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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Anti-Islet Autoantibodies in Type 1 Diabetes.

Eiji Kawasaki

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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76citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
27.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

76 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eiji KawasakiDiabetes Center, Shin-Koga Hospital, Kurume 830-8577, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7434-4744
Koga Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anti-islet autoantibodies serve as key markers in immune-mediated type 1 diabetes (T1D) and slowly progressive T1D (SPIDDM), also known as latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). Autoantibodies to insulin (IAA), glutamic acid decarboxylase (GADA), tyrosine phosphatase-like protein IA-2 (IA-2A), and zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8A) are currently employed in the diagnosis, pathological analysis, and prediction of T1D. GADA can also be detected in non-diabetic patients with autoimmune diseases other than T1D and may not necessarily reflect insulitis. Conversely, IA-2A and ZnT8A serve as surrogate markers of pancreatic β-cell destruction. A combinatorial analysis of these four anti-islet autoantibodies demonstrated that 93-96% of acute-onset T1D and SPIDDM cases were diagnosed as immune-mediated T1D, while the majority of fulminant T1D cases were autoantibody-negative. Evaluating the epitopes and immunoglobulin subclasses of anti-islet autoantibodies help distinguish between diabetes-associated and non-diabetes-associated autoantibodies and is valuable for predicting future insulin deficiency in SPIDDM (LADA) patients. Additionally, GADA in T1D patients with autoimmune thyroid disease reveals the polyclonal expansion of autoantibody epitopes and immunoglobulin subclasses. Recent advancements in anti-islet autoantibody assays include nonradioactive fluid-phase assays and the simultaneous determination of multiple biochemically defined autoantibodies. Developing a high-throughput assay for detecting epitope-specific or immunoglobulin isotype-specific autoantibodies will facilitate a more accurate diagnosis and prediction of autoimmune disorders. The aim of this review is to summarize what is known about the clinical significance of anti-islet autoantibodies in the pathogenesis and diagnosis of T1D.

Indexed as

Autoimmune DiseasesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1AdultAutoantibodiesGlutamate DecarboxylaseHumansInsulinInsulin, Regular, HumanAutoantibodiesGlutamate DecarboxylaseInsulinInsulin, Regular, Humanenzyme-linked immunosorbent assayepitopeglutamic acid decarboxylaselatent-autoimmune diabetes in adultspredictiontype 1 diabetes

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PMID37373160
PMCPMC10298549
OpenAlexW4380263903

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