Abstracts tagged "scleroderma and skin"

Abstract Number: 2712 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Longitudinal Outcomes in Scleroderma Patients with Negative Immunofluorescent Anti-Nuclear Antibodies
Mayce Haj-Ali¹, Derek Jones², Sean McNish³, Sarah Stupp³, Marissa Mangini³ and Victoria Shanmugam⁴, ¹Department of Medicince, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, ²The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ³The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, ⁴Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation, fibrosis, and vasculopathy. Historical data indicates approximately 90% of patients with SSc test positive…
Abstract Number: 800 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Altered Cardiovascular System Development Gene Expression Signature in Skin is a Hallmark of Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Emma C. Derrett-Smith^1,2, Viktor Martyanov³, Cecilia B. Chighizola⁴, Pia Moinzadeh⁵, Korsa Khan⁶, Tammara A. Wood³, Pier Luigi Meroni⁷, David Abraham⁸, Voon H. Ong⁹, Michael Whitfield³ and Christopher Denton⁸, ¹Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³Department of Molecular and Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ⁴Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ⁶Centre For Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ⁷Rheumatology Department, University of Milan, Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini, Milano, Italy, ⁸Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Disease, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Rheumatology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Limited cutaneous SSc (lcSSc) is characterised by less extensive skin fibrosis but patients can develop major internal organ complications and vascular manifestations. Gene expression…
Abstract Number: 1862 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Modelling Healthy and Scleroderma Fibrotic Skin in Vitro: Mechanical Stress Alters Macrophage Cytokine Expression and Triggers Signalling Via the Mechano-Sensing Transcription Factor Myocardin-Related Transcription Factor-a
Angela Tam¹, Shiwen Xu¹, Henry Lopez¹, Korsa Khan², Bahja Ahmed Abdi³, Henrique Rosario⁴, Nikita Arumalla², Mark Gibson², Christopher Denton², David Abraham², Barbara D Smith⁵ and Richard J Stratton², ¹Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology and Connective tissue disease, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Disease, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Division of Medicine, Centre of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Skin involvement is one of the most prominent clinical features in scleroderma. There is a marked contrast in mechanical stiffness between healthy forearm skin…
Abstract Number: 3004 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Scleroderma Keratinocytes Promote Fibroblast Activation Independent of TGF-ß
Sara S McCoy¹, Tamra J Reed¹, Pei-Suen Tsou², Dinesh Khanna³, J. Michelle Kahlenberg⁴ and Celine C. Berthier⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Nephrology, Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a devastating fibrosing disease that primarily involves the skin, but may have life-threatening effects on the heart, lungs, gastrointestinal tract,…
Abstract Number: 1695 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of Vesmeter As a Diagnostic Tool of Scleroderma
Yoshihiro Hishitani^1,2, Yoshihito Shima¹, Toshio Tanaka¹ and Atsushi Kumanogoh¹, ¹Respiratory Medicine, Allergy and Rheumatic Diseases, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, ²Internal Medicine, Kinki Central Hospital, Itami, Japan
Background/Purpose: Objective method to evaluate the skin involvement in the patients with scleroderma has not been definitely established. We have developed Vesmeter, a computer-linked device…
Abstract Number: 2570 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tenofovir But Not Adefovir Prevents Liver and Skin Fibrosis In Two Models Of Adenosine-Mediated Injury
Jessica L. Feig¹, Doreen Tivon², Miguel perez Aso³, Timothy Cardozo² and Bruce N. Cronstein⁴, ¹Medicine. Department of Translational Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Department of Translational Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³NYU Univ Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁴Internal Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Acyclic nucleoside phosphonates are a key class of antivirals commonly used in the treatment of both DNA and retroviral infections. Adefovir and tenofovir are…

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