Abstracts tagged "proteomics"

Abstract Number: 1798 • ACR Convergence 2025
Proteomic Profiling of Chondrogenic Gene Therapy in Human MSCs Reveals Distinct Regenerative Pathways for Articular Cartilage Repair
Patricia Quaranta¹, Jagadeesh K Venkatesan², Valentina Calamia³, Patricia Fernández-Puente⁴, francisco J Blanco⁵, Magali Cucchiarini² and Cristina Ruiz-Romero⁶, ¹Instituto de Investigacion Biomedica de A Coruna (INIBIC), coruna, Spain, ²Center of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University and Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany, ³INIBIC, A Coruña, Spain, ⁴Instituto de Investigacion Biomedica de A Coruna (INIBIC), coruña, Spain, ⁵INIBIC-University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Research Group (GIR) Biomedical Re-search Institute (INIBIC),, A Coruña, Spain
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases are characterized by pain and a progressive loss of joint function. Classical treatments alleviate pain symptoms but fail to fully repair sites…
Abstract Number: 0276 • ACR Convergence 2025
Plasma Proteomic Profiling Identifies Inflammatory Proteins and Pathways Associated With Non-idiopathic and Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
Thomas Pelowitz, Benjamin Hur, Kenneth Warrington, Jaeyun Sung and Matthew Koster, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a rare fibroinflammatory disease of the retroperitoneum that can lead to obstructive uropathy and other life-threatening complications. While RPF can…
Abstract Number: 1728 • ACR Convergence 2025
Longitudinal Proteomic Signatures for Prediction of Immune-Related Adverse Events during Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors therapy: A Machine Learning-Guided Prospective Biomarker Discovery Study
Jiana Chen¹, Jiaqi Xu¹, Ziyue Zhou², Xu Jiang¹ and Huaxia Yang¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, ¹⁰⁰⁷³⁰, Beijing, China, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ²peiking meidical, beijing
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), while revolutionary in cancer treatment, may induce severe or even fatal immune-related adverse event (irAE). The mechanisms underlying irAE development…
Abstract Number: 0112 • ACR Convergence 2025
Proteome-wide Mendelian Randomization Identifies Therapeutic Targets in Psoriatic Arthritis
Quan Li¹ and Proton Rahman², ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, Craig L. Dobbin Genetics Research Centre, Discipline of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada
Background/Purpose: While numerous proteins have been linked to psoriatic arthritis (PsA), the causal nature of these associations remains unconfirmed. This study aims to employ a…
Abstract Number: 1514 • ACR Convergence 2025
Serum Antigenome Profiling Reveals Diagnostic Models for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Yan Wang¹, Lulu Cao², Mengze Xu³, Jian Lu³, Jing He¹, Fanlei Hu⁴ and Zhanguo Li⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ²Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China, Beijing, ³State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, Center for Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China., Beijing, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China, Beijing, Beijing, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) exhibits profound clinical and pathogenic heterogeneity, complicating diagnosis and treatment. Identifying subtype-specific biomarkers might intrinsically link to organ involvement.Methods: Patients…
Abstract Number: 0094 • ACR Convergence 2025
Distinct immune-molecular signatures modulated ex vivo by JAK and TNF predict Rheumatoid Arthritis therapy outcomes in patients naïve to biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs
Sagrario Corrales¹, Laura muñoz-Barrera¹, Rafaela Ortega-Castro², Elena Moreno-Caño³, Jerusalén Calvo⁴, Concepción Aranda-Valera⁴, Lourdes Ladehesa⁵, Pilar Font⁶, Ismael Sanchez-Pareja¹, M Carmen Abalos-Aguilera⁷, Desiree Ruiz-Vilchez⁸, Christian Merlo⁹, MARIA ANGELES AGUIRRE ZAMORANO¹, Tomás Cerdó¹, Nuria Barbarroja¹⁰, Marta Alarcon-Riquelme¹¹, Alejandro Escudero Contreras⁴, Carlos Pérez Sánchez¹² and Chary López pedrera¹³, ¹Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, ²Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, ³IMIBIC-Reina Sofia Hospital-University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, ⁴IMIBIC / Reina Sofia Hospital / University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain, ⁵IMIBIC-Reina Sofia Hospital-University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, SpainBiomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Reina Sofía University Hospital / Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC) / Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Córdoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology Service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/University of Cordoba/ Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain/CobiomicBioscience S.l, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ¹¹Fundación Progreso y Salud, Andalusian Government, Granada, Spain, ¹²Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain/ CobiomicBioscience S.l, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ¹³Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain
Background/Purpose: Despite advances in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment, 20–40% of patients do not respond to biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs (b/tsDMARDs). Understanding each drug’s molecular…
Abstract Number: 1515 • ACR Convergence 2025
Machine Learning–Defined Subtypes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Identify Distinct Immunologic and Molecular Signatures
Yuke Hou¹, Bo Wei², Jingyuan Liang³, Yujia Zhai⁴, Yan Wang⁵, Haihong Yao¹ and Zhanguo Li⁶, ¹Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ²Zhongshan Hospital Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China (People's Republic), ³North China University Of Science And Technology Affiliated Hospital, Tianjin, Tianjin, China (People's Republic), ⁴Bayannur City Hospital, Bayannur, Nei Mongol, China (People's Republic), ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China, Beijing, Beijing, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: To refine clinical subtypes of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) using unsupervised machine learning, and to elucidate the molecular basis of disease heterogeneity through integrated…
Abstract Number: 0087 • ACR Convergence 2025
Integrative Metabolomic and Inflammatory Profiling in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Disease activity, therapeutic modulation, and underlying hepatic mechanisms
Laura muñoz-Barrera¹, Carlos Pérez Sánchez², Rafaela Ortega-Castro³, Sagrario Corrales¹, Tomás Cerdó¹, Ismael Sanchez-Pareja¹, Pilar Font⁴, Jerusalen Calvo Gutierrez⁵, M Carmen Abalos-Aguilera⁶, Desiree Ruiz-Vilchez⁷, Pedro Seguí-Azpilcueta⁸, Christian Merlo-Ruiz⁶, Jose Javier Pérez Venegas⁹, DOLORES RUIZ MONTESINOS¹⁰, Carmen Maria Romero Barco¹¹, Antonio Fernández-Nebro¹², Natalia Mena Vázquez¹³, FRANCISCO JAVIER GODOY NAVARRETE¹⁴, ALBA MARIA CABEZAS LUCENA¹⁵, MARIA ANGELES AGUIRRE ZAMORANO¹, Nuria Barbarroja¹⁶, Alejandro Escudero¹⁷ and Chary López pedrera¹⁸, ¹Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, ²Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain/ CobiomicBioscience S.l, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ³Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, SpainBiomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Sevilla, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, ⁸Radiology Service, Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, United Kingdom, ⁹Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain, Sevilla, Spain, ¹⁰Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain, Cordoba, ¹¹Virgen de la Victoria Hospital Malaga, Spain, Malaga, Spain, ¹²Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga, Malaga, Spain, Malaga, Spain, ¹³Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga, Malaga, Spain, Málaga, Spain, ¹⁴Jaen University Hospital, Spain, Jaen, Spain, ¹⁵Jaen University Hospital, Spain, Jaen, ¹⁶Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain/CobiomicBioscience S.l, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ¹⁷Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Andalucia, Spain, ¹⁸Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain
Background/Purpose: Lipid metabolism plays a key role in immune cell plasticity, influencing activation, differentiation and function. Inflammation alters this metabolism, contributing to disease progression. Extensive…
Abstract Number: 1240 • ACR Convergence 2025
Serum Olink Proteomics Identifies Novel Mediators of Pain in Lupus Nephritis Patients Without Extrarenal Clinical Activity
Sarah Keegan¹, Philip Carlucci², Peter Izmirly³, Erin Carter⁴, Sanchit Sanyal⁵, Brooke Cohen⁶, Jasmine Shwetar⁷, Katie Preisinger⁸, Devyn Zaminski⁶, Kristina Deonaraine⁶, Mala Masson⁹, Andrea Fava¹⁰, Judith James¹¹, Rufei Lu¹¹, Wade DeJager¹², Chaim Putterman¹³, Michael Belmont¹⁴, Richard Furie¹⁵, Maria Dall'Era¹⁶, Diane Kamen¹⁷, Kenneth Kalunian¹⁸, Jennifer Anolik¹⁹, David Wofsy²⁰, Jennifer Barnas²¹, Nir Hacohen²², Robert Clancy²³, Joel Guthridge¹¹, Brad Rovin²⁴, Michelle Petri²⁵, Jill Buyon³ and Kelly Ruggles²⁶, ¹NYU Langone, New York, ²New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁶NYU Langone, NYC, ⁷New York University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York, ⁸NYU Langone, NYU Langone, ⁹NYU Langone Medical Center- Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ¹⁰Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ¹³Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Safed, Israel, ¹⁴NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ¹⁵Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ¹⁶Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁷Medical University of South Carolina, Johns Island, SC, ¹⁸UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ¹⁹University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²⁰University of California San Francisco, SF, CA, ²¹University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²²Broad Institute of MIT Harvard, Cambridge, MA, ²³Columbia University, New York, NY, ²⁴The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²⁵Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ²⁶NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY
Background/Purpose: For patients with lupus nephritis, active disease can be solely renal or include a range of extrarenal signs, such as arthritis or serositis, that…
Abstract Number: 0079 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of Protein Arginine Deiminase 4 with the Myosin-9 Motor Complex
Fatemeh Neela Moadab, Farheen Shaikh, Xiaoxing Wang, cecilia mustelin, Ethan Le, Rayan Najjar, Jie An, Alison Bays and Tomas Mustelin, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Genetic association data, immunohistochemistry, and functional experiments implicate protein arginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This disease is characterized…
Abstract Number: 0778 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comprehensive Immune Profiling of Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy in Patients with Autoimmune Disease
Justin Chou¹, Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer², Michelle J Wu³, Christina Bergmann², Jule Taubmann⁴, Fabian Müller⁵, Aline Bozec⁴, Tobias Rothe², Andreas MAckensen⁶, Amber Podoll⁷, Jonathan Gutman⁷, Aiden Haghikia⁸, Dimitrios Mougiakakos⁹, Gary Tong³, Pouya Kheradpour³, Francis Kim¹⁰, Prameela Ramesan¹⁰, Brandon Kwong¹⁰, Kunbin Qu¹⁰, Bishwa Ganguly¹⁰, Dominic Borie¹⁰, James Chung¹⁰ and Georg Schett¹¹, ¹Kyverna Therapeutics, Emeryville, CA, ²Department of Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ³Verily Life Sciences, South San Francisco, CA, ⁴Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Department of Medicine 5 - Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶Department of Medicine 5 - Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ⁷University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁸Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany, ⁹Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany, Magdeburg, Germany, ¹⁰Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc., Emeryville, CA, ¹¹Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy represents a promising advancement in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, including systemic sclerosis (SSc), idiopathic inflammatory myopathy…
Abstract Number: 1709 • ACR Convergence 2024
Sex Differences in Serum Proteomic Profiles of Males and Females with Psoriatic Arthritis
Steven Dang¹, Xianwei Li², Liqun Diao², Joan Wither³, Igor Jurisica⁴, Vinod Chandran⁵ and Lihi Eder⁶, ¹Women's College Hospital, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Departments of Medical Biophysics and Computer Science and Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto and Institute of Neuroimmunology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Women’s College Hospital and Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) affects males and females equally, but differences exist in the clinical presentation and treatment response. The biological mechanisms driving these differences…
Abstract Number: 0816 • ACR Convergence 2024
Distinct Transcript and Protein Dysregulation Patterns in Dermatomyositis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
James Ward¹, Mythri Ambatipudi², Zerai Manna³, Michael Smith⁴, Melissa de los Reyes⁵, Adam Schiffenbauer⁶, Saifur Rahman⁷, Kamelia Zerrouki⁵, Fredrick Miller¹, Mariana Kaplan⁸, Jian-Liang Li¹, Kerry Casey⁹, Lisa Rider¹⁰ and Sarfaraz Hasni⁶, ¹National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Durham, NC, ²Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Horizon Therapeutics, Alexandria, VA, ⁵AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁶NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, Bethesda, MD, ⁷AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, ⁸NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁹Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Terrytown, NY, ¹⁰NIEHS, NIH, Garrett Park, MD
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and dermatomyositis (DM) are hypothesized to be triggered by shared genetic and environmental factors leading to aberrant activation of innate…
Abstract Number: 1711 • ACR Convergence 2024
Identification of Psoriatic Arthritis-related Pathways Using Multi-omics Data Integration
Sreemoyee Ghosh¹, Chiara Pastrello², Omar F. Cruz-Correa³, Darshini Ganatra⁴, Katerina Oikonomopoulou³, Melanie Anderson⁵, Igor Jurisica⁶ and Vinod Chandran⁷, ¹Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto and Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Osteoarthritis Research Program, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Schroeder Arthritis Institute and Data Science Discovery Centre for Chronic diseases, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵The Institute for Education Research, Library and Information Services, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Departments of Medical Biophysics and Computer Science and Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto and Institute of Neuroimmunology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis (Pso) is a chronic immune mediated inflammatory skin disease. Up to 24% of Pso patients develop psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Pathophysiology of PsA is…
Abstract Number: 0831 • ACR Convergence 2024
JDM Proteomic Signature at Disease Onset and Progression Highlights Persistent Dysregulation of Cell Death, Redox and Innate Immune Signaling
Jessica Neely¹, Jeff Dvergsten², Zilan Zheng¹, Chioma Madubata³, Hanna Kim⁴, Sara Sabbagh⁵, Sophia Matossian⁶, Christine Goudsmit⁶, Celine Berthier⁶ and Jessica Turnier⁷, and for the CARRA Registry Investigators and Translational Medicine for Juvenile Myositis Working Group, ¹UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ²Duke University Hospital, Hillsborough, NC, ³University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴National Institute of Arthritis Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁵Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁶University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷University of Michigan, Saline, MI
Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) patients frequently have incomplete response to therapy. We utilized exploratory proteomics to advance understanding of dysregulated proteins and biological pathways that…

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