Abstracts tagged "Myositis"

Abstract Number: 2063 • ACR Convergence 2024
Serum Glutamate Dehydrogenase in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy Patients
Nantakarn Pongtarakulpanit¹, Tanya Chandra¹, shiri keret², Vladimir Liarski¹, Dana Ascherman³, Siamak Mogahadam¹, Chester Oddis¹ and Rohit Aggarwal⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Rheumatology unit, Bnai-Zion medical center and the faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel., Atlit, Israel, ³Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Diagnosing hepatocellular injury in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) patients with active myositis is challenging due to the lack of liver specificity of the transaminase…
Abstract Number: 2084 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy and Safety of a Step-down Regimen of Low Dosage of Glucocorticoids Combined with Early Administration of Synthetic or Biologic Immunosuppressants in Anti-synthetase Syndrome: A Pilot Study
Edoardo Conticini¹, Paolo Cameli¹, Silvia Grazzini¹, Miriana d'Alessandro¹, Laura Bergantini¹, Brunetta Porcelli¹, Maria Antonietta Mazzei¹, Luca Cantarini¹, Elena Bargagli¹ and Bruno Frediani², ¹Università di Siena, Siena, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Background/Purpose: Anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS) is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of anti-aminoacyl-transfer-RNA synthetase antibodies (ARS) and the involvement of muscles, skin, joints,…
Abstract Number: 0322 • ACR Convergence 2024
Enhanced Detection of Myocarditis in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Utilizing Multiparametric Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Julie Paik¹, Shadi Ayoumi², Ghazal Zandieh², Cody Calhoun², Caoilfhionn Connolly², Lisa Christopher-Stine¹, Christopher Mecoli¹, Myma Albayda², Eleni Tiniakou³, Nisha Gilotra², Stefan Zimmerman² and Bharath Venkatesh², ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University, Lutherville Timonium, MD
Background/Purpose: Myocarditis in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) is poorly understood despite its association with poor outcomes such as heart failure and sudden cardiac death. It…
Abstract Number: 0347 • ACR Convergence 2024
Dermato-polymyositis Mortality in U.S. Population: Declining Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases Among the Leading Underlying Causes of Death over Two Decades
Elizabeth Matz¹ and Ram Singh², ¹UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, ²UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis and polymyositis (DM/PM) are chronic inflammatory muscle diseases that may cause premature death due to progressive muscle weakness, lung disease, and disease and…
Abstract Number: 1152 • ACR Convergence 2024
Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy Abnormalities in Different Autoimmune Inflammatory Myopathy Subsets
Thaisa Cotton¹, Valérie Leclair², Claudie Berger³, Yves Troyanov⁴, marie Hudson² and Geneviève Gyger², and Canadian Inflammatory Myopathy Study (CIMS), ¹Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) alterations have mostly been described in autoimmune inflammatory myopathies (AIM) classified using Bohan and Peter criteria. The aim of this study…
Abstract Number: 1261 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Muscle Biopsies and Functional Recovery Trajectories in Children with Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Shannon O'Connor¹, Ilaria Maccora², Megan Quinlan-Waters¹, hermine brunner³, sheila Angeles-Han⁴, grant schulert¹ and leah kottyan¹, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²?PhD student, in the Area of Drugs and Innovative Treatments, NeuroFARBA Department, University of Florence. Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence Italy, Firenze, Florence, Italy, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by proximal muscle weakness, a distinct rash, and an increased risk of calcinosis, with long-term…
Abstract Number: 2066 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparative Diagnostic Efficacy of Quantitative Measurement of Echo Intensity and Texture versus Qualitative Analysis of Ultrasound Images in Myositis
Takeshi Yoshida¹, Hiroki Yamazaki², Naoko Takamatsu², Yoshinori Taniguchi³, Taiki Nozaki⁴, masataka inoue⁵, Yoshitaka Kumon⁶, yuki matsumoto², Yuki Kanazawa², Masafumi Harada², Ichizo Nishino⁷, Jemima Albayda⁸ and Yuishin Izumi², ¹Chikamori Hospital, Kochi, Kochi, Japan, ²Tokushima University School of Medicine, Tokushima, Japan, ³Kochi University School of Medicine, kochi, Japan, ⁴keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan, ⁶Chikamori Hospital, Kochi, Japan, ⁷National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Recently, the role of imaging tests such as magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound (US) in the diagnosis and classification of myositis has become increasingly…
Abstract Number: 2085 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Effects of Pioglitazone on Metabolic Dysregulation in Inclusion Body Myositis: An Open-Label Pilot Study
Brittany Adler¹, Michael Bene¹, Cissy Zhang², Julie Paik¹, Christopher Mecoli¹, Thomas Lloyd³, Eleni Tiniakou⁴, Erika Darrah¹, Lisa Christopher-Stine¹, Albert Mears¹, Megan McGowan¹, Ruben Pagkatipunan¹, Anne Le² and Jemima Albayda⁵, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Gigantest, Baltimore, MD, ³Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁴Johns Hopkins University, Lutherville Timonium, MD, ⁵Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a progressive muscle disease for which there is no effective treatment. Mitochondrial dysregulation is a pathologic hallmark of IBM.…
Abstract Number: 0323 • ACR Convergence 2024
Pain Prevalence and Factors Associated with Pain Levels in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Didem Saygin¹, Anne-Marie Malfait², Kristin Wipfler³, Christopher G McKennan⁴, Jiaxuan Duan⁴, Kaleb Michaud⁵ and Yvonne Lee⁶, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush University Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL, ³FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Department of Statistics, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁶Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: The cardinal symptom of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) is muscle weakness leading to functional limitations in the majority of the patients. With a shift…
Abstract Number: 0348 • ACR Convergence 2024
Upadacitinib in Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Ting Zhang¹, Qiyuan Wang², Wenjia Sun³, Lei Liu¹ and Jing Xue⁴, ¹Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (People's Republic), ²Zhejiang Univerisity, Hangzhou, China (People's Republic), ³The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (People's Republic), ⁴The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is one of the most severe complications in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), substantially contributing to the morbidity and mortality. ILD…
Abstract Number: 1153 • ACR Convergence 2024
Increased Prevalence of Myositis Specific and Associated Autoantibodies in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease of Unknown Etiology
Vasiliki Koulouri¹, Ilektra Voulgareli², Sofia Flouda³, Nikoletta Galanopoulou⁴, Nikolaos Marketos⁵, Charalampos Skarlis⁵, Sylvia Raftopoulou⁵, Kyriaki Tavernaraki⁶, Alexia Chronaiou², Georgios Tsoukalas², Nikolaos Zias⁷, Dimitrios Boumpas⁸ and Clio Mavragani⁹, ¹Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, ²4th Respiratory Medicine Department, Sotiria General and Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, ³4th Department of Internal Medicine, "Attikon" University Hospital, Athens, Greece, ⁴10th Respiratory Medicine Department, Sotiria General and Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece, ⁵Molecular and Applied Physiology Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens., Athens, Greece, ⁶Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Sotiria General and Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, ⁷Respiratory Medicine Department, Athens Naval Hospital, Athens, Greece, ⁸4th Department of Internal Medicine, "Attikon" University Hospital, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, ⁹Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens., Athens, Greece
Background/Purpose: In recent years, connective tissue diseases (CTDs) have been increasingly recognized as a significant underlying pathology of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). Amongst CTDs, idiopathic…
Abstract Number: 1275 • ACR Convergence 2024
Implementing Integrated Mental Health Care in a Juvenile Myositis Clinic: A One-Year Review
Luana Flores Pereira¹, Louise Boulard², Kayla M. Baker³, Audrey Bell-Peter⁴, Vanessa Carbone³, Brian Feldman⁵, Jayne MacMahon⁶, Valerio Maniscalco⁷, Jo-Anne Marcuz⁸, Tanya Slater⁴, Kristi Whitney⁴, Y. Ingrid Goh³ and Andrea Knight⁹, ¹Neurosciences and Mental Health Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Neurosciences and Mental Health Program, SickKids Research Institute; The Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Child Health Evaluative Sciences, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; The Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Pediatrics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Child Health Evaluative Sciences, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, ERN-ReCONNET Center, Meyer Children Hospital IRCCS; Department of Pediatrics, Santo Stefano Hospital, Florence, Italy, ⁸Division on Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Rehabilitation Services, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Neurosciences and Mental Health, SickKids Research Institute; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Juvenile myositis (JM) patients experience a high burden of emotional distress, yet mental health (MH) care is not typically integrated into standard clinical practices.…
Abstract Number: 2068 • ACR Convergence 2024
Poloxamers 188 & 182 Are Effective in Repairing the Membrane Resealing Defect in Myositis
Shane Bruckner¹, Braden Zeno², Gianni Giarrano³, Alexis Tucker³, Hannah Bulgart⁴, Brian Paleo³, Kassidy Banford³, Nicholas Young⁴, Rohit Aggarwal⁵, Chester Oddis⁶, Paula Clemens⁷, Dana Ascherman⁸, Noah Weisleder¹ and Wael Jarjour⁹, ¹Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²Ohio State, Upper Arlington, OH, ³Ohio State University, Columbus, ⁴The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, ⁸Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁹The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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: 2086 • ACR Convergence 2024
Specific Transcriptomic Profile Associated with Disease Activity in Muscle Biopsies from Patients with Sarcoid Myopathy
Iago Pinal-Fernandez¹, Nikolas Ruffer², Maria Casal-Dominguez³, katherine Pak⁴, Stefania Dell'Orso⁵, Faiza Naz⁵, Shamima Islam⁶, Gusatavo Gutierrez-Cruz⁶, Margherita Milone⁷, Albert selva-O'Callaghan⁸, jose milisenda⁹, Felix Kleefeld¹⁰, Andrew Mammen⁶, Teerin Liewluck¹¹ and Werner Stenzel¹², ¹NIAMS/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²Klinikum Bad Bramstedt, Hamburg, Germany, ³NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁴National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁵National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD, ⁶NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁷Mayo Clinic-Rochester, Rochester, MN, ⁸Systemic Autoimmune Disease Section, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ¹¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹²Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis, a multisystem inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, exhibits diverse clinical manifestations, with symptomatic musculoskeletal involvement being relatively uncommon but potentially debilitating. We conducted…
Abstract Number: 0324 • ACR Convergence 2024
Correlative Studies of CABA-201, a Fully Human, Autologous 4-1BB Anti-CD19 CAR T Cell Therapy in Patients with Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus from the RESET-MyositisTM and RESET-SLETM Clinical Trials
Daniel Nunez¹, Jenell Volkov¹, Jason Stadanlick¹, Zachary Vorndran¹, Alexandra Ellis¹, Mallorie Werner¹, Justin Cicarelli¹, Jazmean Williams¹, Fatemeh Nezhad¹, Thomas Furmanak², Quynh Lam¹, Rebecca Estremera¹, Yvonne White¹, Jonathan Hogan¹, Claire Miller¹, Tahseen Mozaffar³, Saira Sheikh⁴, David Chang¹ and Samik Basu¹, ¹Cabaletta Bio, Philadelphia, PA, ²Cabaletta Bio - Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, PA, ³The University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, ⁴University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: CD19 targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have demonstrated durable drug-free responses and remission in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) and systemic…

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