Abstract Number: 1860 • ACR Convergence 2024
Targeting Th1 Effector Cytokines, TNF-α and IFN-γ, Attenuates Experimental Autoimmune Myeloperoxidase ANCA Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Anti-cytokine monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapies have shown efficacy in numerous autoimmune diseases but have yet to succeed in myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated vasculitis…Abstract Number: 2381 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinical Characteristics, Readmission Rates, and Outcomes in Lupus Patients with and Without Nephritic Involvement: Analysis from a National Database
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) is a complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that occurs in 50 percent of patients. LN serves as an important predictor…Abstract Number: 2387 • ACR Convergence 2024
Biomarkers of Lupus Nephritis Are Less Predictive in APOL1 High Risk Genotype Lupus
Background/Purpose: Compared to Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) low risk genotype (LRG) patients, APOL1 (HRG) has been shown to increase the risk of chronic kidney disease in…Abstract Number: 2381 • ACR Convergence 2023
ANCA-associated Vasculitis and Renal Disease in a Multidisciplinary Outpatient Clinic in Northern Spain
Background/Purpose: The severity of clinical features and outcomes in previous series of patients reported with renal disease related to ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) vary greatly, probably…Abstract Number: 0033 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Novel Transcriptome-Based Machine Learning Pipeline Predicts Phenotypes of Lupus Patients
Background/Purpose: Gene expression analysis coupled with machine learning (ML) holds the promise of identifying subsets of patients with heterogeneous diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus…Abstract Number: 0547 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Spatially-resolved Single Cell Resolution Atlas of Pediatric Lupus Nephritis Uncovers Complex Interactions Between Stromal and Infiltrating Immune Cells
Background/Purpose: The molecular and cellular heterogeneity of human Lupus Nephritis (LN) at the kidney tissue level makes it challenging to identify key disease drivers and…Abstract Number: 0560 • ACR Convergence 2023
Genetic Determinants of Lupus Nephritis and Kidney Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most common and severe manifestation of SLE. Risk factors for lupus nephritis and renal function decline are…Abstract Number: 0589 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Comparative Evaluation of IgA2 Anti-dsDNA Antibodies and Clinical Outcome in Two Clinical Trials of Belimumab After Rituximab in SLE
Background/Purpose: We have shown that serum IgA2 anti-dsDNA antibody levels is a biomarker of response to belimumab after rituximab in SLE (BEAT-lupus trial) (1). We…Abstract Number: 0690 • ACR Convergence 2023
Treating Patients with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis and Very Severe Renal Injury with an Intensified B Cell Depletion Therapy: Comparison with a Control Cohort Receiving a Conventional Therapy
Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX), an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, has shown to be an effective induction treatment for small-vessel vasculitides associated with antineutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (AAV) in…Abstract Number: 0691 • ACR Convergence 2023
Recognizing the New Disorder “Idiopathic Hypocryoglobulinaemia” in Patients with Previously Unidentified Clinical Conditions
Background/Purpose: A considerable number of patients with high clinical suspicion for cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis either show negative results for the detection of cryoglobulins or show only…Abstract Number: 0933 • ACR Convergence 2023
The ‘Sweet’ in Lupus – IgG Glycosylation in Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) occurs in 50% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) for which we lack biomarkers, and an understanding of its pathogenesis.…Abstract Number: 1484 • ACR Convergence 2023
Ruminococcus Implicated in the Clinical Development of Lupus Nephritis: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) is a serious complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Current investigations implicate microbiome changes in disease pathogenesis, particularly pathobiont expansions of…Abstract Number: 1845 • ACR Convergence 2023
Development of a Scoring System for Accurate Lupus Nephritis Case Identification in Real-World Databases
Background/Purpose: Accurate identification of prevalent cases of lupus nephritis (LN) is essential for timely patient monitoring and treatment, advancing research, and informing public health initiatives…Abstract Number: 2370 • ACR Convergence 2023
C5 as a Genetic Marker for Discriminating Between IgA Vasculitis and IgA Nephropathy?
Background/Purpose: Immunoglobulin-A vasculitis (IgAV) and IgA nephropathy (IgAN) are inflammatory conditions that share pathophysiological mechanisms1,2. Similar features are also described between IgAV nephritis (IgAVN) and…Abstract Number: 0355 • ACR Convergence 2022
Long-term Use of Voclosporin in Patients with Class V Lupus Nephritis: Results from the AURORA 2 Continuation Study
Background/Purpose: Persistent proteinuria increases the risk of comorbidities in lupus nephritis, and rapid reductions in protein have shown to be predictive of improved long-term renal…