Abstract Number: 1890 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cellular Origin and Functions of Osteoclasts in Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory arthritis (IA) is an autoimmune disease targeting multiple joints and characterized by joint destruction caused by osteoclasts (OC), leading to physical disability. However,…Abstract Number: 0117 • ACR Convergence 2020
Development of an In Vitro Trabecular Human Bone Model to Recapitulate Features of Glucocorticoid-induced Osteoporosis
Background/Purpose: The bone matrix consists of inorganic and organic components and a variety of specialized cells such as osteoblasts, osteocytes and osteoclasts. The bone-forming osteoblasts…Abstract Number: 0784 • ACR Convergence 2020
Upregulation of Tyro3TK on CD14+CD16- Monocytes Promotes Osteoclast Formation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The study aimed to investigate the expression and clinical significance of Tyro3TK on CD14+CD16+ and CD14+CD16- monocyte subsets and explore the effect of Tyro3TK…Abstract Number: 1105 • ACR Convergence 2020
RANK-L Activity: Understanding the Pathogenesis of Erosive Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Erosive osteoarthritis (EOA) is characterized by osteoarthritic findings with central erosions and collapse of the interphalangeal joint subchondral bone plate. A number of studies…Abstract Number: 977 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Conditional Deletion of MKL1 Inhibits Osteoclast Formation and Bone Erosions in Collagen Induced Arthritis Mice
Background/Purpose: Excessively osteoclasts (OCs) activation play an essential role in bone erosions in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Thus, controlling OCs would be an effective strategy to…