Abstract Number: 0880 • ACR Convergence 2024
Investigating the SRPK-1-VEGF-A Alternative Splicing Pathway AsaTherapeutic Target in Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Alternative pre-mRNA splicing of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A (VEGF-A) produces pro-angiogenic (VEGF-Axxxa) or anti-angiogenic (VEGF-Axxxb) isoforms that contribute to angiogenesis in inflammatory arthritis. Isoform…Abstract Number: 1035 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact in Clinical Practice of the European Medicines Agency Health Alert About the Restriction of the Use of JAK Inhibitors
Background/Purpose: Recently, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) published a health alert that extended to all JAK inhibitors (JAKi) due to a possible class effect, recommending…Abstract Number: 1854 • ACR Convergence 2024
TCR-Nck Modulators: Pioneering Oral Modulation of T Cell Receptor Activation Holding the Promise of Treating Autoimmune Diseases
Background/Purpose: Loss of T-cell tolerance to self-antigens underlies the development of all autoimmune diseases, and despite progress, there remains a significant unmet need for patients.…Abstract Number: 2077 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparison of Janus Kinase Inhibitors to Block the Type I and II Interferon Pathways in Human Myoblasts
Background/Purpose: The family of Janus kinases (JAK1, JAK2, JAK3, TYK2) mediate signal transduction from cytokine receptors through phosphorylation and activation of intracellular signaling pathways and…Abstract Number: 1329 • ACR Convergence 2023
R851, a Potent Second Generation IRAK1 and IRAK4 Inhibitor Suppresses IL-6 in Vitro and in Vivo for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The Toll-Like Receptor family (except TLR3) signal through IRAK4 and IRAK1 to produce an array of cytokines (including IL-6, IL-23 and TNFα in response…Abstract Number: 0584 • ACR Convergence 2022
Non-Clinical Evaluations of Deucravacitinib and Janus Kinase Inhibitor Specificity in Inflammatory or Homeostatic Pathways
Background/Purpose: Deucravacitinib is a selective inhibitor of tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) that has shown clinical efficacy in psoriasis, PsA, and SLE. Deucravacitinib is an allosteric…Abstract Number: 1110 • ACR Convergence 2022
Solving Sarcoidosis: A Transcriptome-based Meta-analysis of Clinical Sarcoidosis Studies Illustrates Shared Pathophysiology, Identifies Candidate Biomarkers and Suggests a Therapeutic Mechanism of JAK Inhibition
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is a systemic, non-caseating granulomatous disease driven by a dysregulated immune response to environmental antigens. A wide range of clinical manifestations coupled with…Abstract Number: 2154 • ACR Convergence 2022
An Exploratory Phosphoproteomic and Immunohistochemical Analysis of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases and Downstream Signaling Pathways in Systemic Sclerosis Skin
Background/Purpose: Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) such as epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and others including PDGFRs, FGFRs, and VEGFRs are implicated in systemic sclerosis (SSc)…Abstract Number: 0198 • ACR Convergence 2022
Patient Perspectives on Janus Kinase Inhibitor Use in the Treatment of Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) have relatively recently been licensed to treat inflammatory arthritis (IA); specifically rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). They differ…Abstract Number: 0537 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Clinical, Oral Small Molecule IRAK4 Inhibitor, GS-5718, Improves Survival and Reduces Disease Pathologies by Modulating Multiple Inflammatory Endpoints in the Murine NZB/W Model of Spontaneous Lupus
Background/Purpose: Lupus is a heterogenous autoimmune disease characterized by loss of immune tolerance, production of nucleic acid:autoantibody immune complexes, immune cell hyperactivation, and increased proinflammatory…Abstract Number: 1441 • ACR Convergence 2021
Pharmacological Characterization of GLPG3667, a Selective TYK2 Inhibitor for Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases
Background/Purpose: Tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) is an intracellular kinase that mediates the signaling from type 1 interferon (IFN), interleukin (IL)-12/IL-23 and the IL-10 family of…Abstract Number: 0227 • ACR Convergence 2020
Real Life Severe Infections in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis on Treatment with Biological Therapy and JAK Inhibitors
Background/Purpose: Infections are one of the main complications among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with immunosuppressive treatment. The differences between treatments and the influence of…