Abstracts tagged "Scleredema"

Abstract Number: 667 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IL6 and CCL2 Co-Regulate Fibroblast Dependent Trans-Endothelial Migration Of Mononuclear Cells and Fibrotic Response In Scleroderma
Rebecca Alade¹, Korsa Khan², Xu Shiwen³, Christopher P. Denton⁴ and Voon Ong⁵, ¹Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases,, UCL Medical School, London, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, UCL medical School, London, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, UCL Medical School, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, UCL Medical School, London, England
Background/Purpose: IL6 is a key mediator recently implicated in activation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins in scleroderma (SSc) fibroblasts. CCL2 is a proinflammatory chemokine that…
Abstract Number: 660 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bleomycin Delivery By Mini-Osmotic Pump: A Novel Multi-Organ Murine Model For Fibrosis
Rebecca Lee¹, Elena Tourkina², Richard P. Visconti³ and Stanley Hoffman⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Rheumatology, Medical University of SC, Charleston, SC, ³Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁴Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc, Scleroderma) is a rare but severe systemic connective tissue disorder involving the skin and multiple internal organs, in particular lung, kidney,…
Abstract Number: 155 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exome Sequencing For Identification Of Potential Causal Variants For Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Angel CY Mak¹, M Kari Connolly², Tamiko Katsumoto^3,4, Paul Wolters⁵, Clare Cleveland^3,4, Blanca M Herrera¹, Paul LF Tang¹, Simi Mathauda¹, Richard Lao¹, Pui-Yan Kwok^1,2 and Lindsey A. Criswell^3,4, ¹University of California, San Francisco, Institute for Human Genetics, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, Department of Dermatology, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of California, San Francisco, Department of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, ⁵University of California, San Francisco, Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Division, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma is a genetically complex autoimmune disease with substantial phenotypic heterogeneity. Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified a large number of gene regions…
Abstract Number: 2918 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Survival After Lung Transplantation In Systemic Sclerosis. A Systematic Review
Irfan Y. Khan¹, Lianne G. Singer², Marc de Perrot³, John T. Granton⁴, Shaf Keshavjee³, Cathy Chau⁵, Amie T. Kron⁶ and Sindhu R. Johnson⁷, ¹Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension Programme, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, Division of Respirology, University of Toronto; and Toronto Lung Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Medicine, Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Medicine, Toronto Pulmonary Hypertension Programme, Toronto General Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Medicine, Toronto Scleroderma Program, Toronto Western Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Medicine, Toronto Scleroderma Research Program, Toronto Western Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network Pulmonary Hypertension Programme, Toronto General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Lung transplantation is a life-saving option for systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) patients. Yet, there is risk…
Abstract Number: 2572 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Atypical Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Mediates Fibrosis and Is a Novel Target In Scleroderma
Jun Wei¹, Roberta G. Marangoni², Wenxia Wang³, Jingang Huang⁴, Joerg H. W. Distler⁴ and John Varga⁵, ¹Rheumatology Division, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine III and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5), expressed primarily in the central nervous system, plays important roles in axonal guidance, dopaminergic signaling, neuronal migration, and pain sensing.…
Abstract Number: 1936 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality Of Care In Patients At Risk For Pulmonary Involvement: Assessment Of Pulmonary Screening In Systemic Sclerosis and Myositis Patients In a General Rheumatology Clinic
Michael G. Indelicato¹, Janet E. Lewis², Vincent J. Giuliano³ and Donald L. Kimpel⁴, ¹Rheumatology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ²Rheumatology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, ³University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ⁴Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
Background/Purpose: As a quality assessment tool to evaluate patient care in a general Rheumatology Clinic, we determined the frequency of screening for pulmonary hypertension and…

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