Abstracts tagged "Systemic sclerosis"

Abstract Number: 1216 • ACR Convergence 2023
“I Call It Zombie Hands and Feet, That’s Actually How I Found out I Had This Disease”: Disease Symptoms and Treatment Side Effects in a Diverse Sample of Patients with Early Limited Cutaneous and Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Chelsea Perschon¹, Emilie Jaeger¹, George Greene¹, Alain Lescoat², Yen Chen³, Susan Murphy³, Sara Shaunfield¹, David Cella¹ and Dinesh Khanna³, ¹Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²University Rennes, Rennes, France, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem autoimmune rheumatic disease with heterogeneous manifestations, including common symptoms such as pain, fatigue, dyspnea, and Raynaud's phenomenon. It…
Abstract Number: 1663 • ACR Convergence 2023
Clinically Severe Systemic Sclerosis Skin Harbors Inflammatory Fibroblasts Associated with Lymphocytes and Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells
Kimberly Lakin¹, Robert Spiera², Yaxia Zhang¹, David Oliver¹, Aliza Bloostein¹, Hiranmayi Ravichandran³, Niroshana Anandasabapathy³, Franck Barrat¹, Jessica Gordon¹ and Dana Orange⁴, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hosptial for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, ⁴The Rockefeller University, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: We have previously shown that skin fibroblast activation is related to clinical severity and resolves with improvement in diffuse systemic sclerosis (dcSSc). The immune…
Abstract Number: 2356 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Macrophage-Specific Mechanism for Mycophenolate Mofetil in the Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis
Emily Morris, Rezvan Parvizi, Patricia Pioli and Michael Whitfield, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disease characterized by inflammation and fibrosis. Treatment with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), an inhibitor of lymphocyte…
Abstract Number: 2598 • ACR Convergence 2023
6 Months-follow up Data of Systemic Sclerosis Patients Treated with CD 19 Targeting CAR-T Cells
Christina Bergmann¹, Fabian Müller², Janina Auth³, Jule Taubmann⁴, Michael Aigner⁵, Dagmar Werner⁶, Andreas Wirsching⁷, Johannes Knitza⁸, Hermina Györfi⁹, Jörg Distler¹⁰, Andreas Mackensen⁵ and Georg Schett¹¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3-Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ³University Hospital Erlangen, Medicine 3, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology and Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁷University Hospital Erlangen, Department of Internal Medicine 3, Erlangen, Germany, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine 3 Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁹Clinic for Rheumatology University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany; Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹¹Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: CD19-targeting CAR-T-cells showed remarkable improvements in autoimmune diseases including refractory lupus erythematodes (1,2) and inflammatory myopathy (3). Moreover, first data of a patient with…
Abstract Number: 0478 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Long-term Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Children Born to Women with Systemic Sclerosis: Assessment Through a Self-reported Questionnaire by the Mothers and Nneuropsychiatric Evaluations of the Children
Maria Grazia Lazzaroni¹, Eleonora Pedretti¹, Liala Moschetti¹, Marzia Bendoni², Lucrezia Visconti², Anna Molinaro², Cecilia Nalli³, Franco Franceschini³, Paolo Airò¹, Jessica Galli², Elisa Fazzi², Angela Tincani⁴ and Laura Andreoli⁵, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ²Unit of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, Gussago, Italy, ⁵University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Background/Purpose: The long-term neuropsychiatric (NP) outcome of children born to mothers affected by autoimmune diseases (AIDs) represents a controversial topic, with few studies1-3 reporting a…
Abstract Number: 0627 • ACR Convergence 2023
Clinical Significance of Anti-Ro/SSA Antibodies in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Study from the EUSTAR Database
Blaz Burja¹, Marouane Boubaya², Patricia Carreira³, Christina Bergmann⁴, Lidia P Ananieva⁵, Gabriela Riemekasten⁶, Okada Masado⁷, Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra⁸, Edoardo Rosato⁹, Marie-Elise Truchetet¹⁰, Nicoletta Del Papa¹¹, Antonella Marcoccia¹², FABIOLA ATZENI¹³, Tim Schmeiser¹⁴, Madelon Vonk¹⁵, Francesco Del Galdo¹⁶, Oliver Distler¹⁷ and Muriel Elhai¹⁸, ¹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Department of Clinical Research, CHU Avicenne, APHP, Bobigny, France, ³Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Department Internal Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵V.A. Nasonova Research Institute Of Rheumatology Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, ⁶University Clinic Schleswit-Holstein (UKSH), Lübeck, Germany, ⁷St.Luke's International Hospital Immuno-Rheumatology Center, Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁹Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, ¹⁰Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France, ¹¹Scleroderma Clinic, UOC Reumatologia Clinica, ASST G. Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy, ¹²Centro Di Riferimento Interdisciplinare Per La Sclerosi Sistemica, Rome, Italy, ¹³Rheumatology Unit, Univerity of Messina, Messina, Italy, ¹⁴Krankenhaus St. Josef, Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Germany, ¹⁵Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ¹⁶University of Leeds - Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Muskuloskeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹⁸Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Despite the progress in understanding the patient heterogeneity in systemic sclerosis (SSc) based on SSc-specific antibodies, better risk stratification is needed. SSc non-specific antibodies…
Abstract Number: 0649 • ACR Convergence 2023
Early Systemic Sclerosis Definitions: Time to Rethink ‘Early’ in SSc Disease?
Francesco Del Galdo¹, Matthew Woods², Mario Ehlers³ and Stefano Di Donato¹, ¹University of Leeds - Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Muskuloskeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Lumanity, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune fibrotic disease with highly variable type and severity of organ involvement. Pathological changes in the skin, lungs,…
Abstract Number: 0671 • ACR Convergence 2023
Decreased Odds of Malignancy with Mycophenolate Use in a Single-Center Scleroderma Cohort
Jin Feng¹, Chrisanna Dobrowolski², Celestine He², Hannah Verma³, Roshan Vasoya³, Daniel Qian³, Ezequiel olumuyide³, Alicia Leong³, Joseph Menand¹, Murilo Roberto Bastos Silva¹, Vincent Courant¹ and Sophia Lutgen¹, ¹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Morningside and West, New York, NY, ²Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, ³Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Prior studies have shown an increased risk of malignancy in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The reasons for this increased risk may be multifactorial,…
Abstract Number: 0944 • ACR Convergence 2023
Macrophages Regulate Adipocyte Differentiation and Proliferation in Skin Fibrosis
Chanhyuk Park, Helen Jarnagin, Michael Whitfield and Patricia Pioli, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by inflammation, vasculopathy, and dermal and internal organ fibrosis. A widely-reported but poorly understood aspect of SSc skin…
Abstract Number: 1232 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improvement Across Organ System, Physician and Patient Reported Outcome Measures over a 36-time Period in the Juvenile Systemic Scleroderma Inception Cohort
Ivan Foeldvari¹, Jens Klotsche², Ozgur Kasapcopur³, Amra Adrovic⁴, Kathryn Torok⁵, Brian Feldman⁶, Maria Teresa TErreri⁷, Ana Sakamoto⁸, Jordi Anton⁹, Simone Appenzeller¹⁰, Edoardo Marrani¹¹, Maria Katsikas¹², Maria Jose Santos¹³, FLAVIO SZTAJNBOK¹⁴, Lillemor Berntson¹⁵, Juergen Brunner¹⁶, Sindhu Johnson¹⁷, Mikhail Kostik¹⁸, Kirsten Minden¹⁹, Farzana Nuruzzaman²⁰ and Nicola Helmus²¹, ¹Hamburger Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendrheumatologie, Hamburg, Germany, ²German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ³Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁸Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil, ⁹Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Pediatric Rheumatology Department, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil, ¹¹University of Florence, Firenze, Italy, ¹²Hospital de Pediatria Juan P Garrahan, Servicio de Inmunologia/Reumatologia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹³Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Lisboa, Portugal, ¹⁴UFRJ/UERJ, São Paulo, Brazil, ¹⁵Dept. of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, ¹⁶Medical University Innsbruck; Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology, Innsbruck, Austria, ¹⁷Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁸Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia, ¹⁹Charité University Medicine and German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²⁰Stony Brook Children's Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, ²¹Hamburg Centre for Pediatric and Adolescence Rheumatology, Hamburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Juvenile systemic sclerosis (jSSc) is an orphan disease with a prevalence of 3 in 1, 000, 000 children. The Juvenile Systemic Scleroderma Inception cohort…
Abstract Number: 1664 • ACR Convergence 2023
Fibroblast Specific Interferon Regulatory Factor 7 (IRF7) Expression Is a Key Link Between Type I Interferon Activation and the Exaggerated Dermal and Pulmonary Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis
Minghua Wu¹, Jerry Alonso², Julio charles², Brian Skaug², Tingting Mills³, Maureen Mayes² and Shervin Assassi⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ³Biochemistry Department, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ⁴University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: A prominent interferon (IFN) activation signature has been observed at the peripheral blood and end-organ levels in systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, the mechanisms by…
Abstract Number: 2357 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Involvement of CCR3-CCL24 Axis in Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition Process and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis Patients
Itzchak Amoyal¹, Tzipi Hornik-Lurie², Tali Zitman-Gal¹, Hilit Levy³, Ilan Vaknin³, Liat Drucker⁴, Ishai Heusler⁵, Yair Levy¹ and Shelly Tartakover Matalon¹, ¹Meir Medical Center, Autoimmune Research Laboratory, Kfar-Saba, Israel, ²Meir Medical Center, Data Research Department, Kfar-Saba, Israel, ³Chemomab Ltd, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁴Meir Medical Center, Oncogenetics Laboratory, Kfar Saba, Israel, ⁵Meir Medical Center, Department of Obstetric and Genecology, Kfar-Saba, Israel
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by vascular injury and extensive tissue fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. Endothelial cells (ECs),…
Abstract Number: 0611 • ACR Convergence 2023
Demographics and Clinical Features Associated with Small Bowel Hypomotility in Systemic Sclerosis
Jenice Cheah¹, Jamie Perin², Michael Hughes³, Julie Paik⁴, Christopher Mecoli², Laura Hummers⁴, Ami Shah⁵, Fred Wigley⁶ and Zsuzsanna McMahan⁷, ¹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Tameside and Glossop Integrated NHS Foundation Trust & The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ellicott City, MD, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Lutherville, MD
Background/Purpose: The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the second most commonly affected organ in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). It is estimated that the small bowel…
Abstract Number: 0628 • ACR Convergence 2023
Interstitial Lung Disease in Very Early Systemic Sclerosis
Sinziana Muraru¹, Carina Mihai¹, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold², Cosimo Bruni¹, Muriel Elhai³, Mike Becker⁴, Suzana Jordan¹, Alexandru Garaiman¹, Oliver Distler¹ and Rucsandra Dobrota¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) affects around 50% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and is the main cause of mortality. Preliminary data from small…
Abstract Number: 0650 • ACR Convergence 2023
Understanding the Employment Landscape in People with Systemic Sclerosis
Hila Jazayeri¹, Zareen Ahmad¹, Monique Gignac² and Sindhu Johnson³, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western and Mount Sinai Hospitals; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic rheumatic disease that restricts participation in various life roles, including in the workplace. Our objectives were to identify…

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