Abstract Number: 208 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neutrophil-Mediated Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Autoimmunity
Background/Purpose: Certain medications are known to induce autoimmune disease in humans, triggering clinical features and autoantibody profiles that mirror idiopathic systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and/or…Abstract Number: 209 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Different Autoimmune Rheumatic Diease IgG Have Differential Effects upon Neutrophil Binding, Activation and Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation
Background/Purpose: Dysregulation of neutrophil activation and function is important in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory and autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs). Neutrophil dysfunction is well recognised…Abstract Number: 933 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
DEK-Targeting DNA Aptamers As Novel Therapeutics for Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Aptamers are short single stranded DNA or RNA oligonucleotides that are specifically selected to bind and neutralize a wide range of biomedically relevant proteins.…Abstract Number: 964 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Are Not Only Targets for ACPA-Positive IgG from Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients but Also Directly Trigger Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Effects Partly Mediated By the C1q Complement Protein
Background/Purpose: Activated neutrophils (PMN) form neutrophil extracellular traps (NET). Those structures are expelled chromatin fibers composed of DNA and associated proteins. The process, NETosis, is…Abstract Number: 1085 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Levamisole Triggers Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation through Muscarinic Receptors in Patients with Drug-Induced Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Levamisole, an anti-helminth drug, has been implicated in cases of drug-induced autoimmunity in humans exposed to adulterated cocaine. Clinical manifestations of levamisole-induced autoimmunity include…Abstract Number: 1763 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neutrophil Netosis Formation during the UVB Induced-Skin Inflammation
Background/Purpose: Excessive exposure to sunlight, particularly ultraviolet B (UVB), induces autoimmune skin inflammation and other skin diseases. Although UVB mainly causes damage to the epidermis,…Abstract Number: 1769 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Role of Topical Administration of Peptidylarginine Deiminase Inhibitors in Murine Lupus
Background/Purpose: Peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs), specifically PAD4, have recently been implicated in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) through their role in citrullinating histones in…Abstract Number: 2867 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Antiphospholipid Antibodies Promote the Release of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps: a New Mechanism of Thrombosis in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), especially those targeting beta-2-glycoprotein I, are known to activate endothelial cells, monocytes, and platelets, with prothrombotic implications. However, the interaction of…Abstract Number: 2183 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Release of Enzymatically Active Peptidyl Arginine Deiminases (PADs) By Neutrophils Allows Generation of Citrullinated Extracellular Autoantigens in the Synovial Fluid of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose Citrullinated proteins are important autoantigens in the inflamed joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Several of these proteins are derived from proteins generally…Abstract Number: 1862 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association of Low-Density Granulocytes with Disease Activity and Response to Treatment in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: To discover new pathways involved in the pathophysiology of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) and identify potential clinical biomarkers through use of whole-genome gene expression profiling.…Abstract Number: 1814 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
RNA-Containing Immune Complexes Shift Human Neutrophils from Phagocytosing Cells to Efficient Releasers of Oxidized DNA in a Process Requiring Crosstalk Between Toll-like Receptors and Fc Gamma Receptor IIa
Background/Purpose Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), the extrusion of chromatin to capture microbes, has recently emerged as a possible mechanism that may increase the autoantigenic burden…Abstract Number: 1208 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cholesterol Loading Induces Neutrophil Extracellular Traps, and Atorvastatin Attenuates This Effect
Background/Purpose Neutrophils are the most common white blood cell, but their role in autoimmune and cardiovascular diseases has been underestimated. As part of host defense,…Abstract Number: 1201 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hypoxia Modulates Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase 4 Activity and Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation
Background/Purpose RA is an autoimmune rheumatic disease characterised by ACPA, endothelial dysfunction, platelet activation, synovial hyperplasia and hypoxia in affected joints. ACPA recognise citrullinated proteins,…Abstract Number: 641 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Peptidylarginine Deiminase Inhibition Mitigates NET Formation and Protects Against Kidney, Skin, and Vascular Disease in Lupus-Prone MRL/Lpr Mice
Background/Purpose: An imbalance between neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) production and NET degradation has been observed in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), potentially contributing to autoantigen externalization,…Abstract Number: L21 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Celastrol, a Triterpene from Tripterygium Wilfordii, Inhibits Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation
Background/Purpose: , Neutrophils provide the frontline of defense against invading pathogens. However, neutrophils also contribute to the development of autoimmune diseases. Recent studies suggest that…