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Scientific Session

Spondyloarthritis (SpA) including psoriatic arthritis (PsA)
General Topic: Basic Science

15W112: Getting Skin and Joint in the Game: Key Players in the Psoriatic Arthritis Microenvironment

Wednesday, November 15, 2023
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM PT
Location: Room 25A-B
CE: 1

In Person On Demand

    Speaker(s)

  • UF

    Ursula Fearon, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Trinity College Dublin
    Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

  • CR

    Christopher Ritchlin, MD, MPH

    University of Rochester Medical Center
    Canandaigua, NY, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant disclosure to display

  • JS

    Jose Scher, MD

    New York University School of Medicine
    New York, NY, United States

    Disclosure(s): AbbVie: Consultant (Ongoing); Janssen: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Novartis: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Pfizer: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Sanofi: Consultant (Ongoing); UCB: Consultant (Ongoing)

The pathophysiology driving psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is unique compared to other forms of inflammatory arthritis, but identification of mechanisms which are unique and play a clear role in driving joint disease has proven challenging. This session seeks to highlight recent work which describes key processes, including perturbations in immune and stromal cells and the microbiome.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe newly discovered immune and stromal cell changes and interactions in PsA skin and joint
  • Appreciate the role of perturbations in the microbiome in PsA
  • Identify the utility of mouse models as a novel tool for studying psoriatic skin, joint, and enthesial disease

Presentations:

  • 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM PT
    Immune-Stromal Cell Interactions in the Psoriatic Arthritis Joint

    Speaker: Ursula Fearon, PhD (she/her/hers) – Trinity College Dublin

  • 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM PT
    Role of the Microbiome in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

    Speaker: Jose Scher, MD – New York University School of Medicine

  • 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM PT
    New Mouse Models in Psoriatic Arthritis

    Speaker: Christopher Ritchlin, MD, MPH – University of Rochester Medical Center

  • 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM PT
    Q&A