Abstracts tagged "Therapy, complementary"

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: 0738 • ACR Convergence 2021
Therapeutic Effects of Oral Chinese Patent Medicine on Knee Osteoarthritis
Weiheng Chen¹, Mengge Song¹, Yan Jia¹, Jigao Sun¹, Yan Zhao², Zhipeng Xue³, Qianglong Chen², xiangrong Zeng² and Chenchen Wang⁴, ¹The Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ²2Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ³1The Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China;, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ⁴Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Oral Chinese patent medicine (CPM) has been deemed to have analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects and is widely used as the first-line treatment for osteoarthritis…
Abstract Number: 0957 • ACR Convergence 2021
Vitamin D and Marine n-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation and Prevention of Autoimmune Disease in the VITAL Randomized Controlled Trial
Jill Hahn¹, Nancy Cook², Erik Alexander³, Sonia Friedman³, Vadim Bubes³, Joseph Walter³, Gregory Kotler³, I-Min Lee³, JoAnn Manson³ and Karen Costenbader⁴, ¹Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Womens' Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Belmont, MA
Background/Purpose: In observational studies, vitamin D has been inconsistently associated with reduced risk of several autoimmune diseases, and a large randomized, controlled trial has been…
Abstract Number: 0527 • ACR Convergence 2020
Rituximab for Refractory Manifestations of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Multicenter Israeli Experience
Nancy Agmon-Levin¹, Mark Berman², Liora Harel³, Merav Lidar⁴, Soad Hajyahia¹ and Daphna Paran⁵, ¹Clinical Immunology, Angioedema and Allergy Unit, Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel, ²Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Scheider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel, ⁴Rheumatology unit, Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Hod Hasharon, Israel, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose: The clinical manifestations of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) are heterogeneous and related to anti-phospholipid antibodies (aPL). There is some evidence that B cells are…
Abstract Number: 0730 • ACR Convergence 2020
To Taper or Not to Taper in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Is There a Risk of Development of Uveitis Flares?
Maria Teran¹, Alina Lucica Boteanu², Carlos Guillen¹, Cristina Pijoan¹, Jose Quinones¹, Veronica Garcia³, Ivan Del Bosque-Granero³, Laura Calvo-Sanz⁴ and Mónica Vázquez⁴, ¹Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²PRINTO, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: To determine the association between the occurrence of uveitis flares in patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and the de-intensification of immunosuppressive treatment.Methods: We…
Abstract Number: 0867 • ACR Convergence 2020
Hydroxychloroquine Use Predicts Significantly Higher Patient and Graft Survival in Post-Renal Transplant Lupus Nephritis Patients
Shivani Garg¹, Tripti Singh¹, Sarah Panzer² and Christie Bartels³, ¹UW Madison, Madison, WI, ²UW-Madison, Madison, ³University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a pivotal therapy for lupus nephritis (LN) as it contributes to 65% lower mortality and 84% lower renal damage compared to…
Abstract Number: 1068 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy of Early Initiation of Plasma Exchange Therapy for a Patient with Anti-MDA5 Autoantibody-Positive Dermatomyositis Developing Refractory Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease
Noriko Sasaki¹, Akira Ishii¹, Keigo Shimura¹, Azusa Kojima¹, Mai Sugiyama², Yuto Izumi¹, Kazuki Hirano¹, Sho Sasaki², Takayoshi Kurabayashi¹, Yuji Hosono², Chiho Yamada² and Shinji Sato², ¹Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan, ²Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM), and particularly the subtype clinically amyopathic DM (CADM), is often associated with fatal rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD) when anti-melanoma differentiation-associated…
Abstract Number: 1392 • ACR Convergence 2020
Long-Term Tolerability of Aminaphtone in Raynaud’s Phenomenon Secondary to Systemic Sclerosis
Alberto Sulli¹, Sabrina Paolino¹, Giorgia Ferrari¹, Carmen Pizzorni¹, Elvis Hysa¹, Maurizio Cutolo¹ and Emanuele Gotelli¹, ¹Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic, Genoa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Aminaphtone has been used for many years to treat microvascular disorders. In vitro Aminaphtone counteracts vasoconstriction downregulating endothelin-1 production and interferes with adhesion molecules…

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