Abstracts tagged "Synovitis"

Abstract Number: 1358 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clusters of Psoriatic Arthritis Patients at Baseline Based on Different Ultrasound Detected Synovitis: Exploratory Analysis from a Phase III Study
Maria Antonietta D'Agostino¹, Georg Schett², Corine Gaillez³, Philip Conaghan⁴, Esperanza Naredo⁵, Philippe Carron⁶, Ruben Burgos-Vargas⁷, Peter Mandl⁸, Javier Rosa⁹, Maarten Boers¹⁰, Punit Goyanka¹¹, Weibin Bao¹² and David Demanse³, ¹Rheumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “Gemelli”, IRCCS, Rome, Italy, ²Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ³Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Joint and Bone Research Unit, Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz and Autónoma University, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Ghent, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, General Hospital of Mexico, Ciudad de Mxico, Mexico, ⁸Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁹Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medical Services, and University Institute, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁰Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹¹Novartis Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad, India, ¹²Novartis, East Hanover, NJ
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is characterized by inflammation of synovial membranes and entheseal sites leading to pain, structural damage, impairment of physical function and quality…
Abstract Number: 1360 • ACR Convergence 2021
Ultrasound Demonstrates Continued Improvement in Psoriatic Arthritis Synovitis and Enthesitis with Secukinumab: 52-week Results from a Phase III Study
Maria Antonietta D'Agostino¹, Georg Schett², Corine Gaillez³, Carlos Guerrero⁴, PETRA HANOVA⁵, Tomas Cazenave⁶, Maria S. Stoenoiu⁷, Marina Backhaus⁸, Gael Mouterde⁹, Maarten Boers¹⁰, Anne-Marie Duggan¹¹, Punit Goyanka¹² and Philip Conaghan¹³, ¹Rheumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “Gemelli”, IRCCS, Rome, Italy, ²Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ³Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Dermatologico Country, Jalisco, Mexico, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofisica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁷Rheumatology department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Park-Klinik Weissensee Academic Hospital of the Charité, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁹Rheumatology department, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ¹⁰Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹¹Novartis Ireland Limited, Dublin, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, ¹²Novartis Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad, India, ¹³Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Power Doppler ultrasound (PDUS) is a sensitive non-invasive imaging tool to visualize a wide range of articular and periarticular inflammation in psoriatic arthritis (PsA).1,2…
Abstract Number: 0029 • ACR Convergence 2021
JAK1 Regulates Autophagy and Reinforces the Inflammatory and Autoimmune Potentials in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts
Keita Ninagawa¹, Masaru Kato¹, Yuki Kudo², Masaru Yoshimura², Michihito Kono², Yuichiro Fujieda¹, Kenji Oku² and Tatsuya Atsumi³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, ²1. Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, ³Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is pathologically characterized by autoimmunity against citrullinated proteins, proliferative synovitis, and ultimately joint destruction. Synovial fibroblasts (SFs) are, when activated, capable…
Abstract Number: 1522 • ACR Convergence 2021
Potential Predictors of Persistence in Immune Check Point Inhibitor Induced Arthritis
Anu Desai¹, Lakshmi Priya Shadananan¹, Adam Croft², Lalit Pallan¹, Neil Steven³ and Benjamin Fisher⁴, ¹University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²University of Birmingham, Halesowen, United Kingdom, ³Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy/University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁴Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Immune Check Point Inhibitors (ICIs) are widely used in Oncology and are associated with multiple autoimmune and systemic inflammatory reactions called immune-related adverse events.…
Abstract Number: 0060 • ACR Convergence 2021
Lipidomic Profiling Identifies Different Expression of Oxylipins Between Synovial Tissue and Plasma of Patients with Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis
Abha Singh¹, Jessica Murillo Saich², Roxana Coras³, Julio Ramirez⁴, Eric Chang², Raquel Celis⁵, Aaron Armando², Oswald Quehenberger², Arthur Kavanaugh², Juan D Cañete⁶ and Monica Guma⁷, ¹University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ³University of California San Diego/Department of Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, San Diego, CA, ⁴Arthritis Unit, Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic and IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Hospital Clinic and IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷University of California San Diego/San Diego VA Healthcare Service/Department of Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Oxylipins are bioactive lipids derived from polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that modulate inflammation. Oxylipins derived from n-6 PUFA precursors, such as arachidonic acid (AA),…
Abstract Number: 1786 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association of the Improvement of Synovitis and Enthesitis with Quality of Life/Patient Reported Outcomes in Patients with PsA Treated with Ixekizumab
Lars Erik Kristensen¹, Dennis McGonagle², Martin Rudwaleit³, Hideto Kameda⁴, Thorsten Holzkaemper⁵, Celine El Baou⁶ and Josef Smolen⁷, ¹Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen,, Denmark, ²University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Bielefeld University, Rheumatology, Klinikum Bielefeld, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Eli Lilly and Company, Bad Homburg, Germany, ⁶Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁷Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: PsA is an inflammatory rheumatic disease with manifestations including synovitis and enthesitis. During extensive study programs, IXE has shown a treatment effect across domains…
Abstract Number: 0153 • ACR Convergence 2021
Echogenic and Hypervascular Synovium Detected on Ultrasound Are Predictive of a Favorable Response After Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
Robert Dima¹, Trevor Birmingham², Ryan Pinto³, Holly Philpott¹, McKenzie Carter¹ and Tom Appleton², ¹Western University, London, ON, Canada, ²University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ³Western University, Kitchener, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Intra-articular corticosteroids (IACS) are commonly used for symptom management in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients, despite the fact that many patients do not respond to…
Abstract Number: 0973 • ACR Convergence 2020
Novel Network Tool Highlights Key Features Associated with Disease Pathotypes and Response to Treatment in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Elisabetta Sciacca¹, Anna Surace², Myles Lewis¹, Salvatore Alaimo³, Vito Latora⁴, Felice Rivellese¹, Alfredo Pulvirenti³, Alfredo Ferro³ and Costantino Pitzalis⁵, ¹Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, Queen Mary University of London, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ³Bioinformatics Unit, Dept of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Sicilia, Italy, ⁴School of Mathematical Sciences Queen Mary, University of London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Biomedical research uses many statistical/bioinformatics tools to find genes or proteins differentially expressed between patient group of interest. However, biological elements are related to…
Abstract Number: 1078 • ACR Convergence 2020
Highly Reactive anti-Jo1 Autoantibodies to Distinct HisRS Variants and Domains Associate with Lung and Joint Involvement in Patients with Myositis
Antonella Notarnicola¹, Charlotta Preger², Susanna L. Lundström², Nuria Renard², Edvard Wigren², Eveline Van Gompel², Angeles S. Galindo-Feria², Helena Persson³, Maryam Fathi⁴, Johan Grunewald², Per-Johan Jakobsson², Susanne Gräslund², Ingrid Lundberg⁵ and Cátia Fernandes-Cerqueira², ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, ²Karolinska Institutet, stockholm, Sweden, ³Science for Life Laboratories, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Karolinska University Hospital, stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet,, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: To address the reactivity and affinity against histidyl-transfer RNA synthetase (HisRS) autoantigen of anti-Jo1 autoantibodies from serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and associations…
Abstract Number: 1110 • ACR Convergence 2020
Osteoarthritis-Related Knee Inflammation Measured by Ultrasound Is Associated with Performance-Based Measures of Function
Holly Philpott¹, Trevor Birmingham², Ryan Pinto², Dominique Arsenault², Codie Primeau², Edward Vasarhelyi³, Steven MacDonald³, Brent Lanting³ and Tom Appleton⁴, ¹Western University, London, ON, Canada, ²Western University, London, Canada, ³London Health Sciences Centre, London, Canada, ⁴The University of Western Ontario, LONDON, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Signs of inflammation in knee osteoarthritis (OA), including synovitis, are associated with worse clinical outcomes such as increased pain, risk of progression, and future…
Abstract Number: 0063 • ACR Convergence 2020
Novel Repurposed Drugs Against Joint Inflammation Reveal Potential Use for Gout Treatment: An In Silico, In Vitro and Clinical Study
Eloi Franco-Trepat¹, Ana Alonso-Pérez¹, Maria Guillán-Fresco¹, Miriam López-Fagundez¹, Andrés Pazos-Pérez¹, Ana Lois Iglesias², Susana Belén Bravo³, Alberto Jorge-Mora¹, JJ Gómez-Reino⁴ and Rodolfo Gómez¹, ¹IDIS-CHUS - Musculoskeletal Pathology Group, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, ²IDIS-CHUS - Musculoskeletal Pathology Group, A Coruna, Spain, ³IDIS-CHUS - Proteomics Unit, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, ⁴IDIS-CHUS - Rheumatology Group, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Background/Purpose: Joint inflammation is a common feature across multiple rheumatic diseases. To deal with the induction of innate immune factors, targeting therapeutic targets such as…
Abstract Number: 1373 • ACR Convergence 2020
IL-23 Skin and Joint Profiling in Psoriatic Arthritis: Novel Perspectives in Understanding Clinical Responses to IL-23 Inhibitors
Alessandra Nerviani¹, Marie-Astrid Boutet¹, Wang Sin Gina Tan¹, Katriona Goldmann¹, Nirupam Purkayastha¹, Tamas Lajtos¹, Rebecca Hands¹, Myles Lewis¹, Stephen Kelly² and Costantino Pitzalis³, ¹Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ²Mile End Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ³Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: PsA is a chronic heterogeneous inflammatory condition affecting up to 30% of patients with skin and/or nail psoriasis and the IL-23/IL-17 axis is believed…
Abstract Number: 0099 • ACR Convergence 2020
Interleukin 6 Concentration in Synovial Fluid of Patients with Different Types of Arthritis
Aleksandra Bukina¹ and Anna Mihailova¹, ¹Rigas Stradins university, Riga, Latvia
Background/Purpose: Persistent synovitis without known markers such as rheumatoid factor (RF), anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) as well as without genetic markers as HLAB27 is not…
Abstract Number: 1410 • ACR Convergence 2020
Resident Memory T Cells Persist in Joints of Anakinra-Treated Mice in Spontaneous Arthritis Model
Anais Levescot¹, Margaret Chang², Alexandra Wactor¹, Rachel Blaustein¹, Nathan Nelson-Maney¹, Robert Fuhlbrigge³ and Peter Nigrovic⁴, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Boston
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory arthritis is characterized by chronic inflammation of joints which can be suppressed with immunomodulatory therapy. However, two-thirds of patients will have an arthritis…
Abstract Number: 0312 • ACR Convergence 2020
Dactylitis Is Associated with Greater Disease Severity, Ultrasound Synovitis, and Erosive Damage, in Very Early DMARD Naïve Psoriatic Arthritis
Sayam Dubash¹, Oras Alabas², Xabier Michelena², Gabriele De Marco³, Leticia Garcia-Montoya², Richard Wakefield², Ai Lyn Tan², Philip Helliwell⁴, Paul Emery⁵, Dennis McGonagle² and Helena Marzo-Ortega², ¹The University of Leeds, Leeds Institute for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, ²The University of Leeds, Leeds Institute for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³The University of Leeds, Leeds Institute for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK, Treviglio, Italy, ⁴Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Dactylitis is a hallmark feature of Psoriatic arthritis (PsA), defined as a uniform swelling of a finger or toe (“sausage digit”). It is associated…

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