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Exposure of HEp-2 Cells to Stress Conditions Influences Antinuclear Antibody Reactivity.

Du, Liping LU ; Fukushima, Sachiko ; Sallmyr, Annahita LU ; Manthorpe, Rolf LU and Bredberg, Anders LU (2002) In Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 9(2). p.287-294
Abstract
This study of stress-related antinuclear antibody (ANA) reactivity was undertaken with the objective of improving clinical ANA testing. ANA was determined by parallel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays of crude nuclear protein antigen extracted from HEp-2 cells either grown under optimal conditions (providing nonstress ANA antigen) or exposed to stress (providing stress ANA antigen). The stress stimuli used were gamma radiation (causing DNA damage) and a hypertonic environment (causing apoptosis). Signs of stress-related ANA reactivity were seen among connective tissue disease (CTD) patients (including patients with systemic lupus erythematosus; mixed CTD; calcinosis, Reynaud's phenomenon, esophageal motility disorders, sclerodactyly, and... (More)
This study of stress-related antinuclear antibody (ANA) reactivity was undertaken with the objective of improving clinical ANA testing. ANA was determined by parallel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays of crude nuclear protein antigen extracted from HEp-2 cells either grown under optimal conditions (providing nonstress ANA antigen) or exposed to stress (providing stress ANA antigen). The stress stimuli used were gamma radiation (causing DNA damage) and a hypertonic environment (causing apoptosis). Signs of stress-related ANA reactivity were seen among connective tissue disease (CTD) patients (including patients with systemic lupus erythematosus; mixed CTD; calcinosis, Reynaud's phenomenon, esophageal motility disorders, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia; scleroderma; and Sjögren's syndrome): 11% showed stress-positive ANA (i.e., a significantly stronger ANA reactivity with the extract from stressed cells), whereas 21% showed a markedly weaker reaction with the stress antigen. In contrast, among ANA screening patient sera, with no diagnosis of CTD, the fraction showing stress-positive ANA was higher (7 to 8%, depending on the type of stress) than among those showing a lower reactivity with stress antigen (1.5 to 2.5%). Only one serum among 89 (1%) tested sera from healthy individuals showed a stress-related ANA reaction. This demonstration of stress-related ANA suggests a means to improve the performance of clinical ANA testing. (Less)
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Epitopes, Epithelial Cells/cytology/*immunology, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, DNA Damage, Autoimmune Diseases/diagnosis/immunology, Apoptosis/*immunology, Antigen-Antibody Reactions, Antinuclear/*analysis/immunology, Cultured, Antibodies, Human, Hypertonic Solutions, Osmotic Pressure, Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Tumor Cells
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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology
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9
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2
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287 - 294
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American Society for Microbiology
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1071-412X
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10.1128/CDLI.9.2.287-294.2002
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  keywords     = {{Epitopes; Epithelial Cells/cytology/*immunology; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; DNA Damage; Autoimmune Diseases/diagnosis/immunology; Apoptosis/*immunology; Antigen-Antibody Reactions; Antinuclear/*analysis/immunology; Cultured; Antibodies; Human; Hypertonic Solutions; Osmotic Pressure; Support; Non-U.S. Gov't; Tumor Cells}},
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  title        = {{Exposure of HEp-2 Cells to Stress Conditions Influences Antinuclear Antibody Reactivity.}},
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