2024
Gastrointestinal disease in systemic sclerosis: the neglected organ system?
McMahan Z, Pandolfino J, Perlman H, Del Galdo F, Hinchcliff M. Gastrointestinal disease in systemic sclerosis: the neglected organ system? Current Opinion In Rheumatology 2024, 36: 374-378. PMID: 39193877, PMCID: PMC11588520, DOI: 10.1097/bor.0000000000001052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystemic sclerosisClinical trial endpointsInflammatory bowel diseaseTrial endpointsAssessment of disease activityRisk stratification methodsGastrointestinal (GIDisease activityRisk stratificationEffective therapyImmune responseBowel diseaseDisease pathogenesisTherapeutic interventionsGastrointestinal diseasesOrgan systemsDiseaseMultidisciplinary teamPathogenesisFunctional studiesGut microbiomeEndpointSclerosis
2023
Three Distinct Transcriptional Profiles of Monocytes Associate with Disease Activity in Scleroderma Patients
Makinde H, Dunn JLM, Gadhvi G, Carns M, Aren K, Chung AH, Muhammad LN, Song J, Cuda CM, Dominguez S, Pandolfino JE, D'Amico J, Budinger GS, Assassi S, Frech TM, Khanna D, Shaeffer A, Perlman H, Hinchcliff M, Winter DR. Three Distinct Transcriptional Profiles of Monocytes Associate with Disease Activity in Scleroderma Patients. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2023, 75: 595-608. PMID: 36281773, PMCID: PMC10165944, DOI: 10.1002/art.42380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosisNonclassical monocytesClassical monocytesSSc patientsTranscriptional signatureSystemic sclerosisSkin diseasesCharacteristic transcriptional signaturesRNA-seq dataSSc skin diseaseWorse lung functionCutaneous systemic sclerosisEarly systemic sclerosisActivity outcome measuresDistinct transcriptional profilesTranscriptional profilingRNA sequencingTranscriptional profilesProspective registryDisease activityLung functionComplex clinical phenotypeGene expressionPeripheral bloodMinority cell population
2021
Large‐Scale Characterization of Systemic Sclerosis Serum Protein Profile: Comparison to Peripheral Blood Cell Transcriptome and Correlations With Skin/Lung Fibrosis
Bellocchi C, Ying J, Goldmuntz EA, Keyes‐Elstein L, Varga J, Hinchcliff ME, Lyons MA, McSweeney P, Furst DE, Nash R, Crofford LJ, Welch B, Goldin JG, Pinckney A, Mayes MD, Sullivan KM, Assassi S. Large‐Scale Characterization of Systemic Sclerosis Serum Protein Profile: Comparison to Peripheral Blood Cell Transcriptome and Correlations With Skin/Lung Fibrosis. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2021, 73: 660-670. PMID: 33131208, PMCID: PMC8005427, DOI: 10.1002/art.41570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosisInterstitial lung diseaseSerum protein profilesHealthy control subjectsControl subjectsSex-matched healthy control subjectsRodnan skin thickness scoreSevere interstitial lung diseaseCutaneous systemic sclerosisMean disease durationDiffuse cutaneous SScWhole blood gene expression profilingSkin thickness scoreBlood gene expression profilingPeripheral blood cellsCancer antigen 15Epidermal growth factor receptorSoluble epidermal growth factor receptorSerum proteinsGrowth factor receptorDisease activityDisease durationSystemic sclerosisCutaneous SScImmunosuppressive agents
2019
Connective Tissue Disease–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Evaluation and Management
Antin-Ozerkis D, Hinchcliff M. Connective Tissue Disease–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Evaluation and Management. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2019, 40: 617-636. PMID: 31376896, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2019.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonpharmacologic management strategiesMainstay of therapyConnective tissue diseaseInterstitial lung diseaseRate of progressionDisease activityTherapy initiationTissue diseaseRadiographic findingsLung diseaseDrug toxicityDisease severityDisease evaluationMultidisciplinary approachPatientsDiseaseImportant contributorImmunosuppressionMorbidityTherapyInfectionMainstayMortalityProgressionTrials
2018
Transcriptional Profiling of Synovial Macrophages Using Minimally Invasive Ultrasound‐Guided Synovial Biopsies in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mandelin AM, Homan PJ, Shaffer AM, Cuda CM, Dominguez ST, Bacalao E, Carns M, Hinchcliff M, Lee J, Aren K, Thakrar A, Montgomery AB, Bridges SL, Bathon JM, Atkinson JP, Fox DA, Matteson EL, Buckley CD, Pitzalis C, Parks D, Hughes LB, Geraldino‐Pardilla L, Ike R, Phillips K, Wright K, Filer A, Kelly S, Ruderman EM, Morgan V, Abdala‐Valencia H, Misharin AV, Budinger GS, Bartom ET, Pope RM, Perlman H, Winter DR. Transcriptional Profiling of Synovial Macrophages Using Minimally Invasive Ultrasound‐Guided Synovial Biopsies in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2018, 70: 841-854. PMID: 29439295, PMCID: PMC5984677, DOI: 10.1002/art.40453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrecision medicine-based approachSynovial tissue biopsiesRheumatoid arthritisSynovial tissueSynovial biopsiesSynovial macrophagesBiopsy specimensTissue biopsiesRA synovial macrophagesSynovial biopsy specimensMinimal adverse effectsDisease activityRA patientsClinical parametersInvasive ultrasoundTherapeutic responseFluorescence-activated cell sortingClinical informationPatientsReliable biomarkersTranscriptional profilesBiopsyHistologic analysisMacrophage populationsReproducible biomarkers