Abstracts tagged "Scleredema"

Abstract Number: 1056 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Profibrotic Macrophage Activation in Systemic Sclerosis Is Dependent on the Mechanosensing MRTF-A Pathway
Tricia Lim¹, Kristina Krogmannova ¹, Shiwen Xu ¹, Bahja Ahmed Abdi ², David Abraham ¹, Christopher Denton ³ and Richard Stratton ¹, ¹University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²University College London, London, ³University College London Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, London, UK, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: An M2-like alternative activation state of macrophages has been linked to the pathogenesis of several fibrotic disorders, including systemic sclerosis (SSc). MRTF-A is an…
Abstract Number: 1058 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Inhibition of Histone Readers Bromodomain and Extraterminal Domain Proteins Alleviates Scleroderma Fibrosis
Sirapa Vichaikul ¹, Phillip Campbell ², M. Asif Amin ³, Jeffrey H. Ruth ³, Dallas Rohraff ¹, David Fox ⁴, Dinesh Khanna ⁵, Amr Sawalha ⁶ and Pei-Suen Tsou³, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Autoimmunity Center of Excellence,University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Scleroderma Program, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Autoimmunity Center of Excellence, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ⁶University of Pittsburgh & University of Michigan, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Epigenetic regulation, including histone acetylation, plays an important role in scleroderma (SSc) fibrosis. The binding of the bromodomain and extra-terminal domain proteins (BRDs) to…
Abstract Number: 1074 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Epigenetic Regulation-Mediated Reduction in the Expression of Prostacyclin Receptor and Prostacyclin Synthase in Scleroderma Skin, Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells, and Microvascular Endothelial Cells
Yongqing Wang ¹, nezam Altorok ² and Bashar Kahaleh², ¹University of Toeldo, TOLEDO, OH, ²University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Background/Purpose: Progressive functional and structural vascular disorder is one of the hallmark features of Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma, SSc). Vascular dysfunction lead to dysregulated vascular tone…
Abstract Number: 1635 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Correlation Between Raynaud’s Condition Score, Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy and Laser Speckle Contrast Analysis in Secondary Raynaud’s Phenomenon Due to Systemic Sclerosis
Barbara Ruaro¹, Elisa Alessandri ², Massimo Ghio ³, Carmen Pizzorni ⁴, Sabrina Paolino ⁴, Andrea Casabella ⁵, Antonio De Tanti ⁶, Alberto Sulli ⁷ and Maurizio Cutolo ⁸, ¹1 Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy; 2 Cardinal Ferrari Centre, S. Stefano Rheabilitation, Fontanellato (Parma), Italy, Genoa, Italy, ²1. Research Laboratory and Academic Division of the Clinical Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ³Research Laboratory and Academic Division of the Clinical Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁴Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁵1 Research Laboratory and Academic Division of the Clinical Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁶2 Cardinal Ferrari Centre, S. Stefano Rheabilitation, Fontanellato (Parma), Italy, Fontanellato, Italy, ⁷Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁸Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy
Background/Purpose: To evaluate any correlation between the Raynaud's Condition Score (RCS) and the morphological and functional methods available to evaluate microvascular damage in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients (1-4). Methods: Sixty-six…
Abstract Number: 2745 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Iguratimod Treated Scleroderma with Interrupted Egr1/TGF-β Loop
Qingran Yan¹, Lichong Shen ¹, Xiaoxiang Chen ¹ and Liangjing Lu ¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of medicine, Shanghai, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Iguratimod is a novel disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug that has been approved for treating rheumatoid arthritis in East Asia. Transcription factor early growth response…
Abstract Number: 901 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes in Quantitative Scleroderma Lung CT Measures in Patients Treated with Cyclophosphamide or Transplantation
Jonathan Goldin¹, Lynette Keyes-Elstein², Leslie Crofford³, Daniel E. Furst⁴, Ellen Goldmuntz⁵, Maureen D. Mayes⁶, Peter McSweeney⁷, Richard Nash⁷, Hyun J. Grace Kim⁸, Mathew Brown⁹ and Keith Sullivan¹⁰, ¹Department of Radiological Sciences at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Santa Monica, CA, ²Rho, Inc, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁴University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁵NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁶Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ⁷Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, Denver, CO, ⁸Radiology, UCLA, LA, CA, ⁹Radiology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁰Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma related interstitial lung disease (SLD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in severe systemic sclerosis (SSc). The Scleroderma: Cyclophosphamide or Transplantation…
Abstract Number: 1423 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Autoantibody Testing in Pediatric Localized Scleroderma (LS)
Aidan Porter¹, Emily Mirizio², Marvin J. Fritzler³, Rachael Brown⁴, May Choi³, Kaila Schollaert-Fitch⁵, Christopher Liu⁵ and Kathryn S. Torok⁶, ¹Peds, University of Pittsburgh Med Ctr, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Peds Rheum, University of Pittsburgh Med Ctr, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵University of Pittsburgh Med Ctr, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh Med Ctr, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Pediatric localized scleroderma (LS) is typically categorized by the depth and extent of skin lesions into main subtypes: linear scleroderma, including linear trunk/limb and…
Abstract Number: 1731 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vertebral Fracture Prevalence and Measurement of the Scanographic Bone Attenuation Coefficient on CT-Scan in 70 Patients with Systemic Scleroderma
Marine FAUNY¹, Elodie BAUER², Eliane ALBUISSON³, Julia Perrier-Cornet¹, Joelle DEIBENER⁴, Francois CHABOT⁵, Damien MANDRY⁶, Olivier HUTTIN⁷, Isabelle Chary-Valckenaere⁸ and Damien Loeuille², ¹Rheumatology, University Hospital of Nancy, VANDOEUVRE LES NANCY, France, ²Rheumatology, University Hospital of Nancy, NANCY, France, ³University Hospital of Nancy, Nancy, France, ⁴Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, NANCY, France, ⁵Pneumology, University Hospital of Nancy, NANCY, France, ⁶Radiology, University Hospital of Nancy, NANCY, France, ⁷Cardiology, University Hospital of Nancy, NANCY, France, ⁸Rheumatology, CHRU Nancy, Vandoeuvres les Nancy, France
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis screening is not systematic in sclerodermic patients but some studies demonstrated a similar risk between rheumatoid arthritis and systemic scleroderma [1,2,3]. Thoracic and/or…
Abstract Number: 122 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Metformin Inhibited the Development of Bleomycin-Induced Murine Scleroderma Via Restoring the Balance between Regulatory and Effector T Cells and Suppressing Spleen Germinal Center Formation
Yanlin Wang¹, Zhaojun Liang², Xiangcong Zhao¹, Chong Gao³ and Jing Luo⁴, ¹The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China, ²Division of Rheumatology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, Taiyuan, China, ³Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA, ⁴the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma is a multisystem connective tissue disease characterized by extensive tissue fibrosis and its three prominent cardinal features are vasculopathy, excessive collagen deposition and immunological abnormalities. Metformin (MET)…
Abstract Number: 98 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of a Lung Ultrasound Course for Rheumatology Specialist (IMPACT-2)
Christopher Gasho¹, Karina Torralba², David Chooljian³, Cong-Bin Wang⁴ and Vi Dinh⁴, ¹Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Loma Linda Medical Center, 12354 Anderson St, CA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ³Loma Linda Veteran Affairs Hospital, Loma Linda, CA, ⁴Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA
Background/Purpose: Although much emphasis is focused on lung ultrasonography(US) within the critical care field, there is a growing interest in the use of lung…
Abstract Number: 754 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interferon Siganture in Systemic Sclerosis Lung Microvascular Endothelial Cells
Fabian A Mendoza¹, Sonsoles Piera-Velazquez², Peter J. Wermuth³, Sankar Addya⁴, Carol A. Feghali-Bostwick⁵ and Sergio A. Jimenez⁶, ¹Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine and Scleroderma Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, ²Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine and Scleroderma Center., Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, ³Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine, Division of Connective Tissue Diseases and Scleroderma Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Kimmel Cancer Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁶Scleroderma Center and Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine, Thomas Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by severe fibroproliferative vasculopathy, exaggerated deposition of extracellular matrix molecules (ECM) in skin and multiple internal organs, and alterations…
Abstract Number: 765 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Proteomic Analysis of Scleroderma Associated Joint Disease
Chan Kim¹, Julio Mantero², Robert A. Lafyatis³ and Robert W. Simms⁴, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Arthritis Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The pathophysiology of joint disease in scleroderma, a heterogeneous multisystem disease mostly characterized by fibrosis, is unknown. We performed proteomic analysis of serum in…
Abstract Number: 1258 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Divided By a Common Language: Challenges in Physician-Patient Communication Limit Patient Understanding and Support in Systemic Sclerosis with Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc-ILD)
Christopher Denton¹, Bee Laird², Lizette Moros³ and José Luis Luna Flores⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ²Reframe Research, East Sussex, United Kingdom, ³Boehringer-Ingelheim, Ingelheim, Germany, ⁴Boehringer Ingelheim, Ingelheim, Germany
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis is a potentially life-threatening, clinically diverse, and rare condition. The prognosis and course of disease is difficult to predict and treatment is…
Abstract Number: 1724 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Metabolic Regulation of Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis: The CD38-NAD+ Link
Bo Shi¹, Wenxia Wang¹, Jun Wei², Swati Bhattacharyya¹, Benjamin Korman³, Eduardo Chini⁴ and John Varga⁵, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, chicago, IL, ³Department of Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Scleroderma Program, Chicago, IL, ⁴Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Rheumatology and Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Scleroderma Program, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: The anti-aging deacetylase enzymes SIRT1 and SIRT3 show potent anti-fibrotic activity, and their expression and function are markedly deregulated in patients with systemic sclerosis…
Abstract Number: 820 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
EZH2 Modulates Angiogenesis and Fibrosis in Scleroderma
Pei-Suen Tsou, Patrick Coit, Dinesh Khanna and Amr H Sawalha, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma (SSc) is a complex disease that involves activation of the immune system, vascular complications, and tissue fibrosis. Although the pathogenesis of this disease…

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