Abstract Number: 1567 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Desensitization To Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients : A Retrospective Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: A high incidence of trimethoprin-sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) hypersensitivity is reported in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and reactions are often severe. Desensitization protocol is…Abstract Number: 636 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neutrophil-Mediated Interferon Activation In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Bone Marrow
Background/Purpose: Although SLE is known to be associated with a type I interferon signature in the peripheral blood, the precise site and mechanism of IFN…Abstract Number: 25 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
SLE Flares Are Characterized By Generalized Polyclonal Expansions Of Antibody Secreting Cells Without Preference For Autoimmune Responses
Background/Purpose: Increased circulating antibody secreting cells (ASC), including both CD138- plasmablasts and CD138+ plasma cells (PB/PC), correlate with SLE activity and are prominent during Lupus…Abstract Number: 2796 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects Of BAFF Inhibition On B Cell Selection In Murine SLE
Background/Purpose: BAFF inhibition is a new B cell targeted therapy approved for the treatment of moderately active SLE. Although BAFF regulates selection of naïve autoreactive…Abstract Number: 1646 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Alterations In Circulating T Follicular Helper Cells and T Regulatory Cells In Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases Treated With B Cell Depletion Therapy: Rituximab
Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are autoimmune rheumatic diseases which develop due to failure of immune self-tolerance. T follicular helper…Abstract Number: 1571 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy Of Tacrolimus Combination Therapy During The Maintenance Phase Of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: In Japan, a placebo-controlled clinical trial was undertaken to investigate the efficacy and safety of tacrolimus (TAC) for lupus nephritis. Based on the results…Abstract Number: 637 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Proteomic Approach and Validation Of Urinary Biomarkers In Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: Renal involvement occurs in about half of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. A number of biochemical markers are currently used to clinically assess lupus…Abstract Number: 31 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IgD- CD27- B Cells From Systemic Lupus Erythematous Patients Have Increased Expression Of Genes Involved In RNA Sensing and Toll-Like Receptor 3 Signaling Pathways
Background/Purpose: SLE patients have perturbations in B cell subsets including a large expansion of IgD-CD27- B cells (DN) in patients with active disease. Patients also…Abstract Number: 2797 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B-Lymphocyte Stimulator and A Proliferation Inducing Ligand In Lupus Nephritis: Low Serum Levels Of BLyS Predict Treatment Response
Background/Purpose: B-lymphocytes have a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). B-Lymphocyte Stimulator (BLyS) has an important role in the activation, differentiation…Abstract Number: 1630 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Of TREM-Like Transcript-1 With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Recent studies suggest that a platelet α-granule protein named TREM-like transcript-1 (TLT-1) is a key molecule in modulating the inflammatory response. TLT-1 has been…Abstract Number: 1572 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Type I Interferon In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Plasma Predicts Future Renal Disease
Background/Purpose: Type I interferon (IFN-I) is elevated in many patients with SLE and is associated with more severe disease. However, the relationship between elevated levels…Abstract Number: 640 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients With Atherosclerosis Are Characterised By a Distinct Invariant Natural Killer T Cell Phenotype and Altered CD1d-Mediated Lipid Antigen Presentation
Background/Purpose: It is widely reported that systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have an increased risk of atherosclerosis compared to the general population, irrespective of traditional…Abstract Number: 32 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Understanding The Stimulatory Pathways Responsible For Naïve B Cell Activation In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a recurrent autoimmune disease characterized by multiple B cell abnormalities, including the activation of naïve B cells. However, gaps…Abstract Number: 2737 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In Vivo MiR-146a Administration Ameliorates Murine Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: New Zealand black and white F1 (NZBW/F1) is a classic mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Type I interferon (IFN) infusion accelerates lupus…Abstract Number: 1631 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Transcription Activation-Like Effector Nuclease-Mediated Enhancer Knockout Influences TNFAIP3 Gene Expression and Mimics a Functional Phenotype Associated With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Emerging technologies for precise, targeted genome editing provide new opportunities for the functional elucidation of causal genetic variants and genomic elements without the confounding…