Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 0736 • ACR Convergence 2023
Deciphering Complement System-dependent Cellular Pathways in Human Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Tissue Using Large Single-cell Computational Omics
Juan Vargas¹, Ian Mantel², Nirmal Banda¹, Anna Helena Jonsson³, Kevin Wei⁴, Deepak Rao³, Susan Goodman⁵, Kevin Deane¹, The Accelerating Medicines Partnership SLE/RA¹, Jennifer Anolik⁶, Michael Brenner⁴, Soumya Raychaudhuri³, Jennifer Seifert⁷, Michael Holer¹, Laura Donlin⁵ and Fan Zhang⁸, ¹University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁶University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁷the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) RA/SLE Network, Boston, MA, ⁸University of Colorado, Aurora, CO

Background/Purpose: The complement system is a major component of innate immunity and plays a vital role in autoimmune disease pathogenesis. In patients with rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 0802 • ACR Convergence 2023
Targeting Fibroblasts in Inflammatory Disease Using Engineered T Cells
Samuel Kemble¹, Christopher Mahony², Charlotte Smith², Joel Rurik³, Haig Aghajanian³, Jonathan Epstein³, Mark Coles⁴ and Adam Croft², ¹University Birmingham, Rugeley, United Kingdom, ²University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAPa) expressing fibroblasts orchestrate tissue inflammation and damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as well as tissue immunity in primary Sjögren's…
Abstract Number: 0968 • ACR Convergence 2023
Risk of Incident Heart Failure and Heart Failure Subtypes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yumeko Kawano¹, Dana Weisenfeld¹, Qing Liu¹, Mary Jeffway¹, Gregory McDermott¹, Kumar Dahal¹, Jennifer Stuart¹, Jacob Joseph², Tianrun Cai¹, Brittany Weber¹, Tianxi Cai³ and Katherine Liao¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Veteran's Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ³Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease including heart failure (HF). HF is a heterogeneous condition that is…
Abstract Number: 0997 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of Depression on Healthcare Utilization in Members with Underlying Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
W. Cliff Rutter, Jean Park, Elisea Avalos-Reyes, Chen Liu, Will Cavers, Dorothea Verbrugge and Kjel Johnson, CVS Health, Woonsocket, RI
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have higher rates of psychiatric comorbidities, particularly depression and anxiety. Comorbid…
Abstract Number: 1081 • ACR Convergence 2023
Clinical Consequences of Infliximab Immunogenicity and the Impact of Proactive Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Secondary Analyses of a Randomised Clinical Trial
Marthe Brun¹, Kristin Hammersbøen Bjørlykke², Johanna E. Gehin³, David John Warren³, Rolf A. Klaasen³, Joseph Sexton¹, Øystein Sandanger⁴, Tore Kvien¹, Cato Mørk⁵, Jørgen Jahnsen², Nils Bolstad³, Kristin Kaasen Jørgensen², Espen Haavardsholm¹, Guro Goll¹ and Silje Watterdal Syversen¹, ¹Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Department of Gastroenterology, Akershus University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Dept. of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Section of Dermatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Akershus Dermatology Center, Lørenskog, Norway
Background/Purpose: Formation of anti-drug antibodies (ADAb) to biological drugs is a clinical problem. Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) allows for timely detection of ADAb and…
Abstract Number: 1274 • ACR Convergence 2023
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, Achieving Low Disease Activity State or Remission, Still Demonstrate Significant Hand Disability, as Assessed by Functional Dexterity Test: A Disconnection Between CDAI and Functional Hand Assessment
Aniela Shouval¹, Amihai Levkovitch², Itzhak Rosner³, shiri keret⁴, Irina Rokhyan², Boris Tchalabian², Esther Hof⁵ and Gleb Slobodin⁶, ¹Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ²Department of Rehabilitation, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ³Bnai Zion Medical Center/Technion, Haifa, Israel, ⁴Bnai Zion, Atlit, Israel, ⁵Occupational Therapy Unit, Bnai zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Background/Purpose: Direct functionality of the hand is not commonly assessed in daily practice or clinical trials in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Functional dexterity test…
Abstract Number: 1290 • ACR Convergence 2023
Development of a Genetic Risk Score for Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Katie McMenamin¹, Kristin Wipfler², Austin Wheeler³, Grant Cannon⁴, K Wysham⁵, Brian Sauer⁶, Bryant England³, Kaleb Michaud³, Ted R Mikuls⁷ and Joshua Baker⁸, ¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁶Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Pain in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is multifactorial and involves processes beyond inflammation such as peripheral and central pain processing. Several genes have been associated…
Abstract Number: 1306 • ACR Convergence 2023
Statin Use Attenuates the Impact of Systemic Inflammation on Ischemic Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
George Karpouzas¹, Sarah Ormseth², Piet Van Riel³, Elena Myasoedova⁴, Miguel A Gonzalez-Gay⁵, Alfonso Corrales⁶, Solbritt Rantapaa-Dahlqvist⁷, Petros Sfikakis⁸, Patrick Dessein⁹, Linda Tsang⁹, Carol Hitchon¹⁰, Hani El Gabalawi¹¹, Virginia Pascual Ramos¹², Irazú Contreras Yañez¹³, Iris Colunga¹⁴, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado¹⁴, José Ramón Azpiri-López¹⁴, Silvia Rolefstad¹⁵, Anne Grete Semb¹⁶, Durga P Misra¹⁷, George Kitas¹⁸ and Ellen-Margrethe Hauge¹⁹, ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ²The Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA, ³Radboud University Medical Center, Drunen, Netherlands, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵IDIVAL and School of Medicine, UC, Santander; Department of Rheumatology, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Santander, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Immunopathology Group, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁷Umeå University, Umeå, Umea, Sweden, ⁸National Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece, ⁹University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, ¹⁰University of Manitoba, Manitoba, MB, Canada, ¹¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ¹²Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ¹³Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ¹⁴Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ¹⁵Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway,, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁶Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁷Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, India, ¹⁸The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ¹⁹Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Baseline and cumulative inflammation have both been associated with increased cardiovascular event (CVE) risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Statin therapy reduced systemic…
Abstract Number: 1323 • ACR Convergence 2023
Distinct Treatment Responses in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Filgotinib 200 Mg over 12 Months: A Post Hoc Analysis of FINCH 1
Peter C. Taylor¹, Yoshiya Tanaka², Emily Aiello³, Thomas P.A. Debray⁴, Chris Watson⁵, Kristina Harris⁶ and Gerd Burmester⁷, ¹Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ³Real-world Analytics, Cytel, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Biostatistics, Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ⁵Medical Affairs, Galapagos Biotech Ltd., Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁶Medical Safety, Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ⁷Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: FINCH 1 (NCT02889796) was a Phase 3 randomized controlled trial evaluating filgotinib (FIL) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and an inadequate response to methotrexate…
Abstract Number: 1339 • ACR Convergence 2023
Neutrophil Activation and Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Are Associated with Response to Abatacept in Patients with Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ting Wang¹, Natalia V. Giltiay², Christian Lood² and Bobby Kwanghoon Han², ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Neutrophil activation and formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Calprotectin, a neutrophil activation marker,…
Abstract Number: 1628 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Impact of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease on the Risk of Dementia in Rheumatoid Arthritis. a Mediation Analysis
Edward Lovering¹, Chanakya Kodishala², Rakesh Kumar¹, Cynthia Crowson¹, Ryan Lennon¹, John Davis¹ and Elena Myasoedova¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Alzheimer's disease and related dementias have an immense disease burden, with predicted continuous increase in incidence and prevalence. Systemic inflammation plays a major role…
Abstract Number: 1721 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Therapeutic Effects of Gingival Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Exosomes in a Chimeric Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis
shane Bruckner¹, Braden Zeno², Vittoria Capria¹, William Willis³, Latha Prabha Ganesan¹ and wael Jarjour¹, ¹Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²Ohio State University, Upper Arlington, OH, ³Ohio State University, Reynoldsburg, OH
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that leads to progressive joint destruction involving multiple joints. There is a large body of…
Abstract Number: 1740 • ACR Convergence 2023
Exploring Disease-Associated DNA Methylome Alterations in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Potential Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers
Arkaitz Mucientes¹, Martín-Núñez Gracia María², José Lisbona-Montañez³, Patricia Ruiz-Limon⁴, Rocío Redondo-Rodríguez⁵, SARA MANRIQUE⁶, Inmaculada Ureña⁵, Laura Cano-García⁵, Isabel Moreno-Indias¹, Natalia Mena Vazquez⁷ and Antonio Fernandez-Nebro⁸, ¹IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND, Málaga, Spain, ²Universidad de Málaga, Departamento de Medicina y Dermatología, Málaga, Spain, ³Universidad de Málaga, Departamento de Medicina y Dermatología, Moclinejo, Spain, ⁴IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND, Cordoba, Spain, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Malaga, Spain, ⁷IBIMA, Málaga, Spain, ⁸Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Malaga, Spain
Background/Purpose: The etiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is not fully understood. It is accepted that RA results from the interplay of genetic and environmental factors.…
Abstract Number: 1756 • ACR Convergence 2023
Circulating CD4+CD25+CD127-FoxP3+CD39+ T Cells Predict the Response to Methotrexate Across Basal Disease Activity Strata in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Maria-Eugenia Miranda-Carus¹, Beatriz Nieto-Carvalhal¹, Alejandro Villalba², Laura Nuño¹, Marta Benito-Miguel³, Marta Novella-Navarro⁴, Irene Monjo⁵, Diana Peiteado¹, Sara García-Carazo¹ and Alejandro Balsa⁴, ¹Hospital Universitario La Paz - IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ³Universidad Nebrija, Physiology, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁵University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: A subset of human FoxP3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells expresses CD39 (Treg39+) and hydrolyses proinflammatory adenine nucleotides released at inflammatory foci, rendering the antiinflamatory…
Abstract Number: 1772 • ACR Convergence 2023
Rheumatoid Arthritis-Specific Rheumatoid Factors Develop in Some COVID-19 Patients
Adam Titi¹, Ryan Adyniec², Nat Murren¹ and Miriam Shelef¹, ¹University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid factors (RFs), antibodies canonically known to bind two conformational epitopes of IgG Fc, are a hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but also can…

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