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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2019

EDTA/gelatin zymography method to identify C1s versus activated MMP-9 in plasma and immune complexes of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Estefania Ugarte-Berzal, Erik Martens, Lise Boon, Jennifer Vandooren, Daniel Blockmans, Paul Proost, Ghislain Opdenakker

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Estefania Ugarte-BerzalLaboratory of Immunobiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-5182-6361
Erik MartensLaboratory of Immunobiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-7947-6567
Lise BoonLaboratory of Immunobiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9937-6793
Jennifer VandoorenLaboratory of Immunobiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-7157-3370
Daniel BlockmansDepartment of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Paul ProostLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-0133-5545
Ghislain OpdenakkerLaboratory of Immunobiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-1714-2294
Rega Institute for Medical Research · BEUniversitair Ziekenhuis Leuven · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gelatin zymography analysis is a sensitive method and commonly used to characterize and quantify the presence of the gelatinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) in biological samples. In human plasma samples from healthy controls and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, we observed a gelatinolytic molecule at 80 kDa, suggestive for activated human MMP-9. However, by developing and using the EDTA/gelatin zymography method and after purification of the 80 kDa entity, we proved that this molecule was the C1s subunit of the complement system. The zymolytic capacity of C1s was validated and found to be enhanced, in the absence of calcium and in the presence of EDTA. Our findings indicate that for correct identification of gelatinolytic proteins in complex biological samples the use of EDTA/gelatin zymography for enzyme development is advised. In addition, by quantification of EDTA/gelatin zymography analysis and ELISA, we observed that the levels of C1s were higher in plasma and immune complexes of SLE patients than of healthy individuals. Therefore, our data imply that C1s may become a marker for the diagnosis of SLE.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAntigen-Antibody ComplexEdetic AcidEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGelatinGelatinasesHumansLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9Middle AgedYoung AdultAntigen-Antibody ComplexEdetic AcidGelatinGelatinasesMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9complement system subunit C1sEDTA/gelatin zymographySLE markersystemic lupus erythematosus

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