Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 394 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Female Tumor Necrosis Factor Transgenic Mice Have More Severe Arthritis Than Males and Supporessed Levels of Bifidobacterium Pseudolongum in Their Gut Microbiome
Emily Wu¹, Richard Bell², Alex Grier³, Steven Gill⁴, Edward Schwarz⁵ and Homaira Rahimi⁶, ¹Department of Immunology, Microbiology, and Virology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²Center for Musculoskelatal Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ³Rochester Genomics Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁴Genomics Research Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁵Orthopedeatrics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁶Rheumatology, University of Rochester/Golisano Children's Hosp, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has an increased prevalence and severity in women compared to men, yet the underlying etiology of this sexual dimorphism is unknown.…
Abstract Number: 2963 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sirukumab Improves Synovial Vascularity As Measured By Power Doppler Sonography in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients from As Early As Week 4 in a Phase 3 Trial
Bidisha Dasgupta¹, Kristen Sweet¹, Dick DeVries², Benjamin Hsu¹, Ian Gourley¹, Matthew Loza¹ and Peter C. Taylor³, ¹Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ²Janssen Biologics Europe, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) is an established non-invasive tool for sensitively assessing disease activity at the individual‐joint level in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Synovial thickness is detectable…
Abstract Number: 395 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pharmacological and Safety Profiles of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/6 Inhibitor, Candidate for Development As Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapeutic Option
Johji Nomura¹, Shunsuke Tsujimoto², Kei Tamura², Wataru Yamamoto², Hiroshi Takahashi², Kyohei Horie², Toshiya Mashiko², Naoki Hase² and Tsunefumi Kobayashi², ¹Teijin Institute for Bio-medical Research, TEIJIN PHARMA LIMITED, Tokyo, Japan, ²TEIJIN PHARMA LIMITED, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: The pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by the infiltration of immune cells into the synovial tissues and the excessive proliferation of synovial…
Abstract Number: 396 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Phospho-STAT1 Inhibition Is the Initial Step after Tofacitinib Treatment in Rabbits with Severe Chronic Synovitis
Sandra Pérez-Baos, Paula Gratal, Juan Ignacio Barrasa, Ana Lamuedra, Gabriel Herrero-Beaumont and Raquel Largo, Bone and Joint Research Unit, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz UAM, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib (TOFA) is a Janus Kinase (Jak) inhibitor approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) 1. It has recently been shown to selectively…
Abstract Number: 398 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An on-Demand Drug Delivery System for the Treatment of Inflammatory Arthritis
Jing Yan¹, Nitin Joshi², Seth Levy², Sachin Bhagchandani², Kai Slaughter², Nicholas Sherman¹, Julian Amirault², Xueyin He², Tan Shi Rui², Michael Valic², Praveen Vemula³, Oscar Miranda², Oren Levy², Antonios Aliprantis⁴, Joerg Ermann¹ and Jeffrey Karp², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore, India, ⁴Rheumatology/Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Many types of inflammatory arthritis (IA) are treated with systemic therapy. In situations where only one or a few joints are active, intra-articular drug…
Abstract Number: 417 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement in Overall Work Productivity Among Biologic-NaïVe Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Tocilizumab Subcutaneous Injection: A Prospective, Real World, Observational Study in Japan
Yoshiya Tanaka¹, Hideto Kameda², Kazuyoshi Saito³, Yuko Kaneko⁴, Eiichi Tanaka⁵, Shinsuke Yasuda⁶, Naoto Tamura⁷, Keishi Fujio⁸, Takao Fujii⁹, Toshihisa Kojima¹⁰, Tatsuhiko Anzai¹¹, Chikuma Hamada¹², Yoshihisa Fujino¹³, Shinya Matsuda¹³ and Hitoshi Kohsaka¹⁴, ¹The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ³Tobata General Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntedo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁹Department of Rheumatism and Collagen Disease, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan, ¹⁰Nagoya Univ. Grad. Schl. of Med., Nagoya, Japan, ¹¹Data Science Division, Statistics Analysis Department 1, EPS Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, ¹²Department of Information and Computer Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan, ¹³Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ¹⁴Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: This is the first study assessing the effect of subcutaneous tocilizumab (TCZ-SC) and/or conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs) on work productivity and activity impairment (WPAI)…
Abstract Number: 536 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness, Tolerability, and Safety of Tofacitinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Analysis of Real-World Data from the St. Gallen Cohort
Ruediger Mueller¹, Frederik Mattow², Florian Popp³ and Johannes von Kempis⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ²Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ³Rorschacherstrasse 95, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ⁴Rheumatology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral JAK inhibitor for the treatment of RA. Efficacy and safety of tofacitinib have been shown in several clinical studies. The…
Abstract Number: 861 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CD11b+Gr1dim tolerogenic Dendritic Cell-like Cells Suppress the Progression of Interstitial Lung Disease in SKG Mice
Sho Sendo¹, Jun Saegusa¹, Hirotaka Yamada², Yoshihide Ichise², Ikuko Naka³, Yo Ueda², Takaichi Okano², Soshi Takahashi⁴, Kengo Akashi⁵, Akira Onishi⁶ and Akio Morinobu⁴, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology and Clinical immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ³Department of Clinical Pathology and Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immnology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ⁶Department for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
CD11b+Gr1dim tolerogenic Dendritic Cell-like Cells Suppress the Progression of Interstitial Lung Disease in SKG Mice Background/Purpose: SKG mice develop interstitial lung disease (ILD) resembling rheumatoid arthritis-associated…
Abstract Number: 1326 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors Alter Gut Microbiota and Ameliorate Collagen-Induced Arthritis
Lingshu Zhang^1,2, Pingfang Song², Xiaowei Zhang², Christina Metea², Matthew Schleisman², Lisa Karstens², Eric Leung², Jun Zhang³, Qiang Xu^2,4, Yi Liu⁵, Mark Asquith² and Cong-Qiu Chu^6,7, ¹Department of Rheumatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ³MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁴Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, ⁶Rheumatology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁷Rheumatology, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Acarbose, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor anti-diabetic drug exhibited anti-arthritic effects. The mechanism that acarbose exerts its anti-arthritic effects is not fully understood. Since > 90%…
Abstract Number: 1331 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Pathogenic Role of Porphyomonas Gingivalis Fimbriae (FimA) in Periodontitis-Associated Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ji-Won Kim¹, Jennifer Lee², Yeon-Sik Hong³, Sung-Hwan Park² and Ji Hyeon Ju², ¹Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: Periodontitis induced by oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) has been suggested to be associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Pg peptidyl arginine deiminase -mediated citrullination…
Abstract Number: 1392 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect Size Comparison of Ultrasound Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Veena K. Ranganath¹, David Elashoff², Jenny Brook³, Ami Ben-Artzi⁴, Geraldine Navarro⁵, Lynnette Avedikian-Tatosyan⁶, George Karpouzas⁷, William Martin⁵, Tanaz A. Kermani⁵, Soo Choi⁵ and Gurjit S. Kaeley⁸, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²David Geffen School of Medicine,, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Medicine, Cedars, Beverly Hills, CA, ⁵Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Healthcare Partners, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ⁸Rheumatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
Background/Purpose: Currently there are several outcome metrics used for the assessment and quantification of musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound inflammatory burden in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study…
Abstract Number: 1412 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Yra-1909 suppresses Production of Pro-Inflammatory Mediators and MMPs through Downregulating Akt, p38, JNK and NF-κb Activation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes
Hyun Jung Yoo^1,2, Jeong Yeon Kim¹, Shin Eui Kang¹, Ji Seok Yoo³, Yong Nam Lee³, Dong Goo Lee³, Ji Soo Park¹, Eun Bong Lee⁴, Eun Young Lee⁴ and Yeong Wook Song^2,5, ¹Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ³Central R&D Institute, Yungjin Pharm Co., Ltd., Suwon, Korea, Suwon, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁵Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, and College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by hyperplastic synovial pannus tissue, which mediates destruction of cartilage and bone. Fibroblast-like synoviocyte (FLS) are a key component…
Abstract Number: 1940 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immunologic Synovitis Score: A New Score for Synovial Membrane Characterization in Inflammatory and Non-Inflammatory Arthritis
Aurélie Najm^1,2, Benoît Le Goff MD PhD^2,3, Frédéric Blanchard¹, Jérome Amiaud⁴, Céline Charrier⁵ and Veit Krenn⁶, ¹INSERM U1238 University of medicine, PHY-OS Laboratory, Nantes, France, ²Rheumatology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, ³UNR1238 University of medicine, PHY-OS Laboratory, Nantes, France, ⁴UMR1238 University of medicine, PHY-OS Laboratory, Nantes, France, ⁵UNMR1238 University of medicine, PHY-OS Laboratory, Nantes, France, ⁶Zytologie und Molekulare Diagnostik, MVZ-Zentrum für Histologie, Trier, Germany
Background/Purpose: General Synovitis score (GSS) has been developed by Krenn et al in order to discriminate inflammatory arthritis (IA) and non-inflammatory arthritis (NIA) (1). This…
Abstract Number: 2436 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
MiR-146a Upregulates the TLR4/NF-κb Signaling Pathway to Promote Cytokine Expression and Synovial Fibroblast Proliferation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yuan-hao Wu^1,2, Wei Liu¹, Lei Zhang³, Bin Xue³, Yi Wang³, Xiao-ya Liu³, Yang Ji⁴, Ran Duan³, Yue Cai³ and Bo Zhang³, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China, ²Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, ³First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China, ⁴The 272nd Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Tianjin, China
Background/Purpose: To investigate the role of miR-146a in the activation of toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4)/ nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) signaling pathway, and…
Abstract Number: 1036 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dominant B-Cell Receptor Clones in Peripheral Blood Predict Onset of Arthritis in Individuals at Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Paul-Peter Tak^1,2,3, Marieke E. Doorenspleet⁴, Maria de Hair⁵, Paul L. Klarenbeek⁶, Marian van Beers-Tas⁷, Antoine H.C. van Kampen⁸, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg^9,10, Danielle M. Gerlag^11,12, Frank Baas¹³ and Niek de Vries¹⁴, ¹Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology F4.105, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Currently: GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, UK, Stevenage, United Kingdom, ³currently: Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium & Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁴Dept. of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁶Dept. of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center | Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center, Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁸Dept Clin Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Center/Univ. of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁹Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology F4.105, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center | Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹¹Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, ARC | Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹²Current address: GSK,Clinical Unit Cambridge,R&D Projects Clinical Platforms & Sciences, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ¹³Department of Genome Analysis, Academic Medical Center/Univ. of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁴Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The onset of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is preceded by the presence of specific autoantibodies in the absence of synovial inflammation. Only a subset…

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