Abstracts tagged "T Cell"

Abstract Number: 2300 • ACR Convergence 2024
Activation of Tissue-Resident T Cells in Sjögren’s Disease with Human Salivary Organoids
Brandon Law¹, Rahmatullah Rahmati² and Andrew Luster³, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts Eye & Ear, Boston, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA
Background/Purpose: Sjögren's disease (SjD) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands, particularly the salivary glands. These focal lymphocytic infiltrates are…
Abstract Number: 0071 • ACR Convergence 2024
Stage-Specific Roles of Interleukin-23/Interleukin-17 Axis and Type 1 Regulatory T Cells Dynamics in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Jina Yeo¹, Min-Gang Kim², Hee Sung Kwon³, Mi Ryoung Seo¹, Hyo-Jin Choi¹, YunJae Jung⁴, Eun Young Lee⁵ and Han Joo Baek⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea, ²Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁴Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea, ⁵3Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Inchon, South Africa
Background/Purpose: The interleukin (IL)-23/IL-17 pathway is central to axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) pathogenesis, yet treatments targeting IL-23 show inconsistent effectiveness across spondyloarthritis subtypes. We hypothesized that…
Abstract Number: 0873 • ACR Convergence 2024
Epigenetic Control of Pathogenic CD4 T Cell Polarization During Progression to Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Ziyuan He¹, Pravina Venkatesan¹, Adam Savage¹, Marla Glass¹, Lauren Okada², Upaasana Krishnan², Christy Bennett¹, Nhung Tran², Yudong He², Samir Rachid Zaim¹, Padmapriyadarshini Ravisankar², Jessica Garber², Palak Genge², Kevin Lee², Regina Mettey², Cole Phalen², Sugandhika Khosa², Marie Feser³, Fan Zhang⁴, David Boyle⁵, Kristine Kuhn⁴, Kristen Demoruelle⁶, Cate Speake⁷, Jane Buckner⁸, Ananda Goldrath¹, Thomas Bumol⁹, V. Michael Holers¹⁰, Peter Skene¹, Gary Firestein¹¹, Xiaojun Li¹, Kevin Deane¹², Troy Torgerson¹³ and Mark Gillespie¹, ¹Allen Institute for Immunology, Seattle, WA, ²Allen Institute for Immunology, Seattle, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁴University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁵UCSD, La Jolla, CA, ⁶University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Golden, CO, ⁷Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, ⁸Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ⁹Allen Institute for Immunology, San Diego, CA, ¹⁰University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ¹¹University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ¹²University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ¹³Allen Institute for Immunology, Enumclaw, WA
Background/Purpose: Multiple T cell subsets, including Th1, Th17 cells, and Tfh/Tph, contribute to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathology. Clinical trials have shown efficacy of T cell…
Abstract Number: 1659 • ACR Convergence 2024
Shared Lung and Joint T Cell Repertoire in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Driven by Cigarette Smoking
Koen Venken¹, Matthias Jarlborg¹, Frederik Stevenaert², Thomas Malfait³, Carolien Vlieghe¹, Yann Abraham², Teddy Manuello¹, Tine Decruy¹, Stijn Van Hee¹, Hans Wils², Pieter Peeters², Philippe Carron⁴, Filip Van den Bosch³, Viggo Van Tendeloo², Bart Lambrecht¹, Ruth Wittoek⁵, Peggy Jacques⁶ and Dirk Elewaut⁷, ¹VIB Center for Inflammation Research - Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, ²Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium, ³Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁴UZ Gent, Gent, Belgium, ⁵Dept. of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, ⁶University Hospital of GHent, Gent, Belgium, ⁷Ghent University and VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Cigarette smoking has been associated with the production of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) and an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in individuals…
Abstract Number: 1838 • ACR Convergence 2024
M5542: A Potent CD80, CD86, and OX40L Antagonist Fusion Molecule for the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
Michelle Downing¹, Ling Zhang¹, Aditee Desphpande¹, Hong Zhang¹, Ohad Tarcic², Mira toister-achituv², Alec Gross³, Gang Chen³ and Chia Chi Sun¹, ¹EMD Serono Research and Development Institute, Inc., Billerica, MA, ²Inter-lab Ltd, Merck KGaA, Yavne, Israel, ³EMD Serono Reserch and Development Institute, Inc, Billerica, MA
Background/Purpose: Overactive adaptive immune responses contribute to many autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Chronically activated autoreactive T-effector cells play a pivotal role…
Abstract Number: 1857 • ACR Convergence 2024
Thymic Mimetic Cells in Humans, Mice and Fish Are Evolutionarily Ancient with Species-specific Adaptations
Brooke Huisman¹, Daniel Michelson¹, Sara Rubin¹, Katherine Kohlsaat², Wilson Gomarga², Yuan Fang¹, Ji Myung Lee², Pedro del Nido², Meena Nathan², Christophe Benoist¹, Leonard Zon² and Diane Mathis¹, ¹Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Thymic mimetic cells are molecular hybrids between medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs) and diverse peripheral cell types. They are involved in eliminating autoreactive T…
Abstract Number: 2386 • ACR Convergence 2024
Landscape of Immune Cells and Autoimmunity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients with Obesity
Alexandra Reese¹, Chandana Keshavamurthy², Sneha Centala¹, Samantha Ahrens¹, Shivani Shah², Douglas Reeves², William Davis³, Robert Quinet⁴, Jerald Zakem¹, Qingli Wu¹, Kimmy Tran¹, Teresa Leeth⁵, Daniyal Nadeem⁶, Sarwat Umer⁷, Samina Hayat⁵ and Xin Zhang¹, ¹Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA, ²Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, ³Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA, ⁴Ochsner Health, River Ridge, LA, ⁵Louisiana State University Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, ⁶LSU Shreveport, Shreveport, ⁷LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT, SHREVEPORT, LA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by autoantibodies and disruption of multiple organs due to immunomodulatory dysfunction. Obesity is a…
Abstract Number: 0073 • ACR Convergence 2024
Self or Bacteria-reactive Th17 Expand from Conventional and Regulatory T Cells in Parabacteroides Goldsteinii Gnotobiotic Arthritic SKG Mice, in Context of Interferon-driven Synovial Inflammatory Macrophages and Reduced Bacterial Immune Regulation
Benjamin Cai¹, Zewen Kelvin Tuong², Mark Morrison¹, Anne-Sophie Bergot¹ and Ranjeny Thomas³, ¹Frazer Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, ²Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, ³University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Background/Purpose: In ankylosing spondylitis, spondyloarthritis (SpA) is often associated with gut inflammation. The strong genetic association with HLA-B27 and expanded CD8 TCR public clonotypes implicate…
Abstract Number: 0874 • ACR Convergence 2024
Defining a Protective Role for Mucosal-associated Invariant T (MAIT) Cells in Spontaneous Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
Grace Crossland¹, Lindsay Mendyka², Michael Constantinides³ and Sladjana Skopelja-Gardner¹, ¹Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH, ²Dartmouth Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Lyme, NH, ³Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a leading cause of death in young females, and 70-85% of patients experience skin disease (cutaneous LE, CLE). The…
Abstract Number: 1661 • ACR Convergence 2024
Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblast Modulation of T Cell Activation
Melissa Romoff¹, Daniel Ramirez², Edward Dicarlo³, Susan Goodman⁴, Alexander Rudenska⁵, Laura Donlin¹ and Melanie Smith¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Cartago, Costa Rica, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, New York 10025, NY, ⁵Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: In the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) joint, resident synovial fibroblasts (FLS) interact with infiltrating leukocytes. We previously identified a population of sublining FLS responsive to…
Abstract Number: 1840 • ACR Convergence 2024
Synovial Resident Memory T Cell Formation During Inflammation Requires Cell Contact with Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes
Yusuke Miyashita¹, Yang Yang¹, Madison Mangin¹, Maryrose Hahn², Kevin Wei³, Peter Nigrovic⁴ and Margaret Chang¹, ¹Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Boston Children's Hospital, Georgetown, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by recurrent inflammation in the same joints, a feature termed joint-specific memory. We previously demonstrated…
Abstract Number: 1858 • ACR Convergence 2024
Co-modification of Citrullinated Proteins with Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Leads to Amplified T Cell Responses and Increased Disease-specific Autoantibody Concentrations
Breanna Butler¹, Wenxian Zhou², Michael Duryee¹, Nozima Aripova¹, Engle Sharp¹, Carlos Hunter¹, Bridget Kramer¹, Harlan Sayles¹, James O'Dell¹, Geoffrey Thiele¹, Bryant England¹, Joshua Baker³, Andreas Reimold⁴, Gail Kerr⁵ and Ted Mikuls¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue, NE, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁵Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) is highly specific to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Beyond citrullination, other post-translational protein modifications including malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde (MAA) are targeted by T…
Abstract Number: 2427 • ACR Convergence 2024
Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy Induces Multicompartmental B Cell Depletion in Peripheral Blood, Bone Marrow and Lymph Nodes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ioanna Minopoulou¹, Olaf Penack², Fredrik Albach¹, Artur Wilhelm³, Arnd Kleyer⁴, Dominic Borie⁵, Vincent Casteleyn¹, Robert Biesen¹, Philipp Enghard⁶, Thomas Dörner⁷, Norman Drzeniek⁸, Jan Zernicke¹, Tobias Alexander³, Kamran Movassaghi², Marie Luise Hütter-Krönke⁹, Eva Schrezenmeier⁶, Adrian Schreiber¹⁰, udo schneider¹, Lars Bullinger¹¹, Gerhard Krönke¹² and David Simon¹³, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ²Department of Hematology, Oncology and Tumor Immunology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany/ Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany/ Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany/ Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc., Emeryville, CA, ⁶Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany/ Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Department of Medicine, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology,Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany and DRFZ, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany/ Berlin Institute of Health at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Berlin, Germany/ Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies (BSRT), Berlin, Germany/Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Medical Immunology, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁹Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Steglitz, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ¹¹Department of Hematology, Oncology and Tumor Immunology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany/ Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ¹²Rheumatology, Charité, Berlin, Germany, ¹³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany/ Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany/Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have emerged as a promising therapeutic option for treatment-refractory patients with B cell-mediated diseases such as systemic…
Abstract Number: 0082 • ACR Convergence 2023
A VAV1-Directed Molecular Glue Degrader, MRT-6160, Reduces Joint Inflammation in a Collagen-Induced Arthritis Autoimmune Disease Model
Adam Cartwright¹, Foram Desai², Sophia Nguyen², Alexandra Trouilloud², Elisa Liardo¹, Daric Wible², Ilaria Lamberto², Bradley Demarco², Chris King², Debora Bonenfant¹, Sharon Townson², Owen Wallace², Filip Janku², Laura McAllister¹, Alison Paterson² and Marisa Peluso², ¹Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Basel, Switzerland, ²Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: VAV1 is a member of the VAV family of guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) and plays a critical role in mediating T- and B-cell…
Abstract Number: 0455 • ACR Convergence 2023
Rosnilimab, a Novel PD-1 Agonist Monoclonal Antibody, Inhibits Peripheral T Cell Proliferation and Cytokine Secretion and Reduces Circulating PD-1 High Expressing CD4 and CD8 T Cells: Results from a Phase 1 Healthy Volunteer Clinical Trial
Kenneth Luu, Martin Dahl, Eric Hare, Cailin Sibley, Paul Lizzul and Bruce Randazzo, AnaptysBio, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: PD-1 pathway mutations increase human susceptibility to multiple autoimmune diseases, and insufficient PD-1 signaling can lead to dysregulated T cell responses. By targeting natural…

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