Abstracts tagged "scleroderma and transforming growth factor"

Abstract Number: 1706 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dipeptidyl-Peptidase-4 (DPP4) Promotes Fibroblast Activation and Is a Potential Molecular Target for Treatment of Fibrosis
Alina Soare¹, Hermina Györfy¹, Alexandru Matei¹, Clara Dees¹, Chih-Wei Chen¹, Andreas Ramming², Georg Schett³ and Jörg Distler¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany, ²Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany, ³Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany., Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 (DPP4) has been reported to identify a dermal fibroblast lineage involved in scaring and its inhibition leads to reduced scar formation. Its role…
Abstract Number: 2926 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fucosyltransferase-1 Mediates Macrophage Driven Myofibroblast Differentiation and TGF-β Signaling in Systemic Sclerosis and Bleomycin-Induced Fibrosis
W. Alexander Stinson¹, Ellen Cealey¹, Pei-Suen Tsou¹, Ray A. Ohara¹, Yuxuan Du², Jonatan Hervoso¹, Nicholas Lepore¹, Sarah Arwani¹, Dinesh Khanna¹, David A. Fox¹ and M. Asif Amin¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Autoimmune Center of Excellence, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Autoimmune Center of Excellence, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor, MI, MI
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by dysregulated fibrosis of the skin. During fibrosis, macrophage release of transforming growth factor (TGF-β)…
Abstract Number: 1859 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fucosyltransferase-1 Mediated Fucosylation of TGF-βR1 Is Critical to TGF-β Signaling in Scleroderma and in Bleomycin-Induced Fibrosis
W. Alexander Stinson¹, Pei-Suen Tsou^1,2, Yuxuan Du³, Huadong Cui¹, Ellen Cealey³, Nicholas Lepore⁴, Ray A. Ohara¹, Gautam Edhayan¹, Sarah Arwani¹, Rachel Morgan¹, Dinesh Khanna^1,2, David A. Fox¹ and M. Asif Amin⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan Scleroderma Program, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴University of Michigan, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by systemic fibrosis. The dysregulation of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling causes proliferation of myofibroblasts…
Abstract Number: 2289 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adiponectin Has Potent Anti-Fibrotic Effects Mediated Via AMP Kinase: Novel Target for Fibrosis Therap
Feng Fang¹, Lei Liu², Yang Yang², Jun Wei¹, Swati Bhattacharyya³, Ross Summer⁴, Boping Ye² and John Varga³, ¹Rheumatology Division, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China, ³Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Pulmonary Center, Boston University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Fibrosis in scleroderma is associated with transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling activation, collagen deposition and myofibroblast accumulation. Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) inhibits…
Abstract Number: 2294 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Histone Deacetylase SIRT1 Is Anti-Fibrotic and Mediates Resveratrol Effects
Roberta G. Marangoni¹, Archit Ghosh¹, Jun Wei² and John Varga³, ¹Medicine, Rheumatolgoy, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Division, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Fibrosis in scleroderma is associated with increased collagen synthesis driven by TGF-β and associated epigenetic modifications. The Class III histone deacetylase SIRT1 has anticancer…
Abstract Number: 1517 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
TLR9 Signaling in Fibroblasts Promotes Pro-Fibrotic Responses Via TGF-Beta
Yang Yang¹, Feng Fang², Lei Liu¹, Junjie Shangguan³, Boping Ye¹ and John Varga³, ¹School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China, ²Rheumatology Division, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with progressive fibrosis and transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) is implicated in its pathogenesis. Toll-like receptors (TLR) respond to…

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