Abstracts tagged "Sjögren’s syndrome"

Abstract Number: 2023 • ACR Convergence 2022
Salivary Autoantibodies in Sicca Patients Are Associated with Dry Symptoms
Martha Tsaliki¹, Joshua Cavett¹, Biji T. Kurien², Christina Bruxvoort¹, Robert Hal Scofield² and Kristi A Koelsch³, ¹University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ²University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS) diagnosis depends on clinic examinations that involve measurements of serum levels of anti-Ro\SSA, anti-La\SSB, and rheumatoid factor antibodies; the first is…
Abstract Number: 2039 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Tubarial Glands Resemble the Palatal Salivary Glands Based on Further Histological Characterization, and May Represent an Organ of Interest in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Sarah Pringle¹, Floris Bikker², Wouter Vogel³, Ingrid Hofland³, Bert van der Vegt⁴, Hendrika Bootsma¹, Frans Kroese¹, Arjan Vissink⁵ and Matthijs Valstar³, ¹University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²ACTA, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³NKI, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁵UMCG, Leek, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) often results in dysfunction of the salivary glands (hyposalivation and xerostomia) and substantial decrease in patient quality of life. High…
Abstract Number: 1538 • ACR Convergence 2022
Decreased Prevalence of Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Aya abugharbyeh, Sadik Khuder and bashar Kahaleh, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Background/Purpose: Evidence suggest that autoimmune diseases tend to coexist at a higher rate than expected, reflecting a common pathogenetic pathway. However, data sets have shown…
Abstract Number: 2024 • ACR Convergence 2022
Salivary Gland Ultrasound May Lead to a More Accurate Stratification of Patients with the Same Serological Profile in Sjögren’s Syndrome: Towards a Personalized Approach
Silvia Fonzetti¹, Francesco Ferro², Gaetano La Rocca³, Giovanni Fulvio⁴, Inmaculada Concepción Navarro García⁵, Gianmaria Governato⁶, Valentina Donati⁷, Marta Mosca⁸ and Chiara Baldini⁴, ¹Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy, ²Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ³University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Palermo, Palermo, Italy, ⁴University of Pisa, Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁵Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy, ⁶Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁷Pathology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Salivary gland ultrasound (SGUS) abnormalities have been increasingly recognized as possible biomarkers for Sjögren's Syndrome (SS) phenotypic stratification. However, to date few studies have…
Abstract Number: 2040 • ACR Convergence 2022
Metformin Improves Objective Measures of Dry Eyes and Focus Score in Sjögren′s Disease: A Retrospective Observational Study
Astrid Rasmussen¹, R. Hal Scofield², Kiely Grundahl¹, Lida Radfar², Christopher Lessard¹ and A. Darise Farris¹, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Metformin (dimethyl biguanide, Met) is a widely used, first-line antidiabetic drug with AMPK-dependent anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects. In vitro studies and human trials in…
Abstract Number: 1625 • ACR Convergence 2022
Single Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Identifies Pathogenic Drivers of Sjogren’s Disease in Humans
Blake Warner¹, Thomas Pranzatelli², Paola Perez², Daniel Martin², Shyh-Ing Jang², Kalie Dominick², Eiko Yamada², Kevin Byrd³, Quinn Easter⁴, A. Darise Farris⁵, Christopher Lessard⁵, Amanda Oliver⁶, Raquel Bartolome-Casado⁶, Zohreh Khavandgar¹, Sarthak Gupta⁷, Sarah Teichmann⁶, Alan Baer⁸ and John Chiorini², ¹National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²NIDCR, Bethesda, MD, ³American Dental Association, Scientific Research Institute, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁴American Dental Association, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁵Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁶Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, ⁷National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁸Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Sjogren's Disease(SjD) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by exocrine dysfunction. The pathogenesis is incompletely understood, but involves gene-environment interactions leading to infiltration of…
Abstract Number: 2025 • ACR Convergence 2022
Natural History of Sjögren’s Disease from the National Institutes of Health Cohort
Brandon Law¹, Margaret Beach², Eileen Pelayo², Ilias Alevizos², Zohreh Khavandgar², Blake Warner² and Alan Baer¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: The objectives of this study were to assess the natural history of Sjögren's disease (SjD) over an interval reaching up to 32 years among…
Abstract Number: 2041 • ACR Convergence 2022
Single Cell Atlas of Minor Salivary Glands Reveals Key Differential Cellular and Functional Players in Sjögren’s and Sicca Syndrome
SABA NAYAR¹, Jason D. turner¹, Saba Asam¹, Charlotte G. Smith¹, Serena Colfrancesco², Ana Teodósio¹, Joe Flint¹, David H Gardner¹, Professor Simon Bowman³, Adam Croft¹, Andrew Filer¹, Benjamin A. Fisher¹, Christopher Buckley⁴ and Francesca Barone⁵, ¹University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²University of Rome, Rome, Italy, ³University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁵University of Birmingham, Needham, MA
Background/Purpose: Sjögren's syndrome (SjS) shares a series of symptoms with non-SjS Sicca syndrome, a salivary gland disease characterised by glandular dysfunction and dryness. However, unlike…
Abstract Number: 1626 • ACR Convergence 2022
Unique Biological Profile of Germinal Centres Within Tertiary Lymphoid Structures in the Salivary Glands of Patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome
SABA NAYAR¹, Jason D. turner¹, Saba Asam¹, Serena Colfrancesco², Onorina Berardicurti³, Valentina Iannizzotto¹, Charlotte G Smith¹, Joe Flint¹, Ana Teodósio¹, David H Gardner¹, Professor Simon Bowman⁴, Wan-Fai Ng⁵, Adam Croft¹, Andrew Filer¹, Benjamin A. Fisher¹, Christopher Buckley⁶ and Francesca Barone⁷, ¹University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²University of Rome, Rome, Italy, ³Rheumatology Unit, Pescara Hospital, Pescara, Italy, ⁴University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁵Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom, ⁶University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Birmingham, Needham, MA
Background/Purpose: Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) are accumulations of lymphoid cells that share similar cellular compartments, organization and function when compared to secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs)…
Abstract Number: 2026 • ACR Convergence 2022
Serum and Tear Autoantibodies from nor Mice as Potential Diagnostic Indicators of Local and Systemic Inflammation in Sjögren’s Syndrome
Shruti Singh Kakan¹, Yaping Ju², Maria Edman² and Sarah Hamm-Alvarez³, ¹Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California; Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, Roski Eye Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ²Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, Roski Eye Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ³Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, Roski Eye Institute, University of Southern California; Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Sjögren's Syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by infiltration of lymphocytes into lacrimal (LG) and salivary (SG) glands and their concurrent loss of…
Abstract Number: 2042 • ACR Convergence 2022
Sjögren’s Disease and Mitochondrial Function
Biji T Kurien¹, Pharaoh Gavin², Joshua Cavett¹, Valerie Lewis³, Ambre Chambers¹, Bhaskaran Shylesh⁴, Anjum Juvaria¹, Brittany Karfonta¹, Lida Radfar¹, Astrid Rasmussen⁴, Christopher Lessard⁴, Darise Farris⁴, Kathy Sivils⁵, Kristi A Koelsch⁴, Holly Van Remmen⁴ and R. Hal Scofield¹, ¹University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Janssen Research and Development, LLC, Spring House, PA
Background/Purpose: Sjögren's disease (SjD) is a chronic inflammatory, autoimmune disorder with reduced lacrimal/salivary gland secretion resulting in keratoconjunctivitis sicca and xerostomia, respectively. Also, SjD patients…
Abstract Number: 1627 • ACR Convergence 2022
BAFF-var Is a New Predisposing Factor for Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome (pSS) and Impacts Disease Activity
Marie Dulin¹, Maxime Beydon², Bineta Ly³, Veronique Le Guern⁴, Raphaèle Seror⁵, Xavier Mariette⁶ and Gaetane Nocturne⁷, ¹Kremlin Bicêtre Hospital - APHP, Paris, France, ²Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ³INSERM UMR1184, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France, ⁴Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ⁵University Hospital Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France, ⁶Paris-Saclay University, Rueil Malmaison, Ile-de-France, France, ⁷APHP, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
Background/Purpose: Chronic B cell activation plays a key role in pSS pathogeny. BAFF (B-cell activating factor) is largely involved in this process and positive results…
Abstract Number: 2027 • ACR Convergence 2022
Labial and Parotid Salivary Gland Histopathology in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Uzma Nakshbandi¹, Martha S. van Ginkel¹, Silvia Liefers², Hendrika Bootsma², Fred Spijkervet², Arjan Vissink¹, Bert van der Vegt¹ and Frans Kroese², ¹University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Salivary gland involvement is a hallmark of disease in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). This is reflected by the prominent role of a positive biopsy…
Abstract Number: 2043 • ACR Convergence 2022
What Does Isolated Anti-Ro52 Antibody Positivity Mean in Sjögren’s Syndrome?
Eléonore Bettacchioli¹, Alain Saraux², Alice Tison³, Divi CORNEC⁴, Maryvonne Dueymes¹, Marta Alarcon-Riquelme⁵ and Valerie Devauchelle⁶, ¹Immunology and Immunotherapy Laboratory, CHRU Brest, Brest, France, ²CHU Brest, Brest, France, ³Rheumatology Department, CHRU Brest, Brest, France, ⁴CHRU Brest, Brest, France, ⁵Center for Genomics and Oncological Research (GENYO), Granada, Spain, ⁶Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by a triad of dryness, pain and fatigue in affected patients. Its diagnosis is…
Abstract Number: 0013 • ACR Convergence 2022
Binding of CXCL13 with Heparan Sulfate of Syndecan-1 Plays an Important Role in Pathogenesis of Sjögren’s Syndrome
Eon Jeong Nam¹, Na Ri Kim¹ and Gun Woo Kim², ¹Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea, ²Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder with lymphocytic infiltration in exocrine and non-exocrine epithelia, in which epithelial cells play a critical role…

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