Abstracts tagged "Systemic sclerosis"

Abstract Number: 1568 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Novel Endothelial Cell Profiling Assay to Identify Systemic Sclerosis Patient Characteristics at the Endothelial Cell Level
Eva Hoekstra¹, Rudmer Postma¹, Nils Steinz², Wieke van Oostveen¹, Roel Bijkerk¹, Vincent van Duinen², Rachel Knevel², Tom Huizinga², Anton jan van Zonneveld¹, Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra² and Cynthia Fehres¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Vasculopathy, a hallmark clinical feature in systemic sclerosis (SSc), is a consequence of endothelial cell (EC) damage and dysfunction and might precede tissue fibrosis.…
Abstract Number: 1015 • ACR Convergence 2025
Refining Administrative Algorithms For Accurate Identification of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis In Trinetx Research Network
Gulsen Ozen¹, Michael O'Rorke², Paul Romitti² and Robyn Domsic³, ¹University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Division of Immunology, Coralville, IA, ²University of Iowa College of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Iowa City, IA, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Large data-driven medical research is invaluable in answering questions about epidemiology, genetics, therapeutics, and outcomes of rare diseases. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is rare yet…
Abstract Number: 0957 • ACR Convergence 2025
Multi-Omic Profiling Reveals a Monocyte-Vascular Signature Associated with the Regression of Skin Fibrosis in SSc
Astrid Hofman¹, Pietro Bearzi², Elena Pachera³, Cosimo Bruni⁴, Lumeng Li², Laura Much⁵, Kristina Bürki¹, Mike Becker⁶, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold⁷ and Oliver Distler⁸, ¹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, the LOOP Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, the LOOP Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ³University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁶Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁷Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Regression of skin fibrosis is a feature of the natural history of dcSSc. The molecular mechanisms underlying this resolution remain unclear. This study aims…
Abstract Number: 0685 • ACR Convergence 2025
Targeting Refractory Reflux in Systemic Sclerosis: Early Outcomes following a Novel Intervention
Areeka Memon¹, Monique Hinchcliff² and Amir Masoud³, ¹Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, CT, ²Yale School of Medicine, Westport, CT, ³Hartford Healthcare, hartford
Background/Purpose: Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) symptoms impact up to 90% of individuals with SSc. Hiatal hernia, decreased esophageal contractility, and lower esophageal sphincter tone contribute to…
Abstract Number: 0881 • ACR Convergence 2025
Circulating Monocytes with High Interferon Signature as Precursors to Osteopontin Expressing Lung Macrophages in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease
Shu-Ju Lin¹, Kimberly Taylor², Shen Yang³, Qinwei Chen⁴, Shehani Alexander¹, Ye Cao⁵, Takanori Sasaki⁵, Deepak Rao⁵, Nunzio Bottini⁶, Francesco Boin³ and Richard Ainsworth⁴, ¹Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA, ⁴Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA
Background/Purpose: Circulating monocytes with pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic phenotype have been implicated in SSc-ILD pathogenesis, but their potential trajectory to mature cell lineage macrophages driving organ-specific…
Abstract Number: 2494 • ACR Convergence 2025
Abatacept Reduces CD319+ (SLAM-F7) Cytotoxic T Cells and Cytokine Production in Systemic Sclerosis
Mikel Gurrea-Rubio¹, Kohei Maeda², Qi Wu³, Phillip L Campbell², Camila I Amarista², Alexander Stinson⁴, Ray Ohara⁵, Laura Cooney⁶, Michael Whitfield⁷, Pei-Suen Tsou⁸, Dinesh Khanna⁸ and David Fox⁹, ¹University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ann Arbor, ⁴University of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵University of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, West Bloomfield, MI, ⁶Immune Tolerance Network, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH, ⁸University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁹University of Michigan, Dexter, MI
Background/Purpose: While the ASSET clinical trial (placebo-controlled blinded trial of abatacept) in patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) did not meet its primary endpoint…
Abstract Number: 2470 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impaired Myocardial Flow Reserve on 82-Rubidium Positron Emission Tomography in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Attila Feher¹, Morgan Emokpae², Bindu Koyi², Ibolya Csecs², Baran Gunes³, Albert Sinusas² and Monique Hinchcliff⁴, ¹Yale University School of Medicine - New Haven, CT, New Haven, CT, ²Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, ³Yale University School of Medicine, Pompton Plains, NJ, ⁴Yale School of Medicine, Westport, CT
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular death ranks as the second leading cause of mortality related to systemic sclerosis (SSc), with coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMVD) likely contributing to this…
Abstract Number: 1833 • ACR Convergence 2025
DM618: A Novel Anti-IL12p35 Antibody Specifically Inhibiting IL-12 with Therapeutic Potential in a Set of Autoimmune Diseases
Dong ZHANG, Guangan Hu, Xiaodong Jiang, Quanju Zhao, Tainfei Hou, Zhengwang Sun, Mousheng Xu and Nan Bing, D²M Biotherapeutic, Inc, NATICK, MA
Background/Purpose: IL-12, via its p35 subunit, drives Th1-mediated pathology in autoimmune diseases. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) suggested that IL12A encoding IL12p35 is associated with systemic…
Abstract Number: 1569 • ACR Convergence 2025
Can We Use Patient Reported Outcomes For Home-monitoring in SSc?
Eva Hoekstra¹, Katherine van der Wouden², Queeny Madari¹, Saad Ahmed³, Lianne Kwant¹, Ada Hortensius-Varkevisser¹, Emiel Marges¹, Jacopo Ciaffi⁴, Anne Schouffoer⁵, Tom Huizinga⁶ and Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra⁶, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center and Amsterdam University Medical Center, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ³LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Bologna, Italy, ⁵HagaZiekenhuis the Hague, the Hague, Netherlands, ⁶Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Home-monitoring is a suitable strategy to reduce the frequency of hospital visits, and alleviate strain on healthcare resources. However, in systemic sclerosis (SSc) this…
Abstract Number: 0997 • ACR Convergence 2025
Identification of Novel HLA Class II–Restricted Autoantigens in Scleroderma and Ulcerative Colitis Using TargetScan 
Olivia Pryor¹, Catalina Burbano², Nathaniel Bagge², Rutuja Kulkarni², Heather F. Jones², Livio Dukaj², Shoshana M.K. Bloom², Jackson Lirette², Rachel Lent², Prachi Dhanania², Nicole A. Ladd², Ryan Kritzer², Hana Husic², Shobitha Jillella², Candace R. Perullo², Jinyu Zhu², Teagan J. Parsons², Ira Jain², Rakshika Balasubramaniyam², Kenneth L. Jahan², Vivin Karthik², Alexander Cristofaro¹, Chandan K. Pavuluri², Jenna LaBelle², Laurie Barefoot², Shrikanta Chattopadhyay², Kim M. Cirelli², Mollie M. Jurewicz², Andrew P. Ferretti² and Cagan Gurer², ¹TScan Therapeutics, Waltham, ²TScan Therapeutics, Waltham, MA
Background/Purpose: Selective modulation of autoimmune responses through antigen-specific therapies represents a promising direction for improving treatment specificity and safety. Genetic associations with HLA class II…
Abstract Number: 0956 • ACR Convergence 2025
Mapping Metabolic Changes in Skin Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis by Spatial Proteomics
Veda Devakumar¹, Yi-Nan Li², Tim Filla³, Aleix Rius Rigau⁴, Andrea-Hermina Györfi⁵, Bilgesu Safak Tümerdem⁶, Ranjana Neelagar⁷, Minrui Liang⁸, Christina Bergmann⁹, Georg Schett¹⁰, Jörg Distler¹¹ and Alexandru-Emil Matei¹², ¹Heinrich Heine University, University Clinic Düsseldorf, Düsseödorf, ²University Hospital of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine ³, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen. Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ⁷Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ⁸Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ⁹Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹⁰Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ¹¹University Hospital Duesseldorf and HHU, Duesseldorf, Germany, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, and Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Immune Mediated Diseases CIMD, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: Several tissue resident populations undergo metabolic reprogramming during tissue fibrosis as a phenotypic adaptation to their changing metabolic demands. However, these shifts in metabolic…
Abstract Number: 0684 • ACR Convergence 2025
Translation to Spanish and Linguistic Validation of the Assessment of Systemic Sclerosis-associated Raynaud’s Phenomenon (ASRAP)
Antonia Valenzuela¹, Adriana Miguel Alvarez², Patricia E. Carreira³, Alejandra Babini⁴, Diana Rocío Gil Calderón⁵, John Pauling⁶ and Tatiana Rodriguez-Reyna², ¹Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, ²Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Hospital Universitario ¹² de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Italiano, Córdoba, Argentina, ⁵Hospital Universitario Mayor MEDERI, Universidad del Rosario, Artmedica SAS, Bogotá, Colombia, ⁶North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis-associated Raynaud’s phenomenon (SSc-RP) significantly impacts patients’ quality of life, yet validated tools to assess this condition in Spanish-speaking populations are lacking. The…
Abstract Number: 0848 • ACR Convergence 2025
Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI) for Skin Assessment in Systemic Sclerosis: Insights from Histology and Clinical Correlates
Hung Vo¹, Aarohi Mehendale², Martin Azzam³, Fatima-Ezzahrae El Adili⁴, Rutvi Patel³, Marcin TROJANOWSKI³, Michael York⁵, Eugene Kissin⁶, Jeffrey Browning⁷, Jag Bhawan³, Darren Roblyer⁵ and Andreea Bujor⁵, ¹Boston Medical Center, Peabody, MA, ²Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston University School of Medicine, Revere, MA, ⁵Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁶Boston University, Newton, MA, ⁷Boston University School of Medicine, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Assessing skin involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is complex, with no single method capturing all pathological changes. The modified Rodnan Skin Score (mRSS) is…
Abstract Number: 2493 • ACR Convergence 2025
Investigating scoring systems to measure clinically relevant changes in systemic sclerosis-related finger acro-osteolysis over time, as assessed in serial hand radiographs
Michael Hughes¹, Graham Dinsdale², Aayushi Agnihotri³, Joanne Manning², Muditha Samaranayaka⁴, Jonathan Harris² and Ariane Herrick⁵, ¹The University of Manchester, Manchester, England, United Kingdom, ²Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom, ³The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, United Kingdom, ⁵The University of Manchester, UK, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Acro-osteolysis (A-O, terminal tuft digit resorption) is characteristic of systemic sclerosis (SSc), occurring in 20-25% of patients (1). Outcome measures are much needed. Following…
Abstract Number: 2398 • ACR Convergence 2025
Analytical performance of the HEp-2 substrate Diagnostic Kit for ANA as an initial step in the evaluation of a novel Fully Automated IFA Analyzer in a laboratory in England
Jason Sillitoe¹, Ewa Fiorentino-Rozek², Gerber Gomez³, Christian Fischer³ and Caroline Wilson¹, ¹North East Innovation Lab, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, ²Clinical Affairs, AliveDx Suisse SA, Eysins, Vaud, Switzerland, ³Scientific & Medical Affairs, AliveDx Suisse SA, Eysins, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) on HEp-2 cells (HEp-2 IFA) remains a key tool in the diagnostic work-up of autoimmune connective tissue diseases (CTD). Traditionally…

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