Abstracts tagged "T cells"

Abstract Number: 0969 • ACR Convergence 2021
Loss of Balance Between Protective and Pro-inflammatory Synovial Tissue T Cell Polyfunctionality Predates Clinical Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Achilleas Floudas¹, Nuno Neto², Carl Orr³, Mary Canavan⁴, Phil Gallagher³, Conor Hurson⁵, Michael Monaghan², Nagpar Sunil⁶, Ronan Mullan⁷, Douglas Veale⁸ and Ursula Fearon², ¹Molecular Rheumatology Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Dublin, Ireland, ²Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Trinity College, Santry, Ireland, ⁵St Vincents University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁶Janssen R&D, Spring House, PA, ⁷Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁸University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Effective treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is achievable within a short window of opportunity. T-cells are early drivers of synovial inflammation of RA,…
Abstract Number: 1505 • ACR Convergence 2021
Inflammatory Dendritic Cell and Th17 Polarization in Mouse Model of Lupus Nephritis
Latha Prabha Ganesan¹, Noushin Saljoughian¹, James Turman¹, Murugesan Rajaram¹, Brad Rovin², Wael Jarjour¹ and Samir Parikh², ¹Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: We have recently identified inflammatory dendritic cells (InfDC) in human lupus kidneys. These cells are over expressed in LN patients compared to healthy controls.…
Abstract Number: 1506 • ACR Convergence 2021
SLAMF6 Compartmentalization Regulates Autoimmune T Cell Responses
Yevgeniya Gartshteyn¹, Anca Askanase² and Adam Mor³, ¹Columbia University Medical Center, Glen Rock, NJ, ²Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ³CUIMC, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: T cell activation is initiated by engagement of the T cell receptor (TCR) complex and requires co-receptor signaling. SLAMF6 is a major T cell…
Abstract Number: 1889 • ACR Convergence 2021
Arthritogenic T Cells Harbor a Transcriptional Program of T Cell Activation and a Repertoire Pruned by Endogenous Superantigen
JUDITH F ASHOURI, Elizabeth McCarthy, Steven Yu, Noah Perlmutter, Charles Lin, Chun Jimmie Yu and Arthur Weiss, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: It is widely accepted that activation of specific CD4 T cells through their TCRs by self-antigen (Ag) is necessary for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) onset.…
Abstract Number: 154 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
T Helper Cell Differentiation in Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Anna Patrick¹, Tashawna Esmond ², David Flaherty ², Thomas Brent Graham ², Susan Thompson ³ and Thomas Aune ¹, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/Univ of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common autoimmune arthritis in children. Polyarticular JIA and extended oligoarticular JIA both have genetic associations near genes…
Abstract Number: 166 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Resident Memory T Cells in Human RA Synovium Display Restricted TCR Clones
Margaret Chang¹, Anais Levescot ², Nathan Nelson-Maney ³, Rachel Blaustein ⁴, Kellen Winden ¹, Allyn Morris ⁴, Spoorthi Balu ⁴, Alexandra Wactor ⁴, Kevin Wei ⁵, Lauren Henderson ⁶, Rachael Clark ⁴, Deepak Rao ⁴, Robert Fuhlbrigge ⁷ and Peter Nigrovic ⁸, ¹Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, ²Boston, ³, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ⁵BWH, Boston, ⁶Boston Children's Hospital, Watertown, Massachusetts, ⁷University of Colorado, Aurora, ⁸Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Background/Purpose: Resident memory T cells (TRM) are site-specific memory T cells that take up long-term residence in peripheral tissues and aid in pathogen defense. Dysregulated…
Abstract Number: 102 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Serine Arginine-Rich Splicing Factor 1 (SRSF1) Restrains IFN-γ and IL-17 Inflammatory Cytokine Production and Its Selective Deficiency in T Cells Exacerbates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) and Nephrotoxic Nephritis (NTN)
Takayuki Katsuyama¹, Kotaro Otomo ¹, Hao Li ², Michihito Kono ³, Nobuya Yoshida ¹, George Tsokos ¹ and Vaishali R. Moulton ¹, ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, ³Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Background/Purpose: CD4 T helper 1 (Th1) and Th17 cells producing IFN-γ and IL-17 are aberrantly increased and contribute to inflammatory responses in autoimmune diseases including…
Abstract Number: 2420 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Role of T Follicular Helper Cells and T Peripheral Helper Cells in the Activation of B Cells in Sjögren Syndrome
Anastasia Dupré¹, Juliette Pascaud ¹, Elodie Rivière ², Michael Mingueneau ³, Gaetane Nocturne ⁴ and Xavier Mariette ⁵, ¹IMVA - IDMIT, CEA - Université Paris Sud - INSERM U1184, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, Paris, France, ²IDMIT, CEA - Université Paris Sud - INSERM U1184, Le Kremlin Bicêtre ; Arthritis R&D, France, Paris, France, ³Biomarker Discovery Platform UTechS CB, Hub de Bioinformatique et biostatistique, C3IB, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France, ⁴Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Université Paris Sud, INSERM, Paris, France., Paris, France, ⁵Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Université Paris Sud, INSERM, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS) is a rare systemic autoimmune disease characterized by a dysregulation of cellular and humoral immunity, leading to a hyper-activation of…
Abstract Number: 109 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Targeting CD6 Expression Attenuates T Cell Activity in Murine Collagen Induced Arthritis
Yan Li ¹, Jeffrey H. Ruth ², Stephanie Rasmussen ³, Kalana S. Athukorala ², Daniel P. Weber ², M. Asif Amin ², Phillip Campbell ³, Nora Singer ⁴, David Fox⁵ and Feng Lin ¹, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴The MetroHealth System -Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Autoimmunity Center of Excellence,University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: CD6, an important regulator of T cell function, interacts with the ligands CD166 and CD318. We previously examined CD318 expression on synovial tissues (STs)…
Abstract Number: 2421 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Circulating CCR7loPD-1hi Follicular Helper T Cells Indicate Disease Activity and Glandular Inflammation in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Ji-Won Kim¹, Jaeseon Lee ², Ui Hong Jung ¹, Sung-Hoon Park ¹, Jennifer Lee ³, Seung-Ki Kwok ³ and Sung-Hwan Park ³, ¹Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea, ²Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Since primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is an autoummune disease of B cell hyperactivity and pathologic autoantibody response, follicular helper T (Tfh) cells and follicular…
Abstract Number: 110 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Bioinformatics Analysis of Transcriptomics Data Reveals That SRSF1 Is a Novel Molecular Brake for the T Cell Activation Program and Controls Key Cytokine Signaling Genes Implicated in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Rhea Bhargava¹, Michelle S. Lee ², Takayuki Katsuyama ³ and Vaishali R. Moulton ³, ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, ³Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: T cells from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients exhibit a hyperactive phenotype with defects in homeostasis, signaling and cytokine production. By discovery approaches, we…
Abstract Number: 2816 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
An Expanded Granzyme K+ CD8 T Cell Population Induces Inflammatory Responses in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovium
Anna Helena Jonsson¹, Fan Zhang ², Gerald Watts ², Kevin Wei ¹, Deepak Rao ², Soumya Raychaudhuri ² and Michael Brenner ³, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women’s Hospital:, Boston
Background/Purpose: CD8 T cells represent nearly half of T cells in inflamed synovium from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Research to date has focused on…
Abstract Number: 111 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Transcription Factor STAT3 Regulates Pathogenic Th17 Responses in Autoimmune Disease via Noncanonical Roles
Catherine Poholek¹, Itay Raphael ² and Mandy McGeachy ², ¹UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: The Th17 lineage of CD4 T cells drives autoimmune diseases such as RA, SLE, IBD, and MS. The JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway is required for…
Abstract Number: 2818 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Differences in the Phenotypic Landscape and Antigen Specificity of CD4+ T Cells Are Present in CCP+ Subjects Before the Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Virginia Muir ¹, Cliff Rims ¹, Kevin Deane ², Jeffrey Carlin ³, Sylvia Posso ¹, Sunil Nagpal ⁴, Navin Rao ⁴, Frédéric Baribaud ⁵, George Vratsanos ⁶, William Robinson ⁷, Gary Firestein ⁸, V. Michael Holers ⁹, Peter Linsley ¹, Eddie James¹ and Jane Buckner ¹, ¹Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ²University of Colorado Denver, Division of Rheumatology, Aurora, CO, USA, Aurora, CO, ³Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ⁴Janssen R&D, Spring House, PA, ⁵Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ⁶JNJ, Raritan, NJ, ⁷Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁸University of California, San Diego, San Diego, ⁹University of Colorado Denver, Division of Rheumatology, Aurora, CO, USA, Denver
Background/Purpose: The “Targeting Immune Responses for Prevention of RA” (TIP-RA) collaboration studies individuals at high risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) because of serum anti-citrullinated…
Abstract Number: 113 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
In Vitro Characterization of the Effect of Cenerimod, a Potent and Selective Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Receptor 1 (S1P1) Modulator, on S1P1 Receptor Expression, Receptor Internalization, and Migration of Primary Human T Cells in the Presence or Absence of Glucocorticoids
Paulina Kulig ¹, Mark Murphy ¹ and Marcel Keller¹, ¹Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Allschwil, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Cenerimod is a potent, selective, and orally active sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1P1) modulator that is currently being evaluated in a Phase 2b study…

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