Screening of serum samples from Wegener's granulomatosis patients using antibody microarrays |
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Authors: | Olle Eric W Deogracias Michael P Messamore James E McClintock Shannon D Barron Adam G Anderson Timothy D Johnson Kent J |
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Affiliation: | University of Michigan, Department of Pathology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Safety Sciences, Pfizer Global Research & Development, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. |
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Abstract: | Wegener's Granulomatosis (WG) is an idiopathic granulomatosis autoimmune vasculitis that primarily affects small vessels and is associated with glomerulonephritis and pulmonary granulomatous vasculitis. Anti‐neutrophil cytoplasmic auto‐antibodies (cANCA) against proteinase‐3 are used to identify WG, but ANCA titers are not present in some patients with the localized disease. The objective of this study was to develop an antibody array to help identify protein expression patterns in serum from patients with WG as compared to normals. The arrays were tested for limits of detection, background, and cross reactivity using standard proteins. The arrays were hybridized with either normal patient serum (n = 30) or with serum samples from a population of WG patients (n = 26) that were age and sex matched. Data analysis and curve fitting of the standard dilution series calculated r2 values and determined a sensitivity of <50 pg/mL for the majority of proteins. A total of 24 proteins were assessed. Several statistically significant increases (p<0.05) were seen in the expression of: angiotensin converting enzyme‐I, IFN‐γ, IL‐8, s‐ICAM‐1 and s‐VCAM in WG patients as compared to controls. Utilizing the antibody microarray technology has led to the identification of potential biomarkers of vascular injury in the serum of WG patients. |
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Keywords: | Antibody microarray Cytokine Vasculitis Wegener's granulomatosis |
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