Abstracts tagged "synovium"

Abstract Number: 510 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Histologic Scoring of Arthroplasty Synovial Samples May Predict RA Flare
Susan M. Goodman¹, Rivka Friedlander², Caroline Figgie², Alessandra B. Pernis³, Cristina T. Rozo⁴, Ellen M. Gravallese⁵, Edward F. DiCarlo⁶, Laura T. Donlin⁷, Mark P. Figgie⁸, Reena Khianey⁹, Anh Hoang¹, Kathleen Andersen¹⁰, Luvana Chowdhury¹¹ and VP Bykerk¹², ¹Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Research, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Autoimmunity & Inflammation, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴535 East 70th Street, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁵Lazare Research Bldg Ste 223, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁶Laboratory Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁷Arthritis and Tissue Degeneration Program and the David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁸Orthopaedics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁹Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹⁰Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹¹Autoimmunity and Inflammation Program/Research, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹²Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with established RA undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA) frequently experience a disease flare within 6 weeks of surgery. This study aims to determine…
Abstract Number: 2879 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate (EGCG) Suppresses IL-1β-Induced IL-6 and IL-8 Synthesis By Selectively Inhibiting TAK1 Activation in Human Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts
Anil Singh¹, Sharayah Riegsecker², Sadiq Umar¹ and Salahuddin Ahmed¹, ¹Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, ²Department of Pharmacology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the role of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) signaling proteins (IRAK-1/TAK-1/TRAF-6) proximal to IL-1 receptor in mediating proinflammatory response is not completely understood.…
Abstract Number: 2817 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Histone Deacetylase One Contributes to the Auto-Aggressive Phenotype of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sarah Hawtree¹, Munitta Muthana¹, J. Mark Wilkinson², Anthony G. Wilson¹ and Mohammed Akil³, ¹Infection and Immunity, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, ²Academic Unit of Bone Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology Department, Sheffield South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory disease that affects synovial joints. A key characteristic of RA is hyperplasia of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS)…
Abstract Number: 2785 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Joint Specific Positional Differences in Coding and Noncoding Transcriptome of Synovial Fibroblasts As a Determinant of the Susceptibility of Synovial Joints to Rheumatoid Arthritis
Caroline Ospelt¹, Maria Armaka², Giancarlo Russo³, Anna Bratus³, Michelle Trenkmann⁴, Emmanuel Karouzakis¹, Christoph Kolling⁵, Renate E. Gay⁴, George Kollias⁶, Steffen Gay¹ and Mojca Frank Bertoncelj¹, ¹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Institute of Immunology,, Biomedical Sciences Research Center 'Alexander Fleming', Vari, Greece, ³Functional Genomics Center Zurich, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁶Institute of Immunology, Biomedical Sciences Research Center 'Alexander Fleming', Vari, Greece
Background/Purpose The molecular mechanisms underlying the topographic differences in the susceptibility of synovial joints to develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are unknown. Positional embryonic expression of…
Abstract Number: 1979 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pseudostarvation By AMPK Activator Therapy Is Associated with Reduced Disease Activity and Downregulation of Pro-Inflammatory Responses in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Lorna Gallagher¹, Ursula Fearon², Douglas J. Veale³, David Kane¹, Luke A. O'Neill⁴ and Ronan Mullan¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Tallaght Hospital, TCD, Dublin 24, Ireland, ²Dublin Academic Medical Centre, Translational Rheumatology Research Group, Dublin, Ireland, ³Translational Rheumatology Research Group, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland, ⁴Inflammation Research, School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a highly conserved, regulator of cellular energy status. In inflammation, AMPK inactivation is associated with increased glucose consumption through…
Abstract Number: 1960 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
NF-κB-Inducing Kinase (NIK) Is Expressed in Synovial Endothelial Cells in Early Arthritis Patients and Correlates with Local Disease Activity and Systemic Markers of Inflammation
Karen I. Maijer¹, Ae-Ri Noort², Maria J. H. de Hair¹, Christiaan van der Leij³, Katinka P.M. van Zoest⁴, Danielle M. Gerlag^5,6, Mario Maas³, Paul-Peter Tak^1,7,8 and Sander W. Tas², ¹Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology and Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology and Laboratory for Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶GlaxoSmithKline, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁸GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose The NF-κB family of transcription factors is strongly involved in synovial inflammation. We have previously shown that NF-κB-inducing kinase (NIK) is a key regulator…
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
Salahuddin Ahmed¹, Laura Walsh², Anil Singh¹, Maria Beamer³, Kuladeep Sudini⁴ and Douglas Leaman⁴, ¹Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, ²Department of Pharmacology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ³Department of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ⁴Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
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: 850 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Targeting Synovial Mast Cells in Spondyloarthritis: A Proof-of-Concept Study with the Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Nilotinib
Jacqueline E. Paramarta¹, Maureen C. Turina¹, Tanja F. Heijda², Iris C. Blijdorp³, Troy Noordenbos¹, Nataliya Yeremenko² and Dominique L. Baeten⁴, ¹Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology and Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology and Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Immunopathological studies on synovitis recently identified the mast cell as potential novel therapeutic target in spondyloarthritis (SpA).[1] Mast cells can be targeted by inhibiting…
Abstract Number: 456 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
AAA-Atpase p97 Regulates Autophagy-Associated Cell Death in Arthritis
Masaru Kato¹, Kerstin Klein², Caroline Ospelt², Christoph Kolling³, Michihito Kono¹, Shinsuke Yasuda¹, Renate E. Gay⁴, Steffen Gay² and Tatsuya Atsumi¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan, ²Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Recently we described a hypersensitivity of rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts (RASF) compared to osteoarthritis synovial fibroblasts to autophagy under conditions of severe endoplasmic reticulum…
Abstract Number: 26 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Functional Osteoclasts Differentiate Spontaneously from the Rheumatoid Joint
Stinne Greisen¹, Halldór Bjarki Einarsson², Malene Hvid³, Ellen Margrethe Hauge^4,5, Bent Deleuran^3,6 and Tue Kragstrup⁷, ¹Dept of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ²Dept. of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁴Dept. of Anatomi, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁵Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁷Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Functional osteoclasts differentiate spontaneously from the rheumatoid joint Background/Purpose Osteoimmunology is a field of emerging interest in which bone formation and resorption are understood in…
Abstract Number: 1856 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Potentiating Effects Of IL-17A, IL-17AF, IL-17F In Combination With TNF But Not With IL-1beta In Human Primary Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes From Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Christine Huppertz¹, Marija Curcic Djuric¹, Robert Hennze¹, Friedrich Raulf¹, Frank Kolbinger¹, Anis Mir¹ and David Lee², ¹Autoimmunity, Transplantation and Inflammatory Disease, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, SWITZERLAND, Basel, Switzerland, ²Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: The pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-17A (IL-17A) activates fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) and other mesenchymal cells via the IL-17RA/RC receptor. FLS are a major source of inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 1377 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Decoy Receptor 3 Regulates the Expression of Tryptophan Hydroxylase TPH1 in Rheumatoid Synovial Fibroblasts
Toshihisa Maeda¹, Yasushi Miura², Koji Fukuda³, Shinya Hayashi⁴ and Masahiro Kurosaka¹, ¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ²Department of Rehabilitation Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan, ³Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ⁴Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
Background/Purpose: Tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) which catalyzes the hydroxylation of L-tryptophan is the rate-limiting enzyme involved in the synthesis of serotonin. TPH has two isoforms; TPH1…
Abstract Number: 1383 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation Of Popliteal Lymph Node Phenotype and Bin Expansion As Biomarkers Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Knee Flare
Homaira Rahimi¹, Ronald Wood², Igor Kuzin³, Wakenda Tyler⁴, Gregory Dieudonne⁵, Stephen Kates⁶, Christopher T. Ritchlin³ and Edward M. Schwarz⁷, ¹Pediatrics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ³Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁴Orthopedics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁵Radiology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁶Orthopedic Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁷Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Factors precipitating joint flare in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are poorly understood. Contrast enhanced (CE) MRI studies in murine models have identified popliteal lymph…
Abstract Number: 1314 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovial Ectopic Lymphoneogenesis Predicts Clinical Response To Certolizumab Pegol In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Maria Di Cicco¹, Stephen Kelly¹, Frances Humby², Nora Ng¹, Sabrina Dadoun³, Rebecca Hands², Vidalba Rocher², Alessandra Nerviani¹, Michele Bombardieri² and Costantino Pitzalis⁴, ¹William Harvey Research Institute, Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ³APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, France, ⁴Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, QMUL, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Predicting response to anti-TNF alpha inhibitors (TNFi) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is challenging. Therefore there is a high need for identification of biomarkers…
Abstract Number: 933 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterizing The Expression and Function Of CCL28 and Its Corresponding Receptor CCR10 In The Pathogenesis Of RA
Zhenlong Chen¹, Seung-jae Kim¹, Michael V. Volin², Suncica Volkov¹, William Swedler³, Nadera J. Sweiss⁴ and Shiva Shahrara¹, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, ³Section of Rheumatology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁴internal medicine section of rheumatology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the expression pattern and function of CCL28 and its corresponding receptor CCR10 in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis…

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