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ArticleRheumatology international2010

Autoantibody against caspase-3, an executioner of apoptosis, in patients with systemic sclerosis.

Shihoko Okazaki, Fumihide Ogawa, Yohei Iwata, Toshihide Hara, Eiji Muroi, Kazuhiro Komura, Motoi Takenaka, Kazuhiro Shimizu, Minoru Hasegawa, Manabu Fujimoto and 1 more

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Article in Rheumatology international, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shihoko OkazakiDepartment of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
Fumihide Ogawa
Yohei Iwata
Toshihide Hara
Eiji Muroi
Kazuhiro Komura
Motoi Takenaka
Kazuhiro Shimizu
Minoru Hasegawa
Manabu Fujimoto
Shinichi Sato
Nagasaki University · JPKanazawa University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine the presence or levels of antibodies (Abs) against caspase-3 and their clinical relevance in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Anti-caspase-3 Ab was examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunoblotting. IgG anti-caspase-3 Ab levels in SSc patients were higher than in normal controls. SSc patients positive for IgG anti-caspase-3 Ab had significantly longer disease duration, more frequent presence of decreased %VC and %DLco, and elevated levels of serum immunoglobulin and erythrocyte sedimentation rates. IgG anti-caspase-3 Ab levels correlated positively with serum IgG levels, renal vascular resistance, and serum levels of 8-isoprostane. Immunoblotting analysis confirmed the presence of anti-caspase-3 Ab in sera from SSc patients. Caspase-3 enzymatic activity was inhibited by IgG isolated from SSc sera containing IgG anti-caspase-3 Ab. These results suggest that autoantibody against caspase-3 is generated in SSc and that this Ab is related to the severity of pulmonary fibrosis, vascular damage, and inflammation.

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AdultApoptosisAutoantibodiesBiomarkersCaspase 3DinoprostFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GKidney DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPulmonary FibrosisRenal CirculationScleroderma, Systemic8-epi-prostaglandin F2alphaAutoantibodiesBiomarkersCaspase 3DinoprostImmunoglobulin G

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PMID19639321
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