- Abstract Number: 2674 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - The Effect and Mechanisms of Icaritin on Regulating Foxp3/IL17a Expression in CD4+ T Cells from SLEBackground/Purpose : Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a female predominant autoimmune disease characterized by overproduction of autoantibodies. The pathogenesis of SLE is complex. Several studies…
- Abstract Number: 2689 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - The CUL4CRBN E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Modulator CC-220 Induces Degradation of the Transcription Factors Ikaros and Aiolos: Immunomodulation in Healthy Volunteers and Relevance to Systemic Lupus ErythematosusBackground/Purpose: CC-220 is an immunomodulatory compound that binds to cereblon (CRBN), part of the CUL4CRBN E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, which has been shown to ubiquitinate…
- Abstract Number: 2667 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - First-Trimester Disease Activity Does Not Predict Pre-Eclampsia in SLE PregnancyBackground/Purpose: Preeclampsia complicates up to 35% of lupus pregnancies compared to 8% of general population pregnancies. SLE has up to a 3-fold increased rate of…
- Abstract Number: 2635 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - Noncalcified Plaque Progression in Systemic Lupus ErythematosusBackground/Purpose: Coronary atherosclerosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in SLE. New technology, computed tomoangiography (CTA) can measure non-calcified coronary plaque (NCP),…
- Abstract Number: 2648 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - Prednisone Is a Risk Factor for Incident Depression in Systemic Lupus ErythematosusBackground/Purpose: Depression affects as many as 30% of SLE patients. Most studies of risk factors for depression among SLE patients have been cross-sectional, and thus…
- Abstract Number: 2647 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - Predictors of Incident Seizure in Systemic Lupus ErythematosusBackground/Purpose: We identified the rate and risk factors for first occurrences of seizure based on a large closely followed longitudinal cohort of patients with systemic…
- Abstract Number: 2622 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - Systemic LUPUS Erythematosus in Spanish MalesBackground/Purpose: To describe the demographic, clinical and immunological manifestations in male patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus(SLE) Methods: Patients diagnosed of SLE that were in the…
- Abstract Number: 1859 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - Age-Specific Predictors of Mortality in SLEBackground/Purpose: Mortality is 3 to 5 times greater in SLE patients then it is in the general population – especially among younger patients where it…
- Abstract Number: 1652 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - Biomarkers of Lupus Nephritis and Ethnic Disparities in Systemic Lupus ErythematosusBackground/Purpose: Lupus nephritis eventually occurs in 50% of Caucasian SLE patients and 75% of African-Americans. African Americans have a more severe presentation of SLE and…
- Abstract Number: 1595 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - Electroclinical Correlates and Outcome Of Status Epilepticus In Systemic Lupus ErythematosusBackground/Purpose: Predictors of seizures and epilepsy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients are well described but descriptions of status epilepticus (SE) have thus far been…
- Abstract Number: 1577 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - Comparison Of Clinical and Serological Manifestations Among Juvenile-, Adult-, and Late-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients In KoreaBackground/Purpose: Up to 30‑40% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) experience their onset prior to adulthood or at over 50 years of age. Patients…
- Abstract Number: 1060 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - Perinatal Risk Factors For Systemic Lupus: A Register-Based Case-Control StudyBackground/Purpose: One’s own fetal environment has been linked to future heart disease, breast cancer, and rheumatoid arthritis. Prior work showed that among older women in…
- Abstract Number: 586 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - Blood Pressure Variability and Age-Related Blood Pressure Patterns In Systemic Lupus ErythematosusBackground/Purpose: Increased visit-to-visit blood pressure (BP) variability has been associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, stroke, left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, and cognitive impairment…
- Abstract Number: 597 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - Low Complement (C3), Male Gender and Methotrexate Use Are Associated With Noncalcified Plaque In Systemic Lupus ErythematosusBackground/Purpose: New technology (CTA) can measure non-calcified coronary plaque (NCP), which is highly unstable and prone to rupture. We quantified NCP in SLE and determined…
- Abstract Number: 574 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting - Oral Candidiasis in Systemic Lupus ErythematosusBackground/Purpose: Candida is the most common opportunistic fungal infection identified in SLE. In a previous autopsy study, 14 percent of deaths in SLE patients were…
