Neural autoantibody profile of primary achalasia.
Neural autoantibody profile of primary achalasia.
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DOI:
10.1007/s10620-009-0838-9
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发表时间:
2010-02
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Lennon, Vanda A.
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作者:
Kraichely, Robert E.;Farrugia, Gianrico;Pittock, Sean J.;Castell, Donald O.;Lennon, Vanda A.
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The etiology and pathogenesis of primary achalasia are unknown. Postulated mechanisms include autoimmune, viral-immune, and central neurodegenerative. The aim of this study was to investigate the serum profile of neural autoantibodies in patients with primary achalasia. Coded sera from 70 patients with primary achalasia and 161 healthy control subjects, matched in sex, age and smoking habits, were screened for antibodies targeting neuronal, glial and muscle autoantigens. No specific myenteric neuronal antibody was identified. However, the overall prevalence of neural autoantibodies in patients with primary achalasia was significantly higher than in healthy control subjects (25.7% vs 4.4%, p < 0.0001). Most noteworthy was the 21.4% frequency of glutamic acid decarboxylase-65 (GAD65) antibody in patients with achalasia (versus 2.5 % in control subjects), in the absence of diabetes or companion antibodies predictive of type 1 diabetes. This profile of autoantibodies suggests an autoimmune basis for a subset of primary achalasia.
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