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Abstracts tagged "Scleroderma"

  • Abstract Number: 2593 • ACR Convergence 2023

    FT011 for the Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis. Results from a Phase II Study

    Christopher Denton1, Wendy Stevens2, Nicole Kruger3, Michelle Papadimitriou4, Fay Khong4, Michelle Bradney3, Darren Kelly4 and Robert Lafyatis5, 1University College London, London, United Kingdom, 2Department of Rheumatology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia, 3Certa Therapeutics, Melbourne, Australia, 4Certa Therapeutics and Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia, 5University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

    Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by vascular damage, inflammation, and fibrosis of the skin and organs, with no approved disease modifying…
  • Abstract Number: 0609 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Mortality After Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Autoimmune Disease: Do Scleroderma Patients Fare Worse?

    Marina Birck1, Autumn Neville1, Jan Storek2, Harry Atkins3, Marie Hudson4, Ines Colmegna5, Jessie R. Lavoie6, Jun Gao7 and Sasha Bernatsky1, 1Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 3Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 4McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, 5The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, 6Health Canada, Centre for Oncology, Radiopharmaceuticals and Research, Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 7Health Canada, Centre for Regulatory Excellence, Statistics and Trials, Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has benefitted some patients with autoimmune disease (AD) but is associated with toxicity and treatment-related mortality. Autologous HSCT…
  • Abstract Number: 0650 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Understanding the Employment Landscape in People with Systemic Sclerosis

    Hila Jazayeri1, Zareen Ahmad1, Monique Gignac2 and Sindhu Johnson3, 1University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western and Mount Sinai Hospitals; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic rheumatic disease that restricts participation in various life roles, including in the workplace. Our objectives were to identify…
  • Abstract Number: 0952 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Unraveling the Role of MiR-181 in Skin Fibrosis Pathogenesis by Targeting NUDT21

    Tingting Mills1, Minghua Wu2, Hydia Puente3, Jerry Alonso4, Julio charles4, Maureen Mayes4 and Shervin Assassi5, 1Biochemistry Department, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 3UTHealth-Houston, Houston, TX, 4Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 5University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX

    Background/Purpose: Nudix Hydrolase 21 (NUDT21, also known as CFIm25) is a master regulator of alternative polyadenylation. Previous studies have revealed that NUDT21 is significantly decreased…
  • Abstract Number: 1532 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Safety and Microvascular Effects of Long-term Treatment with Aminaphtone in Systemic Sclerosis Patients: A Retrospective Analysis

    Alberto Sulli1, Rosanna Campitiello1, Emanuele Gotelli1, Andrea Cere1, Elvis Hysa2, Tamara Vojinovic2, Carlotta Schenone1, Carmen Pizzorni1, Sabrina Paolino1, Elisa Alessandri1, Vanessa Smith3 and Maurizio Cutolo4, 1Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, 2Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genova, Italy, 3Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, 4Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology, Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic, Genova, Italy

    Background/Purpose: The progressive endothelial damage is one of the hallmarks of systemic sclerosis (SSc), an autoimmune connective tissue disease characterized by organ fibrotic involvement. Aminaphtone…
  • Abstract Number: 2594 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Trajectories of Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc-ILD)

    Oliver Distler1, Madelon Vonk2, Arata Azuma3, Maureen Mayes4, Dinesh Khanna5, Kristin B Highland6, Gerrit Toenges7, Margarida Alves8 and Yannick Allanore9, 1Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 2Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 3Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan, and Meisei Hospital, Saitama, Japan, 4Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 5University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 6Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 7Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, 8Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, 9Department of Rheumatology A, Descartes University, APHP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: The SENSCIS trial enrolled patients with SSc-ILD without a requirement for them to have evidence of recent progression. During the trial, nintedanib reduced the…
  • Abstract Number: 0610 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Nailfold Capillaroscopy for Prediction of Novel Severe Organ Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis

    Cristiana Sieiro Santos1, Rúben Rego Salgueiro2, Clara Moriano Morales3, Carolina Álvarez Castro3 and Elvira Díez Álvarez3, 1Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain, 2ULS Guarda, Guarda, Portugal, 3CAULE, León, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) has been suggested as a potential biomarker of disease severity in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Several studies report the association between capillary…
  • Abstract Number: 0652 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Ethnic Variations in Systemic Sclerosis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

    Patrick Donio1, Wesley Fidler2, Juan Pablo Diaz-Martinez3, Elvira Bangert4, Zareen Ahmad5, Medha Soowamber6 and Sindhu Johnson7, 1Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Northern Ontario School of Medicine University, Queen's University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada, 2Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada, 3Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4Toronto Scleroderma Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 5Toronto Scleroderma Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 6Toronto Scleroderma Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Woodbridge, ON, Canada, 7Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem fibrosing autoimmune disease with a high mortality rate. Ethnicity can influence prevalence and disease characteristics in SSc. Less…
  • Abstract Number: 0954 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Non-canonical WNTA Promotes Cytoskeletal Rearrangement and Integrin Alpha V Clustering via JNK and ROCK to Control the Activation of Latent TGFβ

    Thuong Trinh-Minh1, Chih-Wei Chen2, Cuong Tran Manh1, yi-nan Li1, Honglin Zhu3, Debomita Chakraborty4, Yun Zhang1, Simon Rauber5, Clara Dees5, Christina Bergmann6, Alexander Kreuter7, Christiane Reuter8, Florian Groeber-Becker8, Beate Eckes9, Oliver Distler10, Andreas Ramming11, Georg Schett12 and Joerg Distler1, 1Clinic for Rheumatology University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany; Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, 23 Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. 4 Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany., Erlangen, Germany, 33 Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. 4 Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. 5 Department of Rheumatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, 43 Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. 4 Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 53 Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. 4 Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany., Erlangen, Germany, 6Department Internal Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, 7Clinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, HELIOS St. Elisabeth Clinic, Oberhausen, Germany, 8Translational Center for Regenerative Therapies, Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research (ISC) Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, 9Translational Matrix Biology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. 9 Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Köln, Germany, 10Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 11Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 12Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disorder with vasculopathy, inflammation, and fibrosis of the skin and organs. Fibrosis is caused by the abnormal…
  • Abstract Number: 1621 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Maxillofacial MRI Augments Detection of Non-CNS Abnormalities in Pediatric Craniofacial Scleroderma

    Daniel Glaser1, Amy Metry2, Elena DeRosas2, Subramanian Subramanian2 and Kathryn Torok3, 1Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 3University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

    Background/Purpose: Craniofacial scleroderma is a rare subtype of linear scleroderma affecting the head and neck. Up to 40% of patients experience extracutaneous manifestations (ECMs), but…
  • Abstract Number: PP16 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Peer Health Coaches Help Scleroderma Patients Cope with Isolation

    Mary Alore1, Yen Chen2 and Susan Murphy3, 1Troy, MI, 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 3University of Michigan, Plymouth, MI

    Background/Purpose: In 2011, I felt extremely isolated with my new diagnosis of diffuse systemic sclerosis and sought support online and in support groups. In addition…
  • Abstract Number: 0614 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Self-Reported Sexual Dysfunction and Perceptions of Rheumatologist Engagement on This Issue in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

    Liza Morales1, Robert Spiera2, Jessica Gordon1, Deanna Jannat-Khah1 and Kimberly Lakin1, 1Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2Hosptial for Special Surgery, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Few studies have investigated the prevalence and risk factors of sexual dysfunction among individuals with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The purpose of this study is…
  • Abstract Number: 0655 • ACR Convergence 2023

    A Novel Association Between Lipodermatosclerosis and Key Vascular Outcomes in Systemic Sclerosis

    Srijana Davuluri1, Puneet Kapoor2, Swarna Nandyala2, David Fiorentino3, Julia Simard4 and Lorinda Chung5, 1Stanford University- School of Medicine, Sunnyvale, CA, 2Stanford University- School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 3Department of Dermatology, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA, 4Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 5Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Woodside, CA

    Background/Purpose: Lipodermatosclerosis (LDS) is a progressive manifestation of chronic venous insufficiency characterized by distinctive lower extremity changes, including an "inverted champagne bottle" appearance, skin hyperpigmentation,…
  • Abstract Number: 0955 • ACR Convergence 2023

    GRB2 Serves as a Viable Target Against Skin Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis by Regulating Endothelial Cell Apoptosis

    Yan Huang, Han Zhao, Xiangguang Shi, Jing Liu, Jui-Ming Lin, Qianqian Ma, Shuai Jiang, Weilin Pu, Yanyun Ma, Jianlan Liu, Wenyu Wu, Jiucun Wang and Qingmei Liu, Shanghai, Shanghai, China

    Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by vascular and immune system dysfunction, along with tissue fibrosis. Vascular damage has been recognized as…
  • Abstract Number: 1661 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Spatial Transcriptional Alterations in the Cellular Landscape of Pediatric Scleroderma Skin

    Kathryn Torok1, Ying-Ju Lai2, Zhongli Xu3, Anwesha Sanyal3, Giffin Werner3, Theresa Hutchins3, Claire Cheng3 and Wei Chen3, 1University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2University of Pittbsurgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 3University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

    Background/Purpose: Recent single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA seq) data has been generated across several tissues in autoimmune diseases, helping to understand the cellular and molecular underpinnings…
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