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Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

  • Abstract Number: 2418 • ACR Convergence 2025

    ORF1p Expression Correlates with STING Activation and IFN Signatures in SLE Nonlesional Skin

    Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani1, Svenja Henning2, John LaCava3, Tomas Mustelin4 and J. Michelle Kahlenberg1, 1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2University of Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, 3Rockefeller University, New York City, NY, NJ, 4University of Washington, Seattle, WA

    Background/Purpose: Type I interferons (IFNs) are elevated in the skin and blood of patients with systemic (SLE) and cutaneous (CLE) lupus erythematosus. Upregulation of type…
  • Abstract Number: 2402 • ACR Convergence 2025

    High-Resolution Proteomic Profiling Validates BAFF Pathway Modulation and Reveals Novel Biomarker Signatures in Belimumab Treatment

    Alexander Tsoi1, Dionysis Nikolopoulos2, Natalia Sherina3 and Ioannis Parodis1, 1Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Rheumatology, Stockholm, Sweden, 2Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Stockholm, Sweden, 3Karolinska Institutet, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden

    Background/Purpose: Belimumab, a BAFF inhibitor, is an effective treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but biomarkers predicting treatment response remain elusive. We aimed to identify…
  • Abstract Number: 2384 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Patient-Reported Quality of Life in SLE: Association with Biomarker-Derived Disease Activity Index (L-DAI) and hSLEDAI in a Prospective Cohort

    Bernard Rubin1, Rou Sore1, Melissa Munroe1, Daniele DeFreese1, Adrian Holloway1, Mohan Purushothaman1, Yangfen Li2, Hu Zeng2, Uma Thanarajasingam2, Judith James3 and Eldon Jupe1, 1Progentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 3Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK

    Background/Purpose: Systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease characterized by unpredictable disease activity. The Lupus Disease Activity Index (L-DAI) is a blood-based assessment…
  • Abstract Number: 2215 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Placenta Abnormalities in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Novel Marker of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

    Kaitlin Nuechterlein1, Karl Grenier1, Luisa Ciofani2, Kalliopi Panaritis2, Sasha Bernatsky2 and Evelyne Vinet2, 1McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Placenta-mediated adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO) are a huge concern in SLE. Recent efforts to understand APO include the establishment of the 2016 Amsterdam classification…
  • Abstract Number: 1975 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Baseline QTc Screening and Monitoring Among SARD Patients with High Cardiovascular Risks on Hydroxychloroquine Based on 2021 ACR Consensus: A Quality Improvement Project

    Cristine Kuzhuppilly Arcilla1, Gabriel Kirsch2, Gurjit Kaeley3 and Myint Thway4, 1University of Florida Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, 2University of Florida - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, 3UF COM-J, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 4UF Jacksonville, ponte vedra, FL

    Background/Purpose: In 2017, FDA approved warnings regarding fatal cardiac effects such as cardiomyopathy, torsades de pointes, and QTc prolongation related to both acute and chronic…
  • Abstract Number: 1853 • ACR Convergence 2025

    SAP Expression in SLE T Cells is Associated with Differentiation Towards Pro-Inflammatory Effector Subsets.

    Yevgeniya Gartshteyn1, Daniel Portnoy2, Matthieu Paiola3, Anca Askanase2 and Adam Mor4, 1Columbia University Medical Center, Glen Rock, NJ, 2Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 3Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 4Columbia University, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: SAP is an adaptor protein that mediates signaling downstream of SLAMF T cell receptors. SAP deficiency results in X-linked Lymphoproliferative immunodeficiency characterized by impaired…
  • Abstract Number: 1834 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Integrative Bioinformatics Analysis Reveals Key Genes and Immune Profiles Associated with Preeclampsia in Lupus Pregnancy

    Rodolfo Martinez-Canales1, Eva Abigaid Galindo-Calvillo2, Andres M. Ortiz-Rios2, Braulio R. Avalos-Garcia2, Lorena Perez-Barbosa2, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado3, Cassandra Michele Skinner-Taylor2, Mario Cesar Salinas-Carmona1 and Noe Macias-Segura1, 1Immunology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 2Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 3Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico

    Background/Purpose: Preeclampsia (PE) is a serious complication of pregnancy associated with significant maternal and fetal outcomes. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) significantly increases the risk of…
  • Abstract Number: 1742 • ACR Convergence 2025

    S100B in Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Associations with Disease Features, Interferon Levels, and Cognitive Functioning

    Ganesh Ramanathan1, Justine Ledochowski2, Oscar Mwizerwa3, Tala El Tal4, Lawrence Ng5, Asha Jeyanathan6, Adrienne Davis6, Ann Yeh6, Linda Hiraki2, Deborah Levy2, Zahi Touma7, Joan Wither8, Busisiwe Zapparoli9, Ashley Danguecan10 and Andrea Knight10, 1The Hospital for Sick Children, Brampton, ON, Canada, 2The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, ON, Canada, 5The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, 6The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 7University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 8University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 9The Hospital for Sick Children, Etobicoke, ON, Canada, 10Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Cognitive impairment is common in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), particularly in domains like executive function and attention. However, attributing cognitive difficulties to brain…
  • Abstract Number: 1686 • ACR Convergence 2025

    The Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Persistent Depression among Older Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

    Patti Katz1, Sofia Pedro2 and Kaleb Michaud3, 1UCSF, San Rafael, CA, 2Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, 3University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

    Background/Purpose: Depression is reported to be common in SLE, but little is known about depressive symptoms among older adults with SLE.  While the burden of…
  • Abstract Number: 1545 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Anifrolumab in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Interim Analysis of a Phase 3 Randomized Placebo-controlled Study

    Susan Manzi1, Ian Bruce2, Eric Morand3, Richard Furie4, Yoshiya Tanaka5, Patricia Puzio6, Emon Khan7, Jenny Wissmar8, Michael Song9 and Catharina Lindholm10, 1Lupus Center of Excellence, Autoimmunity Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Centre for Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, Queen's University, Belfast, Manchester, United Kingdom, 3Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University and Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, 5University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, 6BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca US, Gaithersburg, MD, 7BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Late Respiratory and Immunology, AstraZeneca, Academy House, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 8BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Late-Stage Development, Respiratory & Immunology, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, 9BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Late Clinical Development Immunology, AstraZeneca, Boston, MA, 10BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Late Clinical Development Immunology, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Background/Purpose: Intravenous (IV) anifrolumab (300 mg, every 4 weeks [Q4W]) is an approved biologic add-on therapy for moderate to severe SLE;1 a subcutaneous (SC) formulation…
  • Abstract Number: 1525 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Rituximab super-responders: characteristics of patients with more than 3 years response to a single cycle of treatment

    Md Yuzaiful Md Yusof1, Junaid Patel2, Paul Emery3 and Ed Vital3, 1University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, 2University of Leeds, Leeds, 3University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Emerging therapies such as CD19 CAR-T-cells have been reported to induce deeper B-cell depletion and thereby drug-free remission up to 18 months. With rituximab,…
  • Abstract Number: 1503 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Lupus Disease Activity Adversely Affects the Quality of Life but not Intimate Relationship and Sexual Function in Indian Female Lupus Patients

    Ranjan Gupta, Nilanchali Singh, Nisha Jawaliya, Rudra Prosad Goswami, Soniya Dhiman and Parul baisoya, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) disease activity can affect the normal functioning of the patients. This functioning in various domains can be assessed using quality…
  • Abstract Number: 1486 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Statins in GLADEL 2.0: Are Cardiovascular Risk Prevention Guidelines Being Followed?

    Ileana C. Reynosa-Silva1, Iris J. Colunga-Pedraza2, Guillermina Harvey3, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado2, Jose R Azpiri-Lopez4, Fernanda M. Garcia-Garcia2, Oscar Azael Garza-Flores5, Marina Scolnik6, Gisela Subils7, CINTIA OTADUY8, Veronica Saurit9, Valeria Arturi10, Leonel Berbotto11, Guillermo Pons-Estel12, Luciana Gonzalez Lucero13, Melissa Brenda Serna Góngora14, Maria de los Angeles Gargiulo15, Cecilia Pisoni16, Maria Elena Crespo17, Mónica Sánchez Guamán18, Vitalina de Souza Barbosa19, Andrese Aline Gasparin20, Henrique Ataide Mariz21, Francinne Ribeiro22, Eduardo Borba23, Edgard dos Reis-Neto24, Iris Guerra Herrera25, Maria Loreto Massardo26, Gustavo Aroca Martínez27, Carlos Alberto Cañas28, Gerardo Quintana-Lopez29, Carlos Toro-Gutierrez30, Mario Moreno Alvarez31, MIGUEL SAAVEDRA32, Margarita Portela Hernández33, Hilda Fragoso-Loyo34, Luis M Amezcua-Guerra35, Ignacio García-De la Torre36, Jorge Isaac Velasco Santos37, Jorge Antonio Esquivel Valerio38, Jhonatan Losanto39, Magaly Alva Linares40, Manuel Ugarte-Gil41, Katiuzka Zuñiga Corrales42, Roberto Muñoz-Louis43, Carina Pizzarossa44, Gonzalo Silveira45, Federico Zazzetti46, Ashley Orillion47 and Gloria Vásquez48, 1Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, 2Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, 3Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, 4Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, 5Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Guadalupe, Mexico, 6Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 7Hospital Italiano de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Argentina, 8Servicio de Reumatología Hospital Córdoba y Sanatorio Allende, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Argentina, 9Hospital Privado Universitario de Cordoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Argentina, 10Hospital San Martin de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, La Plata, Argentina, 11Sanatorio Británico; Rosario, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, 12Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (GO-CREAR); Rosario, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, 13Hospital Ángel C. Padilla, Tucumán, Argentina, Tucumán, Argentina, 14Hospital J.M Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina;, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 15Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari, Universidad de Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 16CEMIC Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas ‘‘Norberto Quirno”, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17Hospital Señor del Milagro Salta, Salta, Argentina, Salta, Argentina, 18Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Juan A. Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 19Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade Federal de Goias, Goiania, Brazil, Goiania, Brazil, 20Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 21Universidad Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, Recife, Brazil, 22Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 23Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, 24Escola Paulista de Medicina / Universidade federal de São Paulo (EPM / Unifesp), São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, 25Hospital del Salvador Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile, 26Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile, 27Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia y Clínica de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia, 28Fundación Valle del Lili, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia, Cali, Colombia, 29Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá; Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, 30Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali, Cali, Colombia, Cali, Colombia, 31Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 32Hospital de Especialidades Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Mexico, 33Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional SXXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, 34Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, 35Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico city, 36Centro de Estudios de Investigación Básica y Clínica, S.C., Guadalajara, Mexico, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 37Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí y Hospital Central "Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto, " San Luis Potosí, Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, 38Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., MONTERREY, Mexico, 39Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay, San Lorenzo, Paraguay, 40Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins-EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru, 41Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru, 42Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, San Martín de Porres, Peru, San Martín de Porres, Peru, 43Hospital Docente Padre Billini, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic, 44Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, UDELAR, Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, 45Facultad de Medicina - Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, 46Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, USA, Ambler, PA, 47Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, 48Sede de Investigación Universitaria (SIU), Universidad de Antioquia (UDEA), Medellín, Colombia., Medellín, Colombia

    Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a significantly increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). EULAR recommends a comprehensive assessment and management…
  • Abstract Number: 1468 • ACR Convergence 2025

    A HIPAA-Compliant LLM for Personalized Therapeutic Decision-Making in Lupus Nephritis

    Abhimanyu Amarnani1, Zaynab Marzuk2 and H Michael Belmont3, 1New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, 2NYU Langone / FHC, brooklyn, NY, 3NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) is the most significant driver of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The ACR 2024 lupus nephritis…
  • Abstract Number: 1279 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Whole Blood Gene Expression Defined Subgroups of Treatment Naïve Children and Adolescents with Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

    Reagan Reid1, Huayun Hou2, Isha Datar2, Daniela Dominguez3, Andrea Knight4, Deborah Levy5, Lawrence Ng6, Zhaoyu Ding2, Michael Wilson2, Lauren Erdman7, Eleanor Pullenayegum2 and Linda Hiraki5, 1The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 4Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 5The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 6The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, 7University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

    Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disease. We aimed to define subgroups of new diagnosis patients based on treatment…
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