PML Nuclear Body Component Sp140 Is a Novel Autoantigen in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
PML Nuclear Body Component Sp140 Is a Novel Autoantigen in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
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DOI:
10.1038/ajg.2009.596
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发表时间:
2010-01-01
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Muratori, Paolo
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作者:
Granito, Alessandro;Yang, Wei-Hong;Muratori, Paolo
OBJECTIVES: Some patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) have antinuclear antibodies (ANAs). These ANAs include the "multiple nuclear dots" (MND) staining pattern, targeting promyelocytic leukemia protein (PML) nuclear body (NB) components, such as "speckled 100-kD" protein (Sp100) and PML. A new PML NB protein, designated as Sp140, was identified using serum from a PBC patient. The aim of this study was to analyze the immune response against Sp140 protein in PBC patients.METHODS: We studied 135 PBC patients and 157 pathological controls with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and systemic lupus erythematosus. We used indirect immunofluorescence and a neuroblastoma cell line expressing Sp140 for detecting anti-Sp140 antibodies, and a commercially available immunoblot for detecting anti-Sp100 and anti-PML antibodies.RESULTS: Anti-Sp140 antibodies were present in 20 (15%) PBC patients but not in control samples, with a higher frequency in antimitochondrial antibody (AMA)-negative cases (53 vs. 9%, P