Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 1490 • ACR Convergence 2021
Myeloid and B Cell Transcriptional Phenotypes Reveal Race Dependent Differences in Early Autoimmunity
Aleksandra Bylinska, Samantha Slight-Webb, Kevin Thomas, Miles Smith, Susan Macwana, Nicolas Dominguez, Eliza Chakravarty, Joan Merrill, Judith James and Joel Guthridge, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Early immune events leading to clinical autoimmune disease are complex and the pathways involved remain incompletely defined. Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) positivity is a feature…
Abstract Number: 1533 • ACR Convergence 2021
Comparison of Hospitalization and Mortality Rate in Patients with Different Rheumatic Diseases: A Brazilian Registry Cross-Sectional Analysis
Claudia Marques¹, Ana Paula Reis², Adriana Kakehasi³, Edgard Neto⁴, Marcelo Medeiros Pinheiro⁵, Gecilmara Salviato Pileggi⁶, Gilda Ferreira⁷, Licia Maria Henrique Mota⁸, Odirlei Andre Monticielo⁹, Sandra Lúcia Ribeiro¹⁰, Felipe Omura¹¹, Adriana Marinho¹², Francinne Ribeiro¹³, Laurindo Rocha Jr¹⁴, Ana Silvia Martins¹⁵, Michel Yazbek¹⁶, Mariana Souza¹⁷, Nathália Sacilotto¹⁸, Samuel Shinjo¹⁹, Lilian Valadares²⁰, Ana Silva²¹, Danielle Christine de Brito²², Viviane de Souza²³, Carolina Costa²⁴, Samia Studart²⁵, Antônio Ximenes²⁶ and Ricardo Xavier²⁷, ¹Hospital das Clnicas - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Recife, Brazil, ²Centro Universitrio de Braslia- UniCEUB, Brasilia, Brazil, ³Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, ⁴UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁶FACISB, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, ⁷Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, ⁸Universidade de Brasília, Brasilia, Brazil, ⁹Serviço de Reumatologia do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ¹⁰Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Amazonas, Brazil, ¹¹Clinica Omura, São Paulo, Brazil, ¹²FUNDHACRE, Rio Branco, Brazil, ¹³UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ¹⁴Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira - IMIP, Recife, Brazil, ¹⁵UFU, Uberlandia, MG, Brazil, ¹⁶UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil, ¹⁷SCBH, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, ¹⁸Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual, São Paulo, Brazil, ¹⁹Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²⁰HOSPITAL GETULIO VARGAS, Recife, Brazil, ²¹UFG, GOIANIA, Goias, Brazil, ²²UFPB, Joao Pessoa, Brazil, ²³UFJF, JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil, ²⁴UFES, Vitoria, Brazil, ²⁵HOSPITAL GERAL DE FORTALEZA, Fortaleza, Brazil, ²⁶CLINICA CIP, Goiania, Brazil, ²⁷Departamento de Reumatologia, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought uncertainties to the rheumatological practice, and despite the large number of publications to date, many questions remain unanswered. One…
Abstract Number: 1725 • ACR Convergence 2021
Higher Prevalence of Aspirin Use with a Specific Educational Tool in SLE Pregnancies: Preliminary Results
Joo Young (Esther) Lee¹, Arielle Mendel², Isabelle Malhamé², Sasha Bernatsky¹ and Evelyne Vinet³, ¹McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University Health Centre, Mont Royal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Pregnant women with SLE are at substantial risk of preeclampsia. Best international practice guidelines recommend aspirin (ASA) in this population, as it reduces preeclampsia…
Abstract Number: 1748 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ (PPAR) Agonist Pioglitazone Improves Vascular and Metabolic Dysfunction in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Sarfaraz Hasni¹, Yenealem Temesgen-Oyelakin², Michael Davis³, Sarthak Gupta⁴, Elaine Poncio⁵, Mohammad Naqi¹, Xinghao Wang⁶, Christopher Oliveira⁷, Dillon Claybaugh¹, Amit Dey¹, Shajia Lu¹, Philip Carlucci⁸, Zerai Manna¹, Yinghui Shi¹, Isabel Ochoa⁵, Donald Thomas⁹, Theo Heller¹⁰, Massimo Gadina¹¹, Jun Chu⁴, Monica Purmalek¹, Xiaobai Li¹², Martin Playford¹³, Nehal Mehta¹³ and Mariana Kaplan¹, ¹National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ³NIAMS, Bethesda, MD, ⁴National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁵NIH/NIAMS, Bethesda, MD, ⁶NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁷National Institutes of Health (NIH), Vienna, VA, ⁸New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁹Arthritis and Pain Associates of Prince George's County, Silver Spring, MD, ¹⁰NIDDK/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ¹¹National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD, ¹²Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ¹³NHLBI/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Premature cardiovascular events in SLE are associated with significant mortality and morbidity with no effective treatments described to date. Both immune dysregulation characteristics of…
Abstract Number: 1767 • ACR Convergence 2021
CXCL5 Dampens Inflammation in Murine Lupus by Orchestral Suppression of Effector Cell Proliferation and Leukocyte Extravasation
Xiubo Fan¹, Chin Teck Ng¹, Dianyang Guo¹, Frances Lim¹, Annie Law², Julian Thumboo¹, William Hwang³ and Andrea Low¹, ¹Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ²Singhealth, Singapore, Singapore, ³National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a potentially fatal autoimmune disease characterized by dysregulation of both innate and adaptive immunity. Current therapeutic options are limited,…
Abstract Number: 1938 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Phenome-Wide Association Study of Genes Associated with COVID-19 Severity Reveals Shared Genetics with Rheumatic Conditions
Anurag Verma¹, Noah Tsao¹, Lauren Thomann², Yuk-Lam Ho², Rotonya Carr¹, Dana crawford³, Jimmy efird⁴, Jennifer Huffman², Adriana Hung⁵, Kerry Ivey², Sudha Iyengar³, Michael Levin⁶, Shiuh-Wen luoh⁷, Julie Lynch⁸, Pradeep Natarajan⁹, Saiju Pyarajan¹⁰, alexander Bick¹¹, Lauren Costa², Giulio Genovese¹², Richard Hauger¹³, Ravi madduri¹⁴, Gita Pathak¹⁵, Renato polimanti¹⁵, Benjamin Voight¹, Marijana Vujkovic¹, Maryam Zekavat¹⁵, Hongyu Zhao¹⁵, Marylyn Ritchie¹, Kyong-Mi Chang¹⁶, Kelly Cho², Juan casas², Phil Tsao¹⁷, J. Michael Gaziano², Christopher ODonnell², Scott Damrauer¹ and Katherine Liao¹⁸, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ³Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ⁴DVAHCS, Durham, ⁵Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁶University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁷Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, ⁸VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Partners, Boston, ¹¹Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ¹²Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹³University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ¹⁴Argon National Lab, Chicago, IL, ¹⁵Yale University, New Haven, CT, ¹⁶VA Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁷VA Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA, ¹⁸Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with a broad range of clinical conditions. International efforts have led to the identification of risk alleles…
Abstract Number: 0128 • ACR Convergence 2021
Increased Risk of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus After Non-Cardiac Surgery
Sebastian Bruera¹, Xiudong Lei², Brandon Blau¹, Hui Zhao², Anita Deswal², Jinoos Yazdany³, Sharon Giordano² and Maria Suarez-Almazor², ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: The association between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and cardiovascular disease has been well-studied. Cardiovascular disease is a risk factor for major adverse cardiac events…
Abstract Number: 0327 • ACR Convergence 2021
Lipoprotein(a) in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Is Associated with History of Proteinuria and Renal Insufficiency
Caoilfhionn Connolly¹, Jessica Li², Daniel Goldman³, Andrea Fava², Laurence Magder⁴ and Michelle Petri³, ¹Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a well-recognized, independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death in patients…
Abstract Number: 0344 • ACR Convergence 2021
Anti-gAChR Antibody as a Novel Biomarker for Lupus Enteritis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Kuniyuki Aso¹, Michihito Kono¹, Keita Ninagawa¹, Nobuya Abe¹, Yuichiro Fujieda¹, Masaru Kato¹, Olga Amengual¹, Kenji Oku¹ and Tatsuya Atsumi², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, ²Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Anti-ganglionic nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (gAChR) antibody (Ab) is associated with widespread autonomic dysfunction in autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy. Although it is also detected in several…
Abstract Number: 0492 • ACR Convergence 2021
Racial Differences in Glucocorticoid Use Among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Incident Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Mia Chandler¹, Leah Santacroce², Karen Costenbader³, Rishi Desai⁴, Seoyoung Kim² and Candace Feldman², ¹Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Belmont, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are an integral part of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) treatment. Long-term use of GCs is associated with adverse effects. This study evaluated…
Abstract Number: 0600 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Cohort Study of Retention in Ambulatory Lupus Care Among Medicare Patients with SLE-related Hospitalizations
Maria Schletzbaum¹, Carlos Torres², Amy Kind², Andrea Gilmore Bykovskyi³, Ann Sheehy² and Christie Bartels², ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Middleton, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: In other conditions that require chronic management, poor retention in ambulatory care is associated with adverse outcomes. We previously identified that living in the…
Abstract Number: 0777 • ACR Convergence 2021
Potential Biomarkers of Cognitive Impairment in the Context of Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Santiago Arciniegas¹, Sarah Mossad², Tala El Tal³, Lawrence Ng⁴, Paris Moaf⁴, Helen Branson⁴, Adrienne Davis⁴, Linda Hiraki⁴, Deborah Levy⁴, Ashley Danguecan² and Andrea Knight², ¹University of Toronto/The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto/Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cognitive complaints are common in children with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), but neuropsychiatric lupus (NPSLE) remains challenging to diagnose and treat. To increase…
Abstract Number: 0868 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cell-bound Complement Activation Products (CB-CAPs) Predicts Type 1 SLE Activity
Jennifer Rogers¹, Rory Bloch², Amanda Eudy¹, David Pisetsky³, Roberta Alexander², John Conklin², Kai Sun¹, Rebecca Sadun¹, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁴, Jayanth Doss¹ and Megan Clowse⁵, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Exagen Inc., Vista, CA, ³Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: SLE is a multisystem autoimmune disease that displays diverse manifestations that can be categorized into two broad types. Type 1 SLE activity includes inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 0885 • ACR Convergence 2021
SLE Phenotypes Formed from Machine Learning and Their Associations with Cognitive Impairment
Michelle Barraclough¹, Lauren Erdman², Andrea Knight³, Juan Diaz-Martinez⁴, Kathleen Bingham⁵, Jiandong Su⁶, Mahta Kakvan⁶, Maria Tartaglia⁶, Lesley Ruttan⁵, Joan Wither⁶, May Choi⁷, Marvin Fritzler⁸, Dennisse Bonilla⁶, Dorcas Beaton⁹, Ben Parker¹⁰, Robin Green⁶, Patricia Katz¹¹, Ian N. Bruce¹⁰ and Zahi Touma¹², ¹University of Manchester, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²The Hospital of Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital | University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁸University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁹Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ¹¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ¹²University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cognitive impairment (CI) in SLE is a significant problem with limited treatment options. This is in part due to the uncertainty regarding the multifaceted…
Abstract Number: 0972 • ACR Convergence 2021
Hypoxia Promotes the Expression of ADAM9 by Tubular Epithelial Cells Which Enhances TGF-β1 Activation and Promotes Tissue Fibrosis in Lupus Nephritis
Masataka Umeda¹, Abhigyan Satyam¹, Nobuya Yoshida¹, Rhea Bhargava¹, Ryo Hisada¹, Simin Jamaly¹, Caroline Owen² and George Tsokos³, ¹Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³BIDMC, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Enhanced expression of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) in the kidneys of patients with lupus nephritis (LN) can lead to progressive fibrosis, resulting in end-organ…

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