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ArticlePloS one2018

Circulating immune complexome analysis identified anti-tubulin-α-1c as an inflammation associated autoantibody with promising diagnostic value for Behcet's Disease.

Yongjing Cheng, Xiaozhen Zhao, Yuling Chen, Yuhui Li, Rulin Jia, Lei Zhu, Cibo Huang, Xiaolin Sun, Haiteng Deng, Zhanguo Li

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Behçet's syndrome: recent advances to aid diagnosis.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2023
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  4. [Significance of anti-tubulin-α-1C autoantibody in systemic sclerosis].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2020
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yongjing ChengDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital and Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis Beijing, China.
Xiaozhen ZhaoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital and Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9733-057X
Yuling ChenMOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Yuhui LiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital and Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis Beijing, China.
Rulin JiaDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital and Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis Beijing, China.
Lei ZhuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital and Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis Beijing, China.
Cibo HuangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing Hospital, China.
Xiaolin SunDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital and Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis Beijing, China.
Haiteng DengMOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Zhanguo LiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital and Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis Beijing, China.
Peking University · CNTsinghua University · CNBeijing Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBehcet's disease (BD) is a chronic, multisystem-involved vasculitis and its pathogenesis remains elusive. No specific serological markers for BD diagnosis have been established. Identification of novel diagnostic biomarkers will be helpful in timely diagnostic and treatment for Behcet's disease.

objectiveTo screen novel autoantigens or autoantibodies with potential diagnostic value in circulating immune complexes (CICs) from BD patients.

methodsA proteomic strategy for immune complexome analysis was developed, in which CICs were separated from serum sample of 10 BD patients and 10 healthy controls and then subjected to Orbitrap mass spectrometry for autoantigen profiling. Anti-tubulin-α-1c antibody levels were further determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in sera of patients with BD, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), recurrent aphthous ulcers (RAU), ANCA associated systemic vasculitis (AASV), Takayasu's arteritis (TA) and 59 healthy controls.

resultA total of 17 potential antigens were identified in CICs from BD patients, but not in HC. The autoantibody to one of the identified antigens, tubulin-α-1c, was significantly increased in BD patients compared with that in healthy and disease controls. The sensitivity and specificity of tubulin-α-1c antibody in the diagnosis of BD in this study were 61.36% and 88.4%, respectively. Further analysis demonstrated that anti-tubulin-α-1c was associated with complications of deep venous thrombosis and erythema nodosum in BD. The levels of anti-tubulin-α-1c were also significantly correlated with the BD inflammation and disease activity markers ESR, CRP and BVAS.

conclusionAnti-tubulin-α-1c antibody is a promising biomarker in diagnosis and severity evaluation of BD and in indicating the risk of deep venous thrombosis and erythema nodosum. The immune complexome analysis by proteomic CIC autoantigen screening is a feasible way of identifying novel biomarkers in BD.

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AutoantibodiesBehcet SyndromeBiomarkersBlood VesselsHumansInflammationProteomicsTubulinAutoantibodiesBiomarkersTubulin

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