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Complement Cascade in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Analyses of the Three Activation Pathways

Ceribelli, Angela ; Andreoli, Laura ; Cavazzana, Ilaria ; Franceschini, Franco ; Radice, Antonella ; Rimoldi, Laura ; Sinico, Renato Alberto ; Carlsson, Malin LU ; Wieslander, Jorgen and Tincani, Angela (2009) 6th International Congress on Autoimmunity 1173. p.427-434
Abstract
The complement (C') cascade is an important part of the innate immunity. It acts through three major pathways: classical (CP), alternative (AP) and mannose-binding-lectin (MP). C' reduction is a key feature in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), for its pathogenesis and for disease relapse. The aims of our study are to correlate C' variations with disease activity and verify the presence of C' deficiencies. We tested for three C' pathways 52 sera from 20 patients affected by SLE. A significant correlation between the ECLAM score and the degree of activation of the CP (Mann-Whitney; P = 0.001) was recorded, while the correlation with anti-dsDNA antibodies did not reach statistical significance (Mann-Whitney; P > 0.05). In conclusion, the... (More)
The complement (C') cascade is an important part of the innate immunity. It acts through three major pathways: classical (CP), alternative (AP) and mannose-binding-lectin (MP). C' reduction is a key feature in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), for its pathogenesis and for disease relapse. The aims of our study are to correlate C' variations with disease activity and verify the presence of C' deficiencies. We tested for three C' pathways 52 sera from 20 patients affected by SLE. A significant correlation between the ECLAM score and the degree of activation of the CP (Mann-Whitney; P = 0.001) was recorded, while the correlation with anti-dsDNA antibodies did not reach statistical significance (Mann-Whitney; P > 0.05). In conclusion, the ELISA assay can be considered well suited for testing SLE samples. We detected a significant link between the phases of lupus activity and the reduction of the CP. (Less)
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keywords
complement deficiency, complement pathways, ELISA kit, complement, complement (C') cascade, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
host publication
Contemporary Challenges in Autoimmunity
volume
1173
pages
427 - 434
publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
conference name
6th International Congress on Autoimmunity
conference location
Oporto, Portugal
conference dates
2008-09-10 - 2008-09-14
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  • wos:000270762800060
  • scopus:69949168408
  • pmid:19758182
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0077-8923
DOI
10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04921.x
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English
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  author       = {{Ceribelli, Angela and Andreoli, Laura and Cavazzana, Ilaria and Franceschini, Franco and Radice, Antonella and Rimoldi, Laura and Sinico, Renato Alberto and Carlsson, Malin and Wieslander, Jorgen and Tincani, Angela}},
  booktitle    = {{Contemporary Challenges in Autoimmunity}},
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  keywords     = {{complement deficiency; complement pathways; ELISA kit; complement; complement (C') cascade; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{427--434}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
  title        = {{Complement Cascade in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Analyses of the Three Activation Pathways}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04921.x}},
  doi          = {{10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04921.x}},
  volume       = {{1173}},
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