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ArticleJournal of clinical immunology2010

Natural hidden autoantibodies to tissue transglutaminase cross-react with fibrinogen.

Ingrid M Zöller-Utz, Birgit Esslinger, Anja Schulze-Krebs, Walburga Dieterich

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Article in Journal of clinical immunology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ingrid M Zöller-UtzMedical Clinic 1, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Birgit Esslinger
Anja Schulze-Krebs
Walburga Dieterich
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DE

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Abstract

introductionPatients with celiac disease display autoantibodies against tissue transglutaminase (TG2), and the high sensitivity and specificity of these autoantibodies render them a reliable tool for diagnosis. However, we found that denatured sera from healthy persons also showed reactivity against TG2.

methodsTo further examine the specificity of this phenomenon, sera of healthy individuals and celiac patients were denatured by heat or pH shift. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Denatured sera of all individuals showed autoantibodies against TG2 in ELISA that could be specifically inhibited by TG2, but the biological role of these autoantibodies remains unknown. The alpha fibrinogen precursor could be isolated as serum protein that reacts with TG2 antibodies and treated sera reacted with fibrinogen in Western blotting. Cross-reactivity of TG2 antibodies with fibrinogen and vice versa was observed.

conclusionWe hypothesise that denaturation of sera reveals hidden autoantibodies against TG2, which might be normally masked by fibrinogen.

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Cross ReactionsAutoantibodiesBinding, CompetitiveCeliac DiseaseEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFibrinogenGTP-Binding ProteinsHot TemperatureHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationImmunoglobulin APrognosisProtein DenaturationProtein Glutamine gamma Glutamyltransferase 2Sensitivity and SpecificityTransglutaminasesAutoantibodiesFibrinogenGTP-Binding ProteinsImmunoglobulin AProtein Glutamine gamma Glutamyltransferase 2Transglutaminases

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