Abstracts tagged "Therapy, complementary"

Abstract Number: 0862 • ACR Convergence 2023
Role of CRTAC1 as a Biomarker of Osteoarthritis
Aneta Pekacova¹, Jiri Baloun², Adela Navratilova³, Lucia Ondrejcakova⁴, Jana Zborovjanova⁴, Petr Fulin⁵, Rastislav Ballay⁶, Michal Tomcik⁷ and Ladislav Senolt⁸, ¹First faculty of medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Hlavní město Praha, Czech Republic, ⁴Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵First Department of Orthopaedics, First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁷Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁸Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Praha, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Cartilage acidic protein-1 (CRTAC1) has been recently considered a promising biomarker of osteoarthritis (OA) progression (1,2). The aim of this study is to compare…
Abstract Number: 1200 • ACR Convergence 2023
Self-Reported Effectiveness of Cannabis for Arthritis-Related Pain
Kristin Wipfler¹, Joanna Zeiger² and Kaleb Michaud³, ¹FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ²Canna Research Foundation, Boulder, CO, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Pain management remains a significant challenge for individuals with rheumatic diseases (RDs), often causing patients to seek complementary or alternative treatments to traditional medications.…
Abstract Number: 1319 • ACR Convergence 2023
Real World Data on Antifibrotics in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Interstitial Lung Disease. National Multicenter Study of 73 Patients
Belén Atienza-Mateo¹, Ana Serrano-Combarro², Maria Martin-Lopez³, Santos Castañeda⁴, Rafael Benito Melero-Gonzalez⁵, Jesus Loarce-Martos⁶, Natalia Mena Vazquez⁷, Carmen carrasco-Cubero⁸, Carolina Diez-Morrondo⁹, David Castro-Corredor¹⁰, Tomás Vazquez-Rodriguez¹¹, andrea Garcia-Valle¹², Gema Bonilla¹³, Marina Rodriguez-lopez¹⁴, Ignacio Brana Abascal¹⁵, SARA MARIA ROJAS HERRERA¹⁶, Juan Camilo Sarmiento-Monroy¹⁷, Pablo Andujar-Brazal¹⁸, Juan Ramon De Dios¹⁹, Carmen Gonzalez-Montagut Gomez²⁰, Sergio Ordonez-Palau²¹, Anahy Maria Brandy-Garcia²², Fernando Lozano²³, Maria Lopez-Lasanta²⁴, Cristina Campos Fernández²⁵, Marta Garijo Bufort²⁶, Ivette Casafont-Sole²⁷, Calderon Goercke²⁸, Carlota Laura Iñiguez²⁹, Francisco Ortiz-Sanjuán³⁰, Emilio Giner-Serret³¹, Bryan Josue Flores Robles³², Mireia Moreno³³, Evelin Cecilia Cervantes-Perez³⁴, Diego Ferrer³⁵, Ricardo Blanco³⁶ and On behalf of the Collaborative Group Members³⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain, ³Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁵CHU Vigo, O Carballino, Spain, ⁶Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁷IBIMA, Málaga, Spain, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital de León, León, Spain, ¹⁰General University Hospital of Ciudad Real, Santa Cruz de Mudela (Ciudad Real), Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ferrol, A Coruña, Spain, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Palencia, Palencia, Spain, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, La Coruna, Spain, ¹⁵Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain, ¹⁶Division of Rheumatology, Hospital de Mérida, Mérida, Spain, ¹⁷Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁸Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain, ¹⁹Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria, Spain, ²⁰H. Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, ²¹H. Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain, ²²Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ²³Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ²⁴Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain, ²⁵Hospital General Universitario Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ²⁶H. de Sagunto, Valencia, Italy, ²⁷Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ²⁸Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²⁹Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, ³⁰Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ³¹Hospital Royo Villanova, Teruel, Spain, ³²Hospital Universitario San Pedro, Logroño, Spain, ³³Parc Tauli Hospital Universitari, I3PT(UAB), Barcelona, Spain, ³⁴Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain, ³⁵Division of Pneumology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³⁶Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³⁷Spanish Collaborative Group of Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spain, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a critical complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Abatacept and rituximab are the preferred disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for RA-ILD.…
Abstract Number: 0922 • ACR Convergence 2022
Alteration of the Cardiometabolic and Cardiovascular Proteome in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Modulation by Methotrexate and Tofacitinib
Nuria Barbarroja¹, Carlos Pérez-Sánchez¹, Laura Cuesta-Lopez¹, Miriam Ruiz-Ponce¹, Ivan Arias-de la Rosa¹, Antonio Gonzalez², Eva Perez Pampin³, Chamaida Plasencia-Rodriguez⁴, Ana Martinez-Feito⁴, Rafaela Ortega-Castro¹, Jerusalem Calvo-Gutierrez⁵, Alejandro Balsa⁶, Alejandro Escudero-Contreras¹, Eduardo Collantes¹ and Chary López-Pedrera⁷, ¹IMIBIC/University of Cordoba/Reina Sofia Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, ²Experimental and Observational Rheumatology and Rheumatology Unit, Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria-Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, ³Experimental and Observational Rheumatology and Rheumatology Unit, Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria-Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Cordoba, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁵IMIBIC/University of Cordoba/Reina Sofia Hospital, Córdoba, Spain, ⁶Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a high risk of suffering cardiovascular disease. The analysis of the cardiovascular and cardiometabolic proteome in RA patients…
Abstract Number: 0930 • ACR Convergence 2022
Delayed Response to Methotrexate Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Folic Acid Supplementation
Alberto Sulli, Tamara Vojinovic, Lercara Adriano, Emanuele Gotelli, sabrina Paolino, Alessandri Elisa and Maurizio Cutolo, Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: MTX is the first line conventional synthetic DMARD (csDMARD) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and folic acid (FA) supplementation is frequently co-prescribed…
Abstract Number: 1044 • ACR Convergence 2022
Combined Biological or Targeted Therapy in Spondyloarthritis: Experience from a Multicenter Case Series in Spain
cristina Valero-Martinez¹, Judith Font Urguelles², Meritxell Sallés³, BEATRIZ E. JOVEN⁴, Felipe Julio Ramirez Garcia⁵, Xavier Juanola⁶, Raquel Almodóvar⁷, ana Laiz⁸, Mireia Moreno⁹, Manel Pujol¹⁰, Luis Sala-Icardo¹¹, Santos Castañeda¹² and Rosario Garcia-Vicuña¹, ¹Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ³Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitària, Manresa, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Unitat Territorial de Reumatologia Sant Pau-Dos de Maig, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitari Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario de Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Combined biological or targeted therapy (CBTT) is rarely considered in clinical practice due to contraindication in guidelines, potential safety concerns and high costs. However,…
Abstract Number: 1174 • ACR Convergence 2022
Cellular Immunotherapy for Systemic Sclerosis
Chanhyuk Park¹, Rajan Bhandari², Jason Gunn³, Timothy Sullivan², Gretel Torres², Joana Murad³, Michael Whitfield⁴ and Patricia Pioli², ¹Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, West Lebanon, NH, ²Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, ³Celdara Medical, Lebanon, ⁴Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: Pro-fibrotic macrophages (MØs) are implicated in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc). In prior work, we and others have shown that MØs derived from…
Abstract Number: 1227 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Pain Sensitivity and Expectations on Predicting Response to Acupuncture in Fibromyalgia
Anne Murphy¹, Henry Buchtel¹, Erin Zhan¹, Steven E Harte¹, Ishtiaq Mawla¹, Eric Ichesco¹, Tony Larkin¹, Vitaly Napadow² and Richard E Harris¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common chronic pain condition for which acupuncture treatment is increasingly utilized. However, there is no universally accepted measure to predict…
Abstract Number: 1294 • ACR Convergence 2022
Translation and Cross-cultural Adaptation of the CORS into Spanish
Victoria Navarro-Compán¹, Diego Benavent², Andrea Jochems³, Dora Pascual-Salcedo³, Gijs Jochems⁴, Sofia Ramiro⁵, Wim van Lankveld⁶ and Chamaida Plasencia-Rodriguez⁷, ¹Department of Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ²La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ³Immuno-Rheumatology Group, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Promega Biotech Ibérica, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶NA, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases substantially affect the lives of patients, with complex associations between disease severity and self-perceived health status. In this regard, the Coping with…
Abstract Number: 1833 • ACR Convergence 2022
Intraarticular Morphine in Knee-arthritis – Results of a Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial
Hildrun Haibel¹, Joachim Sieper¹, Denis Poddubnyy², valeria Rios-Rodriguez³, Fabian Proft², Mikhail Protopopov⁴, Judith Rademacher⁴, Sabrina Igel⁵, Peter Martus⁶ and Christoph Stein⁵, ¹Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Background/Purpose: The current standard of intraarticular therapy in patients with inflammatory arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis; RA) or inflammatory exacerbations of osteoarthritis (OA) is the injection…
Abstract Number: 1876 • ACR Convergence 2022
Efficacy of JAK Inhibitors in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (other Than Dermatomyositis)
Ana Campar¹, Ana Sá², Bárbara Oliveira² and António Marinho¹, ¹CENTRO HOSPITALAR UNIVERSITÁRIO DO PORTO, PORTO, Portugal, ²Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a rare and heterogeneous group of systemic autoimmune disorders, comprising dermatomyositis (DM), immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM), polymyositis (PM), inclusion…
Abstract Number: 2040 • ACR Convergence 2022
Metformin Improves Objective Measures of Dry Eyes and Focus Score in Sjögren′s Disease: A Retrospective Observational Study
Astrid Rasmussen¹, R. Hal Scofield², Kiely Grundahl¹, Lida Radfar², Christopher Lessard¹ and A. Darise Farris¹, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Metformin (dimethyl biguanide, Met) is a widely used, first-line antidiabetic drug with AMPK-dependent anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects. In vitro studies and human trials in…
Abstract Number: 0038 • ACR Convergence 2022
STING Antagonist (IFM4490) Inhibits STING Activation and STING Dependent Signal Transduction in Patients with STING-associated Vasculopathy with Onset in Infancy (SAVI)
Sachin Gaurav¹, Bin Lin², Sophia Park³, Shankar Venkatraman⁴, David Winkler⁴ and Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky⁵, ¹Translational Autoinflammatory Diseases Section, LCIM, NIAID,, Bethesda, MD, ²NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³NIAID, Bethesda, MD, ⁴IFM Therapeutics, Boston, MA, ⁵NIH/NIAID, Potomac, MD
Background/Purpose: SAVI is a rare, autoinflammatory type I interferonopathy caused by gain-of-function mutations that cause STING activation and excessive production of type I interferons and…
Abstract Number: 0206 • ACR Convergence 2022
Differences in Medicinal Cannabis Use According to Demography, Rationale, and Patient-Physician Interactions Between the United States and Canada
kevin boehnke¹, Ying He¹, Tristin Smith¹, marc martel², david williams¹ and Mary-Ann Fitzcharles³, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²McGill University, Montréal-Ouest, Canada, ³McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Medical cannabis (MC) is increasingly used by persons with rheumatic conditions worldwide, although legal status varies by country. In Canada, MC has been federally…
Abstract Number: 0288 • ACR Convergence 2022
Comparison of the Effect of Different Janus Kinase Inhibitors on Activation, Function and Property of NK Cells to Control Cancer Cell Lines Proliferation: An Ex Vivo and in Vitro Study
Loïc Meudec¹, Pauline Richebé¹, Juliette Pascaud², Xavier Mariette³ and Gaetane Nocturne⁴, ¹Université Paris-Saclay, AP-HP-Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France, ²Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM U1184, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France, ³Paris-Saclay University, Rueil Malmaison, Ile-de-France, France, ⁴APHP, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
Background/Purpose: Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) are effective treatments licensed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Concerns about a risk of cancer may arise with JAKi as in…

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