CIRCULATING COMPLEXES CONTAINING IGA AND FIBRONECTIN IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY IGA NEPHROPATHY
CIRCULATING COMPLEXES CONTAINING IGA AND FIBRONECTIN IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY IGA NEPHROPATHY
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.85.13.4865
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发表时间:
1988-07-01
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
HEINEGARD, D
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作者:
CEDERHOLM, B;WIESLANDER, J;HEINEGARD, D
IgA antibodies from patients with primary IgA nephropathy bind to collagens I, II, and IV. Here we show that this binding is mediated by the collagen-binding site of fibronectin, which occurs in the circulation in complex with IgA. No antibodies binding directly to collagen were identified. The complexes were isolated by affinity chromatography on gelatin-Sepharose and heparin-Sepharose, both with affinity for fibronectin, followed by adsorption to anti-human IgA immobilized on agarose gel. The presence of fibronectin and IgA antibodies in the isolated complexes is shown by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, gel electrophoresis, and electrophoretic transfer followed by immunostaining. The presence of an IgA-fibronectin complex in serum and the binding of this complex to collagen demonstrate the necessity of removing fibronectin from serum prior to identifying anti-collagen antibodies.