Autoantibody Profiling and Anti-Kinesin Reactivity in ANCA-Associated VasculitisVisa övriga samt affilieringar
2023 (Engelska)Ingår i: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, ISSN 1661-6596, E-ISSN 1422-0067, Vol. 24, nr 20, artikel-id 15341
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Abstract [en]
ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV) are rare autoimmune diseases causing inflammation and damage to small blood vessels. New autoantibody biomarkers are needed to improve the diagnosis and treatment of AAV patients. In this study, we aimed to profile the autoantibody repertoire of AAV patients using in-house developed antigen arrays to identify previously unreported antibodies linked to the disease per se, clinical subgroups, or clinical activity. A total of 1743 protein fragments representing 1561 unique proteins were screened in 229 serum samples collected from 137 AAV patients at presentation, remission, and relapse. Additionally, serum samples from healthy individuals and patients with other type of vasculitis and autoimmune-inflammatory conditions were included to evaluate the specificity of the autoantibodies identified in AAV. Autoreactivity against members of the kinesin protein family were identified in AAV patients, healthy volunteers, and disease controls. Anti-KIF4A antibodies were significantly more prevalent in AAV. We also observed possible associations between anti-kinesin antibodies and clinically relevant features within AAV patients. Further verification studies will be needed to confirm these findings.
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MDPI AG , 2023. Vol. 24, nr 20, artikel-id 15341
Nyckelord [en]
ANCA-associated vasculitis, autoantibody profiling, biomarkers, kinesins, protein array
Nationell ämneskategori
Klinisk medicin Immunologi inom det medicinska området
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-339517DOI: 10.3390/ijms242015341ISI: 001095262100001PubMedID: 37895021Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85175251803OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-339517DiVA, id: diva2:1811731
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