Abstract Number: 2076 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Opioid Epidemic: The Rheumatology Response to Management of Chronic Pain
Background/Purpose: Pain is the hallmark symptom of many rheumatologic conditions and chronic pain management is a major part of clinical practice in rheumatology. Therefore, as…Abstract Number: 56 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Metabolic Changes in Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis Mouse Models
Background/Purpose: Adipocytokines are bioactive factors produced mainly by adipose tissue. They not only regulate energy homeostasis, but also influence immune responses. Osteoarthritis (OA) is one…Abstract Number: 932 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibroblasts Senescence Is Observed in Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritic Synovial Tissues and Triggers a Pro-Inflammatory Program Ex Vivo
Background/Purpose: Inflammation is an important component of most age-related disorders. Cellular changes associated to aging are tightly connected with pro-inflammatory mechanisms. The purpose of this…Abstract Number: 1142 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Trend of Lymphoma Incidence in US Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis Vs Osteoarthritis: 2002-2017
Background/Purpose: Past epidemiologic studies have consistently demonstrated a link between Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and lymphomas and have posited that high systemic inflammatory activity is a…Abstract Number: 1015 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Key Genes and Pathways between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis By Integrative Genome-Wide Gene Expression Profiling Analysis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Osteoarthritis (OA) are two most common types of joint diseases with lots of similar symptoms, and their pathological mechanisms remain…Abstract Number: 1020 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Inflammatory and Proliferative Synovial Lesion in Post-Infectious Lyme Arthritis Results from Impaired Wound Healing
Background/Purpose: Lyme arthritis (LA) is initially triggered by Borrelia burgdorferi infection, but in some patients, the synovitis persists despite 2-3 months of antibiotic therapy and…Abstract Number: 1L • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Cardiovascular Safety of Celecoxib Versus Ibuprofen or Naproxen in 24,081 Patients with Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid Arthritis
*Both authors (Husni, Solomon) contributed equally and will co present Background/Purpose: The relative cardiovascular (CV) safety of non-selective NSAIDs and selective COX-2 NSAIDs remains unclear. Given…Abstract Number: 1125 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Targeted Lipidomics Reveals Incomplete Activation of Resolution Pathways in Knee Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Persistent inflammation is a characteristic of several joint diseases, including OA. It is nowadays appreciated that this could be a result of a failure…Abstract Number: 119 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Triage in Chronic Rheumatic Diseases: Quantitative Physician Estimates for Inflammation (Reversible), Damage (Irreversible), and Distress in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, and Fibromyalgia Seen in Usual Care
Background/Purpose: A physician estimate of a patient’s global status (DOCGL) often is most often the most efficient of all 7 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) core data…Abstract Number: 1256 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gas Chromatography/Time-of-Flight-Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomic Profiling in Cultured Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes from Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by synovial inflammation and hyperplasia. Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) in RA exhibit a tumor cell-like…Abstract Number: 2206 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dopamine Pathway and Bone Metabolism in Arthritis
Background/Purpose: A body of studies demonstrates the influence of the nervous system on the immune response. We recently described that dopamine, a neurotransmitter of the…Abstract Number: 2653 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Value of the Prednisolone Test in Patients with Possible Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: In patients with tender and swollen finger joints, the differential diagnosis between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) of the hands can be initially…Abstract Number: 23 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Microvesicle-Associated Hsa-Mir-223-3p Is Elevated in Rheumatoid Synovial Fluid Compared with Osteoarthritis Synovial Fluid
Background/Purpose: Microvesicles (MVs) (100-1000 nm diameter) are subcellular particles that are enriched in nucleic acid, including microRNA (miR), which may be transferred from cell to…Abstract Number: 1933 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Getting a Grip on Arthritis Online: Web-Based Continuing Education Supports the Dissemination of Arthritis Clinical Practice Guidelines Among Rural/Remote Primary Care Providers
Background/Purpose Primary care providers (physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, family physicians) are often challenged with accessing relevant up-to-date arthritis information to enable delivery of optimal care.…Abstract Number: 1470 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Adducts (MAA) and Anti-Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Antibody in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Products of oxidative stress, MAA adducts are highly immunogenic and have been associated with tolerance loss. To examine their potential role in disease-related…