Abstracts tagged "Systemic sclerosis"

Abstract Number: 1667 • ACR Convergence 2023
Characterization of the Vascular Niches in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) as a Prototypical Immune-mediated Fibrotic Disease with Prominent Vasculopathy Using Imaging Mass Cytometry
Minrui Liang¹, Aleix Rius Rigau², yi-nan Li¹ and Joerg Distler¹, ¹Clinic 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, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie (DZI), FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a prototypical collagen-vascular disease with prominent vasculopathy. Although microvascular changes are the earliest histopathologic manifestation of SSc, the vascular dysregulation…
Abstract Number: 2360 • ACR Convergence 2023
Systemic Sclerosis Macrophages Stimulate Calcinosis in Adipose Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells via the Activin a Pathway
Tamara Searle¹, Ujvalla Kalluri¹, Sonia Ahmad², Bahja Ahmed Abdi¹, Sandra Lopez¹, Shiwen Xu¹, Teresa Collins¹, Jennifer Cross³, George Martin⁴, Henry Lopez⁵, Clayton Yates⁶ and Richard Stratton¹, ¹University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh, ³Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc., Rockford, MD, ⁴Riptide Bioscience Inc., Bethesda, MD, ⁵Riptide Bioscience Inc., Valejo, CA, ⁶Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
Background/Purpose: Calcinosis may result from localised trans-differentiation of tissue resident stem cells in the subcutaneous layer of affected skin in systemic sclerosis (SSc), as a…
Abstract Number: 0613 • ACR Convergence 2023
Quantification of Skin Hardness of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Using SOFTGRAM
Hiraku Kokubu¹, Yasuaki Ikuno¹, Kazuyuki Uchiyama¹, Miwa Kato¹, Mayuka Yamamoto¹, Haruki Asada¹, Satona Rikitake¹, Yoshimichi Kobayashi¹, Takahiro Koike¹, Syuji Sugiura¹, Takuma Hayami¹, Kensuke Yoneta¹, Toshifumi Takahashi¹, Bunpei Yamamoto¹, Takeshi Kato¹, Yoshito Kunisaki², Makoto Nakatani², Kohei Okamoto² and Noriki Fujimoto¹, ¹Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan, ²ISHIDA MEDICAL CO.,LTD., Kyoto, Japan
Background/Purpose: No quantitative and objective methods for measuring skin hardness have been established. Japanese technology leads the world in the tactile sensor field, and SOFTGRAM…
Abstract Number: 0631 • ACR Convergence 2023
Safety of Radiotherapy for Malignancy in Systemic Sclerosis. a Systematic Review
Aos Aboabat¹, Mohammed AlDohan², Patrick Cheung², Ani Orchanian-Cheff³ and Sindhu Johnson⁴, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Library and Information Services, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Division 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 chronic autoimmune disorder with higher risks of malignancies. Concerns regarding offering radiotherapy (RT) to SSc patients stem from the…
Abstract Number: 0653 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association Between Systemic Sclerosis and Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-Analysis
Christina Flourou¹, Andreas Liampas¹ and Konstantinos Parperis², ¹Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus, ²University of Cyprus Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune rheumatic disease characterized by significant vascular abnormalities due to microvascular damage and intimal proliferation in the small arterioles.…
Abstract Number: 0787 • ACR Convergence 2023
Understanding Distinct Resident and Migratory Fibroblast Populations in Systemic Sclerosis Skin Through Single-cell RNAseq and Immunohistochemistry
Kristina Clark¹, Shiwen Xu², Voon Ong³, Christopher Buckley⁴ and Christopher Denton², ¹Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ²University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³UCL Medical School Royal Free Campus, London, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: We previously described distinct migratory and resident fibroblast populations from lesional skin biopsies in SSc patients. Both populations are profibrotic compared with those from…
Abstract Number: 0948 • ACR Convergence 2023
Nintedanib Alters Fibroblast and Macrophage Diversity in a 3D Skin Model of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)
Noelle Kosarek¹, Tamar Abel², Sasha Shenk³, Tammara Wood², Jonathan Garlick⁴, Patricia Pioli⁵ and Michael Whitfield⁵, ¹Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH, ²Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, ³Tufts University, Boston, MA, ⁴Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. While the tyrosine kinase inhibitor Nintedanib is…
Abstract Number: 1515 • ACR Convergence 2023
Performance of the Revised CRISS in a Phase 3 Trial of Early Systemic Sclerosis
Dinesh Khanna¹, Christopher Denton², Masataka Kuwana³, Daniel Furst⁴, Suiyuan Huang¹, Barbara White⁵ and Robert Spiera⁶, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵SFJ Pharmaceuticals, Towson, MD, ⁶Hosptial for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Revised CRISS has been proposed an approvable outcome measure in early diffuse cutaneous SSc (dcSSc)1. The index is undergoing the FDA review as part…
Abstract Number: 1668 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cell Specific Molecular Profiling of Scleroderma Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Subtypes
Monica Yang¹, Fred Deiter¹, Emily Flynn¹, Jessica Neely¹, Seoyeon Lee², John Greenland¹, Marina Sirota³ and Paul Wolters¹, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ³Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is present in up to 90% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and the leading cause of SSc-related mortality. SSc-ILD…
Abstract Number: 2361 • ACR Convergence 2023
Optimal Combination of Circulating Biomarkers for Predicting the Progression of Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Keina Yomono¹, Dinesh Khanna² and Masataka Kuwana³, ¹Nippon Medical School University, Tokyo, Japan, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: In patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), progression of interstitial lung disease (ILD) is associated with an increased mortality. Since the course of SSc-ILD is…
Abstract Number: 0614 • ACR Convergence 2023
Self-Reported Sexual Dysfunction and Perceptions of Rheumatologist Engagement on This Issue in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Liza Morales¹, Robert Spiera², Jessica Gordon¹, Deanna Jannat-Khah¹ and Kimberly Lakin¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hosptial for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Few studies have investigated the prevalence and risk factors of sexual dysfunction among individuals with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The purpose of this study is…
Abstract Number: 0632 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Longitudinal Analysis of Mouth Opening in 1101 Systemic Sclerosis Patients from the French National Cohort Study
Benjamin Chaigne¹, Alexandre Bense², Christian AGARD³, Yannick ALLANORE⁴, Gregory Pugnet⁵, Eric Hachulla⁶, Jérôme Avouac⁷, Boris Bienvenu⁸, Sylvain Palat⁹, Claire Grange¹⁰, Sabine Berthier¹¹, Emmanuel Chatelus¹², sebastien riviere¹¹, Marie-Elise Truchetet¹³, Jean-Emmanuel Kahn¹⁴, Francois Maurier¹⁵, elisabeth diot¹⁶, Alice Berezne¹¹ and Luc Mouthon¹⁷, ¹Paris Cité University, Paris, France, ²APHP, Paris, France, ³Internal medicine, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, ⁴Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ⁵CHU Toulouse Rangueil Service de Medecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Toulouse, France, ⁶University of Lille, Lille, France, ⁷Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP.Centre – Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ⁸Saint Joseph Hospital, Marseille, France, ⁹...., Paris, France, ¹⁰..., Paris, France, ¹¹Internal Medicine - Cochin University Hospital, Paris, France, ¹²Internal Medicine - Cochin University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, ¹³Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France, ¹⁴AP-HP, Suresnes Cedex, France, ¹⁵Hôpitaux privés de Metz, Vaux / Frankreich, France, ¹⁶Internal Medicine - Cochin University Hospital, Tours, France, ¹⁷Hopital Cochin - Paris University, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Few studies have evaluated mouth opening (MO) in systemic sclerosis (SSc). None have studied MO trajectories.Methods: We performed a multicentre study patients enrolled in…
Abstract Number: 0655 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Novel Association Between Lipodermatosclerosis and Key Vascular Outcomes in Systemic Sclerosis
Srijana Davuluri¹, Puneet Kapoor², Swarna Nandyala², David Fiorentino³, Julia Simard⁴ and Lorinda Chung⁵, ¹Stanford University- School of Medicine, Sunnyvale, CA, ²Stanford University- School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ³Department of Dermatology, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA, ⁴Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Woodside, CA
Background/Purpose: Lipodermatosclerosis (LDS) is a progressive manifestation of chronic venous insufficiency characterized by distinctive lower extremity changes, including an "inverted champagne bottle" appearance, skin hyperpigmentation,…
Abstract Number: 0788 • ACR Convergence 2023
Whole Exome Sequencing and Evolutionary Action Missense Mutation Analysis Identifies MICB as a New SSc Susceptibility Locus and the Interferon Pathway as Contributors to SSc Pathogenesis
Shamika Ketkar¹, Hongzheng Dai¹, Brian Dawson¹, Lindsay Burrage¹, David Murdock¹, Jennifer Asmussen¹, Kevin Wilhelm¹, Olivier Lichtarge¹, Martin Kerick², Javier Martin³, Shervin Assassi⁴, Brendan Lee¹ and Maureen Mayes⁵, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Spanish National Research Council, Granada, Spain, ³Instituto de Parasitologia y Biomedicina Lopez-Neyra - CSIC, Granada, Spain, ⁴University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by fibrosis of the skin and internal organs associated with vasculopathy and autoantibodies and exhibiting wide clinical heterogeneity. Contributors…
Abstract Number: 0949 • ACR Convergence 2023
Development of Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features in Conditional Tgfb3 Deletion
Toshihiko Komai¹, Tomohisa Okamura², Masanori Kono¹, Kazuhiko Yamamoto³ and Keishi Fujio¹, ¹Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo and Department of Functional Genomics and Immunological Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo and Laboratory for Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, RIKEN, Yokohama, Japan
Background/Purpose: We found that TGF-β3 regulates humoral immunity in a context-dependent manner [1]. Recent genome-wide association study reveals that TGF-β3 might be a novel target…

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