Abstracts tagged "T Cell"

Abstract Number: 1745 • ACR Convergence 2022
Effects of Excess IL-18 in Mixed Inflammatory Environments
Vinh Dang¹, Jemy Varghese¹, Emily Landy², Lauren Van Der Kraak², Leonardo Huang¹, Anastasia Frank-Kamenetskii¹ and Scott Canna¹, ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Interleukin 18 (IL-18) is an inflammasome-activated, IL-1 family cytokine that canonically induces interferongamma (IFNg). IL-18 activity is potently inhibited by a soluble, IFNg-inducible antagonist,…
Abstract Number: 0310 • ACR Convergence 2022
Higher Baseline Circulating CD4+CXCR5+PD-1hi Follicular Helper T Cells Predict Therapeutic Efficacy of Abatacept in Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
TING WANG, Natalia V. Giltiay, Christian Lood and Bobby Kwanghoon Han, Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Activation of T cells plays a key role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which is characterized by inflammation of the synovial tissue…
Abstract Number: 0662 • ACR Convergence 2022
Partial Correlations Network Models Show Th1, Th2 and Th17 Responses to Be Interlinked in Dermal Pathogenesis of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematous
Felix Chin¹, Thomas Vazquez², Josh Dan³, DeAnna Diaz⁴, Grant Sprow⁵, Jay Patel⁶, Nilesh Kodali⁷, Rui Feng⁸ and Victoria Werth⁹, ¹University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ²FIU Wertheim College of Medicine, Virginia Beach, VA, ³Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁴Philadelphia College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PN, ⁷New Jersey Medical School, Coppell, TX, ⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁹University of Pennsylvania and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: The immunopathogenesis of cutaneous lupus erythematous (CLE) is highly diverse and involves activity of many different cell types and pathways. This heterogeneity is believed…
Abstract Number: 1727 • ACR Convergence 2022
BATF Represses BIM Expression to Sustain the T Cell Anergy Program
Philip Titcombe, Milagros Silva-Morales, Na Zhang and Daniel Mueller, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: T cell tolerance is essential for preventing autoimmune diseases and resolving inflammation. To maintain tolerance, CD4+ T cells recognizing self-antigens in the periphery can…
Abstract Number: 1746 • ACR Convergence 2022
Increased CD39+FoxP3+CD4+ Regulatory T Cells in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Provide a Slot for Prompt Initiation of Methotrexate and Serve as Early Biomarkers of Clinical Response
María-Eugenia Miranda-Carús¹, Alejandro Villalba¹, Laura Nuño¹, Marta Benito-Miguel², Irene Monjo¹, Marta Novella-Navarro¹, Diana Peiteado¹, Sara Garcia-Carazo¹ and Alejandro Balsa³, ¹Hospital Universitario La Paz - IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain, ²Universidad Nebrija, Physiology, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: FoxP3+ regulatory CD4+ T cells (Tregs) are key to the homeostasis of the immune system. Stressed cells at inflammatory foci release adenine nucleotides to…
Abstract Number: 0385 • ACR Convergence 2022
T Cell Receptor Sequencing Identifies Two Classes of T Cells Enriched in HLA-B27-associated Inflammation
Michael Paley¹, Lynn Hassman², Grace Paley², Nicole Linskey², Philip Ruzycki², Jennifer Laurent², Lacey Feigl², Luke Springer² and Wayne Yokoyama², ¹Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, ²Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: HLA-B27 is genetically linked to Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and anterior uveitis (AU), an inflammatory ocular disease that can lead to cataract, glaucoma, and permanent…
Abstract Number: 0666 • ACR Convergence 2022
HRES-1/Rab4 Controls the Overexpression of CD38 and Depletion of IL-2 in CD4+ T Cells; Potential Involvement in Proinflammatory Lineage Development in SLE
Seong Hee (Joy) Park¹, Akshay Patel² and Andras Perl³, ¹Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ²SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ³SUNY, Syracuse, NY
Background/Purpose: HRES-1/Rab4 (Rab4A) is a small GTPase that is overexpressed in SLE patient T cells1,2, mediates the enhanced recycling of CD3 and CD4 cell surface…
Abstract Number: 1728 • ACR Convergence 2022
Increased Frequency of Highly Differentiated T Effector Memory Cells Re-expressing CD45RA (Temra) and Cytomegalovirus Seropositivity Are Associated with Persistent Disease Specifically Refractory to Anti-TNF Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Su-Ann Yeoh, James Kimpton, Muhammad Shipa, Eleanor Hawkins, Arne Akbar and Michael Ehrenstein, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Enrichment of highly differentiated T cells have been reported in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients compared to healthy individuals. The role of highly differentiated T…
Abstract Number: 1749 • ACR Convergence 2022
Mass Spectrometry-Based HLA Peptidomics Analysis Reveals Both Expected and Novel Citrullinated Antigen Targets in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eddie James¹, Cliff Rims², Sylvia Posso², Jeffrey Carlin³, William Kwok², Shao-En Ong⁴ and Jane Buckner¹, ¹Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA, ²Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ³Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ⁴University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease in which citrullinated self-antigens are recognized by anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) and T cells. ACPA are a…
Abstract Number: 0498 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Longitudinal Assessment of Citrulline-specific CD4 T Cells in CCP+ at Risk Subjects and Patients with New-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jing Song¹, Scott Presnell¹, Cliff Rims², Matthew Dufort¹, Hannah DeBerg¹, Peter Linsley², V. Michael Holers³, Kevin D Deane⁴, Eddie James¹ and Jane Buckner¹, ¹Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA, ²Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ³University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁴University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease, in which autoantibodies targeting citrullinated (cit) peptides can be detected prior to diagnosis. We previously reported an…
Abstract Number: 0787 • ACR Convergence 2022
Relationship Between Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses in Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis Following a Third Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
Sara Tedeschi¹, Daniel Solomon¹, Yuezhou Chen², Jack Ellrodt¹, Mary Grace Whelan¹, Jacklyn Stratton¹, Keigo Hayashi³, Noah Whiteman², Lin Chen¹, Ifeoluwakiisi Adejoorin¹, Kathryne Marks¹, Emma Gomez-Rivas¹, Deepak Rao¹, Anna Jonsson¹ and Duane Wesemann², ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Okayama, Japan
Background/Purpose: DMARDs that treat RA may reduce immune responses to COVID-19 vaccination. We compared measures of humoral and cell-mediated immunity in RA patients before and…
Abstract Number: 1729 • ACR Convergence 2022
SLAMF4+ CCR5+ Effector Memory CD4+ T Cells Are Polyfunctional, Resistant to Exhaustion, and Expanded in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mégane Lacaud¹, Houda-Ghozlane Bouzidi¹, Magali Breckler², Delphine Lemeiter², Johanna Sigaux³, Luca Semerano⁴, Marie-Christophe Boissier⁵, Natacha Bessis⁶ and Jerome Biton⁷, ¹Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Inserm U1125, Bobigny, France, ²Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Inserm UMR1125, Bobigny, France, ³Avicenne Hospital, Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Inserm UMR1125, Bobigny, France, ⁴Hopital Avicenne - AP-HP, Sorbonne Paris Nord University, INSERM UMR1125, Bobigny Cedex, France, ⁵INSERM UMR 1125, Sorbonne Paris Nord University,Rheumatology Dpt, APHP, GHUPSSD, Avicenne Hosp, Bobigny, France, ⁶INSERM 1125 and University Sorbonne Paris Nord, Bobigny, France, ⁷INSERM UMR 1125, Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Bobigny, France
Background/Purpose: CD4+ Foxp3- conventional T cells (Tconv) play a key role in the inflammatory process involved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Usually, chronic stimulation of T…
Abstract Number: 1961 • ACR Convergence 2022
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Induced Antibody Titers and IFN-g Responses Are Decreased in Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Older Age
Holly Dudley¹, megan O'Mara², Ann Auma¹, Jenny Gong³, Yael Ross⁴, Natalie Gurevich², Larraine Gordesky⁵, Nora Singer⁶, Lenche Kostadinova⁷, Brigid Wilson⁷, David Zidar⁷, Christopher King¹, David Canaday¹, Carey Shive¹, Maya Mattar⁸ and Donald Anthony⁹, ¹Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ²Cleveland Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ³Case Western School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Case Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, ⁵MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ⁶The MetroHealth System at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ⁷VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ⁸Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Mayfield Heights, OH, ⁹Case, VA, Metro, Chardon, OH
Background/Purpose: People with autoimmune diseases have worse outcomes if infected by SARS-CoV2. In particular, persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), have lower antibody responses to COVID-19…
Abstract Number: 0500 • ACR Convergence 2022
T Cell and Macrophage Synergy Drive Inflammatory Synovial Fibroblasts in Rheumatoid but Not Psoriatic Arthritis
Achilleas Floudas¹, conor Smith², Orla Tynan³, Nuno Neto⁴, Krishna Vinod⁵, Sarah Wade⁶, Megan Hanlon⁷, Clare Cunningham⁴, Viviana Marzaioli⁸, Mary Canavan⁹, Jean Fletcher³, Ronan Mullan¹⁰, Suzanne Cole¹¹, Ling-Yang Hao¹², Michael Monaghan⁴, Sunil Nagpal¹³, Douglas Veale¹⁴ and Ursula Fearon⁴, ¹Molecular Rheumatology Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Dublin, Ireland, ²bTrinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁵Janssen, Spring House, PA, ⁶Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Wexford, Ireland, ⁷Molecular Rheumatology, Dublin, Ireland, ⁸Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁹Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, ¹⁰Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ¹¹Rheumatic Disease Associates, Warminster, PA, ¹²Janssen Research and Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ¹³Janssen Research, Collegeville, PA, ¹⁴St. Vincent's University Hospital, Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are common autoimmune diseases of unknown aetiology characterised by complex synovial pathology with a detrimental effect on the…
Abstract Number: 0809 • ACR Convergence 2022
Ex Vivo Comparative Immunogenicity Assessment (EVCIA) to Determine Relative Immunogenicity in Chronic Plaque Psoriasis in Participants Receiving Humira® or Undergoing Repeated Switches Between Humira and AVT02
Kathleen Richter¹, Halimuniyazi Haliduola¹, Jana Schockaert², Aurélie Mazy³, Nataliya Reznichenko⁴, Eric Guenzi⁵ and Fausto Berti⁶, ¹Alvotech, Jülich, Germany, ²ImmunXpert, Ghent, Belgium, ³ImmunXpert, Charleroi, Belgium, ⁴Military Hospital (Military Unit A3309) of Military-Medical Clinical Center of Southern Region, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, ⁵UGA Biopharma, Bonn, Germany, ⁶Alvotech, Zürich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: A common reason for clinical development failure of biologic medicines is immunogenicity. Immunogenicity is traditionally measured by detecting neutralizing (NAb) anti-drug antibodies (ADA) in…

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