Abstracts tagged "Sjogren’s syndrome"

Abstract Number: 2673 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Glandular Ultrasonography in Primary SjöGren Syndrome: Clinical and Laboratory Correlation
Tania Fidelix¹, Virginia Trevisani², Adagmar Andriolo³ and Adriano Czapkowski⁴, ¹Evidence Based Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Health Evidence Based, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Clinical Laboratories, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Radiology, Radiology Department- Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Primary SjogrenÕs syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that is characterized clinically by dryness of the eyes (xerophthalmia) and mouth (xerostomia). The assayÕs…
Abstract Number: 3228 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Specific T Cell and B Cell Distributions Characterize Subgroups of Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome and Are Associated with Disease Activity and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Expression
Lucas Le Lann¹, Quentin Simon¹, Christophe Jamin¹, Maria Orietta Borghi², Lorenzo Beretta³, Ricard Cervera⁴, Alain Saraux⁵, Divi Cornec¹, Rik Lories⁶, Carlo Chizzolini⁷, Marta E. Alarcon Riquelme⁸, Jacques-Olivier Pers¹ and on behalf of the PRECISESADS Consortium, ¹INSERM ERI29, EA2216, Université de Brest, Labex IGO, CHRU Morvan, Brest, France, ²University of Milan, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy, ³Rheumatology, Milan, Italy, ⁴Department of Autoimmune Diseases, Institut Clínic de Medicina i Dermatologia, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology Department, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Brest Cedex, France, ⁶Laboratory of Tissue Homeostasis and Disease, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven., Leuven, Belgium, ⁷University hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁸Centro de Genomica e Investigación Oncológica, Pfizer-University of Granada-Junta de Andalucía, Granada, Spain
Background/Purpose : The goal of the IMI PRECISESADS project is to reclassify individuals affected by systemic autoimmune diseases (SADs) into clusters of molecular, instead of…
Abstract Number: 184 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Upregulation and Activation of the IFI16-Sting-IRF3-IFN Pathway in Sjogren’s Salivary Glands
Brendan Antiochos¹, Livia Casciola-Rosen² and Antony Rosen³, ¹Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Maltimore, MD, ²Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Division of Rheumatology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Type I IFN expression is known to be upregulated in the salivary glands of patients with SjogrenÕs syndrome, but the upstream stimuli responsible for…
Abstract Number: 1080 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B-Cell Clonal Expansions in Parotid Glands of Sjogren’s Patients Are Associated with Increased Numbers of N-Glycosylation Motifs in the Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Genes
Annie Visser¹, Marieke E. Doorenspleet², Niek de Vries³, Fred K.L. Spijkervet⁴, Arjan Vissink⁵, Hendrika Bootsma⁶, Frans G.M. Kroese¹ and Nicolaas A Bos¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Dept. of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of salivary and lacrimal glands. Patients with pSS have increased clonal…
Abstract Number: 2676 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes in Salivary Gland Echostructure in Patients with Primary SjöGren’s Syndrome over the Time: A Four-Year Longitudinal Study
Chiara Baldini¹, Nicoletta Luciano², Francesco Ferro³, Elena Elefante³, Stefano Bombardieri³ and Marta Mosca⁴, ¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Italy, Pisa, Italy, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ³Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁴Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) has recently appeared as a promising tool for a non-invasive diagnosis of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). However, it is still…
Abstract Number: 3229 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bone Morphogenetic Protein 6 Receptor Inhibition Restores Salivary Gland Function in a Mouse Model of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Hongen Yin¹, Lovika Kalra¹, Arif Karim¹, Zhennan Lai¹, Maria Guimaro¹, Lauren Aber¹, Bill Swaim¹, Sandra Afione¹, Alexandria Voigt², Cuong Nguyen³, Paul Yu⁴, Donald Bloch⁵ and John A. Chiorini¹, ¹Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ³Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, University of Florida, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases and the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology of the Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Methods: Results: Elevated BMP6 was found in 63/80 (78.8%) of pSS patients examined in this study. In humans, ALK2 and ALK3 receptors…
Abstract Number: 340 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hydroxychloroquine: A Potential Treatment for Osteoporosis By Osteoclast Inhibition!
Tim Both¹, Paul L. van Daele² and Bram Van der Eerden¹, ¹Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: We recently showed that patients with primary Sjögren Syndrome (pSS) have significantly higher bone mineral density (BMD) in the lumbar spine and femoral neck…
Abstract Number: 1216 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sjogren’s Syndrome-Associated Transcripts Show Correlation with Objective Measures of Dryness
John A. Ice¹, Indra Adrianto¹, Astrid Rasmussen¹, Kiely Grundahl², Michelle L. Joachims³, Graham B. Wiley¹, Jennifer A. Kelly¹, Glen D. Houston⁴, David M. Lewis⁴, Lida Radfar⁵, Donald U. Stone^6,7, Barbara M. Segal⁸, Nelson L. Rhodus⁹, Joel M. Guthridge³, James Chodosh^10,11, Raj Gopalakrishnan¹², Andrew J.W. Huang¹³, Pamela J Hughes¹⁴, Michael D. Rohrer¹⁵, Judith A. James^1,16,17, Courtney G. Montgomery¹, R. Hal Scofield^1,17,18, Patrick Gaffney¹, Kathy L. Sivils³ and Christopher J. Lessard¹, ¹Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Oral Diagnosis and Radiology Department, University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁶King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁷Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁸Rheumatology, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, ⁹Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, MN, ¹⁰Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹¹Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹²Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, Division of Oral Pathology, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, MN, ¹³Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, ¹⁴Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry, Portland, OR, ¹⁵Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ¹⁶Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹⁷Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹⁸US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder in which exocrine dysfunction can lead to chronic, debilitating dryness. Expression studies in SS have identified…
Abstract Number: 2681 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical and Immunological Characteristics of Primary Sjogren´s Syndrome in Men
Rebeca Belmonte¹, Carlos Sánchez-Piedra², Monica Fernandez Castro³, Jose Luis Andreu⁴, Victor Martinez Taboada⁵, Alejandro Olivé⁶, José Rosas⁷, Jorge González Martín⁸, Esther Ruiz Lucea⁹, Antonio Naranjo¹⁰, Oscar Illera¹¹, Lurdes Romani¹², Sheila Melchor¹³, Begoña Moreira¹⁴, Enrique Raya¹⁵, Marina Rodriguez¹⁶, Natalia Cid¹⁷ and on behalf of SJOGRENSER project (GEEAS-SER), ¹Rheumatoloy, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain, ²Research Unit, Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Infanta Sofía, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla., Santander, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa (Alicante), Spain, ⁸Rheumatology, Hospital Madrid Norte Sanchinarro, Madrid, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology, Hospital de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology Division, Hospital Doctor Negrin, Las Palmas GC, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Hospital Virgen de las Nieves., Granada, Spain, ¹³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Hospital de Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, ¹⁵Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ¹⁶Rheumatology, University Hospital Complex of Vigo, Vigo, Spain, ¹⁷Rheumatology, Hospital de Valme, Sevilla, Spain
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease involving primarily the exocrine glandular system. pSS in men is uncommon. Data of pSS in…
Abstract Number: 3239 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Expression of IFN-Regulated Genes in Autoantibody Exposed Babies in Utero
Malin Hedlund¹, Gudny-Ella Thorlacius¹, Margarita Ivanchenko¹, Vijole Ottosson¹, Amina Ossoinak¹, Linda Lagnefeldt¹, Joanna Tingstrom¹, Alexander Espinosa¹, Lars Rönnblom², Maija-Leena Eloranta², Sven-Erik Sonesson¹ and Marie Wahren-Herlenius³, ¹Department of Medicine, Solna, Unit of Experimental Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet, and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Uppsala University, Department of Medical Sciences, Rheumatology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala, Sweden, ³Department of Medicine, Solna, Unit of Experimental Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet, and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Ro/SSA autoantibodies and an IFN signature are commonly present in women with Sjögren’s syndrome and SLE. During pregnancy, the autoantibodies are transported across the…
Abstract Number: 11L • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Preliminary Results of a Double-Blind Randomised Trial of Rituximab Anti-B-Cell Therapy in Patients with Primary Sjogrens Syndrome
Simon Bowman¹, Colin Everett², Michele Bombardieri³, Robert Busch⁴, Paul Emery⁵, Frances Hall⁶, Colin T. Pease⁷, Costantino Pitzalis⁸, Elizabeth Price⁹, Luke Dawson¹⁰, Peter Smith¹¹, Nurhan Sutcliffe³, Wan-Fai Ng¹², Catherine Fernandez¹³, Sharon Ruddock¹³, Linda Sharples¹³, Catherine Reynolds¹³ and Sue Pavitt¹⁴, ¹Rheumatology Dept, University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²Leeds Institute for Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, LEEDS, United Kingdom, ³Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Life Sciences, University of Roehampton, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Gen Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁷Rheumatology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁸Centre for Experimental Medicine & Rheumatology, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Great Western Hospital, Swindon, United Kingdom, ¹⁰School of Dental Sciences, University of Liverpool,, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ¹¹School of Dental Sciences,, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ¹²NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ¹³Leeds Institute for Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹⁴Division of Applied Health & Clinical Translation , School of Dentistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Evidence from open-label and observational studies support anti-B-cell therapy in patients with primary Sjogren’s Syndrome (PSS). The TRACTISS trial aimed to determine the extent…
Abstract Number: 636 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Utility of IgA Anti-Alpha-Fodrin Antibodies in Combination with Rheumatoid Factor and/or Antinuclear Antibodies As Substitute Immunological Criterion for Sjögren’s Syndrome
Gabriela Hernandez-Molina¹, Carlos Núñez-Álvarez², Juanita Romero-Diaz¹, Carmen Ávila-Casado³, Carlos Hernández-Hernández⁴, Maria Luisa Calderillo⁴, Martha Marroquín⁴, Claudia Recillas-Gispert⁵ and Jorge Sánchez-Guerrero⁶, ¹Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico city, Mexico, ²Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Pathology, University Health Network, Toronto Canada., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Dental Service, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico city, Mexico, ⁵Ophtalmology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico city, Mexico, ⁶Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network, Toronto Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Anti-SSA/SSB antibodies represent the most specific serologic marker of Sjögren’s syndrome; however, in up to 30% of SS patients the test is negative.…
Abstract Number: 1363 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes in Cyclooxygenase-2’s Expression, and PGE2’s and 6-Keto-PGF1α Levels in the Presence of the Muscarinic Acethylcholine Receptor Antibody in Primary Sjogren Syndrome
Micaela Ana Cosatti¹, Silvia Reina², Cecilia N. Pisoni³, Alicia Eimon⁴, Sabrina Ganzinelli² and Enri Borda², ¹Section Rheumatology and Immunology, CEMIC, CABA, Argentina, ²Pharmacology Unit, School of Dentistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital and Kings College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴CEMIC, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: to assess the inflammatory process provoked by the M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antibody from primary Sjogren Syndrome (pSS) patient’s sera in rat submandibular gland…
Abstract Number: 2798 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Frequency of the PTPN22W* Variant in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome-Association with Low Type I IFN Scores in Peripheral Blood
Nikolaos Vlachogiannis¹, Eliona Gkioka², Adrianos Nezos³ and Clio Mavragani⁴, ¹Physiology, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, ²Physiology, Department of Experimental Physiology, School of Medicine, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, ³Physiology, Department of Experimental Physiology, School of Medicine, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, ⁴Physiology, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Background/Purpose: Protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor 22 (PTPN22) gene encodes a protein tyrosine phosphatase previously shown to inhibit antigen-receptor signaling in T cells and promoting type…
Abstract Number: 206 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Activation of Non-Canonical NF-Kappa B Signalling in Dendritic Cells Induces Extrathymic Autoimmune Regulator (AIRE) Expression
Leonie Huitema¹, Boy Helder¹, Ae-Ri Noort², Chrissta Maracle¹, Louis Boon³, Cristina Lebre⁴, Frans G.M. Kroese⁵ and Sander W. Tas⁶, ¹Amsterdam Rheumatology & immunology Center | Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology and Laboratory for Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Bioceros, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁴Div. of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁶Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center / University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Immune regulation is necessary for limiting excessive immune responses and for preventing autoimmune diseases. Nuclear factor (NF)-κB signalling plays an important role in the…

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