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ArticlePloS one2012

Autoantibodies to αS1-casein are induced by breast-feeding.

Klaudia Petermann, Stefan Vordenbäumen, Ruth Maas, Achim Braukmann, Ellen Bleck, Thorsten Saenger, Matthias Schneider, Joachim Jose

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Article in PloS one, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Klaudia PetermannInstitute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Stefan Vordenbäumen
Ruth Maas
Achim Braukmann
Ellen Bleck
Thorsten Saenger
Matthias Schneider
Joachim Jose
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEUniversity of Münster · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe generation of antibodies is impaired in newborns due to an immature immune system and reduced exposure to pathogens due to maternally derived antibodies and placental functions. During nursing, the immune system of newborns is challenged with multiple milk-derived proteins. Amongst them, caseins are the main constituent. In particular, human αS1-casein (CSN1S1) was recently shown to possess immunomodulatory properties. We were thus interested to determine if auto-antibodies to CSN1S1 are induced by breast-feeding and may be sustained into adulthood.

methods62 sera of healthy adult individuals who were (n = 37) or were not (n = 25) breast-fed against human CSN1S1 were investigated by a new SD (surface display)-ELISA. For cross-checking, these sera were tested for anti Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibodies by a commercial ELISA.

resultsIgG-antibodies were predominantly detected in individuals who had been nursed. At a cut-off value of 0.4, the SD-ELISA identified individuals with a history of having been breast-fed with a sensitivity of 80% and a specificity of 92%. Under these conditions, 35 out of 37 sera from healthy donors, who where breast-fed, reacted positively but only 5 sera of the 25 donors who were not breast-fed. The duration of breast-feeding was of no consequence to the antibody reaction as some healthy donors were only short term breast-fed (5 days minimum until 6 weeks maximum), but exhibited significant serum reaction against human CSN1S1 nonetheless.

conclusionWe postulate that human CSN1S1 is an autoantigen. The antigenicity is orally determined, caused by breast-feeding, and sustained into adulthood.

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Breast FeedingAdultAmino Acid SequenceAutoantibodiesBase SequenceCaseinsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectHumansInfant, NewbornMilk, HumanMolecular Sequence DataAutoantibodiesCaseins

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PMID22496735
PMCPMC3319542
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