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SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 29, 2002 |
MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 |
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 1, 2002 |
WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 2, 2002 |
THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 3, 2002 |
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| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2,
2002 |
| 08:30 - 09:15 |
Hall A |
| PLENARY SESSION:
INFECTION AND APS |
| Supported by an unrestricted
educational grant from Pharmacia Diagnostics, USA |
Chairpersons:
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N. Harris, USA
M. Khamashta, UK |
| 08:30 |
INFECTIONS,
aPL AND APS. A CLINICAL OVERVIEW
R.A. Asherson, South Africa |
| 08:45 |
THE INFECTIOUS ETIOLOGY OF APS
Y. Shoenfeld, Israel |
| 09:00 |
EXPLORING
THE ORIGINS OF aPL: POSSIBLE INSIGHTS INTO CAUSATION OF AUTOIMMUNE
DISEASE
A.E. Gharavi, S.S. Pierangeli, E.N. Harris, USA |
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| 09:15 - 10:00 |
Hall A |
| PATHOGENIC
MECHANISMS III |
Chairpersons:
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S. Machin, UK
B. Brenner, Israel |
| 09:15 |
THROMBOGENIC
PROPERTIES OF aPL ARE MEDIATED BY E-SELECTIN
X. Liu, R.G. Espinola, M. Colden-Stanfield, E.N. Harris, S.S.
Pierangeli, USA |
| 09:25 |
aPL
AND ACQUIRED ACTIVATED PROTEIN C RESISTANCE: RISK FACTORS
FOR FETAL LOSS
F. Dawood, R.G. Farquharson, S. Quenby, UK |
| 09:35 |
ANTI-CD40
ANTIBODIES IN APS
P.G. Vlachoyiannopoulos, C.P. Mavragani, A.V. Balitsari,
E. Zintzaras,
J.G. Routsias, H.M. Moutsopoulos, Greece |
| 09:45 |
DIMERIZATION
OF B2GPI IS NECESSARY FOR BINDING TO ENDOTHELIAL CELLS
H.B. De Laat, B.C.H. Lutters, R.H.W.M. Derksen, P.G.
De Groot,
The Netherlands |
| 09:55 |
aPL
INHIBITION OF HUMAN ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL CELL DIFFERENTIATION
IN VITRO
I.Y.H. Mak R. Rai, J.J. Brosens, M. Christian, F.A.
Hills, L. Chamley,
L. Regan, J.O. White, UK |
10:00 Coffee Break, Poster
Viewing and Exhibition Visit
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| 10:30 - 12:40 |
Hall A |
| RECURRENT
PREGNANCY FAILURE |
| Supported by an unrestricted
educational grant from Pharmacia Diagnostics, USA |
Chairpersons:
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D.W. Branch, USA
A. Ornoy, Israel |
| 10:30 |
aPL
AND PREGNANCY LOSS - BEYOND THROMBOSIS
R. Rai, UK |
| 10:50 |
INDUCTION
OF REPRODUCTIVE FAILURE BY ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION WITH LAMININ-1
S. Tartakover-Matalon, M. Blank, E. Matsuura, J. Inagaki,
M. Nomizu,
T. Koike, Y. Sherer, A. Ornoy, Y. Shoenfeld, Israel,
Japan |
| 11:00 |
CLINICAL
ASSOCIATION OF IGG ANTI-LAMININ-1 AUTOANTIBODIES WITH REPRODUCTIVE
FAILURE
J. Inagaki, K. Aoki, T. Koike, Y. Shoenfeld, E. Matsuura,
Japan, Israel |
| 11:10 |
THE
EFFECTS OF IgG PURIFIED FROM WOMEN WITH SLE/APS AND ASSOCIATED
PREGNANCY LOSS ON RAT EMBRYOS IN-VITRO
A. Ornoy, S. Tartakover-Matalon, S. Yacobi, M. Blank,
Z. Blumenfeld,
Y. Shoenfeld, Israel |
| 11:20 |
MONOCLONAL
ANTIBODY AGAINST ANNEXIN V PREVENTS INTERTROPHOBLAST FUSION
N.S. Rote, N. Kumar, S.H. Chang, L. Liln, B. Xu, M.N.
Kent, USA |
| 11:40 |
TYPES
OF PREGNANCY LOSS IN aPL RELATED RECURRENT MISCARRIAGE
L. Bricker, R. Farquharson, UK |
| 11:50 |
THE
PREVALENCE AND CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES OF ANTIBODIES TO B2GPI
IN THE GENERAL OBSTETRIC POPULATION
T.F. Porter, K. Nelson, M.S. Esplin, R.M. Silver, A.
Dowling,
D.W. Branch, USA |
| 12:00 |
ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID
ANTIBODIES IN FOLLICULAR FLUIDS OF IVF-ET PATIENTS
H. Matsubayashi, T. Arai, M. Shida, A. Kondo, S.-I.
Izumi, T. Makino, Japan |
| 12:10 |
PREVALENCE
OF ANTI B2GPI ANTIBODIES IN PATIENTS WITH PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS
D. Faden, S. Zatti, A. Lojacono, L. Barbetti, L. Decca,
R. Gorla,
M. Taglietti, M. Frassi, R. Ottaviani, G. Balestrieri, A.
Tincani, Italy |
| 12:20 |
AUTOANTIBODIES
PANEL SCREENING AS A TOOL TO PREDICT RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS
S.Shai, R.Shabo, G.Fihman, H.Cart,Y.Shoenfeld, Israel |
| 12:30 |
PREGNANCY
OUTCOME: ASSOCIATION WITH ANTI-LAMININ-1 ANTIBODIES IN HUMAN
AND IN IMMUNIZED MICE
A. Kondo, S. Tartakover-Matalon, M. Blank, J. Inagaki,
K. Kobayashi,
T. Yasuda, K. Aoki, T. Koike, T. Makino, E. Matsuura, Y. Shoenfeld,
Japan, Israel |
| 12:40 Lunch Break, Poster Viewing
and Exhibition Visit |
The International Committee Session:
Decision for the Meetings of 2004 and 2006.
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| 14:00 - 16:00 |
Hall A |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS
AND APS |
| Supported by an unrestricted
educational grant from INOVA, USA |
Chairpersons:
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T. Koike, Japan
G. Valesini, Italy |
| 14:00 |
INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS: MONOCYTES AND B2GPI
G. Valesini, Italy |
| 14:10 |
HOPKINS
LUPUS COHORT: LESSONS ON ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND HYPERCOAGULABILITY
M. Petri, USA |
| 14:20 |
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
IN PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH APS AND SLE: A CONTROLLED STUDY
P.G. Vlachoyiannopoulos, P.G. Kanellopoulos, J.P.A.
Ioannidis,
M.G. Tektonidou, I. Mastorakou, H.M. Moutsopoulos, Greece |
| 14:30 |
aPLS
AND RECURRENT CORONARY EVENTS AFTER ANGIOPLASTY
H. Kim, A.M. Conti-Kelly, T. Greco, USA |
| 14:40 |
PREMATURE
ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN SUBJECTS WITH IDIOPATHIC aPL
P.R.J. Ames, A. Margarita, J. Delgado Alves, C. Tommasino,
L. Iannaccone, V. Brancaccio, UK, Italy |
| 14:50 |
SEROLOGICAL
AND MORPHOLOGIC FEATURES OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Y. Sherer, A. Tenenbaum, M. Blank, E.Z. Fisman, Y.
Shoenfeld, Israel |
| 15:00 |
THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF CRP ELEVATIONS IN APS
J. Okada, A. Ishikawa, H. Kondo, Japan |
| 15:10 |
A
NOVEL ELISA FOR OXIDIZED LDL, UTLIZING AN INTERACTION AMONG
OXIDIZED LDL, B2GPI, AND B2GPI AUTOANTIBODY
K. Kobayashi, M. Kishi, D. Lopez, Q. Liu, T. Yasuda,
T. Koike, L. Lopez,
E. Matsuura, Japan, USA |
| 15:20 |
ANEURYSMS
AND THE APS
A.-M. Piette, P. Graveleau, A. Somogyi, L. Pierot,
M. Dupuy, O. Bletry, France |
| 15:30 |
aCL
IS ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED PARAOXONASE ACTIVITY AND SERUM
NITRIC OXIDE IN A MOUSE MODEL
J. Delgado Alves, N.A. Davies, L. Mason, J. Hothersall,
C.T. Ravirajan,
D.A. Isenberg, UK |
| 15:40 |
EVIDENCE
OF PARAOXONASE POLYMORPHISM (Gln192Arg) IN PATIENTS WITH APS
M. Lambert, P. Amouyel, F. Martin, E. Hachulla, P.Y.
Hatron,
B. Devulder, J.C. Fruchart, P. Duriez, N. Helbecque, France |
| 15:50 |
ENHANCED
TISSUE FACTOR EXPRESSION BY OXIDATIVE STRESS IN PATIENTS WITH
aPL
D. Ferro, M. Saliola, P. Meroni, G. Valesini, C. Caroselli,
D. Pratico,
G. FitzGerald, S. Yehuda, F. Violi, USA |
16:00 Coffee Break, Poster
Viewing and Exhibition Visit
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| 16:30 - 18:00 |
Hall A |
| INFECTIONS
AND APS |
| Supported by an unrestricted
educational grant from Aventis, Israel |
Chairpersons:
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J. Rand, USA
R.A.S. Roubey, USA |
| 16:30 |
HIGH
LEVELS OF ANTIBODIES TO CYTOMEGALOVIRUS-DERIVED PEPTIDE ARE
FOUND IN ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID POSITIVE SERA
A.E. Gharavi, N. Cox, P.A. Romagnoli, R.G. Espinola,
E.N. Harris,
S.S. Pierangeli, USA |
| 16:45 |
BRANCHED
PEPTIDES CORRESPONDING TO TARGET EPITOPES ON B2GPI INDUCE
APOPTOSIS IN SPECIFIC B CELLS OF PATIENTS WITH APS IN VITRO
AND SUPPRESS EXPERIMENTAL APS IN VIVO
M. Blank, Y. Shoenfeld, S. Cabilly, Y. Levi, L. Magrini,
J. Heldman,
M. Fridkin, E. Katchalski-Katzir, Israel |
| 17:00 |
A
PEPTIDE THAT SHARES SIMILARITY WITH COMMON BACTERIAL ANTIGENS
INHIBITS THROMBOGENIC PROPERTIES OF aPL IN VIVO
S.S. Pierangeli, M. Blank, R.G. Espinola, K. Roye-Green,
X. Liu,
E.N. Harris, Y. Shoenfeld, USA, Israel, Jamaica |
| 17:10 |
DENGUE
FEVER RELATED aCL IS TRANSIENT AND NON-B2GPI DEPENDENT
R.A. Levy, D. Oliveira, M. Byrro, S.F. Costa, A. Cersosimo,
E.M.N. Albuquerque, Brazil |
| 17:20 |
THE
INFECTIOUS ORIGIN OF THE APS
M. Blank, I. Krause, M. Fridkin, N. Keller, F. Kvapil,
J. Kopolovic,
I. Goldberg, A. Tobar, S. Praprotnik, Y. Shoenfeld, J. Rovensky,
L. Cebecauer, J. Lukac, Israel, Slovakia |
| 17:30 |
IgG
IgM AND IgA aPL IN BLACK AFRICAN INFECTIOUS DISEASE PATIENTS
S. Loizou, S. Singh, E. Wypkema, R.A. Asherson, South
Africa,
Greece |
| 17:40 |
SEVEN
aPL IN HIV POSITIVE PATIENTS
Z. Ulcova-Gallova, D. Sedlacek, Czech Republic |
17:50
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APS
- UNSOLVED MYSTERIES
E.N. Harris, S. Pierangeli, A. Gharavi, USA |
SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 29, 2002 |
MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 |
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 1, 2002 |
WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 2, 2002 |
THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 3, 2002 |
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