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Increased level of soluble HLA class I antigens in systemic lupus erythematosus: correlation with anti-DNA antibodies and leukopenia

Kippner, Linda ; Klint, Cecilia LU ; Sturfelt, Gunnar LU ; Bengtsson, Anders LU ; Eriksson, Håkan and Truedsson, Lennart LU (2001) In Journal of Autoimmunity 16(4). p.471-478
Abstract
The concentration of soluble HLA class I (sHLA-I) was measured by ELISA in serum samples from 30 well-characterised SLE patients at high and low disease activity states and from 100 healthy controls. HLA-A allotypes in the patients were analysed by a PCR-based typing technique. A higher level of sHLA-I was found in SLE patient sera both at high and low disease activity than in controls (P< 0.001). The sHLA-I level was further increased during active disease (P< 0.01). Concentrations of sHLA-I correlated with anti-dsDNA antibodies at high disease activity, but not with disease activity as analysed by a modified SLEDAI. Numbers of leukocytes and lymphocytes, as well as levels of C1q and C3 correlated inversely with sHLA-I... (More)
The concentration of soluble HLA class I (sHLA-I) was measured by ELISA in serum samples from 30 well-characterised SLE patients at high and low disease activity states and from 100 healthy controls. HLA-A allotypes in the patients were analysed by a PCR-based typing technique. A higher level of sHLA-I was found in SLE patient sera both at high and low disease activity than in controls (P< 0.001). The sHLA-I level was further increased during active disease (P< 0.01). Concentrations of sHLA-I correlated with anti-dsDNA antibodies at high disease activity, but not with disease activity as analysed by a modified SLEDAI. Numbers of leukocytes and lymphocytes, as well as levels of C1q and C3 correlated inversely with sHLA-I concentration. In five serial samples from ten patients the sHLA-I level co-varied with disease activity. Presence of HLA allotype A9 was associated with higher sHLA-I levels in both patients (P< 0.001) and controls (P< 0.001). We conclude that the increased sHLA-I concentration in SLE patients was related to several laboratory parameters reflecting disease activity suggesting that sHLA-I molecules are connected with the disease process. Increased sHLA-I level due to HLA-A allotype was not a disease susceptibility factor for SLE. (Less)
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soluble HLA class I, systemic lupus erythematosus, complement, autoantibodies, HLA allotype
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Journal of Autoimmunity
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16
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471 - 478
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Academic Press
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0896-8411
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10.1006/jaut.2001.0509
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English
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  abstract     = {{The concentration of soluble HLA class I (sHLA-I) was measured by ELISA in serum samples from 30 well-characterised SLE patients at high and low disease activity states and from 100 healthy controls. HLA-A allotypes in the patients were analysed by a PCR-based typing technique. A higher level of sHLA-I was found in SLE patient sera both at high and low disease activity than in controls (P&lt; 0.001). The sHLA-I level was further increased during active disease (P&lt; 0.01). Concentrations of sHLA-I correlated with anti-dsDNA antibodies at high disease activity, but not with disease activity as analysed by a modified SLEDAI. Numbers of leukocytes and lymphocytes, as well as levels of C1q and C3 correlated inversely with sHLA-I concentration. In five serial samples from ten patients the sHLA-I level co-varied with disease activity. Presence of HLA allotype A9 was associated with higher sHLA-I levels in both patients (P&lt; 0.001) and controls (P&lt; 0.001). We conclude that the increased sHLA-I concentration in SLE patients was related to several laboratory parameters reflecting disease activity suggesting that sHLA-I molecules are connected with the disease process. Increased sHLA-I level due to HLA-A allotype was not a disease susceptibility factor for SLE.}},
  author       = {{Kippner, Linda and Klint, Cecilia and Sturfelt, Gunnar and Bengtsson, Anders and Eriksson, Håkan and Truedsson, Lennart}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{Academic Press}},
  series       = {{Journal of Autoimmunity}},
  title        = {{Increased level of soluble HLA class I antigens in systemic lupus erythematosus: correlation with anti-DNA antibodies and leukopenia}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jaut.2001.0509}},
  doi          = {{10.1006/jaut.2001.0509}},
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