title: Absence of interferons-alpha and -gamma in renal lesions of systemic lupus erythematosus and membranous glomerulonephritis.
abstract: Frozen kidney biopsy sections from nine patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) as well as many other renal diseases, including IgA nephropathy, membranous nephritis, and minimal change nephrotic syndrome, were negative for interferons -alpha and -gamma by immunofluorescence. Lupus patients studied included several subjects with marked serum elevations of interferon activity as well as others with low or negative serum interferon levels. Isolated glomerular eluates prepared from normal and SLE kidneys showed no functional interferon activity by virus plaque inhibition assay. Components of normal as well as SLE serum showed no direct binding to interferon -alpha or -gamma by ELISA assays.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Husby
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Tung
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000032:analysis*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000032:analysis*; D007668:Kidney / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I; D007371:Interferon-gamma