Abstracts tagged "systemic sclerosis and vasculogenesis"

Abstract Number: 130 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role of Cofilin, an Actin Associated Protein, in Activation of Systemic Sclerosis Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Shadia Nada, Bashar Kahaleh and Nezam Altorok, Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disease characterized by activation of the immune system, vascular dysfunction and tissue fibrosis. Vascular dysfunction in…
Abstract Number: 755 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Pattern in Systemic Sclerosis Microvascular Endothelial Cells: Identification of Epigenetically Affected Key Genes and Pathways
Shadia Nada¹, Ibtissam Gad², Ali Alqahtani³, Ahmad Assaly², Sadik Khuder⁴, Yongqing Wang⁵, Bashar Kahaleh¹ and Nezam Altorok¹, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ²University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ³Internal Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ⁴Department of Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ⁵Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Background/Purpose: The etiology of systemic sclerosis (SSc) is not clear, but there is evidence suggesting a critical role for epigenetic alterations in disease pathogenesis and…
Abstract Number: 1679 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Different Cut-Offs for Renal Resistive Index Reflect Renal and Other Organ Involvement and Predict Worsening in SSc Patients
Cosimo Bruni¹, Vanessa Maestripieri², Giulia Tesei³, Marco Chiostri⁴, Serena Guiducci³, Silvia Bellando-Randone¹, Maria Boddi⁴ and Marco Matucci-Cerinic³, ¹Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medicine for Care Complexity III, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ³Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ⁴Department of Heart and Vessels, Division of Cardiology I, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Background/Purpose: Renal Resistive Index (RRI), measured by Doppler ultrasound, reflects changes in both renal vascular and tubular-interstitial compartments and systemic vascular compliance related to age…
Abstract Number: 1860 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Activating Transcription Factor 3 – a New Linkage Between Vasculopathy and Organ Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis
Thomas Wohlfahrt¹, Alina Soare², Tatjana Mallano², Morgane Gourlaouen³, Stephen Moss³, Britta Maurer⁴, Oliver Distler⁴, Tsonwin Hai⁵, Georg Schett², Jörg Distler² and Andreas Ramming², ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ³Institute of Ophthalmology, Department of Cell Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Colombus, OH
Background/Purpose: Since vascular manifestations such as Raynaud’s phenomenon and morphological changes on nailfold capillaroscopy often precede the onset of other clinical manifestations of systemic sclerosis…
Abstract Number: 1928 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Isolation and Initial Characterization of Dermal Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Systemic Sclerosis
Shadia Nada¹, Farouk Abu Alhana², Yongqing Wang², Nezam Altorok³ and Bashar Kahaleh⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, Divison of Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ²The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ³Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Background/Purpose: Nearly all patients with Systemic sclerosis (SSc) suffer from vascular dysfunction as illustrated by the uniform presence of Raynaud’s phenomena. The role of vascular…

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