Abstracts tagged "scleroderma and systemic sclerosis"

Abstract Number: 845 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Modelling of Longitudinal Changes in Lung Function in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and Their Association with Development of Pulmonary Hypertension
Svetlana I. Nihtyanova¹, Voon H. Ong¹ and Christopher P. Denton², ¹Rheumatology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The majority of published models for prediction of PH use cross-sectional data, while studies exploring the use of repeated measurements of lung function tests…
Abstract Number: 3006 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cell-Free Circulating DNA in Systemic Sclerosis: Increased Levels and Global Cytosine Hypomethylation
Shadia Nada¹, Omar Oraibi², Farouk Abu Alhana², Nawaf Almeshal², Yongqing Wang², Nezam Altorok³ and Bashar Kahaleh⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, Divison of Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ²The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ³Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by endothelial dysfunction, vascular injury, and activation of fibroblasts leading to organ fibrosis. The precise etiology…
Abstract Number: 849 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Computational Tool for Individualized Prognosis of Percent of Predicted Forced Vital Capacity Trajectories in Systemic Sclerosis
Peter Schulam¹, Colin Ligon², Robert Wise³, Laura K. Hummers⁴, Fredrick M. Wigley⁵ and Suchi Saria^1,6, ¹Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Department of Pulmonology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Rheum Div/Mason F Lord, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Departments of Biostatistics, and Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (Ssc). Decreased forced vital capacity (FVC) in Ssc-ILD is associated with…
Abstract Number: 3007 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cold Receptor Expression and Function in Human Dermal Fibroblast: Possible Role in the Pathogenesis of Scleroderma Fibrosis
Yongqing Wang¹, John Sun¹, Shadia Nada², Nezam Altorok³ and Bashar Kahaleh⁴, ¹The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ²Internal Medicine, Divison of Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ³Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Background/Purpose: Enhanced cold sensitivity is an early and consistent phenomenon in scleroderma (SSc). We previously demonstrated increased expression of the transient receptor potential melastatine 8…
Abstract Number: 1079 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Potential Effect on Recruitment of Restricting Skin Scores Eligibility Criteria in Early Diffuse Scleroderma Trials
Robyn T. Domsic¹, Dinesh Khanna², Mary Lucas³, Virginia D. Steen⁴, Daniel E. Furst⁵, Robert Lafyatis⁶ and Thomas A. Medsger Jr.⁷, ¹Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Scleroderma Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, ⁵Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁷Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: There is increasing interest in cohort enrichment for clinical trials of early diffuse SSc (dcSSc). Recent EUSTAR database analysis (Maurer et al. 2015)…
Abstract Number: 1175 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Blood Outgrowth Endothelial Cells Isolated from Systemic Sclerosis Patients Exhibit a Pro-Inflammatory Phenotype
Robert Good¹, Sarah L. Trinder², Christopher P. Denton³, David Abraham⁴ and Alan M. Holmes¹, ¹Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, UCL Medical School, London, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, UCL, London, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Disease, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Vascular complications are a key pathological feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc) affecting the microcirculation and arterioles. Under normal circumstances the endothelium acts as a…
Abstract Number: 1872 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Symptomatic and Electrodiagnostic Features of Peripheral Neuropathy in Scleroderma
Julie J. Paik¹, Andrew Mammen², Fredrick M. Wigley³, Ami A. Shah⁴, Laura K. Hummers⁵ and Michael Polydefkis⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Center Tower Ste 5300, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Rheum Div/Mason F Lord, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Title: Symptomatic and electrodiagnostic features of peripheral neuropathy in scleroderma Background/Purpose: Peripheral neuropathy in scleroderma has been poorly characterized and the prevalence is unknown. The…
Abstract Number: 1882 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Predictive Value of Pulmonary Function Tests to Diagnose Interstitial Lung Disease in Adults with Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Elana J. Bernstein¹, Veronica J. Berrocal², Virginia D. Steen³, Victoria K. Shanmugam^4,5, Ami A. Shah⁶, Monique E. Hinchcliff⁷, Faye N. Hant⁸, Jessica K. Gordon⁹, Tracy M. Frech¹⁰, Robyn T. Domsic¹¹, Shervin Assassi¹² and Dinesh Khanna¹³, ¹Rheumatology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ²Div of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ⁵Director, Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ⁶Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁸Dept of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁹Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹⁰Div of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹¹Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹²Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the leading cause of death in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) have…
Abstract Number: 1677 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Gastrointestinal Symptoms with Immunosuppressant Use in the Prospective Registry of Early Systemic Sclerosis Cohort
Tracy M. Frech¹, Maureen Murtaugh², Ami A. Shah³, Jessica K. Gordon⁴, Victoria K. Shanmugam⁵, Robyn T. Domsic⁶, Monique Hinchcliff⁷, Faye N. Hant⁸, Shervin Assassi⁹, Virginia D. Steen¹⁰ and Dinesh Khanna¹¹, ¹Internal Medicine, Salt Lake City VAMC, Salt Lake, UT, ²Internal Medicine-Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, SLC, UT, ³Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁵Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ⁶Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁸Dept of Medicine, Medical Univ of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁹Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, ¹¹University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: The Prospective Registry of Early Systemic Sclerosis (PRESS) is a multicenter incident cohort study of patients with early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc; <…
Abstract Number: 877 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sildenafil Attenuates the Fibrotic Phenotype in Scleroderma Skin Fibroblasts
Tomoaki Higuchi¹, Yasushi Kawaguchi¹, Kae Takagi¹, Akiko Tochimoto¹, Yuko Ota², Yasuhiro Katsumata¹, Takahisa Gono¹, Masanori Hanaoka¹, Yuko Okamoto¹, Hidenaga Kawasumi¹ and Hisashi Yamanaka³, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²10-22 Kawada-Cha Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by inflammation, vasculopathy and fibrosis. Tissue fibrosis directly contributes to mortality or quality of life.…
Abstract Number: 772 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
RNA-Seq and Mir-Seq Analysis of SSc Skin Across Intrinsic Gene Expression Subsets Shows Differential Expression of Non-Coding RNAs Regulating SSc Gene Expression
Zhenghui Li¹, Eleni Marmarelis², Kun Qu³, Lionel Brooks⁴, Patricia Pioli⁴, Howard Chang³, Robert Lafyatis⁵ and Michael Whitfield⁴, ¹Department of Genetics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ²Genetics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ³Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁴Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ⁵Arthritis Center, Boston University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease with a heterogenous and complex phenotype. Previously, our lab has identified four gene expression subsets (fibroproliferative,…
Abstract Number: 770 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Detection of Proteins in Lung Tissues of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Using Tissue Microarrays
Frank Schneider¹ and Carol A. Feghali-Bostwick², ¹Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburghh, PA, ²Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Research on systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) has been hindered by the paucity of lung tissues, as SSc patients with lung involvement…
Abstract Number: 765 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gene-Gene Interaction of IRF5 and BLK Polymorphisms in US and Spanish Cohorts of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)
Pravitt Gourh¹, Yoonhee Kim², Sandeep K. Agarwal³, Filemon K. Tan⁴, Shervin Assassi⁴, Javier Martin⁵, Frank C. Arnett⁴ and Maureen D Mayes⁴, ¹NIAMS-Rheumatology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³Medicine, Section of Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁵Immunology, Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra, IPBLN-CSIC, Armilla (Granada), Spain
Background/Purpose Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune disease and several genetic loci increasing SSc susceptibility have been identified with small to modest effect sizes.…
Abstract Number: 760 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Multiplex Cytokine Analysis of Dermal Blister Fluid to Assess Local Inflammatory and Immune Activity in Systemic Sclerosis
Kristina E.N. Clark¹, Henry Lopez², Xu Shiwen¹, Bahja Ahmed Abdi¹, George Martin³, Korsa Khan⁴, David J. Abraham¹, Christopher P. Denton⁵ and Richard J. Stratton¹, ¹Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, UCL Medical School, London, United Kingdom, ²Murigenics, Vallejo, CA, ³Aero Dap, Vallejo, CA, ⁴Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, UCL medical School, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, UCL Medical School Royal Free Campus, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose Clinical diversity in systemic sclerosis (SSc) suggests complex multifaceted pathogenesis involving interplay of growth factors or cytokines within the lesional microenvironment. We analysed dermal…
Abstract Number: 2998 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Screening for Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: Performance of High-Resolution Computed Tomography with Limited Number of Slices – a Prospective Study
Thomas Frauenfelder¹, Anna Winklehner¹, Thi Dan Linh Nguyen¹, Rucsandra Dobrota^2,3, Stephan Baumüller¹, Britta Maurer² and Oliver Distler², ¹Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Dr.I.Cantacuzino Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Background/Purpose Early diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD), currently the main cause of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc), is needed. The gold standard is high…

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