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Arthritis Research & Therapy publishes selected collections of research articles, conference proceedings, reviews and reports as supplements, which are free to access online. All articles published in supplements are subject to peer review; meeting abstracts undergo review and selection by the conference. Find out more about publishing a supplement with BioMed Central.

Volume 9 Supplement 3

6th Global Arthritis Research Network (GARN) Meeting

Meeting abstracts

6th Global Arthritis Research Network (GARN) Meeting

Zurich, Switzerland

10-13 May 2007

Edited by Steffen Gay and Peter E Lipsky

Conference website

IL-21 modulates cytokine levels in murine collagen-induced arthritis and contributes to disease pathology

DA Young, M Hegen, H Ma, L Napierata, J Lamothe, M Senices, L Lowe, M Collins, C Nickerson-Nutter Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P1 (19 October 2007)

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Combined anti-inflammatory tritherapy using a novel small interfering RNA lipoplex successfully prevents and cures mice of arthritis

M Khoury, V Escriou, A Galy, R Yao, C Largeau, D Scherman, C Jorgensen, F Apparailly Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P2 (19 October 2007)

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An integrative genomics strategy for the identification of collagen-induced arthritis susceptibility genes

Saleh M Ibrahim Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P3 (19 October 2007)

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Tumour necrosis factor-dependent inflammatory cartilage destruction

A Korb, B Tuerk, F Echtermeyer, T Pap, JS Smolen, K Redlich Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P4 (19 October 2007)

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Histidine deficiency does not protect against aggrecan-induced arthritis

Gyorgy Nagy, Marianna Holub, Karoly Németh, Maria Pasztoi, Mercedesz Mazan, Agnes Koncz, Andras Falus, Edit Buzas Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P5 (19 October 2007)

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Mast cells jump start K/BxN serum transfer arthritis via IL-1

PA Nigrovic, A Johnsen, BA Binstadt, PA Monach, M Gurish, Y Iwakura, D Mathis, C Benoist, DM Lee Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P6 (19 October 2007)

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Disrupting Mer receptor tyrosine kinase expression prevents autoimmune chronic graft-versus-host disease

Wen-Hai Shao, Robert A Eisenberg, Philip L Cohen Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P7 (19 October 2007)

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IL-21 and BAFF/BLyS synergize in stimulating plasma cell differentiation from human marginal zone B cells as well as from circulating peripheral blood B cells from autoimmune patients

Rachel Ettinger, Stefan Kuchen, Gary P Sims, Rachel Robbins, David Withers, Randy T Fischer, Peter E Lipsky Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P8 (19 October 2007)

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IL-33: a novel cytokine with proinflammatory properties

Gaby Palmer, David Moulin, Olivier Donzé, Dominique Talabot-Ayer, Cem Gabay Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P9 (19 October 2007)

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Tolerogenic dendritic cells differentially modulate naïve and memory CD4⁺T cells

Amy E Anderson, Bethan Sayers, Julie Diboll, John D Isaacs, Catharien MU Hilkens Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P10 (19 October 2007)

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Generation of dexamethasone and vitamin D3-treated human monocyte-derived dendritic cells with tolerogenic properties

Bethan Sayers, Muzlifah Haniffa, Julie Diboll, John Isaacs, Catharien Hilkens Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P11 (19 October 2007)

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Arthritis induced by systemic autoimmunity against glucose-6-phosphate isomerase in normal mice

T Kamradt, L Bruns, O Frey, L Morawietz, D Schubert, A Taubner Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P12 (19 October 2007)

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Regulation of eicosanoid production in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with systemic sclerosis

Otylia Kowal-Bielecka, Krzysztof Kowal, Justyna Chwiecko, Stanislaw Sierakowski, Oliver Distler, Sylwia Chwiesko, Izabela Domyslawska, Steffen Gay Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P13 (19 October 2007)

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Characterization of immunoglobulin mutations in humans with activation-induced cytidine deaminase deficiency

Nancy S Longo, Colleen Satorius, Anne Durandy, Peter E Lipsky Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P14 (19 October 2007)

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CXCL13, CCL21 and CXCL12 are upregulated in mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas in patients with Sjorgen's syndrome and cooperate in the maintenance of the immune response and malignant cell survival

F Barone, M Bombardieri, J Spencer, P Isaacson, F Humby, P Morgan, S Challacombe, G Valesini, C Pitzalis Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P15 (19 October 2007)

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Fine-specificity of the antibodies against citrullinated protein response is influenced by shared epitope alleles

KN Verpoort, K Cheung, A Ioan-Facsinay, AHM van der Helm-van Mil, RRP de Vries, FC Breedveld, TWJ Huizinga, GJM Pruijn, REM Toes Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P16 (19 October 2007)

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Activation of synovial fibroblasts by laminin-1 and transforming growth factor beta induces expression of stromelysins independently of TNFα, IL-1β or NF-κB

Katrin Warstat, Thomas Pap, Gerd Klein, Steffen Gay, Wilhelm K Aicher Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P17 (19 October 2007)

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Tumor necrosis factor polymorphisms in psoriatic arthritis: association with the promoter polymorphism TNF-857 independent of the PSORS1 risk allele

K Reich, U Hüffmeier, IR König, J Lascorz, J Lohmann, J Wendler, H Traupe, R Mössner, A Reis, H Burkhardt Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P18 (19 October 2007)

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Safety and diagnostic value of medical arthroscopy: retrospective analysis of 100 medical arthroscopies performed by a rheumatologist

Ved Chaturvedi Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P19 (19 October 2007)

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Investigation of the role of the p38 MAPK α and δ isoforms in nonresponse to tumour necrosis factor blockade in the synovium of rheumatoid arthritis patients

LR Coulthard, LD Church, RJ Mathews, S Churchman, L Dickie, M Buch, R Reece, A English, AW Morgan, S Gay, P Emery, MF McDermott Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007, 9(Suppl 3):P20 (19 October 2007)

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