Award Number : W 81 XWH - 10 - 1 - 0102 TITLE : The Role of IL - 17 in the Angiogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis

s and/or oral presentations presented at American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2010, 2011 and 2012: 1. Pickens SR, Volin MV, Mandelin II AM, Shahrara S. Local expression of IL-27 ameliorate collagen induced arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 714: S298, 2010. Oral presentation 2. Pickens SR, Volin MV, Pope RM, Mandelin II AM, Shahrara S. Characterization of CCR7 and its ligands CCL19 and CCL21 in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 1506: S627, 2010. 3. Pickens SR, Volin MV, Mandelin II AM, Kolls JK, Shahrara S. Anti-CXCL5 therapy ameliorates IL17-induced arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 270: S112, 2010. 4. Pickens SR, Volin MV, Pope RM, Mandelin II AM, Shahrara S. Downstream targets of IL-17 in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 23: S9, 2010. 5. Chamberlain ND, Volin MV, Shahrara S. CXCL5 an Important IL-17 Mediated Proangiogenic Factor in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Experimental Arthritis Model. Arthritis Rheum 835: S329, 2011. Oral presentation. 6. Chamberlain ND, Pickens SR, Pope RM, Volin MV, Shahrara S. IL-7 Contributes to Monocyte Migration in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 729: S284, 2011. Oral presentation. 7. Pickens SR, Chamberlain ND, Volin MV, Mandelin AM II, Shahrara S. CCL21 a Novel Proangiogenic Factor in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 730: S284, 2011. Oral presentation. 8. Chamberlain ND, Volin MV, Pope RM, Mandelin AM II, Shahrara S. Characterization of TLR7 and TLR8 in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 364: S136, 2011. 9. Chamberlain ND, Volin MV, Pope RM, Mandelin AM II, Shahrara S. TLR5; a Novel and Unidentified Inflammatory Mediator in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 365: S137, 2011. 10. Chamberlain ND, Kim SJ, Volin MV, Mehta A, Sweiss N and Shahrara S. IL-7; An Important Proinflammatory Factor that affects myeloid cell function in RA and CIA. Arthritis Rheum 328:S143, 2012.