Abstracts tagged "T-Lymphocyte"

Abstract Number: 0955 • ACR Convergence 2024
Inhibition of Interleukin-2-Inducible T Cell Kinase with Soquelitinib Demonstrates Efficacy in Preventing Lung Damage in Murine Models of Systemic Sclerosis
Goncalo Boleto¹, Anne Cauvet², James Rose³, Lih-Yun Hsu³, Richard A. Miller³ and Yannick Allanore⁴, ¹Rheumatology Department, Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal., Lisbon, Portugal, ²Université de Paris, Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016 CNRS UMR8104, Paris, France, ³Corvus Pharmaceuticals, 863 Mitten Road, Burlingame, Burlingame, CA, ⁴Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: T cells abnormal activation plays a pivotal role in the early inflammatory stages of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Compelling evidence supports that SSc has a…
Abstract Number: 2662 • ACR Convergence 2024
In Vivo Generation of B Cell Depleting CAR T Cell Therapies for Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
Laurie Beitz¹, Maura Parker¹, Justin Ulrich-Lewis¹, Kristen Mittelsteadt¹, Rebecca Gottschalk¹, Chris Nicolai¹, Jim Qin¹, Andrew Scharenberg¹, Ryan Larson¹, Byoung Ryu¹, Eric Cavanaugh², Weiliang Tang¹, Seungjin Shin¹, Kelsey Lynch¹ and Hans-Peter Kiem², ¹Umoja Biopharma, Seattle, WA, ²Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: CAR T cell therapy promises to revolutionize the treatment of hematologic malignancies, and more recently has generated early data that it may afford long…
Abstract Number: 1139 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comprehensive Single-cell Profiling of Diverse Circulating Immune Cells in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Identifies a Novel Pathogenic Subset of Monocytes
Shinji Izuka¹, Toshihiko Komai², Hayato Yuuki², Ikuko Ueda³, Manabu Fujimoto⁴, Hiroyuki Fukui⁵, Masaru Takeshita⁶, Natsuka Umezawa⁷, Shinsuke Yasuda⁷, Mitsutaka Yasuda⁸, Yuichiro Fujieda⁹, Tatsuya Atsumi⁹, Takeshi Iwasaki¹⁰, Akio Morinobu¹⁰, Yuya Kondo¹¹, Isao Matsumoto¹¹, Toshio Kawamoto¹², Masakazu Matsushita¹², Naoto Tamura¹³, Taro Iwamoto¹⁴, Hiroshi Nakajima¹⁴, Ken Yoshida¹⁵, Takeo Isozaki¹⁶, Nobuyuki Yajima¹⁶, Keiichi Sakurai¹⁷, Kimito Kawahata¹⁷, Yasuyuki Kamata¹⁸, Kojiro Sato¹⁸, Yoshiya Tanaka¹⁹, Akari Suzuki²⁰, Kazuhiko Yamamoto²¹, Tomohisa Okamura²² and Keishi Fujio², ¹Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan., Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan., Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Dermatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan., Suita, Japan, ⁴Department of Dermatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan., Suita, Osaka, Japan, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan., Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan., Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan., Sapporo, Japan, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, Sapporo, Japan, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan., Kyoto, Japan, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan., Tsukuba, Japan, ¹²Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan., Tokyo, Japan, ¹³Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁴Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan., Chiba, Japan, ¹⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan., Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan., Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁷Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan., Kawasaki, Japan, ¹⁸Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan., Tochigi, Japan, ¹⁹Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan, ²⁰Laboratory for Autoimmune Diseases, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan., Kanagawa, Japan, ²¹Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan., Laboratory for Autoimmune Diseases, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan., Kawasaki, Japan, ²²Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan., Department of Functional Genomics and Immunological Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan., Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are heterogeneous diseases, making it crucial to identify distinct pathological processes to improve a treatment strategy. Transcriptomic analyses have revealed…
Abstract Number: 2677 • ACR Convergence 2024
N-Acetylcysteine Blocks the Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin in Pro-Inflammatory Effector-Memory CD4 and CD8 T Cells Re-Expressing CD45RA in Patients with Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Joy Park¹, Lanlan Ji¹, Jorge Cabezas¹, Xiaojing Wang², Bryan Blaker¹, Dilip Rao¹, Aparna Godavarthy¹, Lucero Blaker¹, FNU Ruchi¹, Ioana Coman¹, Nancy Olsen³, Joshua Lewis², Mariko Ishimori⁴, Kyriakos Kirou⁵, Christina Donath¹, Sara Kahlown⁶, Damira Sereda¹, Marlene Marte Furment¹, Sandy Nasr⁷, Sravani Lokineni¹, rosalind Ramsey-Goldman⁸, Michael Weisman⁹, Arthur Weinstein¹⁰, Cynthia Aranow¹¹, Banki Katalin¹², Michael McDermott¹³, Daniel Wallace¹⁴ and Andras Perl¹, ¹SUNY, Syracuse, NY, ²SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ³Penn State University/Milton S Hershey, Hershey, PA, ⁴Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁶SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Fellowship Program, Syracuse, NY, ⁷SUNY Upstate University Hospital, syracuse, NY, ⁸Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁹Stanford University, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁰Georgetown University, Pasadena, CA, ¹¹Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, New York, NY, ¹²SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Syracuse, NY, ¹³University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ¹⁴Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology with significant mortality attributed to infections due to toxicity of immunosuppressant medications. Our…
Abstract Number: 1514 • ACR Convergence 2024
Immunosenescent and Exhausted T Cells in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Cognitive Impairment
Erik Cimé-Aké¹, Guadalupe Lima², Emilio G. Lazarini¹, Sandra Juárez³, Luis Llorente² and Hilda Fragoso-Loyo¹, ¹Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán. Immunology and Rheumatology Department, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición. Salvador Zubirán. Immunology and Rheumatology Department, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición. Salvador Zubirán. Neurology and Psychiatry Department, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Cognitive impairment (CI) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may result from a chronic pro-inflammatory state in which immunosenescent and exhausted T-lymphocytes could be involved.…
Abstract Number: 2691 • ACR Convergence 2024
Transcriptomic Changes in CD4+ T Lymphocytes in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Roberto Ríos-Garcés¹, Núria Farran¹, Salvador Naranjo-Suarez², Roser Alba-Rovira¹, Sergio Prieto-González³, Itziar Tavera-Bahillo¹, Roser Solans-Laqué⁴, Ebymar Arismendi⁵, Marc Corbera-Bellalta¹, Javi Marco-Hernández¹, Farah Kamberovic¹, Nina Visocnik¹, Maria Cid⁶ and Georgina Espígol-Frigolé¹, ¹Vasculitis Research Group, Autoimmune Diseases Department, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Angiogenesis in Liver Disease Research Group, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Vasculitis Research Group, Autoimmune Diseases Department, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, bar, Spain, ⁴Internal Medicine Service, Vall d'Hebron Hospital University and Campus, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Pneumology Department, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, CIBERES, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Hospital Clinic Barcelona. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare systemic autoimmune disorder, included within the ANCA-associated vasculitis. It is characterized by a diverse clinical profile,…
Abstract Number: 1660 • ACR Convergence 2024
Systemic Inflammation and Transcriptional Reprogramming Contribute to Progression to Active Rheumatoid Arthritis in ACPA+ Individuals
Mark Gillespie¹, Ziyuan He¹, Adam Savage¹, Pravina Venkatesan¹, Marla Glass¹, Lauren Okada², Nhung Tran², Yudong He², Samir Rachid Zaim¹, Padmapriyadarshini Ravisankar², Christy Bennett¹, Julian Reading², Jessica Garber², Palak Genge², Veronica Hernandez², Alexander Heubeck², Erin Kawelo², Upaasana Krishnan², Kevin Lee², Regina Mettey², Blessing Musgrove², Vaishnavi Parthasarathy², Cole Phalen², Charles Roll², Tyanna Stuckey², Morgan Weiss¹, Claire Gustafson², Qiuyu Gong², Emma Kuan², Tao Peng², Lucas Graybuck², Kristen Demoruelle³, Kristine Kuhn⁴, David Boyle⁵, Fan Zhang⁴, Thomas Bumol⁶, Ananda Goldrath², Xiaojun Li¹, V. Michael Holers⁷, Peter Skene¹, Gary Firestein⁸, Kevin Deane⁹ and Troy Torgerson¹⁰, ¹Allen Institute for Immunology, Seattle, WA, ²Allen Institute for Immunology, Seattle, ³University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Golden, CO, ⁴University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁵UCSD, La Jolla, CA, ⁶Allen Institute for Immunology, San Diego, CA, ⁷University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁸University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁹University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ¹⁰Allen Institute for Immunology, Enumclaw, WA
Background/Purpose: Elevated levels of RA-associated autoantibodies (ACPA, RF) prior to the clinical onset of inflammatory arthritis (IA) define a state of risk for future development…
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: 1677 • ACR Convergence 2024
Safety and Efficacy of FNS007, a Non-T Cell Receptor Contacting Peptide, for Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Proof-of-concept Trial
Ru Li¹, Xing Sun¹, Suping Niu², Xiaolin Sun¹, Guimin Zheng³, Meilu Liu³, Jiyang Lv⁴, Gengmin Zhou⁴, Gang Yuan⁵, Yujin Ye⁵, Shuang Wang⁵, Pingfei Fang⁶, Qi Tang⁶, Jin Kang⁶, Xiaoyue Li⁷, Chao Sun⁷, Song Zhang⁷, Yongjun Mei⁷, Jian Wang⁷, He Su⁷, Lijing Huang⁸, Chenhui Li⁸, Chao Liu⁸, Fengxiao Zhang³, Qingwen Wang⁴, Niansheng Yang⁵, Fen Li⁶, Linjie Chen⁷, Yi Fang² and Zhanguo Li⁹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China, ²Clinical Trial Institution, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China (People's Republic), ⁴Department of Rheumatism and Immunology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (People's Republic), ⁵Department of Rheumatology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (People's Republic), ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (People's Republic), ⁷Department of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China, ⁸Hebei Fitness Biotechnology Limited Company, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China (People's Republic), ⁹Peking univeristy people's hospital, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Long-term drug-free remission is an unmet need for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which might be achieved by restoring antigen-specific immune tolerance. Autoantigenic…
Abstract Number: 0274 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Mix-and-match COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases on Rituximab
Nathalie Amiable¹, Mehdi Benlarbi², Mathieu Dube³, Sonia Theriault⁴, Alexandra Godbout¹, Anne-Sophie Julien⁵, Gloria-Gabrielle Ortega-Delgado⁶, Melina Duchesne⁷, Rose Cloutier⁸, Josee Perreault⁹, Annie Gravel¹⁰, Lison Fournier¹¹, Giuliana Alfonso¹², Josiane Bourre-Tessier¹³, Marie Hudson¹⁴, Nicolas Richard¹⁵, Jean-Paul Makhzoum¹⁶, Arielle Mendel¹⁷, Sasha Bernatsky¹², Marc Dionne¹⁸, Michael Libman¹⁹, Gaston De Serres²⁰, Mélanie Dieudé²¹, louis Flamand²², Daniel Kaufmann²³, Andrés Finzi²⁴, Renée Bazin²⁵, Ines Colmegna²⁶ and Paul R. Fortin²⁷, ¹Centre ARThrite - CHU de Quebec - Universite Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ²CRCHUM, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Département de mathématiques et statistique, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁶Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Universitaire de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Centre de recherche hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹Hema-Quebec, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ¹⁰CHU de Québec - CHUL Axe des Maladies Infectieuses et Immunitaires, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ¹¹Centre de recherche du CHU de Quebec - Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ¹²Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹³Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ¹⁴McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ¹⁵Hopital Maisonneuve Rosemont, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁶Vasculitis Clinic, Canadian Network for Research on Vasculitides, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁷McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ¹⁸Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ¹⁹McGill Centre for Viral Diseases, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²⁰Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ²¹Microbiology, Infectiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, CHUM Research Center, Héma-Québec, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²²Centre ARThrite - CHU de Quebec - Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ²³University of Montreal, University of Lausanne, Lausanne University Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²⁴Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²⁵Héma-Québec, Affaires Médicales et Innovation, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ²⁶The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²⁷Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases (RD) on rituximab (RTX) have increased mortality following COVID-19 and reduced antibody response post-vaccine. We tested whether a mix-and-match strategy…
Abstract Number: 0431 • ACR Convergence 2023
Senescence and Cell Exhaustion in CD4+ and CD8+ Lymphocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Remission Without Treatment
Rodolfo Jiménez-Soto¹, Luis llorente², Guadalupe Lima¹, Luisa Alanis Saenz¹, Amairani Gomez Rodriguez¹, Hilda Marin Lopez¹, Erik Cimé-Aké¹ and Juan Jakez-Ocampo¹, ¹Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Departamento de Inmunología y Reumatología, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: T cells are important among the several risk factors and immunological markers implicated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The goal of this study was to…
Abstract Number: 0440 • ACR Convergence 2023
Baseline T Cell and B Cell-related Markers and HLA-DRB1 Shared Epitope Alleles Predict the Therapeutic Efficacy of Abatacept in Patients with Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ting Wang¹, Natalia V. Giltiay², Christian Lood² and Bobby Kwanghoon Han², ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Abatacept, a CTLA-4-Ig fusion protein, is widely used as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, data on predictive biomarkers associated with therapeutic response…
Abstract Number: 0607 • ACR Convergence 2023
CAR T Cell Therapy Leads to Long-term Abrogation of Autoimmunity in SLE Patients While Vaccination Responses Are Maintained
Georg Schett¹, Luis Munoz², Jule Taubmann³, Michael Aigner⁴, Christina Bergmann⁵, Johannes Knitza⁶, Gerhard Kroenke⁷, Dagmar Werner², Fabian Müller⁸ and Andreas Mackensen⁴, ¹Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ²FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ³Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology and Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine 3-Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine 3 Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁷Charite Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: We have previously shown that CD19 CAR T cell therapy leads to stable drug-free remission of treatment-resistant SLE (1,2). Based on these findings we…
Abstract Number: 0802 • ACR Convergence 2023
Targeting Fibroblasts in Inflammatory Disease Using Engineered T Cells
Samuel Kemble¹, Christopher Mahony², Charlotte Smith², Joel Rurik³, Haig Aghajanian³, Jonathan Epstein³, Mark Coles⁴ and Adam Croft², ¹University Birmingham, Rugeley, United Kingdom, ²University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAPa) expressing fibroblasts orchestrate tissue inflammation and damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as well as tissue immunity in primary Sjögren's…
Abstract Number: 0909 • ACR Convergence 2023
Rab4A Controls the Depletion of IL-2 in CD4+ T Cells via Enhanced CD38 Expression: Potential Involvement in Proinflammatory Lineage Development in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Joy Park¹, Xiaojing Wang², Aparna Godavarthy¹, Akshay Patel², Krakko Daniel¹, Jessica Nolan¹, Joanne Chilton¹, Bryan Blaker¹ 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…

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