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Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and sex bias"

  • Abstract Number: 1496 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Sex Differences in the Achievement of Clinical Remission and Low MRI Synovitis Scores in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Joshua Baker1, Mikkel Østergaard2, Carson Maynard3, Michael D. George4, Daniel Baker5 and Philip G. Conaghan6, 1Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet Glostrup Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, 3Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadlphia, PA, 4Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 5Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, 6University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Several prior studies have demonstrated poor clinical responses and reduced likelihood of achievement of remission among women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We aimed to…
  • Abstract Number: 165 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk Polymorphisms in CCR6, SNP and Estrogen-Dependent Response to Immune Mediator Gene Expression, and NF-κb Transcriptional Activity: Crosstalk between the Immune and Endocrine Systems

    Ming-Fen Ho1, Tim Bongartz2, James N. Ingle3, Liewei Wang1 and Richard M. Weinshilboum1, 1Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 3Department of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    Background/Purpose: The rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk locus CCR6 rs3093024 SNP is associated with increased risk of RA in a sex-specific pattern in Asian populations. Specifically,…
  • Abstract Number: 2388 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Women and Men with Rheumatoid Arthritis Present with Different Risks for Glucocorticoid-Related Comorbidities

    Dörte Huscher1, Katinka Albrecht1, Frank Buttgereit2, Thorsten Eidner3, Stefan Kleinert4, Wolfgang Ochs5 and Angela Zink6, 1Epidemiology Unit, German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany, 2Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Univeris, Berlin, Germany, 3Rheumatology/ Osteology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, University Clinic, Jena, Germany, 4Rheumatologie, Praxisgemeinschaft Rheumatologie-Nephrologie, Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Erlangen, Germany, 5Internistisch-rheumatologische Praxisgemeinschaft Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany, 6Epidemiology Unit / Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ) / Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases are the most threatening glucocorticoid (GC)-related comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), both from the patients and rheumatologists perspective1.…
  • Abstract Number: 466 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Sexually Dimorphic Dysbiosis of Gut Microbiota in Tumor Necrosis Factor Transgenic Mice with Inflammatory-Erosive Arthritis

    Richard Bell1,2, Ronald Wood3, Christopher T. Ritchlin4, Edward Schwarz5 and Homaira Rahimi6, 1Center for Musculoskelatal Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 2Pathology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 3University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 4Allergy Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 5Orthopedeatrics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 6Rheumatology, University of Rochester/Golisano Children's Hosp, Rochester, NY

    Background/Purpose: Recent studies identify gut microbiota dysbiosis as a possible contributor to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. RA patients have significantly different microbiomes than healthy controls.…
  • Abstract Number: 514 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Gender Difference Is Apparent in the Risk of Forefoot Deformity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Kentaro Inui1, Tatsuya Koike2, Tadashi Okano1, Kenji Mamoto3, Kazuki Orita1, Yuko Sugioka4, Masahiro Tada5, Hiroaki Nakamura3 and Orita incl, 1Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, 2Center for Senile Degenerative Disorders, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan, 3Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, 4Center for Senile Degenerative Disorders (CSDD), Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan, 5Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Forefoot involvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is common, and reported to be present in 50–90% of patients without any clear gender predisposition.…
  • Abstract Number: 1457 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Early Onset Morbidity and Mortality in Female Tumor Necrosis Factor Transgenic Mice with Inflammatory-Erosive Arthritis and Interstitial Lung Disease

    Richard Bell1, Emily Wu2, Ronald Wood3, Joe Chakkalakal2, Javier Rangel-Moreno4, Maria de la Luz Garcia-Hernandez2, Christopher T. Ritchlin5, Edward Schwarz6 and Homaira Rahimi7, 1Center for Musculoskelatal Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 2University of Rochaester, Rochester, NY, 3University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 4Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 5Allergy Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 6Orthopedeatrics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 7Rheumatology, University of Rochester/Golisano Children's Hosp, Rochester, NY

    Background/Purpose: Although exacerbated morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is frequently seen in women, the etiology of this sexual dimorphism remains unclear. Previously, we…
  • Abstract Number: 2812 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014

    Is Rheumatoid Arthritis the Same Disease in Women and Men?- Joint Damage in Patients with EARLY Rheumatoid Arthritis at 10 YEARS after Diagnosis

    Juha Asikainen1, Kalevi Kaarela2, Heidi Mäkinen3, Hannu Kautiainen4, Pekka Hannonen5, Tuomas Rannio6 and Tuulikki Sokka7, 1Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland, 2Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland, 3Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, 4Medcare Oy, Äänekoski, Finland, 5Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland, 6Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland, 7Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is suggested to be a more severe disease in women than in men as disease activity appears higher in women, and…

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