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Abstracts tagged "Systemic sclerosis"

  • Abstract Number: 1830 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Single-cell RNA Sequencing Profiling of Very Early-Stage Systemic Sclerosis Skin Reveals a Fibroblast Pro-inflammatory Gene Signature and Keratinocyte Dysregulation

    Lumeng Li1, Elena Pachera2, Rucsandra Dobrota3, Kristina Bürki1, Carina Mihai3, Muriel Elhai4, Laura Much1, Astrid Hofman1, Pietro Bearzi5, Sophie Wagner6, Sarah Lötscher7, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold8 and Oliver Distler9, 1Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 2University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 3University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 4University Hospital zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 5Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland, 6University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland, 7Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 8Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 9Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland

    Background/Purpose: The poor prognosis of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) underscores the need to prevent disease onset and irreversible organ damage. This study aims to…
  • Abstract Number: 2451 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Prognostic Value of Functional Outcomes in a Italian Multicentric Cohort of Early SSc-ILD Patients

    Chiara Bellocchi1, Alessandro Santaniello2, Silvia Bosello3, Enrico De Lorenzis4, Gerlando Natalello5, Nicoletta Del Papa6, Silvia Cavalli7, Devis Benfaremo8, Giacomo De Luca9, Corrado Campochiaro10, Lorenzo Cavagna11, Veronica Codullo12, Francesco Bonomi13, gaia Montanelli14, Adriana Severino15, Monica Caronni2, Martina Iacubino16, Barbara Vigone2, Silvia Bellando-Randone17, Carlomaurizio Montecucco18, Marco Matucci-Cerinic19, Lorenzo Dagna20, Gianluca Moroncini8, Roberto Caporali21 and Lorenzo Beretta22, 1Università degli Studi di Milano, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milano, Italy, 2Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Policlinico di Milano, MILANO, Italy, 3FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI- IRCCS, Rome, Rome, Italy, 4Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Rome, Italy, 5Division of Rheumatology - Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Rome, Italy, 6ASST Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Milan, Italy, 7University of Milan, Milan, Milan, Italy, 8Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy, 9Vita-Salute San Raffaele University & IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Milan, Italy, 10IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Milan, Italy, 11University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Hospital of Pavia, Pavia, Pavia, Italy, 12Division of Rheumatology - Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy, 13Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Florence, Italy, 14Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy, 15Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Milan, Italy, 16Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy, 17University of Florence, Florence, Florence, Italy, 18IRCCS policlinico S. Matteo foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, 19University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy, 20Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy, 21Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, and Department of Rheumatology and Medical Sciences, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy, 22Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di MIlano, Milan, Milan, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the leading cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) can serve as useful surrogate measures…
  • Abstract Number: 2641 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Identification of Systemic Sclerosis Intrinsic Subtypes in the ASSET Clinical Trial Using PBC Gene Expression

    Zhiyun Gong1, Timothy Sullivan2, Tammara Wood3, David Fox4, Dinesh Khanna5 and Michael Whitfield6, 1Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, 2Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, 3Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, 4University of Michigan, Dexter, MI, 5University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 6Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is molecularly heterogeneous and distinct subtypes of patients have been identified based on gene expression in skin.  Although treatments have improved,…
  • Abstract Number: 0681 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Influence of Occupational Exposure to Pollutants on Clinical and Serological Phenotypes in Systemic Sclerosis

    Martina Sanahuja i Sanz1, Irene Carrión-Barberà2, Laura Tío3, Laura Triginer3, María Lee3, Alfredo Guillén-del Castillo4, Anna Ribes3, Lidia Valencia Muntalà5, Jordi Monfort2, Tarek Carlos Salman Monte:6, Javier Narvaez-García7, Carmen PIlar Simeón-Aznar4 and Anna Pros2, 1Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, 2Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, 3Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain, 4Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, 5Hospital de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, 6Hospital del Mar/Parc de Salut Mar-IMIM, Barcelona, Spain, 7Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Environmental factors have been proposed as a trigger for systemic sclerosis (SSc) in genetically predisposed individuals. This study aimed to investigate the association between…
  • Abstract Number: 0784 • ACR Convergence 2024

    RUNX1 Is Expressed in a Subpopulation of Dermal Fibroblasts and Is Increased with Systemic Sclerosis Disease Severity

    Rezvan Parvizi1, Zhiyun Gong2, Helen Jarnagin2, Tamar Abel2, Dillon Popovich3, Madeline Morrisson4, Tammara Wood5, Sasha Shenk6, Monique Hinchcliff7, jonathan Garlick6, Patricia Pioli8 and Michael Whitfield1, 1Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, 2Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, 3Dartmouth College, West Lebanon, NH, 4Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 5Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, 6Tufts University, Boston, MA, 7Yale School of Medicine, Westport, CT, 8Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH

    Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) skin fibrosis results in complex changes in transcriptional and signaling pathways in the skin. Through transcription factor activity network analyses, the…
  • Abstract Number: 0968 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Proteomic, Transcriptomic, and Functional Characterization of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles in Progressive Scleroderma Interstitial Lung Disease

    Enrico De Lorenzis1, Katja Koeppen2, Stefano Di Donato3, Sophie Dibb4, Elliott Klein2, Christopher Wasson5 and Francesco Del Galdo5, 1Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Rome, Italy, 2Boehringer-Ingelheim, Ridgefield, 3Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, 4LIRMM University of Leeds, Leeds, 5University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Progressive pulmonary fibrosis (ILD) is a leading cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc), particularly in the 30% of ILD patients who exhibit a…
  • Abstract Number: 1572 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Associations Between the Gut Microbiota, Ultra-Processed Food Intake, and Gastrointestinal Tract Symptoms in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

    Ju Young Lee1, Swapna Joshi2, Arissa Young3, Jen Labus2, Zsuzsanna McMahan4, Ezinne Aja2, Jonathan Jacobs2 and Elizabeth Volkmann5, 1David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2UCLA, Los Angeles, 3UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 4UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, 5University of California, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles

    Background/Purpose: Alterations in the gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome (i.e., dysbiosis) are a feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc) [1]. Diet is a known modifier of the GI…
  • Abstract Number: 1749 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Safety and Long-term Efficacy of CD19-CAR T-cell Therapy in 30 Patients with Autoimmune Disease

    Melanie Hagen1, Fabian Müller2, Andreas Wirsching1, Carlo Tur1, Tobias Krickau3, Markus Metzler4, Laura Bucci1, Christina Bergmann5, Janina Auth1, Jule Taubmann6, Panagiotis Garantziotis7, Sebastian Boeltz8, Soraya Kharboutli9, Silvia Spoerl9, Simon Völkl10, Michael Aigner9, Sascha Kretschmann9, Ingrid Vasova9, Andreas MAckensen11, Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer8 and Georg Schett12, 1Department of Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, 2Department of Medicine 5 - Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 3Department of Pediatrics and Adolscent Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, 4Department of Pediatrics and Adolscent Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 5Department Internal Medicine III, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nurnber, Frankfurt, Germany, 6Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 7Department of Internal Medicine 3-Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, 8Department of Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 9Department of Medicine 5 - Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 10Department of Medicine 5 - Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, 11Department of Medicine 5 - Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, 12Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Treating autoimmune diseases like Systemic Lupus erythematosus (SLE), Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis (IIM) or Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is challenging and often requires life-long immunosuppressive therapy.…
  • Abstract Number: 1833 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Immune Complexes of Antibodies Directed to Angiotensin Receptor type-1 and Extracellular Vesicles Are Unique Modulators Contributing to Systemic Sclerosis

    Alexander Maximilian Hackel1, Marieke Leiber1, Maike Winziers1, Gabriela Riemekasten2 and Reza Akbarzadeh1, 1Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany, 2University of Lübeck, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Lübeck, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Antibodies (Abs) directed against the angiotensin II type-1 receptor (AT1R) and extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients have the potential to…
  • Abstract Number: 2453 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity and Intestinal Permeability in Systemic Sclerosis: A Single Center Prospective Study

    Elvira Lesmana1, Ashley Keehn2, Anukul Karn3, Andrea Pauly4, Margaret Breen-Lyles2, Adam L Edwinson2, Madhusudan Grover5 and Ashima Makol5, 1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, New York, NY, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, 3Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Farmington Hills, MI, 4Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, 5Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN

    Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a complex, heterogeneous, multisystem autoimmune disease with high morbidity and mortality. Gastrointestinal symptoms impact more than 90% of SSc patients,…
  • Abstract Number: 2642 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Identifying Systemic Sclerosis Molecular Subtypes by Their Cellular Signature – Deconvoluting the Puzzle

    Erik Feldman1, Neta Milman1, Shai S. Shen-Orr1 and Doron Rimar2, 11. Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel., Haifa, Israel, 2Rheumatology unit, Bnai-Zion medical center and the faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel., Haifa, Israel

    Background/Purpose: RNA gene expression allows to identify differentially expressed genes (DEG) in Systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients compared to healthy controls. Using unsupervised machine learning Milano…
  • Abstract Number: 0686 • ACR Convergence 2024

    The Role of Inflammation in Systemic Sclerosis: CRP-Associated Phenotypes and Prognostic Implications

    cristiana sieiro santos1, Miriam Retuerto2, Paula Pérez García2, Jose Ordas Martínez3, Pedro Baenas2, Clara Moriano Morales2 and Elvira Díez Álvarez4, 1Rheumatology Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain, Leon, Spain, 2Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain, 3Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Leon, Leon, 4Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, Leon, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) manifests through a diverse interplay of inflammatory, fibrotic, and vascular alterations, intricately entwined in its pathogenesis, which encompasses immune system dysregulation,…
  • Abstract Number: 0785 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Exploring the Link Between Atgl-Dependent Lipolysis and Dermal Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis

    Elizabeth Caves1, Agrani Dixit1, Anna Jussila2, Vivian Lei3, Hailey Edelman4, Muhammad Hamdan5, Ian Odell5, Monique Hinchcliff6, Radhika Atit7 and Valerie Horsley1, 1Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2Stanford Medicine, Stanford, CA, 3University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, 4Vanderbilt School of Engineering, New Haven, 5Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, 6Yale School of Medicine, Westport, CT, 7Case Western Reserve University College of Arts and Sciences, Cleveland

    Background/Purpose: Resident lipid-filled dermal adipocytes are depleted in both systemic sclerosis (SSc) and scleroderma mouse models, but mechanisms are poorly understood. We undertook studies in mouse…
  • Abstract Number: 0969 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Role and Mechanism of the Wnt3a-FZD5 Pathway in Regulating the Transformed Intermediate State of Alveolar Epithelial Cells Involved in Pulmonary Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis

    Hang Yu1 and Jing Xue2, 1zhejiang university, Hangzhou, China (People's Republic), 2The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China (People's Republic)

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a diffuse connective tissue disease associated with multi-system and multi-organ tissue damage. The transformation of different precursor cells to myofibroblasts…
  • Abstract Number: 1573 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Early Scleroderma with Non-Raynaud’s Symptoms Prior to Raynaud’s Onset Is Associated with Rapid Progression to Diffuse Skin Disease and Joint Contractures

    Iqtidar Hanif1, Shervin Assassi1, Maureen Mayes1, Meng Zhang1, Julio Charles1, John VanBuren2, Jessica Alvey2, Kimia Ghaffari2, Elana Bernstein3, Flavia Castelino4, Lorinda Chung5, Luke Evnin6, Tracy Frech7, Jessica Gordon8, Faye Hant9, Laura Hummers10, Dinesh Khanna11, Kimberly Lakin12, Dorota Lebiedz-Odrobina13, Yiming Luo14, Ashima Makol15, Jerry Molitor16, Duncan Moore17, Carrie Richardson18, Nora Sandorfi19, Ami Shah20, Ankoor Shah21, Victoria Shanmugam22, Virginia Steen23, Elizabeth Volkmann24, Carleigh Zahn11 and Brian Skaug1, 1UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, 2University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 3Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 4Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 5Stanford University, Woodside, CA, 6Scleroderma Research Foundation, Brisbane, CA, 7Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 8Division of Rheumatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 9Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 10Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Ellicott City, MD, 11University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 12Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 13University of Utah, Cottonwood Heights, UT, 14Columbia University, New York, NY, 15Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN, 16University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 17Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, 18Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 19University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 20Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Ellicott City, MD, 21Duke University, Durham, NC, 22Office of Autoimmune Disease Research, Office of Research on Women's Health, National Institutes of Health, Great Falls, VA, 23Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, 24University of California, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles

    Background/Purpose: Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) is often the initial clinical manifestation of systemic sclerosis (SSc).  RP alerts clinicians to the possibility of an autoimmune rheumatic disease,…
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