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ACR/ARHP Poster Session C
Francisco, CA, 5 National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, 6 McGill
University, Montreal, QC
2074. Adherence to Gout Guidelines in a Rheumatology Clinic.
Richard Conway, Robert J. Coughlan and John J. Carey,
Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland
2075. Rheumatoid Arthritis: Patient Insights, Strategies and
Expectations— Dual Survey Offers Physicians Unique
Insight Into Patient Experience. Gerd R. Burmester 1 ,
Theresa Lupton 2 , JM Alvaro-Gracia 3 and Boulos Haraoui 4 ,
1
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany,
2
Univ of Calgary Medical Clinics, Calgary, AB, 3 Hospital
Universitario de la Princesa, IIS Princesa,, Madrid, Spain,
4
Institut de Rhumatologie, Montreal, QC
2076. Implementation of An Electronic Interface for Medical
Record Documentation in An Academic Pediatric
Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic: An 18-Month Update.
Jennifer M.P. Woo 1 , Miriam F. Parsa 1 , Gil Amarilyo 1 , Nasim
Afsar-manesh 1 , Ornella J. Rullo 2 and Deborah K. McCurdy 2 ,
1
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA,
2
Mattel Children’s Hospital, University of California, Los
Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2077. The Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus:
To Check or Not to Check Glucose-6-Phosphate
Dehydrogenase Levels Prior to Its Initiation in Everyday
Rheumatology Practice. Mercedes Quinones 1 , Sharon
Dowell 1 , Archana Sharma 2 , Raymond Flores 1 , Marc
Hochberg 1 , Jamal Mikdashi 1 and Violeta Rus 1 , 1 University of
Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2 Maryland
General Hospital, Baltimore, MD
2078. A Pilot Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Clinic for
Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases. Kevin Martell, Michael
Sean McMurtry, Finlay McAlister, Gabor Gyenes and
Stephanie O. Keeling, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2079. A Screening Tool for Knee Osteoarthritis. C. Kent Kwoh 1 ,
Michael J. Hannon 2 , Stephanie M. Green 3 , Ali Guermazi 4 and
Robert M. Boudreau 3 , 1 University of Pittsburgh and Center
for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh
Healthcare, Pittsburgh, PA, 2 University of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 3 University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, PA, 4 Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Animal Models
2080. Importance of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Synoviolin In
Fibrogenesis. Naoko Yagishita 1 , Daisuke Hasegawa 1 , Satoko
Aratani 2 , Yoshihisa Yamano 1 and Toshihiro Nakajima 2 ,
1
St.Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki,
Kanagawa, Japan, 2 Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
2081. Pemetrexed Ameliorates Experimental Arthritis in Rats.
Metin Ozgen 1 , Suleyman Serdar Koca 1 , Ahmet Karatas 1 , Adile
Ferda Dagli 2 , Fazilet Erman 3 , Nuran Sahin 4 , Kazim Sahin 4
and Ahmet Isik 1 , 1 Department of Rheumatology, Faculty
of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey, 2 Department
of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig,
Turkey, 3 School of Health Sciences, Firat University, Elazig,
Turkey, 4 Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of
Veterinary Science, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
2082. Increased Density of Sympathetic Nerve Fibers in
Metabolically Activated Fat Tissue Surrounding Human
Synovium and Mouse Lymph Nodes in Arthritis. Christine
Wolff 1 , Luise Rauch 1 , Torsten Lowin 1 , Susanne Klatt 2 and
Rainer H. Straub 1 , 1 Laboratory of Exp. Rheumatology and
Neuroendocrino-Immunology, Department of Internal
Medicine I, University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany,
2
Laboratory of Exp. Rheumatology and Neuroendocrino-
Immunology, University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany
2083. Gemcitabine Ameliorates Experimental Arthritis in Rats.
Metin Ozgen 1 , Suleyman Serdar Koca 1 , Adile Ferda Dagli 2 ,
Ahmet Karatas 1 , Cemal Orhan 3 , Mehmet Tuzcu 4 , Nuran
Sahin 3 , Kazim Sahin 3 and Ahmet Isik 1 , 1 Department of
Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig,
Turkey, 2 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat
University, Elazig, Turkey, 3 Department of Animal Nutrition,
Faculty of Veterinary Science, Elazig, Turkey, 4 Department of
Biology, Faculty of Science, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
2084. A Novel, Highly Selective Syk Kinase Inhibitor Significantly
Ameliorates the Severity of Arthritis in Rodents. Zhong Cui
Sun 1 , Yu Cai 1 , Yan Qiu 1 , Lei Fang 1 , Xiaoming Dai 1 , Zhipeng
Wu 1 , Ping Ren 1 , Jianlin He 1 , Changwu Lu 1 , Yongjuan Yu 1 ,
Jian Wang 1 , Yang Sai 1 , James Yan 1 , Jia Li 1 , Wei Deng 1 ,
Weihan Zhang 1 , Jianguo Ji 2 , Weiguo Su 1 and Haoran Zhao 1 ,
1
Hutchison Medipharma Limited, Shanghai, China, 2 Abott,
Shanghai, China
2085. A Novel Role of h2-Calponin in the Development of
Anti-GPI Serum-Induced Arthritis. M. Moazzem Hossain 1 ,
Qi Quan Huang 2 , Linda D. Hazlet 3 , Sharon A. McClellan 3 ,
Richard M. Pope 2 and J.-P. Jin 1 , 1 Departments of Physiology,
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI,
2
Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 3 Anatomy and Cell
Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit,
MI
2086. An Endogenous TLR2 Ligand Promotes Chronicity of
Arthritis Which Is Modulated by Fas Signaling. Qi Quan
Huang 1 , Alexander Misharin 1 , Robert Birtett 1 , Carla M.
Cuda 1 , Christopher V. Nicchitta 2 , Harris R. Perlman 1 and
Richard M. Pope 1 , 1 Northwestern University, Chicago, IL,
2
Duke university Medical Center, Durham, NC
2087. Suppression of Established Rat Collagen-Induced
Arthritis and Inhibition of TNF-α with Small Molecule
Aminopyridizines. Soo I. Choi 1 , Lori D. Klaman 2 , Weiling
Chen 1 and Ernest Brahn 1 , 1 UCLA School of Medicine, Los
Angeles, CA, 2 Transition Therapeutics, Toronto, ON
2088. Treatments with Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β Inhibitor
Mitigate the Severity of Arthritis in Mice with Collagen-
Induced Arthritis. Yong-Jin Kwon, Tae-Yeon Kim, Sang-Won
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