouthon⁶ and Jerome Authier⁷, ¹CH Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France, ²CHU Henri Mondor, Creteil, France, ³University of Lille, LILLE, France, ⁴Hopital Avicenne - Paris University, Bobigny, France, ⁵Hopital Saint Antoine - Paris University, Paris, France, ⁶Hopital Cochin - Paris University, Paris, France, ⁷Paris Est - Creteil University, Creteil, France
Background/Purpose: Muscle involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) has been shown to be heterogeneous. Histopathological pattern seems to be associated with prognosis, but studies evaluating the…
Abstract Number: 0154 • ACR Convergence 2022
Anti-SMN Autoantibodies in Mixed Connective Tissue Disease Are Associated with a Scleromyositis Phenotype
Hajar El Kamouni¹, Alexandra Albert², Sabrina Hoa³, Darya S. Jalaledin⁴, Josiane Bourre-Tessier⁵, Eric Rich⁵, Jean-Richard Goulet⁶, Martial Koenig⁷, Minoru Satoh⁸, Marvin Fritzler⁹, May Choi¹⁰, Yves Troyanov¹¹, Jean-Luc Senécal⁵ and Océane Landon-Cardinal⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Laval, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, ³University of Montreal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴Division of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Sherbrooke, Saint-Lambert, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Saint-Lambert, Canada, ⁷Division of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁸Department of Human, Information and Science, University of Occupational Environmental Health, Kitakyusyu Fukuoka, Japan, ⁹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹⁰Brigham and Women's Hospital | University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The survival of motor neuron (SMN) is a ubiquitous macromolecular complex, located in the Cajal body of mammalian nuclei, with an essential role in…
Abstract Number: 0177 • ACR Convergence 2022
COVID-19 Vaccination-related Short-term Adverse Events in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis and Autoimmune Multimorbidity: Results from the COVID-19 Vaccination in Autoimmune Diseases Survey
Mrinalini Dey¹, Naveen R², Elena Nikiphorou³, Parikshit Sen⁴, James B. Lilleker⁵, Vishwesh Agarwal⁶, Sinan Kardes⁷, Jessica Day⁸, Marcin Milchert⁹, Mrudula Joshi¹⁰, Tamer A Gheita¹¹, Babur Salim¹², Tsvetelina Velikova¹³, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos¹⁴, Ioannis Parodis¹⁵, Albert Selva O’Callaghan¹⁶, Minchul Kim¹⁷, Tulika Chatterjee¹⁷, Ai Lyn Tan¹⁸, Ashima Makol¹⁹, Arvind Nune²⁰, Lorenzo Cavagna²¹, Miguel Angel Saavedra Salinas²², Samuel Shinjo²³, Nelly Ziade²⁴, Johannes Knitza²⁵, Masataka Kuwana²⁶, Oliver Distler²⁷, Hector Chinoy²⁸, John Pauling²⁹, Chris Wincup³⁰, Vikas Agarwal², Rohit Aggarwal³¹ and Latika Gupta³², ¹Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ²Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ³Leiden University Medical Center & King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India, ⁵The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁶Mahatma Gandhi Missions Medical College, Lucknow, India, ⁷Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁸Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne, Australia, ⁹Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland, ¹⁰Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune, India, ¹¹Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ¹²Fauji foundation hospital Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, ¹³Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria, ¹⁴Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ¹⁵Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹⁶Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁷University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, IL, ¹⁸University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹⁹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN, ²⁰Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, Southport, United Kingdom, ²¹Università di Pavia, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, Pavia, Italy, ²²IMSS, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ²³Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²⁴Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, ²⁵Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Friedrich-Alexander-UniversityErlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²⁶Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ²⁸The University of Manchester, Sale, United Kingdom, ²⁹North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom, ³⁰Rayne Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³²Royal Wolverhampton Trust, Wolverhampton/University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, though patients with rare rheumatic diseases like idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIMs), and those with multiple comorbidities continue to…
Abstract Number: 1862 • ACR Convergence 2022
Lenabasum Reduces IFNγ and pIRF3 in Dermatomyositis Skin: Biomarker Results from a Double-Blind Phase 3 International Randomized Controlled Trial
Thomas Vazquez¹, Meena Sharma¹, Rui Feng², DeAnna Diaz³, Nilesh Kodali¹, Josh Dan³, Madison Grinnell³, Emily Keyes³, Grant Sprow³, Barbara White⁴ and Victoria Werth³, ¹Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ³Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁴Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Pleasanton, CA
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is an autoimmune connective tissue disease that primarily affects the skin and lung; few effective treatment options are available. Lenabasum is a…

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