Abstracts tagged "T cells"

Abstract Number: 588 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Gut Enthesis Axis Coming into Focus with the Description of Enriched Entheseal Resident Mucosal Associated Invariant T-cells (MAITs) Capable of IL17A and TNF Production
Richard Cuthbert ¹, Qiao Zhou ², Abdulla Watad ³, Robert Dunsmuir ⁴, Peter Loughenbury ⁴, Almas Khan ⁴, Peter Milner ⁴, Charles Bridgewood ⁵ and Dennis McGonagle², ¹University of Leeds, Leeds, ²University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Department of Medicine “B”, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel, ⁴Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, ⁵Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Muscoskeletal Medicine(LIRMM), University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Mucosal associated invariant T-cells (MAITs) are innate-like T lymphocytes that express a semi-invariant TCR repertoire that are activated by microbial ligands or cytokines including…
Abstract Number: 2918 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Metabolic Signatures of Pathogenic T Cells in Medium and Large Vessel Vasculitis
Mitsuhiro Akiyama ¹, Hui Zhang ¹, Ryu Watanabe ¹, Toshihisa Maeda ², Gerald Berry ¹, Jorg Goronzy ¹ and Cornelia Weyand¹, ¹Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²Matsubara Mayflower Hospital, Kobe, Japan
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an autoimmune vasculitis that causes aortic arch syndrome, blindnesss, and stroke. Embedded in granulomatous infiltrates, CD4 T cells persist…
Abstract Number: 596 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Prostaglandin Receptor EP4 Drives Pathogenic Th17 Cell Development in Ankylosing Spondylitis and Is a New Marker of Disease Activity
Anja Meyer¹, Charlotte Klasen ¹, Pauline Wittekind ¹, Iris Waqué ¹, Schafiq Nabhani ¹ and David Kofler ¹, ¹University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Th17 cells are involved in the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). However, the mechanism underlying enhanced Th17 cell accumulation in AS remains unknown. The…
Abstract Number: 62 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CCR6+CD4+ T Cells Drive IL-23R Signaling-Dependent Progression of Antigen-Induced Arthritis
W Razawy¹, N Salioska², P Asmawidjaja³, A Otten-Mus⁴, N Kops⁵, M Oukka⁶, V Kuchroo⁷ and Erik Lubberts³, ¹Rheumatology and Immunology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology and Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Orthopedics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ⁷Center for Neurologic Diseases, Harvard Institute of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The IL-23/IL-17A immune pathway is important for the progression of T cell-mediated arthritis. However, it is not known where IL-23R+ T cells locate during…
Abstract Number: 358 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immunophenotypic Analysis of T Cells from Leukemia Patients with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Respiratory Complications
Sang Kim¹, Vickie Shannon², Ajay Sheshardi², Hagop Kantarjian³, Guillermo Garcia-Manero³, Farhad Ravandi³, Aung Naing⁴, Padmanee Sharma⁵, Jin Im⁶, Wilfredo Ruiz Vazquez⁶, Adi Diab⁷, Dimitrios Kontoyiannis⁸, Andrew Futreal⁹ and Naval Daver³, ¹General Internal Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ²Pulmonary Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³Leukemia, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁴Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁵Genitourinary Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁶Stem Cell Transplantation, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁷Melanoma Medical Oncology, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA, Houston, TX, ⁸Infectious Diseases, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁹Genomic Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-based combinations are showing encouraging results in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) treatment; however, ICIs can cause immune-related…
Abstract Number: 1831 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intestinal Inflammatory Regulation in Murine and Human Spondyloarthropathy Requires High-Affinity T Cell Receptor-Zeta Chain-Associated Protein (ZAP)70-Mediated Runt-Related Transcription Factor (Runx)3 Activity
Zaied Ahmed Bhuyan¹, M. Arifur Rahman², Muralidhara Maradana¹, Ahmed Mehdi³, Giuliana Guggino⁴, Paul Leo⁵, Linda Rehaume¹, Matthew Brown⁵, Francesco Ciccia⁴ and Ranjeny Thomas¹, ¹The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia, ²Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia, ³Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, ⁵Translational Genomics Group, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia, Brisbane, Australia
Background/Purpose: Loss of function RUNX3 variants are associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) risk but the mechanism is unknown. Disturbances in immune regulation, intestinal microbial dysbiosis…
Abstract Number: 2800 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adenosine 2a Receptor Signals Act to Limit Autoimmune Arthritis By Inhibiting Pathogenic Germinal Center T Follicular Helper (GC-Tfh) Cells
Shirdi Schmiel and Daniel L. Mueller, Medicine/Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: CD4 germinal center (GC)-T follicular helper (Tfh) cells are important in the pathogenesis of autoimmune arthritis. Previous studies have shown that adenosine 2a receptor…
Abstract Number: 99 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
DC-Hil+ Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Are Elevated in the Peripheral Blood and Lesional Skin of Cutaneous Lupus Patients
Stephanie Florez-Pollack¹, Lin-chiang Tseng¹, Masato Kobayashi¹, Gregory Hosler^1,2, Kiyoshi Ariizumi¹ and Benjamin F. Chong¹, ¹Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Propath, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are major T cell suppressors, and their dysfunction has been implicated in the pathophysiology of autoimmune diseases. MDSCs suppress…
Abstract Number: 359 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization of Lymphoid Cells in Synovial Fluid from Cancer Patients with Immunotherapy-Induced Arthritis
Sang Kim¹, Jean Tayar¹, Huifang Lu¹, Jennifer Wang², Don Gibbons³, Guillermo Garcia-Manero⁴, Patrick Hwu⁵, Adi Diab⁵ and Roza Nurieva⁶, ¹General Internal Medicine (Rheumatology), MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ²Genitourinary Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁴Leukemia, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁵Melanoma Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁶Immunology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are revolutionizing cancer treatment; however, ICI therapy is associated with immune-related adverse events (irAEs). irAEs can be life-threatening and/or severely impair…
Abstract Number: 1833 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Vδ2 Subset of Γδt-Cells Are Present at Healthy Human Enthesis and Have Transcriptional and Functional Characteristics Consistent with a Capacity for IL- 17A Production in Response to IL-23
Richard Cuthbert¹, Evangelos M. Fragkakis¹, Charlie Bridgewood¹, Robert Dunsmuir², Abdulla Watad³, Abhay Rao², Almas Khan², Helena Marzo-Ortega⁴, Darren Newton⁵ and Dennis McGonagle¹, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Department of Spinal Surgery, National Health Service, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Department of Internal Medicine 'B', Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁴NIHR LBRC, LTHT and LIRMM, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Recent mouse studies of SpA pathogenesis have suggested that γδT-cells accumulate at entheseal regions in an IL-23 overexpression model and that these cells are…
Abstract Number: 2898 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Frequency of Circulating CD4+CXCR5-PD1hi Peripheral Helper T (cTph) Cells in Patients with Seropositive Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Paula Fortea-Gordo¹, Laura Nuño², Alejandro Villalba², Diana Peiteado³, Irene Monjo⁴, Paloma Sanchez-Mateos⁵, Amaya Puig-Kröger⁶, Alejandro Balsa¹ and Maria Eugenia Miranda-Carus¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital La Paz - IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Immunology, Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Immuno-oncology, Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: A novel population of CD4+ T cells with B cell helping capacity has been described in the synovial tissues and peripheral blood of seropositive…
Abstract Number: 133 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
GBR830, a True OX40 Antagonist Antibody with Potent Suppressive Effects on T Cell-Mediated Pathological Responses
Julie Macoin¹, Stanislas Blein¹, Thierry Monney¹, Pavankumar Sancheti², Venkateshwar Reddy³ and Jonathan Back¹, ¹Glenmark Pharmaceuticals SA, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, ²Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Mumbai, India, ³Glenmark Pharmaceuticals SA, Paramus, NJ
Background/Purpose: OX40 (TNFRSF4, CD134) is a costimulatory receptor member of the NGFR/TNFR superfamily expressed predominantly on activated T lymphocytes. Ligation of OX40 by its ligand…
Abstract Number: 714 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Predictive Clinical-Immunological Index for Infections Unveils Novel Innate and Adaptive Immunity Abnormalities As Key Risk Factors for Infections in a Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Diana Gómez-Martín^1,2, Jiram Torres-Ruíz³, Nancy R Mejía-Domínguez⁴, Guillermo Juárez-Vega⁵, Javier Merayo-Chalico³, Ana Barrera-Vargas³ and Jorge Alcocer-Varela¹, ¹Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Salvador Zubirán, Mexico city, Mexico, ³Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁴Bioinformatics, Biostatistics and Computational Biology Unit, Red de Apoyo a la Investigación. Coordinación de la Investigación Científica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico, Mexico, ⁵Flow Cytometry Unit, Red de Apoyo a la Investigación. Coordinación de la Investigación Científica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have multiple innate and adaptive immune response abnormalities. It is unknown whether they play a key role in…
Abstract Number: 2021 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Th22 Cells in Peripheral Blood and Synovial Fluid of Patients with Enthesitis Related Arthritis
Sandeep Kansurkar¹, Ankita Singh², Ramnath Misra³ and Amita Aggarwal³, ¹Dept of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ²Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ³Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
Background/Purpose: IL-17 and IL-22 are important cytokines in pathogenesis of spondyloarthropathy. In an IL-23 or IL-22 over-expressing mouse model it was shown that enthesitis is…
Abstract Number: 2900 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impaired TCR Signaling Paves the Way for Cytokine Hyper-Responsiveness in Arthritogenic T Cells
Judith Ashouri¹, Lih-Yun Hsu¹, Dmitry Rychkov², Marina Sirota², Lisa Lattanza³, Eric Hansen³, Julie Zikherman¹ and Arthur Weiss¹, ¹Rosalind Russell and Ephraim P. Engleman Rheumatology Research Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Pediatrics, Institute for Computational Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: The inability to identify relevant arthritogenic CD4 T cells in patients and in murine disease models has limited our understanding of disease initiating events…

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