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Characterization of anti-GBM antibodies involved in Goodpasture's syndrome

Hellmark, Thomas LU orcid ; Johansson, Charlott and Wieslander, Jörgen LU (1994) In Kidney International 46(3). p.823-829
Abstract
Characterization of anti-GBM antibodies involved in Goodpasture's syndrome. Goodpasture's syndrome is a life threatening autoimmune kidney disease. The patients have autoantibodies to the glomerular basement membrane, which are specific for the C-terminal domain of type IV collagen (NC1). The major antigen has been localized to the alpha3(IV)-chain. We have investigated sera from 44 patients with anti-NC1 antibodies. The quantity of antibodies to four different alpha(IV)-chains of type IV collagen was measured with direct ELISA. We used affinity chromatography to separate the antibodies and their specificities were studied with ELISA. The results show that about 1% of the patients total IgG are anti-NC1 antibodies and that 90% of these... (More)
Characterization of anti-GBM antibodies involved in Goodpasture's syndrome. Goodpasture's syndrome is a life threatening autoimmune kidney disease. The patients have autoantibodies to the glomerular basement membrane, which are specific for the C-terminal domain of type IV collagen (NC1). The major antigen has been localized to the alpha3(IV)-chain. We have investigated sera from 44 patients with anti-NC1 antibodies. The quantity of antibodies to four different alpha(IV)-chains of type IV collagen was measured with direct ELISA. We used affinity chromatography to separate the antibodies and their specificities were studied with ELISA. The results show that about 1% of the patients total IgG are anti-NC1 antibodies and that 90% of these antibodies are specific for the alpha3(IV)-chain. Antibodies to the other alpha(IV)-chains were found in 80% of the patients. Furthermore, affinity purified anti-alpha3(IV) antibodies from one patient were inhibited by antibodies from the other patients, from 4 to 72%. The antibodies, from 39 of the patients, were inhibited by a monoclonal antibody against the alpha3(IV)-chain. The results indicate that patients with Goodpasture's syndrome can have antibodies to most of the alpha(IV)-chains, while the majority of anti-NC1 antibodies are restricted to the alpha3(IV)-chain. Moreover the number of epitopes seems to be limited and the majority of the antibodies from most patients are against one single epitope on the alpha3(IV)-chain. (Less)
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  abstract     = {{Characterization of anti-GBM antibodies involved in Goodpasture's syndrome. Goodpasture's syndrome is a life threatening autoimmune kidney disease. The patients have autoantibodies to the glomerular basement membrane, which are specific for the C-terminal domain of type IV collagen (NC1). The major antigen has been localized to the alpha3(IV)-chain. We have investigated sera from 44 patients with anti-NC1 antibodies. The quantity of antibodies to four different alpha(IV)-chains of type IV collagen was measured with direct ELISA. We used affinity chromatography to separate the antibodies and their specificities were studied with ELISA. The results show that about 1% of the patients total IgG are anti-NC1 antibodies and that 90% of these antibodies are specific for the alpha3(IV)-chain. Antibodies to the other alpha(IV)-chains were found in 80% of the patients. Furthermore, affinity purified anti-alpha3(IV) antibodies from one patient were inhibited by antibodies from the other patients, from 4 to 72%. The antibodies, from 39 of the patients, were inhibited by a monoclonal antibody against the alpha3(IV)-chain. The results indicate that patients with Goodpasture's syndrome can have antibodies to most of the alpha(IV)-chains, while the majority of anti-NC1 antibodies are restricted to the alpha3(IV)-chain. Moreover the number of epitopes seems to be limited and the majority of the antibodies from most patients are against one single epitope on the alpha3(IV)-chain.}},
  author       = {{Hellmark, Thomas and Johansson, Charlott and Wieslander, Jörgen}},
  issn         = {{1523-1755}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{823--829}},
  publisher    = {{Nature Publishing Group}},
  series       = {{Kidney International}},
  title        = {{Characterization of anti-GBM antibodies involved in Goodpasture's syndrome}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ki.1994.338}},
  doi          = {{10.1038/ki.1994.338}},
  volume       = {{46}},
  year         = {{1994}},
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