Abstract Number: 1566 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Histone Lysine Methylation and STAT3 Differentially Regulate Constitutive and IL-6-Induced MMPs Gene Activation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that causes progressive joint destruction. In spite of the modern medications, including biologic reagents, it…Abstract Number: 2557 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Sensitizes Rheumatoid Synovial Fibroblasts to TRPA1-Mediated Calcium Flux, Anti-Proliferation and Cell Death
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), synovial fibroblasts (SF) are one main contributor of joint destruction since they resist apoptosis and secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines and matrix…Abstract Number: 2558 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dissociation of the Inhibitory Apoptosis Stimulating Protein of p53 (iASPP) Binding with Transcription Factor p73 Induces Synovial Fibroblast Apoptosis in the Rheumatoid Joint
Background/Purpose: Apoptosis-resistant synovial fibroblasts (SFs) constitute the major cell component of pannus tissues in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In tumor cells, the binding of inhibitory…Abstract Number: 3071 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Recombinant Human Proteoglycan-4 (rhPRG4) Inhibits Monosodium Urate (MSU) Crystal Phagocytosis By Human Macrophages and Resultant Inflammatory Response
Background/Purpose: Gout is an inflammatory arthritis caused by precipitation of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in synovial joints. MSU crystals interact with resident macrophages that…Abstract Number: 995 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In Rheumatoid Arthritis Only a Few Expanded T-Cell Clones Dominate in Joint Inflammation: A Study in Seven RA Patients Undergoing Paired Synovial Tissue Biopsies in Multiple Joints
Background/Purpose: Previously we found a strong enrichment of highly expanded T-cell clones in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovial tissue of inflamed joints. To gain more insight…Abstract Number: 2205 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inhibition of Dickkopf1 Dampens Anti Osteogenic Effect of Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes
Background/Purpose: Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes (FLS) play important roles in RA progression. Previous studies have revealed importance of FLS in osteoclast activation, however, the roles of…Abstract Number: 1001 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes Inhibit Wnt Signaling Pathway By Secreting Dockcop-1
Background/Purpose: There is evidence of osteoclast activation in the inflamed joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Studies that focus on osteoblasts are not sufficient…Abstract Number: 2819 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The YAP Pathway Regulates Fibroblast-like Synoviocyte Invasion
Background/Purpose: Fibroblast like synoviocytes (FLS) in RA possesses unique transformed phenotype, such as cartilage invasion that is maintained independent of cytokines and other inflammatory cells.…Abstract Number: 2465 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cyclic Phosphatidic Acid (cPA) Suppresses MMP-3, a Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin Motifs(ADAMTS)-4, -5 and Stimulates HAS2 Expression in Inflammatory Rheumatoid Synovial Fibroblasts Induced with IL-1β and/or TNF-α
Background/Purpose Cyclic phosphatidic acid (cPA) is one of bioactive lipid, has been implicated as an mediator of various biological effects including i) antiproliferative effect on…Abstract Number: 2447 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role of TET3-Mediated DNA Demethylation By Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose In the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) RA fibroblast-like synoviocytes (RA FLS) exhibit a unique aggressive phenotype that contributes to the cytokine milieu and…Abstract Number: 1965 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization of the Thyroid Hormone System in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammation is characterized by an energy appeal reaction supporting high energy demand of the activated immune system. Thyroid hormones are strongly associated with…Abstract Number: 1042 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IL-1β and TNF-α Promote Monocyte Viability through the Induction of GM-CSF Expression By Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts
Background/Purpose Macrophages and synovial fibroblasts (SF) are two major cells implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). They can interact in the synovial micro-environment…Abstract Number: 1031 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Induction of Pro-Apoptotic Noxa Expression By Ursolic Acid Sensitizes Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts to Apoptosis: A Role of Mir-181a
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the paucity of pro-apoptotic protein expression may significantly contribute to the resistance of synovial fibroblasts (FLS) to apoptosis. In the…Abstract Number: 2413 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Expression and Function Of a YAP, a Novel Pathway In Fibroblast-Like Synoviocyte In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Modulating molecular pathways that regulate pathogenic behavior fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) could lead to new therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Targeting transcription factors are especially…Abstract Number: 2391 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pathogenic Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Production Induced By Synovial Fluid From RA Patients Is Related To Levels Of Endogenous TLR4 Ligands and Is Blocked By a Novel Therapeutic Anti-Human TLR4 Monoclonal Antibody, NI-0101
Background/Purpose: Deregulation of Toll-Like Receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling is thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of certain autoimmune diseases. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA),…