Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 1918 • ACR Convergence 2021
Don’t Forget About the Arthritis in RA-ILD! Impact of Pulmonary and RA Disease Severity on Survival
Rebecca Brooks¹, Joshua Baker², Yangyuna Yang¹, Punyasha Roul¹, Gail Kerr³, Andreas Reimold⁴, Gary Kunkel⁵, Katherine Wysham⁶, Namrata Singh⁷, Deana Lazaro⁸, Paul Monach⁹, Jill Poole¹, Dana Ascherman¹⁰, Ted Mikuls¹ and Bryant England¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Washington D.C., Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ⁴University of Texas – Southwestern Medical Center/Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), Dallas, TX, ⁵University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁷University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ⁸VA New York Harbor Healthcare system, Brooklyn, NY, ⁹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹⁰University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Long-term outcomes following a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) are poor, with a median survival estimated between 3 to 8…
Abstract Number: 0019 • ACR Convergence 2021
Increased Circulating CD39+FoxP3+CD4+ Treg Cells in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Facilitate the Antiinflammatory Action of Methotrexate
Laura Nuño¹, Alejandro Villalba¹, Marta Novella-Navarro², Irene Monjo¹, Diana Peitado¹, Sara Garcia-Carazo¹, Alejandro Balsa² and Maria-Eugenia Miranda-Carus¹, ¹Hospital La Paz - IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain, ²Immuno-Rheumatology Research Group, Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research-IdiPAZ, Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Inhibition of AICAR transformylase by MTX results in augmented release of adenine nucleotides to the extracellular space; these are rapidly hydrolysed by ectonucleotidases CD39…
Abstract Number: 0036 • ACR Convergence 2021
The NAD+ Metabolism Is Altered in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Its Modulation with NAD+ Boosters Exhibits Key Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Oxidant Effects
Carlos Pérez-Sánchez¹, Luz Marina Sanchez-Mendoza², Nuria Barbarroja³, M.Carmen Abalos-Aguilera⁴, Maria Luque-Tevar⁵, Alejandra Patiño-Trives⁵, Iván Arias de la Rosa³, Cristobal Román-Rodriguez⁶, Juan Antonio Moreno², Maria Isabel Buron², Jose Antonio Gonzalez-Reyes², Marta Rojas-Gimenez⁴, Eduardo Collantes-Estevez⁶, alejandro Escudero⁶, Jose Manuel Villalba² and Chary lopez-pedrera⁶, ¹IMIBIC, Córdoba, Spain, ²Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Córdoba, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario, ceiA3, Cordoba, Spain, ³University of Cordoba/IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Reina Sofia University Hospital/ Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ⁶IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Background/Purpose: NAD+ is a key cofactor and second messenger for multiple cellular processes that exhibits antioxidant, anti-apoptotic, and anti-inflammatory properties. Numerous publications and clinical trials…
Abstract Number: 0103 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Are at Increased Risk of COVID-19 Related Hospitalization: Data from a Prospective Controlled Cohort Study
Laura Boekel¹, Femke Hooijberg¹, Erik Vogelzang², Maureen Leeuw¹, Sadaf Atiqi¹, Ronald van Vollenhoven³, Alexandre Voskuyl², Irene van der Horst-Bruinsma², Willem Lems¹, Taco Kuijpers², Marieke van Ham⁴, Luuk Wieske², Filip Eftimov², Maurice Steenhuis⁴, Sofie Keijzer⁴, Olvi Christianawati⁴, Floris Loeff⁴, Sander Tas⁵, Mike Nurmohamed⁶, Theo Rispens⁴ and Gertjan Wolbink¹, ¹Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Sanquin, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁶Reade; Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Retrospective studies have suggested that patients with rheumatic diseases may be at increased risk of severe COVID-19 related disease, and that this risk may…
Abstract Number: 0178 • ACR Convergence 2021
Abdominal Obesity May Confound Accuracy of Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Rheumatoid Arthritis; Can Coronary Atherosclerosis Imaging and Biomarkers Help?
George Karpouzas¹, sarah ormseth², Elizabeth Hernandez² and Matthew Budoff³, ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ²The Lundquist Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ³Division of Cardiology, and the Lundquist Institute ay Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Background/Purpose: Accurate cardiovascular risk stratification is essential in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) care. Previous studies evaluated the impact of obesity (defined as body mass index) on…
Abstract Number: 0275 • ACR Convergence 2021
Impact of Disease Activity on Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Natalia Guajardo-Jauregui, Dionicio Galarza-Delgado, Iris Colunga-Pedraza, Jose Azpiri-Lopez, Alejandra Rodriguez-Romero, Alejandro Meza-Garza, Julieta Loya-Acosta, Jesus Cardenas-de La Garza, Salvador Lugo-Perez, Catalina Andrade-Vazquez and Alan De Leon-Yañez, Hospital Universitario "Dr Jose E. Gonzalez", Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) reflected by a higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors…
Abstract Number: 0293 • ACR Convergence 2021
Increased Prevalence of Scleroderma Specific Autoantibodies in Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis with Lung Involvement
Vasiliki Koulouri¹, Kyriaki Tavernaraki², Mayra Giannelou³ and Clio Mavragani¹, ¹National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, ²Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Sotiria General and Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece, ³Department of Rheumatology, General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas", Athens, Greece
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of scleroderma (SSc) specific and anti-Ro52 autoantibodies in seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with lung involvement.Methods: Sera from 67 seropositive…
Abstract Number: 0512 • ACR Convergence 2021
Peficitinib and Filgotinib Inhibit Angiogenesis via Suppression of VEGF Production in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes
Yuzo Ikari, Takeo Isozaki, Kuninobu Wakabayashi and Tsuyoshi Kasama, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Peficitinib and filgotinib are novel Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors developed for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Peficitinib inhibits all JAKs, especially JAK3. Filgotinib,…
Abstract Number: 0576 • ACR Convergence 2021
Associations of the MUC5B Promoter Variant with Timing of Articular Diagnosis and Interstitial Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gregory McDermott¹, Ritu Gill², Staci Gagne³, Suzanne Byrne³, Weixing Huang³, Jing Cui⁴, Lauren Prisco⁵, Alessandra Zaccardelli³, Lily Martin³, Nancy Shadick⁶, Paul Dellaripa³, Tracy Doyle⁷ and Jeffrey Sparks³, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ²Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Pound Ridge, MA, ⁶Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, West Roxbury, MA
Background/Purpose: The common promoter variant of MUC5B (G >T, rs35705950) is associated with increased mucin 5B production in lung parenchyma and is an established genetic…
Abstract Number: 0606 • ACR Convergence 2021
How Might We Care for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Unable to See a Rheumatologist And/or Use Certain of Our Medications? Proposed Preliminary Recommendations for RA Patients Who Don’t Meet Our Established Guidelines
Nicole Zagelbaum Ward¹, Abhimanyu Amarnani¹, Baljeet Rai², Corinne Feldman¹, Brett Feldman¹ and Richard Panush¹, ¹LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²LAC USC, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Physicians share responsibilities to promote social justice and assure equitable healthcare for all. Street medicine (SM) is a field dedicated to address the need…
Abstract Number: 0760 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Performance of RA Disease Activity and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease in a Prospective Trial Using Pirfenidone in RA ILD (TRAIL1)
Paul Dellaripa¹, Tracy Doyle², Sonye Danoff³, Hillary Goldberg¹, Martin Kolb⁴, Daniel Chambers⁵, Felix Woodhead⁶, Cathy Spino⁷, Ivan Rosas⁸ and Joshua Solomon⁹, ¹Brigham and Women's, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, West Roxbury, MA, ³Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Queensland, Brisbane St Lucia, Australia, ⁶University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁹National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Both rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) have established measures of disease severity and patient reported outcomes (PROs) that measure health-related quality…
Abstract Number: 0801 • ACR Convergence 2021
Early Remission at 6 Months as a Predictor of Longterm Remission in New Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
Emilie SAPART¹, Tatiana SOKOLOVA², Aleksandra AVRAMOVSKA¹, Paschalis SIDIRAS³, Sandra KLEIMBERG³, Stéphanie DIERCKX⁴, Laurent MERIC de BELLEFON⁵, Clio RIBBENS⁶, Michel MALAISE⁶, Silvana DI ROMANA⁷, Valérie BADOT⁸ and Patrick DUREZ⁹, ¹Rhumatologie, cliniques universitaires saint-luc, Université catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, ²Pôle de pathologies rhumatismales systémiques et inflammatoires, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, ³Rhumatologie, Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium, ⁴Rhumatologie, CHU UCL Mont-Godinne, Brussels, Belgium, ⁵Service de Rhumatologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium, ⁶Rhumatologie, CHU de Liège, Liège, Belgium, ⁷Rhumatologie, CHU Saint–Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, ⁸Rhumatologie, CHU Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium, ⁹Pôle de Recherche en Rhumatologie, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Brussels, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Early therapeutic intervention is crucial for patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA). The goal of remission is achievable in a large proportion of ERA…
Abstract Number: 0819 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Real-World 2-Year Prospective Study of Medication Tapering in Patients with RA in Sustained Remission in the RHEUmatoid Arthritis Medication TAPering (RHEUMTAP) Cohort
Mohamed Tageldin¹, Malavikalakshmi Attur², Nicole Wilson¹, Rebecca Schorr³ and Tarun Sharma¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Drexel University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ³Highmark Health, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Long term use of conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs) and biologics in RA has clinical risks including infection and malignancy. Patients with chronic RA remain…
Abstract Number: 0836 • ACR Convergence 2021
Flare After Switching from Intravenous Tocilizumab to Subcutaneous Formulation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Soo Min Ahn¹, Ji Seon Oh², Hyun Mi Heo³, Seokchan Hong³, Chang-Keun Lee³, Bin Yoo¹ and Yong-Gil Kim³, ¹ASAN MEDICAL CENTER, Seoul, South Korea, ²Asan Medical Center, Ulsan, Republic of Korea, ³Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays a key role in inflammatory and immune responses. Tocilizumab (TCZ) is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody of the IL-6 receptor which…
Abstract Number: 0980 • ACR Convergence 2021
Relationship Between Paraoxonase-1 Genotype, Activity, and Malignancies in Patients with RA Receiving Tofacitinib
Christina Charles-Schoeman¹, Craig Hyde², Shunjie Guan³, Neil Parikh¹, Jennifer Wang¹, Ani Shahbazian¹, Lori Stockert⁴ and John Andrews⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ³Pfizer Inc, Cambridge, MA, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is a high-density lipoprotein-associated enzyme with paraoxonase, lactonase, and arylesterase activities.1 PON1 gene polymorphisms at the Q192R allele (rs662) have been associated…

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