Abstract Number: 0068 • ACR Convergence 2024
Enhanced Expression of GPR65 in Inflammatory Sites and Bone Formation Regions in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Evidence from ScRNA-seq Analysis
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease primarily affecting the axial skeleton. T helper 17 (Th17) cells play a pivotal role in the…Abstract Number: 0081 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Axial Spondyloarthritis Risk Variant CARD9 S12N Enhances Neutrophil-mediated Th Responses
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a type of inflammatory arthritis that primarily affects the entheses of the spine and/or sacroiliac joints. The cause of axSpA…Abstract Number: 0873 • ACR Convergence 2024
Epigenetic Control of Pathogenic CD4 T Cell Polarization During Progression to Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
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: 0878 • ACR Convergence 2024
YY1 a Potential Modulator of IL17/IL23 Axis in Psoriasis Disease
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease that progresses and worsens if left unattended. IL17 plays a pivotal role as a pathogenic trigger. Despite Th17…Abstract Number: 0885 • ACR Convergence 2024
Reproducible Single Cell Annotation of Programs Underlying T-cell Subsets, Activation States, and Functions
Background/Purpose: T-cells play a key role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease and in protection against cancer and infection. Consequently, there is widespread interest in…Abstract Number: 0938 • ACR Convergence 2024
Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells Promote T Cell Activation and Development of Autoimmune Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Innate Lymphoid Cells (ILCs) are the innate counterparts to T cells and can be divided into three functionally distinct subpopulations: Group 1 (ILC1), Group…Abstract Number: 0947 • ACR Convergence 2024
REX-7117 Is a Highly Potent and Selective Oral STAT3 Inhibitor That Demonstrated Potential Efficacy and Safety Differentiation versus JAK/TYK2 Targeting in Preclinical Models of Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Inhibition of JAK family signaling has translated into clinically meaningful efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. However, small molecule JAK/TYK2…Abstract Number: 1790 • ACR Convergence 2024
Response Gene to Complement-32 Expression Is Upregulated in Lupus T Cells and Promotes Th17 Differentiation
Background/Purpose: RGC (Response Gene to Complement)-32 is a cell cycle regulator expressed in normal tissues, tumors and a variety of cell lines. RGC-32 plays a…Abstract Number: 1848 • ACR Convergence 2024
Characterization of Treg Phenotype, Function and Its Transcriptome Signatures in Treatment-naïve Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory cytokines in the periphery can affect Treg stability and function by altering its molecular signatures. We aimed to characterize Treg phenotype, function and…Abstract Number: 1851 • ACR Convergence 2024
Aberrant Tfh Cells Generated by Th17 Cell Plasticity in the Gut Promote Autoimmune Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Much remains unknown regarding T follicular helper 17 (Tfh17) cells in autoimmunity. We previously showed, and here ask why, egress of gut segmented filamentous…Abstract Number: 1853 • ACR Convergence 2024
Mutated Nod2 Enhances Pathogenic Th17 Responses That Promote Experimental Blau Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Blau syndrome, a pediatric rheumatological disease characterized by uveitis, arthritis, and dermatitis, is caused by a single point mutation in the gene NOD2. Nod2…Abstract Number: 0084 • ACR Convergence 2023
Excess IL-18 Protects from Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Mainly via Preferential Augmentation of Suppressor/Regulatory over Autoreactive T-cell Function
Background/Purpose: Interleukin 18 (IL-18) is an inflammasome-activated cytokine that canonically amplifies interferon-gamma (IFNg) production and cytotoxicity by CD8 T-cells (CD8Ts) and Th1 CD4 T-cells (CD4Ts).…Abstract Number: 0279 • ACR Convergence 2023
Therapeutic Exploration of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced Inflammatory Arthritis In Vivo
Background/Purpose: Despite unprecedented clinical success, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with immune-related adverse events (irAEs), including arthritis (ICI-arthritis). Management of ICI-arthritis is challenging because…Abstract Number: 0699 • ACR Convergence 2023
T Cell Subset Analysis in Patients with Large-Vessel Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) is characterized by granulomatous inflammation of the aorta and its major branches. The two major forms are giant cell arteritis (GCA)…Abstract Number: 0801 • ACR Convergence 2023
LncRNA PIGL-217 Regulates Th17 Differentiation by Targeting miR-5008-5p and Suppressing FoxO1 in Behçet’s Disease
Background/Purpose: Dysregulated Th17 cells are implicated in Behçet's disease (BD). However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here we aim to elucidate the mechanism of forkhead…