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  • 1990-1994  (2)
  • Biochemistry and Biotechnology  (1)
  • Cardiolipin Antibodies  (1)
  • 1
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    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Clinical rheumatology 9 (1990), S. 509-516 
    ISSN: 1434-9949
    Keywords: Rheumatoid Arthritis ; Cardiolipin Antibodies ; Intermediate Filament Antibodies
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Autoantibodies to cardiolipin and intermediate filaments have both been reported with increased frequency in rheumatoid arthritis. We evaluated the frequency, pathological significance, and diagnostic relevance of these autoantibodies in a series of 124 patients and controls. We studied 81 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 23 with osteoarthritis, and 20 normals. Antibodies to cardiolipin were measured by an ELISA method and antibodies to intermediate filaments were measured by indirect immunofluorescence using HEp2 cells. Antibodies to cardiolipin were present in 58% of rheumatoid patients and antibodies to intermediate filaments were present in 55% rheumatoid patients. They were both predominantly of IgM class, and were more frequent than in normal or osteoarthritic controls. Correlating levels of both these auto-antibodies to clinical and laboratory measures of disease activity such as Ritchie articular index and C-reactive protein level showed that no consistent relationships existed. They were not related to other auto-antibodies such as rheumatoid factors and antinuclear antibodies, nor to each other. These results show that antibodies to cardiolipin and intermediate filaments in rheumatoid arthritis are of no diagnostic value, they are not related to disease activity, and have no relationship to other autoimmune disturbances. We suggest that several pathological mechanisms must be involved in the development of auto-antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis.
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  • 2
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    Electronic Resource
    New York, NY [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    Biotechnology and Bioengineering 44 (1994), S. 1235-1245 
    ISSN: 0006-3592
    Keywords: hybridoma ; monoclonal antibody ; temperature ; nucleotides ; Chemistry ; Biochemistry and Biotechnology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: The specific monoclonal antibody productivity (qMab) of a murine hybridoma (CC9C10) increased with incubation temperature in the range 33°C to 39°C. qMab was constant at each temperature and was independent of the phase of culture. The qMab increased 97% at 39°C and decreased by 21% at 33°C compared with controls at 37°C. Specific rates of substrate (glucose and glutamine) utilization and byproduct (lactate and ammonia) formation also increased with temperature but the yield coefficient, YLac/Llc' was constant for 33°C to 39°C and YAmm/Gin was constant for 37°C to 39°C. YAmm/Gin at 33°C was lower than the control. Changes in specific nucleotide concentrations and ratios were monitored by analysis of intracellular nucleotide pools. The NTP ratio, (ATP + GTP)/(UTP + CTP), increased and the U-ratio (UTP/UDP-GNac) decreased during the course of each culture, whereas the adenylate energy charge, (ATP + 0.5ADP)/(ATP + ADP + AMP), remained relatively constant at a value 0.8. The relative content of UDP-/N acetyl galactosamine, UDP-N acetyl glucosamine, and NAD increased with incubation temperature, whereas the relative ATP content, SA(ATP + ADP + AMP)/SU (UTP + UDP-sugars) ratio, purine/pyrimidine, ATP/GTP, and U-ratio decreased at higher incubation temperatures. It is possible that these nucleotide parameters may have a regulatory role in the changes of qMab observed at the higher temperatures. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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