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Autoantibodies to the islet antigen ICA 69 occur in IDDM and in rheumatoid arthritis (1995)

Martin, S. ; Kardorf, J. ; Schulte, B. ; [et al.]

Springer

Diabetologia 38 (1995), S. 351-355

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ISSN: 1432-0428

Keywords: ICA 69 ; insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus ; rheumatoid arthritis

Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000

Topics: Medicine

Notes: Summary Islet cell antigen (ICA) 69 is a newly-recognized islet cell antigen to which autoantibodies have been observed in prediabetic relatives of patients with insulin-dependent-diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Here we extend the earlier analysis of ICA 69 antibodies to patients with recent-onset IDDM and to patients with other immune-mediated diseases. ICA 69 antibodies were determined by Western blot using an affinity purified recombinant fusion protein of ICA 69 and maltose binding protein. ICA 69 antibody quantities were determined as titres using a titration curve of a standard serum as reference. Mean logarithmic ICA 69 antibody titres were 3.4 (±1.4) in 99 patients with acute IDDM compared to 2.8 (±0.9) in 49 healthy blood donors (p〈0.001). A higher mean ICA 69 antibody titre of 4.1 (±0.8) was observed in 16 patients with rheumatoid arthritis in comparison to acute IDDM (p〈0.01) and healthy control subjects (p〈0.001). The percentage of sera with ICA 69 antibody titres above the 2 SD level of normal subjects was 21% in IDDM, 31% in rheumatoid arthritis and 6% in healthy blood donors. None of the patients with autoimmune thyroid disease (n=20), inflammatory bowel disease (n=9) or multiple sclerosis (n=7) had elevated ICA 69 antibodies. In IDDM, presence of ICA 69 antibodies persisted and the titre remained the same over 18 months of follow-up. The relationship of ICA 69 antibodies to islet cell antibodies (ICA) or insulin autoantibodies (IAA) was tested. The production of ICA 69 antibodies was not associated in diabetic patients with the presence of any of the two other autoantibodies. In conclusion, this study describes ICA 69 antibodies in acute IDDM and finds them to be independent of other islet autoantibodies. In addition ICA 69 is a target of humoural autoimmunity not only in IDDM but also in rheumatoid arthritis.

Type of Medium: Electronic Resource

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00400641

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Postembedment staining of complex carbohydrates: Influence of fixation and embedding procedures (1987)

Thomopoulos, G. N. ; Schulte, B. A. ; Spicer, S. S.

New York, NY : Wiley-Blackwell

Journal of Electron Microscopy Technique 5 (1987), S. 17-44

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ISSN: 0741-0581

Keywords: Complex carbohydrates ; Glycoconjugates ; Lectins ; Histochemistry ; Cytochemistry ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology

Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000

Topics: Natural Sciences in General

Notes: In recent years technological advancements have led to improvements in ultrastructural cytochemical methods for localizing and characterizing complex carbohydrates. In particular the introduction of lectins with specific affinities for various sugars and sugar sequences as histochemical probes has increased knowledge concerning the cellular and subcellular distribution of glycoconjugates. Development of nonepoxy-based embedding materials has provided increased sensitivity compared to the earlier less specific methods and the current lectin methods for localizing sugar moieties. Postembedment staining based on the reactivity of functional groups present in sugars, such as hydroxyl groups, vicinal diol groups, carboxyl groups, and sulfate esters, requires specific conditions for tissue fixation and embedding. The same requirements pertain to staining based on lectin binding. The influence of fixation and embedment using older and newly developed embedding mixtures on the ultrastructural demonstration of complex carbohydrates is considered in this discussion. Fixation with osmium tetroxide and embedment in epoxy resins provides the least sensitive combination for the detection of the reactive groups of complex carbohydrates. The best ultrastructural demonstration of glycoconjugates is achieved when nonosmicated tissues are embedded in nonepoxy resins.

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