To determine how the auto-antibodies (Abs) profiles overlap in chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and correlate to liver disease.METHODSLevels of antinuclear Ab, smooth muscle antibody ...To determine how the auto-antibodies (Abs) profiles overlap in chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and correlate to liver disease.METHODSLevels of antinuclear Ab, smooth muscle antibody (SMA) and liver/kidney microsomal-1 (LKM-1) Ab and markers of liver damage were determined in the sera of 50 patients with CHC infection, 20 AIH patients and 20 healthy controls using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and other immune assays.RESULTSWe found that AIH patients had more severe liver disease as determined by elevation of total IgG, alkaline phosphatase, total serum bilirubin and serum transaminases and significantly higher prevalence of the three non-organ-specific autoantibodies (auto-Abs) than CHC patients. Antinuclear Ab, SMA and LKM-1 Ab were also present in 36% of CHC patients and related to disease severity. CHC cases positive for auto-Abs were directly comparable to AIH in respect of most markers of liver damage and total IgG. These cases had longer disease duration compared with auto-Ab negative cases, but there was no difference in gender, age or viral load. KLM-1<sup>+</sup> Ab CHC cases showed best overlap with AIH.CONCLUSIONAuto-Ab levels in CHC may be important markers of disease severity and positive cases have a disease similar to AIH. Auto-Abs might have a pathogenic role as indicated by elevated markers of liver damage. Future studies will unravel any novel associations between these two diseases, whether genetic or other.展开更多
Objective: To purify the natural antikeratin autoantibody (AK auto-Ab) and observe its effects on the prolif eration of the cultured keratinocytes. Methods: Natural AK auto-Ab was purified by using keratin affinity co...Objective: To purify the natural antikeratin autoantibody (AK auto-Ab) and observe its effects on the prolif eration of the cultured keratinocytes. Methods: Natural AK auto-Ab was purified by using keratin affinity column, and then the titre and specificity of the Abs were studied by ELISA, immunoperoxidase staining and immuno-electronicmicroscope. The effect of the purified Abs on the cultured keratino-cytes was assayed by 3H-TdR incorporation. Results: Natural AK auto-Ab was obtained. The binding activity of IgG AK auto-Ab in purified Ah remained similar to that in pooled human sera. and the specificity of the obtained antibody is strong. The purified antibody could decrease the Il-TdR incorporation of the cultured keratinocytes in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion: The method of punning AK auto-Ab is simple, practicable and reliable. Natural AK auto-Ab, existing in normal human individuals, has inhibitory etiect on the proliferation of the cultured keratinocytes.展开更多
Systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) is a debilitating autoimmune disease that can involve multi-organs. B cells play a central role in the immunopathogenesis via antibody-dependent and antibody-independent ways. Excessi...Systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) is a debilitating autoimmune disease that can involve multi-organs. B cells play a central role in the immunopathogenesis via antibody-dependent and antibody-independent ways. Excessive autoantibodies production, hyperresponsiveness and prolonged survival of autoreactive B cells are characteristics of SLE. In this article, mechanisms of self-tolerance loss of B cells and promising B cell-targeting therapies in lupus are reviewed and discussed.展开更多
文摘To determine how the auto-antibodies (Abs) profiles overlap in chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and correlate to liver disease.METHODSLevels of antinuclear Ab, smooth muscle antibody (SMA) and liver/kidney microsomal-1 (LKM-1) Ab and markers of liver damage were determined in the sera of 50 patients with CHC infection, 20 AIH patients and 20 healthy controls using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and other immune assays.RESULTSWe found that AIH patients had more severe liver disease as determined by elevation of total IgG, alkaline phosphatase, total serum bilirubin and serum transaminases and significantly higher prevalence of the three non-organ-specific autoantibodies (auto-Abs) than CHC patients. Antinuclear Ab, SMA and LKM-1 Ab were also present in 36% of CHC patients and related to disease severity. CHC cases positive for auto-Abs were directly comparable to AIH in respect of most markers of liver damage and total IgG. These cases had longer disease duration compared with auto-Ab negative cases, but there was no difference in gender, age or viral load. KLM-1<sup>+</sup> Ab CHC cases showed best overlap with AIH.CONCLUSIONAuto-Ab levels in CHC may be important markers of disease severity and positive cases have a disease similar to AIH. Auto-Abs might have a pathogenic role as indicated by elevated markers of liver damage. Future studies will unravel any novel associations between these two diseases, whether genetic or other.
文摘Objective: To purify the natural antikeratin autoantibody (AK auto-Ab) and observe its effects on the prolif eration of the cultured keratinocytes. Methods: Natural AK auto-Ab was purified by using keratin affinity column, and then the titre and specificity of the Abs were studied by ELISA, immunoperoxidase staining and immuno-electronicmicroscope. The effect of the purified Abs on the cultured keratino-cytes was assayed by 3H-TdR incorporation. Results: Natural AK auto-Ab was obtained. The binding activity of IgG AK auto-Ab in purified Ah remained similar to that in pooled human sera. and the specificity of the obtained antibody is strong. The purified antibody could decrease the Il-TdR incorporation of the cultured keratinocytes in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion: The method of punning AK auto-Ab is simple, practicable and reliable. Natural AK auto-Ab, existing in normal human individuals, has inhibitory etiect on the proliferation of the cultured keratinocytes.
文摘Systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) is a debilitating autoimmune disease that can involve multi-organs. B cells play a central role in the immunopathogenesis via antibody-dependent and antibody-independent ways. Excessive autoantibodies production, hyperresponsiveness and prolonged survival of autoreactive B cells are characteristics of SLE. In this article, mechanisms of self-tolerance loss of B cells and promising B cell-targeting therapies in lupus are reviewed and discussed.
