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Abstracts tagged "Myositis"

  • Abstract Number: 1205 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Real-time MRI for assessment of swallowing impairment in inclusion body myositis and oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy.

    Rachel Zeng1, Anke Rietveld2, Omar Al-Bourini1, Rosemarie HMJM Kroon2, Arno Olthoff1, Matthias Weidenmüller1, Per-Ole Carstens1, Isabel Kommerell1, Saskia G Schütz1, Corinne GC Horlings3, Johanna G Kalf3, Bert JM de Swart3, Baziel GM van Engelen2, Tim Friede1, Sabine Hofer1, Jens Frahm4, Ali Seif Amir Hosseini1, Jens Schmidt5 and Christiaan GJ Saris2, 1University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, 2Radboudumc Research Institute for Medical Innovation, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 3Radboudumc Research Institute for Medical Innovation, Nijmegen, Germany, 4Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany, 5Immanuel University Hospital Rüdersdorf, Brandenburg Medical School, Rüdersdorf bei Berlin, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Swallowing dysfunction -dysphagia- is a frequent and debilitating symptom in neuromuscular disorders, leading to malnutrition, cachexia, aspiration pneumonia and death. Identification of the underlying…
  • Abstract Number: 0864 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Immunophenotyping Reveals Upregulated IL-9R on Circulating T and B Cells in Dermatomyositis

    Danica Lee1, Daniel Reay2, Timothy Oriss2, Didem Saygin3, Dana Ascherman4 and Daniella Schwartz4, 1University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 2University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 3Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 4University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

    Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), or myositis, comprise a group of autoimmune diseases with significant morbidity, yet the pathogenesis of myositis remains incompletely understood. In…
  • Abstract Number: 0293 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Presence of Anti-cN-1A (Mup44, NT5c1A) IgG is Specific for Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis

    Jackie Weiss1, Miriam Mende2, EunByul Cho3, Guo Shen3, Dmitry Karayev3, Allan L. Metzger3, Robert I. Morris3, Sabine L. Kramp2, Cornelia Dähnrich2 and Wolfgang Schlumberger2, 1EUROIMMUN US, Mountain Lakes, NJ, 2Institute for Experimental Immunology, affiliated with EUROIMMUN Medizinische Labordiagnostika AG, Lübeck, Germany, 3RDL Reference Laboratory Inc., Los Angeles, CA

    Background/Purpose: Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) is an autoimmune disease manifesting with muscle degeneration, inflammatory infiltrates and inclusion vacuoles. Diagnosis of sIBM is hampered by…
  • Abstract Number: 2075 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Ferritin trends differentiate anti-MDA5 Dermatomyositis from anti-Jo1 Antisynthetase Syndrome

    Silvia Grazzini1, Edoardo Conticini1, Marco Fornaro2, Chiara Rizzo3, Lidia La Barbera3, Maria Rosa Pellico4, Stefano Stano5, Florenzo Iannone6, Giuliana Guggino3, Nicoletta Del Papa4, Luca Cantarini7 and Bruno Frediani7, 1Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy, Siena, Italy, 2Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine, Area Jonica (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari, Italy., Bari, Italy, 3Rheumatology Unit, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE) University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 4ASST Pini-CTO, Clinical Rheumatology Unit, Milano, Italy, 56. Rheumatology Unit, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari, Bari, Italy, 6Rheumatology DiMePReJ, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Bari, Italy, Bari, Italy, 7Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy, Siena, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Serum ferritin (FERR) is a recognized marker of immune activation and a key laboratory feature of anti-MDA5 Dermatomyositis (DM). It has been increasingly studied…
  • Abstract Number: 1663 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Tocilizumab for acute exacerbation of rheumatic disease-related interstitial lung disease: A prospective real-world study

    Wenwen Xu1, Yiyangzi Ma2, Shuang Ye3 and Qiong Fu2, 1Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), 2Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), 3Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic)

    Background/Purpose: Acute exacerbation (AE) of rheumatic disease-related interstitial lung disease (RD-ILD) is a severe and potentially life-threatening condition, while there remains no clear consensus of…
  • Abstract Number: 1203 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Rituximab in Treatment Refractory vs Treatment Naive Anti-Signal Recognition Particle (SRP) Myositis – A Case Series

    israrul haque1 and Parasar Ghosh2, 1Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research(IPGMER), KOLKATA, India, 2Dept of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, IPGMER & SSKM HospitalGovt of West Bengal, Kolkata, India, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Background/Purpose: Anti-Signal Recognition Particle (Anti-SRP) Myositis is a form of Polymyositis. Available consensus guidelines recommend initial combination therapy of high dose corticosteroids and Methotrexate and…
  • Abstract Number: 0863 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Myeloid Dendritic Cell Subsets Characterize Muscle of Inclusion Body Myositis Patients and Correlate with KLRG1+ and TBX21+ CD8+ T cells

    Raphael Kirou1, Iago Pinal-Fernandez1, Maria Casal-Dominguez1, Katherine Pak1, Chiseko Ikenaga2, Christopher Nelke3, Stefania Dell'orso1, Faiza Naz1, Shamima Islam1, Gustavo Gutierrez-Cruz1, Werner Stenzel4, Albert Selva-O'Callaghan5, José Milisenda6 and Andrew Mammen7, 1National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, 2The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 3Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, 4Charite University, Berlin, Germany, 5Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, 6Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 7NIH, Bethesda, MD

    Background/Purpose: Although inclusion body myositis (IBM) is an inflammatory myopathy, there are no effective immunomodulating agents, underlying the need for better understanding of its pathogenesis.…
  • Abstract Number: 0292 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Patterns and Predictors of Longitudinal Trajectories of Pain in Individuals with Inflammatory Myopathies

    Haley Zimmerman1, Ethan Ritz2, Kristin Wipfler3, Kaleb Michaud4 and Didem Saygin1, 1Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 2Rush Research Informatics Core, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 3FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, 4University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

    Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) have historically been considered a disease of painless weakness. However, recent studies indicate that most patients with IIM experience pain…
  • Abstract Number: 2073 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Cell-free DNA as a Potential Marker of Muscle Involvement and Treatment Response in Myositis

    Sabína Oreská1, Kristina Svobodová1, Lucia Vernerová1, Dana Dlouhá2, Hana Wunsch1, Karel Pavelka1, Jiri Vencovsky3, Ladislav Šenolt4, Michal Vrablik5, Jaroslav Alois Hubáček2 and Michal Tomcik1, 1Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, 2Experimental Medicine Center, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic, 3Institute of Rheumatology, Praha 8, Czech Republic, 4Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 53rd Department of Internal Medicine, General University Hospital and 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic

    Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are characterized by inflammatory muscle injury. Circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA), including nuclear (cfnDNA) and mitochondrial (cfmtDNA) DNA, has been shown…
  • Abstract Number: 1537 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Local Immune effector Cell-Associated Toxicity Syndrome (LICATS) in CAR T-cell treated patients with Autoimmune Disease

    Melanie Hagen1, Fabian Müller2, Andreas Wirsching1, Soraya Kharboutli3, Silvia Spoerl3, Christina Duesing4, Tobias Krickau5, Markus Metzler5, Simon Völkl3, Michael Aigner3, Sascha Kretschmann3, Ingrid Vasova3, Marc Saake5, Stefan Schliep5, Torsten Kubacki6, Nicolas Hunzelmann6, Laura Bucci1, Jule Taubmann7, Christina Bergmann1, Andrea-Hermina Györfi8, Sascha Dietrich9, Jörg Distler10, Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer11, Andreas Mackensen12 and Georg Schett13, 1Department of Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 2University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 3Department of Medicine 5 - Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 4Klinik für Rheumatologie, Düsseldorf, Germany, 5Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 6University and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany, Cologne, Germany, 7Department of Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 8Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, 9Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, 10University Hospital Duesseldorf and HHU, Duesseldorf, Germany, 11University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 12Department of Medicine 5 - Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 13Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Germany

    Background/Purpose: CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has revolutionized treatment strategies for severe B-cell driven autoimmune diseases (AID) like Systemic Lupus erythematosus (SLE), Systemic…
  • Abstract Number: 1204 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Validity and reliability of a new ultrasound-based semiquantitative echogenicity grading scale for myositis.

    Takeshi Yoshida1, Didem Saygin2 and Jemima Albayda3, 1Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 2Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 3Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

    Background/Purpose: The Heckmatt grading scale has been widely used as a semiquantitative assessment method for grading muscle echo intensity (EI) on ultrasound; however, this was…
  • Abstract Number: 0862 • ACR Convergence 2025

    In immune-mediated necrotising myopathy, anti-HMGCR antibodies inhibit HMGCR activity, leading to the sarcoplasmic accumulation of lipid droplets and myofibres necrosis

    Margherita Giannini1, Giulia Quiring2, Mustapha Oulad-Abdelghani3, Béatrice Lannes1, Yves Allenbach4, Olivier Benveniste5, Olivier Boyer6, Aleksandra Nadaj Pakleza1, Bernard Geny7 and Alain Meyer8, 1Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, 2University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, 3IGBMC, Strasbourg, France, 4SORBONNE UNIVERSITE, Paris, France, 5Sorbonne Uniersite, Hopital de la Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France, 6University of Rouen, Rouen, France, 7UR 3072, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg; FranceExplorations fonctionnelles musculaires, Service de physiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg;, Strasbourg, Alsace, France, 8Service de Rhumatologie, Centre de référence des maladies auto-immunes rares (RESO), Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, Explorations fonctionnelles musculaires, Service de physiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, UR 3072, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg; France, Strasbourg, Alsace, France

    Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate whether in immune-mediated necrotising myopathy (IMNM), anti-HMGCR antibodies interfere with HMGCR activity and have a myopathic…
  • Abstract Number: 0290 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Comparison of Organ Damage and Survival in Anti-synthetase Syndrome and Other Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: An Analysis of Patients from Turkey

    Ezgi Sahin1, Omer Uludag2, yasemin yalcinkaya3, Bahar Artim Esen4, Ahmet Gul3 and Murat Inanc3, 1Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, 3Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, 4Istanbul University, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

    Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are rare autoimmune diseases characterized by muscle weakness, often involving other organs such as the skin, lungs, and heart. Defined…
  • Abstract Number: 2069 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Concordance of low titer positive myositis-specific autoantibodies and myositis-associated autoantibodies on subsequent myositis panel testing.

    Nikola Wilk1, Jocelyn Hui Ching Chow2, Ian Smith3, Ronald A. Booth4, Nancy Maltez1, Catherine Ivory1 and Jodi Warman-Chardon5, 1Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada., Ottawa, ON, Canada, 2Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada., Ottawa, ON, Canada, 3Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada., Ottawa, ON, Canada, 4Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa & Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association, Ottawa, ON, Canada., Ottawa, ON, Canada, 5Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. Department of Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada., Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are a heterogeneous group of autoimmune connective tissue diseases that commonly affect multiple systems. Myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSA) and myositis-associated autoantibodies…
  • Abstract Number: 1271 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Overcoming Obstacles to Care: Survey of Adult Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM)

    Saloni Patolia1, Carolina Alvarez2, Jessica Grant3, Paul Mihas4, Todd Schwartz5, Galen Foulke6, Amanda Nelson5 and Astia Allenzara5, 1UNC Rheumatology, Durham, NC, 2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Miami, FL, 3Odum Institute for Reseach in Social Science, Chapel Hill, NC, 4Odum Institute for Reseach in Social Science, Chapel Hill, 5Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, 6Penn State Health, Hershey, PA

    Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are heterogenous autoimmune diseases requiring coordinated, patient-centered care. Understanding patient perspectives on diagnosis, treatment, health screening, and barriers to care…
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