Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To study anti-DNA idiotypic markers and anti-DNA activity in human monoclonal immunoglobulin proteins. METHODS:Seventy human IgG M-components intentionally selected for cationic electrophoretic characteristics were studied for F4 and 31 anti-DNA idiotypic markers and anti-DNA as well as anti-F(ab')2 antibody activity. RESULTS:Eight of 70 M-components showed significant anti-DNA activity. In two both anti-DNA and anti-F(ab')2 activity occurred together. One IgG-2 kappa M-component showed extremely high anti-ds DNA, anti-Sm, anti-F(ab')2 and anti-Sm/ RNP ELISA activity. Cross inhibition studies showed that each reactive antigen inhibited the other. N-terminal V-region sequencing showed the VH3, VK3 subgroup. Anti-idiotypic rabbit antibody produced against this M-component showed strong reactivity with affinity purified IgG anti-DNA and anti-F(ab')2 from most SLE patients and normal subjects. CONCLUSION:Monoclonal human immunoglobulins may contain multiple autoantibody specificities including anti-DNA; anti-Sm, anti-Sm/RNP, and anti-F(ab')2. Many antibodies with these specificities share common V-region antigens. Such relationships could contribute to idiotypic immune regulation and control.
journal_name
Clin Exp Rheumatoljournal_title
Clinical and experimental rheumatologyauthors
Williams RC Jr,Malone CC,Silvestris F,Nickerson KGsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1997-01-01 00:00:00pages
33-8issue
1eissn
0392-856Xissn
1593-098Xjournal_volume
15pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Acquired hemophilia is associated with diverse conditions such as post-partum period, autoimmune diseases, cancers, and lymphoproliferative diseases. We report a case of acquired hemophilia occurring in Sjögren's syndrome which was treated with corticoid therapy. A review of the different treatments of acquired hemoph...
journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1996-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1990-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2015-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1992-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1996-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2000-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:
更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2007-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1993-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1991-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 信件
doi:
更新日期:2017-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:
更新日期:2020-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:
更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1996-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:
更新日期:1994-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
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