Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 0055 • ACR Convergence 2023
Elevated LINE-1 Expression in SLE Keratinocytes Leads to LINE-1 Reverse Transcriptase-dependent Type I Interferon Responses
Wenyan Miao¹, Daniel Rios¹, Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani², Craig Dobry², Artur Jaroszewicz¹, Cedric Arisdakessian¹, Enrique Garcia-Rivera¹, Nafeeza Hafeez¹, Brian Desrosiers¹, Jess Floro¹, Jared Steranka¹, Menachem Fromer¹, Dennis Zaller¹ and J. Michelle Kahlenberg², ¹Rome Therapeutics, Boston, MA, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Long Interspersed Element-1 (LINE-1) are retrotransposable DNA elements that make up ~17% of the human genome, and their role in health and disease is…
Abstract Number: 0156 • ACR Convergence 2023
Factors Associated with Adherence to Cervical Cancer Screening in Ethnically Diverse Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Sebastian Bruera¹, Savannah Bowman¹, Yinan Huang², Maria Suarez-Almazor³, Grace Lo¹, Elizabeth Chiao⁴, Maria A. Lopez-Olivo⁴ and Sandeep Agarwal¹, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Department of Pharmacy Administration, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Oxford, MS, ³MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁴The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Women living with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at an increased risk of infections from human papillomavirus (HPV), and cervical cancer, especially women with…
Abstract Number: 0195 • ACR Convergence 2023
Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in Black and Latino Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Glorielly Gonzalez¹, Zerai Manna², Alice Fike³, Jun Chu², sarfaraz Hasni² and Brian Dizon¹, ¹National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskelatal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD, ²Lupus Clinical Trials Unit, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ³National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of mortality among patients with systemic autoimmune disease. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) exhibit accelerated cardiovascular…
Abstract Number: 0548 • ACR Convergence 2023
Clinical and Interferon Biomarkers to Exclude Imminent Autoimmune Disease in ANA Positive Individuals
Md Yuzaiful Md Yusof¹, Sabih Ul-Hassan¹, Zoe Wigston¹, Antonios Psarras², Jack Arnold¹, Lucy Carter³, Paul Emery⁴ and Ed Vital¹, ¹University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³University of Leeds, Hartlepool, United Kingdom, ⁴Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Many rheumatologists find it challenging to safely discharge "At-Risk" ANA-positive people at the first visit due to lack of cardinal signs and prediction tools.…
Abstract Number: 0565 • ACR Convergence 2023
Insulin Resistance and the Complement System Are Linked in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
José María Viotti-Serra¹, Maria García-González¹, Fuensanta Gómez-Bernal¹, Juan Carlos Quevedo-Abeledo², Yolanda Fernández-Cladera¹, Agustín F González-Rivero¹, Miguel A Gonzalez-Gay³ and Ivan Ferraz Amaro¹, ¹Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ²Hospital Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ³IDIVAL and School of Medicine, UC, Santander; Department of Rheumatology, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients more commonly have insulin resistance (IR) than control subjects. Recent studies have revealed that the complement (C) system is…
Abstract Number: 0583 • ACR Convergence 2023
Therapeutic Potential of Imvotamab, a CD20-Targeted Bispecific IgM T Cell Engager, for the Treatment of Refractory Autoimmune Disease Patients
Racquel Domingo-Gonzalez¹, Isabelle Baribaud², Miho Oyasu¹, Sivani Pandey¹, Maya Leabman¹, Genevive Hernandez¹, Albert Candia¹, Stephen Carroll¹, Bruce Keyt¹, Maya Kotturi¹, Carrie Brodmerkel² and Mary Beth Harler², ¹IGM Biosciences, Inc., Mountain View, CA, ²IGM Biosciences, Inc., Doylestown, PA
Background/Purpose: B cell depletion therapy (BCDT) with conventional IgG antibodies (e.g.rituximab) has been used to treat autoimmune (AI) disease for several decades. However, many patients…
Abstract Number: 0600 • ACR Convergence 2023
Identification of Subsets of SLE Patients Responsive to Baricitinib by Transcriptomic Analysis at Baseline
Prathyusha Bachali¹, Amrie Grammer² and Peter Lipsky², ¹AMPEL BioSolutions, Redmond, WA, ²AMPEL BioSolutions, Charlottesville, VA
Background/Purpose: Baricitinib is an inhibitor of Jak1 approved for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, alopecia areata and Covid-19. A phase 2 trial showed success…
Abstract Number: 0785 • ACR Convergence 2023
Therapeutic Range of Hydroxychloroquine Blood Levels May Reduce Odds of High Lupus Disease Activity
Shivani Garg¹, Betty Chewning², Brad Astor³ and Christie M. Bartels³, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is the cornerstone of lupus (or SLE) treatment. Yet the optimal dosing of HCQ in SLE is unknown. Reducing HCQ dose to…
Abstract Number: 0893 • ACR Convergence 2023
Involvement of Type I Interferon-responsive Myeloid Cells in Renal Inflammation in a Lupus Mouse Model
Trine Jorgensen and Lindsey Han, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can cause damage to multiple organs, including the kidneys in Lupus Nephritis (LN). Current treatments…
Abstract Number: 0913 • ACR Convergence 2023
Neutrophils in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Show Pronounced Inflammatory Signals
Annie Law¹, Chee Jian Pua², Dianyang Guo³, Chin Teck Ng⁴, Julian Thumboo¹, Andrea Hsiu Ling Low⁵ and Xiubo Fan¹, ¹Singapore General Hospital; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore, ²National Heart Centre, Singapore, Singapore, ³Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ⁴Singapore General Hospital; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Malaysia, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: IFN response, plasmablasts and neutrophils are three hallmarks of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Studies showed that the netting neutrophils stimulated plasmacytoid dendritic cells to…
Abstract Number: 0933 • ACR Convergence 2023
The ‘Sweet’ in Lupus – IgG Glycosylation in Lupus Nephritis
Rhea Bhargava¹, Rohit Upadhyay², Scott Wenderfer³, Jing Chen² and George Tsokos⁴, ¹Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, ²Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, ³University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) occurs in 50% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) for which we lack biomarkers, and an understanding of its pathogenesis.…
Abstract Number: 1230 • ACR Convergence 2023
Differences in Nailfold Capillary Morphology Distinguish Juvenile Dermatomyositis Patients That Are Myositis-Specific Autoantibody Positive
Nicholas McClellan, Sarah Vandenbergen, Sophia Matossian, J. Michelle Kahlenberg and Jessica Turnier, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is characterized by multiorgan vasculopathy, and degree of vasculopathy can indicate more severe disease. Nailfold capillaroscopy is a non-invasive method to…
Abstract Number: 1359 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association of Menstrual Cycles and Disease Flare Activity in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lucy Masto¹, Amaya Smole¹, Caroline Siegel¹, Sarah Lieber², Sanjana Adurty³, Jonah Levine¹, Bessie Stamm¹, Lisa Mandl², Michael Lockshin², Lisa Sammaritano² and Medha Barbhaiya², ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Whether the timing of menstruation impacts disease activity or severity among women with SLE or RA is poorly understood. We evaluated systemic rheumatic disease…
Abstract Number: 1455 • ACR Convergence 2023
Risk Factors of Cytomegalovirus Reactivation and Disease in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Miyu Wakatsuki¹, Hiroyuki Yamashita¹, Yuuya Akiyama¹, Setsuko Oyama¹, Shintarou Aozaki¹, Ryo Kuwata², Misa Yamaji¹, Takuya Harada¹, Kyouko Motomura¹, Yuusuke Nakamichi¹ and Hiroshi Kaneko³, ¹National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Division of Rheumatic Disease, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is classified as an opportunistic infection that occurs in autoimmune diseases. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is one of the most frequently…
Abstract Number: 1472 • ACR Convergence 2023
Prevalence of Hepatic Injury in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A 28-Year Single Center Experience
Asif Hitawala¹, Zerai Manna², Yenealem Temesgen-Oyelakin³, Elaine Poncio³, Christopher Koh⁴, sarfaraz Hasni² and Theo Heller⁴, ¹NIDDK/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ²Lupus Clinical Trials Unit, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ³National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD, ⁴NIDDK/Liver disease branch, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are known to have hepatic injury (HI), however large-scale longitudinal studies are lacking.We report our experience of HI…

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