Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 2223 • ACR Convergence 2024
Validation Study in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients of the Spanish Society of Rheumatology (SER)/Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) Screening Criteria for Interstitial Lung Disease
Martí Aguilar Coll¹, Javier Narvaez-García², Monserrat Roig Kim², Pol Maymó³, Judith Palacios¹ and Joan Miquel Nolla¹, ¹Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge., Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: A multidisciplinary proposal of screening criteria for interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was published in 2023 [Narváez J et…
Abstract Number: 2239 • ACR Convergence 2024
Age, Seropositivity and Inflammation Determine Risk versus Benefit of Endogenous Estrogens on Coronary Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
George Karpouzas¹, Bianca Papotti², Sarah Ormseth³, Marcella Palumbo², Elizabeth Hernandez³, Matthew Budoff⁴ and Nicoletta Ronda², ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ²University of Parma, Parma, Italy, ³The Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA, ⁴Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation, Torrance, CA
Background/Purpose: Endogenous estrogens (E) appear cardioprotective in women in the general population. Yet, proinflammatory effects were described in chronic autoimmune diseases depending on stage, cell-type…
Abstract Number: 2259 • ACR Convergence 2024
Effects of Anti-Obesity Medications in RA Patients
Elizabeth Dente¹, David Kellner², Vincent Tran², Travis Welsh², Victor Tran³, Angshuman Saha¹, Jenny Brook¹, David Elashoff⁴ and Veena Ranganath², ¹UCLA, Los Angeles, ²UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³UCLA, Costa Mesa, CA, ⁴UCLA Department of Medicine Statistics Core, Los Angeles
Background/Purpose: It is standard practice to advocate for weight loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and obesity. Obesity and rheumatoid arthritis are both independently…
Abstract Number: 2277 • ACR Convergence 2024
Switching to a Targeted Drug with a Different Mode of Action After Discontinuation of the First TNF Inhibitor Is Associated with Better Drug Survival Compared to a Second TNF Inhibitor in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Propensity Score-matched Analysis from the Czech ATTRA Registry
Herman Mann¹, Jana Baranová², Pavel Horak³, Karel Pavelka⁴, Ladislav Šenolt⁵, Jiří Vencovský⁵, Kateřina Kusalová² and Jakub Závada⁴, and ATTRA registry, ¹Revmatologický ústav, Praha, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Ltd., Brno, Czech Republic, ³3rd Department of Internal Medicine - Nephrology, Rheumatology and Endocrinology, University Hospital Olomouc & Palacky University Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Olomouc, Olomoucky kraj, Czech Republic, ⁴Institute of Rheumatology and Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic, ⁵Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: TNF inhibitors (TNFi) are currently the most commonly used first-line targeted therapy for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). After discontinuation of the first TNFi,…
Abstract Number: 2540 • ACR Convergence 2024
Characterizing the Functional Role of Type I Interferons in Inflammatory Arthritis
Mary Huang, Richard Bell, Toolika Singh and Lionel Ivashkiv, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by synovial inflammation due to cellular infiltration and inflammatory mediators. Type I interferons (IFN) have…
Abstract Number: 2656 • ACR Convergence 2024
Short-Term Effectiveness of a Walk with Ease Program Delivered by Telephone on Arthritis-Related Symptoms, Function, and Physical Activity
Christine Pellegrini, Sara Wilcox, Yesil Kim, Katherine Devivo, Scott Jamieson, Kailyn Horn and Daniel Heidtke, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Background/Purpose: Walk With Ease (WWE) is a 6-week arthritis-appropriate evidence-based physical activity program traditionally offered in a face-to-face format. However, as many populations encounter participation…
Abstract Number: 0041 • ACR Convergence 2024
Disease Activity and Serological Inflammatory Markers Are Associated with TNF-a and IL-6-Induced Osteoclasts, but Not with RANKL-Induced Osteoclasts in Peripheral Blood Monocytes from Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yokota Kazuhiro¹, Yoshimi Aizaki¹, Miyoko Sekikawa², Hiroshi Kajiyama¹, Yasuto Araki¹, Yuho Kadono², Yuji Akiyama¹ and Toshihide Mimura¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan, Iruma-gun, Saitama, Japan, ²Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan, Iruma-gun, Saitama, Japan
Background/Purpose: We previously reported that a combination of TNF-α and IL-6 induces mouse osteoclast (OC)-like cells and human OCs with bone resorption activity [Arthritis &…
Abstract Number: 0058 • ACR Convergence 2024
Bradykinin Receptor B1 Blockade Suppresses Soluble CD13-Induced Differentiation of Osteoclasts from Monocytes
Sei Muraoka¹, Qi Wu², Mikel Gurrea-Rubio³, Camila Amarista², William Brodie², Megan Mattichak², Yuzo Ikari⁴, Caroline Foster², Phillip Campbell², David Fox⁵ and Pei-Suen Tsou², ¹University of Michigan, Toyko, Japan, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵University of Michigan, Dexter, MI
Background/Purpose: CD13 is an ectopeptidase expressed on myeloid cells, endothelial cells, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS). Soluble (s) CD13 is generated by matrix…
Abstract Number: 0143 • ACR Convergence 2024
Behavioral Factors and Chronic Conditions Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis, KNHANES 2010 to 2021
GI HYUN MYUNG and Juwon Lim, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with multiple genetic and environmental factors. In terms of environmental, dietary and lifestyle factors, there have been discrepancies on…
Abstract Number: 0226 • ACR Convergence 2024
Global Ultrasound Scoring Systems for Assessing Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Peter Mandl¹, Clara Watschinger¹, Enrico De Lorenzis², Brigitte Wildner³, Lene Terslev⁴, Irina Gessl¹, Helen Keen⁵, Carlos Pineda⁶ and Maria-Antonietta D'Agostino⁷, and OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, vienna, Austria, ²Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Rome, Italy, ³Central Library, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Rigshospitalet-Glostrup & COPECARE, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁵University of Western Australia, Daglish, Western Australia, Australia, ⁶Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is widely regarded as a valuable tool for assessing the full extent of synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In…
Abstract Number: 0367 • ACR Convergence 2024
Opinions from Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Providers on Discontinuing Methotrexate in Stable Disease
Peri Newman¹, Sharon Banks¹, Rayford June², Erik Lehman³, Glennys Smith⁴, Vandana Rai⁴, Nicole Wilson⁴, Nancy Olsen⁵ and Tarun Sharma⁴, ¹Penn State Health, Hershey, PA, ²Penn State College of Medicine/Lebanon VA Medical Center, Hummelstown, PA, ³Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, ⁴Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Penn State University/Milton S Hershey, Hershey, PA
Background/Purpose: The 2021 American College of Rheumatology guidelines for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) conditionally recommend a gradual discontinuation of methotrexate (MTX) over biologic discontinuation.…
Abstract Number: 0462 • ACR Convergence 2024
Circulating Mediators of Endothelial Dysfunction as Predictors of Incident Heart Failure in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tate Johnson¹, Michael Duryee¹, Carlos Hunter¹, Punyasha Roul², Joshua Baker³, grant Cannon⁴, Beth Wallace⁵, Paul Monach⁶, Andreas Reimold⁷, Gail Kerr⁸, Isaac Smith⁹, John Richards¹⁰, Katherine Wysham¹¹, Gary Kunkel¹², Iris Lee¹³, Daniel Anderson¹⁴, Geoffrey Thiele¹, Ted Mikuls¹ and Bryant England¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²UNMC, Omaha, NE, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ⁷Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁸Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ⁹Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ¹⁰Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹¹VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA, ¹²University of Utah and George E Wahlen VAMC, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹³Washington University in St Louis, Saint Louis, MO, ¹⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Endothelial dysfunction, leading to myocardial inflammation and dysfunction, may drive a heightened risk of heart failure (HF) in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Circulating…
Abstract Number: 0478 • ACR Convergence 2024
Skin Sodium in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Association with Blood Pressure and Disease Activity
Carolina Ramirez, Annette Oeser, Rachelle Crescenzi, C. Michael Stein and Michelle Ormseth, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Sodium is stored in tissues such as the skin where it may contribute to development and progression of autoimmune diseases and hypertension through activation…
Abstract Number: 0496 • ACR Convergence 2024
Dissecting Early RA Patient Trajectories Through Time-independent Disease State Identification Identifies Distinct Patterns Dissected by Inflammation in Blood or Joints
Nils Steinz¹, Tjardo Maarseveen², Andrew Cope³, John Isaacs⁴, Aaron Winkler⁵, Thomas Huizinga⁶, Yann Abraham⁷ and Rachel Knevel¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Wormerveer, Netherlands, ³King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Translational and Clinical Research Institute, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University and The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁵Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁷Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA display different trajectories in the improvement of disease activity. Discerning the RA trajectories, how they differ between patients and which factors…
Abstract Number: 0512 • ACR Convergence 2024
Co-stimulatory Blockade Causes Targeted Quantitative and Clonotypic Contractions in Extrafollicular B-cell Subsets in Seropositive RA Patients
Jasmine Shwetar¹, William Rigby², Sladjana Skopelia-Gardner³, Abhimanyu Armarnani¹, Kelly Ruggles¹ and Gregg Silverman¹, ¹NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Norwich, VT, ³Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH
Background/Purpose: Of all approved biologic therapies, other than anti-CD20 depletion only CTLA4-Ig/abatacept treatment reduces levels of pathologic autoantibodies. Herein, our primary goal has been to…

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