Abstracts tagged "skin"

Abstract Number: 1268 • ACR Convergence 2024
Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio as a Novel Marker of Skin Disease Activity in Older Children with Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Shreya Swaminathan¹, Nidhi Naik², Susan Shenoi³, Sarah Vandenbergen⁴, Jessica Turnier⁵, Zilan Zheng⁶, Jessica Neely⁶, James Andrews⁷ and Christian Lood⁸, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, ²Seattle children's hospital, Bothell, WA, ³Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center, Mercer Island, WA, WA, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵University of Michigan, Saline, MI, ⁶UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁷University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁸University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Exaggerated neutrophil activation can lead to inflammation and organ damage in rheumatic diseases, including dermatomyositis (DM). In both juvenile (JDM) and adult DM, markers…
Abstract Number: 1831 • ACR Convergence 2024
Role of Long Non-Coding RNA H19 in Mediating Skin Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis
Begoña Caballero-Ruiz¹, Christopher Wasson², Rebecca Ross³ and Francesco Del Galdo², ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an immune driven condition leading to skin fibrosis, as well as internal organs. Dermal fibroblasts are the key cellular elements…
Abstract Number: 2678 • ACR Convergence 2024
History of Cutaneous Lupus Promotes Blood and Skin Interferon Signatures in SLE Patients
Svenja Henning¹, Lam Tsoi², Craig Dobry², Celine Berthier², Benjamin Klein², Amy Hurst², Rachael Wasikowski³, Johann Gudjonsson² and J. Michelle Kahlenberg², ¹University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Michigan, Dept. of Dermatology, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Cutaneous lupus (CLE) can present in isolation or as one of the most common manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Interferon (IFN) stimulated genes…
Abstract Number: 0084 • ACR Convergence 2024
DB-2304, an Immunomodulatory Antibody‒drug Conjugate (ADC) Targeting BDCA2, Displays Strong In Vivo Efficacy in Pharmacodynamic and Psoriasis Models
Xi Li, bing Li, Jun Yao, bin zhang, zhongyuan zhu, yang Qiu and haiqing Hua, Duality Biologics Ltd, Shanghai, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: BDCA2 (blood dendritic cell antigen 2) is specifically expressed on plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs), whose over-production of type I interferon (IFN-I) is crucial in…
Abstract Number: 0892 • ACR Convergence 2023
Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts Drive Hippo and TGFb Dysregulation and Fibrosis in Epidermal Overexpression of VGLL3 in Cutaneous Lupus
Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani¹, Allison Billi¹, Jacob Martens¹, Marisa Hildebrandt¹, Amanda Victory¹, Mitra Maz², Shannon Loftus¹, J. Michelle Kahlenberg¹ and Johann E. Gudjonsson¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Fibrosis is characterized by collagen deposition, fibro/myofibroblast (MYOFB) accumulation, and extracellular matrix remodeling. In some subtypes of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE), particularly discoid lupus…
Abstract Number: 0936 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impaired DNA Repair Responses Activate a Novel FOXO1-dependent Metabolic Remodelling in Patients with Progressive Systemic Sclerosis to Promote Fibrosis
Lamia Khan, Desiree Redmond, Muhammad Elezzabi, Robert Gniadecki, Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert and Mohamed Osman, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a deadly disease characterized by immune dysregulation, vasculopathy, and fibrosis. SSc is the most lethal rheumatic disease associated with the…
Abstract Number: 0944 • ACR Convergence 2023
Macrophages Regulate Adipocyte Differentiation and Proliferation in Skin Fibrosis
Chanhyuk Park, Helen Jarnagin, Michael Whitfield and Patricia Pioli, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by inflammation, vasculopathy, and dermal and internal organ fibrosis. A widely-reported but poorly understood aspect of SSc skin…
Abstract Number: 0953 • ACR Convergence 2023
Flavin-containing Monooxygenase (FMO3) Links the Gut and Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis
Priyanka Verma¹, Bharath Yalavarthi¹, Karen Ho², Lutfiyya Muhammad³, Seokjo Kim⁴, Johann Gudjonsson¹, Rebecca C Schugar⁵, Mark Brown⁶, Xinmin Li⁶, Stanley L Hazen⁷, Swati Bhattacharyya¹ and John Varga¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴4SCM Lifescience Co. Ltd, South Korea, Japan, ⁵Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁶Department of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁷Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: Trimethylamine (TMA) generated by the gut microbiome is converted into trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) via the host enzyme FMO3. The TMA-FMO3-TMAO metaorganismal axis has been…
Abstract Number: 0962 • ACR Convergence 2023
Topological Proteomic Differences in Fibrotic and Unaffected Skin in Scleroderma
Irene Choi¹, Courtney Yu², Francesco Boin¹, Elizabeth Volkmann³, Stephanie Stanford² and Nunzio Bottini⁴, ¹Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ³University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴University of California, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune and rheumatic disease characterized by varying levels of tissue fibrosis in the skin and other internal organs. It…
Abstract Number: 1150 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Comparative Study of Cryofibrinogenemia Before and After COVID-19 Era
Carmen Lasa¹, Maria Enriqueta Peiró², Juan Irure-Ventura², Amparo Sánchez², Adrian Martin-Gutierrez², carmen secada², monica renuncio garcia², Marcos Lopez-Hoyos³ and Ricardo Blanco⁴, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL., La Cavada, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ³Marques de Valdecilla University Hospital-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Cryofibrinogenemia (CF) is an under-recognized syndrome due to the lack of definitive criteria and the rarity of disease. CF may be primary (essential) or…
Abstract Number: 1437 • ACR Convergence 2023
Bimekizumab Maintained Efficacy Responses Through 52 Weeks in Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug-Naïve Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Who Were Responders at Week 16: Results from a Phase 3, Active-Reference Study
William R Tillett¹, Joseph Merola², Yoshiya Tanaka³, Ennio G Favalli⁴, Dennis McGonagle⁵, Jessica A Walsh⁶, Diamant Thaçi⁷, Barbara Ink⁸, Rajan Bajracharya⁸, Vanessa Taieb⁹ and Christopher T Ritchlin¹⁰, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom, ²Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Newton, MA, ³University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ⁴ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, University of Milan, Department of Rheumatology, Milan, Italy, ⁵Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Academic Unit for the Musculoskeletal Diseases, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Health and University of Utah Health, Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷Institute and Comprehensive Center for Inflammation Medicine, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany, ⁸UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁹UCB Pharma, Colombes, France, ¹⁰University of Rochester Medical School, Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology Division, Canandaigua, NY
Background/Purpose: Given the chronic nature of PsA, sustaining high levels of disease control with treatment is important. Assessing maintenance of response in patients (pts) that…
Abstract Number: 1517 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparing Deep Neural Network to Modified Rodnan Skin Score in a Trial for Belumosudil in Systemic Sclerosis Patients
Baran Gunes¹, Lucy Duran Camacho¹, Shawn Cowper², Gauri Panse², Elizabeth Bundschuh³, Alyssa Williams⁴, Nicolas Page⁵, Mary Karns⁶, Kathleen Aren⁶, Niki Pradhan⁷, Elana Bernstein⁸, Sarah Fantus⁹, Elizabeth Volkmann¹⁰, Heather Bukiri¹⁰, Chase Correia¹¹, Francis Wilson¹, Seamus Mawe¹², J. Matthew Mahoney¹³, Monique Hinchcliff¹⁴ and Rui Wang¹⁵, ¹Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ²Yale School of Medicine - Dermatopathology, New Haven, CT, ³Yale University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Yale University School of Medicine, Winchester, MA, ⁵Yale University School of Medicine, Salem, CT, ⁶Northwestern University Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL, ⁷Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁹Kansas City Physician Partners- Center for Rheumatic Disease, Kansas City, MO, ¹⁰University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ¹¹Riverside Medical Group, Hampton, VA, ¹²The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, ¹³Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, ¹⁴Yale School of Medicine, Westport, CT, ¹⁵Sanofi, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: We previously published a proof-of-principle study demonstrating the potential utility of computer vision (Deep Neural Network/DNN) methods applied to stained skin biopsy sections from…
Abstract Number: 1528 • ACR Convergence 2023
Intravenous or Subcutaneous Immunoglobulins as Potential Treatment for Gastrointestinal, Cutaneous and Vascular Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis: Data from an Italian Cohort of 65 Patients
Francesco Bonomi¹, Arianna Damiani¹, Carmela Coccia¹, Juela Levani¹, elisa Fiorentini², silvia peretti¹, Gemma Lepri¹, martina orlandi¹, francesca bartoli¹, marco Matucci Cerinic³, silvia bellando randone¹ and serena guiducci¹, ¹Department of Experimental and Clinical medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ²Department of Experimental and Clinical medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy, ³Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: Treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc) is challenging, and in the last 2 decades there has been an increasing interest for immunoglobulin (Igs) treatment as…
Abstract Number: 1586 • ACR Convergence 2023
Keratinocyte VISTA Suppresses Skin IFN-I Production by Regulating DNA Damage Repair and Cytosolic DNA Sensing
Zachary Peters¹, Lindsay Mendyka², Sicong Shan¹, William Rigby³, Christopher Burns⁴, Randolph Noelle⁵ and Sladjana Skopelja-Gardner⁴, ¹Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, ²Dartmouth Hitchcock, Lebanon, NH, ³Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Norwich, VT, ⁴Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ⁵Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
Background/Purpose: Persistent production of type I interferons (IFN-Is) is one of the hallmarks of lupus skin disease that is exacerbated by ultraviolet (UV) light. We…
Abstract Number: 1599 • ACR Convergence 2023
Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Cellular Drivers of UV-mediated Skin Injury in Cutaneous Lupus
Mitra Maz¹, Feiyang Ma², Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani², Amanda Victory², Amy Hurst², Johann E. Gudjonsson² and J. Michelle Kahlenberg², ¹University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Ultraviolet light (UV) is a known trigger of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) flares in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, yet cell populations and mechanisms…

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