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ArticleReumatologia2020

Evaluation of autoantibodies against vimentin and α-enolase in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Mina Ebrahimi-Rad, Shohreh Khatami, Hadi Akhbari, Hamid Mahmoudzadeh-Niknam, Shirin Valadbeigi, Mahdi Mahmoudi, Alireza Jamshidi, Farhad Riazi-Rad, Reza Saghiri

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Article in Reumatologia, 2020. 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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Mina Ebrahimi-RadDepartment of Biochemistry, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Shohreh KhatamiDepartment of Biochemistry, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Hadi AkhbariDepartment of Rheumatology, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Hamid Mahmoudzadeh-NiknamDepartment of Immunology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Shirin ValadbeigiDepartment of Biochemistry, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Mahdi MahmoudiRheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Alireza JamshidiRheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Farhad Riazi-RadDepartment of Immunology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Reza SaghiriDepartment of Biochemistry, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Pasteur Institute of Iran · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IRBirjand University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is categorized as an autoimmune disease with a frequency of 0.2-1% worldwide. It is reported that various autoantibodies are produced in the RA population, particularly against citrullinated peptides. Among various candidate markers for RA diagnosis, the citrullinated proteins have the highest specificity and sensitivity for both diagnosis and prognosis of RA. Anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin and α-enolase constitute a new class of autoantibodies for early detection of RA. MATERIAL AND

methods45 serum samples and 19 synovial fluid (SF) specimens collected from RA patients were considered for American College of Rheumatology criteria and 20 serum samples and 10 SF specimens were provided from healthy subjects as a control group. To assess the quantity of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA), anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin (MCV) and anti-α-enolase in the serum and SF of RA patients were determined by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. For the evaluation of disease activity and joint destruction, we used the Disease Activity Score of 28 joints based on erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28). Furthermore, to measure the molecular weight of vimentin and α-enolase, electrophoresis on 10% SDS-PAGE was performed as described before.

resultsThe anti-α-enolase level among serum samples from RA patients was significantly higher than in healthy subjects (4.49 ±0.20 ng/ml vs. 0.76 ±0.12 ng/ml) (

conclusionsIn conclusion, both autoantibodies against MCV and α-enolase are two important markers that increase in serum and SF of RA patients and are specific for diagnosis of RA disease.

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anti-citrullinated peptide antibodiesautoantibodiesDisease Activity Scorerheumatoid arthritissynovial fluidvimentinα-enolase

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