Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 1697 • ACR Convergence 2022
Measurements of Specific Activation Through the Lectin -or Classical Pathway of Complement in Patients with SLE
Anne Troldborg¹, Mads Lamm Larsen¹, Erik J.M. Toonen², Lisa Hurler³, Zoltan Prohaszka³, László Cervenak³, Annette Gudmann Hansen⁴ and Steffen Thiel⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ²Hycult Biotech, Arnhem-Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, ⁴Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the complement system is activated and commonly thought to occur through the classical pathway (CP) [1]. However, our previous…
Abstract Number: 1753 • ACR Convergence 2022
Temporal Trends of SLE Mortality Among Various Ethnic Categories Across the United States: 2001-to 2020 Analysis from WONDER Database
Ikwinder Preet Kaur¹, Harjot Jagdey², hasan Mirza³, Waqar Mughal⁴ and Pankaj Bansal⁵, ¹Rutgers/Monmouth Medical Center, Long branch, NJ, ²BronxCare Hospital, Bronx, NY, ³Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA, ⁴DHQ teaching hospital, Gujrat, Pakistan, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Eau Claire, WI
Background/Purpose: Racial disparities in SLE have been well described. Blacks are disproportionately affected, and have a higher incidence, disease severity, and mortality compared to Whites,…
Abstract Number: 2058 • ACR Convergence 2022
Evidence on the Construct Validity of the Perceived Deficits Questionnaire Among Adult Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Stefan Perera¹, Jiandong Su², Kathleen Bingham³, Mahta Kakvan¹, Maria Carmela Tartaglia⁴, Leslet Ruttan⁵, Joan Wither¹, May Choi⁶, Simone Appenzeller⁷, Dorcas Beaton⁸, Dennisse Bonilla², Patricia Katz⁹, Robin Green⁵, Michelle Barraclough¹⁰ and Zahi Touma², ¹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto Krembil Neurosciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University Health Network-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital | University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁷Unicamp, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁸Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ¹⁰Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cognitive impairment (CI) is prevalent in SLE and negatively impacts social and occupational engagement. There is a need for a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM)…
Abstract Number: 2076 • ACR Convergence 2022
Unfavorable Outcomes Associated with Current Standard of Care in the Management of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Zahi Touma¹, Sheena Kayaniyil², Anna Parackal², Dennisse Bonilla¹, Jiandong Su¹, Christina Qian³, Sally Miller³, Shelagh Szabo³ and Shelly Chandran², ¹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²AstraZeneca, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ³Broadstreet Health Economics & Outcomes Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The effectiveness of current standard of care treatment including corticosteroids (CS) in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is limited and has potential side-effects. Given the…
Abstract Number: 2096 • ACR Convergence 2022
Role of Cell-Bound Complement Fragments as Biomarkers to Determine Disease Activity in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Marcela Muñoz Urbano¹, Diana C. Quintero-González¹, Mauricio Rojas², Joaquín Rodelo¹, Alba Luz León Álvarez¹, Luis Gonzalez¹ and Gloria Vásquez³, ¹Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, ²Grupo de Inmunología Celular e Inmunogenética, GICIG, and Unidad de citometría de flujo, Sede de Investigación Universitaria, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, ³Grupo de Inmunología Celular e Inmunogenética, GICIG and Grupo de Reumatología, Universidad de Antioquía, Medellín, Colombia
Background/Purpose: The prompt identification of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at risk of or in flare strongly influences the prognosis of the disease. Cell-bound…
Abstract Number: 2202 • ACR Convergence 2022
Association of Visit-based Retention and Receipt of Serologic Testing with Acute Care Use Among Young Adults with Lupus: A Medicare Cohort Study
Maria Schletzbaum¹, Brad C. Astor², W. Ryan Powell³, Shivani Garg⁴, Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi⁵, Joseph A. Kramer⁶, Amy J. Kind⁷ and Christie Bartels⁸, ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Middleton, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Nephrology Division and Department of Population Sciences, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Center for Health Disparities Research, Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁴University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁵University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Emergency Medicine; and the Center for Health Disparities Research, Madison, WI, ⁶University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine & Center for Health Disparities Research,, Madison, WI, ⁷University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Geriatrics Division & Center for Health Disparities Research, Madison, WI, ⁸University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: While high quality lupus care is associated with less damage, the impact of care use patterns and care quality on lupus outcomes remains unclear,…
Abstract Number: 0016 • ACR Convergence 2022
Distinct Transcriptomic and Epigenetic Profiles Mediated by Disease Activity in SLE
Yusho Ishii, James Rose, Kevin Cashman, Sakeenah Hicks, Tsuneo Deguchi, Christopher Scharer, Scott Jenks, Jeremy Boss and Iñaki Sanz, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: SLE is an autoimmune disease heterogenous for symptoms, disease severity and therapeutic response. This heterogeneity makes stratifying patients difficult. B cells from SLE patients…
Abstract Number: 0107 • ACR Convergence 2022
Short-, Intermediate- and Long-Term Renal Outcomes in Hispanics from Puerto Rico with Lupus Nephritis: Induction Therapy with Cyclophosphamide vs. Mycophenolate Mofetil
Suheiry Márquez, Dahima Cintrón and Luis Vilá, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR
Background/Purpose: The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) guidelines for the treatment of class III and class IV lupus nephritis (LN) recommend induction therapy with mycophenolate…
Abstract Number: 0324 • ACR Convergence 2022
Comparison of NCounter® and BioFire® Technologies for the Measurement of Type I Interferon Signature
Lena Kolb¹, Marine Mommert², Karen Brengel-Pesce², Roberta Alexander¹, Vasileios Kyttaris³, Anja Kammesheidt⁴ and Geoffrey Stephens¹, ¹Exagen, Inc., Vista, CA, ²bioMérieux, Lyon, France, ³Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴self, Laguna Beach, CA
Background/Purpose: It is known that the expression of type I Interferon (IFN) genes is upregulated in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In this study, we determined…
Abstract Number: 0342 • ACR Convergence 2022
Multi-Parametric Interrogation of the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Immunome Reveals Multiple Derangements
Katherine Nay Yaung¹, Joo Guan Yeo², Hui Nee Annie Law³, Martin Wasser⁴, Thaschawee Arkachaisri⁵, Julian Thumboo³, Andrea Low³ and Salvatore Albani⁴, ¹Translational Immunology Institute, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore, ²KK Hospital, Singapore; Translational Immunology Institute, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, Singapore, Singapore, ³Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ⁴Translational Immunology Institute, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ⁵KK Women's and Children's Hospital, SingHealth, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex, systemic autoimmune disease that interferes with the balance between regulation and immunity, resulting in immune system dysfunction.…
Abstract Number: 0362 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Renal Activity Index for Lupus (RAIL) Identifies Active Renal Disease in SLE Patients and Its Longitudinal Score Associates with Renal Responses in Lupus Nephritis
Hermine I. Brunner¹, Catharina Lindholm², Ellen Cody¹, Prasad Devarajan¹, Bin Huang¹, Dominic Sinibaldi³, Madhu Ramaswamy³, Jacob Knagenhjelm⁴, Tingting Qiu¹, Frederick Jones⁵, Philip Brohawn³, Raj Tummala³ and Wendy White³, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ³AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁴AstraZeneca, Gateborg, Sweden, ⁵AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: LN confers poor prognosis, and there is a lack of effective non-invasive tests to assess disease activity and treatment response. We previously showed that…
Abstract Number: 0586 • ACR Convergence 2022
Transcription Factor Fli-1 Impacts CXCL13 Expression and Renal Inflammation in Lupus-like Nephritis of Adult MRL/lpr Mouse
Shuzo Sato¹, Xian Zhang², Naoki Matsuoka¹, Yuya Sumichika¹, Kenji Saito¹, Shuhei Yoshida¹, Haruki Matsumoto¹, Jumpei Temmoku¹, Yuya Fujita¹, Tomoyuki Asano¹, Hiroshi Watanabe¹ and Kiyoshi Migita¹, ¹Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan, ²Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Friend leukemia virus integration 1 (Fli-1) belongs to the Ets family of transcription factors and plays an important role in the development of lupus…
Abstract Number: 0645 • ACR Convergence 2022
Lupus Fibroblasts from Non-lesional Skin Exhibit Exaggerated Responses to Inflammatory Cytokines and Upregulate Pro-fibrotic Collagens in Patients with Scarring Lesions
Suzanne Shoffner-Beck, Lisa Abernathy-Close, Stephanie Lazar, Amy Hurst, Craig Dobry, Deepika Pandian, Rachael Wasikowski, Kelly Arnold, Johann Gudjonsson, Lam Tsoi and J. Michelle Kahlenberg, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is a manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that can cause significant patient distress and disfiguration secondary to scar. Scarring…
Abstract Number: 0666 • ACR Convergence 2022
HRES-1/Rab4 Controls the Overexpression of CD38 and Depletion of IL-2 in CD4+ T Cells; Potential Involvement in Proinflammatory Lineage Development in SLE
Seong Hee (Joy) Park¹, Akshay Patel² and Andras Perl³, ¹Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ²SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ³SUNY, Syracuse, NY
Background/Purpose: HRES-1/Rab4 (Rab4A) is a small GTPase that is overexpressed in SLE patient T cells1,2, mediates the enhanced recycling of CD3 and CD4 cell surface…
Abstract Number: 0943 • ACR Convergence 2022
Increased Prevalence of Thrombotic Events in Anti-Phospholipid Antibody-Positive SLE Patients on Estrogen-Containing Contraception
Hiba Bilal¹, Amarah Baluch² and Andras Perl³, ¹SUNY Upstate Medical Unviersity, Jamesville, NY, ²SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ³SUNY, Syracuse, NY
Background/Purpose: Women of child-bearing age with underlying rheumatic disease such as systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) with positive anti-phospholipid antibodies (aPL) are at an increased risk…

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