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ArticleLupus2026

Neutralizing autoantibodies against interferon alpha in systemic lupus erythematosus: Prevalence, age of onset, and clinical associations.

Elsa Grenmyr, Birgitta Gullstrand, Andreas Jern, Niklas Björklund, Robin Kahn, Fredrik Kahn, Petrus Linge, Andreas Jönsen, Anders A Bengtsson

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Elsa GrenmyrDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Rheumatology, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.ORCID 0009-0001-2638-401X
Birgitta GullstrandDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Rheumatology, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Andreas JernDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Rheumatology, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Niklas BjörklundDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Rheumatology, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Robin KahnDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Pediatrics and Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Fredrik KahnDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Infection Medicine and Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Petrus LingeDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Rheumatology, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Andreas JönsenDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Rheumatology, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Anders A BengtssonDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Rheumatology, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.

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Abstract

ObjectiveType I interferons (IFN) drive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pathogenesis. Some patients develop neutralizing IFN autoantibodies (anti-IFN ab), which theoretically could modify disease activity. We aimed to determine the prevalence of anti-IFN ab in patients with SLE, identify the age and when during the disease course of anti-IFN ab emerge, and assess their association with organ damage.MethodsThis cross-sectional study included 173 SLE patients from the Lund Lupus Cohort. Samples taken at routine outpatient visits were analyzed for anti-IFN ab using ELISA, and positive samples were tested for IFN neutralizing capacity with a gene-reporter assay. Longitudinal samples were analyzed to determine the time-point and age of first positive sample. Demographic and clinical data were obtained from research registries.ResultsEighteen (10.4%) patients were positive for anti-IFN ab by ELISA. Among these, antibodies from nine patients (5.2%) displayed IFN neutralizing capacity. No statistically significant differences were detected between patients positive for neutralizing antibodies and antibody-negative patients with respect to demography, organ damage or ACR classification criteria. The group with neutralizing antibodies were slightly older (median age 59 vs 45 years, p = .14) and had a higher proportion of renal involvement (67% vs 33%, p = .088). Longitudinal analysis of samples from patients with neutralizing anti-IFN ab revealed two age-related patterns: late-onset (≥65 years,

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Antibodies, NeutralizingAutoantibodiesInterferon-alphaLupus Erythematosus, SystemicAdultAgedAge of OnsetCross-Sectional StudiesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSwedenAntibodies, NeutralizingAutoantibodiesInterferon-alphadisease phenotypesinterferonneutralizing interferon autoantibodiesorgan damageSystemic lupus erythematosus

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PMCPMC13047216

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