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CD72 is a Negative Regulator of B Cell Responses to Nuclear Lupus Self-antigens and Development of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

  • Takeshi Tsubata
    • IMMUNE NETWORK
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.1.1-1.13
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    • 2019
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the prototypic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by production of autoantibodies to various nuclear antigens and overexpression of genes regulated by IFN-I called IFN signature. Genetic studies on SLE patients and mutational analyses of mouse models demonstrate crucial roles of nucleic acid (NA) sensors in development of SLE. Although NA sensors are involved in induction of antimicrobial immune responses by recognizing microbial NAs, recognition of self NAs by NA sensors induces production of autoantibodies to NAs in B cells and production of IFN-I in plasmacytoid dendritic cells. Among various NA sensors, the endosomal RNA sensor TLR7 plays an essential role in development of SLE at least in mouse models. CD72 is an inhibitory B cell co-receptor containing an immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM) in the cytoplasmic region and a C-type lectin like-domain (CTLD) in the extracellular region. CD72 is known to regulate development of SLE because CD72 polymorphisms associate with SLE in both human and mice and CD72-/- mice develop relatively severe lupus-like disease. CD72 specifically recognizes the RNA-containing endogenous TLR7 ligand Sm/RNP by its extracellular CTLD, and inhibits B cell responses to Sm/RNP by ITIM-mediated signal inhibition. These findings indicate that CD72 inhibits development of SLE by suppressing TLR7-dependent B cell response to self NAs. CD72 is thus involved in discrimination of self-NAs from microbial NAs by specifically suppressing autoimmune responses to self-NAs.

Single-molecule fluorescence in situ hybridization: Quantitative imaging of single RNA molecules

  • Kwon, Sunjong
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제46권2호
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    • pp.65-72
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    • 2013
  • In situ detection of RNAs is becoming increasingly important for analysis of gene expression within and between intact cells in tissues. International genomics efforts are now cataloging patterns of RNA transcription that play roles in cell function, differentiation, and disease formation, and they are demon-strating the importance of coding and noncoding RNA transcripts in these processes. However, these techniques typically provide ensemble averages of transcription across many cells. In situ hybridization-based analysis methods complement these studies by providing information about how expression levels change between cells within normal and diseased tissues, and they provide information about the localization of transcripts within cells, which is important in understanding mechanisms of gene regulation. Multi-color, single-molecule fluorescence in situ hybridization (smFISH) is particularly useful since it enables analysis of several different transcripts simultaneously. Combining smFISH with immunofluorescent protein detection provides additional information about the association between transcription level, cellular localization, and protein expression in individual cells.

Agreement of three commercial anti-extractable nuclear antigen tests: EUROASSAY Anti-ENA Profile, Polycheck Autoimmune Test and FIDIS Connective Profile

  • Kim, Namhee;Kim, In-Suk;Chang, Chulhun L;Kim, Hyung-Hoi;Lee, Eun Yup
    • 고신대학교 의과대학 학술지
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    • 제33권3호
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    • pp.307-317
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    • 2018
  • Background: Detection of antibodies to extractable nuclear antigens (ENAs) is needed for the diagnosis in systemic autoimmune diseases. In this study, we compared three reagents using line immunoblot assay (LIA) or multiplex bead immunoassay for detecting the anti-ENAs. Methods: A total of 89 sera were tested by 3 different assays: EUROASSAY Anti-ENA Profile (Euroimmune, Germany), Polycheck Autoimmune Test (Biocheck GmbH, Germany), and $FIDIS^{TM}$ Connective Profile (Biomedical Diagnostics, France). The following individual ENAs were investigated: Sm, SS-A (Ro), SS-B (La), Scl-70, Jo-1 and RNP. We reviewed medical records to investigate the discrepant results among three methods. Results: Overall percent agreements were 96.1% between EUROASSAY Anti-ENA Profile and $FIDIS^{TM}$ Connective profile; 90.4% between EUROASSAY Anti-ENA Profile and Polycheck Autoimmune Test using the manufacturers' cutoff; 96.4% between EUROASSAY Anti-ENA Profile and Polycheck Autoimmune Test using a upward cutoff; 90.4% between $FIDIS^{TM}$ Connective profile and Polycheck Autoimmune Test the manufacturers' cutoff; and 96.4% between $FIDIS^{TM}$ Connective profile and Polycheck Autoimmune Test a upward cutoff. Conclusions: The three assays showed excellent agreement with each other. With appropriate cutoff, the all three assays for six of the anti-ENA tests investigated in this study can be used in clinical laboratories for detecting the anti-ENAs.

소아기 피부근염의 진단 기준과 자가항체의 진단적 의의 (Association of Diagnostic Criteria and Autoantibodies with Juvenile Dermatomyositis in Newly Diagnosed Children)

  • 신경수;김중곤
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제46권9호
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    • pp.898-902
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    • 2003
  • 목 적 : 소아기 피부근염 환아들의 진단 시 나타나는 임상적 특징과 소아기 피부근염의 진단 기준을 비교하여 조기 진단에 필요한 기준을 제시하고자 하였고, 소아기 피부근염에서 나타나는 자가항체들을 조사하여 진단에 유용한가를 알아보았다. 방 법 : 1985년 3월부터 1999년 3월까지 서울대학교병원 소아과에 내원하여 처음으로 소아기 피부근염으로 진단 받았던 32명의 환아들을 대상으로 성별, 남녀 비, 진단 시 나이, 진단 시 나타난 증상, 근육 효소치, 근전도 및 근육 생검 소견, 면역학적 이상 소견, 자가항체 검사 소견 등에 대한 자료를 의무 기록을 중심으로 후향적인 방법으로 조사하였다. 결 과 : 전체 32명의 환아들 중에서 남아가 8명, 여아가 24명 이었고, 남녀 비는 1 : 3이였다. 진단 시 평균 나이는 남아가 $4.6{\pm}6.9$세, 여아는 $6.9{\pm}7.3$세였고, 여아의 경우에는 진단 시 나이 분포가 2-3세경과 8-9세경에 빈발하였다. 소아기 피부근염의 진단 기준에서 특징적인 발진과 근위부 근육 약화 소견은 32명의 환아들 모두에서 나타났다. 한가지 이상의 근육 효소치의 증가가 있는 경우가 29명으로 90%이었고, 이 중에서 LDH의 증가가 28명(88%)으로 가장 많았다. 근육 생검은 16명(70%)에서 양성 소견이 나타났고, 근전도 검사는 20명(74%)에서 진단 기준에 합당한 소견이 나왔다. 진단 시 나타난 임상 증상들 중에서 근위부 근육의 통증과 압통이 17명(53%), 석회 침착증이 10명(31%)이었고, 연하 곤란(25%), 관절염(25%), 발열(22%) 등의 순으로 나타났다. 진단 시 자가항체로는 항핵항체와 류마티스성 인자를 제외하고는 모두가 음성이었다. 항핵항체는 14명(47%)에서 양성 이었고, 류마티스성 인자(RF)는 2명(7%) 만이 양성이었다. 결 론 : 소아기 피부근염의 진단 기준은 민감도는 높지만 조기 진단을 하기 위해서는 새로운 진단 기준이 필요한 것 같다. 소아기 피부근염에서는 성인에서 나타나는 근염-특이 자가항체의 양성률이 매우 낮아 임상적으로 혹은 검사 상으로 피부근염이 확실할 경우에는 자가항체를 검사하는 것은 의미가 없는 것으로 생각된다.