Abstract Number: 0435 • ACR Convergence 2021
Myeloperoxidase Activity in Individuals with Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA) Can Be Inhibited by RLS-0071
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA) are immunoglobulin G (IgG) autoantibodies directed against constituents of primary neutrophil granules (Davies, Moran et al. 1982). There is strong…Abstract Number: 0538 • ACR Convergence 2021
Strengthening Nuclear Envelope Ameliorates UVB-triggered Skin Inflammation and Kidney Damage in Lupus Mice
Background/Purpose: Ultraviolet B (UVB) exposure triggers lupus flare by worsening skin lesions and systemic symptoms such as lupus nephritis. The effects of UVB-induced skin inflammation…Abstract Number: 1789 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Defibrotide Inhibits Antiphospholipid Antibody-Mediated NET Release and Endothelial Cell Activation
Background/Purpose: Defibrotide is a mixture of phosphodiester oligonucleotides derived from porcine intestinal mucosa, currently approved for treatment of hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome. Defibrotide has been…Abstract Number: 2789 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Induce Tissue-Invasive Macrophages in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Dominated by Ear, Nose and Throat Manifestations
Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a small vessel vasculitis characterized by acute and chronic tissue destruction in the nose, sinuses, lungs and kidneys. In…Abstract Number: 22 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Beta-2 Glycoprotein I as a DNA- and NET-binding Protein
Background/Purpose: Beta-2 glycoprotein I (β2GPI) is a prominent autoantigen in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). As an abundant plasma protein, β2GPI has variably been suggested to have…Abstract Number: 67 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intestinal Inflammation and Netosis Associate with the Presence of Stool IgA ACPA in Subjects at-Risk for RA
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) and inflammation characterized by neutrophil extracellular trap (NET)osis have been detected at mucosal sites such as the lung and periodontium…Abstract Number: 90 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Deoxyribonuclease 1-like-3 Digests Self-DNA from Dead Cells and Prevents Autoimmunity
Background/Purpose: Deoxyribonuclease 1-like-3 (DNase1L3) belongs to Deoxyribonuclease 1(DNase1) family. This nuclease originally identified as one of apoptosis- and necrosis-related endonucleases that fragmentates intranucleosomal DNA. Unlike…Abstract Number: 766 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Are a Source of Extracellular High Mobility Group Box-1: Association with Clinical and Histopathological Features in Patients with Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: Current evidence suggests that neutrophils play an important role in the pathophysiology of lupus nephritis (LN) mainly through the secretion of type I IFN…Abstract Number: 1092 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immune Complex-Driven Neutrophil Activation and BAFF Production Promote B Cell Activation and Autoantibody Production in Human SLE
Background/Purpose: The production of anti-nuclear auto-antibodies (Ab) and the formation of immune complexes (IC) are hallmarks of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Enhanced neutrophil (PMN) activation…Abstract Number: 2078 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Induction of Netosis in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Association to Disease Pathogenesis and Modulation By Anti-Tnfα Therapy
Background/Purpose: NETosis has been suggested to play a central role in several rheumatology diseases. Nevertheless, this process, and its modulation in therapeutic response has not…Abstract Number: 2792 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of B Cell Targeted Therapies on Autoantibodies and Excessive Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a severe systemic autoimmune disease characterized by immune-complexes (ICx) which cause inflammation and damage. Effective targeting of autoantibody secreting…Abstract Number: 2852 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Excessive Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps: Different Role in the Pathogenesis of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) both cause glomerulonephritis with pauci-immune and full-house immunofluorescence patterns, respectively. Although AAV and SLE are clinically…Abstract Number: 2901 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sputum Neutrophils from Individuals at-Risk for RA Demonstrate Increased Citrullinated Histone H3 Containing Neutrophil Extracellular Traps That Correlate with Sputum Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody Levels
Background/Purpose: Our group previously demonstrated that anti-citrullinated (cit) protein antibodies (ACPA) in the sputum correlate with remnants of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in RA-free subjects…Abstract Number: 293 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Expanded Therapeutic ACPA Utility for Different NET-Driven Human (Autoimmune) Diseases
Background/Purpose: Aberrant Neutrophil Extracellular Trap (NET) formation contributes to the induction and propagation of inflammation and plays a key role in causing tissue damage in…Abstract Number: 295 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ex Vivo Induced Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Are Intrinsically Different in Anca-Associated Vasculitis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Background/Purpose: Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are immunogenic, extracellular DNA structures that harness important autoantigens to be recognized by the adaptive immune system. NETs are…